Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Do You Like Her
Since the day of the palace banquet, everyone in the capital city was saying that the ugly girl of the Leng Family wasn’t hiding her ugliness behind the veil, but her beauty!
Jian Lecheng had seen the blotches with his own eyes, and now, was deeply curious.
How had her blotches been removed?
What did she look like without the blotches?
Today, he had finally come to the Eastern Palace, just wanting to see her for himself.
Heaven favors those with purpose, for just as Leng Yu Yan left the Eastern Palace, he had caught a clear glimpse of her.
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At that moment, he stood rooted to the spot, unable to regain his composure for a long time. It was only after the horse carriage had gone far away that he went to find Ye Yiheng.
Jian Lecheng was still immersed in Leng Yu Yan’s beauty, absent-mindedly exclaiming, “Just now at the entrance of the Eastern Palace, I saw Lai Wu, and she looked truly dashing in men’s attire, that posture…”
Song Guo kept making eye gestures at Jian Lecheng, but it was as if he didn’t see them, just kept on talking.
Seeing that his His Highness’s handsome face was getting more and more stern, Song Guo stepped forward and covered Jian Lecheng’s mouth.
Jian Lecheng’s words were cut off abruptly as his mouth was covered. He was about to blame Song Guo when he raised his eyes and saw Ye Yiheng’s darkened face.
Only then did he belatedly sense the terrifying atmospheric pressure in the study and the chilling temperature.
Jian Lecheng pried Song Guo’s hand away, stammering to Ye Yiheng, “Your… Your… Highness, I… I… just spoke the truth, please don’t blame me!”
“Do you like her?” asked Ye Yiheng, expressionless, his hands moved slightly.
Jian Lecheng, who knew him well, felt a chill down his back, a coldness rising from his feet—this was a prelude to his Highness’s anger.
“I dare not, I do not dare!”
“You do not dare?”
“It’s not like that, it’s not that I do not dare.”
“Not that you do not dare?”
“No, no, I would never like Lai Wu. Your Highness knows, I’ve always had issues with Lai Wu.”
Hearing this, and seeing the genuine fear in Jian Lecheng’s words, Ye Yiheng raised an eyebrow, and the cold hostility on his person finally subsided a bit.
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When Leng Yu Yan arrived at the gates of the Imperial College, she attracted the attention of many students as soon as she stepped off the horse carriage.
The female students from Xinya Academy and the students from the Imperial College, especially those who had not attended the palace banquet or did not qualify to attend, had waited eagerly to see her true face after hearing about Leng Yu Yan’s beauty.
She stepped down from the carriage wearing a moon-white brocade robe, feet in auspicious cloud boots, her waist cinched with a jade belt.
Her hair was tied up like a man’s, with no makeup on her face, only two heroic sword-like eyebrows drawn on.
As she was already not short among women, this masculine attire unexpectedly made her startlingly stunning.
Before them, her eyes and brows seemed painted, her features delicate, and her skin and bones were peerless.
Her demeanor was as fluid as water, resembling an elegant and jade-like young lord—no words could adequately describe her beauty at that moment.
Not only were the students from the Imperial College caught staring, but even the female students from Xinya Academy were also astonished into speechlessness.
Every gesture of hers exuded an indescribable nobility and purity; her eyes shimmered with layers of starry radiance.
Dressed as a man, she was so strikingly extraordinary; wouldn’t her appearance as a woman put them all to shame?
Then, from the crowd, there came a crisp female voice: “Sister, sister, I’m here.”
Leng Yu Yan tapped her folding fan against her palm and walked toward Lai Jiajia’s direction.
Upon approaching, Lai Jiajia hugged her arm, cooing, “Sister, you look so pretty! Are you free tonight to come home? Mom made us delicious food.”
“Alright, I’ll go back with you after my lessons at the Imperial College,” Leng Yu Yan patted her on the head, “It’s getting late; I’m off to the Imperial College.”
Lai Jiajia finally let go of Leng Yu Yan’s arm, watching her walk to the entrance of the Imperial College and still waving goodbye reluctantly.
After Leng Yu Yan entered the Imperial College, Lai Jiajia wrinkled her nose at the female students, “Each and every one of you is so blind to talent, my sister’s beauty must have blinded you, hasn’t it?”
For once, none of the female students retorted.
The beauty of Leng Yu Yan was something they couldn’t hope to match.
When two women are equally beautiful, or nearly so, the more attractive one would often be the object of envy.
But the beauty of Leng Yu Yan was out of their reach, rendering their jealousy futile.
For a moment, the road in front of the academy was unusually quiet.
Li Yuyue, who was already inside the teaching building, looked toward the Imperial College entrance and noticed the unusual commotion.
He had heard about the incident at the palace banquet. However, he had been busy preparing for his return to the border, so he did not attend the banquet that day.
Of course, he had also heard about the spotlessness of Leng Yu Yan’s face.
Now, as he saw Leng Yu Yan approaching, her face growing clearer…
This made Li Yuyue’s eyes suddenly contract!
Previously, he had seen her face with the blotches, and he already knew how much she resembled his sister. Now, seeing her without the blotches, Li Yuyue felt a tug at his heart, followed by a dull pain.
She looked so much like his sister, at least eighty percent similar!
Watching a stunned Li Yuyue, Leng Yu Yan greeted him with a smile, “Brother Lai.”
In an instant, tears welled up in Li Yuyue’s eyes.
“Sister…”
“Brother Lai?” Leng Yu Yan was also taken aback and waved her hand in front of his eyes, “Brother Lai, what’s wrong with you?”
Li Yuyue quickly wiped away his tears, “Nothing, it’s just that seeing you is like seeing my own sister.”
Having been told that they looked alike, Leng Yu Yan smiled and nodded, “Is it because I no longer have blotches that I look even more like your sister?”
Li Yuyue nodded eagerly, overwhelmed with emotion, “Promise me, you must come back to the border with me!”
Seeing his insistence, Leng Yu Yan was somewhat puzzled, “Ah?”
Li Yuyue motioned for her to follow him to a secluded place before he explained, “After my sister passed away, my mother fell into a grief-stricken madness, sometimes lucid, sometimes delirious. If you could be by my mother’s side, her illness would surely improve. A doctor had said before that if someone who looks a lot like my sister were to comfort her, her condition would improve. But we searched everywhere and could not find anyone who resembled my sister, until we met you.”
His sister was a beauty that graced the heavens, tenderly stunning.
There were many beautiful girls in the world, but hardly any as beautiful as his sister.
And to find one who also resembled her was even more difficult.
“Brother Lai, I sympathize with Aunt Wang Fei’s plight. If I can, I am willing to go to the border with you to comfort Aunt Wang Fei.”
“Thank you!”
After talking for a while, the Sacrificial Officer personally came looking for Leng Yu Yan, leading her to a resting area in the Imperial College that was specifically arranged for her.
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The studies at the Imperial College were several times more intense than at the Xinya Academy.
Thus, time passed particularly quickly, and before she knew it, it was time for dismissal.
Thinking of her agreement with Lai Jiajia, Leng Yu Yan bid farewell to Li Yuyue and headed straight to the main entrance.
Unexpectedly, the Eastern Palace Carriage was stationed at the entrance.
Not only that, but Ye Yiheng stood beside the carriage.
Leng Yu Yan quickly approached, bowing with clasped hands like a man, “Your Highness, why have you personally come to fetch me?”
“The Crown Princess Consort is too outstanding, having reached the Imperial College, and I can’t help but worry.”