On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 421 Linqing Pavilion Master

Chapter 421: Chapter 421 Linqing Pavilion Master

Leng Yu Yan greeted his inquisitive glance with a light smile, "There is a hidden expert in the mountains."

"Hidden expert..." Ye Yiheng’s eyebrows raised slightly, "What is his surname, and his name?"

Leng Yu Yan smiled playfully, a few more traces of mischief than usual on her face, "Since the expert has sequestered himself from the world, he naturally does not wish others to know too much about him."

"I see."

Ye Yiheng nodded slightly, his gaze becoming shallower, his voice colder—she was unwilling to tell him the truth.

It seemed this woman harbored far too many secrets.

Upon further scrutiny, perhaps even more secrets would surface. At that thought, Ye Yiheng felt a trace of inexplicable panic cross his heart, always sensing that the person before him was out of reach...

So far out of reach that he could not touch her!

The woman was clearly before his eyes, yet this absurd feeling inside him grew stronger.

Leng Yu Yan changed the subject, "Are you returning to the Eastern Palace today, Your Highness? Would you like me to escort you?"

Ye Yiheng’s handsome brow furrowed slightly. Was she trying to hurry him out of Prince Zhenbei Mansion, afraid that he’d ask too much and she’d expose something?

With that thought, he asked again, "The mountain you mentioned, is it within the territory of Linqing Pavilion?"

"Uh..." Leng Yu Yan’s mouth twitched as she quickly turned away, her back to him, "I’ve heard Your Highness and the Young Master mention Linqing Pavilion before; isn’t it the Divine Doctor’s hometown?"

Ye Yiheng asked directly, "The Heavenly Bright Divine Doctor is the Linqing Pavilion Master, and Linqing Pavilion is surrounded by mountains—did Yanyan apprenticeship there?"

"When I was ten, I was thrown into the mountains, not far from the capital city. As for the Linqing Pavilion you mention, Your Highness, I do not know where it is. To say whether I was taught by the Linqing Pavilion is even more absurd."

Despite her response, Leng Yu Yan’s heart beat chaotically.

If she admitted she was the Linqing Pavilion Master, how would she explain her medical skills?

Today, she had treated Ye Jiu’s leg ailment, and discussed surgery for Ye Yuan’s adherent fingers, yet she had forgotten that Ye Yiheng’s intelligence was almost devilish; just these two things had aroused his suspicion.

And this man had even linked her calligraphy and dance skills.

Medical skill was hard to explain; calligraphy and dance were similarly difficult to justify. Could she admit that her soul had traversed to this world?

If she disclosed her identity as a transmigrator, he’d certainly treat her as a demon or a goblin.

In this world, such a case would plainly be seen as possession, and he would kill her, right?

He would, definitely.

Maybe even tie her to a stake and burn her...

No, she couldn’t say, absolutely couldn’t say!

At this moment, he said again, "If your medical skill was not learned from Linqing Pavilion, how then do you explain your technique for suturing wounds and the surgery for finger adhesions? In this world, apart from Yanyan, there is no one else who possesses such medical skill."

"I have seen many solo texts on medical skill."

"Oh, hehe, let’s not discuss medical skill for now. Before you were thrown into the mountains, you had no such skills, but now..."

Leng Yu Yan cut off his words, "Your Highness, I’ve already mentioned, taught by a hidden expert."

Her unease increased—why was he digging deeper and deeper?

Ye Yiheng grabbed her shoulder and turned her around to face him, "Yanyan, tell me, what does your master look like?"

"I have had many masters; they varied depending on the time of teaching. Each skill had a different master." She smiled lightly and asked, "May I know which skill’s master you are inquiring about, Your Highness?"

This is the absolute truth!

From primary to middle to high school, and then university to graduate school, all the teachers, professors, and advisors, plus the master who taught her ancient martial arts, were all highly knowledgeable individuals.

When Ye Yiheng heard this, he found it even more inconceivable.

To him, even if there were hidden experts in the mountains, there couldn’t possibly be so many of them.

Seeing his disbelief, Leng Yu Yan suppressed the panic in her heart and asked straightforwardly, "Does Your Highness think that I am not Leng Yu Yan? Not the actual daughter of Lai Ran who grew up in Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion?"

Ye Yiheng looked down, and to tell the truth, he had harbored such suspicions, but then he immediately denied them. Lai Ran had recognized her by blood, and that could not be faked. Besides, she cared so much for the family of Prince Zhenbei Mansion, and such concern could only come from blood relatives.

"My name and surname have never changed; I have always been called Leng Yu Yan!"

Even in modern times, she was still called Leng Yu Yan.

Hearing the annoyance hidden in her words, Ye Yiheng reached out to pinch her hand, but she shook him off.

"If there is nothing else, Your Highness, I will take my leave now!"

While speaking, she bowed respectfully, stepped back three steps, and left with courtesy.

Ye Yiheng, holding the eye veil, clenched his fist tightly. She actually referred to herself as ’I’, asking all these questions, had she grown distant from him?

Leng Yu Yan’s footsteps became faster and faster, wishing she could start running.

Being suspicious was in the nature of the Tian Family, and she had actually forgotten that he was also one of the Tian Family.

Back in her room, Leng Yu Yan called Miao Zhu over and instructed her in a low voice, "Miao Zhu, if anyone asks where my skills come from, tell them it’s from a hermit in the mountains. No need to elaborate."

Miao Zhu asked, "What happened, Commandery Princess?"

"The Crown Prince questioned me about where I learned my medical skills, calligraphy, and dance arts. How am I supposed to explain that?"

"We were abandoned in the mountains. The princess was poisoned severely and became unconscious from the cold. When you woke up, you had all these abilities—divine providence was on our side."

"Of course I cannot say that I knew everything when I woke up from unconsciousness; no one would believe that."

"I believe it! I was always by the princess’s side, saw everything firsthand. Although when the princess woke up, there was a change in demeanor, you remembered me and everything else. As long as you remember me, I don’t care about the rest!"

Regardless, Miao Zhu only trusted what she saw with her own eyes!

Leng Yu Yan, touched, squeezed Miao Zhu’s hand: "My good Miao Zhu!"

Miao Zhu smiled brightly, "The Commandery Princess is the best master under the heavens!"

"The Crown Prince also asked if my medical skills came from Linqing Pavilion. He must suspect that I have a connection with Linqing Pavilion."

"Did the Young Master find something in Linqing Pavilion?"

Leng Yu Yan shook her head: "It was my carelessness. Today I treated Ninth Princess’s leg and examined Eldest Princess’s hand."

"There’s no harm in telling the Crown Prince that you are the Pavilion Master of Linqing Pavilion." Miao Zhu then shook her head, "No, that’s not a good idea. The Crown Prince has been searching multiple times, offering ten thousand gold without success. If he finds out now, it might cause friction between you and His Highness."

"The problem is not just that, there’s another aspect. The Emperor is seeking the Divine Doctor to achieve immortality. Where did my Immortality Technique come from?"

If the Emperor can’t achieve immortality, wouldn’t he direct his anger at her? And then once again pose a threat to Prince Zhenbei Mansion?

Leng Yu Yan sighed. Although she could reveal her identity to Ye Yiheng and ask him to keep it a secret, based on their purely cooperative relationship, and without even mutual affection, how could she dare to take the risk of letting him know and expect him to keep the secret?

After all, they were not at the stage of confiding in each other!

Rather than worrying about the exposure of her identity after telling him, it was better to maintain the status quo, simply helping him, Ninth Princess, and Eldest Princess with their medical needs under her current identity.