On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 317: Accompanying the Crown Prince

Chapter 317: Chapter 317: Accompanying the Crown Prince

Ye Yiheng hadn’t expected her to willingly accompany him to the capital, and he was quite moved by this.

Lai Yuyue refused no matter what, "With so many boys in our family, why should it be you, a girl, to represent us?"

Mrs. Yun couldn’t bear to part with Leng Yu Yan and quietly wiped her tears, "Mian’er, do you really want to leave your mother behind?"

"Mother, how could I bear to?" Leng Yu Yan walked over to Mrs. Yun’s side and nestled her head on her shoulder, "I’m excellent at riding. I can travel between the capital city and Beilan City very quickly."

She then looked up, her voice steady, "Elder brother is the Princely Heir, the future Prince Zhenbei, with irrefutable responsibilities to both the Prince Mansion and the Northern Garrison. My second, third, and fourth brothers are the pillars of the Northern Garrison, each with busy military duties. Meanwhile, I’m often idle, so it is most suitable for me to take on this mission."

Lai Ran’s expression grew solemn, "Yan’er..."

He called out her name but then couldn’t continue any further, afraid of losing another daughter.

The Old Princess Consort sighed deeply, "To have such a filial and sensible granddaughter is truly touching."

Leng Yu Yan smiled faintly, "Grandmother, think of it as your granddaughter growing closer to the Crown Prince."

"It’s said that men and women working together makes for an easier task. Don’t you agree?"

The Lai Family laughed at that.

Smiling through tears, and laughing through the tears.

Lai Taihong, taking into account the Crown Prince’s superb ability to protect himself, agreed and said, "Then let Yan’er represent the Prince Mansion and accompany His Highness to the capital city."

In the middle of speaking, he looked toward Ye Yiheng, stood up, and gave a respectful bow, "Your Highness, I entrust my granddaughter to your care!"

Ye Yiheng quickly helped him up, "Old Prince, rest assured!"

Having her as his companion was his fortune!

Lai Taihong nodded gravely, "When you both return safely, we will proceed with the wedding."

Hearing his daughter speak so much, Lai Ran summarized one point: His daughter valued loyalty and righteousness, so he approached the Crown Prince and spoke, "Your Highness, I ask that you take good care of yourself and spend more time with my daughter in the future!"

By saying this, it showed that Lai Ran regarded him as a son-in-law and genuinely wished to marry his daughter to him. Ye Yiheng nodded sincerely, "Please rest assured, Prince!"

He would do everything possible to stay with her until they were old!

The details for the trip to the capital were finalized, and the Old Princess Consort said in consolation, "The bridal attire is complicated to make; we must hurry these two or three months. I had originally thought the bridal clothes would take a year and a half to make. Now, it turns out that the wedding is going to be earlier than initially planned."

Lai Taihong laughed, "This is true. I originally planned for Ye’er and Jing’er to marry first and then the younger ones."

Everyone laughed again.

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The next morning, Ye Yiheng and Leng Yu Yan set out early.

Just as the two were about to board the horse carriage, Xiaoshan hurried over.

"Commandery Princess, please take me with you!"

He had rushed over from the military and traveled quite a distance.

Leng Yu Yan smiled and patted his shoulder, "You should diligently gain experience in the military. When I return, I will test your martial skills!"

Xiaoshan frowned, "Is the Commandery Princess really not taking me along?"

Miao Zhu led the horse over, "This trip is equivalent to a forced march. You’re not yet qualified; you need to improve your skills first."

Leng Yu Yan nodded, "This time, I’m only bringing Miao Zhu with me, not a single maid from the Prince Mansion, and this is why."

Xiaoshan understood and pursed his lips firm, assuring Leng Yu Yan, "I will definitely practice diligently and not fail the Commandery Princess’s expectations!"

Amidst speaking, he stepped back three paces and gave a serious bow to Ye Yiheng, "I earnestly request that His Highness the Crown Prince take good care of our Commandery Princess!"

Song Guo laughed, "You kid!"

Ye Yiheng’s eyes behind the eye veil narrowed. Could it be that this white-haired youth liked her?

Thinking that Leng Yu Yan was the savior and master of this white-haired youth, his request seemed reasonable enough, so he responded indifferently, "The Princely Heir will take care of her himself."

Before long, Ye Yiheng and Leng Yu Yan said their goodbyes to the Leng Family members and quickly set off.

Two hours later, Ji Qingyu arrived at the entrance of the Prince Mansion and saw Xiaoshan leaving through the mansion’s grand gates. He called out to him, "Hey, white-haired freak, where’s your Commandery Princess?"

Xiaoshan shot him a sidelong glance and, without answering his question, ran off.

"Little monster, such bad manners!"

Ji Qingyu couldn’t understand why someone like this white-haired oddity would be accompanying Leng Yu Yan.

With a sneer, he turned to the guard by his side and commanded, "Leng Song, go find out when the Prince Zhenbei Mansion entered the Capital City."

Once the Prince Zhenbei Mansion arrived in the capital city, it wouldn’t be easy for them to leave for Beilan City again.

Leng Song acknowledged the order and went up to chat with the gatekeeper. Soon after, the Prince Mansion’s steward came out.

"Prince Qing, would you like to come in for a visit?"

Ji Qingyu waved his hand, "No, no."

He had come to report a death the day before, and though his visit today wasn’t for the same reason, it was still better not to enter someone’s house.

Seeing only the steward come out, maybe the people of the Prince Mansion were preparing to set out?

Ji Qingyu lowered his voice and asked, "Could you find out when the masters of the Prince Mansion are departing for the capital city?"

The steward politely said, "Prince Qing, you have come too late."

"Oh?" Ji Qingyu was puzzled. "What do you mean by that?"

The steward, guessing Ji Qingyu’s train of thought, said with a smile, "Our Commandery Princess represents the entire Prince Mansion and has proceeded to the capital city alongside the Crown Prince."

Upon hearing this, Ji Qingyu’s handsome eyebrows furrowed, "Your Commandery Princess represents the entire Prince Mansion?"

"Yes!"

"Is just your Commandery Princess representing everyone from the Prince Mansion?" Ji Qingyu pressed further.

The steward smiled, "The Crown Prince is our Commandery Princess’s future husband, and it can be said that he is representing the Prince Mansion as well. This way, even though they are not yet married, the Crown Prince’s representation of Prince Zhenbei Mansion is appropriate and legitimate."

A loud noise seemed to explode in Ji Qingyu’s head. If the other members of the Prince Mansion weren’t going to the Capital City, how could he help the Emperor’s uncle control Prince Zhenbei Mansion?

How could he obtain Ah Yan?

What astonished him even more was that Ye Yiheng had become her future husband. Did this mean the Prince Mansion was in agreement?

Looking at the young man opposite him, whose smile had vanished, the steward twisted the knife deeper, "The Crown Prince is fond of our Commandery Princess and willingly joined our Prince Mansion. Now that His Highness is heading to the capital, our Commandery Princess has convinced the other masters of the mansion for good reason to accompany the Crown Prince to the capital."

"This affection between the betrothed, even an old man like me finds it heartwarming!"

As Ji Qingyu’s complexion grew progressively worse, the steward added, "Prince, you seem to be about the same age as the Crown Prince; surely you have someone you fancy as well?"

Leng Song, observing his master’s increasingly grim expression, didn’t dare to make a sound.

Ji Qingyu forced a smile, more pained than crying, "Thank you for the information, Steward."

The steward lifted his hand, indicating there was no need to see Ji Qingyu off, and turned back into the mansion.

Once inside, he spat out contemptuously.

The steward, surnamed Gao, was Gao Yuan’s father, and Gao Yuan was Li Yuyue’s personal guard.

He had heard about Princely Heir’s analysis from his son; the Emperor had intended to arrange a marriage between the Commandery Princess and Prince Qing to effectively place the entire Prince Mansion under house arrest in the capital city.

Now, this hypocritical and smiling tiger, Ji Qingyu, even dared to inquire about when the household would enter the capital city, such a malevolent intention!