After a day of rest, Ye Jingchen was able to calmly face the matter.

It's good that he's finally figured it out; it puts his father at ease and prevents him from making any more foolish moves.

"Congratulations! Congratulations!" Ye Jingchen could even joke with the old doctor with a blank face.

"Will this old minister inform Your Majesty of this joyous occasion?" Imperial Physician Zhang asked tentatively.

"Whatever!" His father would find out sooner or later anyway, so it didn't matter.

Physician Zhang left in high spirits.

Ye Jingchen was still having dinner when his father's reward arrived, consisting entirely of highly nutritious ingredients.

Inside the East Palace, all the palace servants wore joyful expressions, giving Ye Jingchen the feeling that they had all won five million.

"Brother, is there some happy occasion at the Crown Prince's Palace today?" Ye Jinghe asked tentatively.

"No!" Ye Jingchen replied with a blank face.

These people are really too much!

He just suddenly realized something, so why are they all so excited, like he's pregnant?

Ye Jinghe's eyes darkened.

Everyone in the Eastern Palace, including that person, knew about anything related to his brother, except for him.

Why wouldn't his brother tell him?

After the meal, Ye Jinghe, unusually, didn't try to find an excuse to cling to Ye Jingchen, but instead simply left.

He deliberately went to some secluded corners where palace servants liked to gather and gossip, and he actually overheard a few words.

However, he didn't quite understand what they were saying.

What does "enlightenment" mean?

Why do they say that the older brother has grown up from today?

Some people even said that the Eastern Palace might soon have a mistress!

Does "female hostess" refer to the Crown Princess? Does this mean my brother is getting married?

Why didn't you tell your brother that he was getting married?

What if my brother marries the Crown Princess, but she doesn't like him and wants him to move out of the East Palace?

The more Ye Jinghe thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

Although his brother said he would never abandon him, what if his brother's wife didn't like him?

He didn't want to leave his brother!

Ye Jinghe was terrified by his own guess and tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

Just when he finally felt sleepy, he had another nightmare.

He dreamt that his elder brother married the Crown Princess, and his brother adored her, obeying her every word. The Crown Princess disliked him and demanded that his brother expel him from the Eastern Palace, which his brother readily agreed to, ignoring his pleas no matter how much he begged.

After being awakened by the nightmare, he couldn't fall back asleep and lay awake until dawn.

After getting up, he did not go to the training ground to practice swordsmanship as usual, but instead went to the door of his brother's bedroom.

When he was a child, he often stood guard at the door of his brother's bedroom, waiting for his brother to come out of the bedroom.

The moment his brother stepped out of the bedchamber, all the fear in his heart was dispelled.

Later, after he started practicing martial arts, he rarely guarded the door of his brother's bedroom anymore, because he wanted to use the time he was waiting to become stronger so that he could protect his brother!

However, if his brother doesn't want him anymore, it won't matter how strong he becomes.

"Fifth Prince, what's wrong with you?" Fangfei asked cautiously, noticing the dark circles under Ye Jinghe's eyes.

Ye Jinghe ignored him and simply stood quietly in the spot closest to the door so that his brother could see him as soon as he came out.

Just by staying here, in the place closest to his brother, his fear lessened considerably.

It was time to wake His Highness the Crown Prince. Fangfei and the others opened the palace door and carefully entered the sleeping quarters.

"Jinghe is guarding the door?" Ye Jingchen's morning grumpiness had just subsided when he heard Fangfei report this.

Ye Jinghe hadn't been guarding his door for a long time, and Ye Jingchen was worried that something had happened to him, so he hurriedly left the palace wearing only his undergarments.

As soon as they stepped out of the palace gate, they saw Ye Jinghe with obvious dark circles under his eyes and a haggard look.

"Did you not sleep all night? Are you feeling unwell?" Ye Jingchen asked with some concern.

"I had a nightmare and woke up scared, so I came here to wait for my brother," Ye Jinghe said, walking over and hugging Ye Jingchen tightly.

Ye Jingchen originally wanted to push him away, but seeing how frightened he looked, he couldn't bear to, so he just patted his back to comfort him.

“Dreams and reality are opposites. Once you wake up, everything will be fine. Don’t be afraid,” Ye Jingchen told him.

"Is it really the opposite?" Ye Jinghe's eyes lit up, and he asked expectantly.

If the dream is the opposite of reality, does that mean the brother will never marry the Crown Princess, nor will he ever drive him away?

"Yes, can you tell your brother what you dreamed about?" Ye Jingchen asked as he led Ye Jinghe into the palace, while Ye Jinghe was getting dressed.

"I dreamt that my brother was going to marry the Crown Princess and was trying to drive me away," Ye Jinghe said, while observing his brother's reaction.

Ye Jingchen laughed, "Then this dream is definitely the opposite of reality. I will not marry the Crown Princess, and I would never drive you away for the sake of the Crown Princess!"

"It seems you still don't trust your brother, otherwise you wouldn't have been frightened by such an unreal dream!"

“I didn’t,” Ye Jinghe immediately retorted.

How could he not believe his brother?

He was just too afraid that his brother would leave him once he found someone he liked!

"Look at your dark circles, they're worse than a panda's. What you need to do most right now is get a good night's sleep. I don't want to see panda eyes when I come back from my day off," Ye Jingchen said, patting Ye Jinghe's head.

"What is a panda?" Ye Jinghe asked curiously, his fear completely gone.

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