Chapter 1042: Chapter 1042: Finale Arc (7)
"Where is my mother and Princess?" Leng Yu Yan surveyed the bedroom.
"They kept watch over Your Highness all night, now they are resting in the guest room," Yin Shuang replied.
Leng Yu Yan said, "That’s good, I’ll have something to eat first."
Chun Liu quickly helped her master up.
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A few days later, with the reinforcements brought by Lai Yuyue from several states and the Ji Family Army, the rebels and Ximo enemy forces were quickly cleared out.
The Emperor sentenced Ye Yongwang to the Heavenly Prison, dealt with Ye Zhenxian and his wife, and eradicated the remnants of Ye Zhenyu.
The capital city returned to its previous peace and order.
Ji Qingyu had also woken up, and the Emperor allowed their family to return to their original residence.
Ji Liancheng and Ye Yuan expressed their gratitude repeatedly.
"Thank you, Emperor!"
"Thank you, brother!"
Ji Qingyu said, "Uncle Emperor, I want to visit the Eastern Palace to see the Crown Princess Consort."
These days he had been unconscious, but he knew that Ah Yan came every day to see him, applying medicine and bandaging his arm, and even feeding him medicine.
It could be said, without Ah Yan, he wouldn’t have woken up.
The Emperor nodded, "Go ahead."
Ji Qingyu sat in the soft sedan chair and went to the Eastern Palace.
When he arrived, Leng Yu Yan and Lai Yuyue were discussing how to strengthen the defenses of the capital city.
"Ah Yan." Ji Qingyu called softly.
Leng Yu Yan looked in the direction of the voice and saw him holding his arm, getting off the soft sedan chair.
"You finally woke up."
She smiled at him.
Their eyes met.
Having gone through so much, some words are better left unsaid.
Ji Qingyu felt the same way, the current situation had restored to a very good state, and he was more than satisfied.
Being able to freely move in and out of the capital city, freely enter and exit the Eastern Palace, and frequently see her, this was the best thing possible.
"I woke up, and the feeling in my arm is gradually returning." He smiled warmly, "I came this time just to let you see that I’m awake."
"That’s good, a complete recovery will likely take quite some time."
"Yes, I don’t have anything else to do, so I’ll head back first."
"Alright, be careful on your way."
Ji Qingyu waved his uninjured hand and sat back in the soft sedan chair.
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Days passed both quickly and slowly.
By the year’s end, reports of victories came back from the West, North, and South.
The last few days of the year passed particularly quickly.
With the start of the New Year, the Eastern Palace lacked the festive atmosphere solely because there was still no news from the East.
Early in the morning, Leng Yu Yan went to the Observation Platform, gazing towards the east, her mind full of worry.
Ling Lang, Song Guo, and Miao Zhu followed her, equally worried.
"Your Highness, the border is still ablaze, the victories in the West, North, and South are merely small triumphs, the Crown Prince likely plans to deliver news only after achieving complete victory," Ling Lang analyzed.
"I know, Tiancheng is dealing with so many enemies, the option for a swift resolution no longer exists."
She looked towards the east, a strange worry rising within her heart.
Since she and Ye Yiheng had been together, they had never been apart this long.
Now, she missed him dearly, deeply, profoundly!
After the New Year, days gradually became calmer.
Soon, spring arrived with blooming flowers.
More and increasingly significant victories were reported from the border, not only victories from the Northwest and South but also from the East.
She personally saw the report from the East which contained a small line of text —
I dearly miss Yanyan!
Leng Yu Yan’s eyes immediately welled with tears.
He’s alive, thinking of her.
That’s enough!
By the end of March, Ye Jiu gave birth.
Leng Yu Yan was busy before and after.
In Ye Jiu’s cries of pain, a male baby was born.
Following that, there were successive triumphs at the border, and Leng Yuqing, Lai Yuxing, and Leng Yusheng were the first to return to the capital.
The Prince Zhenbei Mansion was commended by the Emperor.
Moreover, the Emperor personally visited the mansion, where a banquet was held to celebrate both the successful birth of Lai Yuyue and Ye Jiu’s child and the pacification of the northern and western conflicts, ensuring stability.
Leng Yu Yan joyfully raised a cup, "Congratulations brothers! Congratulations to eldest brother and sister-in-law for their auspicious son, as for second brother, he can marry Meng’er now. Regarding third and fourth brother, with your great achievements, marrying will soon follow."
"Thank you, sister!" The four brothers raised their cups and drank with her.
Luo Meng’er blushed and drank a cup of wine.
"Indeed they are sons of the Leng Family. I wonder how my boy is?" Baili Shuo sighed, "Is that brat unable to win the war?"
"Prince Xiaoshan will surely live up to expectations, let’s wait a bit longer," Ye Yuan said joyfully.
Baili Shuo nodded, "Yes, that boy needs to be tempered."
At this point, everyone couldn’t help but begin to worry about the situation in the East.
Lai Taihong said, "The situation in the south is fairly stable, but it’s the east, the water battle is more challenging than the south, it’s a sea battle after all. The soldiers mostly hail from the Tiansheng Plain, winning is somewhat difficult."
Lai Yuxing said, "Indeed, that’s the issue, why don’t third brother and I head to the eastern battlefield?"
Lai Taihong shook his head, "What good will it do? Firstly, it takes time to reach there, secondly, it’s merely a matter of numbers, those adept at naval warfare are indeed few."
Ye Yuan nodded, "Let’s patiently wait for news, the Crown Prince surely has the confidence to manage the situation."
Everyone agreed.
A few days later, news of a great victory in the East returned.
The bearer of the news was none other than someone close to Ye Yiheng.
Mo Chen Ruo Feng brought back not only news of a complete victory in the East but also a piece of information that deeply saddened everyone.
"Reporting to the Emperor, Crown Princess Consort, Prince Zhenbei..." Ruo Feng called out once, hesitating to reveal the heartbreaking news.
Leng Yu Yan clenched her palms tightly.
Her brothers returned triumphantly at the head of elite soldiers.
But as Mo Chen and the others returned, Ye Yiheng’s figure was nowhere to be seen.
The Emperor’s face darkened, his voice deepened, "Speak!"
Ruo Feng was overcome with tears, momentarily unable to speak.
Mo Chen, suppressing his sorrow, said, "The Crown Prince was lost track of."
"Lost track of?" The Emperor rose abruptly, "What does ’lost track of’ mean?"
Ruo Feng cried, "When the battle was practically over, unexpectedly, the enemy set a trap, the Crown Prince was struck by a streaming fire bomb, fell into the sea, his remains unfound."
Upon hearing this, Leng Yu Yan felt the world spin, and fainted directly onto the ground.
The Emperor shouted, "Beilan!"
Lai Ran called, "Yan’er!"
"Quick, call the imperial doctor." The Emperor roared, tears welling in his eyes, murmuring softly, "Ah Heng..."
Lai Ran, his heart aching for his daughter, held her in his arms, "Yan’er, don’t scare your Father King."
He pinched her philtrum as he spoke.
The Imperial Physician rushed over, felt Leng Yu Yan’s pulse.
"The Crown Princess Consort has been overthinking recently, and at the moment is overwhelmed with grief, hence the fainting. She needs to rest well, and relax."
"In this situation, how can she relax?" Lai Ran looked at the Emperor.
The Emperor closed his eyes, shook his head, and slumped onto the Dragon Chair.
Quickly, Leng Yu Yan was sent back to the Eastern Palace.
The Old Princess Consort and Yun Family rushed over upon hearing the news, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo carefully tended to her, and after four hours, she gradually awakened.
Upon awakening, she cried loudly.
"Grandmother, mother, he wouldn’t leave me, would he?"
The Old Princess Consort and Yun Family, at a loss for words, silently shed tears.
Leng Yu Yan cried, "He said I would get seasick and wouldn’t let me go to the battlefield, but he couldn’t return."
"He hasn’t had a child with me."
"Ye Yiheng, you untrustworthy person, you haven’t had a child with me yet!"
She shouted in the bedroom, but there was no response.
