Chapter 256: Chapter 256 Staying Overnight in the Eastern Palace

Leng Yu Yan choked, her beautiful eyes filled with annoyance and astonishment.

How could someone speak of a condition that denied her humanity as if it were an everyday trivial matter, as if discussing family gossip?

And to suggest that he could think of a way, as if her episode of Extreme Joy Powder required a man.

Seeing that his hand was still clutching hers and not letting go, she struggled again. Unable to break free, she clenched her teeth in frustration and retorted sharply, “Is this how the Crown Prince finds amusement? It’s just Extreme Joy Powder. I will return to the Prince Mansion, lock myself up, and endure it.”

“Mo Chen and the others will be back before dawn. Don’t you want to know the outcome?”

His voice was clear and solemn, cutting through the previous mocking and interest, growing more resonant and pleasing in the deep of the night.

Leng Yu Yan stared blankly at him, unable to utter a word for a long while.

In front of her, his phoenix eyes were as coldly lustrous as jade, yet as deep as the night itself.

Sometimes she really couldn’t understand him; when mad, he was utterly insane, and even when kind, he couldn’t resist mocking her.

Tonight, he had personally fetched her to have her create a Human Skin Mask and to seek revenge on her behalf, and to protect her during her Extreme Joy Powder episode.

Just like now, his intention to keep her here was merely due to the imminent Extreme Joy Powder episode; yet he provocatively phrased it as a challenge.

“I shall stay in Tingfeng Garden then.”

Hearing her agree to stay, Ye Yiheng was somewhat incredulous.

“Although Tingfeng Garden is cleaned every few days, it’s late at night now; if you want to move in, it will need a quick cleaning. It’s better to stay in this bedroom; the bath has already been filled with cold water.”

He paused, then added, “Your room is right next to mine.”

Having decided to marry him, their cooperation was still going smoothly for the time being.

Previously on the ship, they stayed across from each other; in the mountains, they slept with only a pile of firewood between them.

Moreover, in this bedroom, they would sleep in separate rooms.

Given the special circumstances today, there was no need for pretense. Leng Yu Yan pursed her lips and nodded, giving her consent.

Seeing her finally agree, Ye Yiheng released her wrist and called a palace maid to attend to Leng Yu Yan as she prepared for bed.

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Mo Chen and three others blended into a group of women and entered the backyard of Prince Xian Mansion.

The women lined up in a row, available for selection.

Ye Zhenxian sat on a Taishi Chair, squinting his eyes as he looked them over. Gaining interest, he walked over, lifted one woman’s chin, and scrutinized her.

He picked them one by one, and when he reached Mo Chen and Ruofeng, he gestured with his hand.

“These two lasses, what do they eat to grow taller than me?” Ye Zhenxian pointed at Mo Chen and Ruofeng, turning his head to his staff, “I’ll take these two.”

Mo Chen and Ruofeng: “…”

A thousand horses raced through their minds.

When Ye Zhenxian approached Liu Yun and Yin Shuang, he said with a lecherous grin, “These two aren’t bad either. I’ll take them.”

Ye Zhenxian was very pleased with the women who had come tonight, his interest piqued, and he selected five more.

In total, nine women, and he thought about breaking a record tonight since he hadn’t ‘worked’ in several days.

The chosen women entered the room, and the rest were sent to the adjoining room, in case Prince Xian needed them at any moment.

After struggling for an hour, there was no hint of movement from Ye Zhenxian, and those five women who seemed to be from a brothel, murmured quietly among themselves.

“Didn’t he boast about taking seven women in one night?”

“They say the Crown Prince is incompetent, but it looks like this Prince Xian is even worse!”

“Yes, we sisters haven’t seen the Crown Prince, but Prince Xian has really shown us.”

Enraged and humiliated, Ye Zhenxian impulsively grabbed a sword resting on the rack, and shouted fiercely, “Whoever dares to slander me will meet their end under this sword!”

As his words fell, blood splattered everywhere.

Seeing Prince Xian kill one of the women, the remaining women screamed and scattered in terror.

Mo Chen, Ruofeng, Liu Yun, and Yin Shuang exchanged looks.

Then, a slaughter-like scream tore through the sky…

I don’t know where Ye Zhenxian found the strength, ignoring his bleeding wounds, he carried his sword and sought the person who had cut him.

He had not seen clearly who had attacked him right then, and now, he stabbed with his sword whenever he saw someone.

The women in the neighboring room heard the noise and ran over to look, immediately becoming terrified and fleeing in all directions.

Before long, the entire rear courtyard of Prince Xian Mansion was in chaos.

Four figures, like specters, took advantage of the disorder to leave.

Ye Zhenxian, lacking strength, fell to the ground unable to get up, and when his staff rushed over, all they heard him muttering was, “Put it together; put it together…”

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Mo Chen and his three companions returned to the Eastern Palace.

Crown Prince had a dislike for dirt, so the four of them went to their rooms to wash and change clothes first.

Ye Yiheng had only slept for an hour, and hearing from Song Guo that they had returned, he got up from his bed and left the bedroom.

The four, now dressed in uniform dark blue guard uniforms, saluted together, “Your Highness, we have completed our mission.”

Ye Yiheng walked over slowly, “Where’s that filthy dog?”

Mo Chen replied, “The filthy dog was too dirty, we didn’t want to dirty Your Highness and the Commandery Princess’s eyes, so we didn’t bring it back.”

Ruofeng added, “We left it for Prince Xian as a memento.”

At that moment, Leng Yu Yan emerged from the side room, “Have any of you been injured?”

The four saluted again, “No, Commandery Princess, we are unharmed.”

Leng Yu Yan smiled lightly, walked up to Liu Yun and Yin Shuang, and said softly, “You two go wash your eyes.”

Martial arts practitioners had exceptional hearing, Mo Chen and Ruofeng, puzzled, asked, “Commandery Princess, why don’t you ask us to wash our eyes too?”

Yin Shuang laughed, “You are not women.”

Ruofeng grumbled in dissatisfaction, “But our eyes got dirty too.”

Ye Yiheng flexed his fingers slightly, “Go rest now.”

The four respectfully acknowledged and immediately left the bedroom.

Once outside the bedroom, Liu Yun and Yin Shuang started chattering.

Liu Yun joyfully said, “The Commandery Princess is staying in His Highness’s bedroom tonight, how nice!”

Yin Shuang nodded in agreement, “It’s better to have a mistress in the Eastern Palace, at least someone cares about us.”

Ruo Fengmochen silently followed behind them, exchanged glances, and decided they too should wash their eyes.

Inside the bedroom.

Leng Yu Yan approached Ye Yiheng, her voice soft and tender, “Thank you, Your Highness!”

“If the Commandery Princess follows me, you’ll see even more of the bloody battles in the Imperial Palace; are you afraid?”

His voice remained clear and cold, unrippled, as if such brutal struggle was simply a part of ordinary life.

“Since we are partners, Your Highness’s enemies are my enemies, and I am willing to face them with you in battle.” She paused, then continued, “May Your Highness hold power over all under heaven and also protect Prince Zhenbei Mansion completely!”

Ye Yiheng’s phoenix eyes stirred slightly but quickly calmed, “There’s still a while before dawn, go sleep.”

Leng Yu Yan nodded, obediently returning to her side room.

In reality, in this bedroom, she could not fall asleep.

The bedroom she often dreamt of left her dizzy every time she stepped into it in reality.

Although the dizziness was less intense than before, as soon as she lay on the bed, the whole ceiling seemed to spin.

Eyes open, it spun; eyes closed, still spinning.

It seemed she had an instinctual tension towards the bed in the Eastern Palace bedroom.

More frustrating than the dizziness, she felt a tingling heat rising inside her, a burning urge for coolness continuously emerging…

Was the Extreme Joy Powder acting up?

Ye Yiheng saw the light was still on in the side room, he walked over slowly, and knocked softly on the door.

“If you can’t sleep, would you like to do something else?”