In fact, Ye Jingchen had no sense of being a prisoner.

Although this Xie Chang'an is not the Xie Chang'an he grew up with, and they have no shared memories, Xie Chang'an is still Xie Chang'an. Based on his understanding of Xie Chang'an, he can always find opportunities to improve his favorability towards him.

Although he didn't know why he suddenly arrived in this world after taking a nap, since he was already here, he could only try to win over Xie Chang'an, the emperor of the new dynasty, the protagonist of the novel, and the center of the world.

Only by dispelling Xie Chang'an's suspicions can he gain freedom here and find a way back.

"What is that person doing?" On the third day after the person was brought back to the side hall of Zichen Palace, there was still no movement from that person. Xie Chang'an called the guards responsible for watching over him to ask.

“Young Master Ye does nothing but eat and sleep all day; he hasn’t even stepped out of his room in the past three days,” the guard said.

"He's quite composed," Xie Chang'an thought to himself.

"Keep a close eye on him, and don't let your guard down! Tell me immediately if he leaves the room!" he ordered the guards.

On the fourth day, the guards reported that Ye Jingchen had finally come out of the room.

"What did he do?" Xie Chang'an asked.

"He ordered his men to move the soft couch from the room to the courtyard."

"Then what?"

"Lie on the soft couch, sunbathe, and sleep."

For the next few days, the reports from the guards were exactly the same every day.

Eat, sleep; sleep outside when the weather is nice, sleep in the room when the weather is bad.

While the person involved remained relaxed and content, Xie Chang'an couldn't resist any longer and took the initiative to go find Ye Jingchen.

He wasn't usually that weak-willed, but Ye Jingchen knew the Xie family's spear technique and possessed the Zhenguo Duke's family heirloom. Since it concerned his family, he couldn't help but care.

When he arrived at the side hall, a soft couch was placed under the shade of a tree in the courtyard, and Ye Jingchen was lying on the couch with his eyes closed, looking extremely comfortable.

Xie Chang'an, who had just escaped from a mountain of memorials, felt inexplicably itchy when he saw this scene.

"You, the Crown Prince, waste your days like this. Don't you feel ashamed?" Xie Chang'an walked up to Ye Jingchen and asked through gritted teeth.

No one answered him.

Xie Chang'an waited for a while, and then he heard the person in front of him snoring.

Xie Chang'an didn't believe that someone could be so careless, so he called out his bodyguard and asked him to determine whether Ye Jingchen was pretending to be asleep.

"Your Majesty, Young Master Ye may really be asleep. He always goes to sleep at this time every day," the guard said cautiously, barely daring to breathe.

"Wake him up!" Xie Chang'an almost lost his temper when he said those four words.

The guard was ordered to call for help, but after calling for a long time, the person being called only snored louder and showed no sign of waking up.

"Didn't you eat today?" Xie Chang'an thought the guard must not have shouted loud enough, so he gave the guard who was shouting coldly.

The guard raised his voice several decibels, but the sleeping person still did not respond.

"Whether he's really asleep or pretending, find a way to wake him up!" Xie Chang'an laughed angrily and ordered the guards.

After the guard acknowledged the order, he bent down and carefully placed his hand on Ye Jingchen's shoulder, then began to shake him.

"Xie Chang'an, you'd better have something to say!" Ye Jingchen was shaken awake and said irritably before even opening his eyes.

However, he quickly realized that the hands that had shaken him awake were not Xie Chang'an's. He hurriedly opened his eyes and found that it was the guards who had shaken him awake, not Xie Chang'an.

Then he belatedly realized that the Xie Chang'an here was not the Xie Chang'an he knew.

"Oh, it's Xie Geng. What's up?" Ye Jingchen asked, rubbing his eyes.

"Xie Geng, why does he know your name? Are you two very close?" Xie Chang'an asked coldly.

His bodyguard revealed his name to others; this was a betrayal.

"Master, I have never told Young Master Ye my name!" the guard hurriedly explained to Xie Chang'an.

"He really didn't tell me his name. I'm just very familiar with the Crown Princess's bodyguards," Ye Jingchen said with a smile as he sat up from the soft couch.

Upon hearing the words "Crown Princess," Xie Chang'an's expression twisted again.

Xie Geng's expression also became somewhat strained. He desperately wanted to hide, but now that his master suspected his loyalty, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Master, Young Master Ye not only knows our names, but he can also always find our hiding places."

His expression and tone were very natural when he gave them instructions.

However, Xie Geng dared not tell Xie Chang'an this.

Upon hearing Xie Geng's words, Xie Chang'an's forehead veins throbbed.

His bodyguards had all followed him since childhood; they were his last trump card. His other self was even sharing his bodyguards with this Ye Jingchen—had he been bewitched by this man?!

"Xie Chang'an, did you need something from me?" Ye Jingchen asked.

"It's nothing," Xie Chang'an said coldly.

"Why did you wake me up if there was nothing wrong?" Ye Jingchen complained, yawned, and lay back down on the soft couch.

"How can you sleep so much? Are you a pig?" Xie Chang'an asked, suppressing his anger, as he watched him lie back down.

"Maybe I really was a pig in my past life," Ye Jingchen echoed with his eyes closed.

Xie Chang'an: ......

"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, please take care and don't see me off." Seeing that Xie Chang'an was silent, Ye Jingchen said, his voice already tinged with sleepiness.

Xie Chang'an was so angry that he turned and left.

After Xie Chang'an left, Ye Jingchen did not continue to sleep. Instead, he opened his eyes and stared blankly at the blue sky.

They were always together, so he didn't realize it, but after being apart for a few days, Ye Jingchen found that he really missed Xie Chang'an. Without Xie Chang'an by his side, he felt empty, and even lying around like a couch potato became meaningless.

He didn't just miss Xie Chang'an; he also missed his brothers and sisters, the emperor, and his little ones.

Unbeknownst to him, his heart had already taken root, sprouted, and developed a deep attachment in that world.