On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 792: Exceptionally Gifted

The coachman drove the carriage to the front of the ready-made clothing store, where Lian Yan and Miao Zhu placed the packed garments into the carriage and then helped their respective masters aboard.

Once inside the carriage, Leng Yu Yan and Ye Jiu removed their veiled hats in succession and took their seats.

They had visited men’s clothing stores today. Such shops attracted not only women but also many men choosing garments, thus wearing veiled hats was more convenient for them.

Ye Jiu asked, "Yan’er, what kind of deception did you sense just now?"

Leng Yu Yan slowly shook her head: "I can’t quite say, but I felt that the begging girl seemed suspicious."

It was the first time she had smelled the cloying scent coming from a flower painting boat. The figure at the window might well have been from the pleasure boat, using such tricks to swindle young women’s sympathy, and then trafficking them to the pleasure houses.

If this was indeed the case, it was a sin worthy of death!

Leng Yu Yan shared her conjecture with Ye Jiu, and upon hearing it, Ye Jiu couldn’t help but shudder with fear.

"Yan’er, I must tell you, in the past few years, there have been noble family girls kidnapped in this way. By the time they were found, their beauty was already ruined. Such affairs, once spread, would ruin their reputation. The noble families had no choice but to swallow their anger and keep silent, least it affected the reputation of their other daughters."

"Doesn’t the government care?" Leng Yu Yan wondered.

Ye Jiu brought her lips close to Leng Yu Yan’s ear and whispered: "In past years, the Eldest Brother and Second Brother were somewhat involved in these matters. With them as the backdrop, how dare the noble families report to the authorities?"

Leng Yu Yan’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, the Eldest Prince was no longer among the living. Could it be that Prince Xian was now backing these people?

As if he saw her confusion, Ye Jiu added, "It’s possible that other brothers are also reaching into the pleasure districts, and there are quite a few of my cousins to consider too. If one were to investigate, the entangled benefits in the background are complex and difficult to unravel!"

"Let’s not talk about this now. Yan’er, come with me back to the Prince Mansion. We’ll have your elder and second brothers try on the clothes we picked out and see if they fit, alright?"

"Alright," Leng Yu Yan agreed.

--

Meanwhile, Qing Ge stood in a dark alley.

Kneeling before her was a young girl—the same one who had been begging by the Prince Zhenbei Mansion’s carriage earlier.

"Miss, just now, one of the two women was about to come over, but the other held her back, and I failed to succeed," the kneeling girl continuously kowtowed.

Qing Ge remained silent, remembering what Ji Qingyu had said about the Crown Princess Consort being very intelligent, and today, she indeed had the chance to witness it.

Another regret was that although the Crown Princess Consort was rumored to be stunningly beautiful, she had been wearing a veiled hat, with a thin veil covering her whole body.

Not only could she not see her face, but she couldn’t even glimpse her figure.

Qing Ge sighed. She really wanted to know what the woman who constantly occupied the thoughts of Prince Qing looked like.

How beautiful was she compared to herself?

--

When it was time for dinner, Ye Yiheng realized that a certain lady had not yet returned, so he sent someone to inquire.

Unexpectedly, the message that came back was that she had eaten dinner at the Prince Mansion and planned to sleep over with Ye Jiu, not returning for the night.

It was then that Ye Yiheng realized that he had frightened her the night before.

He had originally wanted her to touch him, but things had unfolded beyond his expectations.

And so the night had been an entire ordeal.

He wanted to coax her, yet, she had fled back to her parental home.

Given the circumstances, he only could make a personal visit to the Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

Inside the dining hall of the Prince Zhenbei Mansion, Ye Jiu said to Li Yuyue, "You’ll sleep alone tonight—I’m going to sleep with Yan’er."

Li Yuyue’s hand gripping the chopsticks paused: "Isn’t Yan’er returning to the Eastern Palace?"

Ye Jiu answered for Leng Yu Yan, "She’s not returning. We sisters-in-law have private matters to discuss."

Li Yuyue’s gaze shifted to Leng Yu Yan’s face: "Yan’er, you tell me."

Leng Yu Yan lowered her eyes and nodded, "I have quite a few things to discuss with my sister-in-law, just some private whispers between women. Please let me have my sister-in-law for the night, elder brother."

Such a request, Li Yuyue did not wish to agree.

But faced with his sister’s earnest plea, he couldn’t bring himself to refuse.

"Wouldn’t you like that, big brother?" Leng Yu Yan lifted her gaze, her expectant eyes looking towards him.

Leng Yuqing interjected, "The elder sister-in-law has bought us so many clothes, big brother. You should be generous and let her have a quiet chat with Yan’er for one night. What harm could there be?"

So petty!

Li Yuyue gave him a sidelong glance, "Second brother, you..."

The second brother, a bachelor, what does he know!

Ever since he married Ye Jiu, he had never spent a night apart from her, and he didn’t want to tonight either!

Even if it was his beloved little sister, that was out of the question!

"Sister-in-law, why don’t we talk tomorrow instead?" Leng Yu Yan said softly, "I can just go back to Yanyue Residence to sleep by myself."

Someone was extraordinarily gifted; the mere thought made her shudder.

Anyway, she didn’t want to return to the Eastern Palace tonight.

If it happened again, her hand would be completely ruined.

Seeing his little sister’s pitiable state, Li Yuyue was about to agree when Ye Yiheng arrived.

"Sixth Brother comes at an inconvenient time. We have finished our meal," Ye Jiu said with a smile, "Yan’er says she wants to sleep with me tonight. Perhaps you should go back to the Eastern Palace, Sixth Brother?"

"I have come to escort Yanyan back to the Eastern Palace."

Ye Yiheng’s voice was indifferent, carrying an undertone that brooked no refusal.

"Your Highness, I’m tired and would like to rest right here in the mansion," Leng Yu Yan said then got up from her chair, left the dining hall, and walked towards Yanyue Residence in the rear courtyard.

Ye Yiheng followed her, turning the corner outside the dining hall, and caught up with her: "Could it be that you are avoiding me?"

"Can’t I hide?" Leng Yu Yan’s voice was low and flirtatious, carrying a bit of that pitiable charm, "My hands are still trembling a little right now."

Ye Yiheng couldn’t help but laugh softly.

"You’re laughing?" she said coyly, "I just want to have a good night’s sleep tonight. If I return to the Eastern Palace, you..."

That someone was indeed powerful. She couldn’t handle it; it was too much for her to bear.

Ye Yiheng tightened his grip on her hand and coaxed her in a husky voice: "I won’t touch you, okay?"

"Really?"

"Tonight I won’t touch you."

Leng Yu Yan muttered softly, "I was actually planning to sleep with Ah Ju. Sadly, Ah Ju agreed, but our eldest brother did not."

At these words, Ye Yiheng burst into laughter, his chest heaving.

Leng Yu Yan then asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"They are husband and wife; how could you think to separate them?" Ye Yiheng said, dotingly tapping her forehead, "You’re so smart, don’t you understand?"

"I wasn’t trying to separate them..."

While speaking, Leng Yu Yan realized what she was implying, and a blush quickly spread across her face.

"Alright, let’s go home."

Ye Yiheng led her by the hand, rounded the corner to the dining hall, bid farewell to the brothers of Lai and Ye Jiu, and the couple left Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

Ye Jiu stood frozen in the dining hall, watching her sixth brother and Yan’er walk away. She stretched out her hand and pounded on Li Yuyue’s back.

"Yan’er had many things she wanted to tell me. You and second uncle are men; she could only turn to me to talk."

Li Yuyue did not resist and let her hit him: "What is it that cannot be said during the day? What secret talk is there to have at night?"

"Topics between women," Ye Jiu glared at him.

She guessed that there must be some issues between her sixth brother and Yanyan; otherwise, why had they not consummated the marriage yet?

Tonight, she might have been able to subtly inquire and perhaps provide some guidance, and things might have been satisfactorily resolved.

If Sixth Brother and Yanyan had a son, their status in the Eastern Palace would be even more secure.

Who would have thought that Li Yuyue would actually disagree with her sharing a bed with Yanyan for the night?