After leaving Chengqian Palace, Ye Jingchen stood under the plum blossom trees in the Imperial Garden, pretending to admire the flowers, for a while before slowly walking towards the East Palace.
He hadn't gone far when Xie Chang'an appeared in front of him.
"What's wrong with you?" Xie Chang'an noticed at a glance that Ye Jingchen's walking posture was abnormal and asked.
"Why are you here?" Ye Jingchen asked instead of answering.
"I was worried because you hadn't come back yet, so I came to pick you up," Xie Chang'an said, looking Ye Jingchen up and down.
"I've been flogged thirty times by my father, come and help me up!" Ye Jingchen said hurriedly.
With Xie Chang'an around, returning to the Eastern Palace will be much easier.
Xie Chang'an's expression changed drastically, and he quickly walked to Ye Jingchen's side, reaching out to hug him.
"Help me!" Ye Jingchen offered his hand, emphasizing.
This is outside, where the emperor has eyes and ears everywhere. If Xie Chang'an carries him back to the East Palace now, the news will reach the emperor's ears in less than a quarter of an hour.
"My injury is not serious."
Seeing that Xie Chang'an still wanted to hug him, Ye Jingchen said to him.
Xie Chang'an, with a cold face, helped Ye Jingchen up.
Ye Jingchen was already injured, and with his injuries compounded, how could he not be seriously injured?
Ye Jingchen was particularly pleased with Xie Chang'an's cold expression.
He told the emperor that he was the one who liked Xie Chang'an first, so Xie Chang'an should naturally act as indifferent to him as possible in front of outsiders.
Ye Jingchen leaned against Xie Chang'an and let Xie Chang'an lead him away.
Xie Chang'an glanced at the eunuchs and guards following Ye Jingchen, somewhat puzzled as to why Ye Jingchen was putting on this show.
Why can't he hug Ye Jingchen, but Ye Jingchen can lean on him?
Despite her doubts, Xie Chang'an cooperated with Ye Jingchen, half-carrying and half-helping him back to the East Palace.
"Go and fetch Physician Zhang." Upon returning to the East Palace, Xie Chang'an immediately instructed the palace servants.
Once inside the bedroom, with no outsiders present, Xie Chang'an immediately picked up Ye Jingchen and carried him to the bed in a princess carry.
To avoid aggravating his wound, Ye Jingchen lay face down on the bed while Xie Chang'an took off his clothes to check his injuries.
"I'm fine. It's not too late to see a doctor after Physician Zhang has examined my pulse," Ye Jingchen stopped him.
"What did you do? Why did the emperor punish you?" Xie Chang'an asked, voicing his doubts.
“I told him about our relationship,” Ye Jingchen said.
Xie Chang'an looked at Ye Jingchen in surprise.
Ye Jingchen is different from him. His style of dealing with people and things has always been very steady. He never does anything without certainty. Why is he so impulsive this time?
and--
"Since you're going to be honest with him about your relationship, why don't you take me with you?" Xie Chang'an asked, somewhat displeased.
Why did Ye Jingchen abandon him and bear the emperor's wrath alone?
“Of course I can’t take you with me when I confess to my father. He can’t bear to hit me, but he can bear to hit you. The thirty lashes I received were like a tickle, but if you were to receive those thirty lashes, you would at least lose half your life. I can’t bear to do that,” Ye Jingchen said.
"I'd rather take those thirty lashes myself! You already had an injury there, and now it's definitely gotten worse." Xie Chang'an held Ye Jingchen's hand, somewhat irritated.
"Don't rush to take the beating for me. Tomorrow is my homecoming, and I think you'll get your share of family discipline too," Ye Jingchen said, holding Xie Chang'an's hand with some concern.
He had previously planned to share the burden with Xie Chang'an when he was punished by family law, but due to his current physical condition, he couldn't even put on a show of suffering. Tomorrow, he could only try his best to plead for Xie Chang'an.
“I have deceived the emperor, so it is only right that I be punished according to family law. Don’t worry, I can handle it,” Xie Chang’an said.
"Your Highness, Imperial Physician Zhang has arrived," Fangfei's voice came from outside the palace.
"Please invite him in," Xie Chang'an said.
Physician Zhang pushed open the door and entered, his expression serious and his steps heavy.
The last place he wants to enter right now is the Crown Prince's bedroom.
When he saw Ye Jingchen's prone position, his expression was indescribable.
His Highness the Crown Prince wasn't kneeling yesterday, but he is today. Could it be that the young couple went even further last night?
"Your Highness, Young Master Xie, although you are young and in good health, you still need to exercise restraint," the old imperial physician said expressionlessly.
"You've misunderstood, old physician. The reason I'm lying down is because my father punished me with a beating," Ye Jingchen said to the old physician with a smile.
Stay calm.
As long as he's not embarrassed, then it's others who are embarrassed!
After a long silence, Imperial Physician Zhang finally spoke, "Please allow this old minister to take Your Highness's pulse."
Ye Jingchen extended his hand.
"Your Highness has not suffered any internal injuries. Would you like this old minister to examine the external wounds?" After a moment, Physician Zhang withdrew his hand and asked.
"No need, please trouble Physician Zhang to prescribe two more nourishing medicinal meals for me," Ye Jingchen said.
After Physician Zhang left, Xie Chang'an helped Ye Jingchen take off his clothes and discovered that thick cloth pads were tied around his back and buttocks.
"When did you put a cloth pad inside your clothes? How come I didn't notice?" he asked.
Ye Jingchen smiled smugly, "If you saw this, you'd know I was going to get beaten up, wouldn't you?"
"By the way, why don't you wear these thick cloth mats home tomorrow too?" Ye Jingchen suggested, thinking that Xie Chang'an was very likely to get beaten up tomorrow as well.
“No need. The family rules of the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion require removing one’s upper garment,” Xie Chang’an said.
Ye Jingchen became even more worried and shared his experience with him, "Why don't you apologize to your grandfather tomorrow and act cute in front of the ancestor? You're a junior, so they might fall for that. My father was very fond of my cuteness."
Xie Chang'an felt a warmth in his heart.
He thought Ye Jingchen was adorable, so adorable that he wanted to do something about it.
Unfortunately, Ye Jingchen was still injured.
In broad daylight, having Xie Chang'an pull down his pants to check the wound made even someone as thick-skinned as Ye Jingchen feel a little embarrassed. So he kept talking to Xie Chang'an to distract himself.
"The beating I received was like a tickle, I shouldn't be injured, right?" Ye Jingchen asked, pretending to be nonchalant.
"I'm not injured," Xie Chang'an said.
"But the wound in that area has reopened and needs some ointment."
Before Ye Jingchen woke up in the morning, Xie Chang'an had already checked on the progress of his wound. It had almost healed, but now it had reopened, and he didn't know when it would be fully healed.
He can only eat meat once the injury in this area has healed.
He had endured being a vegetarian for four years, but now that he's had meat, he's developed a taste for it. Let alone four years, even four days or four hours would be unbearable for him!
"Oh, then you can apply it." Ye Jingchen buried his face in the pillow.
Applying medicine to that spot felt shameful. Ye Jingchen wished he were asleep so he wouldn't know anything or feel anything.
Unfortunately, even if he sleeps now, it's a bit too late, and it would seem very deliberate.
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