After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

If that's the case, things could get really bad.

"Cold Wind, try to see if you can break this cage."

Ye Qingwu gave the order to Leng Feng.

"Yes." Leng Feng drew his sword and began to slash at the cage, but the cage remained completely unaffected by the sword.

As Leng Feng made his final chop, a force suddenly appeared in the cage, rebounding the applied force back.

Caught off guard, Leng Feng stumbled back several steps.

"Your Highness, the material of this cage is extremely special; I'm afraid it cannot be opened with ordinary weapons."

Ye Qingwu narrowed her eyes slightly.

The bead was placed on top of the cage, and the cage opened with a clang the next second.

Leng Feng opened his eyes wide, shocked and surprised by what he saw.

"Help Valley Master Lu out."

Ye Qingwu said.

"Your Highness, Valley Master Lu is still breathing; he must have just fainted. However, his face is ashen. Could it be that he, like the others, has also turned into..."

"Do not."

"Valley Master Lu is fine, he's just been poisoned."

As Ye Qingwu spoke, she took out a pill from her spatial storage, along with a bottle of spiritual spring water.

Then, acupuncture was used to briefly wake Lu Yin up.

Leng Feng stood aside, stunned by what Ye Qingwu had taken out and her sudden healing.

It seems that the princess can take anything out of her sleeve whenever she wants; it's truly amazing.

After acupuncture treatment, Lu Yin's ashen complexion gradually faded, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Upon seeing who it was, Lu Yin was filled with surprise. He glanced around nervously and said, "Your Highness, you must leave immediately. It's very dangerous here."

"Take this first." Ye Qingwu handed the pill directly to him.

After taking the elixir and drinking the spiritual spring water, Lu Yin's lost power gradually began to recover.

Lu Yin was also shocked by the pills given to him by Ye Qingwu.

I never imagined that this little pill could have such a miraculous effect.

"Valley Master Lu, have you seen the Prince? And why are you here?" Ye Qingwu asked Lu Yin, seeing that his condition had improved.

"That's because I noticed Su Yan's unusual behavior and followed her to the outskirts of the Imperial Preceptor's residence. I didn't expect to overhear her conversation with Ye Qingzhu and the Imperial Preceptor."

"I really didn't expect that the strange illnesses that have recently appeared in the capital were all caused by her, Ye Qingzhu and the Imperial Advisor."

"Just as I was about to leave to tell them what happened, I was suddenly surrounded by a black fog, and I don't know what happened after that."

"As for the Regent..." Lu Yin's expression changed.

"Exchange your life for mine!"

“Your Highness, when those people brought me here, I heard the Imperial Advisor say that the reason why the Prince was cursed was entirely due to the exchange of his life.”

"It seems that some unexpected events have occurred, and those people are going to remove the regent."

Ye Qingwu's gaze darkened; it seemed things were going as she had predicted.

If he could detect the disappearance of the purple aura around the emperor, the imperial advisor, who was the instigator back then, could certainly also detect it.

The best solution in this situation is to completely remove the person involved.

This is also the best way to conceal the secret from back then.

But she absolutely would not allow anything to happen to Zhan Sijing.

"Leng Feng, take Valley Master Lu back to the palace first. I will go to the palace myself."

Ye Qingwu said.

At this point, in addition to what Lu Yin said about exchanging lives...

Now that Ye Qingwu has proposed to enter the palace, even if Leng Feng is slow-witted, he can guess seven or eight parts of the truth.

"Your Highness, could it be that this so-called life-swapping is between the Prince and the Emperor?"

“That’s right.” Ye Qingwu nodded, making no attempt to hide anything at this moment.

"If I'm not mistaken, the prince is currently in the palace, as is the imperial advisor."

Having learned these things, she could no longer delay.

Zhan Sijing still had residual Shadowless Poison in his body, and even with the return of his own Purple Qi, it wouldn't last long at this moment.

"No, Your Highness, if this matter is truly related to these things, it would be too dangerous for you to go alone."

Even though he knew that the princess was exceptionally capable, the palace was heavily guarded, and the princess alone was no match for those people.

“Leng Feng, this is an order,” Ye Qingwu said in a deep voice.

Some things can no longer be delayed.

After giving her instructions, Ye Qingwu turned and left. With the guidance of the tracking talisman and the bead, she knew she could find Zhan Sijing's whereabouts once she entered the palace.

"Your Highness!" Leng Feng was extremely anxious as he watched Ye Qingwu leave.

It was evening when Ye Qingwu was stopped by the guards at the palace gate.

"Your Highness, is there something urgent that brings you to the palace at this hour?"

"Did Your Highness visit the palace today?"

"Your Highness, have you forgotten that His Highness the Regent left the palace with you?"

"So you mean you haven't seen the Prince enter the palace since then?"

The guard nodded.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingwu felt even more that something was amiss.

"Make way, I have something to discuss with the Emperor."

"Princess Regent, it's not that we're stopping you, but His Majesty is unwell. Even if you enter the palace now, you won't be able to see him. Besides, it's already this late. Princess Regent, there are rules in the palace too."

"Why don't you come back early tomorrow morning?" the guard said to Ye Qingwu with a troubled expression.

No matter how different they are, Ye Qingwu is just a princess. If she were the regent, they would definitely not dare to stop her.

Ye Qingwu understood their meaning: the palace was too large, and the emperor was unwell. If she forced her way in at this time, she would only get herself into trouble.

Just as Ye Qingwu was pondering how to get in, she saw a nanny walking towards her.

When the old woman saw Ye Qingwu, she smiled and quickly walked towards her.

"This old servant greets the Regent's Consort."

"Who are you?" Ye Qingwu narrowed her eyes slightly, vaguely feeling that this person's appearance was too coincidental.

"Your Highness, this old servant is from the Empress Dowager's palace and has been ordered to come and invite the Regent Princess."

Ye Qingwu was taken aback upon hearing this, and said with some hesitation, "You mean the Empress Dowager wants to see me?"

"Exactly."

The old woman nodded in reply.

"Lead the way." Ye Qingwu immediately agreed, even though the timing of the old woman's appearance was a bit too coincidental.

But regarding what happened back then, she believed that no matter how powerful the imperial advisor was, he couldn't have done these things without everyone's knowledge and observation.

There must be other people helping him behind the scenes.

Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager was the Emperor's biological mother, and this was compounded by her previous reaction to what she had said.

Although she didn't know why the Empress Dowager wanted her to enter the palace at this time, she couldn't care less about that now.

For them, finding Zhan Sijing was the most important thing.

"Why aren't you moving aside?"

Seeing this, the guards dared not obstruct them any further.