On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 443: All Bark and No Bite

Chapter 443: Chapter 443: All Bark and No Bite

Ye Shi took a look around and lowered his voice, "Broad daylight?"

Yu Haoqiong nodded, "What’s wrong with that? It’s only right for me to love my Princess, be it during the day or night, nothing can stop my deep affection for her!"

Having just seen the stunning beauty of Leng Yu Yan and mentioned the alluring Ye Jiu, Yu Haoqiong was already itching with desire.

Unfortunately, at the moment, he could only satisfy his cravings through Ye Shi, and thus, he sweet-talked her.

Ye Shi shyly nodded her head.

Yu Haoqiong wrapped his arms around her waist and headed toward her previous bedroom.

Somehow, as they passed by the lakeside, Yu Haoqiong suddenly felt dizzy.

His body felt as weak as if he hadn’t eaten, and though he grabbed Ye Shi’s hand tightly, it was to no avail.

Ye Shi quickly steadied him with her other hand, "What’s wrong with you?"

"I don’t know why, but I feel unbearably dizzy."

Yu Haoqiong shook his head, but it only made him dizzier.

Ye Shi looked at him searchingly. The man had rarely touched her when they were in Beiliang. He spent most of his time resting in the rooms of concubines or servant girls. Remembering this, Ye Jiu, in her anger, pushed him.

She hadn’t expected that Yu Haoqiong had no strength to stand firm at all. With her push, he fell straight into the lake.

Despite the slight temperature rise in early February, the lake water was bone-chillingly cold.

The cold water shock instantly cleared Yu Haoqiong’s head.

Palace maids and eunuchs passing by the lake saw someone fall into the water and shouted to rescue him.

Yu Haoqiong was fished out of the water, drenched and spitting up the water he had swallowed, and coldly stared at Ye Shi, "You, are you trying to harm me?"

Ye Shi snorted, "How was I to know you couldn’t stand steady? Just a light push and you fell into the water."

This man is so useless, he must have exhausted too much energy with the women by his side, that’s why he’s dizzy and can’t even stand properly.

Consort Xian heard that there had been a quarrel between the Seventh Prince of Beiliang and Ye Shi, and as a result, Yu Haoqiong was pushed into the water by Ye Shi. As Consort Xian, responsible for managing the palace affairs, it was appropriate for her to come and take charge.

So, she came over with a group of concubines and the Eldest Princess.

Ye Jiu and Leng Yu Yan followed at the end of the entourage.

The palace maids and eunuchs made way when they saw Consort Xian approaching.

Consort Xian glanced at Ye Shi and Yu Haoqiong, who were still squabbling, and instructed the eunuchs, "Send the Seventh Prince of Beiliang to the Tenth Princess’s former bedroom, and call for the Imperial Physician to examine him right away. We can’t afford him catching a cold."

Yu Haoqiong was swiftly carried away.

Consort Xian called after Ye Shi, "Tenth Princess, I have something to say."

Ye Shi sighed deeply, then turned around, "What would you like to say, Consort Xian?"

"You and he are husband and wife, you should be loving. Now that you’re in the Imperial Palace, you are not only a Princess of Tiancheng but also a Princess of Beiliang. With such dual identities, you ought to be more restrained."

"Thank you for your guidance, Consort Xian!" Ye Shi bowed her head in assent and then turned to leave.

She would have liked to be loving with Yu Haoqiong, but how could he have the energy for affection if he was someone who got dizzy even walking down the hall?

Ha, Ye Shi sneered in her heart, she was the Princess of Tiancheng who was unloved and the Princess of Beiliang who was not adored. With such identities, what use were they?

Yu Haoyuan’s dizziness dissipated completely as the cold wind blew across his head.

He and Ye Shi had been intimate only a few times during the first month they were married, and the number of times they shared happiness over the following years could be counted on one hand.

Could it be that his inner resistance to Ye Shi was the cause of his dizziness?

It must be so. The shock from the cold water made him see his inner feelings more clearly.

Consort Xian watched Ye Shi walk away and shook her head, saying to the people following behind her, "All right, let’s go back."

Leng Yu Yan pinched the sleeve that concealed the silver needle. Yu Haoyuan’s dizziness had come on so quickly. Tsk, tsk, how weak his body must be.

Normally, one would not feel dizzy and weak until after two hours, but he had taken only a quarter of an hour to show symptoms.

All show, no substance indeed!

Thankfully, Ah Ju had not agreed to become his Princess of Marriage!

The group returned to Chenglan Palace.

Consort Xian took her seat at the head, while the others sat down according to their rank.

"Just now, we were discussing how to welcome the Beiliang Princess. Since she is a woman and is coming to Tiancheng to be married, it wouldn’t be appropriate to be too extravagant in our preparations—but we cannot do nothing either. What do you think?"

Having said this, Consort Xian leisurely picked up her teacup, took a sip, and with a clink, set it back down on the table.

"How did Consort Lai brew this tea? Not to mention the flavor, it’s already cold."

Upon hearing these words, Lai Manting, who had been hiding in an inner room, hurriedly appeared and quickly came forward: "Princess, let me get you a fresh cup."

It was only then that Leng Yu Yan saw Lai Manting, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time. Manting wore an apricot-colored veil that was opaque, so her face could not be seen. But Yu Yan knew that the blemishes on Manting’s face were extremely severe.

"Replace the tea for everyone present!" Consort Xian huffed and rebuked sharply, "You really do lack awareness."

"Yes, Princess," said Manting, pinching her palm with her fingernails to maintain the only dignity she had in front of Yu Yan as Consort Liang.

Ye Yuan patted her wrapped hand and said with a light laugh, "So Consort Xian had Consort Liang brew tea for us. We are indeed fortunate. However, I’ve heard that the Consort has had an issue with her face. My hand is already unsightly; I certainly don’t want my face to look as bad."

Ye Jiu chimed in, "Imperial Aunt is right. I value my face as much as my life. Living with a veil over my face must be difficult. Having been in a wheelchair for so long, I’ve become very timid. I definitely dare not drink tea brewed by Consort Liang."

Consort Xian’s expression began to sour as she looked at Lai Manting with increasing displeasure.

Seeing this, Princess Linglong chuckled lightly and said, "Didn’t Princess Beilan also have spots before? Although I don’t know the exact condition of Consort Lai’s face, I’ve heard whispers that she too has developed spots. If that is the case, why does not Consort Lai seek advice from the Princess about the method for removing spots?"

The other concubines nodded in agreement one after another: "Princess Linglong makes a fair point!"

Leng Yu Yan spoke indifferently, "My spots lasted five years. After five years, Princess Heng Yuan applied a face paste made from a recipe given by the Crown Prince to my face, and that’s how they were finally removed."

Ye Yuan nodded: "I remember last year when I tore your face until it bled profusely. Even now, thinking about it makes me shudder."

Princess Linglong laughed, "After all, it was removed. Consort Lai is related to the Commandery Princess. Consider it helping your own family."

Consort Xian "hmm"-ed in agreement, "Beilan, just go ahead and say it."

Lai Manting’s heart leapt with joy; although she deeply resented Leng Yu Yan, being able to learn the real method of removing spots from Leng Yu Yan was like getting back a part of what she owed her.

Leng Yu Yan pinched her slender fingers and spoke slowly, "Consort Lai, listen carefully. I think the key to removing spots most likely lies in the recipe from the Crown Prince, the technique Princess Heng Yuan used to tear the skin, oh, and one more thing—it probably requires about five years for the spots to develop fully."

Lai Manting knelt down abruptly in front of Ye Yuan: "Please, Princess, grant me a good recipe! When the Commandery Princess had spots removed, you mentioned using one of the Crown Prince’s recipes."

"I was given many recipes by the Crown Prince, but none of them were useful to me. I threw them all away," Ye Yuan sighed, lifting her wrapped hand.