On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 488: Everyone Has Their Own Concerns

Chapter 488: Chapter 488: Everyone Has Their Own Concerns

Xiaoshan nodded and, lifting the food box, quickly walked out.

Leng Yu Yan pressed her eyelids once again. Could it really be that something was about to happen?

Ye Jiu looked at her thoughtful appearance and asked, "Ah Yan, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." Leng Yu Yan stood up. "It’s quite late, I should go rest."

Could it be that the twitching of her eyelid was due to eye fatigue from reading too much these past few days?

"Yan’er should indeed sleep early; you’ve worked hard reading these days." Li Yuyue spoke up, "Miao Zhu, please take the Commandery Princess back to her room."

Miao Zhu agreed and supported Leng Yu Yan as they walked to the back courtyard.

Once Leng Yu Yan was far away, Ye Jiu quietly asked Li Yuyue, "Is Ah Yan unhappy? Did she argue with my Sixth Brother?"

"You’re overthinking it," Li Yuyue countered. "If they had argued, why would Yan’er send Xiaoshan with late-night snacks?"

"That’s true," muttered Ye Jiu.

--

More than an hour later, Xiaoshan delivered the food box to the Eastern Palace.

Song Guo happily accepted the food box. "Did the Commandery Princess really make this?"

Xiaoshan nodded. "Of course, upon noticing that the Crown Prince hadn’t dined at the Prince Mansion tonight, she instructed me to bring this. The Commandery Princess started preparing these late-night snacks during the day; it’s a gesture of her heart."

"Yes, naturally it’s a token of the Commandery Princess’s affection." Song Guo walked to Ye Yiheng’s side with a smile, presenting the late-night snacks from the food box, "Your Highness, you heard that, right?"

Ye Yiheng responded faintly, dropping his gaze and pondering whether she had him in her heart or not.

As for why she hid her identity as the Divine Doctor, what was the reason for that?

Was it just that she wasn’t ready to reveal her identity to him?

Nevertheless, the tempting aroma of the late-night snacks lured out the glutton in his stomach.

His slender fingers with distinct knuckles picked up the bowl and took a spoonful to try, then immediately said to Xiaoshan, "Please thank your Commandery Princess on my behalf."

"Yes, Your Highness," replied Xiaoshan respectfully, nodding. "Then, if you’ll excuse me."

Song Guo escorted him out with a smile, quietly explaining on the way, "His Highness was very busy with official duties today and hadn’t eaten until now. The Commandery Princess’s late-night snacks came just in time."

Xiaoshan said, "I’m relieved that Mr. Song explained that; I must hurry back to the Prince Mansion."

"Why’s that?" asked Song Guo, puzzled.

"The Commandery Princess seemed somewhat distracted during dinner tonight, and I believe it was due to the Crown Prince not having come to the Prince Mansion. The Master didn’t appear for late-night snacks either, and the smile on the Commandery Princess’s face was very faint. I must tell her Mr. Song’s explanation so she can sleep soundly tonight."

"So that’s the case," Song Guo frowned slightly. "Then you’d better hurry back and be careful on the road."

"Mhm." Xiaoshan nodded again and then ran toward the main gate of the Eastern Palace.

Song Guo sighed deeply and turned back to the small building’s study.

Only after his master had eaten all the late-night snacks, did Song Guo voice his unease, "I lied to Xiaoshan. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

"Lied?" Ye Yiheng’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

"His Highness did not go to the Prince Zhenbei Mansion today but dined in the Eastern Palace. Yet, no one was sent to inform the Commandery Princess." Song Guo sighed. "I took it upon myself to tell Xiaoshan that His Highness was preoccupied with official duties and had not yet had dinner."

Perhaps it was because His Highness had been visiting the Prince Mansion regularly, and even if he didn’t go, he would have someone send a message.

According to what Xiaoshan just said, the Commandery Princess had been waiting, expecting that His Highness would come over today, and only when she could no longer wait for His Highness did she send Xiaoshan with the late-night snacks.

And it was likely that His Highness, knowing of the Commandery Princess’s identity as the Divine Doctor, felt conflicted.

Especially since the Commandery Princess had yet to tell Your Highness that she was the Divine Doctor, this had caused a distance between them.

You must know, Your Highness had sent people with large sums of money to seek the Divine Doctor several times. At that time, the Commandery Princess was also present, yet she never said a word.

"It has been hard on you." Ye Yiheng stood up. "Today, I really did want some peace and quiet."

Even though he didn’t want to think about what position he held in Leng Yu Yan’s heart, his thoughts couldn’t help but drift in that direction.

"Your Highness, Xiaoshan said that the Commandery Princess has been waiting for you all this time."

"I am aware," he glanced at the sky, and with complex emotions, Ye Yiheng added, "The night is deep; she should be asleep by now."

Song Guo nodded in understanding. From the Crown Prince’s words, it seemed he would not go tonight.

Being just an eunuch, he could not offer much advice and simply said, "Your Highness should get some early rest too."

Xiaoshan rushed back to Prince Zhenbei Mansion at top speed and found Miao Zhu in Leng Yu Yan’s courtyard: "Please check if the Commandery Princess has fallen asleep. If she has, that’s good. If she hasn’t, tell her that today the Crown Prince was too busy with official duties to even have dinner, and that’s why he couldn’t come to the mansion. He specifically sent someone to explain."

Miao Zhu couldn’t help but praise him: "Your news is timely. The Commandery Princess has been tossing and turning in bed, and I suspect she is troubled by something."

Xiaoshan scratched his head sheepishly: "Then I’ll have to trouble Sister Miao Zhu. I’ll take my leave."

"Go on back," Miao Zhu waved off.

She immediately entered the inner room, saw Leng Yu Yan sitting on the bed pressing her eyes closed, and quietly relayed Xiaoshan’s message.

"Xiaoshan is considerate," said Leng Yu Yan with her eyes closed.

"Do you not believe it?" Miao Zhu speculated.

"It’s not that I don’t believe it, but I just feel that today has been strange. My eyelids keep twitching."

"You should sleep early then, Commandery Princess. You must be tired from reading."

--

The next day.

While Leng Yu Yan was reading in the study, she suddenly heard a playful shout: "Sister!"

She looked up to see Lai Jiajia approaching with brisk steps, and thus she put down her book and left the study.

"How come you have time to visit?"

"I’ve wanted to come earlier but have been busy with classes at the academy," Lai Jiajia walked up quickly and whispered, "Today I saw someone in the mansion, and I wanted to tell you about it, so I thought why not make it today?"

"So mysteriously, whom did you see?"

Leng Yu Yan took Lai Jiajia’s hand to sit her down, then turned to ask Miao Zhu to serve tea and snacks.

"Prince Liang Ye Zhenyu came to the Marquis Mansion. Isn’t that strange?" Lai Jiajia said, then unceremoniously told Miao Zhu, "Bring more snacks; I love them."

"Plenty to go around," Miao Zhu laughed and instructed the maids to arrange the dishes.

"Why would Prince Liang go to Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion after divorcing Man Ting?" Leng Yu Yan was quite puzzled.

Logically, it should be the time to sever ties with Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion. Could it be that Man Ting had thought of some ploy to make Ye Zhenyu see her in a new light?

"I passed through the front courtyard, and my uncle saw me, so he warmly called me over. I’m not foolish; seeing Ye Zhenyu there, I naturally wouldn’t go," Lai Jiajia grabbed some snacks and stuffed them into her mouth. After swallowing one piece, she continued, "Later on, I saw Li Lu going to the main hall to meet Prince Liang."

Upon hearing this, Leng Yu Yan smiled: "I understand now. Li Lu was recently under Mrs. Feng’s care, and now that Man Ting has ruined her appearance, Lizong wants to use Li Lu to get closer to Ye Zhenyu."

She still remembered that Li Lu was placed under Mrs. Feng’s care because the Emperor had wanted to match Li Lu with Ye Yiheng, but that plan hadn’t come to fruition.

Now that Lizong was using his daughter again to get closer to Ye Zhenyu, it was clear that among the princes, Lizong held Ye Zhenyu in high regard.

Lai Jiajia picked up another snack and nodded emphatically: "I guess it’s as you said."