On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 97 - Outsmarting the Plot

Chapter 97: Chapter 97 Outsmarting the Plot

“That is natural,” the nanny nodded with a smile, her gaze drifting intentionally or unintentionally over Lai Manting’s figure.

The figure of Third Miss Lai, who had caught the eye of Prince Liang, was also considered graceful.

But compared to the original girl who was meant to play the Flower God, Third Miss Lai’s figure was lacking.

Far from the original!

The original one’s body measurements were, in her many years in the palace as a manager in the Clothing Bureau, the most perfect female figure ratio she had ever seen.

It’s such a pity for the good Flower Goddess Dress, ruined this way by Third Miss Lai’s request.

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However, on the matter of what Prince Liang had entrusted, she, a manager at the Clothing Bureau, had no choice but to obey.

Leng Yu Yan, hidden on the crossbeam, frowned slightly. It seemed that Lai Manting had found Prince Liang as her support.

Did Lai Manting so desire to play the role of the Flower God?

The more she wanted it, the less Yu Yan was willing to let her have the opportunity!

Moments later, Lai Manting and the nanny left.

Leng Yu Yan and Ji Qingyu leapt down from the crossbeam.

“It turns out that it was Prince Liang who sent someone to help her,” Ji Qingyu couldn’t hide his annoyance, turning to leave, “Ah Yan, I will go and argue this matter with Prince Liang on your behalf.”

Leng Yu Yan grabbed his sleeve, “Stay calm, what use is there in arguing?”

As she spoke, she picked up the Flower Goddess Dress on the middle tray and looked at the waist and bust measurements.

After the performers for the Flower God and flower fairy roles were confirmed, someone from the palace took their measurements. Hence, all twelve sets of dresses, two for each person, were tailored to their figures.

If Lai Manting wanted to wear the size meant for Yu Yan, that was impossible.

They could only be altered.

Now, Leng Yu Yan looked at the modified dress. If she wore it, the bust would be tight, and the waist too loose, completely unsuitable.

“I finally understand, the waist of this Flower Goddess Dress has been enlarged. Lai Manting has a thicker waist, the original size based on your measurements is unsuitable for her, so it had to be altered,” Ji Qingyu shook his head, “Ah Yan, what do we do now?”

“To alter it back would take too much time,” Leng Yu Yan said with a curve in her eyes, “Look at this one.”

She placed the altered Flower Goddess Dress into the brocade box along with the one with medicine powder, covered it, and shook it vigorously.

The two dresses inside became jumbled together.

Ji Qingyu chuckled softly, “I get it now, this way the medicine powder on top will get onto the other dress.”

“Right!” Yu Yan smiled with satisfaction.

“But in doing so, both sets of dresses will have medicine powder on them. What will you wear?”

“I’ll wear my own,” Yu Yan opened the brocade box, picked out the altered Flower Goddess Dress with a stick, and placed it on the tray, carefully folding it with the stick, “All set, let’s go!”

Both of them jumped off the building.

Ji Qingyu couldn’t help asking, “To replace the one originally laced with medicine would be satisfying enough, why go through such trouble? The one without the medicine powder, we could take it back for alterations, that would be much better than you wearing your own dresses for the performance.”

The Flower Goddess Dress was made within the palace, its craft too exquisite and complex to find a similar one suitable for playing the Flower God in the marketplace.

Leng Yu Yan explained, “If it were just a replacement, that medicated dress has too thin a waist, and Lai Manting would soon feel something was wrong after putting it on, and she would take it off immediately. There wouldn’t be enough time for the drug to take effect; she’d remove it before it started working, rendering it useless.”

Ji Qingyu realized, “So the drug effect needs a certain amount of time on the wearer to take hold?”

“Exactly that.”

“How do we ensure she wears it for a longer time?”

Leng Yu Yan smiled faintly, “Clever people have clever strategies.”

Hearing this, Ji Qingyu nodded slowly and did not ask further, following her steps back to their dance practice area.

When Leng Yu Yan and Ji Qingyu arrived, Mi Xinmei and Lai Jiajia were arguing with several young ladies.

Having never seen women quarrel in such a manner, Ji Qingyu’s handsome eyebrows knitted together.

Leng Yu Yan immediately spotted the leader among the girls, a girl named Qian Mutong, who was the cousin of Mi Xinmei’s fiancé.

Today, Xu Yaxiang remarkably did not come to cause trouble, but Qian Mutong did.

“Mi Xinmei, don’t think just because you’re playing the flower fairy today, my cousin will want you.”

Mi Xinmei was so angry her face turned quite pale, and her lips trembled ceaselessly, obviously wanting to say something, but she was unable to form a retort.

Lai Jiajia put her hands on her hips: “Our Xinmei can be the flower fairy, can you?”

Qian Mutong scoffed: “I really don’t care for it!”

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Leng Yu Yan declared in a clear voice, “If you don’t care for it, then stop coveting someone else’s fiancé!”

The clear voice from behind made all the girls turn their heads in unison.

“It’s you, the ugly girl, again!” Qian Mutong raised her index finger, “In this world, even the ugly can become the Flower God, so I certainly don’t fancy being any flower fairy.”

Leng Yu Yan smiled gently: “I said you’re coveting Xinmei’s fiancé, why don’t you dare respond to that?”

Having her thoughts pierced through, Qian Mutong couldn’t save face: “I am speaking out of fairness for my cousin!”

“How do you speak out of fairness? Is your cousin a dragon among men or does he have the looks of Pan An?” Leng Yu Yan stepped forward slowly and cast a dismissive glance, “I advise you to go back and tell your cousin, to keep his dog eyes wide open later and see if he is truly worthy of our Xinmei!”

With Leng Yu Yan’s support, Mi Xinmei felt bolstered: “Please make sure to tell your cousin clearly that I, Mi Xinmei, do not fancy him, and after today, our families will call off the engagement!”

These words not only shocked Qian Mutong and her group, but also Leng Yu Yan and Lai Jiajia were amazed as well.

It was known that Mi Xinmei had never fought back so vigorously before.

Leng Yu Yan gently patted her shoulder: “As a woman, one must be self-reliant and strong, never mind the words of petty people!”

Mi Xinmei nodded: “I learned it all from you!”

Qian Mutong smacked her lips for a long time, unable to utter a word. She wanted to sabotage her cousin’s marriage so that she could move up in status.

But if the bride’s family were to withdraw from the marriage first, her cousin would lose face.

If her cousin lost face, he would surely investigate the truth, and once the truth was uncovered, she would not be able to continue living in her cousin’s house.

The more Qian Mutong thought about it, the worse she felt, so she had no choice but to leave dejectedly with her group.

Watching them leave, Lai Jiajia crossed her arms and let out a string of colorful complaints.

Leng Yu Yan smiled, and turning her head to see Ji Qingyu was still there, she spoke up: “If you’re bored, you can take a walk nearby.”

Ji Qingyu took a deep breath, knowing it was not appropriate for him to stay among the ladies any longer, so he said, “That sounds good. If you need me, come and find me.”

Leng Yu Yan responded with a smile.

With the area growing quiet, Lai Jiajia, having finished cursing, suddenly realized that Leng Yu Yan did not bring back another Flower Goddess Dress and worriedly said: “Sister, can’t find the costume?”

“I can just wear my own clothes later.”

At these words, Mi Xinmei was indignant: “It must have been tampered with since both can’t be worn.”

Luo Meng’er was also furious: “They are just jealous we can play the roles!”

Leng Yu Yan signaled for them to calm down: “Today, I plan to repay in kind and to fight fire with fire; I will need your cooperation.”

The others immediately agreed: “We’ll cooperate in any way!”

Leng Yu Yan smiled: “If you cooperate well, I will personally do your makeup later, ensuring all five of you are beauties!”