The emperor and Ji Wushuang both stared at Ye Jingchen in astonishment.
Ye Jingyu also expressed his shock.
"Father, please keep the Imperial Concubine company for a while. I want to have a private chat with my third brother." Ye Jingchen pulled Ye Jingyu along and stepped into the gate of Weiyang Palace first.
"Fangfei, Fangcao, keep up!"
"Suzhi, follow them, but don't let them go to dangerous places," Ji Wushuang said hurriedly.
The emperor originally wanted to retaliate against Ji Wushuang for her neglect of the crown prince, but Ye Jingchen's actions shocked him so much that he forgot to be angry.
Seeing that Ye Jingchen had already led Ye Jingyu away, the emperor withdrew his hand, put it behind his back, coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice, "Then let's go to your palace and sit for a while."
Ji Wushuang snapped out of her daze and quickly invited the emperor inside.
Inside the imperial bedchamber, the emperor and the imperial concubine sat awkwardly facing each other, drinking tea. Outside the bedchamber, Ye Jingchen pulled Ye Jingyu to an octagonal pavilion with a wide view and instructed the palace servants from the East Palace and Weiyang Palace to keep watch at a distance.
The advantage of having a wide field of vision is that you can see what's happening in the pavilion even if you stand a little further away. Moreover, there is no danger around the pavilion, so although the people of Weiyang Palace were unwilling, they still stood a little further away.
After all, the Crown Prince came with the Emperor today, and the Emperor is still in Weiyang Palace. If they don't listen to the Crown Prince, and he complains to the Emperor, even the Imperial Concubine can't protect them.
Even if they couldn't hear what the Crown Prince and the Third Prince were saying, they kept their eyes glued to the pavilion. If His Highness the Crown Prince tried to bully their young master, they would rush to protect him immediately.
Inside the pavilion, Ye Jingchen reluctantly let go of the child's doughy little hand, secretly resolving that once he got to know Lao San better, he would definitely pinch his little chubby paws, and it would be even better if he could pinch his cheeks!
Ye Jingchen, who has now become an uncle in the modern world, said that the little baby is so cute, with soft and tender skin that is easy to pinch and play with!
Children have the sharpest intuition, and Ye Jingyu keenly sensed that although his adopted brother's gaze was no longer as repulsive as before, it was still very dangerous.
He subconsciously moved a little further away from the other person.
"Ahem—Third brother, I think you and your mother have some misunderstandings about me. You are my own brother, how could I possibly harm you?" Ye Jingchen coughed lightly and softened his voice.
It's just that his current body is also a child. If it were the real him, his expression combined with his tone would really make him look like a creepy old man trying to kidnap a child.
"You were trying to push me into the water that day!" Ye Jingyu bluntly exposed him.
The childish voice made Ye Jingchen's heart flutter.
Perhaps because he raised children from a young age and has recently returned to his old profession, Ye Jingchen finds it difficult to resist the allure of children.
"I really just wanted to scare you from behind. Look how dangerous the waterside is. How could you stand there alone? What if you fell in?" Ye Jingchen tried his best to appear sincere.
Ye Jingyu smiled dismissively, "So the Crown Prince personally demonstrated it?"
I was looked down upon by a six-year-old toddler...
"I swear, I really didn't mean to hurt you. If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning!" Ye Jingchen raised his right hand and said solemnly.
Anyway, it wasn't him who wanted to harm the baby, it was the original owner of this body.
In this era, people are still very superstitious. Of course, Ye Jingyu was just a little kid and didn't understand these things. However, his intuition told him that what the Crown Prince said was true.
Could it be that he really misunderstood the Crown Prince?
But when he heard the noise and turned around that day, the prince was still pushing him and his expression was terrifying.
Ye Jingyu's little brain was momentarily confused.
"You need evidence to convict me. The fact is you didn't fall into the water, but I did. If I really wanted to harm you, there would have been my men by the water that day. How could you have escaped unscathed?" Ye Jingchen retorted confidently.
Ye Jingyu was stumped by the question.
He began to doubt himself again. Had he really misunderstood the Crown Prince?
"You and your mother misunderstood me. Your mother even went to the Emperor to accuse me, but I didn't hold any of that against you. When the Emperor punished your mother, I even pleaded for her. Today, I even brought the Emperor to see you and gave you a big gift. Your mother wanted to shut me out, but I didn't argue with her. See how magnanimous I am, while you and your mother are so petty!" Ye Jingchen placed himself on the moral high ground, condescendingly and self-righteously condemning Ye Jingyu.
Even the smartest six-year-old child has limited brain capacity, and Ye Jingyu was successfully confused by Ye Jingchen's words.
His mother kept calling the Crown Prince "little rascal," and he also thought the Crown Prince was bad. Could it be that they were actually the bad guys?
Ye Jingyu frowned, falling into the biggest self-doubt of his life.
"Although you are bad, and your mother is bad too, but—" Ye Jingchen pressed his advantage, saying magnanimously, "Considering you are my own brother and so cute, I will not hold it against you this time!"
After saying that, she couldn't resist reaching out her devilish hand and gently pinching Ye Jingyu's soft, round face.
It feels just as good as I imagined.
"What are you doing?!" Ye Jingyu shouted, covering his face and taking several steps back warily.
"Your Highness, are you alright!" The palace servants of Weiyang Palace, led by Suzhi, who were guarding outside the pavilion, rushed into the pavilion when they saw that their young master seemed to be bullied. The people from the East Palace, worried that the Crown Prince would be bullied, also rushed in.
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