On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 295: Don’t Take Advantage

Chapter 295: Chapter 295: Don’t Take Advantage

Being held so firmly, Leng Yu Yan dared not move recklessly. With just a slight struggle, his thin lips would touch her ear.

"Your Highness, I indeed found out about the departure early in the morning and had no intention of reneging on the deal!"

"Oh?" Ye Yiheng clearly did not believe her. "Then why didn’t the Commandery Princess send someone to inform me when she woke up?"

While speaking, his thin lips were almost pressing against her earlobe.

The cool and refreshing scent of the man was sprayed all over her ear, making her extremely uncomfortable.

She really wanted to scratch her ear but couldn’t do anything about it, as the man seemed still to be angry. Leng Yu Yan’s long eyelashes trembled lightly, she clenched her fists and suddenly lowered her gaze.

"At that time I was so tired and confused that I dozed off after getting on the horse carriage."

She truly hadn’t thought that much, and under the circumstances at the time, she had completely forgotten about him.

It wasn’t until the Imperial Army and the Prince Mansion’s trusted aides standoff at the city gates that she suddenly jolted awake, completely coming to her senses.

Seeing her shrinking away, Ye Yiheng let go of the back of her head, straightened his robes, and then said indifferently, "Does the Commandery Princess think that once Prince Zhenbei Mansion returns to Beilan City, it’s like a tiger returning to the mountain, and you no longer need me?"

Leng Yu Yan remained silent; it would indeed be more difficult for the Emperor to make a move against Prince Zhenbei Mansion once she returned to Beilan City.

The Emperor had already had a killing intent, and even if she returned to Beilan City, the danger still lurked, but at least it wouldn’t be as restricted as when in the capital.

That was a fact!

But today, she really hadn’t considered reneging on the deal.

That was also a fact!

Thinking that she had said it several times and he didn’t believe her, Leng Yu Yan raised her voice a notch, "I’ve said it, I was overwhelmingly sleepy at the time, Your Highness. If you don’t believe me, I have nothing more to say!"

Seeing her anxious, Ye Yiheng chuckled lightly, "Commandery Princess, don’t forget the Extreme Joy Powder that is due to take effect tomorrow."

"The pill for calming the mind and aiding sleep has been prepared, thank you for your concern, Your Highness!" Leng Yu Yan stood up and walked away.

But unexpectedly, she heard him speak unhurriedly, "Don’t take advantage of me when it happens, Commandery Princess!"

Huh?

When had she ever taken advantage of him?

Leng Yu Yan: "???"

Could it be that during the previous episodes of Extreme Joy Powder, when she was caught in an illusion, she had done something to him?

A sudden panic in her heart, she jumped out of the carriage as if escaping.

Mo Chen and Ruofeng, who were sitting on the driver’s seat, exchanged glances, completely unaware of the reason.

They had not heard a thing from inside the carriage where the Crown Prince was speaking to the Commandery Princess, except that the Commandery Princess had nothing more to say.

Song Guo, standing beside the horse carriage, quickly supported Leng Yu Yan, "Be careful, Commandery Princess!"

Leng Yu Yan nodded, "Thank you, Song Guo! I have lots of pomelos in my carriage. If you like to eat them, come and get some with me."

"I would love to eat pomelos!" Song Guo let go of Leng Yu Yan’s arm, gesturing with both hands, "In my hometown, there was a pomelo tree, very tall. I used to climb it to pick pomelos when I was a child."

"No wonder you like to eat them," Leng Yu Yan said with a faint smile.

Not like someone who, from an early age, became picky with food by only eating the finest delicacies.

"The reason I like them is that I couldn’t eat them when I was a child."

"You couldn’t eat them?" Leng Yu Yan asked in confusion. "Why?"

Song Guo pursed her lips with a sorrowful voice, "The pomelos we picked had to be taken to the market to be exchanged for copper coins."

Leng Yu Yan patted Song Guo on the shoulder, "That’s all in the past, let’s look forward together!"

Song Guo brightened up, "Yes, now that I’m by His Highness’s side, I don’t have to worry about food or clothes, something I couldn’t even dare to dream about when I was young!"

Listening to their conversation, Mo Chen and Ruofeng exchanged another glance and, with a tacit understanding, stepped down from the carriage.

"Commandery Princess, may we also ask for a pomelo to eat?"

Ruofeng asked extremely softly, fearing Leng Yu Yan would refuse.

It seemed rather embarrassing for a grown man to ask a girl for pomelos, but having tasted the fruits given by the Commandery Princess before, they were far sweeter than those bought in the markets.

Mo Chen added with a teasing smile, "The autumn is dry, and right now we are indeed quite thirsty."

Leng Yu Yan smiled and said, "Sure, take as many as you want!"

After all, a certain someone wasn’t too keen on eating them.

She stretched lazily and then waved her hand, "Let’s go."

Inside the carriage, Ye Yiheng pinched the bridge of his nose. How did he end up with three gluttons?

Outside Leng Yu Yan’s horse carriage, Mo Chen, Ruofeng, and Song Guo each held a pomelo, breaking it open and eating.

Pointing at their way of eating, Miao Zhu laughed, "Those who don’t know any better would think the Crown Prince doesn’t feed you enough!"

Feeling quite enthusiastic as he ate, Song Guo spoke more, "I’ve already told the Commandery Princess why I like pomelos. As for Mo Chen and Ruofeng, they truly struggled to get enough food when they were young."

Leng Yu Yan furrowed her brows, "What happened?"

"They were rescued by the Crown Prince from a pile of dead bodies, skinny as skeletons from hunger," said Song Guo, looking at Mo Chen and Ruofeng, "You tell it."

Mo Chen stopped peeling his pomelo and stared straight ahead, "In the year I turned eight, we fled to Lin State, which is close to the capital city, hoping to find a livelihood. But we were unexpectedly caught."

"The people who caught us divided us into two groups. Our main task each day was to fight each other, and only the winner got a full meal. The loser would go hungry for the day."

Tears streamed down Ruofeng’s cheeks uncontrollably, "Back then, Mo Chen and I often went days without a grain of rice. We lost the fight that day. Exhausted and starving, I fainted and was nearly as good as dead. Those heartless people thought we had died and threw us into the pile of corpses."

"Luckily, the Crown Prince saved us! Our lives belong to His Highness, and for this life..."

At this point, Ruofeng was sobbing too hard to continue, and Mo Chen’s eyes reddened as he too tried to hold back tears.

"Wuwuwu..." Miao Zhu dabbed at her tears with a handkerchief, "I know all too well the feeling of hunger! That year the Commandery Princess was thrown into the mountains, I couldn’t get enough to eat either!"

Leng Yu Yan fell silent. It seemed then, Ye Yiheng had quite a compassionate heart when he was young.

--

At this moment, in Marquis Jiangyang Mansion.

Leng Song reported, "Master, early this morning, the entire household of Prince Zhenbei Mansion left the capital city!"

"Ah?" Ji Qingyu couldn’t believe his ears, "The City Gate Supervisor allowed them to leave?"

Hadn’t the Uncle Emperor forbidden the entire household of Prince Zhenbei Mansion from leaving the capital city?

"The Emperor arrived with the Imperial Army to intercept them, and many citizens witnessed it all, almost causing a disturbance. Later on, the Crown Prince appeared and stopped any violence from taking place, allowing the household of Prince Zhenbei Mansion to leave the city safely. By now, they must be far beyond the capital’s boundaries."

Ji Qingyu’s handsome brow furrowed tightly, "Does the blind man have such capabilities?"

Leng Song said, "According to the public at the scene, the Crown Prince is with the Prince Zhenbei Mansion because he has to protect the Commandery Princess’s reputation."

Ji Qingyu’s expression darkened.

How would the blind man protect a reputation?

Wasn’t it enough to marry Ah Yan?

Leng Song then said, "Old Prince Zhenbei told the Emperor that he would hold a wedding for the Crown Prince and Commandery Princess in Beilan City..."

Ji Qingyu couldn’t hear anything after that.

"I must also go to Beilan City!"

Leng Song stopped him, "Master, what about your marriage to the Ninth Princess?"

Ji Qingyu slapped his forehead, already overwhelmed with the issues related to his marriage to the Ninth Princess, and now having to go to Beilan City was akin to being pulled in too many directions.

Was he really about to give up on Ah Yan?