After dinner, Ye Jingchen took Ye Jinghe to the study.
Xie Chang'an wanted to go in with them, but Ye Jingchen stopped him.
"This concerns a royal secret and is not convenient for outsiders to know. I would appreciate it if Vice Commander Xie could stand guard outside the door," Ye Jingchen said to Xie Chang'an with a smile.
It's okay to tell Ye Jinghe that 'he's not good enough,' since although the emperor doesn't like Ye Jinghe, he believes Ye Jinghe won't do anything to harm him.
But if the emperor knew that he had even told Xie Chang'an, wouldn't the emperor be unable to sleep at night and send someone to assassinate Xie Chang'an overnight?
Therefore, he could not let Xie Chang'an go to the study with them.
Xie Chang'an was so angry at the word "outsider" that he laughed. Sure enough, the sober Ye Jingchen and the drugged Ye Jingchen were completely different people!
"That's right! Vice Commander Xie, this outsider, should just stay outside the study and keep a good watchman!" Ye Jinghe said happily, almost clapping his hands in approval.
Seeing Ye Jinghe's delighted expression, Xie Chang'an suddenly stopped being angry.
Anyway, Ye Jinghe already knew the secret Ye Jingchen wanted to tell him, but Ye Jinghe probably wouldn't know about his relationship with Ye Jingchen until after they got married.
Then Ye Jinghe will know who the outsider really is!
"Your Highness, please rest assured, I guarantee that no one will approach the study. You can talk to the Fifth Prince about 'royal secrets' with peace of mind!" Xie Chang'an said meaningfully.
"Brother, Xie Chang'an's reaction is strange. Could he be secretly listening to our conversation from the doorway?" Ye Jinghe couldn't help but ask Ye Jingchen after entering the study.
Knowing Xie Chang'an as he did, he knew his brother would be very angry if he told him a secret without mentioning him!
"No, he should have already guessed the secret I'm about to tell you," Ye Jingchen said.
"What does my brother want to say to me?" Ye Jinghe asked, unconvinced.
How could Xie Chang'an guess it?
"I've never married because I'm impotent," Ye Jingchen said calmly.
"What's wrong?" Ye Jinghe asked, puzzled.
Ye Jingchen silently cursed in his heart, "What a sin!" Xiao Jinghe is still an innocent child, yet he has to listen to such foul language!
"It's because I'm impotent!" Ye Jingchen changed his approach.
Ye Jinghe was completely stunned, speechless, and didn't know how to react.
In his heart, his brother was always perfect and radiant.
No, even if my brother is incapable, it's not his fault, it's God's fault, it's the Emperor's fault!
"Does the Emperor know? And then he's disgusted with my brother?" Ye Jinghe asked softly, but his expression and eyes were extremely fierce.
"My father didn't despise me. He just didn't believe I was really incapable, so he sent over a bowl of tonic this afternoon. However, the medicine clashed with my constitution, and I vomited it all up after drinking it," Ye Jingchen quickly explained.
He worried that if he was even a step too slow in explaining, Ye Jinghe would be on the verge of regicide.
“Brother is not well. He is the one who is most heartbroken. He doesn’t care about his brother, and he even tests him. He doesn’t deserve to be a father!” Ye Jinghe said angrily.
“I understand my father’s actions. After all, I am now the Crown Prince of Dayuan. If the Crown Prince has no heir, the country will be unstable. For the sake of Dayuan’s stability, he naturally has to confirm it again and again. Whether from the perspective of a monarch or a father, his probing is beyond reproach,” Ye Jingchen explained.
"Even if he wants to test me, he can't disregard my brother's health!" Ye Jinghe's anger did not diminish much despite Ye Jingchen's explanation.
"The conflict between the herbal medicine and my constitution was just an accident, not something he did on purpose."
"If he wants to depose his brother from his position as crown prince because his brother has no heir, I can lead an army of 200,000 guards to force him to submit—"
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Jingchen covered his mouth.
"Never again utter such treasonous words or harbor such treasonous thoughts!" Ye Jingchen withdrew his hand, giving him a stern warning.
"Oh," Ye Jinghe reluctantly agreed.
“I’m not interested in Father’s position. Being an emperor is too much of a responsibility, and there are too many things to manage. I’m so lazy, I don’t want to sit in that position at all. So if one day I’m no longer the crown prince, I won’t be sad at all, I’ll only be happy, and you should be happy for me too!” Ye Jingchen said to Ye Jinghe.
"Brother, are you really not interested in that position?" Ye Jinghe asked hesitantly.
It wasn't that he didn't trust his brother; it was just that everyone wanted to sit in that position, so he also felt that it must be the best position in the world, and his brother was the best person in the world, so only his brother deserved to sit in that position.
"The life I want most is to eat and sleep every day, without having to worry about anything or anyone," Ye Jingchen said.
Ye Jinghe knew that such a wish might be simple for an ordinary person, but it was very difficult for his brother, who was the crown prince.
but--
"I will support my brother in whatever he wants!" Ye Jinghe said firmly.
"Good boy!" Ye Jingchen patted Ye Jinghe on the shoulder. "Let's go, it's time to go to the training ground."
“Brother, you said Xie Chang’an might have already guessed your secret, but this secret concerns your reputation and absolutely cannot be known by outsiders. Should I find someone to help you?” Ye Jinghe made a throat-slitting gesture.
He didn't want to fight with Xie Chang'an every night; he'd had nightmares about it several times already!
"Jinghe, I should have taught you that human life is precious and you can't just kill people casually!" Ye Jingchen said seriously, his smile fading.
"Brother, I was just kidding," Ye Jinghe quickly said, giving Ye Jingchen a sweet and harmless smile.
“Xie Chang’an is my best friend. Even if he guesses my secret, he won’t tell anyone. You don’t need to worry about him,” Ye Jingchen said.
"Brother, do you really trust him that much?" Ye Jinghe asked, unwilling to give up.
"I trust him just as much as I trust you. I know you don't like each other, but in my heart, you are both the most important people to me. If you fight each other and hurt each other, I will definitely be the one who suffers the most," Ye Jingchen said earnestly.
“Brother, I don’t like Xie Chang’an. Besides the fact that he disliked me first and has been targeting me, I also feel that he has ill intentions and ulterior motives towards you. Brother, you have to trust my intuition. Xie Chang’an is really dangerous!” Ye Jinghe said with red eyes.
He trusted his intuition; Xie Chang'an was definitely not a good person!
Ye Jingchen suddenly found himself at a loss for words. It must be said that Ye Jinghe's intuition was quite accurate in some respects.
But if he tells Ye Jinghe about his relationship with Xie Chang'an now, can Ye Jinghe accept it?
Given Ye Jinghe's personality, wouldn't he feel that Xie Chang'an forced him and thus become Xie Chang'an's sworn enemy?
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