What he didn't know was that although he was in a lot of pain from being strangled, the emperor hadn't done it on purpose. It was just that the way the emperor was gripping his collar was wrong. So, although his neck was a little red, after a while, the red marks had faded a lot, leaving only very faint marks.

The emperor was about to lash out, but when he saw the red mark on the man's neck, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"This—" The imperial physician hesitated for a long time before saying, "Is this caused by a tight collar? Next time, you can wear a garment with a slightly looser collar."

Ye Jinghe: ......

The imperial physician left, and the atmosphere in the study became somewhat awkward.

"I remember that a certain brat has recently been unable to eat sweets because of tooth decay. Zhang Shunde, order the kitchen to prepare more sweets for tonight's dinner!" the emperor commanded through gritted teeth.

Ye Jinghe's already gloomy face immediately fell.

"Brother, can't we go back to the East Palace for dinner?" He whispered in Ye Jingchen's ear.

Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately raised his voice and said, "Guards, escort the Fifth Prince back—"

"Father, eating too many sweets at dinner can lead to tooth decay," Ye Jingchen calmly reminded him.

There are so many little ones here today!

If eating too many sweets at Chengqian Palace caused tooth decay...

The emperor's lips twitched, and he gave Zhang Shunde a cryptic look.

Zhang Shunde understood and nodded.

"Father, since we've come to pay our respects with such filial piety, how about we each order one of our favorite dishes for dinner?" Ye Jingchen smiled ingratiatingly at the emperor.

"Filial piety? I haven't seen any filial piety in you." The emperor asked irritably.

Would you like to order more food?

What do you think Chengqian Palace is?

A restaurant?!