On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 392: Slept Quite a Bit

Chapter 392: Chapter 392: Slept Quite a Bit

Miao Zhu looked back at the horse carriage, the three people on it had unfamiliar faces, but what puzzled her was that she felt a strange sense of familiarity with the girl on the carriage.

Leng Yu Yan hurriedly alighted from the carriage and asked the burly man, "Who is this girl to you?"

Ye Yiheng and Song Guo also saw Miao Zhu’s face clearly and immediately got off the carriage.

Hearing the familiar voice, Miao Zhu hugged the bundle in her arms tightly, her tears, which she had been holding back, uncontrollably began to fall—it was her Commandery Princess!

The Commandery Princess had come to save her!

The burly man laughed loudly and said arrogantly, "I picked up this wife on the road. How about it, she’s not bad looking, right?"

Leng Yu Yan shouted angrily, "Nonsense!"

The burly man tightened his grip on Miao Zhu’s clothes and challenged, "Nonsense? Could it be that she is your sister?"

Looking at the blood on Miao Zhu’s lips and the bruises on her face and the back of her hands, Leng Yu Yan tearfully said, "Yes, she is my sister!"

The burly man bellowed, "If she’s your sister, then tell me, what’s her name?"

Afraid that Miao Zhu wouldn’t recognize her wearing the Human Skin Mask, Leng Yu Yan said, "Her name is Chun Xia and also Qiudong. Her pet name is Ah Zhu. She grew up with me, and our bond is like that of sisters!"

Chun Liu, Xia Tao, Qiubo, Dong Yan were the Four Guardians of the Linqing Pavilion, and Miao Zhu was her personal maid. They had a secret code between them; as long as one mentioned, "Her name is Chun Xia and also Qiudong," the other would know it was them.

Leng Yu Yan reached out for Miao Zhu’s hand, but the burly man pulled Miao Zhu away a bit.

Seeing this, Ye Yiheng struck out with his palm. The burly man instantly sat down hard on the ground, his body flying several meters away until his back hit a tree stump and stopped.

A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and the burly man’s head tilted, he passed out.

Song Guo hurried to help Miao Zhu onto the carriage.

Looking around and seeing no other carriages or pedestrians coming, Ye Yiheng pulled Leng Yu Yan onto the carriage as well.

Had they not been fleeing for their lives, such an act of forcibly abducting a girl by the burly man would have landed him in prison for years.

But since they were pressed for time in their journey, that palm strike was punishment enough for the burly man.

The carriage quickly drove off.

Finally back by the Commandery Princess’s side, Miao Zhu hugged her thigh and wept, "Commandery Princess, I’ve missed you so much!"

While driving the carriage, Song Guo turned his head and asked in astonishment, "Miao Zhu, we are wearing Human Skin Masks, how did you recognize us?"

"The Commandery Princess’s voice—I recognized it as soon as I heard it," Miao Zhu sobbed uncontrollably.

Leng Yu Yan wiped her tears and asked, "Miao Zhu, how did you end up in that villain’s carriage?"

"This morning, I was walking north when that villain, seeing me alone, offered to give me a ride. My legs were sore, so I agreed. But then he started heading west, and when I realized the direction was wrong, I tried to get off. Immediately, he showed his true colors and beat me savagely. Just now, I was preparing to jump from the carriage and escape when I fortuitously encountered the Commandery Princess and Your Highness!"

As Miao Zhu recounted her story, she couldn’t help but laugh, which greatly pained Leng Yu Yan.

"Sit down, I’ll apply some medicine for you."

Sniffling, Miao Zhu nodded happily, "Alright."

After applying medicine to Miao Zhu, Leng Yu Yan also made her a Human Skin Mask.

The four of them hurried along the way.

When they had left Beilan City, there were nine of them. Now five were separated from them; when would they be able to reunite?

Were they safe these past few days, and what had happened to them so far?

These questions, Ye Yiheng never brought up, but Leng Yu Yan thought he must also be worried about Mo Chen and the others, just as she was worried about Miao Zhu.

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That night.

The stars were lonely, and the moon was cold against the vast sky.

Miao Zhu now knew that they would be traveling day and night, and she understood why; after all, reaching Beilan City sooner was safer.

But one question perplexed her greatly, and that was how to spend the night in the horse carriage?

Previously, when traveling between the capital city and Beilan City, there had been nights spent on the carriage, but at that time, the Commandery Princess and His Highness slept in separate carriages. Now that the four of them were sharing one carriage, how would they sleep?

She had been thinking about this question ever since she started cooking dinner with Song Guo but only dared to ponder it in her mind, unwilling to voice it or ask Song Guo.

Song Guo was the type who would be more than happy to see her commandery princess tied to the waistband of His Highness.

After cooking a simple dinner beside the horse carriage due to the cold weather, the four of them ate inside the carriage.

During the meal, Leng Yu Yan said, "We should change the way we address each other on this journey. When there are outsiders present, you’ll call me ’miss’ and His Highness ’master.’ Song Guo will be ’Ah Song,’ and Miao Zhu will be ’Ah Zhu.’ Got it?"

Miao Zhu asked, "Why not call His Highness ’young master’ or ’gentleman’?"

Song Guo, quick to respond, explained, "His Highness and the commandery princess are currently posing as uncle and niece. His Highness is the uncle, and the commandery princess is the niece."

"I understand," Miao Zhu nodded, thinking to herself that this was probably for the best, as uncle and niece should avoid suspicion.

However, this thought was quickly dismissed at bedtime.

Due to the late dinner because of their journey, by the time they finished eating, the night had already deepened.

After a simple wash-up, Leng Yu Yan, Miao Zhu, and Song Guo were left staring at each other, wondering how to sleep.

Ye Yiheng, without even lifting his eyelids, casually took a seat on the soft couch and began, "Yanyan and I will sleep in the inner room, while Song Guo and Miao Zhu will sleep in the outer room."

"But..."

Leng Yu Yan hadn’t finished speaking when she was interrupted by Ye Yiheng, "Before Song Guo and Miao Zhu joined us, didn’t we manage just fine sleeping together?"

At his words, Leng Yu Yan blushed, unable to catch her breath, and could only pace back and forth inside the carriage.

Fortunately, the horse carriage was quite spacious. Five or six steps back and forth were no problem at all.

Miao Zhu smiled awkwardly, "Your Highness, aren’t you and my commandery princess posing as uncle and niece?"

"That’s just a disguise meant for others," Song Guo said with a laugh, helping out, "We’re all family here!"

Still uneasy, Miao Zhu said, "Your Highness, there should be a distinction between men and women. The commandery princess should sleep with the maid instead."

Song Guo retorted, "Miao Zhu, you’ve got some nerve, don’t you? Are you suggesting you take the bed and His Highness sleeps on the outer room’s soft couch?"

Leng Yu Yan glanced at someone and muttered softly, "I’ll sleep with Miao Zhu on the outer room’s soft couch."

Ye Yiheng remained silent.

"Commandery Princess, where does this little servant sleep?" Song Guo frowned.

If the commandery princess and Miao Zhu slept in the outer room and His Highness in the inner room, where does that leave him, a mere eunuch, other than the roof of the horse carriage?

Leng Yu Yan hesitated, "This..."

Miao Zhu bent over to rummage through their belongings, "Be it the outer or the inner room, we need to hang a curtain for separation before we decide how to sleep."

Song Guo strode over in a few steps and pulled at the sliding door, "With this thing here, what do you need curtains for?"

"Ah, a sliding door! How novel!" exclaimed Miao Zhu.

Song Guo raised an eyebrow, "Of course, what’s the big deal?"

The two of them stood by the sliding door together, one pulling from the left and the other from the right.

Miao Zhu praised, "It’s so smooth and easy to use!"

With more people came more noise. Ye Yiheng rubbed his temples, his long, jade-like fingers grabbing Leng Yu Yan’s wrist and pulling her into the inner room.

Leng Yu Yan was suddenly pulled by him, her balance lost, and she fell onto the bed.

With a bang, he shut the sliding door.

Song Guo and Miao Zhu were left isolated outside.

Their faces brushed by the wind from the closing of the door and their hair fluttering, the two exchanged glances.

In the inner room, His Highness and the commandery princess were going to sleep together. Did that mean the two of them were also going to sleep together in the outer room?

While they were puzzling over this, Leng Yu Yan’s voice came from the inner room, "You’re lying on my dress."

Then came Ye Yiheng’s low and deep voice, "How about now?"

"You’re lying on my hair!"