Hearing the breathing sounds beside him, Xie Chang'an was instantly awakened.
He woke up to find that there was someone else in his bed.
The person was standing very close to him, with their chin resting on his shoulder—a very intimate gesture.
His first reaction was that some fool had tried to climb into his bed again, hoping to gain power through his child. He was about to kick the person off the bed when he realized that his hands were tightly wrapped around the person's waist.
Then, to his even greater shock, he discovered that the person sleeping soundly in his arms was not a woman, but a man!
Then, Xie Chang'an discovered that he was not sleeping in his original bed, nor was this his bedroom.
I woke up to find a man in my bed.
When he woke up, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.
He himself didn't know for a moment which of the two things was more absurd.
Were all the palace guards and his secret agents dead?
Xie Chang'an grabbed the still-sleeping man by the neck and asked in a chilling tone, "Who are you? Why are you in my bed?"
The only response he received was the man's snoring.
Since taking that position, Xie Chang'an had never been ignored like this before. Anger rose in his heart, and he instantly increased the force of his grip.
The person lying in bed finally woke up and opened their eyes.
But her eyes were still sleepy, and she closed them again after making eye contact with him.
"Xie Chang'an, are you trying to murder your husband so early in the morning?"
These words sounded like a question, yet also like a coquettish plea, carrying a hint of huskiness and a touch of intimacy. Upon hearing this voice, Xie Chang'an was momentarily dazed, and the hand gripping his neck trembled slightly.
It took him a while to realize that this person knew who he was.
Knowing his identity, how dare she treat him so disrespectfully? And what does it mean to murder one's own husband?
"Have you lost your mind? How dare you call yourself my husband?" Xie Chang'an roared, increasing the pressure on his hand.
Ye Jingchen was completely sobered by the force, and he quickly reached out to pry Xie Chang'an's hand away while looking at Xie Chang'an.
He heard it; Xie Chang'an referred to himself as "朕" (Zhen, the imperial "I").
Only emperors refer to themselves as "朕" (zhen), and Xie Chang'an's gaze at him was cold and devoid of any warmth.
The hand gripping his neck tightened; it wasn't a joke.
Xie Chang'an would never joke with him like that.
"Xie Jia, save me!" he shouted immediately.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Xie Jia appeared in the bedchamber, and in the next instant, he was by the bedside.
"Xie Jia?" Xie Chang'an looked at the guard who had been summoned by this man and his face darkened.
Xie Jia was clearly his bodyguard, so why would he obey this man's orders?
"Xie Jia, save me!" Ye Jingchen quickly pointed to his neck.
"Xie Jia, are you going to betray me?" Xie Chang'an sneered.
Xie Jia was a little confused when he saw the scene on the bed, but after only a moment's hesitation, he made a decision.
He acted swiftly, pointing a finger at Xie Chang'an's wrist. Taking advantage of the moment when Xie Chang'an's wrist was numb, he quickly freed Ye Jingchen's neck from his wrist.
"Xie Jia, how dare you betray me!" Xie Chang'an questioned Xie Jia in a fit of rage, no longer even using the self-reference of "I, the Emperor."
"I was merely following your orders, my lord. At all times, His Highness the Crown Prince's orders take precedence," Xie Jia said expressionlessly.
Xie Chang'an found it absurd, "How could I possibly give such an order?!"
Xie Jia looked at him without saying a word.
Ye Jingchen reached out and touched his neck; he could feel pain as soon as he touched it, indicating that he was injured.
"Xie Yi, summon Imperial Physician Zhang," Ye Jingchen shouted towards the outside of the hall.
His throat even hurt a little when he said that.
"Yes!" Xie Yi's voice came from outside the hall.
Xie Chang'an looked at Ye Jingchen again in shock.
Upon closer inspection, the first thing that catches the eye is the obvious strangulation marks on the other person's neck. In addition to the strangulation marks, there are many other marks that any adult would immediately recognize.
Xie Chang'an's expression immediately turned even uglier.
He was certain he wasn't interested in men, but this person showed up in his bed with such obvious marks on his body. Was he trying to disgust him?
"Who exactly are you?" Xie Chang'an asked coldly, looking at the other party.
"Look at my face, does it look familiar?" Ye Jingchen sat up in bed, pointed to his face, and asked Xie Chang'an leisurely.
Xie Chang'an was disgusted by the marks on his neck and hadn't had a chance to look closely at his face. Now, when asked this question, he avoided looking at the neck and focused his gaze on the other person's face.
Upon seeing this, Xie Chang'an first frowned, then a murderous intent appeared on his face.
"Are you Ye Jingchen?" he asked in shock.
Although it didn't quite resemble the face in his memory, Xie Chang'an had suffered countless humiliations at his hands when he was hiding in the capital, so he naturally remembered this face vividly.
Even if that face were burned to ashes, he would still recognize it.
"I am Ye Jingchen, the Crown Prince of Dayuan." Ye Jingchen readily admitted his identity.
"Weren't you killed by that madman a long time ago? Why are you still alive?" Xie Chang'an asked incredulously.
Based on Xie Chang'an's reaction, Ye Jingchen quickly assessed his current situation.
Knowing about the original owner's death, yet referring to himself as "I" and harboring hatred towards the original owner, could it be that Xie Chang'an has lost his memories after being reborn?
This is a bit troublesome.
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