When Ye Jingchen regained consciousness, he felt a splitting headache and a burning sensation in his throat.
However, when he saw the emperor's tired and worried face, a feeling of guilt welled up inside him.
While he was delirious with fever last night, he vaguely sensed that the emperor was also by his bedside.
In the novel, Emperor Shengping, Ye Shengping, is selfish, suspicious, arrogant, and narrow-minded. He may not be a good emperor, but he is truly a good father.
The original owner, Ye Jingchen, was unaware of his good fortune.
Now that he has become Ye Jingchen, he will definitely cherish the father-son relationship with the emperor and hold onto this blessing.
"Father—cough cough! cough!" Ye Jingchen was about to say something sentimental when he was stabbed in the back by his own throat and coughed for a while.
"Quickly, bring water!" the emperor hurriedly ordered.
A palace maid handed over warm water that had been prepared, which the emperor took and personally fed to Ye Jingchen.
His mouth was parched and burning, and Ye Jingchen didn't care about anything else. He sat up and eagerly gulped down water.
"Slow down, be careful not to choke." The emperor fed him water while patting his back, his movements surprisingly skillful, indicating that this was not the first time he had done such a thing.
"Father, I am an unfilial son, and I have caused you worry again." After finally being able to speak normally, Ye Jingchen quickly said what he had been thinking.
"It's not Chen'er's fault. It's those incompetent imperial physicians who caused Chen'er to suffer such a terrible pain. And those servants in your palace, they must have been negligent in their service, which is why you developed such a high fever. They should all be severely punished!" the emperor roared.
When the emperor got angry, the palace servants had to kneel down and beg for forgiveness, and the bedchamber was filled with kneeling servants.
Ye Jingchen was inwardly exasperated. He realized that the emperor was somewhat of a split personality, showing one face to his son and another to the palace servants.
However, this is understandable. In feudal dynasties, palace servants were indeed just slaves to the emperors. Their lives might not have mattered much to them. This was due to the environment. The emperors were not easily assimilated by the times, nor would they rashly try to change their minds.
However, he knew in his heart that the high fever he had last night was entirely his own doing, and he couldn't blame anyone else.
“Father is right, they really deserve to be punished! I hate eating medicinal food the most, so let’s punish them by making them eat it for three days straight—no! Three days isn’t enough! Seven days! Seven days straight of bitter medicinal food!” Ye Jingchen said indignantly.
A child punishing someone in what he considers the most vicious way shouldn't arouse suspicion, right?
Those kneeling in the hall, especially the palace servants of the East Palace, were prepared to suffer a severe beating if they didn't die. They never expected that His Highness the Crown Prince would only let them eat medicinal meals for seven days.
Although medicinal cuisine is bitter, it is beneficial to the body and harmless. Some people can't eat it even if they want to!
Never before have they felt that His Highness the Crown Prince was so adorable, so incredibly adorable!
The emperor originally intended to impose severe punishments, such as giving each person thirty lashes, since they wouldn't learn their lesson if they weren't severely punished. However, he had always favored the crown prince, and since the crown prince had spoken up, he was naturally willing to go along with him.
This punishment, which is not really a punishment, was proposed by the Crown Prince. The imperial physicians and palace servants will remember the Crown Prince's kindness and will surely be more loyal in the future, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Thinking this, the emperor looked down at the kneeling people below, and only when some of them began to tremble did he mercifully say, "Since the Crown Prince has pleaded for you, then this is the punishment! However, the punishment of only eating medicinal food for seven days is too lenient. Zhang Shunde, give the order that the amount of Coptis chinensis in the medicinal food be doubled!"
The emperor's casual remark doubled the suffering these people were destined to endure.
But this kind of suffering is bearable, and it's better than being beaten and suffering physical pain.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" The survivors immediately knelt and kowtowed in gratitude towards Ye Jingchen.
"Father, I'm fine now. You should go and get some rest. You have dark circles under your eyes," Ye Jingchen said worriedly.
The emperor hadn't noticed until Ye Jingchen pointed it out, but now that he had, a deep sense of weariness washed over him, though he felt a greater sense of comfort.
Since waking up after falling into the water, his son Chen'er has not only become more affectionate towards him, but has also become more considerate and caring. His Majesty the Emperor is greatly pleased.
Then, inevitably, he thought of the old scoundrel's slander of Chen'er at the morning court, and his hatred intensified.
On his way back to Chengqian Palace from the East Palace, the emperor grew angrier and angrier. He immediately summoned his secret guards to the old scoundrel's residence and carried out the plan.
He was determined to make that old scoundrel experience the pain of having his heart ripped out!
Once the emperor left the Eastern Palace, Ye Jingchen, under the pretext of wanting to rest some more, dismissed everyone in the hall, leaving no one behind.
He got off the bed and stretched.
Last night's high fever wasn't all bad; at least he's much more energetic now than yesterday.
"Dawn." Ye Jingchen called out to the air.
He heard a 'whoosh' sound behind him, turned around, and saw Chenxi standing there silently.
"You are not allowed to tell Father Emperor what happened at the bathhouse yesterday!" Ye Jingchen commanded.
Yesterday's incident was indeed embarrassing, and he didn't want the emperor to know, but that wasn't the point. The point was that if the emperor found out that he had a fever because he had been bathing alone for a long time and had choked on water, he would definitely punish the palace servants in the Eastern Palace.
He has to pay the price for the stupid things he did; he can't drag others down with him.
"I am your bodyguard," Chenxi said coldly.
Ye Jingchen was somewhat surprised.
Are the royal guards all trained to be this professional?
A woman cannot serve two husbands, and a secret guard cannot serve two masters.
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