Xie Chang'an didn't want to sleep on the wooden bed.
But Chenxi was guarding the bedside, watching him intently. If he wanted to get into bed, he would have to fight Chenxi first.
Although he also had bodyguards, if he called them out to fight over something like this, and things escalated—
Xie Chang'an stood in front of the bed for a long time without moving.
The curtains were thick, and he could only vaguely see Ye Jingchen's outline.
As he watched, he heard a faint snoring sound coming from behind the curtain.
Xie Chang'an was immediately incredulous.
The heartless little fox left him here and fell asleep so quickly?
Without offering any explanation or trying to appease him like before, is it because he no longer cherishes what he has?
Xie Chang'an turned away angrily.
The wooden couch is only big enough for one adult to lie flat on; if you roll over, you'll fall to the ground.
Xie Chang'an lay alone on the wooden bed, his eyes open, feeling utterly desolate.
He had only been a little suspicious at first, but the snoring aroused his suspicions, and he could no longer suppress them.
He tried to find more evidence to prove that the little fox was just trying to keep him hanging.
He recalled the past and found that it was all evidence!
He always took the initiative; the little fox would only give him a little something when he pushed her too far.
If this had happened in his past life, and someone had dared to toy with his feelings like this, he would have torn that person to pieces.
But now, just thinking about it makes him reluctant to give it up.
It is said that emperors are suspicious, but in reality, which person who possesses a treasure is not suspicious?
Because he possessed a great treasure, he both suspected that someone would try to steal it and that the treasure could not belong to him alone!
He had always suspected Ye Jingchen.
At first, he suspected that Ye Jingchen had ulterior motives for approaching him.
Later, after confirming that Ye Jingchen was genuinely planning for the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, he wondered if Ye Jingchen's arrival was just a dream, and that after waking up he would still be the lonely man sitting alone on the high platform!
Now, he's starting to doubt Ye Jingchen's feelings for him.
Xie Chang'an was suspicious for most of the night, and only after getting so angry that his chest ached did he finally drift off to sleep.
He hadn't been asleep for long when it was time for his daily morning exercise.
When he got up, he saw Chenxi sleeping against Ye Jingchen's bedpost, and he immediately felt a pang of sadness.
Even a bodyguard could get that close to him!
Just as he was about to get closer, he saw Chenxi open her eyes and stare at him as if he were a thief.
Xie Chang'an snorted coldly, got dressed, went out to wash up, and then went to practice shooting.
Half an hour later, the soldiers in the camp got up, and the morning exercise was about to begin.
Xie Chang'an put away his gun and returned to his room to wake Ye Jingchen, only to find that he was already up and Chenxi was nowhere to be seen.
Xie Chang'an glanced coldly at where Chenxi was hiding. Mind your own business!
He looked at Ye Jingchen, but didn't want to talk to him, feeling that if he spoke first, he would lose.
But Ye Jingchen didn't even glance at him, let alone speak to him.
Xu Jingjing arrived while Ye Jingchen was washing up.
She came to take them for their morning exercise.
The Shenwei Army gets up at 3:45 AM every day, and begins training 15 minutes later. Morning training lasts 3:45 AM, followed by lunch at 7:00 AM. After half an hour, morning training begins again, lasting 1.5 hours. Lunch is at 3:45 PM, and afternoon training begins again at 3:45 PM, also lasting 1.5 hours.
It is said that in the past, the soldiers of the Shenwei Army could only eat two meals a day, and most of them were millet. It was not until recent years that the amount of grain distributed by the imperial court increased, and the grain production in Beiping County and the surrounding counties increased every year, that the soldiers' food rations improved.
The Shenwei Army's current training methods are an adjustment based on the special forces training methods that Ye Jingchen had previously told Xie Chang'an.
Morning training involved running with weights. Each soldier carried a 30-pound weight and ran 15 li (approximately 7.5 kilometers) within 45 minutes.
Xu Jingjing also participates in morning exercises, and she also carries a 30-pound weight.
Ye Jingchen had no problem running fifteen li (about 2.5 kilometers). He ran it every day in the Eastern Palace and every day after court. But he had never tried running with a load.
To avoid making a fool of himself, Ye Jingchen didn't run around in front of others on the first day. Instead, he had Xu Jingjing lead them to a relatively secluded location.
Not only Ye Jingchen and Xie Chang'an, but everyone they brought had to train together.
After carrying the 30-pound load on his back, Ye Jingchen didn't feel much difference at first, but after running for a few miles, he felt his steps getting heavier and heavier.
By the end, his steps felt like they were made of lead, but even so, Ye Jingchen gritted his teeth and persevered to finish the fifteen li. Although he was late, he managed to make it to the military camp for breakfast.
Compared to him, Xie Chang'an could easily run 15 miles carrying a 30-pound load without even breaking a sweat.
Breakfast consisted of rice porridge with vegetables and a small amount of meat sauce. The provisions had just arrived, and with the possibility of battle with the northern barbarians at any moment, the camp had ample porridge.
Whether he was running or eating breakfast, Ye Jingchen ignored Xie Chang'an.
After breakfast, Ye Jingchen said goodbye to Xu Jingjing and went back to his room. He could rest for a while.
"Chang'an, what did you do to anger His Highness again?" Xu Jingjing called out to Xie Chang'an, who was about to follow her, and pulled him to a secluded spot to ask.
"I didn't provoke him," Xie Chang'an said coldly.
After he exposed the little fox's wicked behavior, instead of apologizing and backing down, the fox got angry, which was simply unreasonable!
"His Highness is such a good-tempered person, would he get angry if you didn't provoke him?" Xu Jingjing looked at Xie Chang'an with a suspicious gaze.
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