On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 322: All Are Assassins

Chapter 322: Chapter 322: All Are Assassins

His greatest desire was nothing other than to keep her tied by his side.

Yet even after she had spoken so, there was not the slightest hint of movement from him.

Leng Yu Yan’s heart ached spasmodically, as if the sword injury on his back were slicing through her own heart, bringing intermittent pain.

"Your Highness, grandfather and Father King asked you to protect me, and today you did. But there are still many roads ahead to walk, if you don’t wake up, how will you protect me?"

"Your Highness once said not to let me flee from your side, but now that you are not awake, if I were to flee, how could you catch up?"

"Your Highness carved a jade hairpin for me that I only glanced at once. That day, I saw only a rough outline, clearly unfinished."

"You can’t leave things halfway, can you? Quickly get up, finish carving and polishing the jade hairpin, and then personally pin it in my hair, would that be good?"

"There are two large brocade boxes of jade, many things need carving, jade rings, jade bracelets, jade beads. Your Highness has so many things to do, you must wake up soon!"

Outside the room, several people heard Leng Yu Yan’s words and sobbed quietly.

--

At Prince Liang Mansion at this moment.

"Someone come!" Ye Zhenyu barked a command.

Instantly, a guard entered, "Prince, what are your orders?"

"Use the Second and Third Prince’s names to pursue Ye Yiheng."

"I don’t understand, is the Prince trying to help them?"

Ye Zhenyu sneered coldly, "Not at all. The Third Prince fancies his plans as seamless; let us aid him in that belief."

After all, getting rid of Ye Yiheng would be beneficial to him.

When it all came to light, the Third Prince would bear the blame, not him.

The guard bowed and left to carry out the command.

At the same time, the Seventh Prince Mansion also dispatched troops.

Under the cover of night, various forces all aimed their spears at Ye Yiheng.

--

Marquis Jiangyang Mansion.

Leng Song bowed to Ji Qingyu, "Master, we are incompetent, we have not found the Commandery Princess."

Upon hearing this, Ji Qingyu angrily punched the table, his knuckles hurting but bringing no relief.

Leng Song then respectfully said, "However, we covered two Eastern Palace horse carriages with white cloths and secretly took them away from the palace gate."

"Weren’t they discovered?"

"With all sides looking for the Sixth Prince, those two carriages covered with white cloths were thought to be there for mourning visits to the palace, so no one thought much about it, possibly too preoccupied to pay attention."

"Good!" Ji Qingyu said, "Make sure to increase manpower, we must find Ah Yan! If she is not in the capital city, then search the suburbs!"

After giving instructions to Leng Song, Ji Qingyu left the study, and coming towards him was Ye Yuan.

He quickly walked a few steps toward her, "Mother, what exactly happened in the palace?"

Ye Yuan pondered, "I am going to hold vigil in the palace now, during this time, I will ask around a bit."

"Mother, take care in your actions!"

Ye Yuan patted the back of his hand, "Rest assured, your mother knows her limits!"

As the Eldest Princess, Ye Yuan’s entry to the palace was for the Empress Dowager’s vigil, and since the daytime curfew had passed, she was able to enter the palace quite smoothly.

In Cining Palace, Ye Yuan saw Ye Jiu, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time.

Ye Jiu, dressed in mourning clothes, was kneeling on a futon.

Her legs were numb, so she could only kneel and could not rise to her feet.

Ye Yuan quickly walked a few steps closer and called softly, "Ah Ju, are you all right?"

Ye Jiu turned her head, "Imperial Aunt, Ah Ju is fine."

"How could it be any better? The filthy palace, the despicable human hearts," Ye Jiu inwardly clenched her teeth, not allowing herself to cry in Ye Yuan’s presence.

Yet, her slightly swollen eyes were still noticed by Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan knelt down on the empty cushion beside her, took the joss paper in hand, and threw it into the fire: "Ah Xian is such a scoundrel!"

Ye Jiu caught Ye Yuan’s wrist and shook her head: "Aunt, this is not a good place to talk!"

Ye Yuan got the hint, sighed, looked around, and called out loudly: "I wish to see my two nephews, Second and Third Prince. Where are they?"

Someone immediately scurried out from the entrance of the spirit hall.

Seeing that their informants had left, Ye Jiu said: "Aunt, now the palace is full of Second and Third Prince’s men, I can’t even see Father Emperor."

Soon, Ye Zhenxian and Ye Gaoyun arrived at the spirit hall.

After paying their respects to the coffin of the Empress Dowager, they turned to face Ye Yuan.

"Aunt, what do you want to see us about?"

Ye Yuan stood up: "I want to know why brother deposed Ah Heng. You’re in charge today, so you must know the reason."

Ye Gaoyun’s face darkened as he said: "Aunt has always been close to the Abolished Crown Prince. Please remember that we are also your nephews. As nephews, why don’t we see you protecting us?"

"You!"

Ye Gaoyun huffed: "Regarding today’s events, I advise you not to meddle, Aunt, or else you won’t be leaving the palace!"

Ye Yuan thought to herself that it was bad; Brother must have been controlled.

Ye Gaoyun hinted, both openly and between the lines, that if she continued to pry, even she would be taken under control.

In urgent need, after Ye Zhenxian and Ye Gaoyun left the spirit hall, Ye Yuan hurried back to Marquis Jiangyang Mansion that very night to inform Ji Liancheng and Ji Qingyu of the situation.

--

In the suburb, a separate residence.

Leng Yu Yan stayed with Ye Yiheng all day, depleting much of her mental and physical energy, finally dozing off beside him.

At that moment, the sound of a horse carriage arrived from outside.

Those napping inside were immediately awakened and looked out cautiously, only to find that it was Ji Qingyu arriving with others.

Leng Yu Yan asked: "Qingyu, how did you find us?"

Shortly after the Eldest Princess returned to her residence, Leng Song came back to report having found a trace in the suburb.

Ji Qingyu, based on his understanding of Ye Yiheng, came here, and as expected, they were hiding in this detached residence.

He smiled: "Perhaps it’s the tacit understanding I had with him as a child."

While speaking, Ji Qingyu ordered Leng Song to pull down the white cloth covering the outside of the carriage.

What appeared before everyone’s eyes were two Eastern Palace carriages, with all their weapons and luggage inside.

Leng Yu Yan patted Ji Qingyu’s arm: "You’ve been a great help to me!"

Before her words even finished, she dove into the carriage, found the medical kit, and swiftly returned to the room.

Although there was no medicine for cold disease inside the medical kit, there were pills for treating wounds, which could speed up the healing process. Currently, Ye Yiheng was suffering from two things: cold disease and his wounds.

Only by minimizing the damage from the wounds and allowing him to focus on combating the cold disease did he have a chance of waking up.

Leng Yu Yan stuffed the pill into Ye Yiheng’s mouth, then quickly spoon-fed him some water.

Ji Qingyu then looked around, noticing that nearly everyone was injured. His gaze landed on Leng Yu Yan, seeing her unharmed, he felt considerably relieved.

Seeing the many silver needles stuck in Ye Yiheng and the bandages wound repeatedly around his back, Ji Qingyu quietly sighed.

Just then, someone rushed in from outside.

The newcomer clutched their arm and stumbled in through the door, urging in panic: "Your Highness, please leave the Capital City quickly. The entire Capital City is full of assassins, all after your life!"

This person was An Shiqi, a member of the Eastern Palace Dark Guard Bureau.

Mo Chen stepped forward and grabbed his collar: "An Shiqi, what do you mean by saying the whole Capital City is full of assassins?"

An Shiqi explained: "Second Prince and Third Prince have dispatched many assassins, among them are some ruthless characters from Jianghu, as well as those bred in secrecy by them. It’s not just these two Princes; other Princes are involved as well!"

Upon hearing this, Leng Yu Yan’s heart clenched tightly. With Ye Yiheng still unconscious, how could they deal with this situation?