"Actually, it's not too late to have a baby now. Uncle Xie and your two uncles are in their prime, and your mother and two aunts are still very young. If you start working hard now, your Zhenguo Duke's Mansion will soon have a new baby!" Ye Jingchen advised him.
"I think you should be able to confide in the matriarch. With her wisdom, your secret should no longer be a secret. If you just tell her your plan, she should no longer worry about the future of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion."
Ye Jingchen truly felt that a family with such excellent genes as the Duke of Zhenguo's should have more children; otherwise, it would be such a waste and a pity!
"If she still feels she can't protect him after all this, then I will protect him!" he said confidently.
Xie Chang'an looked at him without saying a word for a long time.
But my heart was beating faster and faster.
When Xie Chang'an went to pay his respects to the ancestor alone, he relayed Ye Jingchen's words.
“His Highness the Crown Prince looks just like the late Emperor! I liked him the moment I saw him.” The old lady stroked the dragon head on her dragon-headed cane, her gaze distant.
Xie Chang'an thought to himself, "Anyone Ye Jingchen wants to befriend, who wouldn't like him?"
"The late emperor may have made the exact same promise back then, but alas—"
Unfortunately, the old lady didn't say anything more, and Xie Chang'an didn't ask either.
Why ask when everyone already knows the answer?
“Ancestor, I believe in him!” Xie Chang’an said firmly.
An unprecedented level of determination.
He never thought he would trust anyone so firmly in his entire life!
The old lady looked at the dragon-headed cane again. In fact, the late emperor had not broken his promise. He was on the side of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion until his death. It was just a pity that His Majesty and their children had completely different personalities. Forcing a cow to drink water would only backfire.
"Since you trust His Highness, then cherish the relationship between you! The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion does not seek power or wealth, but only wishes for a good beginning and a good end."
After paying his respects to the ancestor, Xie Chang'an immediately sent a letter to his two uncles.
In his previous life, he became the ruler of a country but could not find anyone he liked. However, he was the only one left in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and no one required him to carry on the bloodline, so he let himself go.
But this life is different. In this life, his family is still alive and well. They shouldn't just stand by and watch him let the Duke of Zhenguo's family line die out.
Therefore, even if it's just for his own future, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion can't only have him as a child!
As for my father and mother—
In early February, news of victory came from the northern frontier: the Divine Might Army had decisively defeated the Northern Barbarian Army. Xie Shaoling had surpassed his master, becoming famous overnight and known throughout the land.
The emperor was overjoyed!
At least on the surface, he was very happy.
In reality, no one knows.
One day, encouraged, or perhaps even instigated, by Xie Chang'an, Xu Jingjing, dressed in military uniform, went to the palace to meet the emperor and requested to go to the northern frontier.
Ye Jingchen always felt that his father not only had complicated feelings for Xie Shaoling, but also for Xu Jingjing.
This complex feeling is not a mixture of love and hate; it's somewhat like admiration, a bit like worship, and a little bit like trust.
In short, his father not only met Xu Jingjing, but also agreed to let Xu Jingjing go to the northern frontier.
Xu Jingjing set off for the northern frontier shortly after Xie Chang'an's birthday.
Later, his father told him that if Xie Shaoling was likened to a sharp sword, then Xu Jingjing was the scabbard.
Xu Jingjing comes from a military family, and the Xu family is extremely loyal to Dayuan. With Xu Jingjing watching over him, Xie Shaoling will be in much less danger.
Xie Chang'an's birthday is on the sixth day of the third month.
In previous years, Xie Chang'an would take leave on this day, while Ye Jingchen had to go to school, so he had never participated in Xie Chang'an's birthday celebration.
On this day this year, he happened to be going to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion for class.
He never ate at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion before, but he made an exception on this day.
Xie Chang'an didn't invite any other friends to his birthday party, and of course, he didn't have any other friends either.
Aside from the Dowager Lady, the Duke of Zhenguo, the Duchess of Zhenguo, and the Crown Prince's Consort, the only other guests at this meal were him and Mr. Li, two outsiders.
It was an ordinary meal, and after that, class started.
Tomorrow, Xu Jingjing will be heading to northern Xinjiang, so she is paying extra attention to this last class.
After class, Xie Chang'an escorted him out of the mansion, which Ye Jingchen found unbelievable.
"It's your birthday today, and it's just gone like this?"
“This is how we celebrate birthdays in our family. If we were in the northern frontier, it would probably be even simpler,” Xie Chang’an said calmly.
Ye Jingchen didn't quite understand. "Life needs a sense of ritual. If even an important day like your birthday is treated plainly, wouldn't the whole year be even more boring?"
Even someone as laid-back as him would perk up on his birthday every year to do what he loves and eat what he likes.
Xie Chang'an was silent for a moment before saying, "I suddenly feel like having a drink. If you pity me, why don't you come with me to Chang'an Ju for a drink?"
Ye Jingchen stared at Xie Chang'an in shock for a long time before asking, "Are you sick?"
"What?" Xie Chang'an's expression was somewhat unnatural.
"You actually want me to pity you? Are you really Xie Chang'an? Or is Xiao Jinghe impersonating you?" Ye Jingchen really wanted to touch Xie Chang'an in front of him to see if he was wearing any kind of human skin mask, because he was acting very strangely.
However, Xie Chang'an has been acting strangely lately, strongly resisting his approach, let alone intimate actions like touching his face, so he restrained himself.
"It seems that the little madman often pretends to be pitiful in front of you to make you feel sorry for him!" Xie Chang'an said with a dark face.
Ye Jingchen: ......
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