As the old saying goes, if you want to make a living, you have to wear a green hat!

As the old saying goes, if you want to live a good life, you have to play the fool!

Ye Jinghe, at such a young age, already understood the true meaning of life.

Seeing Ye Jinghe's eyes widen in shock, looking like a frightened little animal, Ye Jingchen found it quite amusing.

"If you encounter people or things you don't like, it's okay to pretend to be crazy and scare them, but you have to control your emotions and not actually go crazy, because that will only hurt yourself." He patted Ye Jinghe's head and said seriously.

"I lied to my brother, aren't you angry?" Ye Jinghe asked cautiously.

"I'm too worried about you to be angry," Ye Jingchen said, gently hugging Ye Jinghe. "It's all my fault. If only I had met you before Tao Zhi poisoned you."

Ye Jinghe was puzzled as to why his brother would make such a remark. Before Tao Zhi poisoned him, his brother had clearly seen him several times.

However, back then, his older brother was a bad brother who would only bully him when he saw him, and would never hug him gently like he does now.

My brother's embrace is so warm!

He still prefers his brother as he is now, and if he could, he would want his brother to stay the same forever.

It was almost time for morning reading, so Ye Jingchen carried Ye Jinghe to the Wenhua Hall.

Upon seeing Xie Chang'an, Ye Jingchen suddenly remembered that he had been so worried about Ye Jinghe yesterday that he had forgotten to ask Chenxi to investigate Xie Chang'an's so-called maternal uncle.

However, there's no rush.

This morning's reading session was led by a different lecturer, but the hypnotic effect was exactly the same. Ye Jingchen hadn't slept well last night, and after listening for a while, he was overcome with sleepiness.

He worried that Xie Chang'an would act up again like yesterday. After all, dozing off during morning reading was not a glorious thing, and if the other three study companions saw it, it would damage his image as the crown prince.

However, the lecturer's voice was too hypnotic; he could only hold on for a short while before he succumbed to sleep.

People are unaware of the passage of time when they are asleep. Ye Jingchen felt that he had only taken a nap for a short while. In fact, when he regained consciousness, he just heard the bell ringing to end the morning reading session.

Ye Jingchen was quite surprised that Xie Chang'an hadn't caused any trouble today.

The lecturer looked at him with exasperation, shook his head and sighed as he left. Ye Jingchen smiled and invited his friends to have breakfast, his expression relaxed and without a trace of shame.

What he didn't know was that not only Xie Chang'an saw him reading aloud like a chicken pecking at rice this morning, but Wu Zemin and Gu Beichen also saw it, and the reason they saw it was because of Xie Chang'an's reminder.

When they saw Ye Jingchen dozing off, their expressions of surprise were exactly the same.

Although he had only attended classes with Ye Jingchen for two days, His Highness answered fluently to both His Majesty's tests and the teacher's questions, and his answers were always quite novel.

Although they didn't say it, they felt the same way Yun Shu did: that His Highness the Crown Prince was very capable and worthy of being the heir apparent; they all felt inferior to him.

However, the moment they saw Ye Jingchen dozing off, the towering image of the Crown Prince in their minds shattered instantly.

Morning reading is so important, how could Your Highness doze off?

For the rest of the morning reading time, they were both somewhat distracted, spending most of their energy controlling their facial expressions.

Although they saw it, they could neither speak of it nor show it.

They suddenly felt a little envious of Yun Shu.

Yun Shu was also dozing off, so she didn't notice at all whether the Crown Prince was studying diligently or just dozing off.

However, given Yun Shu's personality, even if he saw it, he probably wouldn't feel embarrassed; on the contrary, he would be proud.

Bearing a huge secret, Wu Zemin and Gu Beichen's faces were both blank, and they didn't even dare to look Ye Jingchen in the eye.

Seeing their awkward expressions, Xie Chang'an was extremely angry at their lack of ambition.

He let these two see Ye Jingchen dozing off to embarrass him, but they ended up embarrassing themselves first.

Yun Shu's passion for Xie Chang'an, which had been brewing overnight, not only did not diminish but became even more intense.

Although he was fat, he was a nimble fat man.

After morning reading ended, he automatically stuck to Xie Chang'an within a meter. He also sat next to Xie Chang'an for breakfast, and his little mouth kept chattering non-stop. His charm was comparable to that of a hundred parrots that could mimic speech.

Although he had exchanged a handful of gold beans for a promise from the future Marquis of Loyalty and Valor, it seemed like he had made a profit, but Xie Chang'an deeply regretted his actions yesterday.

Especially when he saw Ye Jingchen watching him and Yun Shu with an expression of watching a good show, his regret intensified.

He wanted to see Ye Jingchen make a fool of himself, but unexpectedly, he ended up being the one being watched.

Yun Shu, that chubby little guy, is definitely his nemesis, whether in his past life or this one!

To escape Yun Shu's incessant chatter, Xie Chang'an took the seat next to Ye Jingchen after finishing breakfast.

Although Yun Shu really wanted to play with her good friend, she was still a little afraid of Ye Jingchen's identity and didn't dare to get too close.

He quieted down and became obedient, but Ye Jinghe wouldn't have it.

The seat next to his brother is his, and no one can take it away from him!

He squeezed between Xie Chang'an and his brother, clinging tightly to his brother's arm like a conjoined twin, and was led by his brother.

Ye Jingchen indulged him in this way, with a smile on his lips, showing no impatience whatsoever.

Xie Chang'an: ...

No matter how many times he saw Ye Jingchen and Ye Jinghe acting like brothers, he felt very uncomfortable, as if he were having a bizarre and absurd dream.

Last night, Mr. Li contacted him and told him that the Fifth Prince, Ye Jinghe, had been poisoned by the Intoxicating Flower. There was no cure for this poison, and the balm that could relieve the symptoms also contained pollen from the Intoxicating Flower.

The pollen of the Enchanted Flower is poisonous, and inhaling it too much can be addictive. Once addicted, it is impossible to break free, and the person will become even more insane.

Xie Chang'an thought of the little madman who had grown up many years later. He still carried the same scented balm he had seen at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and he had indeed become even more insane.

Will his fate change in this lifetime?

In their previous life, they were mortal enemies. Xie Chang'an was cunning and resourceful, but he was still wary of the little madman's madness.

Because the way a madman thinks is unpredictable for normal people, he was almost killed by the little madman who suddenly went crazy several times.

But in this life, he hopes that Ye Jinghe can have a good ending.

If Ye Jinghe's fate can be changed, does that also mean he can successfully save his family and change the fate of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?