Chapter 192: Chapter 192: Biological Father

Not long after, Leng Yuyue returned with Wei Liang, carrying quite a few pastries and snacks.

The shop owner hesitated upon seeing him, as if she had something to say but stopped herself.

She knew her bounds, for some words, once spoken, might hurt people’s feelings. Yet keeping silent also weighed on her conscience.

So she delicately pointed out, “Miss is of unparalleled beauty, the young master should cherish her well.”

Don’t let someone else take her away!

Any man would be enthralled by the beauty of the girl before him.

Leng Yuyue’s handsome eyes lifted slightly, completely unaware of the shop owner’s implied meaning, and simply smiled, “Exactly!”

In this whole world, he could not find a second person who resembled his sister as she did; he would definitely cherish her well.

Before long, the shop owner had the adjusted bodice and skirts packed.

“Thank you for your patronage, please come again!”

Leng Yuyue nodded and settled the bill. Miao Zhu, Xiaoshan, and Wei Liang stepped forward to carry the brocade box with the clothes, and soon, the group left together.

Not far away, Ye Yiheng sat in the horse carriage with a chilly expression and a cold aura that seemed to plunge the entire carriage into a freezing realm.

Mo Chen and Ruofeng sat outside the carriage, and Song Guo sat inside; all three were nervous and did not dare to make a sound.

They roughly knew how difficult it was for the Crown Prince to utter the words “Come with me.”

He was the Crown Prince, and even if he wasn’t favored, he was still a Prince.

Having come all this way only to be rejected now, it would be hard for anyone to feel good about it.

Ye Yiheng’s fingers slowly rubbed against the bamboo leaf at the corner of his robe, embroidered by her; the warmth of that day seemed vivid as ever.

However, once he came before Leng Yuyue, she was no longer the same girl from that day.

Indeed, with his frail health and blindness, how could he be worthy of her?

Recalling Elder Mrs. Zhang’s words, his fingertips paused.

“The Crown Prince, a forced melon isn’t sweet.”

“With the stature of the Crown Prince, if you truly have feelings for Nannan, you should learn to let go.”

Did he truly fall for her?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Whenever he saw her, he always had the impulse to roughly pull her into his embrace and knead her cheeks in various ways. Remembering her delicate and fair neck, he would feel a burning desire to bite into her skin.

Ever since he kissed her neck that day in Jiangzhou City, he had been forcefully suppressing this urge.

Now that she was unwilling to go with him, it was just as well.

From now on, no one by his side would trigger his restlessness anymore.

Ye Yiheng suddenly released the bamboo leaf corner of his robe and coldly said to those outside, “Set off for the capital!”

Mo Chen Ruo Feng immediately agreed, and the carriage soon set into motion.

Walking beside Leng Yuyue, Leng Yu Yan seemed to sense something and suddenly looked back, but saw nothing out of the ordinary.

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Leng Yuyue took Leng Yu Yan back to Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

To his astonishment, Father King was waiting at the entrance of the mansion.

He sped up to approach: “Father King.”

As Leng Yu Yan was still dressed in men’s clothing, she bowed like a man: “This junior has seen Prince Zhenbei!”

The middle-aged man before her was exceptionally handsome.

Such handsomeness was one thing, but crucially, his features were very similar to hers.

Leng Yu Yan told herself to remain calm; if Brother Lai’s younger sister resembled her, it was not strange for her to look like Prince Zhenbei.

Watching the girl before him dressed as a boy, Lai Ran felt an urge to pull her into his embrace.

Her voice was the same as the one he heard that night, only younger and more pleasant to the ears.

Perhaps her voice came from her birth mother.

What was there left to doubt? The person before him was indeed his biological daughter!

Seeing the Father King’s expression could hardly contain his excitement, Li Yuyue spoke, “Father Emperor, would it be alright for Yu Yan, my sister, to change into women’s clothes before she meets our mother?”

Lai Ran waved his hand, “Ye’er, go and call your grandparents and those three boys to the front hall. We can talk about your mother Consort later.”

“Alright.” Li Yuyue nodded and left.

After a short while, the elderly couple of Old Prince Zhenbei arrived in the front hall.

As soon as the old pair laid eyes on Leng Yu Yan, they were shocked to their core.

The young woman dressed as a man before them was the spitting image of Lai Ran!

Not only that, aside from her stature and height, she bore a striking resemblance to Li Fei!

The elderly couple burst into tears instantaneously, “Child…”

Leng Yu Yan was at a loss, unsure of what to say.

The two elders before her should be Brother Lai’s grandparents; the Old Prince was spirited and hale, while the Old Princess Consort was kind and amiable.

She composed herself and performed the younger generation’s greeting, “Old Prince, Old Princess Consort, I hope you are well!”

“Good, good, good!” the Old Princess Consort said repeatedly, her affectionate gaze fixed tightly upon her.

If Mian’er were still here, she would certainly be about the same age.

Elegant and graceful, a delight to anyone’s eyes.

Leng Yu Yan felt somewhat bewildered, but then she heard footsteps and slightly turned her head, just in time to see Li Yuyue returning.

“Brother Lai, is it my appearance that makes everyone think of the Commandery Princess?” she asked.

Li Yuyue said with a smile, “You do look very much like my sister.”

While they spoke, Li Yuyue patted the shoulders of the young brothers beside him, “Haven’t you apologized to her yet?”

Leng Yuqing, Lai Yuxing, and Leng Yusheng lined up and said in unison, “For our earlier offense, please forgive us!”

Lai Yuxing added, “Truthfully, you look so much like our sister. Moreover, there have been impersonators in the past, so we mistook you for another fraud.”

Leng Yusheng was full of shame, “It was only after hearing what our big brother said that we realized, you truly resemble our real sister.”

Leng Yuqing also spoke sincerely, “Please stay in the Prince Mansion for some more days, so our mother may have some solace.”

As Leng Yu Yan watched the rapid change in the attitudes of the people before her, she pursed her lips, not yet managing to say anything.

Then she heard the three of them continue, “Please forgive us, we know that our big brother brought you here because of our mother!”

Lai Yuxing stepped forward eagerly, “You look like a fairy; surely you have a kind heart and will not bear a grudge, and will go to our mother’s side, right?”

At that moment, Lai Ran let out a long sigh, pulled Lai Yuxing aside, and said in a loud voice to his four sons, “No, she is your sister!”

Li Yuyue hurriedly said, “Father King, I understand, you want Yu Yan to act as a substitute for Mian’er…”

Lai Ran waved his hand to interrupt him, “No, like Mian’er, she is your real sister!”

Li Yuyue was astounded.

Leng Yuqing, Lai Yuxing, and Leng Yusheng were so shocked they nearly dropped their jaws to the floor.

The elderly Old Prince Zhenbei and his wife were also so stunned they could barely stand straight.

The Old Princess Consort clutched Lai Ran’s arm, “Son, you’re not speaking nonsense, are you?”

The Old Prince furrowed his brows, wondering if his son was suffering like his daughter-in-law, having become sick with longing for his daughter.

Was it just not apparent before, and now that he saw a girl resembling Mian’er, the illness had revealed itself?

Without regard for the astonishment of his parents and sons, Lai Ran slowly walked over to Leng Yu Yan.

“Yan’er, I am your Father King, your real birth father!”

He spoke neither too fast nor too slow, trying to make his voice as gentle as possible, for fear of frightening her.

The handsome middle-aged man seemed to have tears in his eyes, and as he reached out his hand, it looked as though he wanted to pull her into his embrace.

Leng Yu Yan was utterly dumbstruck, her feet instinctively moving backward.

If Prince Zhenbei was her birth father, then that would mean her mother was…

Impossible!

Her mother was virtuous and dignified; there had to have been a hidden story!

Could it be that her mother was coerced by the Prince Zhenbei before her?

At this moment, the Old Prince asked with a frown, “Son, what exactly is going on?”

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