"Brother was frowning just now, was he making things difficult for you?" Ye Jinghe followed closely behind Ye Jingchen, asking as they walked.
"It's not exactly difficult. My father just wants me to do what he thinks I should do," Ye Jingchen said thoughtfully.
"Is he forcing his brother to get married again?" Ye Jinghe asked.
Before Ye Jingchen could answer, he continued, "He also had my brother kick me out of the East Palace, right?"
If Ye Jingchen hadn't known that Chengqian Palace was heavily guarded and that not even a fly could get in during the day, he would have suspected that Ye Jinghe was eavesdropping on his conversation with the emperor.
“Our Jinghe is so clever, he guessed so accurately! But the word ‘rush’ is used incorrectly. Even if you have a royal residence outside the palace, the Eastern Palace will always be your home. It’s just that you have another home now.” Ye Jingchen said gently to Ye Jinghe.
"Brother!" Ye Jinghe grabbed Ye Jingchen's hand, his eyes welling up with tears, and he felt like crying again.
He couldn't help but think of what Ye Jingshu and the others had said to him after he parted ways with his brother today.
"Ye Jinghe, if you really care about your younger brother, then leave the Eastern Palace on your own initiative! Father's decree has already been issued, and your second, third, and fourth younger brothers have all left the palace. Yet you are still unwilling to move into the Prince's Mansion that Father bestowed upon you. It is your own business to disobey the decree, but don't implicate your younger brother!"
"The Eastern Palace is originally a place only the Crown Prince can live in. Over the years, how many times have Father and my brother been impeached by the censors because of this? It was one thing when you were young, but now that you're all grown up, what's the meaning of you staying in the Eastern Palace? Is it really as the rumors say, that you want to compete with my brother for the position of Crown Prince?"
This is Ye Jingshu's question, which is ridiculous.
But what's even more ridiculous is that such rumors actually circulated within the imperial city.
When he first heard about it, he thought it was utterly absurd.
So he has been secretly investigating the source of these rumors. Once he finds out who is behind the discord between him and his brother, he will make them regret ever being born!
"Fifth brother, the reason we left the palace to establish our residences so early is all because of you. It was one thing when your elder brother wasn't in the capital, but now that he's back, Father will definitely demand that he expel you from the Eastern Palace!"
"Of course, we all know that our elder brother is biased and reluctant to send you away, but if he doesn't send you away, that would be disobeying our father. Are you willing to let your elder brother disobey our father for your sake?"
These words, which both pleased and displeased him, came from the mouth of Ye Jingyu, who was the most hypocritical person.
This kid, who was only three months older than him, had been trying to steal his brother's affection since he was little. Unfortunately, no matter how well-behaved and polite he pretended to be, his brother was not fooled.
Besides the two who had unpleasant words, there were three others who dared not speak to him, and the others also advised him to leave his brother!
Even if they put it in the most tactful way, they were just worried that he wouldn't be willing to leave the Eastern Palace and that he would implicate his brother.
That's hilarious!
Is it their place to persuade him?
Given how much he cares about his brother, how could he tolerate dragging his brother down with him?
Perhaps the reason he didn't want to leave when his brother wasn't there was because he was waiting for his brother to say those words?
It's not that we've been abandoned, but that we've gained another home!
From childhood to adulthood, every single time, his older brother has met his expectations!
“Since it’s a home, of course you should decorate it according to your own preferences! You haven’t seen that palace yet, have you? We’ll go see it together the day after tomorrow, and then you can draw up the design plans yourself and build it the way you want.” Seeing the child’s excitement, Ye Jingchen couldn’t bear to pull his hand away, and let him hold it until they returned to the East Palace.
Fangfei and the others waited outside the East Palace. More than two years had passed since they last met. These girls of the "Fang" generation looked more confident and composed than ever. I wonder if they have found their goals in life?
Fangfei and the others welcomed him into the bedroom. A group of people surrounded him, some washing his face, some combing his hair, and some changing his clothes. In no time, he felt refreshed.
Then they led him to the dining table, which was also a table of food he liked.
"You've been very thoughtful," Ye Jingchen said with a smile.
However, he had already eaten his fill at Chengqian Palace and was even a little stuffed.
"Has Jinghe not had lunch yet?" Ye Jingchen beckoned for Ye Jinghe to sit down next to him.
“I’ve already eaten at Chengqian Palace, now I’ll eat with you.”
After Ye Jinghe sat down, Ye Jingchen served him food and watched him eat.
Strangely enough, Ye Jingchen didn't lose weight even though he ate only congee and side dishes every day in the northern frontier, and he didn't lose weight even after three months deep in the northern barbarian territory, while Ye Jinghe lost weight while staying in the capital.
Ye Jingchen knew that he hadn't lost weight thanks to Xie Chang'an, and that Ye Jinghe had become so thin because he hadn't been eating properly.
"Eat more, let's try to gain back the weight we lost!"
The greatest achievement in raising children is raising them to be chubby, healthy, and happy.
When we studied together in the Wenhua Hall, he paid great attention to our diet, ensuring a balanced mix of meat and vegetables, which is why every child grew tall and strong.
As expected, Ye Jinghe ate until he was stuffed after being fed by Ye Jingchen.
After the meal, the two brothers took a walk in the garden to digest their food.
Although Ye Jinghe has grown up, he still retains many of his childhood habits, such as liking to circle around Ye Jingchen and jumping around when he is happy, showing his childlike nature.
Ye Jingchen found it hard to imagine how someone like Ye Jinghe could tame the group of spoiled brats in the guard camp.
The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion became much livelier with the return of Xie Chang'an and Xu Jingjing.
As the year draws to a close, not only Xie Chang'an has returned this year, but his younger brother and sister have also come back.
My third uncle's family has a little girl, who was born two months earlier than my second uncle's son. The two little ones have just learned to walk, and they walk unsteadily, not very stable yet.
His uncle and aunt were both good-looking, so their children were naturally beautiful as well. They were well-fed and raised, and both children were chubby and fair-skinned, with faces like dough balls and arms and legs like lotus roots.
Xie Chang'an doesn't particularly like children, but he seems to like them all. If Ye Jingchen saw this, he would definitely be captivated and unable to move.
Xie Chang'an looked at the two little ones, already thinking about how to use his younger siblings to seduce Ye Jingchen.
Didn't Ye Jingchen have an appointment to meet with others at the East Palace tomorrow? If he brings these two little brats with him, Ye Jingchen will definitely adore them!
However, he soon realized he was overthinking it, because although the two kids were cute, they wouldn't let him touch them.
Forget about touching him, if he gets even slightly close, they'll start howling in unison, each one louder than the last, as if they're having a competition.
His grandmother, who used to love him the most, only wiped away some tears when she first saw him; afterwards, all her attention was on her two little ones.
Needless to say, his mother never gave him a kind look after leaving the palace, and after returning home, she treated him as if he didn't exist, only having eyes for those two little brats.
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