"You scared Fourth Brother just now, shouldn't you apologize to him?" Ye Jingchen released his hand from Ye Jinghe's eyes, pinched his little face, and asked gently.
Ye Jinghe was unwilling to acknowledge Ye Jingyu as his older brother, and Ye Jingchen didn't force him. After all, they were still young, and there was plenty of time for them to get to know each other and develop a relationship.
Ye Jinghe looked at Ye Jingyu, who was still burying his head in Wu Zemin's arms, and he was particularly satisfied with this scene.
It would be best if Ye Jingyu relied on his cousin more, so that no one would try to take his brother away from him!
He got out of Ye Jingchen's arms, walked to Ye Jingyu's side, and patted him on the back. "Fourth brother, don't be afraid. I was just trying to scare you. We're brothers, I won't do anything to you!"
This apology was utterly insincere.
Ye Jingchen couldn't help but cover his face.
As the recipient of Ye Jinghe's apology, Ye Jingyu's fear did not lessen in the slightest because of his words, and he dared not face Ye Jinghe directly.
As the person Ye Jingyu relied on, Wu Zemin was also at a loss, because he had absolutely no experience in dealing with children of this age.
He didn't even know what to say.
Given his upbringing and manners, the Fifth Prince, as the younger brother, took the initiative to apologize without causing any substantial harm to the Fourth Prince, so the Fourth Prince should be magnanimous and forgiving.
But now the fourth prince seemed genuinely frightened, his small body trembling slightly, and he couldn't bear to comfort him.
At that moment, he admired His Highness the Crown Prince immensely.
He looked at Ye Jingchen with pleading eyes.
Finally having an excuse to openly interact with the little dumpling, Ye Jingchen walked up to them with a smile and picked Ye Jingyu up from Wu Zemin's arms.
“Jingyu, don’t be afraid. You are the older brother, and Jinghe is the younger brother. Look, you are taller and stronger than him. Why are you afraid of him?” He hugged Ye Jingyu and asked with a smile.
Ye Jinghe: ?
Ye Jinghe: !
"Brother—" He looked at Ye Jingchen in disbelief.
It's one thing for the older brother to hug Ye Jingyu, but what kind of talk is this? Is he encouraging Ye Jingyu to fight him?
Because of Ye Jingchen's words, Ye Jingyu forgot his fear and stared at Ye Jingchen with wide eyes.
As for the other children in the Wenhua Hall, they all looked surprised. Yun Shu had the most expressive face, her mouth agape in astonishment.
Xie Chang'an burst out laughing.
Ye Jingshu, ever the troublemaker, clapped her hands and urged, "Fourth brother, your elder brother is right. Look at you, you're much stronger than that skinny chick Ye Jinghe. What are you afraid of him for? Beat him up!"
“Royal sister, a gentle, considerate, and understanding older sister would not incite her younger brothers to fight!” Ye Jingchen looked at Ye Jingshu.
"You said that first, and that's exactly what you meant!" Ye Jingshu muttered indignantly.
"I certainly didn't mean to incite them to fight. I just wanted to tell Jingyu that he doesn't need to be afraid of Jinghe," Ye Jingchen emphasized.
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingyu looked at Ye Jinghe. Indeed, Ye Jinghe was much thinner and shorter than him, and definitely less strong. He had no reason to be afraid of him at all!
"Brother, I'm not afraid of Jinghe anymore, please put me down." Ye Jingyu pushed Ye Jingchen's hand.
Having had a little fun, Ye Jingchen put Ye Jingyu down as instructed.
Ye Jingyu faced Ye Jinghe directly, coughed, cleared his throat, and said in a childish voice, "Jinghe, little brother, I'm not afraid of you anymore, so I forgive you." As he spoke, he reached out to pat Ye Jinghe's shoulder.
But Ye Jinghe took a step back and dodged it.
He is unhappy right now, very unhappy.
How could my brother do this?!
He stood there with a sullen face, completely ignoring Ye Jingyu.
Ye Jingyu looked at Ye Jingchen.
"Alright, the misunderstanding is cleared up, you two are still good brothers who love each other!" Ye Jingchen took the opportunity to pat Ye Jingyu's head and walked towards Ye Jinghe.
He picked Ye Jinghe up in one swift motion. Ye Jinghe struggled slightly, but not really. He just made a token effort before wrapping his arms tightly around his brother's neck.
"Gently, gently, you're going to strangle me!" Ye Jingchen shouted dramatically.
Ye Jinghe was so frightened that he quickly loosened his grip.
"Little Jinghe, your brother knows that if we really fight, Jingyu has absolutely no chance of beating you, so don't deliberately pick a fight with Jingyu." Ye Jingchen kissed Ye Jinghe's gloomy little face and warned him.
Although Ye Jinghe is shorter and thinner than Ye Jingyu, Ye Jingyu grew up in a pampered environment for the first four years, carefully protected by the Consort Xian, while Ye Jinghe suffered greatly and had a wealth of experience in going crazy. If the two children were to really fight, Ye Jingyu would probably only be able to be pinned to the ground and rubbed against the ground by Ye Jinghe.
Ye Jinghe was indeed very angry, but when Ye Jingchen picked him up, his anger subsided by most of it, and when Ye Jingchen kissed him, his anger completely disappeared.
After hearing Ye Jingchen's affirmation of his fighting ability, he was overjoyed and glanced at Ye Jingyu with disdain.
It's his older brother who understands him best. Ye Jingyu is all show and no substance; he could take on two people by himself!
Ye Jingyu felt slighted. He raised his arm and said seriously, "Your Majesty, you are wrong. There is no way that my younger brother Jinghe can beat me."
"Wenhua Hall is where we have cultural lessons, so fighting is not allowed."
“If you really want to fight, you can have a little competition during archery class, but only until you’re both close. After all, you’re brothers, not enemies,” Ye Jingchen said with a smile, without refuting him.
Kids sometimes get along better by fighting.
Ye Jinghe's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he smiled at Ye Jingyu for the first time. "If Fourth Brother is not convinced, then let's have a fight during our archery and horsemanship class?"
"Fine, then. But if you cry afterwards, don't tell your brother that I bullied you!" Ye Jingyu was eager to prove to everyone that he was better than Ye Jinghe, and had long forgotten the teachings of the Consort Xian.
"I won't cry! But you, don't go complaining to your mother if you lose!" Ye Jinghe deliberately provoked him.
"Anyone who goes is a dog!" Ye Jingyu was completely unaware of Ye Jinghe's sinister intentions and had no intention of showing weakness.
If Consort Xian knew that the child she had carefully taught had already learned to fight after only one hour in Wenhua Palace, I wonder what she would think.
Unfortunately, there were no people from Yongchun Palace in Wenhua Hall at the moment, and Ye Jingyu probably wouldn't tell her about it, so she probably wouldn't know for the time being.
"Your Highness, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Seeing the situation develop like this all of a sudden, Wu Zemin asked with some concern.
Although he had never witnessed the Fifth Prince go mad, his intuition told him that if the two children really fought, the Fourth Prince might suffer the consequences.
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