On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 184: With Solitude by My Side

Chapter 184 -184: With Solitude by My Side

Ruofeng said, “We better go ask His Highness. Perhaps the Crown Prince has already uncovered ‘Lady Yu Yan’s’ true face, and then we can proceed accordingly on ‘Miao Zhu’s’ side.”

Mo Chen nodded in agreement, “That makes sense.”

The two made their way to the room opposite.

At this moment, Ye Yiheng had laid Leng Yu Yan down on the bed. Hearing a knock at the door, Song Guo opened it.

Just as Mo Chen and Ruofeng stepped inside and were about to ask their question, they heard the person on the bed murmur, “Miao Zhu, I’m so hot, quickly help me take off these men’s clothes.”

Her voice was melodious and pleasant, with a sweet and soft cadence unique to those who had been drinking.

Mo Chen and Ruofeng exchanged a smile.

Indeed, it was Lady Yu Yan’s voice. Hearing her words, what more did they need to doubt?

With her eyes closed, Leng Yu Yan waited for Miao Zhu but she did not come, so she started to grumble, “Miao Zhu, you’re being disobedient, I’ll have to dock your monthly salary!”

Song Guo, stifling her laughter, said to Ye Yiheng, “Your Highness, Miao Zhu is also drunk. Only you can take care of Lady Yu Yan now!”

After speaking, she pulled Mo Chen and Ruofeng, who were also smiling, out of the room and softly closed the door behind them.

Ye Yiheng rubbed his forehead. Was this trouble he had brought upon himself?

Then the person on the bed said, “Why would that blind man show up here? Enemies really do meet on a narrow road!”

Hearing this, Ye Yiheng’s expression darkened, and he strode to the edge of the bed, his hand accidentally touching her delicate neck.

Feeling a hand approaching, and its icy chill, Leng Yu Yan grabbed it tightly and desperately rubbed her face against the palm.

Due to the alcohol, her face was burning hot.

Ye Yiheng slightly furrowed his brows and unconsciously clenched his other hand.

“Miao Zhu, quickly help me take off these men’s clothes,” Leng Yu Yan, with her eyes closed, mumbled hazily as she attempted to sit up, “Hurry up, the chest binder is so tight I can’t breathe.”

In an instant, Ye Yiheng’s ears turned bright red.

Though he couldn’t see, hearing her words, especially those two, made his throat inexplicably tight.

He had seen her several times dressed as a man at the Imperial College, so that figure was due to the binding.

“Just rest for a while, I will go call for Miao Zhu.”

His voice came out husky, even carrying a subtle touch of embarrassment.

“The solitary one? The blind man?” Leng Yu Yan muttered, her body tilting and falling back onto the bed.

The room felt stiflingly warm, making Ye Yiheng uneasy to stay longer; if he did, his cold disease might flare up unexpectedly.

With this thought, he groped his way quickly toward the door.

“Song Guo, find a way to wake Miao Zhu up and have her attend to her.”

Hearing him, Song Guo came out.

She asked the shopkeeper for hangover soup, gave it to Miao Zhu, and washed her face with cool water again and again. Luckily, the effects of the native liquor came and went quickly.

And since Miao Zhu’s tolerance was better than Leng Yu Yan’s, once she woke up, she was sent to attend to Leng Yu Yan.

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The next day.

When Leng Yu Yan and Miao Zhu came downstairs, Ye Yiheng and his companions were already waiting.

Feeling doubtful, Leng Yu Yan settled the bill at the counter and, pulling Miao Zhu along, headed outside the inn.

Quickly catching up with a few steps, Song Guo made a bow, “Lady Yu Yan, may we travel together?”

Leng Yu Yan panicked for a moment but kept a composed face, “You’ve mistaken me for someone else; I’m a gentleman…”

Before she could finish, Miao Zhu interrupted her.

“Miss, we got drunk last night and gave ourselves away.”

Hearing this, Leng Yu Yan felt her temples throbbing.

It was truly a blunder caused by drinking!

Making matters worse, the shopkeeper came up smiling, carrying two jugs of wine: “Sir, as you set out on your journey, take these to drink on the way.”

“No, thank you!” Leng Yu Yan pushed away the wine and strode outside, not forgetting to tell Miao Zhu, “Miao Zhu, aren’t you coming?”

Miao Zhu hurriedly followed.

Suddenly, hearing an exceptionally pleasant and clear female voice, the shopkeeper stood dumbfounded.

“The young master’s voice wasn’t like this yesterday.”

Mo Chen chuckled as he took the wine, “Many thanks, many thanks!”

The shopkeeper’s hand still maintained the motion of holding the wine pot, and Song Guo smiled as he explained, “That young master is actually a woman disguised as a man, indeed she is my mistress who had a quarrel with my master and stormed out in a huff.”

“Now that she has been exposed by the master, she can’t save face…” Song Guo patted the shopkeeper’s shoulder, “Thanks for your wine!”

Indeed, it was a huge favor for His Highness.

Ye Yiheng nodded slightly, his hand resting on Song Guo’s arm as he walked toward the horse carriage.

The group exited the inn.

No matter which route Leng Yu Yan chose, whether the official road or a smaller path, Ye Yiheng’s carriage always followed at a not-too-distant yet not-too-close distance.

Although she and Miao Zhu were riding horses, the blind man’s carriage, pulled by four horses, matched the speed of theirs.

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For a moment, she couldn’t increase the distance between them.

Moreover, whatever inn she and Miao Zhu checked into, they did likewise.

After continuing like this for ten days, Leng Yu Yan was really fed up.

If he wasn’t following her, then pigs could fly!

He didn’t even come to talk to her, just followed, leaving her with no outlet for her frustration.

What exactly did he mean by this behavior?

That day, they happened to pass through a pine forest.

Unable to suppress her feelings any longer, Leng Yu Yan let Miao Zhu handle the horses while she went to confront Ye Yiheng.

Seeing her approach, Song Guo hurriedly invited her into the carriage.

“Lady Yu Yan, our Crown Prince has been blind these days, please be patient!”

Upon hearing this, Leng Yu Yan was somewhat astonished.

Entering the carriage, the complaints she had prepared lost their harshness as she spoke, “May I ask, Your Highness, why have you been following this commoner girl?”

“I actually didn’t know where to go myself, and since I encountered you on the road, I just followed you.”

“That reason is rather laughable, please stop following this commoner girl, Your Highness!”

Ye Yiheng’s tone was cool, “In the Eastern Palace, I heard you say you wanted to see the border. My cold disease is getting worse, and I too long to see the border, so I followed you. The places you choose must certainly have beautiful scenery.”

Hearing these words, Leng Yu Yan was silent for a moment.

Had the medicine she gave him not worked?

If she found herself afflicted with such a disease of the eyes, she would surely wish to gaze upon the world’s most gorgeous vistas.

Thinking this, she suddenly found herself at a loss for words.

Ye Yiheng’s eyes, hidden beneath the eye veil, narrowed slightly while regarding her, who no longer wore the Human Skin Mask but still dressed as a man.

In truth, for the past several days, he had been able to see.

These past few days, he had covertly observed her and realized she truly detested and despised him.

Yet he had endured it all.

Today, she had sought him out unusually, probably because her disgust had reached its limit.

Wanting him to stay far away from her.

If that was the case, he would ensure her safe arrival at the border and then take his leave.

The journey thus far had been anything but peaceful, and he was truly worried about letting her go to the border with only Miao Zhu for company.

Let her loathe if she wants to, safety is of utmost importance!

Just then, a sudden downpour began.

A flash of lightning struck a pine tree next to the carriage.

The tree fell with the sound, crashing onto their carriage.

The massive tremor and noise frightened Leng Yu Yan into a start, and she instinctively sought shelter inside the carriage.

But unexpectedly, she ran right into the arms of Ye Yiheng, who had just risen to his feet.

He patted her back gently, “Do not fear, I am here!”

The warmth in his voice was entirely unexpected.