"Alright, it's just a few cooks. If you want them, do you think I'd hesitate to part with them?" the emperor said irritably.

He was already aware of the situation when he instructed the imperial kitchen to change the dishes.

"Thank you, Father!" Ye Jingchen immediately beamed with joy and said happily.

"Thank you, Father Emperor." Ye Jinghe said these four words very perfunctorily, so perfunctorily that anyone with eyes could see it.

But can an emperor argue with a four-year-old child?

He wouldn't have bothered to argue with an ordinary child, let alone his son!

Moreover, this wasn't the first time Ye Jinghe had treated him so perfunctorily.

The emperor had already gotten used to it.

"Let's have a meal!" he said, sounding somewhat weary.

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Ye Jinghe's chopsticks were already outstretched, and Ye Jingchen was not to be outdone. If an uninformed person saw this, they might think that the Crown Prince was skimping on their meals!

One or two of them, looking like starving ghosts reincarnated!

The emperor was quite distressed, but as he watched, after drinking the soup that Ye Jingchen had brought, he also ate a little more than half a bowl of rice.

Sure enough, Ye Jingyu should still be sent to the Wenhua Hall, at least to correct his bad habit of only eating a few bites of food!

"If Jingyu were here too, that would be wonderful!" the emperor exclaimed abruptly.

The eldest, second, fourth, and fifth brothers are all here, but the third brother is missing, so it doesn't feel quite complete!

Although his exclamation seemed out of place, Ye Jingchen immediately understood his meaning and confirmed his previous guess.

Although it is unknown why the emperor suddenly changed his mind and took the initiative to allow other princes to enter the Wenhua Hall, the emperor had most likely already run into a wall with the Consort, so he wanted the emperor to find a solution.

What a coincidence!

It seems that this father and son, who are essentially living together, do have some kind of tacit understanding.

"Your Majesty, I have indeed not seen my younger brother Jingyu for a long time and I miss him dearly. May we go to the Imperial Academy to visit him?" Ye Jingchen asked, following the emperor's words.

If the purpose was simply to visit Ye Jingyu, going to Weiyang Palace would obviously be much more convenient than going to the Imperial Academy outside the palace. However, Ye Jingchen deliberately went the long way around, so it was obviously not just a simple visit.

Weiyang Palace is the territory of the Imperial Concubine. Under her watchful eye, even if Ye Jingyu could be seen, there was nothing he could do.

But things were different when he got to the Imperial College. Ye Jingyu was easily fooled by him.

Hearing his brother say that he "misses" Ye Jingyu, alarm bells went off in Ye Jinghe's mind, and suddenly the imperial meal in front of him lost its appeal.

Are your brother and Ye Jingyu on good terms?

Before being taken back to the Eastern Palace by his brother, Ye Jinghe had met Ye Jingyu several times.

He used to quite like Ye Jingyu because Ye Jingyu was fair-skinned and always smelled of milk, which looked especially delicious to him when he was starving.

If Ye Jingyu weren't always surrounded by a lot of people, he might have already grabbed Ye Jingyu and taken a few bites to taste him.

Having spent so much time together, Ye Jinghe believed he had figured out his brother's preferences; his brother had almost no resistance to soft, squishy children.

Even he couldn't resist the temptation of the milky aroma, so his brother must have had an even harder time resisting it.

At this moment, Ye Jinghe felt a sense of crisis.

"Brother, I want to eat that, but I can't reach it. Can you feed me?" Ye Jinghe pointed to the dish furthest away from him with one finger and tugged at Ye Jingchen's sleeve with the other, speaking to him in a childish voice.

"Fifth Prince, may I help you?" asked a palace maid who happened to be standing next to the dish.

Ye Jinghe ignored her and looked at Ye Jingchen expectantly, clutching his sleeve.

The palace maid silently took a half step back; it was her fault for speaking out of turn.

"Okay!" Ye Jingchen's heart melted at his expression and voice. How could he possibly say no? He got up to pick up the dish.

He carefully brought the food to Ye Jinghe's mouth, and Ye Jinghe obediently opened his mouth and ate it.

"Thank you, brother!" He smiled sweetly at Ye Jingchen.

So well-behaved!

Who could withstand this?!

Although he didn't know why Ye Jinghe suddenly started acting cute, Ye Jingchen, as the one being acted cute, found it quite enjoyable.

"What else would you like to eat? I'll feed you—" he asked with a smile.

“I want to eat that—” Ye Jinghe pointed to a soup in front of him.

Even though he could have reached it with his own hand, he just looked at Ye Jingchen with his bright, sparkling eyes.

Ye Jingchen changed the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of soup, and brought it to his lips.

The emperor had already eaten more than usual tonight, and seeing this scene made him feel even more bloated.

"Ye Jinghe, don't you have hands? Why do you need your brother to feed you?" Ye Jingshu asked angrily.

"Elder sister, Jinghe is still young. It's normal for him to occasionally act spoiled and ask to be fed," Ye Jingchen said to Ye Jingshu.

When his niece was four years old, he still had to chase after her to feed her every day, and she wouldn't eat even if someone else fed her! Compared to her, Xiao Jing is so much more well-behaved!

Ye Jingyu, who is only three months older than Ye Jinghe: ...

Suddenly I'm so envious of Ye Jinghe's shamelessness!

As far back as he can remember, no one has ever fed him so gently!

If he were to act cute like Ye Jinghe now, would his elder brother feed him so gently?

The moment the thought popped into his head, Ye Jingyu quickly shook his head vigorously to shake it away.

Ye Jinghe is too shameless; he will never learn from him!

"Keep spoiling him! One day, he'll become so arrogant and unruly that he'll ride roughshod over you!" Ye Jingshu said angrily.

"Jinghe is such a good girl, how could that be? You're overthinking it, Your Highness." Ye Jingchen smiled and comforted Ye Jingshu.

In fact, he had always been aware of Ye Jinghe's little schemes, but he was willing to indulge him.

Ye Jinghe's original life was too hard, so he wanted to raise this little Jinghe in a sweet and loving environment.

"Eating too much for dinner can easily lead to indigestion. Look at your bulging belly!" the emperor said, pointing at Ye Jinghe with annoyance.

"Someone, take these meals away!" he ordered directly.

Ye Jingchen reached out and touched Ye Jinghe's lower abdomen, which was indeed a little bulging.

“Father is right, we really shouldn’t eat too much at night. Anyway, Father has already sent the imperial chef to us. If you want to eat, he can make it for you again tomorrow.” Ye Jingchen said while rubbing Ye Jinghe’s stomach.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, brother." Ye Jinghe said with a pitiful look, leaning against Ye Jingchen and rubbing against him like a kitten, making comfortable humming sounds.

The emperor could not bear to look at him like this.

Especially since the emperor had long witnessed his ruthlessness and knew he was a dangerous little wolf cub.

If it weren't for the fact that he had indeed wronged this child before and made him suffer too much, the emperor would never have allowed him to stay in the Eastern Palace!

"You want to go to the Imperial Academy? I grant your request. But you can only go to the Imperial Academy. You are not allowed to take your elder sister and younger brothers to play elsewhere!" the emperor said to Ye Jingchen.