On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 182: Our Destined Relationship

Chapter 182 -182: Our Destined Relationship

Ye Yiheng in the Eastern Palace heard rumors and left the capital city in the middle of the night, taking Ruofeng, Mo Chen, and Song Guo with him.

The following morning, the chief eunuch of Cining Palace came to the Eastern Palace to proclaim the imperial decree. The decree had not yet been unfolded when he was informed that the Crown Prince had already left the Eastern Palace.

Without the Crown Prince to receive the decree, it could not be enacted.

Frustrated, the Empress Dowager ordered a search for the Crown Prince, but it was fruitless.

She had no choice but to angrily summon the Crown Prince’s companion tutor, Jian Lecheng, and demanded, “Where has the Crown Prince gone?”

The blind Crown Prince was certainly capable, having made it to Jiangnan and now escaped the capital.

Could it be that he had not found Leng Yu Yan in Jiangnan and was off to search for her again?

Kneeling on the ground, Jian Lecheng responded with trepidation, “Your Highness, Empress Dowager, I truly do not know.”

The Empress Dowager scolded him coldly, “How do you serve as a companion tutor? You don’t know where the Crown Prince has gone?”

“Your Highness, Empress Dowager, I indeed do not know.”

Inside the capital city, Jian Lecheng took the scolding for Ye Yiheng.

Outside the capital city, Ye Yiheng sat in a horse carriage, resting with his eyes closed.

Song Guo asked from the side, “Your Highness, what’s our purpose for leaving the capital this time?”

He didn’t believe that his master left the capital just to avoid accepting the marriage decree from the Empress Dowager.

If he wanted to reject the marriage, the Crown Prince had many ways to do so.

Yet, he specifically chose to leave the Eastern Palace and refused to accept the decree, his considerations were for…

Recently, the Crown Prince couldn’t bring himself to search for Lady Yu Yan. Now the Empress Dowager’s intended marriage gave him an excuse to go out and search for her.

Ye Yiheng feigned sleep with his eyes closed, silent.

Outside the horse carriage, both Mo Chen and Ruofeng at the reins spoke up in turn.

Mo Chen, “Your Highness is searching for Lady Yu Yan because the Empress Dowager wants to arrange a marriage, which reminded Your Highness of the original Crown Prince Consort.”

Ruofeng, “Your Highness is looking for the Divine Doctor, after all, the medicine worked, and finding the Divine Doctor sooner means curing the eye condition sooner.”

Regarding what the two of them said, Ye Yiheng still did not speak.

Song Guo pondered silently, then murmured, “Searching for the Divine Doctor, but the Divine Doctor is currently not at Linqing Pavilion. Searching for Lady Yu Yan, but last time Your Highness said you knew where she went…”

In the midst of speaking, he had a sudden realization and asked, “Your Highness, we are heading north this time; could it be that Lady Yu Yan has gone to the north?”

Finally, Ye Yiheng slowly spoke, “She is likely headed for the border to search for Li Yuyue.”

With these words, the three finally received a definite reply.

Their Crown Prince ultimately couldn’t let go of Lady Yu Yan and intended to personally go to Beilan City.

To have the Crown Prince personally seek her out, Lady Yu Yan truly held a special place in his heart!

Moreover, the Crown Prince had never been so attentive to any lady before. If not for affection, they truly could not think of any other reason.

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Without someone chasing her, Leng Yu Yan traveled along the official road with Miao Zhu.

The road was spacious and easy to travel.

During the day, the two rode horses to cover ground, and at night, they rested at inns along the way.

Over the past few days, Leng Yu Yan’s mood was quite pleasant.

That day, after traveling for a long while, they arrived at the inn when it was already dark.

“Shopkeeper, we request two rooms, please,” Leng Yu Yan said, gesturing for Miao Zhu to take out some silver.

The shopkeeper said apologetically, “The last four rooms were just booked; you two are unlucky, there are no rooms left.”

Hearing this, Leng Yu Yan frowned.

Miao Zhu said anxiously, “Sir, what should we do?”

Beyond this place, they would have to travel dozens more miles before finding another inn.

Leng Yu Yan thought for a moment, then said to the shopkeeper, “Are those four rooms booked by the same party? Could you ask them to accommodate one room for us?”

“The group of four who came together consisted of four young men,” the shopkeeper, ever so helpful, added, “It seems to me that sharing a room would be possible. But whether or not they’re willing is another matter, and it’s not my place to impose…”

While speaking, he caught sight of four people descending the staircase and pointed them out to Leng Yu Yan, “Young Master, the last four rooms were booked by them.”

Following the direction of the shopkeeper’s pointing finger, Leng Yu Yan turned to look and saw, descending the stairs in an unhurried pace, none other than Ye Yiheng with Mo Chen, Ruofeng, and Song Guo.

Indeed, it’s a small world when enemies cross paths!

Miao Zhu also noticed them and began to sweat as she clutched her bundle, gently nudging Leng Yu Yan’s arm.

Leng Yu Yan shot her a glance that said to keep calm and carry on.

Instantly, Miao Zhu felt reassured.

She almost forgot, they were wearing human skin masks on their faces, and dressed in men’s attire, looking every bit like men.

The Crown Prince and Song Guo wouldn’t be able to spot them!

At that moment, the shopkeeper loudly asked Ye Yiheng and his party, “Gentlemen, these two young masters lack a room to stay in, could you spare a room for them?”

Mo Chen frowned; how would they split up if their group of four were now to stay in three rooms?

His Highness would have a room to himself, Song Guo was a eunuch, so he would have one too, which left one room—was he supposed to share with Ruofeng?

Before Ye Yiheng could respond, Ruofeng objected, “That won’t do, we four men, how can we squeeze together?”

That bed was so small that turning over would be a challenge, let alone two sharing a bed.

Seeing Ruofeng voice out his inner thoughts, Mo Chen quickly agreed, “Shopkeeper, look at us, four tall and robust men, how can we squeeze? These two young masters are not so tall, they might manage, but it’s impossible for us.”

“Young Master, I apologize, but it seems they are not agreeable,” the shopkeeper said, apologetically spreading his hands.

Leng Yu Yan lowered her voice, “Thank you nonetheless, shopkeeper. We will take our leave.”

If need be, they could travel a bit further and find a dilapidated temple to rest for the night.

Leng Yu Yan grasped Miao Zhu’s hand, and they headed towards the inn’s doorway.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in from the entrance.

Though Ye Yiheng couldn’t see, the scent at the tip of his nose was unmistakably hers.

It’s her!

Only at that moment did he realize why her voice had sounded familiar.

She had deliberately lowered her pitch so that he almost missed her.

“Shopkeeper, we can spare a room for this young master.”

Hearing the shopkeeper address her as a young master, he deduced that she must be in disguise as a man—no wonder Mo Chen, Ruofeng, and Song Guo failed to notice anything amiss.

This woman’s talent for disguise is indeed remarkable!

The shopkeeper exclaimed joyfully, “That would be wonderful! Night has fallen and everyone can be accommodated; that’s splendid!”

Hearing the Crown Prince concede to spare a room, Miao Zhu couldn’t help but squeeze Leng Yu Yan’s arm.

Seeing Ye Yiheng agree, Leng Yu Yan felt it would be inappropriate to decline.

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After all, they were not staying for free.

And if they really had to search for a decrepit temple in the wilderness, she and Miao Zhu, ultimately being women, would indeed face additional difficulties.

So she accepted the offer and bowed to Ye Yiheng, “Thank you, Young Master!”

Ye Yiheng’s lips curled slightly as she addressed him with “Young Master”—how long could she keep up this act?

“If we’ve met here by fate, then surely our connection is not shallow.” He gestured with his hand, “We were just about to dine; why not join us?”

Anticipating Leng Yu Yan might refuse to dine together, Ye Yiheng quickly added, “I’ve heard this area is desolate and infested with bandits. Since we’re providing a room, you should be the ones expressing gratitude.”

Leng Yu Yan silently ridiculed the notion, thinking, Since when did this lunatic become so stingy, expecting a favor for sparing a single room?

As if he genuinely wanted her to dine with them.

Internally scoffing, she calmly replied, “There’s no need to dine together. Just put the cost of food and drinks for the four of you on my tab.”