The emperor was denounced in the court for three whole days.
But three days was the limit of what he could endure.
On the third day, as the court was about to adjourn, he finally did not choose to remain silent or pretend to be stupid in the face of the censor's advice. Instead, he asked the censor, "I am the emperor, why can't I change the rules of our ancestors?"
"From this day forward, I will establish a new rule: the Wenhua Hall will no longer be the exclusive domain of the Crown Prince's Palace. My princes and princesses may all study in the Wenhua Hall if they wish!"
The emperor's voice was firm and powerful; once spoken, it could not be changed.
Because a ruler's word is law.
The officials and censors who knew the emperor's temperament dared not offer any further advice.
"Hasn't His Majesty always favored His Highness the Crown Prince? How could he establish such a rule? Isn't this a slap in the face to the Eastern Palace?"
"Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince has offended His Majesty? But why haven't we heard a single word about it?"
"The emperor's heart is truly unfathomable! Life in the Crown Prince's palace is going to be difficult from now on!"
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Ye Jingchen, who was being worried by the ministers, was not saddened at all when he heard about the new rules established by the emperor. Instead, he was overjoyed.
It won't be long before his Wenhua Hall gains another new member!
I wonder which of his three younger brothers will arrive first?
Ye Jingshu, however, was furious upon hearing about the emperor's new rules and wanted to confront the emperor, but Ye Jingchen stopped her.
Just kidding, he finally got the emperor to agree after a lot of trouble!
“Elder sister, if we gather all those brothers and sisters in the Wenhua Hall, wouldn’t they be at our mercy? Isn’t that better than letting their respective mothers take care of them?” Ye Jingchen pulled Ye Jingshu to a secluded corner and whispered.
Ye Jingshu immediately thought of Ye Jinghe.
"So that's what you were planning when you snatched Ye Jinghe from Changchun Palace and took him to the East Palace to raise?"
Thinking of how dependent Ye Jinghe was on Ye Jingchen, Ye Jingshu couldn't help but laugh, clapping her hands and cheering, "Royal brother, you're really something! You've become much smarter than before after falling into the water!"
"Wasn't it you who got Father Emperor to banish Fangzhi to the Cold Palace?" Ye Jingshu whispered in Ye Jingchen's ear, glancing at Ye Jinghe sitting in her seat. She met Ye Jinghe's gaze, which was fixed on them, and couldn't help but glare at him fiercely.
"Your Majesty, you've thought things through perfectly. Once Fangzhi is in the Cold Palace, Ye Jinghe will be all alone and helpless. You'll have him completely at your mercy!" Ye Jingshu said happily.
Ye Jingchen: Fangzhi has never been Jinghe's support, okay?
“Jinghe is smart and obedient, and he is of great use to me. Your Highness, you should not always treat him coldly in the future, but treat him better. That way, he will be more grateful to me and devoted to me!” Ye Jingchen said to Ye Jingshu in the meantime.
Ye Jingshu particularly disliked Ye Jinghe, and the root of her dislike for Ye Jinghe lay in Fang Zhi.
Fangzhi was a personal maid specially trained by the Empress Dowager, but Fangzhi plotted to sleep with the Emperor and gave birth to Ye Jinghe. Fangzhi betrayed the Empress Dowager and her, and Ye Jinghe is the evidence of Fangzhi's betrayal.
So every time she saw Ye Jinghe, she felt a lump in her throat and felt very uncomfortable.
That's why she was so angry when she saw Ye Jingchen making up with Ye Jinghe.
Because at times like these, she felt that her younger brother had also betrayed them.
However, after hearing Ye Jingchen say this, and recalling how Ye Jinghe obeyed his younger brother, Ye Jingshu suddenly felt that Ye Jinghe was not so annoying.
If Ye Jinghe could keep to his own place and not covet things that don't belong to him like that lowly maid Fangzhi, she could be nicer to him.
"Royal sister, you must remember that we are siblings born of the same mother. We are the closest people in the world, so we must protect and help each other!" Seeing that Ye Jingshu seemed to have taken it to heart, Ye Jingchen quickly pressed on.
"Do I need to tell you that?" Ye Jingshu rolled her eyes at Ye Jingchen, but she was secretly very happy.
Actually, the relationship between the siblings wasn't good before. Ye Jingshu didn't like her younger brother very much because his birth had taken away most of the emperor and empress's favor. Her mother's early death was also related to Ye Jingchen, so she didn't like him. She was even indifferent when she heard that he had fallen into the water and fainted.
But then Ye Jingchen suddenly changed.
Ye Jingchen used to dislike Ye Jinghe just like her, but suddenly he brought him back to the East Palace from Changchun Palace, took care of him personally, and even let him study with him.
Seeing Ye Jingchen make up with Ye Jing, Ye Jingshu felt particularly bad. They were clearly siblings from the same mother, how could her brother be better than a little bastard?
Ye Jingshu was angry and jealous. Moreover, she kept thinking about what Ye Jingchen had told her about demonstrating one's own value. That's why she came to Wenhua Hall after hearing that Ye Jinghe was highly regarded by the emperor and that Fangzhi had been banished to the cold palace.
Although she hated her younger brother, he was still her own brother from the same mother, and she absolutely couldn't let a little bastard ride roughshod over her.
But when she arrived at the Wenhua Hall, she found that Ye Jinghe was very honest and, apart from being overly attached to his younger brother, he listened to him very well.
Her younger brother doesn't need her support at all.
My younger brother suddenly became very clever, and he even knew that to win someone over, you must first win their heart. He had Ye Jinghe completely under his control.
Looking at the relationship between her younger brother and Ye Jinghe from a different perspective, Ye Jingshu felt a sense of satisfaction, as if she had finally gotten her revenge.
"Royal sister, I plan to win over the younger brothers and sisters who come to study at Wenhua Hall in the future, just like I won over Jinghe, so that they will listen to me and be completely devoted to me. Royal sister, you have to help me!" Ye Jingchen said.
"How can we help?" Ye Jingshu's spirits lifted, and she asked solemnly.
"Elder sister, you should treat them better, show them more care and concern, and let them feel the care from your elder sister!"
"To outsiders, my elder sister and I are one, and her care is equivalent to my care. They are still young and easily fooled by sweet words!"
Although she didn't know what the 'cannonball' was, Ye Jingshu knew what the 'sugar coating' was. Sugar coating is sweet, and she roughly understood what Ye Jingchen meant.
"It's just pretending to be a caring and considerate older sister, I can do it, don't worry, Your Highness!" Ye Jingshu agreed without hesitation.
"Then you must restrain your straightforward and outspoken personality in front of them, Your Highness. They are still young and might be frightened by your straightforwardness. Be gentle, you must be gentle!" Ye Jingchen reminded her.
Ye Jingchen cleverly beautified Ye Jingshu's "princess syndrome" as "straightforward and easygoing".
"Anyone can be gentle, right? You just wait and see, Your Highness!" Ye Jingshu gave Ye Jingchen a smile that could only be described as 'gentle,' then she walked over to Ye Jinghe and asked in what she thought was her gentlest expression and most caring voice, "Jinghe, are you tired from studying? Do you want to take a break?"
Ye Jinghe: ...
It's really creepy!
He suddenly stood up, his small face stern, and looked at Ye Jingshu warily.
What's wrong with Ye Jingshu? Did she suddenly fall ill?
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