Inside Yongchun Palace.
"Jingyu, what did you learn in Wenhua Hall today?" After dismissing all the palace servants, Consort Xian asked Ye Jingyu in a gentle voice.
Although Ye Jinghe can recite the Three Character Classic, being able to recite it does not mean that he knows all the characters in the Three Character Classic, much less that he can write all the characters. Therefore, Ye Jinghe's current academic progress is still focused on the Three Character Classic.
Ye Jingyu's learning progress is still the Three Character Classic, but what the teacher is teaching today is something that Consort Xian taught him long ago.
He obediently told Consort Xian about all the characters he had learned, written, and memorized that day.
"Is anyone bullying you in the Wenhua Hall?" Consort Xian asked again.
Speaking of bullying—
Ye Jingyu thought of Ye Jinghe.
But Ye Jinghe is clearly younger than him, and so short and thin. If he tells his mother that he was bullied by Ye Jinghe, will his mother be angry?
He then thought about the sparring match tomorrow afternoon.
Even if he was bullied by Ye Jinghe today, he could take revenge on himself tomorrow, so there was no need to tell his mother and make her worry for no reason.
Thinking this, Ye Jingyu silently shook his head.
Ye Jingyu's pause worried Consort Xian, but the child always listened to her, and if he was really bullied, he would definitely tell her.
"How does the Crown Prince treat you?" Consort Xian continued to ask.
Ye Jingyu answered this question very concisely.
"My brother treats me very well."
She not only hugged him, but also patted his head!
However, the Emperor also hugged Ye Jinghe and kissed him today, but he didn't kiss Ye Jinghe.
Although he didn't really care, but—
Ye Jinghe, who had been wearing a sour face, actually smiled after being kissed by his elder brother. Ye Jingyu was still a little bit bothered by this.
I really want to know what it feels like to be kissed by my elder brother.
No one has ever kissed him since he was a child!
"The teachers who teach you in Wenhua Hall are all very talented. Jingyu, you must study hard, understand?" Consort Xian instructed.
Ye Jingyu nodded.
Of course he will study hard.
Ye Jinghe studies so diligently, what if he doesn't study hard and is surpassed by Ye Jinghe?
His mother always taught him that he could not be inferior to anyone else!
"If anyone bullies you, you must tell your mother immediately, understand?" Consort Xian continued to instruct.
Ye Jingyu nodded obediently.
He didn't want to tell his mother that he was almost scared to tears by Ye Jinghe's gaze!
If he defeats Ye Jinghe tomorrow, then he won't have been bullied by Ye Jinghe today!
Ye Jingyu is full of fighting spirit.
After putting Ye Jinghe to sleep, Ye Jingchen finished his night run, but he still couldn't sleep because Ye Jinghe's question to him today made him feel a sense of urgency.
So he ground the ink himself, intending to practice calligraphy for a while before going to sleep.
In his spare time, he also called out to Chenxi.
Being in the Eastern Palace, he couldn't yet build his own team, and all his information sources depended on Chenxi.
He must cherish himself from now on, never do anything reckless, and strive to ensure that Chenxi has a peaceful end.
"Today, the Ji family brought their mistress to our door." Chenxi dropped a bombshell right from the start.
"Wouldn't the Prefect's wife be driven mad with anger?" Ye Jingchen asked as he wrote.
His hand holding the pen is very steady, and his strokes are also very steady. He can't write with momentum and rhythm now, but he can only ensure that every stroke he writes is very steady.
"They caused a huge scene and smashed half of the mansion," Chenxi said.
"It's such a pity we can't go and see the excitement in person," Ye Jingchen sighed.
There are some things he doesn't watch, but there are some things he really wants to watch.
"Then how will the Prefect choose?" Ye Jingchen continued to ask.
"His face was scratched all over."
"Pfft—" Ye Jingchen couldn't help but laugh out loud. His hand trembled, and the last stroke of the character he wrote left a long mark on the paper.
Ye Jingchen quickly crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the wastepaper basket, then laid out a new one.
"I'm asking about the prefect's choice," Ye Jingchen emphasized.
“The boy from the concubine’s family is twelve years old this year and has already become a student of the Imperial Academy,” Chenxi said.
"One is a spoiled brat who only knows how to cause trouble, and the other is a promising concubine. How will the Prefect choose?" Ye Jingchen asked with great interest.
Before Chenxi could answer, he continued, "If he were twenty years younger, perhaps he would choose the former, but now, he would definitely choose the latter."
"Are there many people going to the government office today to sue spoiled brats?" Ye Jingchen asked.
“Many,” Chenxi replied.
Ye Jingchen found it somewhat ironic.
The emperor's edict was less effective than the clans' underhanded methods. It's a pity that the emperor not only failed to learn from this, but also tried to profit from the clans. Wasn't he worried about getting himself into trouble?
"What about the case in Yizhou?" Ye Jingchen changed the subject.
According to the laws of Dayuan, if Xie Chang'an hadn't taken the initiative to use public opinion to make this matter public, the Jingzhao Prefecture could have sent the people of Yizhou back to Yizhou on the grounds that they were not from the capital and handed them over to the local prefecture for investigation and handling.
But now that this matter has reached the ears of the emperor, if the emperor does not intervene, it will cause public resentment.
"The Emperor has ordered a thorough investigation, and officials from the Ministry of Revenue have already set off for Yizhou to investigate."
"Last night, the inn where the people of Yizhou were staying suddenly caught fire in the middle of the night, and the entire inn was reduced to ashes. Everyone thought that the people had been burned to death, but this morning they all reappeared at the gate of the government office."
"The inn they stayed at was owned by the Jiang family."
"This... Xie Chang'an is really something, he really dares to do things like this," Ye Jingchen exclaimed.
But this also proves that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has considerable power behind the scenes.
After all, the two hundred soldiers on the surface couldn't accomplish so much, and they would easily give others a handle to use against them, so Xie Chang'an probably didn't use those people.
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion
It's no wonder the emperor was suspicious; his fear of them even surpassed that of the powerful clans!
Self-preservation is a basic human instinct, and given the current status of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion in Dayuan, it is only natural that they would take precautions in private.
Loyalty and blind loyalty are two different things.
After all, people instinctively want to protect themselves.
He cannot allow others to be completely defenseless simply because he is overly suspicious.
If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them.
Once you've made a choice, you must stick with it to the end.
Once you've made a belief, you must remain faithful to it.
He cannot make the same mistake as the emperor.
He is not an ancient person who is blinded by a leaf; he comes from the modern era and has been influenced by the core socialist values. He believes that all human lives are equally precious, without distinction of rank or status. Anyone can be an emperor, but the country should not be engulfed in war because of a power struggle.
At the very least, he couldn't just stand by and watch something like this happen.
In his previous life, although he was born in a peaceful and prosperous era, it was all because of the protection of a powerful country.
Those countries that are not powerful enough have their people constantly under the shadow of the great powers' gunfire, and human life is as cheap as foam.
He absolutely cannot allow innocent people to be sacrificed for his suspicions and ambitions!
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