The old doctor understood.
"The Fifth Prince probably has cavities. Children his age are prone to cavities if they eat too many sweets," he said to Ye Jingchen without insisting on seeing.
His words made Ye Jinghe's gesture of covering his mouth give the impression of "protesting too much."
"You haven't even looked yet, how do you know I have cavities?" Ye Jinghe asked, somewhat embarrassed and angry.
Ye Jingchen rubbed his forehead.
If Ye Jinghe really does have cavities, then he bears a large part of the responsibility.
He was so focused on spoiling his child that he completely forgot about the importance of moderation.
As the saying goes, a toothache isn't a disease, but it can be excruciating!
In this era, since we can neither perform root canal treatments nor extract teeth, how can we treat cavities?
"Jinghe, let go of my hand and let Physician Zhang take a look at your teeth," Ye Jingchen said to Ye Jinghe.
"Brother, I don't want to see." Ye Jinghe covered his mouth tightly.
"Your teeth are infested with worms. If you don't kill them in time, they will eat away at your teeth. How will you eat when you have no teeth left?" Ye Jingchen said with a worried expression, talking nonsense in a serious tone.
Ye Jinghe's expression gradually turned to terror.
He couldn't imagine what it would be like to be unable to eat without teeth; that would be worse than death!
He dared not cover his mouth anymore, but he also didn't want others to see his particularly ugly teeth, so he gestured for the old doctor to follow him away from the crowd before finally opening his mouth.
A moment later, Ye Jinghe returned with a sour face, and the old imperial physician reported back to Ye Jingchen.
"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince's tooth decay has become quite severe. To treat it, both internal and external treatments must be administered simultaneously," Physician Zhang said respectfully.
"Can it really be cured just by taking it or applying it topically?" Ye Jingchen asked in surprise.
In modern times, if a tooth is even slightly damaged, the doctor's recommendation is to extract it.
"It's just tooth decay, nothing serious. While I can't say it will cure you immediately, I can guarantee that the Fifth Prince will be free from pain soon. There's only one thing: the Fifth Prince must not crave sweets in the future, and he must rinse his mouth immediately after eating sweets," the old physician said.
"Since it can be cured, why can't I eat sweets?" Ye Jinghe asked, dissatisfied.
Of all the flavors—sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy—his favorite is sweet!
"Eat sweets and then let bugs eat your teeth?" Ye Jingchen asked with a smile.
"If you don't mind the bugs eating your teeth, then of course I won't stop you. After all, the bugs are eating your teeth, not mine. It's Xiao Jinghe who's in pain and can't eat, not me."
Ye Jinghe: ...
He instinctively covered his mouth again.
Xie Chang'an looked at Ye Jingchen and Ye Jinghe with a complicated expression.
He remembered that Ye Jinghe, after growing up in his previous life, also had a sweet tooth. He once said that he only realized what 'sweet' tasted like after he grew up.
When he first tasted 'sweetness', he was shocked and couldn't believe that such a wonderful taste existed in the world. From then on, he was unable to resist any sweets.
However, in this second life, his fate was changed by Ye Jingchen. At the age of four, he developed cavities from eating too many sweets.
What hasn't changed is his continued sweet tooth.
But in this life, under Ye Jingchen's care, he will have a complete childhood.
He has all the delicious food and fun things that others have, and he might even have things that others don't.
In this second life, he envied no one except Ye Jinghe.
Because Ye Jingchen seemed to have come specifically for Ye Jinghe.
At that moment, the thought that had flashed through his mind before resurfaced in his mind.
If that little madman from his past life were to be reborn, I wonder if he would feel gratified or driven mad with jealousy when he sees a completely different, happy version of himself?
"Xiao Jinghe, you didn't eat all that food in one night, did you?" Ye Jingchen pulled Ye Jinghe aside and asked quietly.
Ye Jinghe first secretly glanced at his brother's face, which seemed calm, before he hesitantly nodded.
"From today onwards, for a month, there will be no desserts in our meals. Even if I leave the palace, I won't bring you any desserts." Ye Jingchen said these cruel words to Ye Jinghe with a calm expression.
Ye Jinghe: !
He stared wide-eyed at his brother in disbelief, his little face instantly falling down.
"Brother, I promise I won't sneak food under the covers at night anymore. The old doctor just said I shouldn't crave sweets, not that I can't eat sweets at all. I'll only eat a little bit every day, and nothing will happen!" He tugged at Ye Jingchen's sleeve and pleaded.
Ye Jingchen put on a stern face, "One month is not enough! If you get more cavities later, you'll have to avoid sweets for two months."
Ye Jinghe suddenly felt a little envious of Ye Jingyan. If he could cry as much as Ye Jingyan, he would definitely burst into tears right now!
He's so pitiful!
During the morning break, everyone gathered together as usual to eat pastries and drink tea. But when Ye Jinghe thought he was quietly reaching for a piece of his favorite peach blossom pastry, Ye Jingchen grabbed it.
Ye Jingchen picked out a savory pastry and placed it in Ye Jinghe's hand, saying, "You eat this."
Ye Jinghe held the pastry, not wanting to eat it at all.
But under his brother's stern gaze, he could only reluctantly take small bites, unable to taste anything.
Just then, Fangfei brought in a bowl of medicine that smelled strange. "Fifth Prince, your medicine is ready."
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