Ye Jingming finally breathed a sigh of relief and calmly replied, "Your subject thanks Your Majesty and Your Majesty for showing mercy!"

Because of this incident, the dinner was eaten rather quietly.

The princes and princesses were all very young, and this was probably the first struggle they had ever faced since they could remember. It also involved people very close to them, so they were all unsure how to face Ye Jingming.

"The one who did wrong is Jingming's mother, Consort De, not Jingming. Consort De is Consort De, and Jingming is Jingming. They are two completely different individuals. Consort De's personal behavior does not represent Jingming's character and personality, so we should not confuse them, understand?" Ye Jingchen noticed this and said to the children, especially Ye Jingshu and Ye Jinghe.

“Brother, I’m not discriminating against the Second Prince. I’m just using him to express my dislike for Consort De,” Ye Jinghe said seriously.

Ye Jingshu originally wanted to scold Ye Jingchen for being too soft-hearted, but after hearing Ye Jinghe's words, the words of scolding swirled in her mouth and she couldn't say them.

If it weren't for her animosity towards Ye Jinghe, she would have applauded Ye Jinghe's words and praised him, saying, "Well said!"

Ye Jingming: ......

Although—

He felt that Ye Jinghe was targeting him, but unfortunately he had no evidence.

Ye Jinghe told him to his face that he hated his mother, and Ye Jingming had no way to refute it.

Who told Mother to do something wrong?

He knew that his mother's actions would make him unable to hold his head high in front of his brothers and sisters!

Even the usually composed Ye Jingming couldn't enjoy his meal and felt restless throughout the meal, as if everyone was looking at him and judging him with strange eyes.