Compared to Ye Jinghe's calmness, Ye Jingchen was much more surprised.
The book does mention that Ye Jinghe was born to a palace maid. His birth mother was not favored, and even though she gave birth to a prince, she was only granted the title of a low-ranking concubine.
However, the book does not mention that Ye Jinghe's biological mother was named Fangzhi.
Fangzhi's name itself is nothing special, but all the first-class palace maids around Ye Jingchen have the character "Fang" in their names, and several of them were carefully selected for him by the late empress.
He remembered that Ye Jingshu's personal maid also had the character "Fang" in her name, and he had reasonable grounds to suspect that the first-class maids around Ye Jingshu also had the character "Fang" in their names.
In this way, the name 'Fangzhi' becomes quite intriguing.
Ye Jingshu's anger and disgust were now reasonably explained.
Imagine if Fangzhi were a palace maid serving Ye Jingshu, or even someone left to Ye Jingshu by the late empress, yet she slept with the emperor and gave birth to a prince. Given Ye Jingshu and Ye Jingchen's personalities, it would be considered merciful of them not to kill Fangzhi and her child.
Ye Jingchen calmly observed the woman pinned to the ground. She was dressed in the same palace attire as Fangfei and the others, except for the hairstyle on her head. However, the fabric of her clothes was old, and she was not wearing any headdress or jewelry. She looked much more shabby than Fangfei and the others.
At this moment, her hair was disheveled, her face was swollen, and there were several obvious handprints on her face. Her complexion was dull and lackluster. However, even so, it could be seen that her features were more delicate than Fangfei's and the others, and her figure was more slender. She was a rare beauty.
No wonder she was unwilling to remain a palace maid and tried every means to get into the emperor's bed.
Often, people develop ambition simply because they have a certain amount of capital.
However, it seems that she made an extremely bad move.
Although she became the emperor's woman, escaped her status as a palace maid, and even gave birth to a prince, she only received a very low rank, was unable to raise her own child, and had no favor from the emperor. So, despite being a palace concubine, she lived a life worse than even a third-class palace maid by Ye Jingchen's side.
"I had just arrived at the East Palace when I saw this lowly maid lurking around outside. She doesn't dare to mess with Changchun Palace, but does she think she can just walk into the East Palace?!" Ye Jingshu said angrily, not forgetting to kick Fangzhi.
She must have used a lot of force, Fangzhi cried out in pain.
Ye Jingchen subconsciously looked at Ye Jinghe, only to see that he had already looked away and continued to stare blankly at the porridge on the ground.
Ye Jingchen felt a little relieved.
Ye Jinghe was brought to Changchun Palace from birth and has never met his birth mother. He probably wouldn't recognize her, so it's normal that he didn't react.
"Even if she was a palace maid before, she is now still one of Father Emperor's concubines. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for my elder sister to treat her like this?" Ye Jingchen said with a frown.
Although Ye Jinghe doesn't know that Fangzhi is his biological mother now, he will find out when he grows up. When he recalls this scene, I wonder if he will feel sad or embarrassed.
"What kind of concubine is she? If it weren't for her good fortune in giving birth to Ye Jinghe, she would have been executed by order of the Emperor long ago! She has survived until now only because of her son! But if she wants her son back, she can forget about it! I will never let her have her way!" Ye Jingshu said, kicking Fangzhi a few more times, making her scream in pain.
"Someone! Get her out of here!" Ye Jingchen said, pointing at Fangzhi on the ground.
"No! I'm still angry!" Ye Jingshu shouted.
But this was the Eastern Palace after all. Since His Highness the Crown Prince had spoken, the Eastern Palace guards didn't care about Ye Jingshu's wishes. They snatched Fangfei from her maid's hands. Because Ye Jingchen had said 'please,' their actions were relatively polite, but they forcefully 'helped' her out.
"Jinghe, I am your mother! Look at your mother, isn't she good?" Fangzhi was still looking at Ye Jinghe with resentment in her eyes and a shrill voice as she waved Erkang's hand even after she was forcibly helped out.
Unfortunately, from beginning to end, Ye Jinghe only looked at the porridge on the ground and never turned around to look at her again.
Upon seeing this, Ye Jingshu finally revealed a joyful smile.
"Serves him right, serves him right!" she said gloatingly.
Ye Jingchen finally had a chance to look at Ye Jingshu. She was a head taller than him, wearing a bright red, wide-sleeved, gold-embroidered phoenix dress and adorned with a head full of pearls and jade. The pearls and jade jingled as she moved.
She was beautiful and, despite her young age, exuded an air of nobility. Even when she was angry, it was hard to dislike her.
However, the things she did after she grew up were not so likable. If the Great Yuan Dynasty were to fall, she would definitely bear some responsibility.
Fortunately, she is still quite young. Even if she is a bit spoiled, with proper guidance, she may be able to change.
Ye Jingshu is his older sister from the same mother. To outsiders, they are one, sharing both glory and misfortune. He can't let her grow up to be as selfish, arrogant, and short-sighted as she is in the book.
Even if she can't be a help to me in the future, I absolutely can't let her hold me back.
"You may all leave. I have a few words I'd like to say to my elder sister privately," Ye Jingchen said to the palace servants.
The people from the East Palace immediately left, but the palace servants from Chang Le Palace all looked at Ye Jing Shu until she waved her hand to signal them to leave, and then they withdrew in an orderly manner.
Then, only the siblings and Ye Jinghe remained in the hall.
"Why doesn't this little one go out?" Ye Jingshu asked, pointing at Ye Jinghe.
“Jinghe is still young, and he won’t understand anything we say, so let him stay here,” Ye Jingchen said.
"What on earth are you up to? Why did you bring him to the East Palace?!" Ye Jingshu muttered in dissatisfaction, then sat down at the dining table and asked, "What do you want to tell me?"
"Royal sister, do you know that I fell into the water a few days ago?" Ye Jingchen asked calmly.
"I heard that you tried to push Ye Jingyu but ended up falling into the water yourself. Not only have you become the laughing stock of the entire palace, but I've also lost face. I haven't dared to go out these past few days!" Ye Jingshu said, glaring fiercely at Ye Jingchen.
Ye Jingchen: ...
"I didn't push Jingyu, and my falling into the water wasn't an accident; I was framed," Ye Jingchen said helplessly.
"Who has the audacity to plot against the Crown Prince? Tell me who it is, and I will exterminate their entire family!" Ye Jingshu was furious and slammed her hand on the table.
Although she disliked her younger brother, who took away most of her father's favor, she would never allow anyone to harm him!
"I am the Crown Prince. Aren't there many people in this palace who want to harm me?" Ye Jingchen retorted.
"You are the Crown Prince. Since you have obtained this position, you must naturally pay the corresponding price." Ye Jingshu said with a matter-of-fact expression.
"What about my elder sister?" Ye Jingchen asked.
"What?" Ye Jingshu asked in confusion.
"I am the Crown Prince, and I will dedicate myself to the prosperity of the country and the well-being of the people. My elder sister is a princess, and she has been living a life of luxury since childhood, enjoying the nation's bounty. What can she possibly do for Dayuan in the future?" Ye Jingchen asked seriously with a straight face.
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