On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 452: Room for Only One in the Heart

Chapter 452: Chapter 452: Room for Only One in the Heart

He pinned her against the wall, kissing her from her delicate, rosy lips down to her slender, fair neck, and then to her chest.

Sensing she hadn’t moved at all, Ye Yiheng panicked slightly and let her go a little, only to see varying depths of kiss marks.

Her skin was tender, with each kiss leaving a red mark, and Ye Yiheng’s eyes grew solemn.

"Merely because a Beiliang woman has arrived in the capital, you wish to end things with me?"

And that woman, he didn’t like her at all!

"Initially, I thought it was just a transaction; as long as it didn’t interfere with the objective, how many women you had by your side was of no consequence to me," Leng Yu Yan said, her chest heaving dramatically as she finally regained her breath. "But now, I’ve changed my mind!"

"Or is the arrival of the Beiliang woman just an excuse you’re looking for to end our transaction?" he asked again, his brows furrowing coldly.

"Heh..." Leng Yu Yan laughed coldly, looking at him, "If you wish to think that, so be it."

The man’s cold gaze fixed on her as well, both locked in a standoff with their eyes, neither willing to give in.

--

Elsewhere.

Ye Jiu found Li Yuyue and, after dismissing everyone else, got straight to the point: "Princely Heir, I want to ask you, when you brought the Beiliang Princess to the Imperial Palace today, did you notice if she had any conversation with my Sixth Brother?"

Li Yuyue recalled for a moment and replied, "At that time, the Crown Prince was relying on Song Guo’s arm as they walked towards the main hall, the Beiliang Princess hurried over to stop him. Now that you mention it, I’m starting to wonder, does the Crown Prince already know this Beiliang Princess?"

"Know her?" Ye Jiu shook his head, "I’m not sure about that. Probably not, right?"

"A few years ago, when Yu Haoqiong came to Tiancheng to choose a Princess of Marriage, was there a princess from Beiliang who accompanied him?"

Ye Jiu frowned, "Back then I was solely focused on avoiding Yu Haoqiong, how could I have the inclination to inquire about this."

After a pause, Ye Jiu exclaimed, "Now that you’ve mentioned it, I do recall that there was talk of a princess accompanying him, but at that time the princess was quite young, so not many spoke of her."

Li Yuyue’s eyebrows knitted together, "I fear the Beiliang Princess who arrived today has come for the Crown Prince because she met him a few years ago."

Ye Jiu sighed, "What should we do?"

"Where is the Crown Prince now?"

"He’s currently at Ah Yan’s place."

Hearing this, Li Yuyue nodded, "Let’s give the Crown Prince and Yan’er some time to talk things over properly."

If the Crown Prince dared to be fickle-hearted towards Yan’er, he, as the older brother, would have to let his fists do the talking.

Although that was what he thought, Li Yuyue was feeling extremely anxious.

--

At this moment, inside the bathroom of Leng Yu Yan’s room.

Ye Yiheng’s phoenix eyes were slightly narrowed, the woman before him like an angered little lioness. The thought of her calling him a guest and wanting to end their transaction sparked a rising irritation and restlessness within him.

"The transaction will not end, and I certainly won’t marry a Beiliang woman!" he said coldly, "Your excuse is pointless!"

Leng Yu Yan took a deep breath and mustered the courage to ask, "Did you already know that the Beiliang Princess’s arrival to the capital for marriage was for you?"

Ye Yiheng nodded.

"So today, the Beiliang Princess in the Imperial Palace is selecting you as her marriage partner. The Emperor has always disliked the idea of us marrying, hence he agreed to it," Leng Yu Yan’s eyes shimmered, "Your Highness, is my guess correct?"

Ye Yiheng clenched his fist before nodding once more.

He admitted that the girl in front of him was extremely intelligent, but he never imagined she would be so astute.

Leng Yu Yan managed a faint smile through her tears, "On one hand, the Emperor is wary of Prince Zhenbei Mansion, and this is a perfect opportunity to slap Prince Zhenbei Mansion in the face. He would not miss it."

"I guess, when the Emperor invited Your Highness to seek him out in the study alone, he privately told Your Highness that he intends to make the Beiliang Princess the Crown Prince Consort. And if I behave well, I might become a concubine, but if I don’t, just a Second Attendant. Moreover, considering my birth mother’s reputation, the Emperor would say that the status of Second Attendant is already quite good."

She then asked, "Your Highness, am I right?"

Ye Yiheng’s thin lips tightened into a line; she had guessed everything correctly.

Indeed, she was too clever for anything to be kept from her.

With such intelligence, it was no wonder she was heartbroken enough to want to seek solace in drink.

"Yanyan, I have told you before that you are the only one for the Crown Prince Consort!" He gently caressed her face, "Those words were never a jest!"

"But Your Highness, I am very petty, I don’t like other women by your side. I only hope that my future husband will have only me. If you can’t commit to one pair for life, then it’s better to end our relationship!"

Leng Yu Yan pursed her lips, the hand on her cheek, she so wanted to nuzzle against it, but her inner voice was clamoring, be sensible!

"My heart is small, and it is already filled with a little woman with quite a few secrets; there is no room for anyone else." Ye Yiheng caught her hand again and pressed it to his chest to let her feel his heartbeat, "Yanyan, do you understand what I mean?"

His palm was inexplicably burning hot!

The night before, his body temperature seemed rather low, but now the warmth of his palm was off the charts.

Her hand was clenched by him, feeling as if it would burn her, and the heartbeat within his chest seemed like it would thump against her palm at any moment.

Could she naively assume that his warmth and his heartbeat were all because of her?

Although she dared not believe it, what he had just said made her heart flutter uncontrollably.

Leng Yu Yan plunged into his embrace, the tears she had been holding back spilling like beads off a broken string, rolling between the bodies pressed together.

With the warmth and softness of a beautiful woman in his arms, all the unpleasantness Ye Yiheng felt within the Imperial Palace dissipated in an instant.

Just then, Song Guo hurried into the courtyard. He stepped into the outer room, didn’t see his own Your Highness or the Commandery Princess, so he quietly peered into the bedroom.

On looking in, his brows furrowed deeply, then he whispered into Miao Zhu’s ear, "What are you up to, sneaking around like that?"

The sudden voice startled Miao Zhu, who jumped up, "Song Guo, what are you doing?"

Her heart pounded violently – he had nearly scared her to death.

"Your Highness and the Commandery Princess have been in the bathroom for a while, and I was worried about the Commandery Princess, so that’s why I was eavesdropping." Miao Zhu explained and then asked him, "What are you here for?"

Song Guo cleared his throat and said towards the bathroom, "Your Highness, there’s a banquet at the Imperial Palace tonight for the Beiliang Princess. You’ve been specifically requested to attend."

Ye Yiheng inside the room heard and responded loudly, "Just say I’m at Prince Zhenbei Mansion accompanying the Crown Prince Consort and have no time to enter the Palace."

Song Guo’s face carried a smile, "I understand."

After saying this, he whispered to Miao Zhu, "It looks like the two masters inside are fine now."

Miao Zhu gave a thumbs up, "Impressive!"

She had been listening at the door earlier, but the voices inside were intermittent, and she couldn’t hear everything clearly. She only knew the two were quarreling, but it didn’t seem too intense. She had been anxious at the time, not knowing if her own Commandery Princess had been mistreated by the Crown Prince.

Now it was settled, the Crown Prince had declared the Commandery Princess as the Crown Prince Consort, and the Commandery Princess hadn’t objected, so it seemed the two of them had reconciled.

Inside the bathroom, Ye Yiheng held Leng Yu Yan close, whispering into her ear, "If you dislike that woman from Beiliang, I’ll send someone to kill her."

Leng Yu Yan was astonished, "Ah? I just don’t want her around you, I didn’t want her life."

"Then I’ll find a way to send her far away," Ye Yiheng gazed at her wickedly, "Yanyan, your lips are so soft and sweet after drinking."