That night, Xie Chang'an had a beautiful dream.
After waking up, he forgot what happened in the dream, only feeling refreshed and relaxed.
But when he noticed something was wrong with his body, he felt terrible.
Just then, the dream he had completely forgotten came back to betray him. A fragment appeared in his mind: a pair of hands wrapped around him like snakes, and his arms were covered with ambiguous blue and purple marks.
So, from the moment he woke up in the morning, Xie Chang'an was somewhat restless throughout the entire morning.
"My lord, Young Master Ye says he wishes to see you." Xie Geng appeared again during lunch and said to Xie Chang'an.
Xie Chang'an was drinking soup at the time when he heard this and choked on his soup, coughing violently.
"No!" He refused without even thinking.
That person was terrifying; no wonder my other self couldn't handle him at all.
"Xie Chang'an won't see me?" Ye Jingchen found it a bit strange. The two of them seemed to get along quite well yesterday, right? Why has his attitude changed today?
"Then go ask him if I can see Youning," Ye Jingchen said to Xie Geng.
Xie Geng had no choice but to go to Xie Chang'an again.
"What did he want to do with You Ning?" Xie Chang'an asked.
"Young Master Ye said he was bored and wanted to play with His Highness the Crown Prince," Xie Geng replied with a bitter face.
He, a bodyguard, had become a messenger.
Xie Chang'an thought to himself, it seems that Ye Jingchen didn't like Xie Chang'an that much. He gave up immediately after being rejected. He's nothing special.
"Keep an eye on him, don't give him a chance to bewitch the Crown Prince," Xie Chang'an said.
Does this mean that the Lord has agreed?
Xie Geng thought to himself, "Young Master Ye is indeed very special to our master."
The palace servants who were serving in the side hall led Ye Jingchen to the East Palace.
When he arrived, Chunming, who is now Youning, was in class.
The teacher who taught Youning seemed very knowledgeable, quoting classical texts and speaking eloquently.
However, his explanation was too broad and obviously difficult for You Ning to understand, so the little brat kept his brows furrowed.
Ye Jingchen was observing You Ning's micro-expressions from the side. The little brat was so focused on the lesson that he didn't even notice his arrival.
The teacher who was giving him the lesson didn't notice either, completely absorbed in his own explanation.
Finally, after the teacher finished explaining a passage, he stopped and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Who is giving lessons to the Crown Prince?" Ye Jingchen asked in a low voice.
"Replying to Young Master Ye, it is Confucian Master Chen," the palace maid replied softly.
"Ahem—Confucius Chen, His Majesty wishes to see the Crown Prince and has instructed me to take him to him." Ye Jingchen cleared his throat, entered the classroom, and announced loudly.
The palace maids and the secret guards who were following them were all shocked. When did His Majesty say he wanted to see the Crown Prince?
"Who are you?" Chen Daru looked Ye Jingchen up and down, noticing that he was a complete stranger, and asked with some confusion.
After all, His Majesty had never taken the Crown Prince away while he was having class before.
"I am His Majesty's newly promoted close attendant. You may not recognize me, but you should recognize the palace maids of Zichen Palace, right?" Ye Jingchen said calmly, and then pointed to the palace maid who was half a step behind him.
The palace maid was somewhat bewildered.
Chen Daru had indeed seen this palace maid serve His Majesty closely, and seeing her following behind Ye Jingchen, he believed his words.
"You Ning, oh no, Your Highness, please come with me," Ye Jingchen said to You Ning.
You Ning had no suspicions and got up to follow Ye Jingchen. Ye Jingchen grabbed his hand and led him away from the classroom with a nonchalant expression.
The palace maid looked on with a complicated expression, hesitant to speak.
She wanted to say that His Majesty did not want to see the Crown Prince, but before she could speak, Ye Jingchen stopped her with a look.
That look was so intimidating that the palace maid hesitated and missed her chance to speak.
Ye Jingchen led You Ning to the small garden of the East Palace.
"Didn't you say Father wanted to see me?" You Ning noticed that Ye Jingchen had brought him to the wrong place, and a look of wariness appeared on his face.
"Xiao Youning, I was just kidding," Ye Jingchen said with a smile.
"What do you want to do?" You Ning tried to break free from Ye Jingchen's hand, but found that he couldn't.
"Someone come here!" he shouted.
"You didn't actually understand what Chen Daru was saying, did you?" Ye Jingchen said with a smile.
The palace guards appeared in response, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
You Ning ignored the Eastern Palace Guards and looked at Ye Jingchen, asking in surprise, "How did you know I didn't understand?"
Mr. Chen's lessons weren't bad, it's just that he had only been brought back to the palace by his father not long ago, and it had taken him a long time to learn to read. His foundation was too weak, so he couldn't understand very advanced explanations.
"I can tell from your expression."
"Although His Majesty's request to see you was a lie, it is true that His Majesty agreed to let me come and play with you. You can ask her if you don't believe me." Ye Jingchen once again used the palace maid.
The palace maid nodded with a complicated expression.
"Who are you?"
"Why do you want to play with me?" You Ning asked, puzzled.
Last time at the East Palace, Ye Jingchen hadn't even shown his face to You Ning before Xie Chang'an saw him and brought him back to the Zichen Palace. So You Ning had no idea that Ye Jingchen had ever appeared at the East Palace.
“You can call me brother. I can explain the interpretation that Mr. Chen just gave you. Would you like to hear it?” Ye Jingchen asked with a smile.
"I want to hear it!" You Ning said hurriedly, disregarding everything else.
"You may leave!" Seeing that the Donggong guards were still standing there, he waved his hand, signaling them to leave.
Ye Jingchen looked around and spotted an octagonal pavilion. "Let's talk in the pavilion," he said.
As he spoke, he took Youning's hand and led her to the octagonal pavilion.
When Xie Chang'an arrived, he overheard Ye Jingchen explaining a passage from "The Great Learning" to You Ning, who listened intently.
He was standing behind Ye Jingchen, so Ye Jingchen did not notice his arrival.
He stood there and listened for a while, and found that Ye Jingchen's explanation was actually very simple and easy to understand, yet the perspective was particularly novel.
This explanation alone is enough to show that Ye Jingchen is not a simple person.
Ye Jingchen's explanation was easy to understand and he finished quickly without any unnecessary details.
He didn't continue speaking, but instead began to eat pastries and drink tea with You Ning, while also enjoying the scenery of the East Palace.
As he looked around, he saw Xie Chang'an standing not far behind him.
Xie Chang'an didn't expect Ye Jingchen to suddenly turn around and be seen by him.
"Xie Chang'an, didn't you not want to see me? Why are you rushing over here now? What, are you afraid I've bewitched your crown prince?" Ye Jingchen asked with a smile.
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