Chapter 593: Chapter 593: Illuminating the Human Heart Prince of Beiliang, Yu Haoqiong, had figured it out. These Princes of Tiancheng Country were unusually united against him, this foreign enemy. Except for Ye Zhenxian! Where there’s life, there’s hope. He had to cherish his life now! Thinking this, Prince of Beiliang thanked the Emperor for his mercy. The Emperor raised an eyebrow, waved his hand, and said, “Send the Beiliang Envoy back, along with Tiancheng’s State Letter. I have already demoted my own daughter to a commoner. I have not spared my own daughter, and today’s situation is already extraordinarily lenient towards the Prince of Beiliang.” Ye Shi, having lost her status as a Princess, wept bitterly but dared not utter a word in rebuttal. She thought to herself, Father Emperor knew she wanted to kill Ye Jiu and that she had arranged a concubine for her elder brother. With such grave crimes, the fact that Father Emperor did not kill her showed that she was more important to him than Ye Jiu. In today’s situation, if she resisted too fiercely, it would not end well for her. Better to wait until Father Emperor cooled down before making long-term plans! Although Prince of Beiliang, Yu Haoqiong, retained his title, in Tiancheng he had to be locked in a prison for serious criminals and spend his days mining coal. Though his current situation was bleak, he knew he had to stay alive. Once the envoy returned and reported back, he believed his Father King would send someone to rescue him. This couple each harbored their own thoughts, and all the expressions on their faces were noticed by Ye Yiheng. The Emperor’s face was grave, and his voice even deeper, “Strip those Beiliang scholars of their titles, and send them to the Ministry of Justice to be sentenced.” He had no desire to sit any longer in Xingning Palace. After saying this, he stood up and left. Immediately after, Yu Haoqiong, Ye Shi, and Meng You were taken away. The ministers who had just arrived also hurriedly made their excuses and left. The atmosphere in the palace was somewhat awkward. Princess Linglong moved her stiff lips slightly, carelessly placed the gift she brought, and left Xingning Palace. The banquet, transformed into a court trial, caught everyone by surprise. The remaining Eldest Princess and the Princes and Princesses also set down their gifts and offered congratulations before they too left Xingning Palace. After everyone had left, only Ye Yiheng, Leng Yu Yan, and Li Yuyue remained. They looked at each other and smiled. Only then did Ye Jiu come to realize, “Was this whole thing planned by you?” “Have you figured it out?” Li Yuyue affectionately tapped her forehead, “His Highness said that all of this was a wedding gift for us. How do you feel about that?” “Extremely good, extremely good!” Ye Jiu said joyfully, “I don’t care for the gifts they brought; only revealing the truth today satisfies me!” She glanced around, her gaze landing on the various gifts piled up on the table and the floor, feeling little joy. Suddenly, she grabbed Leng Yu Yan’s arm, “How did you know that all my treasures had been stolen by Ye Shi?” Leng Yu Yan replied with a smile, “When I heard that things were missing from the storeroom, I thought about how you’ve been in Prince Mansion recently, and the guards at Xingning Palace were fewer. It must have been stolen.” Ye Jiu walked to the red sandalwood box and ordered the palace maids to throw out all the clothes inside. Looking at the jewelry and valuable ornaments, Ye Jiu finally breathed a sigh of relief, “These are the treasures I truly cherish!” These were the things she had saved over the years, far more exquisite and valuable than what others had brought. Leng Yu Yan looked at the items in the box and said slowly, “I picked a few gifts at home, though they may not compare to what your sister-in-law has brought.” Hearing the term ‘sister-in-law,’ Ye Jiu’s heart bloomed with joy, “How could that be? Whatever you give is valuable to me!” Leng Yu Yan nodded, “Good, then I’ll give them to you when you come to our house.” Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, several days passed, and soon it was the grand wedding day of Li Yuyue and Ye Jiu. On this day, as dawn broke, each courtyard of Prince Zhenbei Mansion hung new plaques, and everywhere was decorated with lanterns and festoons of colored silk, brimming with festive cheer. The bridal chamber was set up in Yeyu Garden, where everything had been renewed. Leng Yu Yan got up early, and the thought of Yu Yan becoming his wife that very day filled his heart with such joy that he couldn’t help bubbling over with happiness, and his lips kept curling upward in a smile. As he reminisced about his interactions with Yu Yan, the contacts over the past four years were still vivid in his mind, and now she was about to become his wife. He had originally thought he would never marry in this lifetime; protecting the Prince Mansion and finding his younger sister’s enemy was his life’s purpose. Yet to his surprise, another younger sister entered his life. This younger sister had helped him find the person who had killed Mian’er. Not only that, but she had also made him see the goodness in Yu Yan. He used to dislike Yu Yan’s arrogance and domineering ways the most, but now he actually found them quite endearing. Thinking this way, Leng Yu Yan unconsciously made his way to the main hall in the front courtyard. In the main hall, Lai Taihong was commanding people to clean the top scorer’s plaque. Leng Yu Yan thought he had risen early enough, only to find that his grandfather had risen even earlier. The servants, seeing him approach, could not help but say, “Princely Heir, take a look, we’ve cleaned the plaque as much as we could, but Old Prince keeps ordering us to do it over and over again.” “What’s wrong with wiping it a few extra times?” Lai Taihong said with a strong voice, “Today’s banquet will take place both in the main hall and the open ground in front of it, and there will be many guests coming. When they see this plaque, if anyone dares say our Prince Mansion can only produce martial artists, they will have to swallow their words. From now on, no one will dare say that again!” Leng Yu Yan asked with a smile, “Grandfather, why did you get up so early?” “My grandson, the eternal bachelor, is finally going to shed his bachelorhood. I’m happy!” With these words, Lai Taihong burst into laughter. Grandfather and grandson looked at each other and laughed even louder. From 7am, guests started arriving one after another. There were two banquets set, one at noon and another in the evening. As Yu Yan was a Princess, no banquet was held in the Imperial Palace, so all the guests came to Prince Zhenbei Mansion. In just an hour, Prince Zhenbei Mansion was bustling with extraordinary excitement. Ye Yiheng had also arrived at the Prince Mansion and, seeing through his eye veil that Ye Zhengmo and Ye Zhenyu were already seated in the main hall, he changed direction and went to Leng Yu Yan’s courtyard. As he approached the courtyard gate and looked up to see the plaque reading “Yanyue Residence,” Ye Yiheng smiled knowingly. At that moment, Leng Yu Yan was in the courtyard preparing the congratulatory gift for Yu Yan. Seeing someone with an eye veil laugh, she asked, “Your Highness, what are you laughing at?” Ye Yiheng walked over slowly, “I was thinking about how the names of your four brothers, and even your Father King, all contain the character for ‘fire’, thus you named your courtyard Yanyue Residence.” Leng Yu Yan wrapped the brocade box containing the gift with red paper and smiled, “Fire is light, it can illuminate the dark night and also people’s hearts.” Ye Yiheng couldn’t help but clap his hands, “Good!” He had long seen her as a light in his life, and hearing her say this now, he felt even more that their destiny was already entwined. Leng Yu Yan took some glue from the side and applied it to the red paper, then carefully stuck it together. “Your brothers are meeting guests in the front courtyard. It’s lively there. Why don’t you join them?” she asked. “I have never liked crowded places,” he replied. Ye Yiheng slowly walked to her side and handed her the plate with glue in it. Dipping a small brush into the glue, Leng Yu Yan said, “That’s true, Your Highness likes quiet.” “I like you!” he said, his voice proud and clear, “How about we also get married today?” Leng Yu Yan broke into a smile, “Are you joking?” “How about secretly paying our respects to heaven and earth in your room tonight?” He was serious with his suggestion!