On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 197 - Utmost Care

Chapter 197 -197 Utmost Care

Upon this thought, Lai Ran said indifferently, “The Emperor hastily dispatched General Fan to deliver the Imperial Decree, he must also be eager for the general to return. Given this, I ask that the general heads back to the capital immediately, do not delay.”

“This…”

Fan Qi knitted his brows, the Emperor had a secret order for him to inspect the military strength of the Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

Why was Prince Zhenbei so eager to send him away?

He had only taken one sip of hot tea and hadn’t even tucked into his meal, which was too much!

“Hmm?” Lai Ran spoke coldly, “Could it be that the general does not wish to leave and wants to gain experience in the Northern Garrison?”

Li Yuyue smiled, “General Fan is about the same age as myself, it is not inappropriate for him to want to gain experience in the Northern Garrison. However, I’m afraid the general’s physique may not withstand such training.”

Fan Qi swallowed hard, his heartbeat erratic and speeding up. The reputation of the Northern Garrison was known throughout the land; the methods of training soldiers were simply unbearable for ordinary people.

He immediately stated, “The Emperor is still waiting for this humble one to return to the capital and report back. I will not stay any longer and will now take my leave.”

He then bowed, “Old Prince, Old Princess Consort, Prince Zhenbei, Princely Heir, Commandery Princess, and the three young masters, this humble one takes his leave!”

A smile finally appeared on the Old Prince’s face, “Ye’er, escort General Fan out of Beilan City. That would be fulfilling our duty as hosts.”

Hearing this, Fan Qi’s lips twitched, seemingly reflecting on the unique hospitality of the Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

Although he had not been able to inspect the Northern Garrison, he had at least saved his own delicate skin.

Moreover, the men of the Leng Family seemed not easy to provoke; it was in his best interest to leave early.

Indeed, the fact that the Commandery Princess of delicate beauty and grace was married to the blind Crown Prince and that the Prince Zhenbei Mansion didn’t take their frustrations out on him was already showing him respect.

With this thought in mind, a smile formed on Fan Qi’s face.

Before departing, he said to Lai Ran, “Prince, regardless of the decree, you still need to bring the Commandery Princess to the capital. The Emperor declared this at the morning court, and this way, Prince, you can justify yourself to the Emperor, the court, and the world.”

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Upon hearing this heavy accusation, Lai Ran’s face turned abruptly grim.

Seeing this, Fan Qi’s knees went weak, but he had to speak these words in order to preserve his life when reporting back to the Emperor.

As the Prince Zhenbei’s expression grew colder and more mismatched with his handsome visage, Fan Qi, with disobedient legs, hastily fled.

After the envoy had left, the Old Princess Consort tenderly embraced Leng Yu Yan, “Yan’er is about to face hardship again.”

“Grandmother, I am not wronged,” Leng Yu Yan nuzzled her shoulder.

She had just heard that she was to be remarried to Ye Yiheng, which startled her.

However, after the shock, she was quite calm.

She vividly remembered the façade of the people at Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion during the previous marriage arrangement.

Back then, her heart was as cold as water. Marquis Ningyuan’s Mansion had pushed her out to substitute Lai Manting’s marriage to the Crown Prince. That situation was a tremendous wrong. More grievously, those so-called family members thought it was her honor.

But now, her family was so protective of her.

Although it was not appropriate to speak some words in front of the envoy,

the details all showed the deep affection of kinship.

The Old Princess Consort gently patted Leng Yu Yan’s back, “My dear child, you are so sensible; it pains your grandmother.”

Upon seeing this, the Old Prince and Lai Ran were deeply moved, father and son immediately went to the study to discuss.

In the main hall, Leng Yuqing said to the Old Princess Consort, “Grandmother, the big brother has been a hostage in the capital for three years and has only just managed to return. The Emperor is suspicious and jealous. To appease the Emperor, your grandson is willing to go to the capital as a hostage in place of the big brother.”

Big brother is the Princely Heir, with high prestige in both Prince Zhenbei Mansion and the Northern Garrison.

It is good for the big brother to stay in Beilan City and for the Northern Garrison.

As the second brother, it is my duty to take on this responsibility.

Lai Yuxing and Leng Yusheng simultaneously said, “We can also go to the capital as hostages, as long as you do not marry our sister to the blind Crown Prince.”

Hearing this, the Old Princess Consort nodded in relief.

Tears welled up in Leng Yu Yan’s eyes at how her three brothers treated her. How could there be a family with three sons taken as hostages?

She rested her head on the Old Princess Consort’s shoulder and confessed, “Grandmother, my marriage is a minor matter. The future of Prince Zhenbei Mansion and the Northern Garrison is what’s important. I cannot bear to have my three brothers go to the capital as hostages on my behalf.”

Hearing her words, Leng Yuqing was delighted, “Yan’er, did you just call us brothers?”

Leng Yuxing was shameless, “The third brother didn’t hear it. Say it again for us to hear.”

Leng Yusheng looked at her with great anticipation.

Leng Yu Yan pursed her lips and blinked her watery, beautiful eyes before finally saying, “Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother.”

The three brothers before her, Leng Yuqing was already twenty, of age. The twins, Leng Yuxing and Leng Yusheng, were now eighteen.

All were in the prime of their youth.

The eldest brother, Li Yuyue, now twenty-two, went to the capital as a hostage three years ago and had missed the opportunity to discuss marriage.

In other families, a twenty-two-year-old man would already have children old enough to fetch soy sauce.

If these three brothers were also to go to the capital as hostages, who knew when they could marry?

What virtues and abilities did she have to deserve such treatment from her three brothers?

The three brothers jumped joyfully on the spot, thrilled at being called brother by their sister. Going to the capital as hostages was nothing to fear!

Inside the study of the Old Prince Zhenbei.

The Old Prince sat leisurely sipping tea, while Lai Ran paced back and forth in the room.

Lai Ran blurted out, “We might as well fight Tiancheng.”

The Old Prince spoke calmly, “War makes the common people suffer, and our Leng Family cares about the people.”

“Does father mean to have me send another son to the Capital City as a hostage? Ye’er has been there for three years. Isn’t one son enough, and now you want my daughter too?” Lai Ran swung his hand abruptly, “I disagree!”

To him, marrying Yan’er to the blind Crown Prince was just another form of hostage.

During the conversation, seeing his father leisurely enjoying tea, Lai Ran frowned, “Father, how can you still drink tea?”

The Old Prince gave him a look, “Children and grandchildren have their own blessings.”

Lai Ran choked and said, “That may be true, but I don’t want my precious daughter marrying that blind Crown Prince.”

Not only was he blind, but he was also frail; what kind of man was he to deserve his precious daughter?

The Old Prince took a sip of tea and spoke unhurriedly, “The Crown Prince might not live many more years. Didn’t you say you wanted to take care of Yan’er for a few more years before discussing her marriage? These matters… after a few years…”

A daughter needs to be cherished, and once the Crown Prince passed away in a few years, the matter of marriage would naturally dissolve.

Lai Ran suddenly realized, “So father had planned this all along.”

“Isn’t that what you said in front of that frail scholar Fan Qi? I thought you had made up your mind then; who knew I’d still need to offer my advice?”

The Old Prince shook his head, then took another sip of tea.

At that moment, Fan Qi, who was sent out of the city by Li Yuyue, sneezed out of the blue.

It was the end of June, and although the summer in Beilan City was pleasant, it wasn’t so cold that he would shiver all over.

“The older, the spicier,” Lai Ran laughed.

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That night.

Ye Yiheng, not far from the capital, heard in the hostel about the Emperor’s new marriage decree for him.

He was so furious that he didn’t even touch his evening meal and immediately ordered Mo Chen, Ruofeng, and Song Guo to quickly return to the capital.