On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 396: Safe Return

Chapter 396: Chapter 396: Safe Return

Lai Ran analyzed, "Think carefully, why would the ambush be set at the border?"

"By setting it at the border, first, to block the news, and second, to prevent the Crown Prince from coming to Beilan City, that’s why the ambush was set up. If the Crown Prince had indeed mistakenly killed Yan’er, he would have no face to come to Beilan City again. From this, we can be certain that the Crown Prince did not kill Yan’er!"

During the conversation, he sighed, "I only fear that Yan’er really has encountered misfortune, and the other party is taking the opportunity to eliminate not just the Crown Prince but also our Prince Mansion."

Leng Yusheng said indignantly, "There is so much information in this letter, which parts are true and which are false?"

Lai Ran looked at the letter again, "The mark left by the Ninth Princess on the letter is so obvious, it makes me think that the other party is confident that we will believe everything written in the letter, become angry, and then head to the capital, thus falling into the trap of certain people."

"Truth and falsehood are difficult to distinguish," Lai Taihong, with a calm voice, said. "Consider this—if the Crown Prince is deposed and Yan’er is killed, under such circumstances, our Lai Family will inevitably be in conflict with the Ye Family. What is the purpose of the Ninth Princess writing this letter, is it just because she likes Ye’er?"

As her grandfather, he was unaware that his eldest grandson was favored by the Ninth Princess.

Had it not been for this letter, when was the eldest grandson planning to reveal it?

"If both families fall into a situation of irreconcilable conflict, the Ninth Princess will be caught between a rock and a hard place. In my view, there is a problem with the letter," Lai Taihong concluded. "Parts of the letter are true, and parts are false, but regardless, we must first ascertain Yan’er’s situation."

Lai Ran nodded, "Father is right! Think about it, if there was an ambush, how did these two messengers arrive at Beilan City?"

Upon hearing the conversation between his grandfather and Father King, Li Yuyue had an epiphany, "How did I not think of that? Those two messengers had no injuries, their clothes were clean, only their faces showed some fatigue."

Lai Taihong smiled, "That’s exactly the problem. As long as we interrogate them, we should be able to find out if Yan’er is safe."

Li Yuyue immediately stood up, "Grandfather, I will order the interrogation of those two messengers!"

Lai Taihong nodded, then pointed at the twins, "You two are still not calm enough, you need to consider things from all aspects. Those who think they can deceive our Lai Family with just a letter, as if we are mere martial artists, are dreaming!"

Lai Yuxing and Leng Yusheng quickly got up and cupped their hands, "Thank you for the instruction, grandfather. We will bear it in mind!"

Li Yuyue dispatched people to interrogate the messengers, and to his surprise, no matter how they were questioned, the two men consistently said they were unaware of the contents of the letter. They only knew one thing, which was that the Abolished Crown Prince indeed murdered the Princess Beilan.

The murkier it became, the more suspicious it seemed.

The Lai Family was both worried for Leng Yu Yan’s safety and quietly observing how the situation would unfold.

Sure enough, over the following few days, two more groups of messengers arrived.

If the first two arrived when the ambush was just set up and they coincidentally escaped, why were the later four arriving unscathed?

There was only one truth—that the ambushers and these so-called "messengers" were in cahoots!

That day, Li Yuyue ordered the six messengers to be brought out and made them kneel in a row on the snowy ground.

"I have lost my patience; do you still refuse to tell the truth?" he demanded.

All six were bound at the hands behind their backs, and they knocked their heads in unison, "We are indeed acting on orders from the Ninth Princess!"

One of them said, "The Ninth Princess admires the Princely Heir and wishes for the Princely Heir to come and save her."

Li Yuyue raised an eyebrow, "Use the Northern Garrison to save her? And make the Emperor sentence the Lai Family for treason?"

The man continued, "Didn’t the Princess mention in the letter that the Emperor is currently unwell?"

"Oh?" Li Yuyue’s voice grew colder.

Ye Jiu did not mention the Emperor’s illness in the letter, but only wrote one sentence, "Currently, the court is controlled by Ye Gaoyun and others," further indicating there was a problem.

Another man kowtowed and said, "Princely Heir, our words are absolutely true, Princess Beilan was indeed murdered by the Abolished Crown Prince. With such a serious incident, does the Prince Zhenbei Mansion not desire revenge?"

Just then, a brisk and pleasant female voice came from the doorway.

"Who said I, the Commandery Princess, was dead?"

All eyes followed the direction of the voice and saw a girl with an elegant demeanor standing there. Beside her stood a tall man, and behind them followed a male and a female attendant.

These four were strangers in appearance, but Li Yuyue recognized the voice all too well.

He frowned slightly, staring intently at her.

Leng Yu Yan lifted the human skin mask from her face and with a charming smile, she called out to Li Yuyue, "Big brother!"

Days of worry and longing propelled Li Yuyue forward in a rush, embracing her tightly, "Big brother knew that a sister blessed with good fortune is destined to enjoy heaven’s protection!"

The six bound messengers, sensing something was amiss, tried to escape.

Ye Yiheng raised his leg and delivered a series of kicks, sending the six tumbling to the ground while the palace guards promptly captured them.

Leng Yu Yan gently patted Li Yuyue’s back and said, "Big brother, please quickly send men to the borderlands to capture all the ambushers!"

Li Yuyue released her, smiling, "Don’t worry, Gao Yuan and Mi Xinrong have already arranged for people. As soon as there’s any disturbance at the border, they will take action."

Leng Yu Yan nodded, "Then I can rest assured."

"What happened?" he asked.

"Close to the border, Mo Chen and others who had been waiting joined us. After we met up, Mo Chen and his men drew away the ambushers while we took a detour over the mountains into Beilan City. However, there were too many ambushing us, and I feared for their safety," she explained.

"Don’t worry, sister!" Li Yuyue reassured her with a pat on the shoulder, "Gao Yuan and Mi Xinrong will join them as soon as they detect any movement."

While speaking, Li Yuyue turned to Ye Yiheng, "Your Highness, why don’t you take off the human skin mask? It must be suffocating, isn’t it?"

Ye Yiheng smiled lightly, "What the Princely Heir said, Yan’er might not like to hear. She crafted this mask herself, and even if it’s suffocating, I have worn it for so long already."

Leng Yu Yan glared at him, "Suffocating, is it?"

Ye Yiheng quickly said with a flattering smile, "Breathable, very breathable."

Song Guo and Miao Zhu joined in the laughter, removing their own human skin masks as well.

The weight in Li Yuyue’s heart finally lifted, "It’s truly wonderful that you have returned safely! Let’s quickly go to the back courtyard, everyone at home is waiting for news!"

After a pause, he instructed the guards, "Throw these six into the dungeon!"

The messengers came in three groups, all arriving at Prince Zhenbei Mansion under the guise of the Ninth Princess’s name. Li Yuyue, to facilitate interrogation, had them locked up in the servant’s quarters of the Prince Mansion.

Now that there was no longer a need to interrogate them, it was natural to throw them into the dungeon and deal with them at a later date.

The guards responded in unison, leading the so-called "messengers" away.

Afterward, Li Yuyue gestured politely, "Your Highness, this way please!"

Ye Yiheng nodded, reaching out to Leng Yu Yan.

Leng Yu Yan placed her hand in his, and then they stepped forward together.

Spying this, Li Yuyue exclaimed sharply, "Do you two know how worried the family has been during this time? Can’t even walk a road without holding hands, dawdling along. Is holding hands that interesting?"

As he spoke, Li Yuyue grabbed his own right hand with his left and muttered to himself, "No meaning at all!"

Song Guo leaned in and said, "Princely Heir, that’s because you’re grabbing your own left hand with your right, of course, it’s meaningless!"