The two finally arrived at Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing's barracks, where two guards stood at the door.
"Are Father and Mother here?" Xie Chang'an asked.
"Here!" the guard replied, his eyes involuntarily drifting to the hands clasped together by Xie Chang'an and Ye Jingchen.
Ye Jingchen resisted the urge to pull his hand away, maintaining the demeanor of a crown prince, and nodded to his two personal guards.
Xie Chang'an stepped forward and knocked on the door without hesitation.
"Enter." Xie Shaoling's voice came from inside the barracks.
Xie Chang'an pulled Ye Jingchen through the door and then closed it tightly.
Inside the barracks, Xie Shaoling sat at his desk with a pen in hand, while Xu Jingjing stood beside him.
The two looked towards the doorway following the sound and immediately saw Xie Chang'an holding Ye Jingchen's hand.
Logically speaking, there's nothing wrong with two young people who are close holding hands, but when Xie Chang'an and Ye Jingchen did this, Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing both felt a 'snap' in their hearts.
Xie Shaoling put down his pen and left the desk with Xu Jingjing.
"Father, Mother, I am so happy—"
"Shut up!"
Ye Jingchen was surprised by Xie Chang'an's courage and quickly scolded him, stopping Xie Chang'an from saying what he was about to say.
However, after scolding them, seeing Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing's surprised expressions, Ye Jingchen couldn't help but twitch his lips.
The image of a respectful and humble person he had always cultivated in front of them crumbled in just two words.
His initial attempt was unsuccessful, but the current situation left him no room for retreat.
Ye Jingchen steeled himself and stepped forward, blocking Xie Chang'an's path.
"Uncle Xie, Aunt Xie, Chang'an and I have something to tell you." Ye Jingchen looked directly at the two of them, his hand still clasped with Xie Chang'an's.
Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing exchanged a glance, and their expressions changed.
"What is it?" Xie Shaoling stared at the two holding hands and asked in a deep voice.
"Chang'an and I love each other and are deeply in love. We hope to spend the rest of our lives together." Despite the pressure from the two pairs of eyes, Ye Jingchen calmly finished speaking.
After he finished speaking, his heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, finally settled down, and he breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
A deathly silence permeated the barracks.
Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing couldn't believe their ears, but what made them even more uneasy was the expression on their eldest son's face.
This was the first time Xie Chang'an had heard Ye Jingchen's feelings for him and his promises for the future so clearly, and it was in front of his parents. It was the greatest restraint he could muster by not hugging Ye Jingchen on the spot. As for the look in his eyes and the expression on his face at that moment, he simply couldn't control himself.
He felt like he was dreaming.
No! He wouldn't even dare to dream like that!
Normally, Xie Chang'an either has a cold face or a stern face; in short, his face is usually expressionless. But at this moment, a strange smile appeared on his face, and it was a silly grin.
The way he looked at Ye Jingchen sent chills down Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing's spines.
They glanced at the two clasped hands, and sure enough, it was their eldest son, who, with a forceful posture, grasped the Crown Prince's hand.
At this moment, His Highness the Crown Prince stood protectively in front of their eldest son, acting as a guardian.
Xie Shaoling felt his fist harden.
"Your Highness, Chang'an has some mental issues. It's one thing for him to act recklessly, but why are you acting recklessly along with him?" Xie Shaoling asked with a smile.
However, to the other three people present, his smile appeared extremely sinister.
"Uncle Xie, Chang'an is not out of his mind, and I'm not being reckless. I know how serious the consequences would be if we were together. I've already come to you to be honest with you because I have a solution to the problem." After saying the most crucial words, Ye Jingchen felt much calmer.
“Your Highness, you are the Crown Prince and will inherit the throne in the future. You should not have such a stain on your reputation.” Xu Jingjing’s voice trembled slightly as she said these words.
"Xie Chang'an, is this how I taught you in the past? To hide behind others when things go wrong, and let the person you like take the risks for you? Then your liking is far too cheap!" Xie Shaoling looked at Xie Chang'an, his eyes cold and his voice sharp.
"It was indeed me who dragged him into this." Xie Chang'an forcefully pulled Ye Jingchen behind him, facing Xie Shaoling himself.
"I just love him! I've only ever loved one person in my two lifetimes! Unless you kill me, as long as I have a breath left, I will never change my mind!" Xie Chang'an's voice was strong and clear, as if he were making a declaration of love.
But the expressions of the three people who heard his words changed.
Because Xie Chang'an said 'two lifetimes'.
Since his rebirth, he has not revealed the secret of his rebirth to his family, but he has also not tried to hide it, because he wanted to save the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
From the age of six, he had been in control of all the people in the capital city of the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion. Over the years, Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing had not deliberately investigated what he had done, but they were not completely unaware of it. They had long suspected Xie Chang’an’s secrets, but since Xie Chang’an did not say anything, they did not have the courage to ask.
And now, he's said it himself.
Xu Jingjing's eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Xie Shaoling's eyes also held a clear sadness as he looked at Xie Chang'an.
Ye Jingchen finally understood why Xie Chang'an was so fearless; it turned out he planned to expose his secret in order to get his parents to compromise.
Since Xie Chang'an wanted to play the victim, Ye Jingchen continued to embellish the story.
"Uncle Xie, Aunt Xie, I actually knew about Chang'an's secret a long time ago, and I used this secret to blackmail him into doing a lot of things for me."
"Don't talk nonsense! What threats or coercion? We're cooperating!" Xie Chang'an quickly said.
"You've helped me far more than I've helped you; this partnership was unfair from the very beginning!"
"Your Highness, could you please leave first? My husband and I have something we'd like to discuss with Chang'an alone," Xu Jingjing suddenly said to Ye Jingchen.
"Then—you won't hit him, right? If you're going to hit him, then I can't leave," Ye Jingchen asked warily.
"Go back to your room and wait for me." Xie Chang'an finally let go of the hand he had been holding.
He's in a great mood, better than ever before.
If he weren't afraid of upsetting his parents, he would have burst out laughing.
Xie Chang'an has just revealed the secret of his rebirth, and Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing must have a lot of questions for him now. It is indeed not appropriate for him, an outsider, to be present.
Ye Jingchen left the barracks, looking back every few steps.
Stepping out of the room, closing the door, and bravely walking out of the sight of the two guards, Ye Jingchen's legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.
Such a frank confession is terrifying. Fortunately, he still has the identity of 'Crown Prince', which allows him to barely retain some dignity.
But after learning about his relationship with Xie Chang'an, will Xie Shaoling and Xu Jingjing still treat him the same way as before?
Will they think of him as a vixen who seduced their son?
Speaking of fox spirits, Xie Chang'an seems to have called him Little Fox. How could someone as innocent as him have anything to do with foxes?
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