Xie Chang'an's feelings were complex and difficult to describe.
There was joy, sadness, jealousy, and a little bit of helplessness at being treated like a three-year-old.
“I’m different from him!” he emphasized.
"Ye Jinghe will have his own life from now on, and he will go his separate ways with you, but I will always be with you," Xie Chang'an said solemnly.
"You've changed so much just because of a silly dream, it really makes me uncomfortable!" Ye Jingchen said, his lips twitching.
If this were a role-playing game, then Xie Chang'an's current state is undoubtedly very out of character (OOC).
He still preferred the Xie Chang'an who used to ignore him.
Although he had never intended to let Xie Chang'an go since he learned that Xie Chang'an was a reincarnated person, in his plan, he and Xie Chang'an were just trusted allies and friends who appreciated each other. It didn't matter if Xie Chang'an's attitude towards him was a little bad. He needed to rely on Xie Chang'an, the reincarnated person, more in order to feel at ease.
He has his own set of principles for conduct, perhaps because he is a Libra and likes fairness.
He hopes that the contributions between people he approves of are equal.
He didn't object to Xie Chang'an, or rather, he liked Xie Chang'an very much from the very beginning.
When he was reading the novel, he liked Xie Chang'an very much. After transmigrating into the book, before he knew that Xie Chang'an had been reborn, he thought that he should treat Xie Chang'an well, change the fate of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and let him grow up happily and carefree.
After learning that Xie Chang'an had been reborn, he treated Xie Chang'an with the utmost kindness, indulging all his bad temper. While there was certainly an element of exploitation involved, he also genuinely felt sorry for Xie Chang'an's past experiences.
However, he never thought of taking his relationship with Xie Chang'an any further.
The biggest difference between friendship and love is that friendship keeps people rational, while love easily makes people lose their minds.
His identity meant that if he were to reciprocate Xie Chang'an's feelings, they would face too many difficulties, and if they were not careful, all their efforts over the years would be ruined.
Emotionally, he wanted to respond, but reason prevented him, so he was troubled. This trouble was resolvable, as long as Xie Chang'an became the same as before!
Therefore, he didn't miss any opportunity to subtly suggest that Xie Chang'an was falling into self-doubt!
But Xie Chang'an was so clever, how could he not see through his little tricks?
“Even without that dream, something else would have woken me up! For so many years, I resisted your approach, but you didn’t learn to stop either. You were the one who broke through my psychological defenses, entered my heart, and made me believe in you. Shouldn’t you take responsibility for that?” Xie Chang’an threw the question at Ye Jingchen.
"That's so cheesy!" Ye Jingchen shuddered. He couldn't stand such sweet talk; it gave him goosebumps.
Having hinted at his failure, he immediately changed the subject and downplayed the matter.
Xie Chang'an was seething with hatred, but he said nothing.
He understood Ye Jingchen's concerns, and he would clear away those obstacles and pull the self-deceiving little fox out of its shell.
After Ye Jingyu and Ye Jinghe also entered the court, only the three youngest children remained to study in the Wenhua Hall.
If he doesn't have to attend classes at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Ye Jingchen will return to the palace earlier to spend as much time as possible with them.
Ye Jingning wasn't very interested in studying; he was more focused on handicrafts. He was well-suited for the Ministry of Works, but even more so for the Tiangong Pavilion.
Ye Jingyan is lively and active, and her mouth seems to be poisoned; she might say anything, and dares to say anything.
Ye Jing'an is cunning, but not shrewd. He also likes to act profound, and he is the most diligent in his studies among the three children.
He also liked to roll, but now there were only three kids left in the Wenhua Hall. Ye Jingning was oblivious to everything else, focusing only on the wooden thing in his hand, and completely ignored him.
Ye Jingyan not only refused to engage with him, but also constantly mocked him. The two siblings had a very bad relationship and often bickered.
Ye Jingchen was often dragged over by them to act as a referee, judging who was in the right. Whenever this happened, Ye Jingchen would assign them homework based on the topic of their argument.
After doing this a few times, both kids behaved and stopped causing trouble.
So, he still loves taking care of kids the most; taking care of kids is the most fun!
Unfortunately, the kids are all growing up!
Some kids, who were obedient and considerate when they were little, suddenly go into a rebellious phase when they grow up and no one is close to them anymore, which really makes them sad!
Ye Jingchen received secret letters every day detailing what Ye Jinghe was doing at the guard camp. If he was attending classes at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Xie Chang'an would personally deliver them to him after class. If he was at the government office, someone would hand them to him at the entrance after the court session.
After Ye Jinghe joined the guard camp, every day was particularly exciting, because every day outside of training, people would challenge him, and he would accept all challenges, and they would all hit him quite hard.
But no matter how tumultuous his days were in the guard camp, he refused to say anything after returning to the palace, becoming increasingly silent in front of Ye Jingchen.
Moreover, ever since Ye Jinghe went to the guard camp, he has even missed the routine greetings every three days, and his father doesn't even care.
Ye Jingchen always felt that Ye Jinghe's condition was not quite right, but Ye Jinghe's refusal to communicate made it difficult for him to find a breakthrough. So one day, he couldn't hold back any longer and instead of going to the government office in the afternoon, he went straight to the guard camp outside the imperial city.
He knew that Ye Jinghe had been assigned to the central infantry battalion and had become a squad leader in a short time because of his good kung fu skills, leading twelve soldiers under his command.
Although the guard battalion was part of the military, its defenses were not on the same level as those of the imperial palace. With Chenxi leading the way, he easily slipped in.
However, while getting in was easy, finding Ye Jinghe among so many people was not so easy. In the end, it was Chenxi who discovered one of Ye Jinghe's bodyguards and found his exact location.
Ye Jinghe is training his twelve soldiers.
The method of training soldiers was taught to him by Ye Jingchen. He and Xie Chang'an combined the Duke of Zhenguo's decades of experience in leading troops with the training methods of modern special forces to develop a set of training methods suitable for soldiers in this era.
It is unknown how long Ye Jinghe has been training, but his soldiers are clearly different from those of other squad leaders. Whether it is the soldiers' cooperation, physical fitness, or morale, they are completely different from other soldiers.
With Ye Jinghe's abilities, training only twelve soldiers is clearly a waste of his talents.
Ye Jingchen decided to find Xie Chang'an tomorrow and ask him to find someone to promote Ye Jinghe to centurion without leaving a trace!
He wasn't giving Ye Jinghe preferential treatment; Ye Jinghe's demonstrated abilities made him fully capable of the centurion position!
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