On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 224 - She Should Marry Him
Chapter 224: Chapter 224 She Should Marry Him
Chapter 224: Chapter 224 She Should Marry Him
Ruofeng said, “Your Highness, rest assured, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War are in charge of this matter, and no one knows it was initiated by the Eastern Palace.”
“Fine.”
Ye Yiheng slowly nodded his head, giving the father and son of Prince Zhenbei Mansion as much time as he could.
There was still the selection of military commanders to lead the troops.
With time, the selection of commanders would not seem so abrupt and hasty.
Just then, Mo Chen entered hurriedly, presenting a stack of documents with both hands.
“Your Highness, these are the rosters of generals in the capital city. Each general’s various experiences are detailed here, so I believe we can select a suitable general.”
Ye Yiheng opened the roster and flipped through it, finally staring for a long time at the page of the Fan family father and son.
Father Fan had been a commanding officer in the Capital City Military Department, and recently he had been promoted. Moreover, his son, Fan Qi, was transferred to the capital city by the Father Emperor a few months ago.
Could the Father Emperor be planning to replace the Leng Family with the Fan family?
Considering this, Ye Yiheng asked, “What is Fan Qi’s capability?”
Mo Chen replied, “Your Highness, Fan Qi is the officer who went to Beilan City to deliver the Imperial Decree, secretly carrying the Emperor’s confidential order to spy on the military situation of the Northern Garrison. However, he was driven out of Beilan City by the Leng family early on.”
Hearing this, Ye Yiheng’s lips curved slightly—it seemed the Father Emperor had long harbored plans to annihilate Prince Zhenbei Mansion.
Perhaps the attack by the Turkic forces also involved unspeakable secrets.
In such a case, the outcome depended on who went to fight.
If the father and son of Prince Zhenbei went to the battle, the Turkic would be the enemy. For the soldiers led by the father and son of the Leng family, influenced by the old Emperor’s intentions, they posed an even deadlier threat.
Thus, the father and son of Prince Zhenbei would find themselves caught between two fires, with more danger than fortune.
Lai Ran admired Li Yuyue and his son.
Although he had plans to wrest the military power of Prince Zhenbei Mansion in previous years, he always valued talent, and he had never wanted to claim the lives of this father and son.
Now, the Father Emperor was promoting the father and son of the Fan family.
If so, if the father and son of the Fan family were to go to battle, the Father King would certainly not let them lose their lives.
Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?
The small Turkic forces, why need Li Yuyue and his son to take action?
The Father Emperor wanted to frame the loyal and the good, but he, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, was determined to save Li Yuyue and his son!
Thinking of this, Ye Yiheng commanded in a deep voice, “Present the nomination of the Fan family father and son to the Emperor tonight.”
Mo Chen bowed his fist. “Yes, Your Highness!”
“Be careful, employ multiple approaches!”
“Your Highness, rest assured, I will certainly not expose that the backer is the Eastern Palace!”
Ye Yiheng hummed softly and walked to the window with his hands behind his back.
Leng Yu Yan, I have delayed the time for you, and the selection of commanders is also underway. It all depends on whether the old man accepts it.
If the old man does not accept, I still have a backup plan.
Watching their Highness staring at the rain, lost in thought, Ruofeng and Mo Chen exchanged glances, each reading the confusion in the other’s eyes.
Unable to resist, Ruofeng asked, “Your Highness, since you are helping the Commandery Princess so much, should we inform her?”
Ye Yiheng’s fingers twitched slightly behind his back. “No need.”
What use would it be to say anything?
She, who desperately wants to escape him, would never think this action comes from his good intentions.
The two guards then took their leave.
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The next morning, Leng Yu Yan added a drug to the morning meal of Lai Ran and Li Yuyue.
The drug was colorless and tasteless. Unaware, the father and son went on to finish their meal.
After eating, they changed into military attire, mounted their horses, and amid the hopes of their family for a safe return, they headed towards the Imperial Palace.
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Leng Yu Yan watched their departing figures, overwhelmed with guilt.
After taking this medicine, once the farewell banquet’s drinks are consumed, the effects will manifest, making my father and brother seem as though they are afflicted with an acute illness.
They will probably have to lie in bed for ten days or half a month.
Father, big brother, I really have no other way but to use this method to keep you here!
7 a.m.
Ji Qingyu arrived at Prince Zhenbei Mansion.
At this moment, Leng Yu Yan was extremely nervous as the farewell banquet was only moments away.
Seeing her restless, Ji Qingyu comforted her, “Ah Yan, your uncle and elder brother will certainly return triumphantly. Just relax!”
“Qingyu, while my father and brother are experienced in leading the Northern Garrison, they have no experience in leading the soldiers and officers from the capital. I can’t bear to think of what might happen!”
She couldn’t disclose the situations from her dreams; she could only speak in such a way.
Ji Qingyu smiled warmly, “Your father and brother are brave and skilled in battle. The Turks are terrified at the mention of their names, this battle will surely be a great victory!”
Leng Yu Yan sat back on the stone bench, “Qingyu, do you have any advice on how to keep my father and brother here?”
Ji Qingyu shook his head, “The Emperor always acts decisively…”
He really had no way to keep the father and son of Prince Zhenbei here.
Nor did he dare to plead with his Uncle Emperor about this matter.
In his view, no one dared to challenge the military orders issued by his Uncle Emperor.
Leng Yu Yan looked up, gazing at the wild geese flying south, and murmured, “Sometimes I really envy these birds, soaring freely in the vast sky!”
“Ah Yan, I can take you away.” His gaze intensively fixed on her, “To be as free as the birds, what do you say?”
Leng Yu Yan smiled and shook her head, “In the past, I desired to travel from south to north, making the world my home because I had no family then, and could wander carefreely.”
“But now I have a family, grandparents, my father and mother, four brothers who love and protect me…”
Last night, she dreamt again that after her father and brother were killed in battle, her grandfather and three brothers also died in combat, leaving her grandmother and mother heartbroken and soon followed.
Upon waking up, her tears were uncontrollable.
Having been a person in two lives, it had not been easy for her to finally feel the warmth of a family, the loving care of family members!
Prince Zhenbei Mansion was her home, her grandparents, parents, and brothers; she was determined to protect it!
“Ah Yan…”
Seeing her like this, Ji Qingyu paced back and forth in his heart, mustering up the courage to tell her he liked her, but he refrained.
Leng Yu Yan looked down, avoiding his gaze, and softly said, “I need some quiet, Qingyu, you should go back.”
“Alright, rest assured, your uncle and elder brother will surely return triumphant!”
Leng Yu Yan looked to Xiaoshan standing by the side, “Xiaoshan, please see Prince Qing out.”
Xiaoshan respectfully acknowledged, gesturing to Ji Qingyu to follow him.
Ji Qingyu stealthily glanced at Leng Yu Yan, then turned and left.
After sending Ji Qingyu off, Xiaoshan returned from the main gate back to the flower hall.
Seeing no one else around, he spoke in a lowered voice, “Commandery Princess, on my way back, I heard that Prince Liang has come to the mansion, and is presently in the Old Prince’s study. Not only that, but today several princes have visited the mansion.”
Hearing this, Leng Yu Yan’s fingers tightened on the teacup she was holding.
If her guess was correct, these people might ostensibly be here because her father and brother were deploying, but their real intention was to probe the military defenses of the Northern Garrison from her grandfather.
To take advantage while her father and brother were deployed, to play some tricks.
Their target was focused solely on the military authority of the Northern Garrison!
What worried her more was, if the Emperor became enraged at her father and brother’s inability to deploy, and decided to take action against Prince Zhenbei Mansion.
When their family moved to the capital, they brought only trusted aides; under such conditions, opposing the capital’s soldiers and officers, they had no chance of victory.
Never had Leng Yu Yan felt so acutely that Prince Zhenbei Mansion was in the midst of grave danger.
Suddenly, she thought of Ye Yiheng.
Although he suffered from eye and cold diseases, and perhaps other unseen ailments, he indeed possessed strength.
Should she marry him to protect Prince Zhenbei Mansion?
