On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 447: Paying a Nighttime Visit

Chapter 447: Chapter 447: Paying a Nighttime Visit

Mrs. Feng’s face was full of anxiety as she muttered, "Back then, the little girl ate the poisoned food, and at first, her face swelled like a pig’s head, and then large discolored patches appeared. My daughter, your discoloration appeared directly, which is not the same as the little girl’s."

Lai Manting then recalled that before Leng Yu Yan developed discoloration, her figure and face had changed, and only afterward did the patches slowly emerge.

Could it be that her discoloration would indeed accompany her for life?

Sighing, Mrs. Feng said, "We must invite Doctor Wu and his son to ask in detail before making any plans."

With that, she sent a maid to summon them from the medical hall.

An hour later, Doctor Wu and his son arrived at Mrs. Feng’s courtyard.

Upon examining Lai Manting’s skin, both shook their heads.

Anxiously, Mrs. Feng asked, "For the little girl’s discoloration back then, do you two have an antidote?"

Mr. Wu lowered his voice, "My lady, to be honest, we don’t know what caused the discoloration on Leng Yu Yan’s face."

Hearing this, Mrs. Feng was shocked, "When Mrs. Zhang died, didn’t I ask you two for the medicine that was meant to ruin the little girl’s appearance?"

"It is indeed so, and the medicine we gave to the lady was certainly intended to disfigure and distort her figure, but we didn’t expect it to form patches," Mr. Wu confessed frankly. "In terms of removing such large discoloration, we have no experience whatsoever."

The young Doctor Wu said, "The situation with Third Miss Lai is quite tricky now, with the previous scratches on her face yet to heal, and now with such horrifying discoloration. We are truly helpless in this situation."

Lai Manting ceased crying and spoke up, "It’s said that the little girl’s discoloration was removed by applying some paste on her face and then forcibly tearing it off. Do you two have a method to create such a paste, or perhaps a way to find such a recipe?"

When Mrs. Feng heard of such a recipe, she immediately raised her hand, "If such a recipe is found, I will give both of you five hundred taels as a consultation fee!"

Upon hearing about silver, Doctor Wu and his son exchanged glances, and Mr. Wu spoke, "Since such a recipe truly exists in this world, with our connections, we can surely find it."

The young Doctor Wu pretended to be in difficulty, "In fact, I have recently been studying recipes with the Divine Doctor, and he might have a solution for such a case, but if it’s only five hundred taels..."

At these words, Mrs. Feng was delighted, "In that case, if you can obtain a good recipe from the Divine Doctor, I will pay 5,000 taels!"

"Agreed, it’s a deal!" the young Doctor Wu said with a slight smile.

After bidding farewell to Mrs. Feng and her daughter, Doctor Wu and his son left Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion.

For caution’s sake, the father and son did not speak until they returned to their medical hall and spoke quietly in their room.

"Where do you know a Divine Doctor from, and where did you get such a recipe?" Mr. Wu asked urgently.

"Father, don’t worry about it; your son will handle it."

With the Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion already in decline, and Lai Manting, the only promising member of the family, having lost her position as Consort Liang, why shouldn’t they seize the opportunity to take a sum and flee?

If Leng Yu Yan ever found out that it was them who had provided the medicine that made her face swell and her figure barrel-like, their medical hall would certainly be ruined.

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That night, the moon was hidden and the stars sparse, the night deep and dark.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Leng Yu Yan changed into her night clothes and went alone to Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion.

Once in Madam Lai’s courtyard, Leng Yu Yan hid behind the curtains.

Madam Lai tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

"Someone, bring me water," she called out from her bed towards the door.

To avoid being seen, Leng Yu Yan crouched down and pricked up her ears to listen carefully.

Soon, a maid came in with a lamp and poured a cup of water for Madam Lai.

"Did the Old Madam have another nightmare?"

Madam Lai looked around nervously, "Did you hear any noise?"

The old woman shook her head.

"I heard Mrs. Zhang’s voice, she kept shouting ’Give me back my life’; how come you didn’t hear it?" Madam Lai’s old eyes glared wide.

The old woman was so frightened by Madam Lai: "Old Madam, there was no voice from the late Madam, really none! It’s very late, you should sleep now!"

Fearing that she would ask for more water, the old woman decisively placed the water jug on the bedside cabinet, then rushed out in haste.

With the old woman taking the lamp, the room plunged back into darkness.

Madam Lai sprawled onto the bed and said sternly, "Mrs. Zhang, now that you’re dead, stay dead. Don’t bother me anymore. So what if I live longer than you? What can you do to me?"

After saying this, she felt thirsty again and called, "Someone, bring me water!"

The old woman outside the door dared not enter again; she abandoned her night watch and retreated to the servant’s quarters.

Leng Yu Yan got up and walked over to the head of the bed from behind the curtain, picked up the jug, and poured water into the cup.

Hearing the sound of water being poured, Madam Lai’s face turned pale with fright: "Mrs. Zhang, you’re here again?"

Leng Yu Yan handed her the water cup, imitating her mother’s tone from memory, "Old Madam, here’s your water."

The night was very dark, Madam Lai strained her eyes to see, but could only discern a human silhouette.

If before the apparition of Mrs. Zhang’s figure had drifted by, then the voice demanding her life was frighteningly unreal. But now, she could truly hear Mrs. Zhang’s voice!

What frightened Madam Lai even more was that her own hand, beyond her control, was trembling as it reached out for the cup.

Leng Yu Yan chuckled softly and splashed the water towards her face.

Madam Lai screamed out loud, a cold sweat breaking out all over her body: "Mrs. Zhang, what are you trying to do?"

"Tell me, how did I die?"

"You, you died from not being able to bear the news of Leng Yi’s demise."

Madam Lai gritted her teeth, forcing herself to remain calm. If Mrs. Zhang knew of the evil deeds she had committed, she would surely be taken away by her.

"Still stubbornly lying?" Leng Yu Yan asked again, "How did Leng Yi meet his end on the battlefield?"

Madam Lai retorted, "How would I know what happened on the battlefield?"

"Heh, still not telling the truth?" Leng Yu Yan laughed, "After I died, my daughter was poisoned, her looks and body destroyed. Did you do this, or was it Mrs. Feng’s doing?"

"You, you even know about what happened after your death?" Madam Lai trembled uncontrollably with fear, "If I tell you a bit, can you stop appearing before me?"

"Say it first," Leng Yu Yan demanded coldly.

Madam Lai’s lips turned white: "The destruction of Leng Yu Yan’s appearance and body was indeed Mrs. Feng’s doing, but beyond that, it was also Consort Xian’s wish. Mrs. Zhang, I have told you, Leng Yu Yan is living well now, can you please stop appearing before me?"

Leng Yu Yan sneered coldly, "Hehehehe, was it Consort Xian who instructed you to poison my daughter?"

"I had no choice," Madam Lai said, convulsing with fear, "Mrs. Feng sought out the Wu father and son, they were also involved in the poisoning."

Leng Yu Yan smiled coldly, no wonder the poison in her was so fierce; it turned out there were two parties responsible for poisoning her.

"What poison did you use on my daughter?"

Madam Lai said, trembling, "I do not know, I only know it was given by Consort Xian. I do not know what poison it was."

"Then you tell me, how did I really die that year?" Leng Yu Yan asked again.

Madam Lai shook her head desperately: "I have nothing to do with this matter, nothing to do with it...," immediately followed by falling backwards.

Leng Yu Yan reached out to check her breath and touched her neck pulse; the old lady had actually fainted from fear.

Today, how did she come to know the cause of her mother’s death?