On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 893: Clues Emerge
Ye Zhenyu’s scheme failed, leading to Lai Manting being on the brink of execution by Lingchi, implicating Ye Zhengmo and demoting him to Commandery Prince.
Consort Xian was furious at this outcome.
She had considered Lai Manting as a pawn, using her to constantly monitor Ye Zhenyu. Who would have thought that last year the Emperor wanted to betroth Lai Manting to the Crown Prince?
Fortunately, Lai Manting had already fallen in love with Ye Zhenyu, and there should be a spy beside the Crown Prince as well, so she suddenly thought of Leng Yu Yan.
This led to the Emperor’s betrothal.
Unexpectedly, ever since Leng Yu Yan was brought back to the capital, the girl became the biggest variable in her plan.
It could be said that Leng Yu Yan was never under her control.
Now, Leng Yu Yan has become the Crown Prince’s strongest support, their young couple becoming her and Ye Zhengmo’s staunchest enemies.
At this moment, Ghost Face said, "Master, I never expected that in just three days, Prince Liang would use Lai Manting to harm the Crown Prince." Suddenly, he changed the topic, "Speaking of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess Consort, I wish I could chop them to pieces, for they are the reason my disciple lost his life."
Suddenly thinking of a point, Ghost Face continued, "Master, the Crown Princess Consort is highly skilled in medicine."
"Oh, Leng Yu Yan is highly skilled in medicine?" Consort Xian frowned.
Ghost Face nodded: "I once transferred Mi Xinmei’s face onto Lai Manting, and after the replacement, Lai Manting returned to the capital as Mi Xinmei, yet was exposed by the Crown Princess Consort. Not only that, according to Lai Manting’s description, after being exposed by the Crown Princess Consort, Mi Xinmei’s face was also returned to Mi Xinmei by her."
"So impressive?" Consort Xian was shocked.
Ghost Face nodded again: "I have tracked Mi Xinmei these two days, and her face has returned to normal, with natural expressions."
"How does Leng Yu Yan’s medical skill compare to yours?"
Thinking of Lai Manting’s facial skin, Ghost Face paused for a moment and quickly said: "Roughly on par."
Hearing "on par," Consort Xian felt relieved.
"By the way, the Emperor wants the Elixir of Immortality, can you make it?"
"Elixir of Immortality?"
"Exactly."
"Master, you know there is absolutely no such thing as an Elixir of Immortality in the world. Otherwise, how many rulers in history sought it, yet who has truly achieved immortality?"
Consort Xian laughed disdainfully: "How could I not know? Just concoct some elixir that superficially has the properties of the Elixir of Immortality."
Ghost Face said anxiously: "Isn’t this deceiving the Emperor?"
Consort Xian cast him a glance: "How is it deception? If the Emperor does not die, how will my son ascend the throne?"
Ghost Face nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand!"
"I should not stay outside the palace for too long, complete the matter of the Elixir of Immortality quickly." Consort Xian ordered coldly.
She also hoped to use this elixir to have Ye Zhengmo become Prince Qi again.
Ghost Face said respectfully: "As you command!"
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In the Eastern Palace, Ye Yiheng and Leng Yu Yan were having breakfast.
Yin Shuang hesitated at the door for a long time, but did not dare to enter.
Leng Yu Yan noticed her and called out: "Come in."
Today they did not wake up late, but someone had been holding her waist at the dressing table, hence they were having breakfast at this hour.
Yin Shuang entered with her head lowered, reporting: "Your Highness, before leaving the capital, An Shiqi and An Ershijiu were investigating Dao Ba’s original master. After they left, this task was passed on to me, and now there is a clue."
Ye Yiheng lifted his eyelids: "Speak."
Yin Shuang: "Dao Ba’s original master was King Yong."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yiheng halted his hand holding the chopsticks: "King Yong?"
"Could it be wrong?" Leng Yu Yan also asked.
Yin Shuang shook her head: "Given that during King Yong’s lifetime, he was relatively kind to Your Highness, I also suspected the result might be biased, so I confirmed it many times. The results are all the same, all pointing to King Yong."
Leng Yu Yan exclaimed: "Your Highness, Grand Princess Consort Wen is King Yong’s birth mother, might she blame everyone in the Tian Family because her son’s attempt to seize the throne failed, especially Your Highness, since in her view, Your Highness is very likely to inherit the throne in the future, thus poisoning you? For instance, placing a palace maid who understood childbirth in the Eastern Palace, feeding me poisoned anti-fertility soup, indirectly poisoning Your Highness."
Saying this, Leng Yu Yan furrowed her brow tightly: "No, Dao Ba’s daughter Qian Mutong received grace from that Princess Consort in the palace, yet Dao Ba was under King Yong’s command..."
"Isn’t it possible that after King Yong’s failed coup, some of his subordinates sought refuge elsewhere, like Dao Ba seeking refuge with the Princess Consort in the palace?"
She looked towards Ye Yiheng and asked: "Your Highness, what is the relationship between the two Princess Consorts?" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Ye Yiheng said indifferently: "The son of the one in the palace supported Ye Yuan, back then the two Princess Consorts were like fire and water."
Leng Yu Yan murmured: "This is strange, Dao Ba was King Yong’s subordinate, King Yong was Grand Princess Consort Wen’s son, yet the Princess Consort in the palace now constantly shows kindness to Dao Ba’s daughter."
"Yanyan’s guess might be correct." Ye Yiheng’s voice was calm, "Say what you want to say."
Leng Yu Yan speculated: "Back then, the two who were like fire and water now share the same fate, both having lost their sons. Now, one is in the palace and one outside. Is it possible that they have gone from mutual dislike to mutual sympathy?"
Ye Yiheng nodded: "Keep going."
"The two Princess Consorts are women, without their sons, alone in the world, to them, they have lost all family. In such circumstances, might they resent the Tian Family, resent the current throne holder, and even the Crown Prince?"
"I guess they definitely resent the current throne holder, because it’s due to him that they lost their sons."
"Thinking deeper, thinking worse, they might also hate the Crown Prince. Perhaps in their view, the fall of the Ye family’s mountain is their greatest wish in their later years."
Feeling more and more outrageous with her own words, Leng Yu Yan covered her mouth: "My apologies, Your Highness, I spoke out of turn."
Ye Yiheng did not get angry but instead smiled: "Yanyan, you are so clever, I am very pleased."
She was so attentive, able to think of places he could not.
Leng Yu Yan said: "Since Your Highness is not offended, I will say a bit more. The facts must be verified."
Thinking of her dream, where she and he were successively poisoned to death by the toxic anti-fertility soup, she had to be vigilant.
Especially upon knowing that the palace maid who delivered the anti-fertility soup was someone from Grand Princess Consort Wen’s side, while Dao Ba’s daughter is currently being cared for by the Princess Consort in the palace.
One wanted to harm the Eastern Palace, the other wanted to sow discord between Prince Zhenbei Mansion and the Tian Family.
All these point to the Ye family’s mountain.
"The sons are the two Princess Consorts’ biggest bond, and also their connection as women to the Tian Family. When both bonds and connections no longer exist, as women, they can become terrifying to the extent men cannot imagine."
"Your Highness, whether the two Princess Consorts are in contact, we do not yet know. How Dao Ba, as a former subordinate of King Yong, came to serve the Princess Consort in the palace, we also do not know at present. But I think their dissatisfaction with the current throne holder is true!"
Ye Yiheng nodded: "Your analysis is very logical! I have already set people to monitor Grand Princess Consort Wen, and Yaoshou is also being investigated. I believe it won’t be long before everything is revealed."
