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

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: The Place for Dance Practice

Ji Qingyu glanced indifferently at his father, “She just can’t come to our house.”

“Why?” Ji Liancheng furrowed his brows.

“She doesn’t know my identity, and I’m afraid she’ll run away if she finds out.”

The Eldest Princess pondered for a moment before asking, “Then how can we meet her?”

“Visit my tavern, under the condition that you all do not reveal your identities.”

Ji Liancheng was taken aback, “Ordinary girls, upon encountering our kind of family, can’t wait to approach us; I’ve never heard of anyone running away!”

“That’s because you haven’t heard of it, not me!” Ji Qingyu raised his eyebrows.

“You brat!” Ji Liancheng pointed, his temper flaring as he made a move to strike.

The Eldest Princess stopped him, “Alright, alright, with that temper of yours, you’d scare your future daughter-in-law, and that would be our fault.”

Turning her head, the Eldest Princess then said to Ji Qingyu, “My son, it’s late at night and it’s pouring heavily outside. Stay at home tonight.”

Looking at his mother’s hopeful eyes and seeing her fingers stuck together, Ji Qingyu finally nodded in agreement.

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The next day.

Xinya Academy.

Lai Manting was surrounded by quite a few students.

“Manting, the Flower Festival selection is just a few days away, that ugly girl will definitely embarrass herself!”

“We all need to practice our dancing diligently, so their team has no hope of getting through; the ugly girl will have to remove her veil.”

Lai Manting sobbed softly for a while before slowly speaking, “I lost to her at the calligraphy competition because I didn’t practice enough. Don’t talk about my Fifth Sister like that, she’s used to being ugly and doesn’t care about anything.”

Her tearful appearance evoked pity.

Tears rolled down her cheeks, the image of a beauty shedding tears.

Xu Yaxiang scoffed, “I don’t believe it. If she’s used to being ugly, why does she still wear a veil? She must care about her face.”

Someone agreed, “Exactly, we need to think of a way to remove her veil.”

Xu Yaxiang’s eyes flashed with slyness, “It would be best to strip off her clothes too, to see if she has any blemishes on her body!”

Lai Manting spoke gently, “That wouldn’t be nice, how could Fifth Sister face anyone then?”

“Manting, stop considering her; she doesn’t even regard you!”

“That’s right, that’s right!”

Seeing so many people on her side, Lai Manting felt confident, determined to make the little girl embarrass herself to the utmost!

In the afternoon, at the Dance Society.

There were a few moves that Luo Meng’er couldn’t perform well due to her physique.

Nearby, many students began to ridicule and laugh.

“If you’re that fat, stop dancing. Your movements are not standard, and they’re clumsy.”

“Look at the fat on her waist, it jiggles thrice with every move, just disgusting to watch!”

“They say fat people are afraid of heat.”

“Hey, Luo Meng’er, with all that sweat on your forehead, are you hot, or just anxious because you can’t dance well?”

Upon hearing this, tears burst forth from Luo Meng’er.

Mi Xinmei angrily said, “What are you talking about? It’s not like she intentionally grew to be like this.”

Someone sneered, “Your face full of acne is more disgusting than the fat on her body, yet you’ve learned to defend others.”

Lai Jiajia had eaten a lot and had just taken the ‘Respectfully’ sign to the restroom.

The other two students from their group shrank to one side, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Seeing this, Leng Yu Yan sitting nearby pinched her fingers; she had been slighted by someone yesterday and was just looking for an outlet for her frustration.

At that moment, a group of people had come right up to the door.

With a wave of her bare hand, the scarf on her body seemed to possess a life of its own, shooting toward the faces of the female students.

Like a spiritual snake, the scarf struck their faces with slaps so rapid they couldn’t react.

Everyone around gasped in shock.

By the time the female students had reacted, red marks had appeared on their faces. @@novelbin@@

Then, Cao Shu entered, saw the scene, and demanded, “What happened?”

The female students, covering their faces, recounted the events, exaggerating how Leng Yu Yan had bullied them.

Upon hearing this, Cao Shu’s face darkened immediately, “Leng Yu Yan, you and your group leave. If you don’t want to dance, don’t cause trouble!”

Luo Meng’er, crying, said, “No, it’s not that, Yu Yan was helping me. They were bullying and insulting me, it was Yu Yan who helped me. Lady Cao, you must distinguish right from wrong!”

Cao Shu frowned, having lately heard that the ugly girl from the Leng Family not only did not dance but always sat in her reserved seat in the Dance Society, showing such disregard for her that she had tolerated it for a long time.

She wondered how the teacher had ever given her the Jade Token?

Could it be that in the teacher’s eyes, she was inferior to this ugly girl?

Thinking this, Cao Shu coldly demanded, “Aren’t you leaving yet?”

Leng Yu Yan casually wound up the scarf and silently led the way out of the Dance Society first.

Luo Meng’er and Mi Xinmei quickly followed, and seeing this, the other two girls hurriedly ran out as well.

“Yu Yan, once we’re out of the Dance Society, we have nowhere to dance. If we lose the competition, your veil…” Luo Meng’er used the back of her hand to wipe away tears, “I’m sorry, Yu Yan, I really can’t dance well.”

Mi Xinmei also hung her head, “Yes, Yu Yan, I heard that the other teams have secretly asked Lady Cao for guidance.”

Upon hearing this, Leng Yu Yan furrowed her brows, “Secret lessons?”

The two girls who had been silent nodded.

“Yes, and it requires quite a few gifts.”

“We’ve already paid a lot of fees to the academy, and now giving more gifts is something we simply can’t afford. I’m sorry, Yu Yan, it looks hopeless for us to qualify.”

“Moreover, now that we have been kicked out, there’s no place to practice dancing. Surely not on the training ground?” While speaking, Luo Meng’er’s tears flowed again.

At that moment, Lai Jiajia came out easily and seeing them outside, asked, “Were you waiting for me? That’s really nice of you!”

Leng Yu Yan raised her hand to her forehead.

Mi Xinmei quietly explained, “We were kicked out…”

After hearing the full story, Lai Jiajia clenched the token of Respectfully in her hand and wanted to go argue with Cao Shu.

“Sister, calm down,” Leng Yu Yan stopped her, “Follow me, I’ll find us a place to dance.”

The group followed her, skeptically, until they reached the Mountain Master’s study.

Luo Meng’er swallowed nervously, “Yu Yan, is this a place for dancing?”

Lai Jiajia, recalling how the Mountain Master had scolded her, wanted to run but was caught by the collar by Leng Yu Yan.

“Yes, a place to dance where no one will disturb us.” Having said this, Leng Yu Yan knocked on the door.

“Come in!” A strong voice from inside.

Leng Yu Yan pushed open the door and smiled, “Mountain Master, your student has a presumptuous request to practice dancing here.”

The Mountain Master glanced at the several girls behind her, cleared his throat, “Leng Yu Yan, you come here first and explain clearly.”

“Yes,” Leng Yu Yan walked over slowly.

The Mountain Master, addressing the others sternly, said, “You girls wait outside and close the door.”

“Yes, Mountain Master,” the girls replied respectfully.

As the door closed, the Mountain Master quickly rose from his Taishi Chair and bowed deeply to Leng Yu Yan, “Mr. Yan, your student pays respects!”

“Good eyesight, Mountain Master!” Leng Yu Yan gestured modestly.

“It’s not that I have good eyesight, but that Mr. Yan’s scroll of characters is only half-finished. For five years, I have been restless at night longing to find the other half!”

The Mountain Master produced a scroll wrapped in red silk.