On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 454: Everything Has Its Singularities

Chapter 454: Chapter 454: Everything Has Its Singularities

"God only knows how much self-control he needed to refrain from going further, just kissing her!"

Leng Yu Yan was utterly powerless, completely yielding to him.

At this moment, she wasn’t struggling or resisting as she had before, and Ye Yiheng was delighted at heart, his kissing force intensifying considerably.

Their embrace deepened, his strength surprisingly great.

Somehow—

With a loud crash.

The sound of the screen falling to the ground erupted.

It was then that Ye Yiheng released her lips and pulled her into his embrace.

"Are you alright?"

His voice unexpectedly husky when he spoke.

Leng Yu Yan shook her head, "I’m fine; my foot isn’t hurt, and the screen is okay."

Ye Yiheng set the screen right and regained much clarity, realizing that had he continued, he would have wanted much more.

She wouldn’t stand a chance at resisting.

The noise of the falling screen had awakened him; a delicate woman like her—should anything happen to her before their marriage, she might cry for days on end.

Ye Yiheng gazed down and neatly adjusted the clothing at her chest, "You better change. I’ll wait outside."

Leng Yu Yan nodded, her face slightly red.

Before long, she emerged from the bathroom in fresh clothes and saw him casually standing by the window. She approached and whispered, "Tonight, not going to the palace; if the Emperor blames you—"

"It’s alright." He smiled faintly, "Don’t worry, the old man doesn’t dare confront me openly now; even if he wants to make the Beiliang Princess the Crown Princess Consort, these thoughts he only dares to share alone with me."

"The Beiliang Princess chose you inside the palace; how did you handle it then?" Leng Yu Yan finally voiced the question that had troubled her.

"I told her that I am no longer the man I was four or five years ago, that I have now gone blind and have a fiancée, and asked her to seek a more suitable match."

"And how did she respond? She surely didn’t agree to choose another Prince?"

Ye Yiheng chuckled softly, "Yanyan, how clever of you—it’s exactly as you guessed! She said she didn’t mind the blindness."

"And then?"

Ye Yiheng: "I added that I’m not only blind but also frail and nearing my end. If she didn’t want to be a widow, she had better choose someone else."

Leng Yu Yan fell silent.

He patted her arm, "Don’t worry, I can’t bear to leave you, I won’t be dying anytime soon."

"Okay!" Leng Yu Yan nodded vigorously.

With her by his side, the toxins in his body would surely be completely removed!

Ye Yiheng grasped her shoulders, looking at her intently and earnestly, "My only fiancée is you, Yanyan. In the palace, you can do as you please, I’m with you all the way!"

He was there to back her up; she need not suffer any grievances!

"Alright!" She nodded again.

Just then, a loud questioning voice came from the courtyard entrance.

"Your Highness, may I ask, do you still wish to be my brother-in-law?"

As the voice spoke, Li Yuyue strode in, circling the front room without seeing anyone, then shouted towards the bedroom doorway, "What does hiding in the room count for?"

Ye Yiheng, holding Leng Yu Yan, came out of the room and asked with a light, breezy tone, "Why would big brother-in-law say such a thing?"

Li Yuyue coldly asked, "That Beiliang woman, how do you explain her? She has had her sights set on you for years and traveled thousands of miles to become the Princess of Marriage, all for you. Where does that leave my sister?"

Ye Yiheng replied indifferently, "That Beiliang woman, if you find her displeasing, just kill her."

"Oh?" Li Yuyue was surprised.

Did that mean the Crown Prince had no interest in the Beiliang Princess?

"You previously said it was to humiliate Ye Zhenxian using Beiliang, did you not?"

Ye Yiheng, expressionless, said, "Big brother was infuriated, killing her could relieve some anger, it would not matter."

Just now in the grand hall, when that woman chose him, he had wanted to kill her. How dare she covet him, the thing he despised and felt most disgusted by in his life was a woman who threw herself at him uninvited.

"In my view, the Beiliang Princess is not good, she knew Your Highness was betrothed, how could she still interfere?" Li Yuyue glanced at the blushing Leng Yu Yan, knowing they had reconciled, then added, "Your Highness, please stay for the meal."

"I would love to," Ye Yiheng smiled faintly.

Just then, the butler reported.

"Commandery Princess, the Mountain Master of Xinya Academy requests an audience."

Leng Yu Yan said to Ye Yiheng and Li Yuyue, "Your Highness, Big Brother, I shall meet the guests in the front courtyard, you two chat."

"Alright," the two men responded in unison.

Following the butler’s steps, Leng Yu Yan went to the main hall in the front courtyard.

The Mountain Master was drinking tea and quickly stood up to bow when he saw Leng Yu Yan, "Commandery Princess!"

"Please rise, Mountain Master!" Leng Yu Yan gestured with a lifting hand and then sat down to ask, "Is there something you need, Mountain Master?"

The Mountain Master glanced at the servants in the hall, hesitated, then spoke.

Leng Yu Yan waved her hand to have the butler take the servants away, then said, "Please speak, Mountain Master!"

The Mountain Master cautiously looked around and whispered, "Mr. Yan’s two calligraphy scripts were previously stolen, and now they are in the Imperial Study. I only recently found out that the Emperor has been intensely studying one of the script styles in those scripts."

Leng Yu Yan slightly furrowed her brows, "You previously mentioned the Emperor also liked the scripts, and he imitated one of the styles, right?"

"That’s where the problem lies," the Mountain Master leaned closer, "When the Fourth Prince rebelled, he searched extensively for Mr. Yan because he wanted him to write imperial decrees, so that he could ascend the throne. The Emperor’s handwriting has always been an imitation of Mr. Yan’s. Allegedly, the Imperial Study has had fragments of Mr. Yan’s script for a long time. Obtaining the two complete scripts I had was a treasure to him."

Leng Yu Yan frowned deeper, "Is that really so?"

The Mountain Master nodded, "It’s fortunate the Fourth Prince is already dead, otherwise I wouldn’t dare speak of this even now. Commandery Princess, this matter has always weighed heavily on my heart, which is why I had to disturb you today."

"Thank you, Mountain Master!"

The Mountain Master waved his hand, "I almost endangered the Commandery Princess because of those scripts, because they discovered the handwriting on one of them was increasingly refined, and knew it was newly written. If they had interrogated me harshly, an old man like me wouldn’t know if he could keep Mr. Yan’s identity secret. It’s also fortunate that the Princely Heir and Commandery Princess came to the capital, and the Fourth Prince was captured, sparing me from inquiry and torture."

Leng Yu Yan asked, "Do they know the scripts were in your collection?"

"I have never admitted it, I only said there are many unique books in the study, something every academy should have."

Leng Yu Yan nodded, "Thank you, Mountain Master, for informing me today. If I find a chance, I will retrieve those two scripts for you exactly as they are!"

The Mountain Master stood up, bowing, "Thank you, Commandery Princess! If retrieved, I dare not keep them in the study anymore!"

Leng Yu Yan invited the Mountain Master to have dinner, which he graciously declined, so she personally saw him out of the mansion.

From this incident, she gathered important information.

Based on the imperial decrees issued by the past Emperors, they were generally written by someone in the Ministry of Personnel, or by the Emperor’s original handwriting.

Whenever it involved decrees of succession, the Emperor would write personally, perhaps to prevent others from imitating his handwriting, which is why he deliberately learned her script.