"I got up 25 minutes early today, but I was caught dozing off during the morning court session by my father. He punished me by making me organize the content of today's morning court session. Jingming, you must help me!" Ye Jingchen said calmly, explaining the purpose of his visit.

As a habitual offender who likes to doze off no matter what he does, he no longer feels ashamed of dozing off in inappropriate situations.

When he talked about this as the person involved, he had the same expression as if he were saying, "The weather is nice today."

It was eerily calm.

But Ye Jingming felt suffocated just listening to him speak.

Dozing off during the morning court session...

And the Emperor found out!

No wonder Father Emperor suddenly got angry; it must be because he saw my elder brother dozing off.

But even though Father was so angry, the only punishment he gave to my elder brother was to organize the contents of the morning court session.

He was at a loss for words, wondering whether to marvel at his elder brother's audacity or at his father's favoritism towards him.

Perhaps it is precisely because of the Emperor's favoritism that my elder brother dares to act so recklessly?

As it turns out, even though he fell asleep on his first day of court, his father didn't punish him at all.

Later, Ye Jingming learned that the emperor not only did not punish the crown prince, but also bestowed a lot of food upon the Eastern Palace and several imperial chefs. He was completely numb to it.

But that's a story for another time.

At that moment, Ye Jingchen came to Ye Jingming about the content of the morning court session. Without saying a word, Ye Jingming immediately took out a blank sheet of Xuan paper and wrote down the content of the morning court session from memory.

"I knew I'd come to the right person!" Ye Jingchen said happily.

Ye Jingming writes with flowing strokes, without the slightest pause, which shows that he remembers the characters very clearly.

There was nothing important to discuss at the morning court session. It was all about praising and honoring officials. Ye Jingming didn't memorize every word of the nonsense, but he wrote down the positions and names of the officials clearly, while glossing over the praise and honoring.

Because Ye Jingchen was caught dozing off, the court meeting didn't last long, so Ye Jingming's writing only filled half of the Xuan paper.

"Jingming is really amazing!" Ye Jingchen kept praising him while the ink dried.

Ye Jingming just smiled and didn't reply.

Which of these princes and princesses, including the elder sister who was favored by their father, could be as capable as their elder brother?

He was so capable that he couldn't even muster the slightest thought for anything else.

The most remarkable thing about my elder brother is that he knows how to hide his talents and doesn't show off, so that those who don't know him don't take him seriously!

"Thank goodness for you! Otherwise, I would have been busy asking around all day!" Ye Jingchen exclaimed.

“Since you came to the Ministry of Personnel, we brothers have had fewer opportunities to spend time together. Let me treat you to lunch later as a way of thanking you for helping me!” He said with a smile as it was almost lunchtime.

Ye Jingming did not refuse, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

He enjoyed spending time with his elder brother, the emperor, where he could learn many things that couldn't be learned from books.

If he goes to dinner, he has to ask Yan Xu for leave. If he asks for leave, he has to tell Yan Xu what he is going to do with Ye Jingming. He is going to invite Ye Jingming to dinner, so how can he not invite Mr. Yan Xu?

Superficial work always needs to be done.

However, Yan Xu is unpredictable. As soon as Ye Jingchen invited him to dinner, he agreed and even specified that he wanted to go to Zuixianlou and drink Zuixian wine, which costs one tael of gold per pot. He was not polite at all!

Who wouldn't like to drink a pot of wine for a tael of gold?

Ye Jingchen also likes it, but he usually doesn't drink it outside.

During the meal, Yan Xu drank a pot of wine all by himself, while Ye Jingchen and Ye Jingming drank tea.

"What's wrong with your father? He's made you attend court, so why hasn't he given you a proper official position?" After downing half a pot of wine, Yan Xu became increasingly impolite.

"It's fine if they don't assign me a position; I'm happy to have some free time," Ye Jingchen said nonchalantly.

He preferred playing with the youngsters to dealing with the cunning old hands in the court.

Ye Jingming smiled. He didn't think it was his father who deliberately didn't make arrangements; it was more likely that his father was too angry today and hadn't thought of it for a moment.

Of course, it is also possible that the emperor felt that arranging any position for his elder brother would be unfair to him, so he simply did not arrange anything.

It couldn't possibly be that the Emperor didn't care about his elder brother's affairs.

"You, the crown prince, still want to enjoy a peaceful life? What about the people of Dayuan?" Yan Xu scolded him with exasperation.

"You're not a child anymore. Dedication and selflessness are what you should uphold!"

Upon hearing those eight words, Ye Jingchen's face turned pale, and he felt bitter inside.

impossible!

Never in this lifetime!

Ye Jingchen finished his meal amidst Yan Xu's admonitions, and his stomach ached from the food.

But Yan Xu was only doing it for his own good, and Yan Xu's temper was not very good to begin with. He wasn't called "Mr. Guzhu" for nothing. Ye Jingchen could only listen and try to let it go in one ear and out the other.

To comfort his wounded heart and Ye Jingming who was also affected, when paying the bill, he took advantage of Yan Xu's inattention to secretly buy two jugs of Drunken Immortal Wine, one for himself and one for Ye Jingming, and hid them in his wide sleeves.

After leaving Zuixianlou, he parted ways with Yan Xu and Ye Jingming. The two returned to their official residence, while he returned to the palace.

After returning to the palace, Fangfei told him that the emperor had sent several imperial chefs.

Ye Jingchen happily accepted it, but given the limited space in the small kitchen of the Eastern Palace, he sent the imperial chef who had been brought from Chengqian Palace back first.

In the afternoon, Ye Jingchen copied the message Ye Jingming had written to him in his own handwriting so he could present it to his awkward old father the next day.

He chased everyone out of the palace, and while copying, he took out some Drunken Immortal Wine to sip. By the time he finished copying, he had almost finished a pot of Drunken Immortal Wine. He was half drunk and half sleepy, so he climbed onto the bed and fell asleep immediately.

When it was time for dinner, he did not come out of his palace, nor did he send anyone in.

Fangfei and the others called him from the doorway, but no one answered. Just as they were getting anxious, the door to the bedchamber opened by itself.

As soon as they entered the bedchamber, they smelled the lingering aroma of wine and saw people on the bed, some drunk and some fast asleep.

But you can't skip dinner.

Ye Jingchen set his own rules: except for breakfast on his days off, he must eat three meals a day without missing a single one!

Fangfei and Fangcao called out softly and persistently for almost the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before they finally woke the person up. It took another half an incense stick's time for them to calm down.

When it was time for dinner, the Crown Prince's dinner was a full half hour later than usual.

Ye Jinghe also waited for him for half an hour.

Ye Jingchen felt guilty for three minutes, and as compensation, he gave Ye Jinghe the little bit of Drunken Immortal Wine he hadn't finished drinking.

An eleven-year-old boy can try drinking alcohol.

The wines of this era did not involve technology or elaborate processes; they were all brewed from fruits or grains. Zui Xian Niang was a type of fruit wine, with a mellow and fragrant taste, a refreshing aftertaste with a hint of sweetness, and a particularly intoxicating flavor.

The small wine glass, even when filled to the brim, only holds three sips of wine.

It was Ye Jinghe's first time drinking alcohol. After three sips, his whole face turned bright red, making him look especially adorable.