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

Chapter 60: Chapter 60 Unveiling the Veil

Ji Qingyu heard this and waved his hand, “Impossible.”

However, the magnitude of his hand-waving gradually diminished.

Ye Yuan took a deep breath, “My son, did you see the nameplate on their horse carriage?”

“The carriage was quite ordinary, with no nameplate,” Ji Qingyu finally realized his parents’ good intentions, “Do you mean for me to find out which family’s daughter she is and go ask for her hand in marriage?”

Seeing that his son finally caught on, Ye Yuan said with relief, “That’s the idea, yes.”

Upon hearing this, Ji Qingyu’s expression became reserved, “Mother, if your son really wanted to know her identity, he could find out in less than a night. It’s just that there’s an unspoken understanding between her and me, not to ask about identities. Since both father and mother also think highly of her, then I will pursue her!” @@novelbin@@

Ye Yuan nodded with a smile, “Very good, very good!”

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On the horse carriage, Miao Zhu took out the speckled patch from her wallet.

Leng Yu Yan received it, lifted her veil, and skillfully applied it to her face.

It was her own carelessness earlier, but not really carelessness.

Up until now, she had never worn a veil or a patch in front of Li Yu.

And his eyes were sharp; he could tell she was a woman dressed as a man at a single glance.

Just now, at the meal, it was really inconvenient to eat while wearing the veil, and thinking that they were on Li Yu’s territory, with the private room’s door closed, she decided to remove both the veil and the patch.

Another reason being everyone in the capital knew that the one who always wore a veil and had a patch on her face was the ugliest woman under the heavens, Leng Yu Yan.

If Li Yu saw her veil and patch, her identity would be instantly exposed, although having him know her identity would not be a big deal…

After pondering for a while, wearing the veil and patch was not a long-term solution.

Initially, it was only meant as a way for someone to reject a marriage, but who would have thought he wouldn’t mind her ugliness.

If that was the case, why should she continue to feign ugliness?

She would find the right opportunity and excuse to remove the patch, and thus, the Emperor could not accuse her of deceiving the sovereign.

The horse carriage traveled for about half an hour and stopped in front of the Eastern Palace’s main gate.

Upon stopping, the sounds of silk and bamboo orchestral music could be heard from inside.

Puzzled, Leng Yu Yan asked the gatekeeper, “Do we have guests today?”

The gatekeeper, now somewhat familiar with Leng Yu Yan, respectfully replied, “Ninth Princess, with the Heir of Prince Zhenbei Mansion, has come to the Eastern Palace, bringing with them the singing and dancing girls from the palace to liven up the place.”

“Quite the high spirits,” Leng Yu Yan said with a cool smile and proceeded toward Tingfeng Garden.

Halfway there, a palace maid hurried over.

“Miss Leng, Your Highness has summoned you.”

Leng Yu Yan paused, “Is it the Crown Prince or the Princess who has summoned me?”

The palace maid’s lips curved almost imperceptibly, then quickly said, “Having heard of Miss Leng’s return, both Their Highnesses sent this servant to invite you.”

Following the palace maid’s lead, Leng Yu Yan arrived inside a spacious palace.

Between the columns, light moon-white gauze curtains hung.

In an instant, Leng Yu Yan’s gaze narrowed; this palace was the one where she had gotten lost in her dreams!

Seeing it in reality, Leng Yu Yan was surprised by the dream’s eeriness; it was clearly so easy to escape from between the gauze, so why not in the dream?

In the center of the hall, a charming dancing girl moved gracefully to the lovely singing, her song giving rhythm to her dance.

Brilliant silks and satins dazzled, beads and jade swaying…

Certainly lively.

When Ninth Princess saw her approaching, she smiled and said to Li Yuyue, “Princely Heir, what do you think of these singing and dancing girls?”

“What is the Princess implying?” Li Yuyue arched an eyebrow lightly.

“How do you find their looks?” Ninth Princess was straightforward.

“I am a simple man and cannot appreciate song and dance.”

The Ninth Princess, however, was relentless, “How does my future Crown Princess Consort sister-in-law compare to them?”

Leng Yu Yue spoke mildly, as if the matter were of no importance, “Before Fifth Miss of Lai becomes the Crown Princess Consort, she belongs to my clan first. Naturally, we favor our own. In my view, the singing and dancing girls are not fit to be mentioned in the same breath as my clanswoman.”

Not to mention that she is soon to become the Crown Princess Consort.

The Ninth Princess’s question was indeed laden with ulterior motives.

Leng Yu Yan, hearing their conversation, approached an empty seat with an impassive countenance. She did not sit down but instead gave a curtsey to Ye Yiheng, “I have already had my evening meal outside, I am afraid I will not be able to join the banquet.”

Ye Yiheng’s phoenix eyes narrowed beneath her white gauze, the food box her maid carried belonged to Ji Qingyu’s restaurant.

“Since you’re here, take a seat. The Ninth Princess has requested singing and dancing, consider it pure enjoyment,” he said, his voice crisp and cool, devoid of any warmth.

At his bidding, Leng Yu Yan silently took her seat and gestured to Miao Zhu to take the food box back to Tingfeng Garden.

Miao Zhu understood and swiftly departed.

Seeing this, the Ninth Princess chuckled lightly, “Is the Crown Princess Consort sister-in-law afraid we will covet the delicacies in her food box?”

Leng Yu Yan smiled obliquely, “The food in the box is packed for my aged nurse by my side. If the Ninth Princess fancies it, I can call my maid back.”

At her words, the Ninth Princess choked.

Quickly regaining composure, the Ninth Princess responded with an elegant smile, “The Princely Heir thinks the Crown Princess Consort sister-in-law is incomparable to the singing and dancing girls, what does the Crown Princess Consort sister-in-law herself think?”

The sounds of music and dance filled the hall, yet Leng Yu Yan found no pleasure in them.

Just yesterday, someone wanted to wring her neck, yet today, they show her such warm gestures so that she might enjoy the music and dance.

In the past, she had exposed the fake divine doctor, and the Ninth Princess even personally selected jewelry for her. Yet now, she took every opportunity to criticize her.

Indeed, the faces of the Tian Family change so swiftly, it is breathtaking!

“If the Ninth Princess is so eager to see the spots on my face, please feel free to speak openly.”

On the way back to the Eastern Palace, she had already planned to pick an appropriate day to “remove” the spots. Now, it seemed apt to discomfort certain individuals first.

The Ninth Princess was momentarily stupefied, realizing that the Lai Family’s plain Jane knew her true thoughts!

She was indeed very curious about the nature of the spots on the plain girl’s face.

She had heard plenty about them from the palace maids and eunuchs of Xiande Hall and inquired both the Emperor and Jian Lecheng; her curiosity had been piqued beyond suppression.

Moreover, during the calligraphy forum, many belittled the plain girl, yet Li Yuyue stood up for her, which left a particularly sour taste in her heart.

Seeing the opportunity today, she wanted to make Li Yuyue see just how ugly the plain girl really was!

With this in mind, the Ninth Princess raised her voice, “Yes, do you dare to lift your veil?”

Ye Yiheng had wanted to see as well, and now that the opportunity arose, he naturally did not object.

However, in the eyes of these people, he was a blind man. It was best that he stayed silent for now.

Leng Yu Yan smiled faintly and reached up to her veil, “Why wouldn’t I dare?”

As soon as her words fell, she lifted her veil.

In an instant, the Ninth Princess’s eyes contracted sharply.

Indeed, just like the rumors, the dark red spots with faint black hairs moving upon them were revolting to the eye.

All the food she had just eaten fought to surge back up from her stomach, through her esophagus…

“Ugh—”

A palace maid by her side quickly came to attend to the Ninth Princess.

Leng Yu Yan cast a mild glance at the immovable Ye Yiheng, seeing no reaction from him, proof of his blindness.

She then turned her gaze toward Lai Yu Yue and slowly put her veil back on, “Brother Lai, my apologies if I have offended your eyes!”

Lai Yu Yue was taken aback, gazing at her face for a long while, unable to recover his composure.

“Brother Lai?” Leng Yu Yan called out once more.

Lai Yu Yue came back to his senses and cleared his throat, “In my eyes, Yu Yan’s features are extremely beautiful.”

“Thank you, Brother Lai, one kind word can warm three winter months!”