After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

Seeing Zhan Sijing remain silent, Ye Qingwu had a rough idea of ​​what had happened. Her smile remained unchanged. "What is it? Let's talk about it in the carriage."

After all, this was in the palace, and even though the palace servants passing by dared not approach her, their eyes would inevitably drift towards her.

Zhan Sijing looked deeply at the woman in front of him, but said nothing more, and got into the carriage with her.

After a long silence, Zhan Sijing spoke first, "I'm sorry to have troubled you with this matter."

"Trouble?" Ye Qingwu was taken aback and looked at Zhan Sijing with a look of astonishment.

"Your Highness, do you remember what I mentioned to you before?"

"Yes, but the matter of the curse involves many things and cannot be changed by human power."

He initially didn't believe in such mystical claims, but as time went on and the prophecies came true one by one, he had no choice but to believe them.

Before Ye Qingwu appeared, he had already accepted the curse that he would die in two days.

Until a few days ago... Zhan Sijing looked at Ye Qingwu, and he could not forget the scene on their wedding day when she brought chicken soup to his room.

It was like a ray of light that allowed his heart, which had been engulfed in darkness, to catch its breath for a moment.

"Who says things can't be changed?"

Perhaps sensing the deep sorrow emanating from Zhan Sijing, Ye Qingwu reached out and grabbed him without hesitation.

She could understand Zhan Sijing's despair over the years, especially since the Cold Shadow Poison was extraordinary, and there was also the invisible pressure from the so-called curse, which was enough to destroy a person in the long run.

"Your Highness, believe me, I have already ensured your safety."

These words of hers were not just empty words, but a promise to Zhan Sijing. Since Heaven had allowed her to transmigrate into this book, and she had the ability to heal, she would not allow anyone to get into trouble in front of her.

"Speaking of curses, Your Highness, besides my medical skills, I also know some esoteric arts of divination."

Ye Qingwu raised an eyebrow and gave him a sly smile.

Zhan Sijing was clearly taken aback by her words, and murmured, "Fortune telling?"

“That’s right.” Ye Qingwu nodded. “Even if a person’s fate is predetermined, luck can change. There is hope in every desperate situation and everything can turn around.”

"Your Highness, you think that my coming to your side and going through the exchange marriage is a turning point?"

Ye Qingwu gently comforted her, believing that since her transmigration into the book and Ye Qingzhu's rebirth could happen simultaneously, they couldn't be defined by the original events.

"Actually... I am not afraid of leaving."

Zhan Sijing said earnestly to Ye Qingwu, "I'm just worried about dragging you into this."

“I know,” Ye Qingwu replied. “The reason why the Emperor and Empress Dowager did not pursue the matter of the marriage exchange, and even the Duke’s mansion was able to remain unscathed, is it all thanks to the Prince?”

"And that rooster," Ye Qingwu said. In the past few days, she had thought that perhaps Zhan Sijing used the rooster as a substitute for the wedding at the beginning just to make the other party back down.

Unfortunately, once you've stepped in, there's no turning back.

Suddenly the carriage jolted, and Ye Qingwu instinctively leaned forward.

"careful!"

Zhan Sijing pulled the person into his arms almost immediately, and the driver's voice could be heard from outside.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, please forgive the bumpy road conditions just now."

"Drive carefully." Zhan Sijing responded and walked towards the woman in his arms.

Because of the sudden incident, Ye Qingwu was practically leaning against Zhan Sijing's chest, and she could hear his heart pounding violently through his clothes.

"Are you OK?"

When Ye Qingwu said this, Zhan Sijing asked the same question.

An ambiguous atmosphere filled the air as their eyes met.

Zhan Sijing released Ye Qingwu, feeling a slight reluctance in his heart.

Seeing the blush on his face, Ye Qingwu chuckled softly.

It's unbelievable that His Highness is so "funny," both before and now.

Ye Qingwu, who was easily embarrassed, smiled and moved closer to Zhan Sijing.

"Your Highness, have you been with any other women before this?"

Zhan Sijing was clearly taken aback. When he met Ye Qingwu's gaze, he quickly said, worried that she might misunderstand, "What kind of person does Your Highness take me for?"

So, it's just me?

Zhan Sijing's face instantly turned red. At that moment, he felt his heart beating faster than ever before, and he quickly looked away, refusing to look at Ye Qingwu's face.

Ye Qingwu still had a smile on her face and didn't say anything more.

Based on our interactions over the past few days, this prince is truly a very good person.

Therefore, it is even more unacceptable for someone to die suddenly.

Inside the Duke's Mansion.

The news that Ye Qingwu had made a promise to the emperor in the palace quickly reached Ye Xuan's ears.

Ye Yuanfeng was summoned to the study and asked Ye Xuan, who had a worried expression on his face.

"Father, why did you summon me here in such a hurry? Is there something you need?"

"Go to the Regent's Palace right now and ask that wretched girl what she really means!"

Not content with turning the Duke's mansion into chaos, they even wanted to drag everyone down with them.

Upon hearing Ye Xuan mention Ye Qingwu, Ye Yuanfeng asked in confusion, "Father, Ye... isn't she no longer related to us?"

He was still furious about what happened last time, but Ye Qingwu had somehow learned those strange skills, and the Regent's Palace was a place he didn't know how to deal with.

Even though he was dissatisfied with Ye Qingwu, he didn't dare to act recklessly.

"She has nothing to do with us, but the Emperor doesn't think so!"

"Do you know about this wretched girl? She told the Emperor that she wanted to cure the Regent, and about that curse."

When someone from the palace came and explained what had happened, he almost fainted.

"Madam, you cannot go in."

Just as Ye Xuan was talking to Ye Yuanfeng, Su Shi's voice came from outside.

Seeing that the guards were blocking her way, Madam Su simply shouted loudly inside, "Master, I have something important to say."

Ye Xuan, who was about to tell Ye Yuanfeng about the dangers of the matter, frowned after hearing Su Shi's words and replied to the outside, "Let her in."

Su entered the study quickly and was met with Ye Xuan's disapproving gaze.

Ye Yuanfeng is here too.

"Tell me, what's so important that you're in such a hurry?"

Seeing how excited Su Shi was outside, but remained silent here, Ye Xuan frowned, his voice filled with strong displeasure.

Seeing this, Madam Su asked cautiously, "Master, did the people who came from the palace just now say that the Regent is cursed?"

Ye Xuan was startled. He hadn't mentioned this matter to anyone, not even Ye Yuanfeng, whom he had just summoned and hadn't had a chance to explain in detail.

Su was in the backyard at the time and shouldn't have known about this.

With a hint of doubt, Ye Xuan asked Su Shi again, "How did you know about this?"

Upon receiving the answer, Madam Su became even more smug. "Master, Qingzhu told me all of this."