"Why is Jinghe so happy?" Ye Jingchen noticed Ye Jinghe's little actions and saw the happy and smug smile on his face, like a kitten that had successfully stolen some fish. He asked with amusement.

"Will my brother always be this good to me?" Ye Jinghe whispered in Ye Jingchen's ear.

Ye Jingchen reached out and patted his little head. "As long as you are obedient and become a prince who is useful to Dayuan, I will always be good to you."

Ye Jinghe really enjoyed having his older brother pat his head. Whenever this happened, he could feel his brother's affection for him, and his head wouldn't hurt as much when his brother patted it.

He nuzzled his head against his brother's warm, soft palm and said in a sticky voice, "I will be very obedient and will be very useful to you, brother. Please always be good to me!"

"It's useful to Dayuan, not to me," Ye Jingchen corrected.

“Same, same. Brother is the Crown Prince, and Dayuan belongs to Brother. If it’s useful to Brother, then it’s useful to Dayuan, right?” Ye Jinghe said in his childish way.

Ye Jingchen was speechless. Thank goodness he didn't say these words in front of the emperor!

Throughout history, all emperors have been petty at times, and their father was no exception.

If Ye Jinghe had said these words to his face, even though both he and Ye Jinghe were just children, the emperor might still have felt uncomfortable.

“Dayuan doesn’t belong to any one person; it belongs to everyone. It’s just that our father is the administrator right now. It’s very hard for our father to govern such a large country all by himself. As his children, we should learn to share his burdens and solve his problems. So we should be useful people, understand?” Ye Jingchen patiently guided him.