"Father, Mother, haven't you always liked Jingchen? Now that he's your daughter-in-law, shouldn't you be happy?" Thinking about his parents' favoritism towards Ye Jingchen all along, Xie Chang'an couldn't help but tease them.

"roll!"

"Don't force me to kill you!"

Xie Shaoling glared angrily at Xie Chang'an. If it weren't for Xu Jingjing stopping him, he would have really wanted to beat this unfilial son to death.

"You'd better get out of here, we don't want to see you right now!" Xu Jingjing said to Xie Chang'an with a complicated expression.

"I'll take my leave!" Xie Chang'an quickly got up and ran off.

Watching Xie Chang'an's cheerful departure, Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing had complicated expressions.

Compared to the extermination of nine generations of his family, Xie Chang'an's future childlessness seems extremely insignificant.

"If that day ever comes, even if my husband and I are torn to pieces, we will protect the innocent Xie family members who are implicated!" Xu Jingjing said to Xie Shaoling.

The old saying is true: children are indeed debts owed by their parents in their past lives.

I'm here to collect debts!

After leaving Xie Shaoling's tent, Ye Jingchen did not return to his room, but went to find Mr. Li.

"A drug that renders one incapacitated, Your Highness. What do you need this drug for?" Mr. Li asked with a strange expression.

"It's not that I'm always unable to have sex, it's that I'm unable to have sex for a short period of time, and I still have to be able to fool the imperial physicians in the palace," Ye Jingchen asked with a smile.

Mr. Li's expression immediately became even stranger.

"Does Your Highness intend to use it for yourself?"

"I don't want to get married and have children, but my identity makes it hard to escape. So if I can't have sex, my father probably won't force me to get married," Ye Jingchen said frankly.

"The key to health lies in the balance of Yin and Yang. Your Highness's health is perfectly normal. If you continue to remain unmarried and do not properly manage your emotions, you may develop health problems," Mr. Li advised.

Ye Jingchen's face turned slightly red.

“Sir, I know what I’m doing. Do you have this medicine?” he asked, trying to remain calm.

“No,” Mr. Li said.

Ye Jingchen couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

"But if Your Highness really wants it, I can find a way to get it for you," Mr. Li said after teasing Ye Jingchen a little.

Ye Jingchen was overjoyed.

“I really need it, sir. Please help me prepare the medicine, and make a lot! Whatever herbs you need, I will try my best to find them for you,” he said hurriedly.

"These are all common medicinal herbs, but there are a few that I don't have on hand right now. I'll buy them when we pass through a bustling town on my way back to the capital," Mr. Li said.

"Then I'll trouble you, sir. Please make sure the medicine is ready before I return to the capital!"

"Please keep this a secret for me, sir!"

Before leaving, Ye Jingchen asked Mr. Li for a few more bottles of ointment for treating external injuries.

If Xie Chang'an gets beaten, it will save him the trouble of making another trip.

He returned to his room, and as soon as he entered, the door was closed and the hinges were plugged in.

After Xie Chang'an, who was guarding the door, closed the door, he hugged Ye Jingchen tightly.

"Where did you go just now? I came back and didn't see you. I thought you had run away." Xie Chang'an hugged Ye Jingchen tightly, buried his head in his neck, and said while nuzzling him.

"Why are you back so soon? Did you get beaten up?" Ye Jingchen asked quickly.

"How could my father and mother bear to hit me? You still haven't told me where you went!" Xie Chang'an asked again.

Xie Chang'an ran back to their room with great joy, but when he didn't see Ye Jingchen, his joy immediately faded.

I asked the guards and found out that Ye Jingchen had gone to see Mr. Li.

He was just about to go find Mr. Li when he saw Ye Jingchen returning from afar. So he went back to his room and stood guard at the door, waiting for Ye Jingchen.

"I went to get the ointment from Mr. Li," Ye Jingchen said, taking the ointment out of his sleeve.

"You weren't really hit? Let me see first?" he struggled to say.

Xie Chang'an tightened his grip on the person, "Let me hold you for a while. Once I've had my fill, I'll take off my clothes and you can look at me however you like."

"Speak properly! Um—don't kiss me!" Ye Jingchen's voice changed slightly, and he quickly reached out to cover his neck.

Xie Chang'an not only hugged and rubbed against him, but also kissed his neck!

“We’ve already told my parents everything, so why can’t we kiss?” Xie Chang’an asked, dissatisfied, before kissing Ye Jingchen’s hand again.

It was a heavy blow, and there was an echo.

Ye Jingchen felt the touch on the back of his hand and heard the echo, which sent chills down his spine.

"Let go!" He slapped Xie Chang'an's hand that was around his waist with his other hand.

Xie Chang'an not only didn't let go, but hugged her even tighter.

"Are you trying to break my back?" Ye Jingchen tried to pry Xie Chang'an's hands off with both hands.

The benefits of two years of diligent practice became apparent; he used all his strength and was finally able to pry Xie Chang'an's hand off.

He even took the opportunity to step on Xie Chang'an's foot.

"Ah—" Xie Chang'an cried out in pain, released his grip, and looked at Ye Jingchen with resentment, accusingly saying, "My father and mother never hit me, but you're willing to step on me!"

"Who told you not to let go!" Ye Jingchen rolled his eyes at Xie Chang'an.

"Even if your parents agree, my father hasn't! He's the most difficult one to deal with. If you don't want to face the 'extermination of your entire family,' you'd better tone it down!" Ye Jingchen warned.

"I have a way to deal with him!" Xie Chang'an said smugly.

"What method do you have? Tell me about it," Ye Jingchen asked.

"On the Lantern Festival next year, there will be a celestial dog eclipsing the moon, and for the next month and a half, the capital will experience continuous rain or overcast skies, making it impossible to see the sun or the moon," Xie Chang'an said.

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