On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 290: Worth Trusting

Chapter 290: Chapter 290: Worth Trusting

At that moment, the nanny who had come to rescue them reached the Crown Prince’s side in a small boat.

Ye Yiheng bellowed, "Everyone close your eyes, Mo Chen Ruo Feng, spread out your large cloak!"

The nanny, knowing that people rescued from the water generally have disheveled clothing, thus turned her back and closed her eyes.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Mo Chen Ruo Feng each used the planks floating on the lake as leverage and, each clutching a corner of the large cloak, closed their eyes and jumped over.

Ye Yiheng raised his hand to catch the falling large cloak and wrapped Leng Yu Yan’s body in it, hugging her as they boarded the small boat.

Leng Yu Yan was finally rescued!

Lai Family members on the shore relaxed a bit, but their hearts were still in knots.

Song Guo sighed deeply; in the eyes of most onlookers, His Highness was blind and without any martial ability. Thus, His Highness rescuing the Commandery Princess like that made him genuinely anxious.

Firstly, he feared His Highness might reveal his martial abilities, disclosing the true state of his eyes; secondly, he was even more apprehensive that if His Highness fell into the water, it could trigger a sudden onset of his cold disease, not only failing to rescue the Commandery Princess but worsening the symptoms of his illness.

Now, seeing His Highness holding the Commandery Princess and boarding the small boat, Song Guo’s entire body relaxed.

Ji Qingyu was still searching in the water and, out of the corner of his eye, saw Ye Yiheng rescue someone from the water, secretly scoffing in his heart; the blind man knew martial arts, which others might not be aware of, but he knew too well.

But to his surprise, the blind man’s swimming speed was even faster than his own!

Sighing, he discovered inadvertently that there was still another person submerged at the bottom of the water.

The blind man couldn’t see, and if by chance the blind man had rescued Ye Jiu, then the one at the bottom right now would be Leng Yu Yan, and Ji Qingyu continued to dive toward the bottom.

Upon reaching, he realized it was Ye Jiu at the bottom.

It had already been quite some time since they had fallen into the water; if Ye Jiu wasn’t rescued now, she’d likely not make it.

Torn, Ji Qingyu stepped forward, wrapped his arms around Ye Jiu’s waist, and rescued her to the surface.

The Commandery Princess and the Princess were subsequently retrieved from the water, yet Prince Liang, the third person who had leaped in to save them, was nowhere to be seen.

Consort Xian became exceedingly anxious, "Quick, save Prince Liang!"

The palace maids began to loudly call out, "Prince Liang!"

The eunuchs who could swim, one after another, dove into the water.

Ye Zhenyu, in the water, heard the shouting and then surfaced.

"I am here."

The water was too cold; he hadn’t swum far before a leg started to cramp up. He had planned to stay in the water a little longer, waiting for the cramps to dissipate before rescuing others, but still, his leg was immobile at this moment.

At the edge of the Water Pavilion.

Leng Yu Yan and Ye Jiu were attended to by the nannies, who pressed on their chests and bellies, making them spit out water. Though both were still unconscious, their lives were no longer in danger, and with the rain growing heavier, they were immediately taken to Xingning Palace.

The Old Princess Consort and Mrs. Yun, anxious about Leng Yu Yan’s condition, boarded a small boat and followed to Xingning Palace.

Inside the guest room of Xingning Palace, the mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law personally changed Leng Yu Yan’s clothes.

Upon opening the black cloak from the Crown Prince, they found that the collar of Leng Yu Yan’s luxurious gown was barely hanging at her chest, a large expanse of her creamy skin exposed.

"Mother, luckily we had the Crown Prince’s large cloak, otherwise if so many Princes had seen Mian’er like this, the consequences..." Mrs. Yun couldn’t help but shed tears as she efficiently helped Leng Yu Yan into dry, comfortable clothes.

The Old Princess Consort nodded, then immediately sighed.

"Why do you sigh, Mother?" Mrs. Yun inquired.

The Old Princess Consort said softly, "The Crown Prince is blind, so even though he couldn’t see Mian’er’s condition, his request for the cloak means he felt Mian’er in the water."

The Crown Prince must have touched Yan’er’s skin, which is why he ordered his guard to send the cloak.

Mrs. Yun nodded, "Mother speaks wisely. If that’s the case, Mian’er can only marry the Crown Prince."

And since Mian’er indeed likes the Crown Prince, as her mother, I shall give my consent.

Outside the palace, the downpour was fierce; between heaven and earth, it seemed as if violent waves were rolling, swallowing the sky and devouring the earth.

Lai Taihong and Lai Ran inconveniently waited in the Imperial Study of Xiande Hall for news about the Ninth Princess’s Xingning Palace.

Two hours later, the intensity of the rain began to subside, leaving only a drizzling shower.

Leng Yu Yan slowly woke up, "Grandmother, Mother."

"It was the Crown Prince who saved you," said the Yun Family matriarch tenderly as she stroked Leng Yu Yan’s forehead and stray hair.

The Old Princess Consort pinched Leng Yu Yan’s hand, felt warmth returning to it, and the heavy stone in her heart completely fell, "Your grandmother and I are going to the Imperial Study to tell your grandfather and father that you’ve woken up. You should rest well here in the Ninth Princess’s abode; we’ll come back for you later."

Her granddaughter’s lifelong affair should be settled now!

Although the Crown Prince was blind and frail, of all the princes present, he was the first one to dive in to rescue Yan’er!

Just for this heart alone, the Crown Prince was worthy of a lifetime’s trust!

It was said that the Crown Prince couldn’t fulfill marital duties, but on second thought, if he could disregard his cold disease and plunge into the water, that affection was far more important than any other vanity!

Thinking from another angle, wouldn’t it be a good thing if Yan’er could avoid the pain of childbirth in the future?

As long as the Crown Prince and Yan’er had a loving marriage, even if the Crown Prince could never again be the heir due to his health conditions, it wouldn’t matter. As for the issue of progeny, Yan’er had four brothers; when the time came, adopting one of their children would do!

Anyway, with the Crown Prince’s condition, he was most likely going to be estranged from the throne. Given that, the Ye Family would probably not care about his progeny, so their Lai Family would take good care of it.

Leng Yu Yan obediently nodded her head.

After her grandmother and mother left, she hurriedly got out of bed to see Ye Jiu.

At the time, she and the Ninth Princess both fell into the water. Although she couldn’t swim, the Ninth Princess was handicapped and had no martial skills, so she felt compelled to try and save her.

Before she reached the door to Ye Jiu’s room, she heard a familiar coughing sound behind her.

Leng Yu Yan turned around and knelt, "I thank Your Highness for saving my life!"

Leaning on Song Guo’s arm, Ye Yiheng approached her, wrapped in a silver large cloak.

"Cough... How do you know it was I who rescued you?"

It couldn’t be that she knew because he breathed air into her while they were in the water?

Leng Yu Yan stood up straight and smiled in response, "It was Grandmother and Mother who informed me."

Ye Yiheng felt momentarily desolate upon hearing this.

At that moment, a palace maid came out of the room.

"Your Highness, the Princess commands the presence of you and the Commandery Princess!"

Ye Yiheng and Leng Yu Yan entered together.

Ye Jiu sat up from the bed, wrapped in a blanket, "Ah Yan, I know that when the boat cracked open, you reached out wanting to save me!"

Their relationship had improved over time and had become more intimate, but they weren’t at a point where one was worth saving at a moment of crisis.

Yet when they fell into the water, Leng Yu Yan extended her hand to save her. Despite the fact that Princess Beilan couldn’t swim herself, this act of salvation seemed all the more precious!

Being a princess, she was used to flattery, but she had never had anyone who thought of her at the brink of life and death.

Such a friend, Ye Jiu was determined to keep!

Upon hearing the Ninth Princess call her that way, Leng Yu Yan was astonished, "Princess."

Ye Jiu’s smile was brimming, "Still calling me Princess? From now on, you shall call me Ah Ju!"

Leng Yu Yan readily agreed, "Ah Ju."

Ye Jiu looked towards Ye Yiheng, "Sixth Brother, do you know who saved me and Ah Yan?"

"I saved the Commandery Princess," Ye Yiheng said indifferently, "The one who saved you was Ji Qingyu."

Ye Jiu frowned, "That’s bad!"

"What’s wrong?" asked Leng Yu Yan.

"Sixth Brother saved you, your marriage to him is practically settled. I was saved by Ji Qingyu; does that mean I have to marry him?" Ye Jiu threw off the brocade blanket, "I must go to Father Emperor at once!"

Leng Yu Yan turned her head to look at the man standing beside her; was she really going to marry him?