On Our Wedding Night, I Discovered the Crown Prince's Hidden Illness-Chapter 261 - : Collaborator Selection
Chapter 261 -261: Collaborator Selection
Lai Yuyue had not expected that his sister’s few acupuncture points would leave him breathless and struggling to speak.
“Yan’er, you, quickly return to your room and change your clothes, do not catch a cold.”
It took him great effort to finish the sentence, and then beads of sweat broke out on his forehead.
He couldn’t help but marvel at how advanced his sister’s medical skills were.
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On second thought, the fact that she could concoct a medicine that brought down both Father King and himself, undetectable by any Imperial Physician, obviously showed that her medical skills had reached the pinnacle.
Leng Yu Yan nodded and tactfully retreated, “Then I shall leave the Princess and Big Brother to talk.”
As she spoke, she helped to close the door.
She moved to the side and overheard Ye Jiu’s voice from inside, “You waking up like this, looking so unwell, I actually think it’s good. At least in front of you, I won’t feel inferior.”
Her inability to walk was the main reason for her inferiority around him.
The Princely Heir of Prince Zhenbei Mansion had the grand strategy to control the world on horseback, while she could only rely on a wheelchair.
This was the insurmountable gulf between her and him.
Lai Yuyue’s handsome eyebrows knitted together as he looked at her, saying nothing.
Ye Jiu sighed, “Why are you staring at me? I’m only speaking the truth.”
Outside, Leng Yu Yan sighed upon hearing this; the Ninth Princess was indeed pitiable. She wondered if there was a chance to examine her legs and possibly heal them.
Since there were many of the Ninth Princess’s people standing in the courtyard corridor, Leng Yu Yan did not linger by the door and stepped out of the courtyard.
Suddenly, an idea struck her.
Without Ye Yiheng as a partner, she could choose someone else.
With this thought, Leng Yu Yan hastened towards her own quarters.
By the time she had changed her clothes and returned to her brother’s quarters, the Ninth Princess was still in Lai Yuyue’s room.
“Forgive me, Princess, but my big brother should not sit up in bed for too long. It’s time for him to lie down.”
Leng Yu Yan supported Lai Yuyue’s shoulder, helping him to lie back on the couch.
Ye Yuan did not expect him to be so weak, and her eyes suddenly shimmered with emotion.
Leng Yu Yan turned her head to see the moisture in Ye Jiu’s eyes, and her heart skipped a beat. The Ninth Princess really loved her Big Brother, didn’t she?
“Would the Princess like to come and sit at my place?”
“Yes.”
Ever since finding out that the beautiful young woman in front of her was Lai Yuyue’s biological sister, Ye Jiu’s perception of her completely changed.
Leng Yu Yan wheeled Ye Jiu out of the courtyard; the autumn rain showed no sign of weakening, and the servants scrambled to hold umbrellas over them.
Since the Ninth Princess was in a wheelchair, the palace maids were especially careful to prevent rainwater from splashing onto her legs.
Thus, the short distance between their quarters took quite some time to traverse.
Finally, at her own main house, Leng Yu Yan had Xiaoshan and Miao Zhu guard the door and spoke in a low voice, directly getting to the point, “If I have a way to make the Princess stand again, I would ask for something in return. What could the Princess do for the Prince Zhenbei Mansion?”
Ye Jiu laughed; she had never imagined that Leng Yu Yan could have a way to heal her legs.
Seeing her disbelief, Leng Yu Yan was not anxious and slowly said, “I only said ‘if’. Princess, just think about it.”
Ye Jiu leisurely responded, “The first thing, I would want to be your sister-in-law.”
“Whether you can become a sister-in-law, that’s for Big Brother to decide, right now it’s I and the Princess talking.”
Leng Yu Yan smiled faintly, thinking to herself that Ye Jiu was surely ruled by her romantic feelings.
Ye Jiu, being smart, immediately pointed to the critical point, “Of course, I would protect your Prince Zhenbei Mansion so that I could marry your Big Brother.”
Hearing the answer she desired, Leng Yu Yan walked over to the wheelchair and bent down to tap Ye Jiu’s knee.
Her leg shook timely.
As if she had seen something unbelievable, Ye Jiu covered her lips and exclaimed, “My leg moved?”
Leng Yu Yan nodded. She had a normal knee-jerk reaction, so there was no issue with her femoral nerve or nerve root.
But she couldn’t walk, so where could the problem lie?
With this question, Leng Yu Yan reached out to pinch her thigh and calf, carefully feeling them, finding the bones intact.
However, the muscles in her legs were severely atrophied, clearly due to prolonged inactivity.
“Princess, when your leg was injured, had the bone ever been broken?”
Seeing Leng Yu Yan’s serious demeanor, Ye Jiu became serious too. “The leg bone was broken, but it healed. The entire Imperial Hospital took great care in setting the bone, saying the recovery was good, but that I could never stand up again.”
Leng Yu Yan spoke flatly, “I felt your leg bones just now, they have healed as if new, showing no signs of ever having been broken.”
The Ye Jiu before her couldn’t walk, and the only possibility was a psychological issue.
Even if the psychological issues were resolved, looking at the result of her long-term lack of exercise in her legs, regaining the ability to walk would take some time.
Still immersed in the surprise of her leg moving, Ye Jiu reacted and excitedly grasped Leng Yu Yan’s hand. “You are the first person who has made my leg move; do you really have a way to cure it?”
Leng Yu Yan’s tone remained even. “Whether it can be cured depends on the Princess’ cooperation. Of course, I have my conditions, being born into the Tian Family, you naturally understand what I mean.”
Ye Jiu nodded solemnly. “Currently, the Prince Zhenbei Mansion is indeed in a precarious situation. Although I have the love of Father Emperor, I lack the power to turn the tide.”
“But, I am willing to stand by the Commandery Princess. In this life, what I most long for is to gallop alongside your brother. I’ve long since lost my desire to stay in this Tian Family.”
Touched by her heartfelt words, Leng Yu Yan was somewhat moved. “Your words are enough for me.”
At that moment, the rain stopped.
Ye Jiu asked in a low voice, “I heard a few days ago that you and my Sixth Brother were in the Imperial Study, developing feelings for each other. Why didn’t the Commandery Princess seek out my Sixth Brother regarding this matter?”
Leng Yu Yan followed her question, “Your Highness, the Crown Prince’s situation, you are aware of it. Although feelings have developed between the Crown Prince and me, what the future holds is still unknown.”
She couldn’t mention that they had just had a disagreement today.
A pang of pain surfaced in her heart, but Leng Yu Yan’s face was adorned with a gentle smile.
Ye Jiu nodded, “Sixth Brother is blind and often suffers from the cold disease; frankly speaking, he is indeed not the best choice for a husband, besides having the appearance of an Immortal.”
As she spoke, she asked teasingly, “Did you develop feelings just by looking at Sixth Brother’s face?”
“Princess seems no longer interested in healing her legs,” Leng Yu Yan slightly furrowed her brows gracefully and sat down.
“Don’t!” Ye Jiu maneuvered her wheelchair herself. “When will you treat me? I’m already eighteen years old, I can’t wait to marry your brother!”
“Truly shameless!” Leng Yu Yan couldn’t help but laugh. “Let me clarify beforehand, whether the leg can be cured is one issue. Your matter with my brother, that’s another issue.”
“Understood, understood!” Ye Jiu laughed joyously, not having felt this happy in a long time.
“As for the treatment plan, I need to think it over carefully; let’s talk about it after a while.”
“Alright.”
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Eastern Palace.
The Hidden Guard reported, “Your Highness, the Commandery Princess braved the rain and rode back to the Prince Mansion.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Yiheng clenched his fist resting on his knee.
Song Guo hurriedly said, “Although the rain has stopped now, the rain earlier was quite heavy. I hope the Commandery Princess didn’t catch a cold.”
“Your Highness, should I go to the Prince Mansion, and say that Your Highness is concerned about the Commandery Princess, maybe bring her some food or something?”
