On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 879: Motivation and Weakness

Ling Lang said, "If I may speak frankly, ever since I joined Your Highness’s side, I have felt that everyone around Your Highness is suspicious."

"Only by thinking this way can you minimize the chances of more poison being inflicted upon the Crown Prince." Leng Yu Yan’s eyebrows tightened.

Seeing his wife’s worried appearance, Ye Yiheng asked, "Yanyan, what do you think?"

Leng Yu Yan solemnly said, "I have a guess, and it’s just a guess. If Ji Qingyu really administered the cold poison, then the only antidote was probably prepared by him for himself. This might explain why Princess Heng Yuan and Marquis Jiangyang knew the whereabouts of the antidote immediately."

She had indeed regarded Ji Qingyu as a friend in the past, but the fact that he abducted her with ill intentions was undeniable, revealing a flaw in his character.

Furthermore, Hu Sisi unwittingly died from the poison, and Ji Qingyu placed the blame on Ye Yiheng. If he wanted to repay like with like, it wouldn’t be impossible.

"When Princess Heng Yuan and Marquis Jiangyang discovered their son wanted to poison the Crown Prince, their first action was to save the Crown Prince, hence they suggested giving the antidote to him. But they couldn’t report the truth, they could only report that they found only one antidote. I think at that time, Father Emperor wouldn’t disregard Ji Qingyu’s life, and since both were poisoned, they would split the antidote in half."

"And this is why Princess Heng Yuan and Marquis Jiangyang have shown much favoritism toward the Crown Prince ever since?"

"I have heard that Princess Heng Yuan and the Empress Dowager were as close as sisters, yet the Crown Prince said the Empress Dowager didn’t like him. If even one’s own mother doesn’t care for her son, how could others like him?"

While questioning, Leng Yu Yan carefully observed Ye Yiheng’s expression, fearing that the only warmth from his childhood would disappear upon being discovered by her.

Ling Lang blurted out, "I understand! Princess Heng Yuan favors the Crown Prince because their Ji Family feels guilty towards him!"

Ye Yiheng’s handsome face remained calm, "Thinking back, the truth of those years can only be known by them. After being poisoned with the cold poison, I was unconscious for quite some time and heard nothing around me."

Leng Yu Yan said, "But Ji Qingyu told me that in his haze, he overheard his parents discussing giving the antidote to the Crown Prince, and he was jealous, saying he was their son."

Ling Lang interjected again, "So when the Crown Prince was unconscious, though Prince Qing was also unconscious, his state was not as deep as the Crown Prince’s."

Leng Yu Yan nodded, "Ling Lang, didn’t you say that after the Crown Prince was poisoned with the cold poison, it triggered other toxins in his body? While Ji Qingyu was completely healthy before being poisoned, so waking up momentarily was normal."

Ye Yiheng gave a cold smile, "The injury to my Imperial Aunt’s hand was from that day, said to have been sustained in defense of me."

Afterwards, he held more respect for his Imperial Aunt.

The Tian Family is fickle, which he should be most aware of.

If today’s guess happens to be true, it would not stir any emotions in him now.

Leng Yu Yan said sadly, "I healed Princess Heng Yuan’s hand, I cured Ji Qingyu’s cold disease, all thinking their conditions resulted from protecting the Crown Prince. If the truth is as guessed today, I..."

When these events occurred, the Crown Prince was still young, just a teenager. Even though he learned to be cold-hearted and emotionless early on, she knew he, like other children his age, must have longed for familial affection deep down.

The more she thought, the more she pitied him, feeling her heart twist with pain.

Ye Yiheng stood up and gently embraced her, "You are a doctor, saving lives is your duty, do not dwell on it too much."

Seeing the two together, Ling Lang wisely retreated.

Leng Yu Yan stroked Ye Yiheng’s face, murmuring, "Despite growing up in such a harsh environment, the Crown Prince has developed such a pure and kind nature, it makes my heart ache."

Ye Yiheng’s smile was warm, "To have you worry for me, nothing from the past matters."

He knew he was not a good person, but being perceived as kind and virtuous in her eyes, warmth filled his heart.

Leng Yu Yan said earnestly, "Your Highness, let’s stop using contraceptive pills, let’s have children, shall we?"

His birth family is filled with deceit and schemes; now that they have formed their own family unit, they should have more children to heal his emotionally distant past.

Ye Yiheng nodded with delight but said, "We will naturally have children, Yanyan, give me a year to clear all obstacles, so our children can have a good environment to grow up in."

Clearing obstacles will inevitably face challenges from all sides. If she were pregnant during a confrontation, it would give him pause.

Leng Yu Yan nodded, "I understand, I am Your Highness’s weak spot, if we have children, the children will be our weak spot."

"Yanyan is my greatest motivation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he scooped her up and headed towards the bedroom behind the study.

Leng Yu Yan hesitated to call out, "Your Highness, you want to?"

Although she asked, she knew clearly from the predatory look in his eyes.

Right now, she wanted to comfort him, to soothe the unease stemming from past events, so she was very compliant.

"Don’t worry, I have ways to ensure you won’t conceive."

With practical experience, Ye Yiheng’s understanding was unlike others; even without contraceptive pills, he had methods.

Hearing this, Leng Yu Yan blushed deeply, recalling how shortly after they met, he had her pinned on the study’s bed.

And now, as if continuing from the previous year.

Only their attitudes had completely changed.

Outside the study, Song Guo cleverly closed the study door, sending away the palace maid and eunuch from the small building to beyond the moon gate.

Then he hurried to call Miao Zhu from the bedroom, having her join him in guarding the small building, fearing the two inside might need water.

Hearing the blush-inducing sounds coming from the bedroom behind the study, Miao Zhu teased with a slightly red face, "Song Guo, see, the Crown Prince and His Highness can’t do without us, only we can properly serve them in this grand Eastern Palace."

Without us, the Eastern Palace would fall apart.

Understanding her implication, Song Guo felt quite proud, "Indeed, I’m a eunuch, and Mo Chen Ruo Feng around His Highness can’t handle this task."

Miao Zhu whispered quietly, "That’s why I think we’re quite the match, don’t you agree?"

Song Guo nodded, "That’s absolutely right!"

The two spoke, exchanged smiles, and then looked away from each other.

Not speaking made the atmosphere somewhat awkward.

Miao Zhu simply got up and sat on the steps, and Song Guo followed her there.

Seeing him come over, Miao Zhu took out two chestnut candies from the wallet at her waist and handed him one.

"Do you know why I will never leave the Crown Princess Consort no matter what?"

Song Guo slowly put the chestnut candy in his mouth, asking with a slightly muffled voice, "Why?"

"When the Crown Princess Consort was still the legitimate daughter of Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion, one day, Madam brought her to aid the disaster victims. I was already starving and on the verge of death. When the victims saw someone coming to distribute porridge, they rushed forward, trampling each other, and I was stepped on multiple times. Already faint from hunger, the pain woke me up. My cries went unheard because of my hunger, but the young lady heard them."