After fooling Chenxi, Ye Jingchen had a good night's sleep.
He slept until sunset, when it was time for dinner.
The dinner that evening was much more lavish than when he had just woken up, filled with highly nutritious foods. Thanks to the imperial chef's superb culinary skills, it was neither oily nor greasy, and tasted especially delicious.
As expected, Ye Jingchen had already overeaten by the time the palace maid spoke up to stop him.
The main problem was that the original owner's body was too weak, and he had a small appetite, so he couldn't eat much at all.
In ancient times, there was no electricity. Although there were palace lanterns for lighting, they were not as good as electric lights. Going out for a walk to digest food late at night could easily lead to accidents, so he sent all the palace staff out and walked alone in his bedroom. Anyway, his bedroom was big enough, estimated to be several hundred square meters, which was just right for walking.
What's more, the original owner was the crown prince and was favored by the emperor. Every item in his bedchamber was extraordinary. In modern times, they could only be admired in museums, but now he could look at them and touch them whenever he wanted. The feeling was indescribably great.
He was only careful not to reveal his naive and unsophisticated nature because of the morning light that was hiding in some unknown corner; otherwise, he would have definitely hugged and kissed these antiques!
However, as he walked, Ye Jingchen felt a little sad. Entertainment options in ancient times were so limited, especially without mobile phones and computers, which meant that life was much less fun.
However, not having a cell phone and computer has one advantage: it can prevent him from dying suddenly again.
After all, it's hard for a bookworm to resist the temptation to stay up all night reading.
After his stomach felt less full, Ye Jingchen called someone in to help him take a bath.
The palace maid led him to a side hall, where the original body had been bathing. There was a large bathtub, which seemed to be made of jade. When he stepped on it barefoot, the texture was very delicate and he could not feel any coolness at all.
The place where hot water is poured into the bath is a lifelike golden dragon head. Hot water flows out of the golden dragon's mouth. Ye Jingchen has reasonable grounds to suspect that this dragon head is indeed made of gold.
After the hot water filled the bath, the palace maid was about to throw flower petals into the water when Ye Jingchen quickly stopped her.
He's not a woman, why would he take a petal bath?
"Didn't Your Highness usually prefer to bathe with flower petals?" the head palace maid asked in confusion.
"I don't like it anymore!" Ye Jingchen said with a stern face.
The palace maid quickly replied "Yes" and put the flower petals away.
"You may all leave. I... I wish to bathe alone." Ye Jingchen took a step back, avoiding the palace maids who came to undress him, and waved his hand, giving the order.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the palace maids and eunuchs in the side hall knelt down instantly.
The head maid said urgently, "Your Highness, you mustn't! But what have we done wrong to offend you? You can punish us directly! Even if it's just Sister Fangfei serving you personally, how will Your Highness bathe if no one serves you? What will you do if you encounter danger?"
Hearing this, Ye Jingchen was both amused and annoyed. He held out his hands to the palace maid and asked her expressionlessly, "What is this?"
The palace maid was stunned for a long time before hesitantly answering, "Was it His Highness's hand?"
"Since I have hands, why can't I bathe myself?" Ye Jingchen asked.
Although he is a child on the outside, he is an adult on the inside. If he were to let these young girls serve him a bath, wouldn't that be indecent?
Moreover, he doesn't have a penchant for exposing his body in front of outsiders!
"But Your Highness just fell into the water and lost consciousness. Now you have to bathe alone. What if you drown again? It's too dangerous!" the palace maid said boldly.
"The water in this bath is so shallow, it doesn't even reach my chest. How could I possibly drown? Or are you—cursing me on purpose?"
Cursing the Crown Prince is no small crime. Ye Jingchen said this on purpose to scare them and get rid of the problem once and for all.
"This servant wouldn't dare!" The palace maid kowtowed repeatedly in fear.
"If you're scared, get out!"
This time, no one said anything, and everyone fled as if they were escaping.
Ye Jingchen spent several minutes figuring out how to take off his three layers of clothes. After finally getting himself clean and soaking in hot water, he felt completely refreshed.
The water in the bathtub is indeed not deep; if you stand, it only covers your thighs, but if you sit in it, you can immerse yourself from the neck down.
There are several gaps in the jade discs around the bath, and jade pillows are placed in the gaps, which are just right for resting your head when you sit on the jade discs.
In modern society, the poor Ye Jingchen could never experience such luxurious enjoyment. His room wasn't even as big as this bathtub, and the combined area of the bathroom and shower room was only a mere four square meters, barely enough to turn around and stretch his legs while showering. Taking a bath was out of the question.
Ye Jingchen rested his head on the jade pillow, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the pleasant moment.
As for the risk of drowning mentioned by the palace maid—
joke!
How can someone drown in such shallow water?
When the body feels comfortable, the mind becomes more active.
Once Chenxi has thoroughly investigated and presented all the information about everyone in the Eastern Palace to him, he will have a preliminary understanding of the Eastern Palace and will also be able to learn some information about the court and the harem. After all, he is the Crown Prince, and it is impossible for all the palace servants in his palace to be completely innocent. There must be spies planted by the concubines of the harem and the ministers of the court.
With some basic information to support him, he no longer has to be completely clueless.
After that, he could try to leave the Eastern Palace.
The Third Prince, Ye Jingyu, is a perfect entry point.
He could use the excuse of offering condolences, care, and apologies to go to Ye Jingyu and clear up the misunderstanding.
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