"Go stand in the corner and don't come near me!" Ye Jingchen pointed to the corner furthest from him and commanded.
Unlike the medicinal soups in TV dramas and novels from his previous life, which would cause someone to explode and die if they didn't release their pent-up emotions, since he was already 'impotent,' Physician Zhang certainly wouldn't dare to give him that kind of soup. Based on his previous experience, the effects of the medicine he drank would last for about half an hour.
It's very uncomfortable when the medication takes effect, but you can just bear it.
Mr. Li's medicine was very effective; it kept him from becoming sexually aroused and losing control.
Of course, there might indeed be something wrong with his body; it's too apathetic and detached from worldly desires.
He sat there without bending his back at all.
The palace maids tried to approach him several times, but as soon as they moved, he would freeze them in place with a single look.
"Your Highness, are you not feeling well? Let me help you relieve your pain!"
The palace maid's voice was like a hook, but for some reason, Ye Jingchen felt like laughing when he heard it.
"Your Highness, the harmony and fusion of Yin and Yang is a natural human instinct, the most blissful thing in the world. Don't you want to experience it?"
Ye Jingchen stared blankly at the empty table. This time, the emperor had ordered people to remove the teapot and cups from the table in advance.
A rustling sound arose, and after a while, the palace maid called to him again, "Your Highness, please take a look at me!"
Ye Jingchen glanced at her location and was dazzled by her pale body.
He quickly looked away.
His eyes are dirty; once this test is over, he needs to wash them properly.
Perhaps his avoidance gave the palace maid hope, because she boldly approached him.
"Your Highness, do you think I'm pretty? Am I not beautiful?"
"If you don't want to die, don't come near me!" Ye Jingchen said coldly.
"Go put on your clothes. This trick won't work on me!"
"This servant is here to serve Your Highness on His Majesty's orders. If I fail to complete my mission, I will not survive. Please, Your Highness, have pity on me and give me a chance to live!" the palace maid said plaintively.
"You think you'll die if you don't complete the mission? Are you implying that my father is a tyrannical ruler who treats human life like dirt? How dare you!" Ye Jingchen slammed his hand on the table and questioned him.
Don't even think about using moral blackmail on him!
"This servant wouldn't dare! This servant didn't mean that! Please forgive me, Your Highness!" The palace maid quickly knelt down and kowtowed to beg for forgiveness.
"If you want to live, put on your clothes!" Ye Jingchen said.
"Yes." After a long while, the palace maid's reply was heard.
Ye Jingchen heard footsteps, and after a while, he heard rustling sounds, which were probably palace maids getting dressed.
"Your Highness, I'm all dressed now." When the maid spoke again, her voice had returned to normal.
Ye Jingchen looked up and saw that she had indeed put on her clothes.
"Just stand there and don't move," Ye Jingchen said, keeping his eyes fixed on the palace maid.
Strangely, last time he was only slightly affected, and he really wanted to get close to Xie Chang'an. But now, after drinking a bowl of medicine, his body's reaction was ten or a hundred times stronger than last time. Looking at this beautiful palace maid, he had no urge to touch her at all.
However, when Ye Jingchen thought of Xie Chang'an, just thinking of that name made his heart flutter.
"Take three steps forward," Ye Jingchen said to the palace maid.
The palace maid's face lit up with joy, and she immediately took three steps forward.
As they got closer, Ye Jingchen stared at her for a while, but still had no idea what to do with her.
"Take three more steps forward."
"Further ahead—"
"Forward—"
......
Even after smelling that sweet, cloying fragrance again, Ye Jingchen still had no thoughts.
"Go stand in the corner!" Ye Jingchen waved his hand.
The palace maid went from being full of expectations to gradually becoming disappointed, and finally returned to her corner to stand in the corner as if she had lost her parents.
Ye Jingchen seemed to be deep in thought.
If Xie Chang'an is okay, but others aren't, does he really like Xie Chang'an that much?
It still feels a bit unbelievable.
He likes Xie Chang'an simply because he is pleasing to the eye, has outstanding abilities, and is sincere.
Could he be a secretly love-obsessed guy?
"Report what happened in the bedchamber to His Majesty truthfully," Ye Jingchen said to the palace maid after the effects of the medicine wore off.
After this experience, surely the emperor will no longer believe that he is incompetent?
He got up and walked step by step to the door, where he opened the palace door himself.
The palace maid followed him cautiously, her face flushed with shame.
The emperor glanced at Ye Jingchen and knew nothing had happened; his expression was very unpleasant.
"Physician Zhang, could you please take my pulse?" Ye Jingchen extended his hand to the old physician.
With a solemn expression, the old imperial physician placed his fingers on Ye Jingchen's pulse. After a long while, he withdrew his hand and shook his head at the emperor.
The emperor lifted his foot and walked away, and the palace maids hurriedly followed behind him.
"Doctor Zhang, is there really no hope for my health?" Ye Jingchen asked with a grave expression.
"Your Highness is still young, and perhaps he can recover in the future," said the old imperial physician Zhang cautiously.
"Doctor Zhang, have you visited Mr. Li recently?" Ye Jingchen asked again.
Imperial Physician Zhang hesitated for a moment before replying, "I went to see His Highness once after learning that His Highness had health problems."
"Then what does Mr. Li think?" Ye Jingchen asked.
"Sir, you have done your best and left the rest to fate," Physician Zhang replied.
"You may leave!" Ye Jingchen said to the old doctor.
"Fangfei, prepare hot water, I want to take a bath," Ye Jingchen said to Fangfei.
After saying that, he glanced at Xie Chang'an. It seemed that he had no excuse to let Xie Chang'an come in and keep him company today.
Fine, he'll just have to put up with it. Being love-struck is not a good idea.
After this test, the emperor's face darkened for a long time, and he stopped summoning him to Chengqian Palace for breakfast after the morning court session.
During court sessions, the officials all sensed that the emperor was in a bad mood, and they all behaved themselves, not daring to cause any trouble at this time.
Nevertheless, many officials still offended the emperor for various reasons. At best, they were scolded; at worst, their salaries were reduced; and some were even flogged. The court officials were all in a state of fear.
Time flew by and it was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. After the morning court session, the New Year holiday officially began.
However, there will be a grand court assembly on the first day of the Lunar New Year, during which the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs will read out the emperor's New Year's address, and the court officials will wish the emperor a happy new year.
After the grand assembly, the longest holiday of the year begins.
To be honest, Dayuan's annual leave wasn't this long before. This was thanks to Ye Jingchen and Xie Chang'an's ten years of hard work in purging the court, which made the emperor's life much easier, and thus the annual leave was extended.
The emperor did not have a pleasant New Year. Even at the reunion banquet on New Year's Eve, with all the children around, he could not feel happy.
According to ancestral rules, if a crown prince is unable to produce offspring, he must be deposed.
However, the ancestral rules did not specify what to do if the crown prince was too outstanding.
The lack of an heir to the throne poses endless problems, but if the heir is deposed and replaced, chaos will likely erupt immediately.
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