Ye Jinghe's fall startled several kids so much that they immediately stood up from their chairs.

Ye Jingyu took a few more steps forward.

"Jinghe, are you alright?" Ye Jingchen quickly stepped forward and helped him up from the ground.

That loud noise just now sounded painful.

He reached out and pressed on Ye Jing's tailbone area, asking him, "Does it hurt?"

The press made Ye Jinghe wince in pain, finally snapping out of his daze.

"Brother, don't be afraid, I'll protect you!" he said, turning to shield Ye Jingchen behind him and looking at the emperor with wary eyes.

emperor:......

The emperor looked down at the wolf cub, feeling both angry and amused. He gritted his teeth and his hands itched to pounce on it.

"Eunuch Zhang, summon the imperial physician!" Ye Jingchen ignored the fierce exchange between the two and said to Zhang Shunde, who was trembling with fear.

“This…” Zhang Shunde subconsciously looked at the emperor.

"He just fell, why summon the imperial physician?!" the emperor said irritably.

"Father!" Ye Jingchen glared at the emperor disapprovingly.

"Jinghe is only four years old. What if he breaks a bone from this fall?"

"Brother, I'm fine, I don't need to see the imperial physician!" Ye Jinghe quickly turned to Ye Jingchen and said.

He already has a phobia of seeing the imperial physician.

He didn't want people to think that his brother was bullying him just because he saw the imperial physician!

“Even if you don’t see it now, I will have Physician Zhang see it for you when we return to the East Palace,” Ye Jingchen said.

Upon hearing this, both the emperor and Ye Jinghe were moved.

Instead of summoning the imperial physician after returning to the Eastern Palace, it would be better to have the emperor see the doctor in Chengqian Palace. That way, the people in the inner palace wouldn't spread rumors that the emperor was mistreating his son.

Although the emperor did indeed bully his son today.

"Ahem! Zhang Shunde, summon the imperial physician to examine the Fifth Prince, who 'accidentally fell down'." The emperor emphasized the words "accidentally fell down".

The wolf cub fell because he lost his balance; it had nothing to do with him!

"Brother, my bottom hurts so much. I hope he didn't break it?" Ye Jinghe understood the emperor's unspoken meaning and immediately covered his bottom with one hand, looking at Ye Jingchen with teary eyes.

"You dare to slander me? Believe me or not, I'll really smash your buttocks into eight pieces!" The emperor grabbed Ye Jinghe by the collar, lifted him up, and held him extremely high.

"Put me down! Put me down!" Ye Jinghe struggled incessantly, kicking his short legs.

"Father, Jinghe is four years old this year. Are you also four years old?" Ye Jingchen said helplessly, rubbing his forehead.

"Insolence!" the emperor roared, yelling at Ye Jingchen, "How dare you mock my naivety? Don't take advantage of my favor to speak so recklessly!"

"Then put Jinghe down. You're choking him like that."

Didn't you see that Ye Jinghe's face turned red?

It wasn't just anger, it was also being strangled!

Upon hearing this, the emperor glanced at Ye Jinghe's appearance, and somewhat guiltily put him on the ground, then, as if trying to cover up his guilt, straightened his collar for him.

"Brother, he's trying to strangle me!" Ye Jinghe quickly hid behind Ye Jingchen, pitifully accusing him.

"Stop talking nonsense! I am the supreme ruler, how could I possibly hold a grudge against a mere brat like you?!" the emperor said solemnly.

"Alright, Father was just joking with you. He just didn't know how to play with you. Jinghe, please forgive Father, okay? Look how envious Jingyu and the others are of you!" Ye Jingchen comforted him.

"I need the forgiveness of a mere brat?!"

"I don't want to play with him!"

"I'm not envious..."

The Emperor, Ye Jinghe, and Ye Jingyu all spoke in unison.

"I don't envy games like that," Ye Jingyu emphasized, clutching his neck.

Although he wanted to be close to his father, he didn't want to do so in this way.

He doesn't want to be grabbed by the collar and lifted that high; it's too embarrassing!

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician has arrived," Zhang Shunde reminded him at the opportune moment.

"Watch your mouth and don't talk nonsense!" the emperor threatened Ye Jinghe in a low voice.

It's certainly unpleasant to hear rumors that the crown prince is mistreating his younger brother, but it would be even more shameful if an emperor were to be rumored to be abusing his youngest son!

Ye Jinghe didn't say anything, but shrank back behind Ye Jingchen again.

"Imperial Physician Zhong, please take a look at His Highness the Fifth Prince!" After the imperial physician bowed to the emperor, Zhang Shunde led him to Ye Jinghe.

Just as the imperial physician was about to take Ye Jinghe's pulse, he withdrew his hand and covered his buttocks with both hands.

"Ouch—my butt hurts so much!" he exclaimed dramatically.

Ye Jingchen quickly covered his mouth, turned his head to glance at the emperor, and found that his face had turned dark.

"Imperial Physician, my fifth brother just fell. Would you please come with us to the side hall to check if he has broken any bones?" Ye Jingchen said to the imperial physician with a smile.

Since we're going to examine the injury, it's best to take off your pants for a clearer view.

With all three princesses present, Ye Jinghe, despite his young age, could not take off his pants in front of them.

Ye Jingchen led Ye Jinghe to a side hall. The emperor was not present, and Ye Jinghe cooperated well, not causing any trouble.

The imperial physician examined his coccyx and took his pulse, confirming that he was not injured, and only then was Ye Jingchen relieved.

However, he was clearly putting his mind at ease a little too soon.

When the imperial physician returned to the main hall to report to the emperor, Ye Jinghe, who had been behaving himself, suddenly and deliberately pulled down his collar, revealing a faint mark on his neck.

"You haven't even seen the marks on my neck yet! My neck hurts so much!" he said deliberately.

In terms of pettiness and vengefulness, Ye Jinghe is exactly like the emperor, father and son.

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