Chapter 1028: Chapter 1028: Time to Settle Accounts
Upon hearing this, Ye Yuan realized Ye Zhenxian had mistakenly taken Ling Lang for the Divine Doctor, and understood why the Crown Prince acted.
The Crown Prince’s temperament was very much like his own; it was time to act.
He immediately spoke, "In my opinion, let’s leave this matter as it is."
Ye Zhenxian was dissatisfied: "Father Emperor, my tendons in both hands and feet are severed. The Imperial Physician said even if they could be reconnected, there’s no possibility of full recovery. In the future, I am a cripple; Father Emperor, are you protecting the Crown Prince so favorably?"
Cripple?
Ye Yiheng exchanged glances with Baili Zhengrong.
Hasn’t Ye Zhenxian always been a cripple?
As expected, Ye Yuan bluntly said, "Second, you have been a cripple for a long time. This is common knowledge."
Is there any point in saying this?
Ye Zhenxian was stunned; this was his Father Emperor.
Ye Yuan continued, "Now your tendons in your hands and feet are severed, and the entire Imperial Hospital has examined you. What more can you ask for?"
Ye Zhenxian took the opportunity to plead, "Father Emperor, I wish for the Divine Doctor to reconnect my tendons."
Thus, the Divine Doctor will certainly appear, and then it’s not impossible for him to regenerate that thing.
After all, the Divine Doctor cured Song Guo.
Song Guo was genuinely a eunuch, professionally castrated by swordsmen.
If he can do it, so can I.
Fearing Father Emperor’s disagreement, he pleaded pitifully and bitterly, "Father Emperor, capturing Ling Lang was a last resort, but I had no intention to harm anyone, please understand!"
"Father Emperor, I don’t want to be a cripple. In the future, whatever the Crown Prince and Sixth Brother do, I will always follow their lead, and dare not have other ambitions."
He spoke with heartfelt sincerity, assuming a posture of a good elder brother.
He seemed to understand that it would be Ye Yiheng’s world in the future, and no matter how much he strived, it would be futile.
Ye Yiheng saw through his intentions and coldly spoke, "Second brother, do you remember how you became a eunuch?"
He no longer had the patience to beat around the bush with him.
This statement caused both the Emperor and Ye Zhenxian to be taken aback.
Ye Yuan scolded, "Crown Prince, explain exactly what’s going on?"
Ye Yiheng glanced at Leng Yu Yan.
Knowing that it was time to settle accounts with Ye Zhenxian, Leng Yu Yan nodded slightly.
Only then did Ye Yiheng offer a bow to the Father Emperor, and softly said, "Father Emperor, last year, in Imperial Grandmother’s Cining Palace, Ye Zhenxian had illicit relations with two palace maids. Do you remember this incident, Father?"
Recalling that matter, the Emperor’s face turned grim: "I remember. Crown Prince, continue talking. What does that event have to do with today’s incident?"
Ye Zhenxian began to panic.
Why did he become a eunuch?
That incident at Cining Palace last year led Father Emperor to imprison him.
Later, someone pleaded for him, and Father Emperor released him.
He was locked up for quite a few days, during which he had no contact with women.
Therefore, upon his release, he thought he regained his vigor when he took on seven women in one day.
Unexpectedly, afterward, he found himself impotent.
Later, no matter how many beautiful women he gathered, he could not arouse his original enthusiasm. Gradually, he became a cripple.
He refused to believe it and continued to command people to gather women.
Unexpectedly, afterward, a woman entered the mansion and castrated him.
To this day, he still remembers that two of those women were exceptionally tall, taller than him.
Recalling this, he started to suspect; could the debauchery at Cining Palace be related to his castration?
At this moment, Ye Yiheng mentioned it, and Ye Zhenxian immediately asked coldly, "Crown Prince, is this your doing?"
Ye Yiheng ignored Ye Zhenxian, and instead responded to his Father Emperor, "Father Emperor, Imperial Grandmother invited the female guests of Prince Zhenbei Mansion to Cining Palace for tea. At that time, Old Princess Consort and Yanyan entered Cining Palace. Upon seeing Yanyan, Imperial Grandmother offered her flower tea. Little did she know, the flower tea was laced with Extreme Joy Powder."
"Even if Extreme Joy Powder isn’t ingested, just touching the skin can trigger its toxicity."
"Ye Zhenxian is so despicable, intending to use this to wed Yanyan."
"He is thirteen years older than Yanyan, such a huge age gap is truly nauseating, and his actions are even more infuriating."
At this point, Ye Zhenxian realized and turned to look at Leng Yu Yan: "Are you saying you were hit by Extreme Joy Powder then?"
He laughed as he spoke.
"Extreme Joy Powder can only be resolved by men; Leng Yu Yan, you shameless wench, could it be you were already involved with the Crown Prince before marriage?"
Later, hearing that Ye Yiheng had no ailments, thinking back now, indeed he did not.
But whether or not he can have children is another matter.
Ye Yiheng stepped on Ye Zhenxian’s chest, coldly saying, "Do you believe I can crush your throat now?"
Ye Zhenxian laughed, "If you dare to crush, Father Emperor will surely intervene."
Now, his courage had grown.
"If the Crown Prince and his consort were involved before their marriage, now furious and killing to silence, do you truly not care if this talk spreads?"
The threat was clear.
Ye Yuan frowned.
Leng Yu Yan, this legitimate daughter-in-law, truly pleased him greatly.
But if she and the Crown Prince were involved before marriage...
Although they are now married, if such a thing were gossiped about, reputation would surely be tarnished.
Looking up at the hall, silencing the eunuch and palace maids was fine, but he cannot kill this white-haired lad; just make him shut up.
As for the scoundrel lying on the floor, should we just kill him?
No one knew what the Emperor was thinking at this moment.
Leng Yu Yan knew he began to be displeased with her as the daughter-in-law because they once almost interrupted their marriage because of her biological mother.
Thinking of this, she stepped forward to bow, "Father Emperor, I have something to say."
The Emperor nodded slightly, his voice unexpectedly gentle: "Go ahead."
"Indeed, I was affected by Extreme Joy Powder that day, but it wasn’t the Crown Prince who helped me resolve it..."
Before Leng Yu Yan could finish, Ye Zhenxian interjected, "Could there be other men? Or perhaps the Crown Prince was impotent?"
Ye Yiheng stomped hard, and Ye Zhenxian finally shut up.
Due to holding his breath, his cheeks turned red.
Then Leng Yu Yan continued, "Father Emperor, you are aware of my medical skills. Extreme Joy Powder, though potent, is not hard for me to resolve. The difficulty lies in its multiple occurrences, plunging into illusions repeatedly. The Crown Prince has always been disciplined; he is a gentleman. During my episodes, he carefully looked after me, but never exceeded boundaries. That was when feelings began to blossom between us."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor nodded repeatedly, "You and the Crown Prince are both good children."
Thus entrusting the mountain to them eased his mind.
Relaxing, he sought amusement.
Ye Zhenxian squirmed on the ground, unable to move his hands or feet due to Ye Yiheng’s weight, only able to make muffled sounds.
Ye Yiheng lifted his foot off him, scoffing: "Anything you want to say?"
Letting him understand before dying was permissible.
Ye Zhenxian gasped and then shouted, "Able to resolve Extreme Joy Powder without a man, Leng Yu Yan, who are you really?"
A thought suddenly crossed his mind.
Ever since Leng Yu Yan came to Ye Yiheng’s side, the once ailing Crown Prince became lively.
Not only was his eye condition cured, but his cold disease virtually stopped recurring.
And Ling Lang had been by the Crown Prince’s side all along.
If Ling Lang was the Divine Doctor, why hadn’t he treated the Crown Prince sooner?
Yet it was only after Leng Yu Yan’s appearance that things changed.
Why was he so foolish?
It was only now that he realized.
