On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 393: The Hand is Warm

Chapter 393: Chapter 393: The Hand is Warm

Really?

Miao Zhu and Song Guo exchanged glances once again.

Song Guo giggled. "Your Highness is so fierce? How did you manage that?"

Miao Zhu frowned, the sounds clearly signaled her commandery princess was at a disadvantage.

She then slid open the panel door, and the scene before her froze her in place...

Her commandery princess was half-lying on the bed, seemingly trying to get up, with His Highness’s knee pressing down on the commandery princess’s skirt and his elbow resting on the end of her hair, while the princess was looking up, her red lips facing His Highness.

No matter how one looked at it, the scene seemed filled with ambiguity.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the commandery princess’s hair bun had caught on a button on His Highness’s chest.

Such metallic square men’s buttons are prone to catching hair.

But when had they become entangled?

Guessing Miao Zhu’s confusion, Leng Yu Yan explained, "I accidentally fell on the bed just now, His Highness was helping me up, and as I was trying to get up sidewise, my hair got caught. Please don’t think too much of it."

Ye Yiheng said coldly, "Song Guo."

Immediately understanding, Song Guo closed the sliding door and pulled Miao Zhu away.

Seeing Miao Zhu still in a daze, Song Guo lifted a quilt from the cabinet under the couch.

"You hadn’t joined us before, and there were three quilts for the three of us," he indicated toward the door with his lips, "There are two quilts on the bed inside, this is the only one left. Would you mind sharing it with me?"

Thinking Miao Zhu would refuse, to his surprise she said, "Why would I mind?"

Upon hearing this, Song Guo smiled and nodded.

Miao Zhu pinched the quilt she was holding and thought to herself, hadn’t she been held in his arms when he saved her last time?

Now this eunuch spoke so nicely, even asking if she minded.

Their conversation was overheard by Ye Yiheng and Leng Yu Yan inside.

Ye Yiheng and Leng Yu Yan had already shared a quilt before, so they suggested Song Guo and Miao Zhu to take one more quilt inside, but both of them refused.

Song Guo said, "Your Highness has a cold disease. In the Eastern Palace, on winter nights, he always sleeps with at least two quilts. I cannot take away what belongs to my master."

Hearing this, Miao Zhu quickly raised her voice, "There are two quilts inside, one for Your Highness and one for the commandery princess, so there is a proper male-female separation."

The implication couldn’t be clearer.

Fearing her commandery princess would worry about her, Miao Zhu added, "The maid will squeeze in with Song Guo outside. After all, Song Guo is one of our own."

After all, Song Guo is a eunuch!

Furthermore, she had to ensure her commandery princess’s innocence to the greatest extent!

In her view, she couldn’t stop His Highness from sharing a bed with the commandery princess, but she absolutely couldn’t take away the quilt, giving them a chance to share one.

Song Guo cheerfully moved the couches together, wishing he could hum a tune at that moment.

Yet seeing Miao Zhu’s displeased face, he restrained himself a bit. Whether His Highness and the commandery princess shared a quilt or not, at least they were sleeping together. There was nothing more exhilarating for him at this moment!

After arranging the couches, he spread out the quilt, and the basic bed was ready.

Miao Zhu, not feeling the least bit embarrassed, immediately took off her outer robe and footwear and climbed into bed.

She pointed to the other side, "You sleep over there."

These past few days of fleeing, she only had a few copper coins left, and sleeping in dilapidated buildings was common. Now that she had a quilt to cover her, a horse carriage to block the wind and rain, and most importantly, she was back by her commandery princess’s side, she had no reason to act coy.

Besides, sharing a quilt with Song Guo, the eunuch, was merely due to circumstances, nothing more.

Song Guo nodded in agreement, then climbed into bed, she at one end and he at the other, without infringing on each other.

Inside, Leng Yu Yan straightened her hair and arranged the two quilts.

It wasn’t long before the two snuggled into their respective blankets.

No matter how spacious the carriage, it was considerably smaller compared to a room or a cave.

Such a space, once the sliding door was closed, was quite warm.

Leng Yu Yan removed her outer jacket and shoes and after lying down for a while, realized it was a bit hot. Silently, within the sheets, she stripped off her inner jacket, leaving just her undergarments.

Ye Yiheng, too, felt hot under the covers. His body had always been terribly cold due to his severe cold disease, but today, whether due to the heat inside the carriage or a reduction of toxins within his body...

He extended his hand to Leng Yu Yan, "Yanyan, feel this."

"Hmm?"

"It’s warm."

Leng Yu Yan gently touched his fingertips with her own, exclaiming in surprise, "It really is warm."

Since she had known him, his hands had never been warm, and this truly amazed her.

Such a conversation reached the ears of Song Guo and Miao Zhu.

The two sat facing each other under the blankets.

Miao Zhu gestured to Song Guo with a hooked finger, bringing their heads together for a quiet conversation.

"Your master is shameless, how could he ask my master to touch him?" Miao Zhu frowned.

Song Guo’s face beamed with a smile. "They are going to get married sooner or later, what’s wrong with His Highness asking the Commandery Princess to touch? His Highness is willing, and the Commandery Princess isn’t at a loss!"

--

At this moment, in Beilan City, Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

Gao Yuan reported, "Princely Heir, recently there has been something quite odd."

Li Yuyue, who was writing, heard this and said sternly, "Stop hesitating, just speak directly."

"Early last month, along with Mi Xinrong, I sent the bandits’ portraits to various counties. Since then, messages frequently returned, though they all stated that the persons depicted were not found locally. However, starting recently, and from which exact day I cannot specify, there has been absolutely no message coming back."

Having heard this, Li Yuyue put down his pen. "Not a single message?"

"Yes, not one." Gao Yuan paused briefly, then added, "Logically, with only half a month left till New Year, all the counties, including the Capital City, should have sent New Year’s greetings by now, but there has been nothing."

Li Yuyue murmured, "Could it be because of the Empress Dowager’s passing?"

Gao Yuan nodded, "If it’s due to the Empress Dowager’s passing, that would make sense."

Li Yuyue pondered. Under normal circumstances, it took just over a month to travel from Capital City to Beilan City.

His subordinates, changing shifts three times a day for both men and horses, could arrive in ten days.

Ye Yiheng’s capabilities were profound, and his men were skilled. Except for Miao Zhu, almost all could march urgently. Since Yanyan had brought Miao Zhu, this indicated that Miao Zhu’s riding skills were proficient.

Given these circumstances, traveling day and night excluding rest periods, they could arrive in half a month.

Now that a month had passed, the time for travel between the Capital City and Beilan City was distinctly sufficient.

In addition, Ye Yiheng was eager to marry Yanyan; this rogue would surely not linger in the capital city.

Considering this, Li Yuyue instructed Gao Yuan. "Send someone immediately to the outskirts of Beilan City, or outside the jurisdiction of Prince Zhenbei Mansion to wait. The Commandery Princess and the Crown Prince should be arriving."

For some reason, he felt an inexplicable unease.

Gao Yuan bowed his head in acknowledgment.

--

The next morning.

Miao Zhu woke up extremely early, not to prepare breakfast, but to stealthily peek into the inner part of the carriage.

Though the four of them were in the carriage together, her heart was unsettled, fearing that the Commandery Princess might be taken advantage of by the Crown Prince.

While Song Guo was still asleep, she crouched and squinted, peering through the gap in the sliding door.

With windows on three sides of the inner chamber and window screens pasted onto them, some outside light filtered in, allowing her a general view of the scene on the bed.