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

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After a short while, under the guidance of the shopkeeper, a tall and handsome young man appeared in the private room.

"You come to the capital and don't even send a word to me, so I could have come to meet you earlier," Li Yu flicked his robe and sat down elegantly, then chuckled, "Is this disguise meant to fool fools?"

The girl before him had an exceptionally beautiful face; having not seen her for half a year, she had become even more captivating. Such a bright and beautiful girl, yet dressed as a man, simply did not look like a young lad no matter how one looked.

"What do you mean by that?"

Leng Yu Yan looked up to see the man before her, with his sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes under a pair of narrow, phoenix eyes—truly a figure graced with outstanding charm and ethereal elegance.

Li Yu's lips curved slightly, "Do you think everyone in the world is a fool, unable to distinguish whether your figure and face are that of a man or a woman?"

"Should I stick on a couple of mustaches next time?" she lowered her head to look at her attire, finding nothing amiss.

At that moment, Jian Lecheng inside the horse carriage sneezed several times in a row, nearly getting kicked out by the cleanliness-obsessed Ye Yiheng.

"Your Highness, why do I feel like someone's cursing me from behind?"

Ye Yiheng ignored him, simply pressing his brow.

Suddenly, the carriage shook, and a man fell to the ground beside the coachman—it was Ruofeng.

He turned his head to Ye Yiheng inside the carriage and said, "Your Highness, I have reached the Linqing Pavilion but did not find the Divine Doctor."

Before Ye Yiheng could speak, Jian Lecheng sighed first, "If even Ruofeng cannot find him, then those noble family youngsters are even more hopeless."

"I've discovered that the Divine Doctor has very peculiar rules for providing medical treatment. If he likes someone, he doesn't charge a penny; if he doesn't, even if they offer ten thousand gold, he will not deign to treat them."

Jian Lecheng gasped, "What counts as likability?"

The Crown Prince was nearly blind, how could he be concerned about likability?

Likability...

What the Crown Prince lacked were a pair of bright eyes!

Such rules were simply outrageous! Angered, Jian Lecheng kicked the carriage.

The strength of his kick didn't shake the carriage in the slightest, but his toes hurt so much he nearly cried out loud. He bit his lip and forcibly held back the tears, but a drop still fell from the corner of his eye.

It was then that Ye Yiheng spoke indifferently, "Go and inquire, how much must be offered as a consultation fee for him to come out of seclusion?"

"Yes!" Ruofeng bowed to the inside of the carriage and promptly left using his Qinggong skills.

Inside the tavern, Li Yu shifted his gaze, "Such a disguise is actually not a problem."

If she were to revert to dressing as a daughter, her stunning appearance would attract no end of attention.

Leng Yu Yan smiled faintly, "Asking you to repay the silver is really difficult, these days debtors are all grandees."

The shopkeeper, pretending to be invisible next to her, bowed his head very low. Upon hearing this, he hastened to explain, "This humble one has poor vision, I beg your esteemed forgiveness!"

This lady dressed up as a young master had made his master rush over, her status must certainly be extraordinary.

Thinking this, he felt cold sweat down his back, especially since his own master had not uttered a word, just glanced at him, scaring him nearly to the point of kneeling and bowing his head.

Had it not been for the presence of others, he would have kowtowed hundreds of times, hoping the master wouldn't dismiss him.

Li Yu already knew what had happened just before and sent an apologetic smile to Leng Yu Yan, then his cold gaze fell on the shopkeeper, "Now, scram!"

"Yes, yes, yes," the shopkeeper scurried away immediately.

Leng Yu Yan pushed the jade pendant toward Li Yu, "Returning it to its rightful owner!"

Li Yu did not take the jade pendant, instead, he took out a silver note and placed it on the table, "Back then you lent me five hundred taels, today I'm repaying you two thousand taels."

Half a year ago.

That day, the winds were fierce, and the rain poured heavily; they had met by chance in a mountain inn.

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At that time, his left arm was broken, and he had been robbed of all his silver. He wanted to stay at an inn to shelter from the rain, but he was penniless.

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Acting on a healer's instincts, Leng Yu Yan used a few chopsticks to secure his injured arm.

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The pain in his arm eased considerably, and Li Yu felt the girl before him was beautiful in appearance and kind at heart, so he unabashedly asked, "Could you lend me five hundred silver taels?"

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Miao Zhu immediately objected, "My young lady has kindly treated you, and here you are asking for money with such audacity; do people like you actually exist in this world?"

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His gaze passed over Miao Zhu and looked straight at her, pulling out a jade pendant from his chest, "We're in the wilderness with no pawnshops around. I can pledge my personal jade pendant as security. If the young lady agrees, I will write down an address later. Should we be so fortunate as to meet again, or if you come to the capital, with this jade pendant, I will repay you double the amount!"

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Leng Yu Yan caught sight of an official badge hanging from his waist that bore the inscription of the Ministry of Industry.

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Within the Imperial Palace's Six Ministries, the Ministry of Industry is only separated from the Ministry of War by the Ministry of Justice.

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This man is from the Ministry of Industry, and given the valuable nature of his jade pendant, he must have some significance and likely has some understanding of the internal structure of the Ministry of War.

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Miao Zhu leaned into her ear and whispered, "Young lady, this man may look the part, but he's probably a swindler!"

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Leng Yu Yan smiled slightly and reached out to take the jade pendant from the man's hand, "This jade is worth more than five hundred gold."

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Miao Zhu clicked her tongue in amazement. On one hand, there were five hundred silver taels, and on the other, five hundred gold coins. With that in mind, her young lady was not at a loss.

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Li Yu commented, "You have a good eye!"

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"This jade is only a pledge," Leng Yu Yan casually glanced at the man, then handed the jade pendant to Miao Zhu, "Give him five hundred taels."

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Besides being valuable enough to serve as collateral, if the jade pendant were given as a gift, it would hold other implications. Thus, it was better to be clear about the terms.

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Li Yu picked up the implied message in her words, the corners of his lips curving slightly, "Of course!"

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Her thoughts returned from the memory, and Leng Yu Yan took out a silver note of one thousand taels, returning the remaining thousand to him, "We agreed on double, you've given too much."

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"Since that day we parted, I haven't had the chance to thank you." Li Yu rotated his now fully recovered arm, seizing the opportunity to say, "The jade pendant has been with you for over half a year; it belongs to you now."

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When they parted at the inn, he asked for her name so that he could return the silver to her in time.

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She had said her name was Li Yu.

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Eager to make a connection, he said, "Your name is Li Yu, and my name is Li Yu. The connection between us..."

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His words trailed off, choked by the look in her eyes, which resembled someone staring at a fool.

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Seeing her again, Li Yu's heart was brimming with much he wanted to say, yet he didn't know how to begin.

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"The silver note will suffice," Leng Yu Yan said with a light smile.

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"I'd feel uneasy if you didn't take the jade pendant."

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"If you truly wish to express your gratitude, you could do me a small favor," Leng Yu Yan found the right moment to speak up.

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"Do not mention one favor; I'm willing to do ten, even eight!" Li Yu cheerfully declared, "Have you had dinner yet? If not, let's eat something here; if you have, then let's head to the tea house across the street for a slow chat."

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"I've already eaten."

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Wanting to ask for help, Leng Yu Yan followed his lead to the tea house.

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Inside the tea house's private room, Li Yu got straight to the point, "What do you need, please tell me!"

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Leng Yu Yan had no intention of revealing everything and simply said, "I have an older brother in the Ministry of War, and I would like to see him. How should I go about that?"

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"The Ministry of War is within the Imperial City Office. Just ask at the Imperial Palace Gate and you will find out."

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"I know that much," Leng Yu Yan pondered, "My brother is in the Archives Room. If I want to surprise him, how should I go about that?"

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If he were to ask for her brother's name, she could simply make up someone from the Ministry of War. And if he questioned why their surnames were different, she could easily claim that one followed the mother's surname and the other the father's, or they could be cousins.

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Li Yu fixed his gaze on her.

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Though he didn't know what she intended to do at the Ministry of War, his intuition told him it was no simple matter.

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Moreover, she probably knew he wouldn't inquire about her elder brother's name and title. Should he ask, his own alias as Li Yu might be exposed.

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