"Wait two years and I'll bring him to you. Then you'll know whether he has good eyesight or not!" Xie Chang'an glanced at Ye Jingchen and said to Xu Jingjing.
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingchen looked at Xie Chang'an. Was Xie Chang'an planning to introduce him to his parents in two years?
Is Xie Chang'an courting death?
Xu Jingjing was also surprised, "You really have someone you like? Which family does she belong to? Do I know her?"
"You know him, and you like him quite a bit!" Xie Chang'an smiled.
"Someone I know?" Xu Jingjing tried hard to recall. Although she had lived in the capital for more than ten years, she rarely attended banquets held by various families, so she didn't actually know many people.
Among these few people, there don't seem to be any girls around Xie Chang'an's age.
But then again, before she came to the Northern Frontier, Xie Chang'an had no friends whatsoever, let alone playing with young girls!
Speaking of His Highness the Crown Prince, Xu Jingjing suddenly remembered that Xie Chang'an did know some girls his age. Weren't there princesses in the palace who were about his age? There were even two of them!
She had met both of these princesses before, so she was already acquainted with them.
As for liking her—who wouldn't like a princess?
"The girl you like, could she be a princess?!" Xu Jingjing asked in shock.
"You're like a toad trying to eat swan meat! How could His Majesty possibly be willing to marry the princess to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion!" she continued.
Xie Chang'an's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot in an instant.
Is this something a mother would say?
If he is a toad, then what is his mother?
"Pfft—" Ye Jingchen couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Xie Chang'an's mother is really interesting.
His father was also quite interesting.
He has such interesting parents, how come he didn't inherit any of their good genes?
Xie Chang'an glanced at Ye Jingchen but didn't say anything.
Although he didn't love the princess, the person he loved was of even higher status than the princess. His mother was right; the emperor would never marry the person he loved to him.
Therefore, he needed enough leverage to get the emperor to compromise and win the beauty's heart.
Seeing that Xie Chang'an remained silent, Xu Jingjing thought she had guessed correctly, and a look of worry immediately appeared on her face.
"You really like princesses? Which princess do you like? The second princess or the third princess?" Xu Jingjing asked cautiously.
Xie Chang'an: He likes the Crown Prince, he likes the heir apparent!
Seeing that Xie Chang'an still didn't speak, Xu Jingjing thought for a moment and said, "Well... if you really like her, there is a way. If we are willing to give up our hereditary title, His Majesty should agree to let the princess marry him, right?"
"You're overthinking it. I don't like the princess." Xie Chang'an finally spoke. Of course, he wouldn't easily give up the hereditary title of Duke of Zhenguo. It was a major bargaining chip in his game with the emperor.
"You brat!" Xu Jingjing slapped Xie Chang'an hard on the back, making him stumble.
After patting Xie Chang'an, she started patting her own chest, saying, "You should have said so earlier that you didn't like the princess! You scared your mother to death!"
Xie Chang'an thought to himself that if he told his mother the truth now, she would probably be terrified.
He suddenly realized that Ye Jingchen's four-year agreement was actually quite good.
He doesn't have the ability to be completely honest right now.
Did Ye Jingchen foresee all of this, which is why he made a four-year agreement with him? Just like Ye Jingchen said yesterday, it was for his own good?
Xie Chang'an suddenly felt a sweetness in his heart, like eating maltose, a sweetness that stretches like silk.
Ye Jingchen actually started thinking about him so long ago!
Xie Chang'an clutched his chest, where it felt sweet and full, as if it were filled with something.
He secretly glanced at Ye Jingchen, his eyes filled with affection.
Ye Jingchen turned his head away uncomfortably. Xie Chang'an's gaze was too nauseating. How could he dare to do that in front of Xu Jingjing?
"Your Highness, you must be tired from your journey. Please rest for a moment. Later, I will host a banquet in the main tent to welcome you back!" Xu Jingjing said to Ye Jingchen with a smile, unaware of Xie Chang'an's gaze.
It's wonderful that Xie Chang'an doesn't like princesses!
In Xu Jingjing's view, as long as the child doesn't like the princess, other families are fine. At worst, she can have the old lady personally intervene. In the capital, which family would dare not give her face?
"Okay." Ye Jingchen agreed. He did need to freshen up before going to the banquet.
“Chang’an, come on, I’ll take you to your place,” Xu Jingjing said to Xie Chang’an.
“Mother, as His Majesty’s personally appointed guard, shouldn’t I live with His Highness the Crown Prince? That way, it will be more convenient to protect His Highness at all times,” Xie Chang’an said quite naturally.
“What you said makes sense, but wouldn’t that be inconvenient for His Highness?” Xu Jingjing looked at Ye Jingchen and asked.
meeting!
It's extremely inconvenient!
Has Xie Chang'an lost his mind?
How could he make such an outrageous request in front of his mother?
Even more outrageous is that Xu Jingjing actually thought it was feasible!
“It won’t be inconvenient, but it’s too unfair to Chang’an. After all, he is the young master of the Duke’s mansion. How can he suffer such an injustice?” Ye Jingchen said sincerely to Xu Jingjing.
"I don't feel wronged, and it's my duty to obey the emperor's orders!" Xie Chang'an said grandly.
“Chang’an is right! Your Highness, since you don’t find it inconvenient, there’s enough space in this room anyway. I’ll have someone put up a screen in that corner and bring in a couch. Although Chang’an will be in the same room as you, I will definitely not disturb you!” Xu Jingjing said, pointing to the corner furthest from the bed in the room.
Ye Jingchen: Is it too late for him to say it's inconvenient now?
"Auntie, my father's imperial edict was just to shut up the court officials. He didn't really want my brother Chang'an to be my bodyguard. That would be such a waste of his talent! Besides, I have secret guards protecting me, as well as so many Eastern Palace guards. This is the Divine Might Army camp. I'll be fine even if I live alone!" Ye Jingchen tried to salvage the situation.
“Since His Majesty’s decree has been issued, we should obey it. Disobeying the decree is a capital offense. Since His Highness the Crown Prince is doing this for my own good, he shouldn’t let me commit such a serious crime, right?” Xie Chang’an said immediately.
He was now extremely grateful for the imperial decree that had deliberately humiliated him. If it weren't for that decree, he wouldn't have had such a good excuse to live openly with Ye Jingchen!
“Chang’an is right. I’ll have someone send over the screen and couch right away!” Xu Jingjing said hurriedly.
She also knew the emperor's attitude towards the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and she knew that the imperial edict was definitely not just to shut up the court officials as Ye Jingchen said, but that he really wanted to use an imperial edict to bind Xie Chang'an.
So after seeing Xie Chang'an yesterday, she deliberately reminded him in front of everyone to remember his current identity.
She believed in His Highness the Crown Prince, but there must be His Majesty's spies among the people he brought, so she had to go all out with the act!
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