On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 351: Twisting His Waist

Chapter 351: Chapter 351: Twisting His Waist

Ji Qingyu offered a faint smile, a smile akin to a crescent moon radiating light, shifting and shimmering.

"I had anticipated this. Go to the streets and find someone to compose a ditty, spreading the word that Ye Zhenxian drunkenly mistook a brothel for the Prince Mansion. Make sure to add a point that he is now a eunuch."

Upon hearing this, Leng Song laughed and said, "Master, you have such foresight!"

Their master had extensive experience in spreading rumors, and this tactic was proven effective.

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Having traveled since yesterday to this moment, Mo Chen Ruofeng at last brought the horse carriage to the edge of the precipice where the accident occurred.

The snow had ceased. Looking down from the mountain cliff, the bottom was engulfed in a white expanse, obscuring the location of the horse carriage.

Miao Zhu sniffled, pointing to the small overhang of a cave she had crouched in, "I was right here when Liu Yun and Yin Shuang sealed me inside. At that time, from the sounds I heard, the horse carriage was headed in this direction."

She pointed to a stretch along the cliffside, "After coming out, I found the ground covered in blood and many arrows."

Speaking, she sobbed softly.

Mo Chen calmly said, "Song Guo, take care of Miao Zhu. Ruofeng, follow me to investigate."

Ruofeng agreed.

The two walked along the edge of the cliff and noticed a place where the snow was relatively thin. Sharing a look of understanding, they squatted down and gently brushed away the surface layer of snow.

They swept very lightly; and after a quarter of an hour, they finally discovered tracks of the carriage wheels.

Ruofeng stood up to move the carriage closer, then took out a rope from inside and tied one end to the carriage, securing the other end around himself.

Mo Chen came over, untied the rope from Ruofeng.

Ruofeng pressed his hand, "What are you doing?"

Mo Chen declared sternly, "I am An Yi, and you are An Er; you must listen to me. Right now, I go down, and you hold the rope."

With those words, he tied the rope around himself.

Ruofeng huffed in dissatisfaction, untied the rope secured to the carriage, first tied it around his own waist, and then re-attached it to the carriage, "If you don’t return, I’ll plunge down with you."

Song Guo and Miao Zhu also firmly gripped the rope.

Mo Chen gave them a deep look, "Don’t worry, I will return!"

With that, he began his descent down the cliff.

The cliff was exceedingly tall and the base was profoundly deep, with mists entwining throughout.

If one recklessly used qinggong, the unknown dangers of the fathomless cliff bottom would only increase the peril.

There was snow accumulated on the precipice, and the descent was no easy task, a single misstep could result in a fall. But now, this was the only way to search inch by inch, looking for clues.

Liu Yun and Yin Shuang, the two most outstanding female dark guards of the Dark Guard Bureau, were meticulous thinkers and would surely have left behind some clues.

Moreover, Ling Lang, that cunning old man, how could he have met his demise so easily?

Without any clues found, Mo Chen believed they were still alive.

Keeping this notion in mind, Mo Chen moved slowly downward.

The three beside the horse carriage dug their toes deeply into the rocks, letting out the rope inch by inch.

Miao Zhu dared not cry any longer, as staying calm was of utmost importance to Mo Chen and the others in this moment.

Furthermore, it was possible that the culprits were also seeking traces.

The more this was the case, the less she could afford to cause any disturbance.

Time passed exceedingly slowly, and silence enveloped the surroundings.

To Mo Chen’s surprise, he discovered marks of a blade on the cliffside, indicating their attempts to save themselves as the carriage fell.

It also proved one thing: when the carriage plunged, at least one of them was still alive.

Suddenly, Mo Chen lost his footing, with no grip to be found, he plummeted straight down...

The three on the cliff immediately tightened their grip on the rope, which became taut in an instant.

Collectively, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Hard work pays off for the persistent. An hour later, Mo Chen discovered Liu Yun’s horse carriage dangling on a crooked tree on the cliff, which was exceptionally robust.

With many branches, the carriage hung there, swaying back and forth. From this vantage point, gazing upward, the top of the cliff was enveloped in fog and no longer visible.

He opened the carriage window, causing the carriage to sway precariously, as if ready to tumble down the slope.

But at least the inside of the carriage seemed intact. Scanning the area, the most noticeable objects were two broken arrow shafts.

If the arrow shafts were still here, it meant the people were still alive.

Mo Chen took the shafts and tugged on the rope. Feeling a response from above, he began to climb, and the three people above pulled with all their strength to hoist him up.

Unlike before, the climb up took much less time.

Finally, when he reached the top, Ruofeng extended his hand to pat the snow off Mo Chen’s body and asked, "What’s the situation?"

Mo Chen untied the rope from his body, "The cliff is too deep, the rope isn’t long enough to reach the bottom."

"Then were there any traces?"

"I found Liu Yun’s carriage. There was no one inside, which is good news."

Miao Zhu asked, "Why is no one being there considered good news?"

"There were two arrow shafts in the carriage," Mo Chen showed them the shafts he had brought up, "This means they were still alive when they fell down the cliff, just wounded by arrows."

Ruofeng analyzed, "They might have sustained serious injuries, but not life-threatening ones. There were villains on top of the cliff, so they couldn’t return to find Miao Zhu and had to seek treatment first."

Mo Chen nodded, "That’s probably what happened."

Song Guo let out a sigh of relief, "I knew Ling Lang wasn’t going to die that easily."

Mo Chen warned, "We shouldn’t stay here for long, we need to get moving quickly."

This was the scene of the incident, and Ye Gaoyun would surely send people to look for the bodies to confirm whether His Highness had perished. They had to head to Beilan City as quickly as possible.

The four reached a consensus, quickly gathered the ropes, and boarded the carriage.

Mo Chen led the way driving, while Ruofeng sat at the rear, using branches to erase the tracks left by the carriage wheels.

If the villains were delayed even a day in finding their trail, they could be safe for one more day.

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The noise had been too much last night, and Leng Yu Yan felt seasick and uncomfortable, sleeping straight through to midday before waking.

Rubbing her eyes, she realized Ye Yiheng had moved a chair next to her bed and was quietly flipping through a book of chess strategies.

She hurriedly sat up, "Why, why are you sitting here?"

His slender and handsome fingers slowly turned another page, and he spoke gently, "You kept tossing and turning in your sleep, nearly falling off the bed multiple times."

So he sat by her bedside, occasionally helping to keep her from falling off.

Yesterday, he had said her sleeping position wasn’t that bad, but now it had become "remarkably poor."

Leng Yu Yan’s lips twitched, wanting to say something but ending up with a stiff, "Thank you!"

"That’s not necessary; you’ve done your best in helping me detoxify," Ye Yiheng’s voice was faint.

Leng Yu Yan grabbed the outer garment covering the blanket and wrapped it around herself, "What hour is it now?"

"Lunchtime. If you don’t get up, we’ll have nothing to eat."

"We haven’t finished the buns Aunt gave us yet."

"So you mean to only eat buns for lunch?"

"That’s not what I meant."

She got out of bed when suddenly the ship lurched, and she stumbled into him.

"Throwing yourself into my arms?" He smoothly wrapped his arms around her, lifting her onto his lap, "Hmm?"

His tone was unhurried, even in teasing there was a sense of refined elegance.

Leng Yu Yan struggled to get up, but the ship tilted again.

Ye Yiheng casually captured her slender waist in his grasp.

In a daze, Leng Yu Yan felt his fingers pinch lightly on the skin at her waist. Just as she was about to question him, she heard him say, "With such a large ship swaying like this, what has happened?"