On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 293: Return to Beilan City

Chapter 293: Chapter 293: Return to Beilan City

Ye Yiheng slightly turned his head, covering his mouth with a fist as he coughed once.

"Your Highness doesn’t wish to speak?" Leng Yu Yan bent down, her pale pink fingertips slowly removing his eye veil, her beautiful eyes meeting his.

She wanted to see if there were any hints in his gaze.

However, his eyes were like a still, ancient well, deep and inscrutable, giving no clue to his thoughts at that moment, let alone letting her know how she looked in the water at the time.

Having coughed just now, he couldn’t stop coughing after her gaze fixed upon him.

Leng Yu Yan quickly patted his back to help him breathe smoothly, "If Your Highness does not wish to speak, then don’t."

Ye Yiheng held one hand to his mouth and gripped the edge of the tub with the other, his voice husky, "It’s not that I don’t wish to say, I just can’t describe it well."

How could he put that sort of thing into words?

Hearing this, Leng Yu Yan was startled. Could it be her state in the water was too embarrassing to be seen?

Then she inadvertently asked, "Could it be that my clothes all came undone?"

"It wasn’t that serious."

"Then what was it like?"

"If the Commandery Princess truly wishes to know, I can demonstrate on your body after we are married."

His voice was deep and low, followed by another bout of coughing.

Seeing him cough like this, she simply stopped asking. At least she knew her clothes hadn’t come undone.

That day, after Ye Yiheng’s cold disease was under control, he had dinner at Prince Zhenbei Mansion and then returned to the Eastern Palace.

--

The next day was the twenty-sixth of September.

Early in the morning, Li Yuyue came to find Leng Yu Yan.

"Sister, are you not going to the Ministry of War today?"

Leng Yu Yan was thinking about how to infiltrate the Wei Family. She looked up when she heard her brother’s question.

"I just received a message from the Ministry of War, telling me to rest well and to go back when my health is restored."

Most likely, Wei Chi saw that her rank was higher than his and was unhappy about her training at the Ministry of War. In fact, without finding the documents at the Ministry of War, continuing the training would only waste time.

Li Yuyue sat down opposite her, "Sister, you fell into the water yesterday, and mother’s mental state has become confused again, fearing that you would also leave her. If Sister is free today, could you go into the mountains and gather herbs for mother?"

Leng Yu Yan nodded, "Yes, the last batch of herbs has been used up by mother, I’ll go right now."

Li Yuyue then arranged for the twins to accompany Leng Yu Yan up the mountain to gather herbs.

This time for herb gathering, Xiaoshan and Miao Zhu insisted on accompanying her. Therefore, the group, armed with medicine baskets, took a horse carriage towards the suburbs of the capital.

After they left, Li Yuyue immediately ordered everyone in the Prince Mansion to pack for the journey.

Leng Yuqing asked, "Big brother, why send third brother, fourth brother, and sister away?"

"It’s mainly to send sister away. We have to start our journey back to Beilan City tomorrow. If sister knew, she would definitely tell the Crown Prince, and perhaps then we wouldn’t be able to leave," Li Yuyue sighed, "As for third brother and fourth brother, they will accompany sister and protect her in the mountains."

After all, Yan’er seems to have good feelings for the Crown Prince. Tomorrow, when their whole family returns to Beilan City, the Crown Prince might try to stop them.

Leng Yuqing spoke in a low voice, "Big brother doesn’t know, but third brother, fourth brother, and I already know the truth about the reputed mutual affection between sister and the Crown Prince. In reality, sister feels the Crown Prince can protect our Prince Mansion."

Li Yuyue frowned, "You mean to say they don’t actually have mutual affection?"

Leng Yuqing nodded, "So big brother doesn’t need to go to such lengths to send sister away."

Li Yuyue waved a hand dismissively, "No matter, since we are going back to Beilan City anyway, it’s still good to prepare some herbs for mother."

"That’s true."

"Wait until sister gets back, do not tell her about our departure tomorrow. I can’t help feeling that she has developed feelings for the Crown Prince," Li Yuyue couldn’t help but caution.

"Big brother, don’t worry!"

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September 27th, before dawn.

Leng Yu Yan was still in her dreams when she was awakened by the Yun Family and the Old Princess Consort.

She rubbed her eyes, drowsy, and asked, "Mother, Grandmother, what’s happened?"

The Old Princess Consort patted the back of Leng Yu Yan’s hand, "Get up quickly, we are returning to Beilan City today!"

The Yun Family instructed on the side, "Miao Zhu, take people and pack up the Commandery Princess’s luggage, and be quick about it!"

"Yes, Princess!" Miao Zhu responded, efficiently leading the maids to pack.

Leng Yu Yan, still groggy, got out of bed, "The Emperor has allowed our family to return?"

The Old Princess Consort said with a smile, "Such matters, your grandfather will handle, you just rest assured."

Leng Yu Yan nodded, half-closed her sleepy eyes, and let the maids dress her. It wasn’t long before she joined her family on the horse carriage that had already been prepared.

It turned out that Lai Taihong had submitted a petition before the sky had even lightened.

While the Petitioning Government Department was presenting the petition to the Emperor, the procession from Prince Zhenbei Mansion had already reached the city gates.

The City Gate Supervisor, seeing that it was the entire family of Prince Zhenbei Mansion trying to leave the city, hurriedly stopped them.

"Old Prince Zhenbei, Prince Zhenbei, it’s not that the official doesn’t respect you, it’s indeed the higher-ups’ orders; Prince Zhenbei Mansion must not leave the city without a pass!"

Lai Taihong, seated in the main carriage, proclaimed with a strong voice, "This Prince submitted a petition to return to the city early this morning. If the Emperor has no objections by now, that means he has allowed us to leave."

The City Gate Supervisor repeatedly bowed, "Old Prince, please forgive me! Let’s wait a bit longer!"

While speaking, the City Gate Supervisor signaled to someone behind him with his eyes.

After the Emperor left the morning court, he arrived at the Imperial Study, only to hear that the entire family of Prince Zhenbei Mansion was at the city gates, which angered him greatly.

Eunuch Ye located the petition and unfolded it before the Emperor, "Emperor, please take a look!"

The Emperor glanced down to see the petition read: "Since the Emperor is unable to grant the marriage, this subject can only take his family back to Beilan City!"

"Summon the Imperial Army to intercept!" the Emperor stood up from his seat with a slam of his hand, "If they dare to breach the city gates, they shall be killed without mercy!"

Eunuch Ye was shocked, "Emperor, are you really going to order their execution without mercy?"

A furious fire blazed in the Emperor’s stern eyes. To kill the entire family of Prince Zhenbei Mansion would naturally bring the military power into his hands!

How could he miss such an opportunity?

Not only could he not miss it, he wanted to witness it firsthand, so he ordered, "Proceed to the city gates!"

More than one hour later, at the city gates, a standoff ensued between the trusted aides of Prince Zhenbei Mansion and the Imperial Army.

The trusted aides of Prince Zhenbei Mansion numbered only a few dozen, while the Imperial Army had several hundred.

The disparity in strength was clear for anyone to see.

However, the Imperial Army dared not make the first move. They had already heard that each of Prince Zhenbei Mansion’s trusted aides was worth ten, even a hundred men.

If they acted rashly, it might be themselves who would end up at a loss.

Lai Yuxing turned to Lai Ran, "Father King, with today’s situation, how shall we break through?"

"Be patient and don’t worry, your grandfather has a plan," Lai Ran spoke with assurance.

The day Yan’er fell into the water, they had already discussed in the study: since the Emperor was unwilling to arrange the marriage, their desire to return to Beilan City was justifiable. The Emperor could no longer use the marriage as an excuse to keep them confined in the capital.

Today was the opportunity. Missing this chance would make it even harder to return to Beilan City in the future!

Inside the horse carriage, Leng Yu Yan lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. The dense mass of trusted aides and the Imperial Army were confronting each other, neither daring to make the first move.

Her father and her four brothers rode on horseback, arrayed in a line, gazing imposingly at the Imperial Army.

She was about to return to Beilan City. A certain someone probably didn’t know.

At this moment, should she send someone to tell him?