On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 291 Enjoying the Warmth

Chapter 291: Chapter 291 Enjoying the Warmth

The palace maid stepped forward, "Princess, your wheelchair has just been pulled up and is still wet."

Ye Jiu slapped her numb thigh, "Take out the old one that’s not very usable; I need to go to the Father Emperor now!"

She refused to marry Ji Qingyu, that prodigal son!

The rain had lessened, but it was still dense.

Leng Yu Yan’s gaze penetrated the rain curtain under the eaves, watching Ye Jiu leave Xingning Palace surrounded by palace maids. She turned to Ye Yiheng beside her and said, "I still have to thank Your Highness for the rescue!"

The luxurious robe gifted by Consort Xian was too heavy. Despite buoyancy in water, the weight of the robe was greater, causing her to sink straight down.

Now recalling, was Consort Xian’s purpose in gifting the robe to completely ruin her reputation, or to have Prince Liang or the Seventh Prince save her, forcing her to marry one of them?

Fortunately, she was saved by Ye Yiheng!

She suddenly remembered that the collar of the dress was indeed too loose. Even if she had held onto the collar before fainting, could she have let go after fainting?

What scene would someone have seen when rescuing her?

Being in Xingning Palace now, it wasn’t appropriate to ask.

Ye Yiheng spoke flatly, "Besides giving thanks, can the Commandery Princess say anything else?"

"Right, that boatwoman triggered the mechanism with the oar, tearing the boat apart. It must have been premeditated." She paused, then asked, "Has the boatwoman been found?"

Once the boatwoman was found and confessed who was behind this, today’s case could be resolved.

"People just reported that the boatwoman has been found. After severe torture, she confessed that Ah Ju had wronged her, so she harbored a murderous intent."

"Ah, targeted Ah Ju?" Leng Yu Yan muttered, "Why do I feel it was aimed at me?"

Ye Yiheng said softly, "I believe so too, unfortunately, that boatwoman has now bitten her own tongue in suicide."

Leng Yu Yan sighed, "Yet another death without proof."

Suddenly, he started coughing violently.

Leng Yu Yan turned her body and looked up at the man beside her, "Your Highness, did you catch a chill while saving me?"

Song Guo stepped forward and respectfully answered, "The Commandery Princess does not know, but since yesterday, His Highness has been very cold, and he forced himself after jumping into the water just now to save the Commandery Princess."

Ye Yiheng abruptly scolded, "Song Guo!"

Song Guo sneaked a glance at the Crown Prince, then bowed and stepped back.

Seeing the expressions of master and servant, Leng Yu Yan knew the words of Song Guo were true. She grabbed Ye Yiheng’s hand with one hand and took his pulse carefully with the other.

Upon realizing she was holding his hand to take his pulse, Ye Yiheng’s lips still lifted slightly.

She seldom actively took his hand unless she needed something from him.

Her hands were very soft and warm, and Ye Yiheng enjoyed the warmth transmitted into his palm, feeling it was not enough, he twisted his wrist, wrapping her hand in his.

The sudden action left Leng Yu Yan, who was still analyzing the pulse, startled.

His fingers were ice-cold, his palm was cool...

Yet, still distinguishing the pulse signals, she let him clasp her hand.

Suddenly, a sound came from the rain curtain, "Ah Yan, you cannot marry him, nor can he marry you."

The three under the eaves looked up to see Ji Qingyu approaching quickly.

Ji Qingyu saw their intertwined hands, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

Ye Yiheng said coldly, "You better think about when you will marry Ah Ju."

Ji Qingyu choked with anger, "Ye Yiheng, you—"

Ye Yiheng leaned his fist against his lips, coughed again, and then leaned towards Leng Yu Yan.

She was a head shorter than him; how could she support his tall frame? Song Guo quickly came over to help him.

Seeing Ye Yiheng leaning heavily towards her, she couldn’t bear his weight. Even with Song Guo’s help, Ye Yiheng’s figure was still unstable, so Leng Yu Yan had no choice but to call Mo Chen Ruofeng, who was not far away.

Mo Chen Ruofeng was facing away from them, watching for any suspicious activity around. Upon hearing Leng Yu Yan calling them, he hurried over and supported Ye Yiheng on each side.

"Quickly take His Highness to the horse carriage!" Leng Yu Yan said, then turned to a palace maid of the Xingning Palace and said, "Please go to the Imperial Study and inform my family, just say I will return home first."

Her silver needles were in the Prince Zhenbei Mansion; the only way to keep Ye Yiheng from fainting was to administer the needles as quickly as possible.

The palace maid respectfully acknowledged and walked towards the Xiande Hall holding an umbrella.

Ji Qingyu watched Leng Yu Yan’s anxiousness for the blind man, feeling a sourness in his heart; a bitter taste quickly spread.

Suddenly, he seemed to understand—the blind man was feigning weakness.

Ah Yan is soft-hearted, she must have been deceived by the blind man!

Ji Qingyu anxiously called out, "Ah Yan..."

Leng Yu Yan had already opened the umbrella, laboriously holding it over Ye Yiheng’s head. Hearing the call, she turned her head and smiled, "Qingyu, you also got into the water today, be mindful to keep warm!"

With that, she immediately left.

After leaving the Xingning Palace, Ye Yiheng stopped and turned around, saying warmly, "Commandery Princess, you should hold the umbrella yourself."

Her action of holding the umbrella for him was enough to make Ji Qingyu seething for probably a fortnight.

Leng Yu Yan held the umbrella in both hands, closely following behind the Crown Prince. At that moment, the Crown Prince stopped, and she quickly did the same.

"That won’t do, Your Highness, you are too cold, you mustn’t be exposed to the rain any longer. Besides, a little rain won’t hurt me."

Ye Yiheng spoke sternly, "A woman should not be in the rain, have you forgotten?"

At this moment, Ye Yiheng was supported on the left and right by Mo Chen and Ruofeng, with Leng Yu Yan and Song Guo closely following, each holding a large umbrella.

The three men were extremely tall; Song Guo at the back was already struggling to hold the umbrellas for the ones in front, let alone Leng Yu Yan.

She needed both hands to not only shield Ye Yiheng but also to consider Mo Chen. Meanwhile, her own back was getting drenched.

Leng Yu Yan lowered her eyes and remained silent.

Ye Yiheng looked at Song Guo, "You hold the umbrella for the Commandery Princess."

Quick-witted, Song Guo handed his umbrella to Ruofeng and then took Leng Yu Yan’s umbrella to hold it for her.

Inside the Xingning Palace at that moment, Ji Qingyu, pondering what Ye Yiheng had said, suddenly realized and said to Leng Song beside him, "Go check, between me and the Ninth Princess, whether there was..."

Leng Song followed orders and departed.

Only one cup of tea later, Leng Song returned with the news, "Sir, everyone in the palace is saying that you saved the Ninth Princess, suggesting a closer bond through marriage."

Ji Qingyu’s handsome brows furrowed, he had just changed his clothes in a rush to see Ah Yan, only to find that she and the blind man had left, and now he was supposedly to be paired with Ye Jiu.

This must not happen!

So, he hurriedly rushed to the Imperial Study.

Seeing Ye Jiu waiting outside the Imperial Study, Ji Qingyu stopped in his tracks.

Inside the Imperial Study, the palace maid from the Xingning Palace respectfully said, "Old Prince, Old Princess Consort, the Prince and Princess, the Commandery Princess sent me to relay a message, she has gone back home first."

"Why is that?"

The Old Princess Consort puzzled, her granddaughter had always been obedient and sensible, why had she left first?

The palace maid bowed her head and responded, "It seems that the Crown Prince had an attack of the cold disease, the Commandery Princess was worried and left with His Highness."

Hearing this, the Emperor behind the imperial desk sighed deeply, seemingly helpless, he said to the Lai Family, "See, it’s not that I disagree with this marriage, it’s just that Ah Heng, this Crown Prince, is too frail. How can he last with Beilan in the future?"

"Prince Zhenbei Mansion only has one Commandery Princess, naturally, she needs a strong and healthy husband." The Emperor feigned a very considerate demeanor for the Prince Zhenbei Mansion, "What do you think, ministers Lai?"