Applying this medicine was extremely difficult; after it was applied, both of us were covered in sweat and felt unwell.
Xie Chang'an fetched hot water and wiped Ye Jingchen's sweaty areas, then took a cold shower himself.
After Xie Chang'an finished showering, Ye Jingchen lay on the bed while Xie Chang'an sat on the edge of the bed, and the two chatted casually.
"I told my father that I fell in love with you first. He will definitely have the Imperial Guards investigate us and the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. You must be careful and don't let him find out anything," Ye Jingchen said to Xie Chang'an.
"He actually believes that?" Xie Chang'an asked with a strange expression.
Ye Jingchen smiled at Xie Chang'an, "Why don't you believe me? Have you forgotten how bad your attitude towards me used to be? In other people's eyes, I've always been the one who was eager to please you."
Recalling the past, Xie Chang'an's lips curled up slightly, "That's because you're too smart, completely out of my control, so naturally I'm very wary of you."
Ye Jingchen waved his hand, pointing out Xie Chang'an's flaws incisively.
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's that you're so suspicious. You emperors always like to be suspicious, don't you get tired of it?"
Xie Chang'an grabbed Ye Jingchen's hand and intertwined their fingers.
"Having treasures in your hands, you naturally worry about others coveting them. Not everyone is like you, who can be so indifferent to the throne."
"If one day you can stand on the long river of history, you will find that the country can never belong to just one person, but to everyone who lives on this land. The emperor may seem noble, but in fact he is just a beast of burden, and the one who suffers the most and works the hardest."
"Ordinary oxen and horses can take a break when they're tired, or go on strike when they don't want to work anymore. But emperors are subject to a lifelong system of toil. Once they take the throne, they can never get rid of it. One wrong move and they can be infamous for eternity."
Ye Jingchen's tone was full of disdain.
Xie Chang'an didn't know what to say.
As someone who had been through it all, he couldn't refute Ye Jingchen's words.
Because being an emperor is certainly not a pleasant experience.
“But you are the crown prince now, and one day you will inherit the throne,” Xie Chang’an said.
"My father is in good health now. As long as he doesn't indulge in wine and women, he won't let them drain his body. As long as he takes good care of himself, he can work hard for another twenty years without any problem. By then, all my brothers' and sisters' children will have grown up. I can choose the most suitable one from among them to be the crown prince. Won't I be completely free then?" Ye Jingchen said proudly.
Others support their parents in old age and raise their children, but he's different. He lives off his parents and his children. As long as both sides are upright, he can live off them for a lifetime.
He and Xie Chang'an ate lunch alone in their bedroom. After eating, Ye Jingchen took a nap for an hour, and then called over the two stewards of the East Palace to discuss the gift list for the bride's return visit the next day.
Just as preparations were underway, Zhang Shunde led eight palace maids to the East Palace, saying it was a wedding gift from the Emperor to the Crown Prince.
These eight palace maids, some plump and some slender, each had their own unique features, but they all had in common that they were all very beautiful.
This wedding gift was really annoying, and to make matters worse, it couldn't be returned because Zhang Shunde had left as soon as he delivered it.
"Fangfei, you make the arrangements. Don't let them have a chance to hang around in front of me," Ye Jingchen said to Fangfei.
"Your Highness, we were sent by His Majesty to serve you and the Crown Princess," one of the palace maids said boldly, her eyes filled with eagerness as she looked at Ye Jingchen.
Xie Chang'an's face darkened. Two days into their marriage, only this one person had called him "Crown Princess," yet she was someone sent by the Emperor to seduce Ye Jingchen and ruin their relationship.
"Now that you're at the Eastern Palace, I have the final say on your arrangements! If you're not happy, you're welcome to complain to His Majesty!" Ye Jingchen said coldly.
"Your Highness, please rest assured, I will make sure someone keeps a close eye on them," Fangfei quickly said.
Fangfei took the eight people away. Ye Jingchen didn't care about this little incident and continued to discuss the gift list for tomorrow's homecoming.
After the gift list was written, Ye Jingchen instructed people to prepare it, and then took Xie Chang'an back to his bedchamber.
He noticed that Xie Chang'an's expression hadn't been very good ever since Zhang Shunde's visit.
“Those people were sent by my father. It’s not easy to deal with them now. I’ll send them away when there’s a chance in the future,” Ye Jingchen explained.
"They are all so beautiful, does His Highness really have the heart to send them away?" Xie Chang'an asked sourly.
"In my eyes, they are not even half as good as my brother Chang'an. What is there to be reluctant about?" Ye Jingchen said, reaching out his hands to rub Xie Chang'an's cheeks, trying to dispel the unhappiness on his face.
Xie Chang'an grabbed Ye Jingchen's hand and stroked it, "I don't take them seriously. No one can have any dirty thoughts about you under my nose."
"Then why do you look unhappy?" Ye Jingchen asked, somewhat amused.
"Am I your lawfully wedded Crown Princess?" Xie Chang'an asked instead of answering.
“Of course, even my father can’t deny your identity,” Ye Jingchen said.
"Then why doesn't any of the palace servants in the Eastern Palace call me Crown Princess? Am I not worthy?" Xie Chang'an asked unhappily.
Ye Jingchen chuckled to himself.
He hadn't expected Xie Chang'an to be so fixated on the title of 'Crown Princess'.
It seems Xie Chang'an really likes this title.
"It's my fault. I'll instruct everyone in the Eastern Palace to call you Crown Princess from now on," Ye Jingchen said with a smile, then leaned over and kissed Xie Chang'an.
"That's more like it!" Xie Chang'an's expression brightened, and he cupped Ye Jingchen's face, deepening the kiss.
"Don't go too far. We still have to go back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion tomorrow." Ye Jingchen nudged Xie Chang'an, signaling him to stop.
He certainly didn't want his lips to be swollen when he went to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
"I'll be careful," Xie Chang'an said, but he didn't stop talking.
After he finished kissing her, Ye Jingchen felt his lips were a little numb. Looking in the bronze mirror, although it wasn't very obvious, he could still see that they were a little swollen.
"Is this what you call 'discretion'?" Ye Jingchen rolled his eyes at him.
"It's okay, you won't be able to tell by tomorrow," Xie Chang'an said confidently.
Ye Jingchen: ......
Xie Chang'an has no credibility with him in this regard.
After leaving the bedchamber, Ye Jingchen instructed Fangfei to summon all the palace servants of the East Palace.
"Xie Chang'an is my lawfully wedded Crown Princess, and she is another mistress of the Eastern Palace. From now on, everyone in the Eastern Palace must respectfully address her as Crown Princess, and her orders are my orders." Ye Jingchen announced loudly in front of everyone, holding Xie Chang'an's hand.
"Greetings, Crown Princess!" Hundreds of palace servants from the Eastern Palace bowed to Xie Chang'an in unison.
Xie Chang'an's lips curled up slightly. He had been planning for so long, and he had to have a formal title.
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