"I'll come and call him," Xie Chang'an said quickly as he saw Chenxi appear.
Chenxi didn't refuse, but she didn't leave either. Instead, she stood aside and watched Xie Chang'an.
Xie Chang'an started calling Ye Jingchen to wake up, but even after calling him tenderly for a long time, he couldn't get him to wake up.
"Should I do it?" Chenxi asked.
Why waste time?
"I'll do it!" Xie Chang'an said firmly.
Ye Jingchen actually believed Chen Xi, but not him. He had to prove himself today.
Since he couldn't wake him up by voice, he resorted to physical force.
He reached out and pinched the soft flesh on Ye Jingchen's face, then pinched his nose, and stared at his lips.
"Chenxi, you should not look at what is improper. Shouldn't you leave now?" Xie Chang'an looked at Chenxi.
Chenxi couldn't bear to look at Xie Chang'an's lewd actions and infatuated expression, so upon hearing this, she turned around and left.
If time is truly wasted, it is Xie Chang'an's fault, not his.
After Chenxi left, Xie Chang'an's fingers touched Ye Jingchen's lips.
If possible, he would rather wake Ye Jingchen with a kiss, but although they are close now, he still needs to prop himself up if he wants to kiss Ye Jingchen.
In his current condition, he is not capable of performing such difficult moves.
Therefore, he could only extend his finger and gently stroke Ye Jingchen's lips with his fingertip.
Ye Jingchen's lips were moist, soft, full, and elastic. Xie Chang'an caressed them, completely forgetting his original intention.
When Ye Jingchen was finally woken up by the noise, he opened his mouth and bit the finger that was messing with his lips.
He bit down with considerable force, and Xie Chang'an gasped in pain.
"Let go quickly, it's about to bite off!" Xie Chang'an shouted hurriedly.
Ye Jingchen did not give in, but fortunately he did not increase the force.
He kept his finger in his mouth for a while before he regained his senses.
He finally loosened his grip and released Xie Chang'an's fingers.
Xie Chang'an's wet fingers had a very obvious ring of teeth marks.
"Brother Chang'an, why are you so restless so early in the morning?" Ye Jingchen asked with a smile.
Xie Chang'an stared at the teeth marks on his fingers, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
Ye Jingchen got up from the couch and began to get dressed.
"Why didn't you bring a palace maid with you to take care of your daily life?" Xie Chang'an asked.
The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion also had maids, but the maids in their mansion were generally not as attentive as the palace maids.
"I'm not that delicate," Ye Jingchen said, and went out to wash up.
After he finished washing up, he brought over some tea for Xie Chang'an to rinse his mouth and then used hot water to wash his face.
In short, he would serve Xie Chang'an the same way he had served Xie Chang'an before.
From beginning to end, Xie Chang'an stared intently at him.
After washing Xie Chang'an's hands, Ye Jingchen noticed that the wound on Xie Chang'an's finger was bleeding slightly.
When he was half-awake, he indeed acted without restraint.
He took out the ointment, intending to apply some medicine to Xie Chang'an's finger.
Xie Chang'an withdrew his finger, "No need to apply medicine."
"What if it leaves a scar?" Ye Jingchen asked.
"Wouldn't it be better to have a scar? This is the mark you left on me," Xie Chang'an said.
Ye Jingchen glanced at Xie Chang'an and put the ointment away.
Okay, whatever makes you happy.
"There's still some time before breakfast, have a few snacks to tide you over. These are fresh peach blossom pastries made from peach blossoms picked from the peach tree in your yard. How do you like them?" Ye Jingchen brought over a plate of peach blossom pastries.
"My hand is injured, you feed me," Xie Chang'an said, seizing the opportunity to make a request.
“Even if your hand isn’t injured, I can still feed you.” Ye Jingchen said, feeding him a few peach blossom pastries and some tea.
"I have to go out for a bit. I'll be back in half an hour. You can take this time to sleep a little longer, or you can read a book," Ye Jingchen said to Xie Chang'an.
Xie Chang'an felt he could accept being away for only half an hour.
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you to come back." He waved to Ye Jingchen.
After leaving Chang'an Residence, Ye Jingchen went to the kitchen of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and personally cooked a bowl of longevity noodles for Xie Chang'an.
He had been doing this frequently over the years, even when he went to the northern frontier, and he had become quite skilled at it. In less than half an hour, he had cooked a bowl of longevity noodles that was perfect in color, aroma, and taste, and then he took the bowl of noodles back to Chang'an Residence.
Xie Chang'an only remembered what day it was while waiting for Ye Jingchen, and naturally guessed what Ye Jingchen was going to do.
Although I guessed it, the surprise was not diminished in the slightest.
In recent years, it has become popular in Dayuan to eat longevity noodles on birthdays. This custom started when Ye Jingchen, along with the princes and princesses, cooked a bowl of longevity noodles for the emperor on his birthday.
From noble families to ordinary people, elders consider it an honor to eat longevity noodles cooked by their younger relatives on their birthdays. This is especially true for large families with many children, where cooking noodles together can enhance the bond and teamwork among siblings, truly achieving multiple benefits.
Offering noodles symbolizes longevity, so it's usually the younger generation who cooks them for the elders. However, Ye Jingchen likes the meaning of longevity noodles, so every year on Ye Jinghe's birthday, he personally cooks him a bowl of longevity noodles.
After going to the northern frontier, Ye Jingchen would cook longevity noodles for Xie Chang'an every year on his birthday.
Longevity noodles may be ordinary, but the sentiment behind them is precious.
"Happy birthday, Chang'an!" Ye Jingchen presented Xie Chang'an with a steaming bowl of longevity noodles.
Besides the longevity noodles, there was also a heart-shaped fried egg in the bowl, golden in color.
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