Speaking of enduring hardship—
Ye Jingchen really didn't suffer much in his past life.
During the toughest years of his student life—junior high and senior high—he maintained a remarkably stable mindset, unlike his classmates who were filled with anxiety. He ate well and slept soundly.
He was very thin when he was a child, but he gained three pounds in his third year of junior high school and five pounds in his third year of senior high school...
After entering society, before he even had a chance to experience the hardships of work, his younger brother became successful, and he began to live off his brother.
If there's anything tough about it, it's his job, which is 8 AM to 8 PM, 6 days a week, and 1 day off a week. The tough part is that the hours are hard to endure, and the tough part is that he's socially anxious and doesn't want to interact with the people around him.
To be honest, it was tough at the time, but I can't really describe how tough it was.
It's just that the things he worried about were different in the two eras.
In that peaceful era, his daily worries were about what to eat for the next meal, whether he would have more free time to read novels, and whether he could sleep a little longer in the morning.
Here, he worries about the possibility of assassinations that could kill him at any moment, and about whether there will be people or things beyond his control that would force him to work like a slave and exhaust himself in the future.
Thinking about it this way, being transmigrated into a book is really miserable; only this group of adorable little cubs around him can soothe his anxious heart.
The premise is that he was unaware of the gap between himself and these little cubs.
When learning archery, given that some of them were beginners, they would start by drawing the bow, and most of the hour-long lesson would be spent practicing drawing the bow.
Although Ye Jinghe was only four years old, he practiced just like them, except that the bow and arrows he used for practice had a smaller draw weight.
Yun Shu couldn't endure hardship, and started slacking off after practicing for a while.
Wu Zemin and Gu Beichen's bow-drawing posture was very standard, showing that they had practiced before. However, they were still young and had limited stamina, so they could only practice for a little over half an hour before they couldn't continue.
Although Ye Jinghe was a beginner and his posture was not quite standard at first, he had a strong learning ability and was very patient. He silently persisted until the end.
Xie Chang'an also persevered to the end, but unlike Ye Jinghe, his bow-drawing posture was relaxed and casual from beginning to end, which even the master who taught them bow-drawing praised him highly.
As for Ye Jingchen—
He persevered to the end through sheer willpower, but when he finished his studies and put down his bow and arrow, he felt that his hands were no longer hands, but soft noodles.
His body looked like a chubby little guy with a lot of weight, but it turned out to be empty inside, fat but not solid.
Of course, it's also possible that the original owner was just as spoiled as him and couldn't endure hardship.
The next lesson was learning to ride horses. The horse farm had ponies specially prepared for them, but Ye Jingchen almost couldn't even get onto the horse's back because his hands were weak.
Even after riding on the foal's back, he remained on tenterhooks, fearing that he might accidentally upset the foal and embarrass himself on the spot.
The two riding and archery lessons in the afternoon truly left Ye Jingchen physically and mentally exhausted.
He made a silent resolution in his heart that he would get up 15 minutes earlier every morning for a morning run and go to bed 15 minutes later every night for a night run. He could no longer continue to be so decadent.
After all, if he doesn't do well in music theory, he can say he lacks talent. But if he's also bad at horseback archery, how can he establish his persona? How can he intimidate his brothers and sisters? How can he manipulate them?
However, before he can manipulate others, he has to manipulate himself first.
The hardships and toil I endure now are all for the sake of being able to be a carefree and relaxed boss in the future!
Everything is for a better future!
Ye Jingchen, keep going! You can do it!
After class, Ye Jingchen kept Xie Chang'an behind again. This time, the reason was readily available: Xie Chang'an was skilled at drawing the bow, and His Highness the Crown Prince was not ashamed to ask for his guidance.
"Xie Chang'an, will you still be able to come to school tomorrow? Don't get sick again?" Yun Shu asked worriedly before leaving.
These words left Ye Jingchen speechless. Did Yun Shu think his Eastern Palace was poisonous? Would she fall ill if she stayed there even a little longer?
"Brother, I'm not very good at drawing a bow either. Can I learn with you?" Ye Jinghe asked cautiously after Yun Shu and the others left, following Ye Jingchen's side.
"No way!" Xie Chang'an interrupted Ye Jingchen before he could speak.
He had witnessed Ye Jinghe's madness today, and then saw him calm down in just a few breaths, which he found particularly amusing, so he deliberately teased him.
"The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is on the verge of collapse, yet Young Master Xie still has the leisure to tease my brother. How calm he is!" Ye Jingchen said sarcastically.
“Even if I’m extremely anxious right now, it won’t change anything. It’s better to stay calm; that way, it’ll be easier to find the key to breaking the deadlock,” Xie Chang’an said calmly.
Ye Jingchen picked up Ye Jinghe, who looked aggrieved, and explained with a smile, "Little Jinghe, your brother isn't learning to draw the bow, but has something to discuss with Young Master Xie. Why don't you go play for a while?"
"Can't I listen?" Ye Jinghe hugged Ye Jingchen's neck tightly and asked seriously.
"This matter is very important and cannot be heard by anyone. How about Jing and your brother go outside the palace to keep watch for me? I only trust you!" Ye Jingchen coaxed him softly.
Ye Jinghe didn't want to go out, but his brother said he only trusted him, and he couldn't let his brother down!
"Okay!" Ye Jinghe solemnly agreed. After being put down by Ye Jingchen, he resolutely walked out of the bedroom with his brother's mission in mind, and then used all his strength to close the bedroom door.
Fangcao saw this and wanted to come forward to help, but he stopped her.
"You, and all of you, stay away from your brother's bedchamber!" He closed the door and stood against it, speaking to the group of palace maids.
"Your Highness has quite the audacity to raise a wolf cub like a lamb. Be careful, or one day it might get bitten off its neck," Xie Chang'an mocked after observing Ye Jinghe's series of foolish and adorable actions.
"What does Young Master Xie think of the Jiang family?" Ye Jingchen ignored Xie Chang'an's meaningless sarcasm and asked directly.
He's busy; he has to go see the emperor before going to bed tonight.
Ye Jingchen died suddenly before finishing the novel, so I don't understand why Xie Chang'an keeps harping on Ye Jinghe.
"A thousand-year-old family, a behemoth." Xie Chang'an's apt assessment.
"Now this behemoth wants to destroy your Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, what do you think?" Ye Jingchen asked.
Xie Chang'an thought to himself that the most direct way to deal with such a behemoth was to do what Ye Jinghe did in his previous life: not to reason with them or play tricks on them, but to just lead the army and kill them.
Unfortunately, the emperor valued his reputation and wouldn't do that.
Unless they come to the aid of the emperor or rebel, Xie's army will never have the chance to enter the capital.
"The Jiang family can use others to do their dirty work, and I can also let them fight amongst themselves. However, the Jiang family has a thousand-year history, and it will take time to completely destroy them," Xie Chang'an said.
"Then I'll stabilize this guillotine for now," Ye Jingchen said with satisfaction.
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