"You're wrong," Ye Jingchen said seriously.
"What's wrong with that? Aren't you always trying to cover things up?" Xie Chang'an retorted.
"I was trying to cover it up, but the first sentence is wrong."
The previous sentence?
Xie Chang'an recalled what he had said earlier, a somewhat sarcastic expression appearing on his face. "Did I say anything wrong? Aren't you the most biased towards Little Crazy and Yun Shu?"
"I favor Jinghe because his father and mother don't love him, and he only has me as his older brother, so of course I have to treat him better; I like to tease Yunshu simply because he has a very interesting personality! But whether it's Jinghe or Yunshu, I just treat them as children, there's not much difference between them. The one I favor the most is clearly you, Chang'an!" Ye Jingchen said, looking at Xie Chang'an with particularly sincere eyes.
After meeting his uncle, he discovered that the only thing he inherited from the emperor in terms of appearance was his pair of big, dark eyes.
Big eyes are good, big eyes are wonderful, big eyes look at dogs with deep affection!
Every time Ye Jingchen practices his gaze in front of the mirror, he is most satisfied with these big eyes!
"Little liar!" After staring at each other for a while, Xie Chang'an looked away uncomfortably.
He once again warned himself that Ye Jingchen was a little fox, and all his sweet words were just to coax him into doing things for him, not because he was sincere!
However, after hearing such sweet words for four years, even someone as hard-hearted as Xie Chang'an was starting to feel the pinch.
Fortunately, Ye Jingchen is only twelve years old, still a child, and a boy at that. So no matter how sweet Ye Jingchen's words are, he can calm down as long as he sees Ye Jingchen's appearance.
“Everyone else is just a child in my eyes, but you are the only one I treat as an equal. All my secrets are only known to you, and all my thoughts are only shared with you. Isn’t that being biased?” Ye Jingchen reasoned with him.
Xie Chang'an almost believed his nonsense.
Calculate!
How can it not count?
"Is this favoritism—making me work like a slave?" he asked casually.
"What nonsense about 'oxen and horses'! This is clearly called 'the capable should do more work'! Besides, you're not working like an ox or a horse for me, you're working like an ox or a horse for the people of Dayuan. The people will be grateful to you! The Old Madam, the Duke of Zhenguo, and Uncle Xie will all be proud of you!" Ye Jingchen said passionately.
Xie Chang'an: ......
It's no wonder the emperor was completely fooled by him; with such eloquent words, who wouldn't be confused?
In both his lives combined, he had never met anyone more skilled at using sweet words to deceive others than Ye Jingchen!
Even though he was an emperor for so many years in his previous life, and countless noble ladies had expressed their love for him, their reserved words were nothing compared to the little fox's sweet talk!
"I have to go back to the palace. Keep an eye on Lin Yuan Bookstore, Tian Gong Pavilion, Ci You Tang, and Zhi Zhi and the others for me. Don't let any powerful families take advantage of the situation, and don't let Zhi Zhi and the others be bullied!" Ye Jingchen instructed before parting.
Xie Chang'an's lips twitched as he listened. Was he really that free?
He has to keep an eye on everything? What does Ye Jingchen take him for?!
It's all Father's fault!
Seeing Ye Jingchen agreeing to this and that, does he think the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has an unlimited number of people it can use in private?
He was still a child, growing taller, but he had to train, study, watch over this, and plan that. He slept for less than four hours a day!
My father, on the other hand, does nothing all day. He goes here to have fun and there to enjoy himself. In the end, I have to pretend to sigh in front of him that he's "wasted away"!
At times like this, he felt an urge to kill his father!
If he can't grow as tall as Ye Jingchen in the future, he'll fight his father to the death!
Filled with rage, Xie Chang'an hadn't gone far when he ran into his idle father.
This time he went even further, actually drinking in a brothel, leaning against the railing looking quite dashing.
As dusk fell and the brothel began to light its lamps, just as it was opening for business, his good father had already started drinking the wine and flowers!
Xie Chang'an's forehead veins bulged, and he turned around, wanting to rush into the brothel and drag him out, but was stopped by the pimp at the door.
"Where did this little brat come from? He's not even fully grown yet, and he wants to go shopping like an adult?"
"Little brother, do you even know what kind of place this is before you barge in?" the woman soliciting customers at the entrance teased.
Xie Chang'an was more concerned about his reputation than Xie Shaoling, and couldn't bring himself to make a scene at the entrance of a brothel.
He retreated back to the railing where his father was leaning, and was just about to make a few gestures to his father when he saw his mother appear beside his father.
Xie Chang'an's eyes widened suddenly.
Taking your wife to brothels and drinking with courtesans, Father, you're something else!
If it was just his father visiting the brothel, he could simply go back to the mansion and exaggerate the story to his grandmother and the old matriarch!
But he couldn't very well complain when his father took his mother to a brothel.
Grandmother always felt that Mother was not dignified and composed enough. If she found out about this, Father would be punished, and Mother would also be scolded by her.
The fact that my father tricked my mother into going to the brothel must have been something my father did to her; she shouldn't have been implicated!
Xie Chang'an left feeling resentful.
"Jingjing, look at Xiao Chang'an's expression. Doesn't he look like he's swallowed a fly and is in great pain?" On the brothel, Xie Shaoling, who had clearly seen all of Xie Chang'an's reactions and changes in expression from his appearance to his departure, invited Xu Jingjing to watch with him with great interest.
"Wasn't he playing with His Highness the Crown Prince today? Did the two children have a fight?" Xu Jingjing wondered, looking at Xie Chang'an's lonely figure.
"His Highness the Crown Prince has such a good personality, even if there is a conflict, it will definitely be the young lady from Chang'an putting on airs," Xie Shaoling said confidently.
"Chang'an is shy, so don't always call him 'little girl,' or he'll get upset!" Xu Jingjing rolled her eyes at Xie Shaoling, then said with some regret, "It's a pity we had a boy. If Chang'an were really a girl, he and His Highness the Crown Prince would be the same age, have a good relationship, and His Highness the Crown Prince would always tolerate his little temper. He would definitely be a perfect match for him!"
To everyone's surprise, Xie Shaoling, who had always praised His Highness the Crown Prince, disagreed. "That won't do! There are too many troubles in the royal family. If I had a daughter, I would never let her marry into the royal family! A son is better, just like the late Emperor and Father, a pair of sworn brothers who trust and support each other!"
Xu Jingjing picked up the two jugs of wine on the table. "Let's go. We've already bought the wine. It doesn't matter where we drink it. We should go back and see what grievances our little Chang'an has suffered today."
Neither of them were the type to procrastinate, so when Xie Chang'an strode home, his parents were already waiting for him.
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