On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince’s Hidden Illness
Chapter 492: Admitting It Personally

Chapter 492: Chapter 492: Admitting It Personally

Leng Yu Yan chuckled, "Really, there’s no need, if I don’t return home for a meal, my older brother will get anxious."

While she spoke, she signaled Miao Zhu to pack up the medical kit.

Miao Zhu moved swiftly, packed the medical kit, and then Xiaoshan hoisted it on his back.

The two stood one on each side behind Leng Yu Yan, "Commandery Princess, let’s go back."

Ji Liancheng and Ye Yuan tried to persuade her to stay once again, but Leng Yu Yan still refused with a smile.

Having no other choice, Ye Yuan ordered, "Qingyu, aren’t you going to escort Ah Yan?"

Ji Qingyu took a deep breath and raised his hand, "Ah Yan, after you!"

Just as Leng Yu Yan, along with Miao Zhu and Xiaoshan, were leaving the gate of Marquis Jiangyang Mansion, the Eastern Palace horse carriage came to a hasty stop.

Ye Yiheng saw Ji Qingyu standing right beside Leng Yu Yan, both with smiles on their faces, which made him so angry he couldn’t even vent.

He stepped out from the horse carriage and said coldly, "What are you two discussing that seems to amuse you so much?"

"This makes no sense!"

Leng Yu Yan parted her red lips slightly and lightly uttered these four words before she took care of boarding her own horse carriage.

Someone had been absent for a few days, and the moment he appeared, his words were full of insinuations, which annoyed her.

Xiaoshan was about to whip the horses when Song Guo grabbed his arm.

"Let His Highness have a few words with the Commandery Princess, will you?"

"Apologies, Mr. Song, but I only take orders from my Commandery Princess," Xiaoshan said as he shook off Song Guo’s hand and still whipped the horses.

The crack of the whip resounded sharply.

The horses bolted away.

Ji Qingyu hadn’t expected Ye Yiheng to have such a day, facing the same situation as he had at the door of Prince Zhenbei Mansion, so he let out a hearty laugh.

Seeing this, Ye Yiheng’s face turned instantly grim, "Follow them."

In a moment, the Eastern Palace’s horse carriage also left the entrance of Marquis Jiangyang Mansion.

Miao Zhu lifted the curtain of the carriage, and seeing the Eastern Palace horse carriage in relentless pursuit, she frowned, "Commandery Princess, should we wait for the Crown Prince?"

"Wait for him? What for?" Leng Yu Yan retorted and then said to Xiaoshan, "Drive faster!"

"Alright, Commandery Princess, hold on tight!" An excited Xiaoshan whipped the horses again.

Thankfully, the one driving the Eastern Palace’s horse carriage today was Song Guo. He considered himself a bit more capable than Song Guo.

If it had been Mo Chen and Ruofeng, he would have had no chance of winning.

Ye Yiheng was very dissatisfied with Song Guo’s driving speed, "Can’t you go any faster?"

"Your Highness, our Eastern Palace’s horse carriage is too large, I’m already driving as fast as I can," the eunuch responded.

"I’ll do it myself."

"That won’t do, absolutely not!" exclaimed Song Guo in a panic.

Was the Crown Prince out of his mind?

He was supposed to be the "blind" Crown Prince, how could he drive the carriage?

Should the common people see this, what would they think?

Song Guo couldn’t help but complain internally, realizing the urgency now when before he stayed all day in the Eastern Palace, what was he doing?

He, as a eunuch, was so anxious he could hardly stand it and a few times thought about sending someone to speak to the Commandery Princess, only to be stopped by His Highness every time.

Hmph, it serves His Highness right to feel anxious for once!

Half an hour later, the two horse carriages one after the other arrived at Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

Stepping off the horse carriage, Ye Yiheng hurriedly headed toward Leng Yu Yan’s courtyard.

But when he actually came before her, he found himself unable to utter a single word.

Leng Yu Yan looked up at him, "Your Highness sure is cunning, sending Mr. Ling and Ruofeng to Linqing Pavilion to beat around the bush. You’ve really outdone yourself."

"If you’ve mentioned this, I must ask you, why did you not acknowledge your association with Linqing Pavilion?" Ye Yiheng stared intently into her eyes without blinking.

Their gazes met in the air, as if crossing swords and spears, neither yielding to the other.

"Do you still remember when Lai Hao found an old man claiming to be a Divine Doctor and brought him to Ah Ju?"

"Yes, and it was you who helped expose the fake divine doctor," Ye Yiheng said, his brows furrowing in the process.

Leng Yu Yan smiled, "At that time, I already said I was the Divine Doctor. Alas, all the Imperial Physicians said I was not, including Your Highness who didn’t believe me either. Why come asking me now?"

Ye Yiheng said, "Ha, when you said that back then, your aim was merely to make people understand that not everyone who claims to be a Divine Doctor really is one."

"Yes, I admit that was my thinking at the time," Leng Yu Yan spoke with a charming intonation, "But what I said was also the truth!"

What she had indeed wished to convey was that not anyone who spoke grandly could be a Divine Doctor.

Ye Yiheng hissed, inadvertently admitting her point.

Thinking of how he had sought her multiple times, to no avail. Offering a hefty reward, yet she was unwilling to come out of her seclusion.

Ye Yiheng suddenly gripped her wrist tightly: "Tell me, when I sent people to find the Divine Doctor, you were watching from the sidelines, weren’t you? Did you feel like laughing at the time?"

Just like watching him make a fool of himself, right?

Leng Yu Yan struggled hard to free her wrist but couldn’t and simply let him grip it, saying, "Young Master stated more than once that, upon finding the Divine Doctor, if they were not capable, he would have the Divine Doctor killed and Linqing Pavilion razed to the ground. Your Highness didn’t object to what Young Master said at the time, which shows that you also harbored this thought."

She scoffed coldly, "Do you think I would still dare to admit I am the Pavilion Master of Linqing Pavilion?"

"I am very fond of my life!" she spoke as her eyes misted with tears. "Your Highness has repeatedly said that if I were not well-behaved, you would eliminate me."

"In such circumstances, how could I dare to confess my true identity to you?"

"I’m sorry!" Ye Yiheng finally uttered an apology.

He had even sent people to capture the Divine Doctor, initially believing the Divine Doctor to be nothing more than a charlatan with an empty reputation.

Miao Zhu came over, "Your Highness, although the Commandery Princess did not admit to being the Divine Doctor, she already began treating you long ago. The Commandery Princess has been by your side since the beginning; Your Highness just realized it now. Why blame her?"

Ye Yiheng let out a long sigh, gripping her wrist tighter, and pulled Leng Yu Yan into his embrace, "Yanyan, I’m sorry! I once spoke nonsense about removing you if you were not well-behaved; don’t take it to heart!"

Now, she was the woman he cherished most, how could he bear to take her life?

Leng Yu Yan moved her head slightly, trying to distance herself from his chest, "You can’t blame it all on you; I myself wanted to conceal my identity. There were simply too many people looking for the Divine Doctor at Linqing Pavilion, including many from the Tian Family. For safety, I had to hide."

"I know, so when Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter came to the capital, I commanded Ling Langruo to protect her closely and not let her interact with others."

"Mhm." She nodded.

Finally hearing her admit to being the Divine Doctor, Ye Yiheng felt even more questions arising in his heart.

Her status as the Divine Doctor was not mere pretense; it was recognized by many of the citizens of Tiancheng.

However, she was an illiterate girl at the age of ten, abandoned in a ravine for five years, and during those five years, the Divine Doctor’s reputation had already been established.

In other words, even if she managed to learn exquisite medical skills, where would she find the time to learn?

But now, having finally obtained her admission, and their relationship somewhat eased, it was not an appropriate time to voice his doubts.

"Yanyan, did you remove the stitches for the Imperial Aunt today?" he changed the subject.

Leng Yu Yan took the opportunity to push herself away from his chest, "Yes, now it’s just a matter of her recovery."

At that moment, Li Yuyue stormed in angrily. Upon seeing them embrace, he coughed lightly.

Leng Yu Yan quickly stepped away from Ye Yiheng, asking Li Yuyue, "Big brother, what has made you so angry?"

Li Yuyue, burning with rage, said, "I heard that the old lady from Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion went to the Capital Mayor Mansion to accuse you."

"Accuse me?" Leng Yu Yan pointed to herself, "Why?"