After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Wenjin looked slightly taken aback, as he remembered that the Duke's mansion had not had so many rules before.

Upon hearing of Ye Qingzhu's disappearance from the Dali Temple prison, Jiang Wenjin paused, then looked towards the mansion. Clearly, Ye Qingzhu had returned.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wen asked the guard, "Is my wife in the manor right now?"

"This..." The two guards exchanged a glance, unsure whether they should tell Jiang Wenjin the truth.

One of the guards stepped forward and said to Jiang Wenjin, "Young master, we are just guards and do not know what happened in the mansion."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenjin became even more certain of his thoughts.

The Regent's Palace.

These past two days, Ye Qingwu has spent most of her time in the space. The pills that she originally planned to refine in seven days have been hindered for some reason. Could it be because she brought the evil energy into the space?

It seems that in order to refine a pill that can directly cure Zhan Sijing's Shadowless Poison, she needs to find more medicinal materials.

Fortunately, with Lu Yin, the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, around these past few days, she didn't need to worry too much about Zhan Sijing's condition.

"princess."

A maid's voice came from outside reporting.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingwu emerged from her spatial dimension, walked out of the room, and asked the maid in confusion.

"What's the matter?"

"Your Highness, His Highness requests your presence in the study."

"Huh?" Ye Qingwu was taken aback. Why did Zhan Sijing ask her to come to the study? Could something have happened?

Thinking of this, Ye Qingwu went to the study, only to find that Zhan Sijing was the only one inside.

"Your Highness, you were looking for me?"

Ye Qingwu came to Zhan Sijing's side and looked around again. Leng Feng and Lu Yin were not there.

Seeing that Zhan Sijing was just staring at her without saying a word, Ye Qingwu couldn't help but feel strange.

She grabbed Zhan Sijing's hand and immediately prepared to take his pulse.

But then Zhan Sijing suddenly grasped her hand, his gaze unusually tender.

"I am fine."

"Then what's wrong with you...?" Ye Qingwu was even more confused, but she still insisted on taking Zhan Sijing's pulse. She was only relieved when she confirmed that there was nothing abnormal about Zhan Sijing's pulse.

"Where is Valley Master Lu?"

"They returned an hour ago."

As Zhan Sijing spoke, his gaze toward Ye Qingwu held a hint of displeasure.

"Doesn't the Princess miss me at all?"

"what?"

Ye Qingwu paused, clearly not expecting Zhan Sijing to say such a thing. She had been staying in her space for the past few days, too busy researching other medicinal herbs to think about anything else.

Just as Ye Qingwu was about to speak, she met Zhan Sijing's eyes, which were filled with dissatisfaction and a hint of grievance, and couldn't help but chuckle, "Your Highness, of course I am the same."

Zhan Sijing trembled slightly, and his gaze became intense when he saw Ye Qingwu respond to him.

"Blue mist..."

He tightened his grip, pulling Ye Qingwu into his arms. Looking at the woman in his embrace, Zhan Sijing gently leaned down.

"I……"

Seeing the other person's cautious appearance, Ye Qingwu's eyes became a little cunning. She wrapped her arms around Zhan Sijing's neck and kissed him like a dragonfly lighting a flame.

"Your Highness, is this enough?"

The moment Ye Qingwu's lips touched his, Zhan Sijing stiffened, his breathing became heavier, and he felt a sense of lightness.

His burning gaze fell on Ye Qingwu's red lips, and just as he was about to continue, he heard footsteps outside.

"Your Majesty."

It was the sound of cold wind.

Hearing someone approaching, Ye Qingwu pushed Zhan Sijing away at lightning speed.

When the cold wind came in, I saw this scene and didn't know what had happened.

"What's the matter?"

Zhan Sijing's voice was lower, clearly displeased with Leng Feng's sudden intrusion.

"Your Highness, ever since the incident in the eastern part of the capital, a number of people have suddenly developed strange illnesses."

"Your Highness, is the Princess Consort here?"

The report came from outside again.

Ye Qingwu was even more puzzled when she saw that it was someone who had come to find her, especially since Leng Feng had just finished talking about the strange illness.

She walked straight out of the study and saw a guard standing there. She was overjoyed when she saw him.

"What happened?" Ye Qingwu asked the guard.

"Your Highness, a large number of people have suddenly appeared outside the mansion, some of them even kneeling there, asking you to come out and treat them."

"Treatment?" Ye Qingwu paused. Logically speaking, if something really serious had happened, she should have gone to a clinic to see a doctor.

Moreover, there is Su Yan, the disciple of the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, in the capital, and even Valley Master Lu Yin is in the capital. They shouldn't have come to find me first.

Unless someone deliberately set this up.

Thinking about this, Ye Qingwu felt that things were not so simple and decided to go and take a look first.

As soon as Ye Qingwu arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, she saw a large crowd of people gathered there.

Some of the people recognized her and were very excited, exclaiming, "Look, the princess is out!"

"Your Highness, I beg you, you must heal my child."

A woman tried to rush towards Ye Qingwu.

Upon seeing this, the guards stopped these people one by one.

"Your Highness, I find something strange about this matter. Why don't you come inside first?"

Before Ye Qingwu could answer, they heard angry shouts from the crowd on the other side.

“Your Highness, you clearly possess medical skills and other extraordinary abilities. We have already begged you so much, yet you still stand here and refuse to help us.”

"Exactly! I think those rumors must be true. All the strange illnesses appearing in the capital are caused by the Princess Consort."

"You are so brave!"

The guard responded angrily upon hearing these words.

Ye Qingwu frowned, feeling that something was off about these people, but she couldn't sense any malevolent energy emanating from them.

"Treatment is possible, but you have to tell me who sent you."

Ye Qingwu was puzzled. This was the Regent's Palace, a place where even court officials had to act with caution, let alone ordinary people.

There must be something weird about this.

“Princess Regent, if you are upright and honest, why should you be afraid of what people say, unless everything that has happened during this period is related to you.”

"I never imagined that the dignified Regent's Consort would do something so despicable to harm the people!"

As they spoke, the people became even more agitated.

"Anyone who didn't know better would think you and the Regent's wife have some kind of grudge."

Lu Yin's voice came through.

"And who are you? Stop meddling in other people's business. Are you in cahoots with the Regent's wife?"

"Guards, take all these people to the government office. Anyone who dares to cause trouble outside the Prince's residence will not be let off lightly."

As soon as Zhan Sijing's voice rang out, the guards immediately took action, and the surrounding scene instantly descended into chaos.

Some people even left in droves, not daring to stay any longer.

Lu Yin sighed softly and said to Ye Qingwu, "This matter seems to be more complicated than it appears."

Ye Qingwu narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at the people. It seemed that some of them were finally about to lose their temper.