Chapter 678: Chapter 678: Calamity of This Life Leng Yu Yan surveyed the bath and began to imagine how she might make her escape more gracefully. Completely undressed, how could she possibly escape with any semblance of elegance? Even thinking about it made her want to cry. Just the act of climbing the bath’s steps with her back to him had been embarrassing enough. Ye Yiheng took two more steps towards her, looking at her with a half-smile, and deliberately asked, “Are you excited?” Leng Yu Yan peeked at him through her fingers. This man was standing in the water, which reached his waist. His pale skin glowed, making him hard to ignore. How could she not be excited? She was so flustered she wanted to hit someone and then leave. But alas, she couldn’t overpower him! Now, as he drew closer, she desperately wanted to hide. She certainly couldn’t just hold her breath and submerge herself in the water, but if he were to pull her out, it would be yet another embarrassing ordeal. Moreover, if she dipped her head into the water and saw something she shouldn’t, that would be her fault. Leng Yu Yan closed her fingers, imagining various scenarios, and waited. To her relief, he didn’t come any closer. She sneakily parted her fingers to look at him again and saw that he had settled down not far from her and was closing his eyes to enjoy the bath. “Behave and enjoy your bath, don’t get any funny ideas!” he suddenly said. Leng Yu Yan slowly lowered her hand and shared some petals with him, then gathered more petals towards herself. Feeling the soft petals touch his skin, Ye Yiheng slightly opened his eyes, then closed them again. “Do you like taking petal baths?” Leng Yu Yan’s heart rate slowed slightly. “I like all things beautiful. Bathing with petals lifts my spirits, and it smells wonderful.” “Plant some peonies,” Ye Yiheng pondered for a moment, muttering, “Peonies bloom in late spring, and then plant some roses, which bloom all year round.” “Thank you, Your Highness!” Leng Yu Yan gradually relaxed, no longer resisting sharing this intimate bath with him. Ye Yiheng opened his eyes. “You’re being too formal again.” “I truly mean it, thank you. The Eastern Palace used to have only summer lotuses, but you’ve allowed it to have other flowers. Like the peaches we ate this year, next spring we’ll see peach blossoms. You’ve done a lot for me, and I’m truly grateful.” She was just too greedy, wanting his whole heart. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥 That was something she dared not say. The atmosphere was unexpectedly harmonious, and the two chatted without looking elsewhere. After a quarter of an hour, Leng Yu Yan sneakily glanced at her fingers, noticing the skin had wrinkled from soaking too long, and thought about returning to her room. However, he was still in the bath… She asked softly, “Your Highness, could you turn around? I’d like to get out.” The person who had just been considerate replied, “You can pretend I’m still blind.” “How could I pretend that?” “I’ll close my eyes.” “Then I shall get out first.” As he spoke, a splashing sound erupted and a tall figure emerged from the water, startling Leng Yu Yan into quickly covering her eyes. Seeing her act so timid, Ye Yiheng chuckled, “Scaredy-cat.” While talking, he stood by the pool’s edge, stretched out a long arm to grab a cotton towel, and leisurely wiped the water from his body. Due to his sudden movement, the water rippled, and only then did Leng Yu Yan, still covering her eyes, realize she should gather the petals closer to herself. Watching her flustered, vulnerable demeanor, and catching a fleeting glimpse of the view beneath the water, Ye Yiheng felt a dryness in his throat and a tension in his back, then hoarsely asked her, “Are you really not going to look at this mole of mine?” He silently sighed to himself again, how could he bear to bully her when she was so frail? Having soaked in the bath for so long, he just couldn’t bring himself to take advantage of her. He didn’t even dare to touch her hand. Ye Yiheng ah, Ye Yiheng, you’ve finally met someone who makes you think twice, hesitate and consider carefully! The decisiveness you once had was completely lost in front of her. The girl in the water below, she is the calamity of your life! Leng Yu Yan dared not turn her head to look at him standing by the poolside and raised her voice, “Don’t look, hurry up and get dressed!” Suddenly she heard him pick up clothes from the rack on the other side, and Leng Yu Yan hurriedly closed her eyes. She didn’t know how long she had her eyes closed until someone patted the top of her head. “Open your eyes, it’s time to get up. If you don’t, I will personally pick you up.” Leng Yu Yan cracked open one eyelid and saw that he had put on a night robe, then she fully opened her eyes, “Go to the bedroom, and I’ll get up.” The person agreed, and his footsteps gradually receded. Leng Yu Yan let out a long sigh of relief, feeling immensely relieved. The next afternoon, Leng Yu Yan informed Ye Yiheng and only took Xiaoshan and Miao Zhu back to Prince Zhenbei Mansion. Arriving at Jingning Village, she saw Leng Yuqing, in military attire, washing his hands with the assistance of Wei Hao. “Second brother, did you seek me out for an urgent matter?” Leng Yuqing dismissed the attendants around before he spoke seriously, “Before elder brother left the capital, he left a message for you. I didn’t mention it before because the Crown Prince was accompanying you back.” Leng Yu Yan’s brows furrowed slightly, “What did he say?” “Leng Yi’s death was indeed caused by the Tian Family, but it’s unclear exactly who is responsible. That was elder brother’s exact word,” Leng Yuqing cautioned, “Sister, you must be careful in all aspects, even with the one who shares your bed.” Leng Yu Yan clenched her fist, “Second brother, the Crown Prince wouldn’t be the murderer of brother Leng Yi; I believe in him.” Leng Yuqing nodded, “What I mean is not for you to suspect the Crown Prince, but his position obliges him, and he often contacts other princes. Like the princes and princesses who come and go to the Eastern Palace, you must beware of all of them, sister, understand what I mean?” Leng Yu Yan nodded gravely, “I understand!” Leng Yuqing’s brows furrowed deeply, “The mastermind behind the murder of sister Mian’er is also likely someone from the Tian Family. I always feel that there is a huge conspiracy behind these two incidents.” Looking at Yan’er before him, who resembled Mian’er, Leng Yuqing swallowed some words back. He really wanted to say that the Crown Prince urgently needs the support of Prince Zhenbei Mansion, and as long as she and the Crown Prince have a stable relationship, everything would be negotiable. But the Crown Prince is unfathomable, and the Leng Family’s merits are too prominent; if the Crown Prince ascends to the throne and starts to distrust the Leng Family, what then? Thinking this, he couldn’t help but remind her, “With elder brother around in the past, I didn’t say much. Now that it’s just the two of us left in the capital, sister, your safety is the Leng Family’s safety.” Leng Yu Yan’s eyes suddenly warmed, and she rested her forehead against Leng Yuqing’s shoulder, “Second brother…” Leng Yuqing patted her back gently, “If you feel aggrieved, come back and talk to your second brother.” At this moment, in the Eastern Palace, small study room. After finishing up his work, Ye Yiheng said to Song Guo, “Bring the peach crisps.” Song Guo thought he had heard wrong, “Your Highness, what did you say?” Ye Yiheng said coldly, “The ones dried by the Crown Princess Consort.” Unable to suppress her joy, Song Guo asked directly, “Your Highness wants to eat them?” “Are you not going to fetch them?” Song Guo looked at the sky, “Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter should be collecting the peach crisps right now…” and then she hesitated, “But the Crown Princess Consort advised that without her permission, no one is allowed to sneak a bite.” Ye Yiheng moved a molar, weren’t they made for him by that woman? Song Guo reluctantly took out a small paper packet from her bosom, “I hid two pieces; should I share one with Your Highness?”