On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness

Chapter 134: Chapter 134: Marrying Him

No, he never sleepwalked!

It would still be best not to think about that question. His eyes hurt terribly, and so did his head.

Ye Yiheng pressed his eye sockets and, with a stern face, let Song Guo help him back to his bedroom.

After dinner, the Empress Dowager sent someone to invite him.

Ye Yiheng went to Cining Palace.

Before stepping into the main hall of Cining Palace, he heard the laughter of Princess Heng Yuan from inside.

“Empress Dowager, the words I spoke at the palace banquet the other day were not a joke.”

The Empress Dowager asked with a smile, “Oh, you also think that Miss Zheng is suitable for the Crown Prince?”

“Exactly,” Ye Yuan said with a smile. “Miss Zheng is gentle and virtuous, dignified, and courteous, fit to be the Crown Princess Consort. As for that Leng Yu Yan from the Leng Family, it would be good to promise her to my son Qingyu. It’s time for the boy to settle down.”

At this moment, the Emperor’s voice was heard: “I had already bestowed the marriage between the Crown Prince and Lady Lai. We just need to set the wedding date. The Crown Prince is filial and did not want to hold the wedding during his mother’s birth month. Now that the Empress’s birth month has passed, it is time to set the wedding date.”

“Brother, are you saying…”

“Princess Heng Yuan, I remember Qingyu took a liking to a girl named Li Yu. For this reason, you and Marquis Jiangyang personally came to request an imperial decree. Why the sudden change in choice?”

“This…” Ye Yuan was choked up.

The siblings’ discussion was unclear to the Empress Dowager.

Seeing that the Emperor still intended to give Lady Lai to the Crown Prince, the Empress Dowager spoke mildly: “The marriage of the Crown Prince is not urgent for me to see. If it’s decided on Zheng Liqi, marry them right away. If the Emperor still wishes to settle on Lady Lai, then we just drag it out a bit longer.”

Hearing this, Ye Yiheng leaned against the wall and collapsed.

Women are such troublesome creatures; if he had to choose one, then Leng Yu Yan would be the one.

Although this woman was also troublesome, she knew medicine.

The symptoms of the eye disease she described matched his condition exactly.

In that regard, she understood him.

In this world, it’s unlikely he would find another woman like her!

The palace maid who drew the curtains saw the Crown Prince faint and cried out in alarm.

Immediately, the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Eldest Princess all rushed out and hurriedly summoned the imperial physician.

Ye Yiheng was quickly helped onto the bed in the side chamber.

While waiting for the imperial physician to arrive, he heard quite a few conversations.

The Emperor said, “Mother, seeing Ah Heng in this situation, can you truly bear to marry Miss Zheng off to him?”

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager remained silent.

Ye Yuan’s face turned a bit ugly, thinking, “My brother is indeed good at scheming, unwilling to let the legitimate daughter of the Left Minister suffer widowhood, yet he has the audacity to give Leng Yu Yan to the Crown Prince.”

Poor Yu Yan, she couldn’t decide for herself about the marriage.

It’s a pity that Qingyu and Yu Yan have long known each other, yet now they must pretend they aren’t very familiar.

The more Ye Yuan thought about it, the worse it tasted in his heart.

The Empress Dowager remained silent for a long time, then asked, “How many years does Ah Heng have to live?”

The Emperor said in sorrow, “The State Preceptor and the Imperial Physician once predicted three years for him. They examined him again recently, and their opinion hasn’t changed.”

The Empress Dowager sighed deeply: “I am Ah Heng’s own grandmother, naturally I cherish him! I thought Miss Zheng would be considerate and caring. Marrying her to Ah Heng, he might spend these last few years more comfortably.”

“I don’t know if Ah Heng’s body could handle it. If it could, and Miss Zheng gives him a child or two by that time, it would be sufficient for Ah Heng’s life.”

“If he can’t, considering the years Miss Zheng spent accompanying Ah Heng, when the time comes, we could grant her the title of county princess and allow her to remarry. That is also feasible.”

The Empress Dowager said a lot with furrowed brows, seeing the Emperor and Ye Yuan both looking distraught, she added, “As for Lady Lai, I thought she was unattractive, but it turned out she’s beautiful. Her beauty is too striking, and by the time the Crown Prince is here, she might harbor other thoughts. Such a woman is better off not having. Princess Heng Yuan, you might want to let go of the idea of her being your daughter-in-law.”

The Empress Dowager’s words left the Emperor and Ye Yuan in a bout of silence.

At that moment, the Imperial Physician arrived.

Ye Yiheng awoke just in time, coughing.

The physicians took his pulse as usual.

“Father Emperor, your son is frail and cannot afford much stress. Father Emperor bestowed Leng Yu Yan upon your son as the Crown Princess Consort, for which your son is grateful. Now, the Imperial Grandmother and Aunt are both considering changing the Crown Princess Consort, your son…”

Before Ye Yiheng could finish, he spurted out a mouthful of blood.

This scene terrified the Empress Dowager and Princess Heng Yuan.

The Emperor was also shocked and hurriedly called the Imperial Physician to take the pulse again.

The Imperial Physician bowed and said, “Reporting to the Emperor, the Crown Prince is overwhelmed with anxiety, which is detrimental to His Highness’s health!”

The Emperor pondered for a moment, as previously everyone had claimed the Leng Family’s lady was ugly and useless; hence, he had married her to the Crown Prince.

Then, addressing the Empress Dowager, he said, “In truth, the Leng Family’s lady possesses exceptional talents. If not for Ah Heng’s frailty, these two would be a match made in heaven. Besides, the imperial decree has been issued, how can it be changed?”

“Seeing Ah Heng’s condition, even though he claims he cannot see, he has already recognized the Leng family’s lady. Let’s just go along with him,” the Emperor frowned. “As for Zheng Liqi, Mother, please reconsider. The choice for Crown Princess Consort remains Leng Yu Yan, unchanged!”

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager remained silent.

“Thank you, Father Emperor!”

Ye Yiheng struggled to rise from the bed, but the Emperor held him by the shoulders.

“Let the Crown Prince rest well for a while, and once his health improves, he shall marry the Leng Family’s lady.”

The Emperor frowned, the Crown Prince had spit out so much blood, his days might be numbered.

It’s better to marry off the Crown Prince sooner rather than later, lest he embark on his final journey alone.

As for Miss Zheng, the daughter of the Left Minister, she certainly cannot take on this role.

Being the Emperor, he still needed the assistance of the Left Minister in some matters. But these words, he could not share with the Empress Dowager or his sister.

Allowing the Crown Princess Consort to follow the Crown Prince in death would serve as his, the Father Emperor’s, compensation to the Crown Prince’s mother.

—

A group of Imperial Physicians left Cining Palace and headed directly to the Imperial Hospital to report, while a figure walked towards Chenglan Palace.

Consort Xian, upon hearing that the Crown Prince had vomited blood that night, sneered, “How many days does he have left?”

The physician lurking in the shadows replied, “Previously, it was said to be three years, but now, in my humble opinion, I’m afraid it’s only half a year.”

Consort Xian coldly scoffed, so it seemed that without lifting a finger, her son would easily obtain the position of Crown Prince.

—

Ye Yiheng was carried back to the Eastern Palace.

Once the people from Cining Palace had left, Ye Yiheng finally sat up from the bed.

Wiping the blood from his lips, he slowly removed his eye veil.

Perhaps it was divine intervention that when he had pretended to faint in Cining Palace, he suddenly regained his sight.

With the eye veil on, he could clearly observe the expressions of the Imperial Grandmother and the Father Emperor.

Using his inner strength to force out the blood, he had captured the expressions of everyone in the room at that moment.

The concerns shown by the Imperial Grandmother and Father Emperor couldn’t compare to those of the Imperial Aunt, which deeply saddened him.

Indeed, the Imperial Grandmother was not short of grandsons, and Father Emperor was not short of sons.

He was just a frail Crown Prince soon to be deposed, probably already half-buried in their eyes.

In Tingfeng Garden, Leng Yu Yan, hearing that Ye Yiheng had vomited blood in Cining Palace and had been carried back, came to see him out of concern.

The moment she stepped into the bedroom of the palace, she saw him looking sharply at her with his phoenix eyes.

Leng Yu Yan was startled and somewhat unnaturally covered half of her face with her hand, “Your Highness, can you see at this moment?”