Ye Jingyu also wrote good news in her letter to him.
Her wedding date with Gu Beichen has been set for March 15th next year. By then, Ye Jingchen will definitely have returned to the capital, so he can personally escort her off.
Gu Beichen also mentioned this matter in his letter.
He has been highly valued in the Hanlin Academy for the past two years, and after his wedding date with Ye Jingyu was set, he once again became the focus of everyone's attention.
After all, although the emperor had four princesses, only this one had caught his eye and become his son-in-law so far.
Those who wanted to become the prince consort before ended up in a terrible state.
After Ye Jingyu turned fifteen, he left the palace and built his own residence. It is said that his residence was next to Ye Jinghe's residence.
The emperor knew perfectly well that the two of them were cunning, yet he still arranged for their palaces to be together, which was clearly ill-intentioned.
Most of the letters Ye Jingyu wrote to him were about the Ministry of Rites, but since he moved into the Prince's Mansion, every letter would mention the Prince's Mansion next to him in one or two sentences.
He seemed to enjoy observing how thick the fallen leaves and dust were in the neighboring prince's mansion, how many spider webs had formed, and whether the prince's servants were slacking off.
Of course, he said that the central idea behind all of this was that the neighboring prince's mansion had no master.
In terms of tattling, Ye Jingyu is more sophisticated than Ye Jingan. At least, his tattling is very subtle, and people who are not familiar with him do not know that he is tattling, nor do they suspect him.
Because filing a complaint is the act of a petty person, not the act of a gentleman, while the image he cultivated in public was that of a humble and polite gentleman.
Ye Jing'an's method of filing a complaint is called the 'he thinks he's being discreet' method, but it's actually full of loopholes, making it embarrassing for anyone to expose him.
Of course, his mother was Consort Wang, who was most skilled at subduing and forbearance. Whether he was truly not smart enough or just pretending, only he himself knew.
Anyway, the Wang family won't be able to cause trouble for long. Without the Wang family as a support, if he's smart enough, he should be content with the status quo.
After being left unsupervised, Ye Jingyan and Ye Jingning became very unrestrained.
Ye Jingning is obsessed with the Tiangong Pavilion, and he will never write to Ye Jingchen unless he needs to use his services.
Ye Jingyan often wrote letters to Ye Jingchen, but the letters usually contained the sensational gossip she had read, with sharp words and dramatic plots, just like a storybook.
In Ye Jingchen's opinion, it's a pity she doesn't write storybooks.
Besides the weather forecast, Yun Shu's letter also mentioned some minor troubles.
His troubles were the same as Ye Jingyu's, but he was in a worse situation because his grandmother and mother were both worried about his marriage, and he was the only son of the Hou family for three generations.
They would arrange dates for Yunshu every few days, and each time, the girls were very satisfied with him.
Fortunately, while they were satisfied, they didn't necessarily want to marry him, so he could always find room to maneuver.
But he didn't want to live such a nerve-wracking life for even a day longer, so he wrote to Ye Jingchen to ask for advice on how to deal with his elders' pressure to get married.
He felt that Ye Jingchen's ability to remain single until the age of twenty was a testament to his extensive experience.
Even if Ye Jingchen had experience, he wouldn't dare to pass it on to Yun Shu. What if the old lady and the madam of the Marquis found out? Wouldn't that create enemies?
After reading all the letters, Ye Jingchen began to write a reply.
Seeing that he had finally started replying to letters, Xie Chang'an was especially attentive in grinding ink for him.
Ye Jingchen wrote back to everyone, mainly to let them know he was safe. As for the rest, he should be able to return to the capital soon, so there was no need to rush.
Besides, someone else had been waiting for a long time.
When the moment came, Ye Jingchen was far less calm than he appeared. In his heart, he really wanted to back out because he knew the consequences of being honest.
But backing down wasn't his style. If he wanted to be with Xie Chang'an, he would have to wait until the day came.
He instructed the eunuch to take the reply he had written to the messenger in the army. He changed into his most formal attire and also had Xie Chang'an change his clothes.
At this time, the morning routine training is about to end, and there is still some time before lunch, so Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing should be free.
When Ye Jingchen went to their barracks with Xie Chang'an, he felt his legs trembling.
"Hurry up! Stop dawdling!" Xie Chang'an was completely unaware of Ye Jingchen's concerns, and his steps were filled with joy. However, because Ye Jingchen was walking a bit slowly, he had to turn back every now and then to urge Ye Jingchen on.
"Aren't you even a little bit guilty? Aren't you afraid?" Ye Jingchen asked, puzzled.
As he got closer and closer to Xie Shaoling's camp, his legs trembled and his palms sweated.
"Why should I feel guilty or afraid?" Xie Chang'an retorted.
He turned to look at Ye Jingchen, his brows furrowing slightly. "Are you scared? You're not thinking of running away at the last minute, are you?" he asked, grabbing Ye Jingchen's hand warily.
Upon grabbing Ye Jingchen's hand, it was discovered that his palm was wet.
"Why are your palms sweaty?" Xie Chang'an asked, puzzled.
In the dead of winter, surely it's not so hot that you're sweating?
"Are you nervous?" he realized, and asked in confusion, "Why are you so nervous?"
"How could I not be nervous?" Ye Jingchen muttered.
"Don't grab my hand in public. What if someone sees us?" He forcefully pulled his hand away.
"So what if others see? Aren't we going to confess anyway?" Xie Chang'an grabbed Ye Jingchen's hand again.
"We're just going to be honest with Uncle Xie and Aunt Xie, not announce it to the world!" Ye Jingchen reminded him.
They still have to get past the emperor!
The consequences of telling the emperor the truth in a planned way are completely different from the emperor finding out about it from elsewhere.
"It's just holding hands. If you're not guilty, no one will overthink it!" Xie Chang'an said frankly, pulling Ye Jingchen along quickly.
"Don't be afraid. I liked you first. I'll talk to my parents later. All you need to do is stand with me," Xie Chang'an said as he walked.
Although Ye Jingchen's contract with him stated that he would take the initiative to confess to his parents, Xie Chang'an never imagined that Ye Jingchen would stand in front of him and bear the possible anger of his parents.
Ye Jingchen has never suffered any injustice from anyone since he was a child, not even his parents!
"No way!" Ye Jingchen refused without even thinking.
"You can't speak first. If you do, your father might beat you to death!"
They were both men, which was bad enough, but he was also the crown prince, and the emperor was always wary of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Under these circumstances, if Xie Chang'an spoke first, he would be beaten half to death, if not killed.
"I just genuinely like someone, I didn't do anything heinous, they won't kill me!" Xie Chang'an said casually, but he gripped Ye Jingchen's hand even tighter.
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