The next day, after Ye Jingchen got up, he first asked about Ye Jinghe's condition.
“The Fifth Prince has already gone to the training ground, and he seems to be doing well,” Fangfei said.
Since Ye Jinghe started learning martial arts from Lin Xun, he has been getting up half an hour earlier than Ye Jingchen every day.
Nowadays, although Ye Jingchen has to get up 25 minutes earlier than before because of court, Ye Jinghe is already practicing martial arts in the training ground when he gets up.
Ye Jingchen had never seen Ye Jinghe practice martial arts before, so he couldn't get up.
He didn't know how good Ye Jinghe's skills were now. Years ago, Ye Jinghe deliberately provoked Ye Jingyu, and the two brothers fought. The once evenly matched situation turned into a crushing defeat. Ye Jinghe pinned Ye Jingyu down and beat him up. Since then, no matter how Ye Jinghe provoked him, Ye Jingyu would not accept the challenge.
Ye Jinghe also frequently provoked Xie Chang'an, wanting to fight him, but Ye Jingchen stopped him.
He didn't think Ye Jinghe would have the upper hand in a fight against Xie Chang'an. Moreover, if the two of them fought, Xie Chang'an might not hold back. If he really beat Ye Jinghe, and it got back to his father, things would get complicated.
Even if his father dislikes Ye Jinghe, Ye Jinghe is still his child, a prince. Hitting Ye Jinghe is like slapping his face!
If it were Yun Shu and the others, they would have fought during the sparring session and that would have been it. His father might have been unhappy, but he wouldn't have really held a grudge against a child.
But Xie Chang'an is different. He is Xie Shaoling's son, and Xie Shaoling is his father's lifelong enemy. If Xie Chang'an beats Ye Jinghe, the emperor will definitely hold a grudge!
Thinking of this, Ye Jingchen really wanted to see how well Ye Jinghe had practiced his kung fu, but unfortunately, time didn't allow it.
He entered the Taiji Hall just in time yesterday, and his father probably waited for him a while. He can't make his father wait again today.
Waking up early is painful, but once you get out of bed and breathe in the fresh air, you feel that getting up early is worth it.
Of course, this illusion can only last until you get into bed.
Once he's in bed, Ye Jingchen feels that his bed is his true haven, and he wants to stay with it for the rest of his life!
Humans are so fickle and capricious!
To avoid being late, Ye Jingchen ran to the Taiji Hall.
Since the morning court session took up his morning exercise time, he simply used this stretch of road as his morning exercise.
The ninety-nine steps in front of the Taiji Hall are perfect for exercise.
The poor palace servants who followed him were too tired to run or climb the steps. By the time Ye Jingchen finished climbing, they were still on the 30-odd steps.
Since they didn't need to participate in the morning court session and couldn't enter the Taiji Hall, Ye Jingchen was too lazy to care about them and let them lag behind and climb slowly.
He arrived a quarter of an hour earlier than yesterday. While climbing the steps, he encountered many court officials. However, he climbed the steps very quickly. Often, just as others saw him and were about to pay their respects, he had already run up the steps.
Inside the Taiji Hall, because it was still early, not many court officials had arrived.
He was greeted with bows by everyone as he walked to the front, where Wang Xiang and Yan Xu had already arrived.
After exchanging greetings with the two, Ye Jingchen kept staring at Prime Minister Wang.
Wang Xiang is now over fifty years old. His temples are gray and his face is wrinkled, but he has a ruddy complexion, clear eyes, and a straight back. He looks like he is still very healthy.
This prime minister was steady and reliable in his political affairs. As for his personality, he was a master of smoothing things over. He didn't make any great achievements, but he didn't make any major mistakes either. So he was able to stay in this position for nearly twenty years.
Ye Jingchen preferred Yan Xu as prime minister. He needed to deal with the powerful families, so he naturally needed to appoint someone with a clear stance and decisive actions as prime minister. Prime Minister Wang's unassuming personality did not meet his requirements.
But Wang Mianren had been operating in the officialdom for decades and had his own way of surviving. He was not someone who could be easily replaced.
Unless there is a serious mistake.
However, Wang Xiang cherishes his reputation, and there really isn't anything major he could have done to overturn his record. Perhaps there is, but at least neither he nor Xie Chang'an have been able to find anything about it yet.
Taking action against him rashly could cause turmoil in the imperial court.
"Prime Minister Wang, you were really unfair yesterday!" Ye Jingchen stared at the man for a long time, making him feel uncomfortable, before he finally spoke.
"I don't know where this old minister has gone wrong to anger Your Highness. Please enlighten me, Your Highness?" Prime Minister Wang asked with a cheerful smile.
"Yesterday morning at court, I accidentally fell asleep, and you were standing right behind me. Why didn't you wake me up? You caused me to be reprimanded by the Emperor yesterday!" Ye Jingchen leaned closer to the Prime Minister and whispered.
Although her voice was soft, her attitude was forceful. After speaking, she glared at Prime Minister Wang with dissatisfaction.
"This..." Prime Minister Wang wanted to deny that he had seen the Crown Prince dozing off, but Ye Jingchen's words were a trap, leaving him no room to deny it.
"This... This is the first time in my life that I have ever seen someone dare to doze off in the Golden Palace. I was so shocked and couldn't believe it. I couldn't react in time. Please forgive me, Your Highness!" The Prime Minister bowed to Ye Jingchen, pretending to be terrified.
Ye Jingchen didn't expect to make things difficult for the head of all officials with just a few words. He said this only to pave the way for his later request.
"I understand how you feel. After all, there aren't many people in this world as audacious as me!" Ye Jingchen said proudly, patting the old prime minister on the shoulder.
Wang Xiang gave an awkward, apologetic smile.
Not just few, he is the first person in history to achieve this!
Your Majesty is far too biased towards His Highness the Crown Prince. Why isn't he punished?
Who knows that spoiling a child is like killing him!
Moreover, His Majesty still favors the crown prince, the future hope of the Great Yuan!
How can this be allowed?
Unfortunately, he only dared to think these words in his heart, and would never dare to say them to His Majesty's face!
"Although dozing off during the morning court session is not a big deal, I am, after all, the Crown Prince. My father said that if I lose face, he loses face. So if Prime Minister Wang sees me dozing off in the hall again, he must wake me up immediately!" Ye Jingchen said earnestly while patting the old prime minister's shoulder.
He spoke in a low voice, but Yan Xu, who was standing behind Wang Xiang, heard him clearly.
Yan Xu didn't speak, but his disappointed gaze swept over her.
"Your Highness, rest assured, this old minister will certainly not fail in his mission!" Prime Minister Wang said solemnly, almost to the point of kowtowing.
Your Highness has even brought up His Majesty; how could he dare to refuse?
"From now on, whether I and my father can save face will depend entirely on Prime Minister Wang!" Ye Jingchen said to Prime Minister Wang with a particularly bright smile.
Wang Xiang also smiled, but it was a very forced smile.
In their first encounter, Prime Minister Wang realized that the Crown Prince, who had never shown his face before, was not only different from the rumors, but also completely unrelated to them!
Who spread the rumor that he was unlearned, incompetent, and stupid?
There was nothing major happening at the morning court session today. Ye Jingchen stood at the front and listened casually, not feeling sleepy at all.
Because there was a gaze fixed on him from behind, so intense it felt almost tangible, completely dispelling his sleepiness.
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