These words did indeed bring a smile to Ye Jinghe's face.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with his brother using people like that; he only felt that it was an honor for Xie Chang'an to be used by his brother.

What's more, Xie Chang'an harbored such filthy thoughts towards his brother; he deserved to be used!

“Brother, once I’ve subdued the Guards, I can use them to help you with anything you want to do. Then, Xie Chang’an will be useless!” Ye Jinghe said happily.

Useless junk can be thrown away!

"Okay, I look forward to that day!" Ye Jingchen said with a smile.

Just before the palace gates were locked, the two brothers hurriedly returned to the palace.

During dinner together, Ye Jinghe finally returned to his old clingy self, even more so than before.

His current state is completely different from his behavior in the guard camp.

"If you get bullied in the guard camp, be sure to tell your brother, and your brother will stand up for you!" Ye Jingchen instructed him.

"Don't worry, brother, no one can bully me!" Ye Jinghe said confidently.

He was also willing to talk about things in the guard camp, but only about the good things, a typical case of reporting only good news and not bad.

They've really grown up!

"You went to the guard camp yesterday?" Xie Chang'an asked him the next day when he saw him at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

"Your information network is too good. Have you planted someone next to me?" Ye Jingchen asked irritably.

"I saw you returning to the palace with Ye Jinghe," Xie Chang'an replied.

However, he did not deny that he had planted someone next to Ye Jingchen.

Ye Jingchen glanced at him and understood what was going on.

Those who have all been emperors share some common traits.

Fortunately, he wasn't the kind of person with a strong sense of pride; otherwise, given the Emperor's behavior towards Xie Chang'an, who knows how deep the rift between them would be!

"His Highness the Crown Prince knows how to coax people. He easily won over Ye Jinghe," Xie Chang'an said.

Hearing his sarcastic remarks, Ye Jingchen smiled and said, "Because I told him that you are very useful to me, that's why I treat you differently."

Xie Chang'an was not only jealous, but also felt a pang of resentment.

"Your Highness, aren't you afraid I'll feel uncomfortable if you put such a blunt way of saying you're using me?" He put his arm around Ye Jingchen's shoulder and asked through gritted teeth.

"Isn't it because I'm worried that if you find out from somewhere else how I coaxed Jinghe, you'll feel even more uncomfortable?" Ye Jingchen said with a half-smile.

With Xie Chang'an's abilities, he didn't believe he could have any secrets. Besides, Ye Jinghe might not be able to resist showing off to Xie Chang'an one day.

It's better for him to say it himself than for someone else to say it; at least Xie Chang'an will feel less resentful.

Most importantly, it can avoid unnecessary misunderstandings!

Xie Chang'an tightened his grip on the person's hand.

He suddenly felt that the four-year agreement was a bit too long.

"Do you want to know why your Jinghe and your brother have been behaving so strangely lately?" Xie Chang'an suddenly asked.

"You know?" Ye Jingchen looked at Xie Chang'an. "So it really is related to you. Did you do something to provoke him again?"

“A while ago, he sneaked into the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion and happened to see the two of us embracing like this,” Xie Chang’an said.

"Is that all?" Ye Jingchen asked, puzzled.

But this level of agitation shouldn't be enough to provoke Xiao Jing to that extent, right?

"Of course not, I also kissed you in front of him—" Xie Chang'an said, quickly kissing Ye Jingchen's cheek.

"You!" Ye Jingchen covered the spot where Xie Chang'an had kissed him and glared at him.

He remembered that Xie Chang'an had indeed brushed his lips against his cheek one day, but it was just a brush, unlike just now when he had given him a real kiss.

Just as he was about to lash out, Xie Chang'an said it was an accident.

He initially thought Xie Chang'an had genuinely acted accidentally, since he wasn't the type to deny his actions, so he didn't pursue the matter further.

Who would have thought that Xie Chang'an had this in mind!

"You really know how to court death! Aren't you afraid that Jinghe will take this to my father in a fit of anger?" Ye Jingchen pushed Xie Chang'an away and said irritably.

He had been weighing the pros and cons for the safety of Xie Chang'an and the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, but Xie Chang'an himself was doing the opposite, actively handing over his weaknesses to others!

"I would be happy if he had actually gone to complain! It's a pity he didn't!" Xie Chang'an said with a regretful expression.

Ye Jingchen rolled his eyes. "I told you love makes people lose their minds, but you wouldn't believe me! Look at you now, you've definitely lost your mind!"

"If Ye Jinghe becomes an informant, putting me and the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion in danger, would you still treat him well without any reservations?" Xie Chang'an asked curiously.

That's why he felt regret.

He felt that Ye Jingchen would not forgive the informant.

If the little madman really goes and informs on them, then his relationship with Ye Jingchen will suffer an irreparable rift.

"First of all, Jinghe's relationship with my father isn't as good as you think. His wariness of my father is no different from his wariness of you! He doesn't trust you, nor does he trust my father, so he wouldn't put me in danger just to deal with you!"

"Secondly, even if Jinghe went to tell my father, he was doing it for my own good. Why should I blame someone who is so good to me?" Ye Jingchen looked at Xie Chang'an as if he were crazy.

Xie Chang'an's face darkened.

"His Highness the Crown Prince is truly—"

"You've known about my deep brotherhood with Jinghe for a long time!" Ye Jingchen interrupted his sarcastic remarks. "Xie Chang'an, can we be a little more mature? You're in your thirties or forties, not three or four years old. You've been so sour since Jinghe was four, and you're still so sour now. Are you a lemon spirit? Do you even know what a lemon is? It's a citron."

Xie Chang'an: ......

"Those who are loved are naturally fearless, while only those of us who are not loved live in constant fear!" Xie Chang'an put on a resentful face.

"So you had feelings for me all along? You kept it well hidden, you little lemon!" Ye Jingchen joked.

It has to be said that Xie Chang'an's resentful expression was quite comical!

"Then you're just a water spinach!" Xie Chang'an mocked, feeling as if his sincere feelings had been wasted!

"I'm doing this for your own good, to calm you down. Neither I nor your Zhenguo Duke's Mansion can rest easy yet, so don't do anything foolish!" Ye Jingchen said irritably.

"Anyway, I've already achieved my goal," Xie Chang'an said, somewhat smugly.

After a moment's thought, Ye Jingchen understood Xie Chang'an's intention.

"You pulled this whole thing just to prevent Jinghe from going to the Ministry of War with me? How can you be so sure that Jinghe will choose to go to the Guard Battalion instead of staying at the Ministry of War to protect me every step of the way?"

"I know him," Xie Chang'an said confidently. "The possibility of him informing on me is extremely low, while the possibility of him going to the guard camp for training is as high as 99%!"

Ye Jingchen looked at Xie Chang'an with a strange gaze, "Judging from your confident appearance, in your past life, did you really not have anything going on with your ally?"