On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 152 - : Daring to Escape

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: Daring to Escape

That night, the darkness was profound.

Leng Yu Yan found a secluded inn and took out two human skin masks for Miao Zhu and Mrs. Zhao.

The two were puzzled, “Miss, what are these?”

Leng Yu Yan calmly said, “The Leng Family might send assassins, wear these just in case.”

Miao Zhu anxiously asked, “What about you, Miss?”

“I still have things to do. You two rest well at the inn, and once I’ve handled everything, we’ll leave together!”

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Having said this, she changed into her night clothes.

She then quietly left the inn and sneaked into the Ministry of Justice, where she found Xu Yaxiang.

Xu Yaxiang, groggily roused by straw tickling her nose, mistook it for a mouse and was about to scream, but in the dim light from the torch on the door, she saw Leng Yu Yan’s eyes.

Leng Yu Yan pulled down the cloth covering her face, “Xu Yaxiang, I have something to tell you.”

Seeing her face clear of blemishes for the first time, Xu Yaxiang was taken aback and stuttered, “Why is it you? What are you doing here, what do you want to tell?”

“Originally, women of the Xu Family were only supposed to enter the harem as servants, but now they are to be sent to the military camp. Do you know why?”

Having recently heard that the verdict was out, waiting for the Emperor’s approval, Xu Yaxiang became very nervous, “Why?”

“Lai Manting pleaded with Prince Liang to push all her charges onto you, thereby confirming your guilt,” Leng Yu Yan said indifferently, “Do you know what it means for an ordinary woman to go to the military camp?”

Xu Yaxiang gripped her hand, “How could I not know?”

The horror of being at the mercy of thousands.

“Alright, then I will leave.” Leng Yu Yan turned around.

Xu Yaxiang stopped her, “You tell me this, what are you wanting in return?”

Leng Yu Yan retorted, “What benefit can I possibly gain from you, a person locked up in jail?”

At these words, Xu Yaxiang was speechless…

After a long time, as she watched her leave, she whispered softly, “Thank you!”

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Concerning her family, her hatred for Lai Manting instantly spread to every limb.

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Back at the inn, Leng Yu Yan removed her night clothes and put on the human skin mask.

The trio left the inn under the cover of night.

By the break of dawn, they had already left the territory of the capital city.

After removing the human skin mask, Miao Zhu finally asked, “Miss, where are we going?”

Miao Zhu and Mrs. Zhao already knew about the blood testing of kinship at the Imperial College and that the Eldest Princess had suggested their miss return to her maternal grandparents’ home.

Mrs. Zhao also asked, “Are we going to Jiangnan?”

Leng Yu Yan pondered for a moment, wanting to discover her own origins, her maternal grandparents’ home was an option.

However, she had more pressing matters to attend to.

“We’re not going to Jiangnan for now, let’s head back to Linqing Pavilion.”

Miao Zhu frowned, “But Ruofeng is at Linqing Pavilion.”

“First, send a message to Linqing Pavilion, leaking a bit of information to Ruofeng, telling him that the Divine Doctor agrees to meet him in the Southern Border.”

Miao Zhu nodded, “Okay, I’ll go to the nearby pigeon station to send the message right now.”

—

After spending the night in the Imperial Palace, it wasn’t until mid-morning that Ye Yiheng awoke.

Fearing he might take it too hard, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager repeatedly consoled him.

The Emperor said, “It’s just a girl, if you discover her origins are unsuitable in secret, and you truly like her, you can just take her into your household. But in front of so many people, her background being so unacceptable, this marriage must be cleanly broken off!”

The Empress Dowager also said, “Yes, our Tian Family’s reputation, she isn’t even qualified to be a concubine.”

Ye Yiheng gave a cold, soft chuckle, realizing he and Leng Yu Yan really were not suited for each other.

What she yearned for most was freedom.

He was frail and sickly, either doomed to die in the Eastern Palace or to be deposed and die in an external estate.

Just like this time, his cold disease erupted without warning, and the duration of his coma grew longer and longer.

From yesterday to this moment, a total of 24 hours had passed while he was unconscious.

Now, it seemed that giving her freedom wasn’t a bad thing.

Seeing that he remained silent, the Empress Dowager said, “The Imperial Grandmother has arranged a marriage for you, to live a harmonious life.”

Ye Yiheng waved his hand, “I don’t have many years left to live, why bother harming someone else?”

The Empress Dowager glared at him, about to persuade further, when Ye Yiheng suddenly started coughing violently, “Cough…cough…Song Guo, help me back to the Eastern Palace.”

It was then that the Emperor ordered people to take Ye Yiheng back to the Eastern Palace.

Seeing the Crown Prince return, Mo Chen hurriedly reported, “Your Highness, the Crown Princess Consort left yesterday.”

Ye Yiheng appeared calm, as if he had already known this news.

Mo Chen continued, “The palace maids say the Empress Dowager ordered a group of nannies to watch over the Crown Princess Consort as she packed her belongings.”

In the midst of speaking, Mo Chen took out a letter from his bosom and presented it with both hands, “Your Highness, this was found in Tingfeng Garden, left for you by the Crown Princess Consort.”

Hearing this, Ye Yiheng’s elegant eyebrows twitched slightly.

Mo Chen hurriedly took out the letter and unfolded it into Ye Yiheng’s hands.

Seeing the words on the paper, Ye Yiheng’s fingers also twitched slightly.

The letter only mentioned that her mother’s dowry and the rewards she had received earlier were all untouched and now stored in the storeroom of Tingfeng Garden in the Eastern Palace. She felt relieved leaving them there. Once she settled her affairs, she would come to retrieve them and would thoroughly thank him.

The entire letter was merely three sentences, without any mention of their relationship.

Ye Yiheng gave a faint smile, a flicker of sharpness crossing his brow.

He squeezed his palm, feeling its emptiness, as if his own control had emptied as well.

She dared to escape from his side.

Were his previous words merely wind by his ear?

“Go find her immediately!” Ye Yiheng ordered coldly, “Deploy all the Hidden Guards, turn the capital city upside down if you must, but bring her back to me!”

“Yes, Your Highness!” Mo Chen bowed and took his leave to carry out the order.

Four hours later, the Hidden Guards returned one by one to report.

None could find a trace of Leng Yu Yan.

Ye Yiheng’s elegant eyebrows were tightly knitted, his demeanor utterly cold. She likely had already left the capital city.

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After sending a message by carrier pigeon, Miao Zhu met up with Leng Yu Yan.

The three of them chose to travel by back roads. On the road, Mrs. Zhao bitterly said, “Miss, I refuse to believe that Lady would do such a thing; there must be some hidden truths.”

Leng Yu Yan nodded in agreement, “I also believe Mother wouldn’t do such a thing. There might be some hidden circumstances or even a larger conspiracy behind this.”

She needed to hurry back to Linqing Pavilion, where there were various medicinal herbs she needed.

Then, she could produce the poison used against her mother years ago and the poison she herself was suffering from.

Reaching a market, they spent two taels of silver on a horse carriage and continued towards Linqing Pavilion.

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Several days later, floods erupted in Jiangnan.

The Emperor was overwhelmed with anxiety.

These past few days, Ji Qingyu had been covertly and openly searching for Leng Yu Yan in the capital city, but to no avail.

After learning this, Ye Yuan quietly told him, “Ah Yan went to her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan.”

Having heard this news, Ji Qingyu entered the palace.

Before the Emperor, he volunteered himself, “Uncle Emperor, your nephew wishes to go to Jiangnan to manage the flood relief efforts!”

Disaster relief was a thankless task, and many of the princes were unwilling to take it on.

Now, seeing him step forward courageously and proudly, the Emperor was quite surprised, “Oh? Qingyu, are you aware that dealing with a flood is different from famine? The people will not only lose their crops, but the risk of epidemic diseases is particularly severe. Do you really want to go?”

Ji Qingyu spoke earnestly, “Your Majesty, I am willing! I am familiar with the land of Jiangnan. Moreover, deeply indebted to Your Majesty’s grace and having been awarded the title of Commandery Prince, I am bound to do what ought to be done for Tiancheng!”