"Xiao Jinghe, when did you catch up with us?" Ye Jingchen asked curiously, having regained his strength to speak.
Ever since Xie Chang'an dragged him along, he hadn't opened his eyes. He was focused on coordinating his body and adjusting his breathing. Later, he became more and more tired, and his breathing became heavier and heavier. He could only hear his own breathing and didn't even know when Ye Jinghe caught up with him.
But no matter when he caught up, Xie Chang'an runs so fast, it must have been very tiring for him to keep up.
"I saw my brother being dragged past me by Xie Chang'an, so I followed. Brother, Xie Chang'an is committing treason! Quickly call the Eastern Palace Guards to arrest him!" Ye Jinghe said indignantly.
My brother must have been held hostage by Xie Chang'an. He called out to my brother several times, but my brother didn't answer him!
My brother's eyes are still closed.
Ye Jinghe was very worried and relentlessly chased after them.
He would have fallen behind if the bell hadn't rung just in time!
"It's alright, Young Master Xie didn't bully me, he was just taking me for a run." Ye Jingchen patted Ye Jinghe's head affectionately.
"Thank you very much, young master!" Ye Jingchen said to Xie Chang'an with a smile.
"You're welcome." Xie Chang'an forced a smile.
Ye Jinghe's eyes darkened. So what if he can run fast? He'll run fast too, and he can carry his brother. He won't let his brother get so tired!
If Xie Chang'an knew what Ye Jinghe was thinking, he would definitely mock him, saying, "What good is running if it's not tiring?"
Unfortunately, he didn't know what Ye Jinghe was thinking. He just felt very frustrated, even more so than before when he was dragging Ye Jingchen away.
He wanted to mess with Ye Jingchen, not to make Ye Jingchen thank him!
After morning exercise, it was time for breakfast. Everyone gradually came out of the park, and each of them had varying degrees of fatigue on their faces.
Ye Jingchen led them through the warm-up exercises again and told them that they must do warm-up exercises after exercising.
"Did Your Highness and Young Master Xie persevere to the very end?" Wu Zemin asked curiously during the meal.
He rarely speaks unless he is extremely curious.
His question caused everyone except Ye Jinghe to look at Ye Jingchen and Xie Chang'an.
Because when Xie Chang'an dragged Ye Jingchen away, they passed by everyone.
Of course, in their view, it wasn't Xie Chang'an forcibly dragging Ye Jingchen along, but rather the two of them holding hands and running together.
Ye Jinghe mistook a piece of pastry for Xie Chang'an and took a big, aggressive bite, not even letting go of the crumbs.
"Thanks to Young Master Xie, I wouldn't have been able to persevere if he hadn't held me back. Young Master Xie is the most amazing one," Ye Jingchen praised.
"Xie Chang'an, you're amazing!" Yun Shu's eyes lit up as she looked at Xie Chang'an with admiration.
"Like father, like son. Young Master Xie truly lives up to his reputation as a descendant of the Duke of Zhenguo!" Wu Zemin said with admiration.
“His Highness the Fifth Prince is also very capable,” Gu Beichen said.
Gu Beichen sincerely admired the youngest and weakest among those who couldn't persevere to the end, yet he managed to endure the longest.
"The Fifth Prince is indeed very capable!" Yun Shu deeply agreed.
"Hmph!" Ye Jingshu snorted disdainfully. No matter how strong they were, they still couldn't last until the end!
It's a pity she didn't witness Ye Jinghe being abandoned by his younger brother; Ye Jinghe's expression must have been terrible at the time!
Ye Jingyu remained silent, but he silently resolved in his heart that he would persevere even longer tomorrow than he did today.
And one day, he will surpass Ye Jinghe!
The emperor was soon informed that Ye Jingchen had led a group of children to run during morning reading class.
Previously, Ye Jingchen had been assassinated outside the palace. After returning to the palace, he began to run every morning and evening, a fact that the emperor had known for some time.
The emperor was once a crown prince, and before ascending the throne, he faced many dangers. Even now that he is emperor, assassination attempts have never ceased.
Moreover, he has to handle a lot of government affairs every day and review a mountain of memorials. Without a healthy body, he simply cannot support it. Of course, he would be happy to see Ye Jingchen exercise.
"Imperial Physician Zhang is getting old and his energy is limited. Let's send a younger imperial physician to the Eastern Palace to assist him," the emperor said to Zhang Shunde.
That way, even if something happens to the children during their morning run, there will be imperial physicians on standby.
Today, in the imperial court, as the censors continued to impeach the Minister of Personnel and Consort De, the emperor finally stopped sitting on the high platform watching the show.
"Then let's hand over the power to manage the palace's food and drink to the Noble Consort. Her title is already above that of the Virtuous Consort, so it's only right that she takes charge of the palace's food and drink," the Emperor said casually.
Upon hearing this, there was no dissent in the imperial court.
Most of the ministers who could stand in the Golden Palace for the morning court knew that the Imperial Concubine was a daughter of the Ji family, but they just wouldn't bring it up openly.
The powerful clans have a long history of influence, and the Wang and Jiang families wield considerable power in the court. This is a necessary means to ensure their continued prosperity.
But the Ji family doesn't need such methods.
They did not place any people in the court, but no faction dared to provoke them.
Everyone wanted the power to manage the palace's food supplies, but since the emperor had given it to the Imperial Concubine, no one dared to object.
In Yongchun Palace, Consort De was so angry that she smashed many more ornaments in the inner hall.
However, she was forced to hand over the Phoenix Seal that she had been in charge of.
She used to think she was the closest to that position, but now that position seems to be getting further and further away from her.
"Jingming, you must make good use of your status as a prince while you are at the Imperial Academy. Make more connections with the nobles and ministers of the court, as well as the descendants of the imperial family, to pave the way for your future." Consort De gripped Ye Jingming's shoulders tightly, gritting her teeth.
"The Imperial College is a place for studying," Ye Jingming said calmly.
"You should study, but you are a prince and don't need to take the imperial examinations. Building connections is your main purpose for entering the Imperial Academy!"
But right now, all he wants to do is study hard!
Ye Jingming thought this to himself, but his face remained calm and expressionless.
"However—" Consort De spoke again, "Although studying is not the most important thing, it cannot be neglected. Now the Imperial Academy only has you and Prince Ye Jingyu left. You must not lose to him, not in any aspect!"
Ye Jingming remained silent.
Although he was still young, and although he knew that there was no brotherly affection in the royal family, his mother had taught him these things since he was a child, and instigated him to compete and fight with his father's other sons, which was really meaningless.
He will strive to get what he wants through his own abilities!
"Did you remember what I told you?!" Consort De pressed on relentlessly when she received no response.
"I'm going to study," Ye Jingming said, and left the place that made him feel depressed.
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