On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 889: Husband and Wife United in Purpose

Chapter 889: Chapter 889: Husband and Wife United in Purpose

Ye Yiheng understood the Emperor’s expression, he probably wouldn’t sentence Ye Zhenyu and Ye Zhengmo severely, so he cupped his hands and said, "Li Lu is the daughter of Leng Zongfa, Ye Zhengmo knew well of Leng Zongfa’s crimes, yet kept Li Lu in the mansion without permission, what was his intention?"

"Lai Manting’s face was altered to resemble Yanyan, what was their intention then?"

"Today, both Ye Zhenyu and Ye Zhengmo launched fierce attacks at Your Majesty and Yanyan, this is witnessed by all the other brothers, there is no doubt in this matter. Father Emperor, are you planning to settle this matter with just their statements?"

The Crown Prince’s three successive questions left the Emperor speechless.

After a long pause, the Emperor said to himself, "It’s all due to Lai Manting and Li Lu’s instigation, disrupting the harmony amongst the Tian Family Princes. Lai Manting and Li Lu are to be executed by Lingchi on another day."

Leng Yu Yan asked, "May I ask Father Emperor, what about Prince Liang and Prince Qi?"

The Emperor furrowed his brows, glanced at Ye Yiheng, then looked at Leng Yu Yan, and after taking a deep breath, he said, "Ye Zhenyu and Ye Zhengmo were led astray by women, their intentions are unstable, let them be demoted to Commandery Princes. From this day forth, they are confined to their mansions, with a salary deduction for a year!"

Leng Yu Yan wanted to say more, but Ye Yiheng held her hand.

The Emperor irritably pinched his brow and waved his hand, shouting, "Get out, all of you!"

After everyone proclaimed long live, they left Xiande Hall.

News of Prince Qi Mansion plotting to assassinate the Crown Prince spread instantly, causing an uproar.

Consort Xian fainted upon hearing the news.

Just yesterday, the decree to seal the title of Prince was issued, but today Prince Qi was demoted to Commandery Prince Qi.

Ye Zhengmo was a Prince for only one day, and now he’s demoted. It’s all because of Ye Zhenyu’s foolish idea, causing her beloved son to be demoted, leaving Consort Xian fainting in anger repeatedly.

Once demoted to Commandery Prince, and having a record of attempting to kill the Crown Prince, Ye Zhengmo’s image in the ministers’ minds would greatly diminish.

No matter whether the ministers supported Ye Zhenyu or Ye Zhengmo, the number would only decrease.

Ye Yiheng led Leng Yu Yan back to the Eastern Palace.

Along the way, the palace eunuchs escorted them, and the couple said nothing.

Once back at the Eastern Palace, Leng Yu Yan said angrily, "Your Highness, Father Emperor is too biased. It was clearly a crime worthy of execution, yet he only lightly sentenced confinement and salary deduction. He didn’t even demote them to commoners, only lowering them to Commandery Princes."

Ye Yiheng laughed bitterly, "If it were me and them swapped, the old man would want to chop me into pieces immediately."

Then he smiled with happiness filling his eyes, he took Leng Yu Yan’s hand and kissed it heavily on the back, "You saw today’s situation, none of the brothers stood by me. But with you, this life is enough!"

All say that brothers united can cut through gold, but now it seems, a couple united is more reliable!

Leng Yu Yan said worriedly, "Your Highness’s skills have been exposed in front of all the Princes, the situation will only become tougher."

"Let it be tough then." Ye Yiheng squeezed her soft hand, "The tide of power struggle has arrived, the sooner it arrives, the sooner we face it."

Leng Yu Yan said seriously, "I need to write a letter and have Father King come to the capital."

As long as Father King is in the capital, it equals erecting a stabilizing force in the Eastern Palace.

Just then, a steady voice sounded behind them, "Second brother and I have already written letters, the letters are already on the way."

The couple turned their heads upon hearing this.

In view were Li Yuyue and Leng Yuqing, both in armor.

Leng Yuqing said, "Upon hearing what happened at Prince Qi Mansion today, elder brother and I came from the military camp."

Li Yuyue said, "Now seeing Your Highness and Yan’er unharmed, we brothers are very relieved."

"The Emperor showed bias." Leng Yu Yan did not refer to the Emperor as Father Emperor in front of her two elder brothers.

Li Yuyue nodded, "Already guessed it, but we didn’t expect the Emperor to be biased to this extent."

"Let’s speak in the study." Ye Yiheng raised his hand as he walked, saying, "Today’s situation indeed changed when Lai Manting and Li Lu tried to stab Yanyan, thereafter Ye Zhenyu and Ye Zhengmo realized that I and Yanyan were like turtles in a jar, subjected to their bullying."

At Marquis Jiangyang Mansion, Ji Qingyu also heard of the matter at Prince Qi Mansion.

Upon hearing Ye Zhenyu and Ye Zhengmo were both demoted to Commandery Princes, Ji Qingyu laughed aloud.

The days of Tian Family Princes slaughtering each other would only increase.

Upon hearing the laughter, Ji Liancheng and Ye Yuan entered Ji Qingyu’s room.

"Laughing like that, what’s the occasion?" Ye Yuan glared at him, lifted her hand to tuck him in.

Ji Liancheng waved his hand to dismiss the reporting guards, then asked Ji Qingyu, who was lying in bed, "Did you hear about Prince Qi Mansion’s attempted assassination of the Crown Prince today?"

Ji Qingyu laughed, "Too bad the Crown Prince didn’t die!"

Ye Yuan quickly covered Ji Qingyu’s mouth, "You rascal, how can you speak like that?"

Ji Qingyu turned his head to avoid Ye Yuan’s hand, asked with a smile, "Years ago, Ye Yiheng stayed at our house for a while, back then Empress Aunt had just passed, Father and Mother thought Ye Yiheng pitiful and brought him to our home."

"Until now, not only Ye Yiheng himself, but also the people in the capital believe Princess Heng Yuan and Marquis Jiangyang are fond of the Crown Prince. Yet who would’ve thought back then there was a deeper hidden story, wasn’t there?" While speaking, Ji Qingyu collected his smile.

Ye Yuan looked at her son incredulously, lips trembling as she asked, "What do you know?"

"Let me guess, see if Father and Mother think I guessed right?" Ji Qingyu looked at the ceiling, slowly said, "After Empress Aunt passed, Uncle Emperor couldn’t accept the Crown Prince anymore, wanting to kill him."

"Uncle Emperor feared there would be an expert beside the Crown Prince, after all, multiple prior poisoning attempts had failed, the Crown Prince remained unharmed. So he ordered you to bring the Crown Prince to the mansion, thus separating him from his companions."

"From childhood, the Crown Prince and I played well, even despite the incident with Hu Sisi, the brotherly bond with the Crown Prince remained. Therefore, during his stay at our Marquis mansion, he truly treated it as his own home."

"Uncle Emperor not only ordered you to bring the Crown Prince to the mansion but also ordered you to poison him."

"The cold poison was given by Uncle Emperor, during that time I stayed close with the Crown Prince, to prevent suspicion, you could only put the cold poison in our meals."

"In food, I would eat too, so Uncle Emperor provided an antidote, originally intended for me."

"Yet, after both the Crown Prince and I were poisoned, Mother showed great maternal compassion and immediately ordered the Imperial Physician to verify the kinship between Crown Prince and Emperor again."

"Blood test results showed the Crown Prince is indeed Uncle Emperor’s biological son."

"Uncle’s mind was conflicted, and finally said to split the antidote half each."

"Let me guess, by then little time remained until death from cold poison, even return to the palace for the antidote was too late, or maybe Uncle Emperor destroyed all remaining antidotes before giving Marquis a single one."

"Regardless, since then, both the Crown Prince and I suffered enduring cold poison."

"I’m well-off so to speak, the Crown Prince has other poisons, thus he lived lifelessly."

"For this reason, Father and Mother treated him better than me." Ji Qingyu smiled and asked, "Father, Mother, did I guess right?"