On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 170 - Difficult Master
Chapter 170 -170 Difficult Master
The top scorer in the archery examination could go to the Ministry of War for practical experience.
For this, he had specifically scheduled his return to the border on the day before the monthly examination to give her the opportunity to go to the Ministry of War.
Hearing this, Li Ranshen took a deep breath, “Finding someone similar is good enough!”
However, Leng Yu from this collateral branch of the Leng Family at Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion…why did it sound somewhat familiar?
Not familiar through the main family but…
An inexplicably familiar feeling!
Before he could think further, the loud voices of Leng Yuqing, Lai Yuxing, and Leng Yusheng calling Leng Yuyue “Big Brother” pulled Li Ranshen back to reality.
Leng Yuyue joyfully opened his arms, “Second brother, third brother, fourth brother!”
The four young men hugged each other, vigorously patting each other’s backs.
Seeing this scene, Mrs. Yun’s expression lightened somewhat, and she stood up to go to the kitchen, “Ye’er is back; I should tell the kitchen to prepare more dishes that Ye’er likes to eat. Ye’er has lost weight.”
Li Ranshen stepped forward and gently held her by the shoulders, “Let the servants take care of it.”
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That night.
Jiangzhou, Zhang Mansion, Qingyu Residence.
Moonlight poured over the lake, the wind stirring ripples.
In an instant, the moon in the water shattered like jade.
Leng Yu Yan prepared for her bath and, as she undressed, Mrs. Zhao noticed the bruises on her waist.
Recalling the three red marks she had seen on the young miss’s neck that morning, Mrs. Zhao couldn’t help but frown.
At that time, the young miss said they were bites from an insect.
Now, seeing marks on her waist too, Mrs. Zhao felt that the three red marks on the neck were not as simple as insect bites!
Since coming back from the riverside, Leng Yu Yan had been sullen, and only when she submerged her entire body in the warm water did she feel a bit calmer.
Mrs. Zhao paced in her heart several times before finally asking, “Miss, please tell this old servant the truth about what exactly happened at the riverbank today.”
Leng Yu Yan covered her face and said in a muffled voice, “Mrs. Zhao, please leave; I can wash myself.”
Seeing that she was unwilling to speak, Mrs. Zhao directly guessed, “Was it the Crown Prince or Prince Qing?”
Mrs. Zhao was an experienced woman who had been a maid in Mrs. Zhang’s service when she was younger and later married a simple, honest farmer. However, after not enjoying many years of marital bliss, her husband disappeared without a trace, and she returned to serve in Mrs. Zhang’s side as an elderly maid.
These red and bruise marks easily led to thoughts of intimate relations between a man and a woman.
Thinking thus, Mrs. Zhao was panic-stricken. Seeing her young miss still unwilling to speak, she asked again, “Was it His Highness the Crown Prince?”
After all, the Crown Prince had bitten her young miss’s neck before.
Seeing that she couldn’t deceive her, Leng Yu Yan slightly nodded her head.
What was to be done?
Mrs. Zhao was terribly anxious, she called Miao Zhu to attend to Leng Yu Yan, while she herself went to Elder Mrs. Zhang’s room.
Elder Mrs. Zhang was about to retire to bed when she heard Mrs. Zhao had an urgent matter to discuss, and she hurriedly called her in.
“Old Madam, please help my young miss.”
Elder Mrs. Zhang gave her a look, “What nonsense are you talking about, your young miss is my own granddaughter, whom I protect like the apple of my eye. Why do you need to remind me?”
Mrs. Zhao knelt on the footstool by the bed, saying, “Today, the young miss was likely taken liberties with by His Highness the Crown Prince.”
On hearing this, Elder Mrs. Zhang, who had been half-lying down, sat up abruptly, urgently asking, “What are you talking about?”
“The young miss had three red marks on her neck, which made me suspicious, though she claimed they were insect bites. Just now, during her bath, I saw on her waist…”
Embarrassed to continue, Mrs. Zhao simply said, “Old Madam, you’ll understand if you see for yourself.”
Elder Mrs. Zhang hurriedly got out of bed, threw on her coat, and rushed towards Qingyu Residence.
By the time Mrs. Zhao ushered Elder Mrs. Zhang into the bedroom, Leng Yu Yan had already bathed and changed into her nightgown.
“Grandmother, why have you come?”
Leng Yu Yan stepped forward to support her, and the two sat down on the edge of the bed.
Elder Mrs. Zhang didn’t bother with other topics and went straight to the point, “Nannan, show your grandmother the marks on your waist.”
Upon hearing this, Leng Yu Yan realized that Mrs. Zhao had told her grandmother about the pinch marks on her waist.
“Grandmother, I am fine.”
“Good girl!” Elder Mrs. Zhang lifted up the hem of Leng Yu Yan’s nightgown.
The sight that met her eyes was a slim, fair waist with evident red pinch marks.
The handprints were large and the finger marks were slender…
These marks were clearly made by a man!
Including the three on her neck…
Her granddaughter was exceptionally beautiful and now, seeing her barefoot with even her toes round and translucent like carved jade, it was no wonder that both the Crown Prince and Prince Qing had designs on her.
Elder Mrs. Zhang sighed, “Did His Highness the Crown Prince force himself on you?”
Leng Yu Yan shook her head.
Elder Mrs. Zhang, unconvinced, insisted, and Leng Yu Yan had no choice but to explain what had happened that day.
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Elder Mrs. Zhang angrily said, “Yu Meng really should not have left you alone.”
Thankfully, it hadn’t reached the point of no return.
But her own beloved granddaughter had been taken advantage of by the Crown Prince, and Elder Mrs. Zhang was furious.
Leng Yu Yan hurriedly said, “Grandmother, please don’t blame my cousin!”
Ye Yiheng was uncontrollable when he acted rashly.
Elder Mrs. Zhang patted Leng Yu Yan’s tender hand and sighed, “Initially, I thought Prince Qing could also be a match for Nannan, but now I think about it, with the Crown Prince’s character, if you really were with Prince Qing, he would go to greater lengths to harm you.”
“Prince Qing’s home is in the capital city, and if you were to follow Prince Qing, once His Highness returns to the capital, I wouldn’t dare to imagine what could happen,” Elder Mrs. Zhang fretted.
Mrs. Zhao anxiously asked, “Elder madam, what should we do now?”
Elder Mrs. Zhang sighed, “There is only one way, and that is to find Nannan a husband in Jiangzhou as soon as possible.”
Jiangzhou was far from the capital city, and once the Crown Prince and Prince Qing had left, Nannan would be safe.
“Grandmother, once the flood subsides, I will return to the mountains. They won’t be able to find me, and you can rest assured then.”
“Silly girl, a woman must eventually get married. Our Zhang Family in Jiangzhou might not be the most powerful, but at least we have no worries about food and clothing,” Elder Mrs. Zhang lovingly touched Leng Yu Yan’s face, “I brought you to Jiangzhou hoping you would find a match here, so that I can see you get married and have children.”
In the future, when she was gone, she could rest easy knowing she’d left her daughter well.
Elder Mrs. Zhang’s tears fell, “My poor granddaughter, if I don’t manage your marriage, who else will?”
Since coming to this era, Leng Yu Yan had rarely felt familial love, and now hearing these comforting words, tears streamed down her face.
“Grandmother…”
She cried as she flung herself into Elder Mrs. Zhang’s arms.
At the side, Mrs. Zhao wiped her tears and said, “Elder madam, judging by the Crown Prince’s actions today, I’m afraid he won’t let matters rest easily. As for Prince Qing, although he often appears cheerful, in my view, he is also a troublesome character.”
Hearing this, Elder Mrs. Zhang’s expression became grave, “You do see things clearly!”
Mrs. Zhao voiced her long-held concerns, “Both men hold high positions and great power, if they vie for our young lady, what should we do?”
Civilians should not contend with officials. The Zhang Family, though wealthy, lacked power.
Elder Mrs. Zhang, capturing the implied meaning in her words, frowned and asked Leng Yu Yan, “Nannan, if you truly had to choose between the Crown Prince and the Commandery Prince, whom would you choose?”
