After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

Ye Qingzhu took a few steps back, her eyes filled with resentment, but she dared not say anything more.

"Granny Chang, what's going on?" Ye Qingwu asked Granny Chang.

"In response to Your Highness, His Majesty recently received a letter from the Imperial Advisor, stating that the only cure for the Regent's illness is a woman from the Duke's mansion."

Ye Qingzhu's pupils shrank, her eyes filled with disbelief. What she meant by only women from the Duke's mansion was utter nonsense.

Doesn't this mean that if the Regent were to die in two days, she would have to be buried with him?

But she had already changed her fate of marrying into the Regent's Palace, so why was she still being asked to do this?

"Do you know which woman it is?"

Compared to Ye Qingzhu's breakdown, Ye Qingwu was much calmer.

"This old servant doesn't know either, which is why His Majesty ordered someone to bring Ye Qingzhu here."

"Scholar Jiang, your wife will have to stay at the Prince's residence for the next two days. Do you have any objections?" Granny Chang asked, glancing at Jiang Wenjin.

Jiang Wenjin dared not have any other objections and quickly agreed.

"Steward, prepare two rooms in the mansion for Granny Chang and this scholar's wife to live in," Ye Qingwu called the steward over and instructed him.

"Yes."

Ye Qingwu was about to leave when she saw Ye Qingzhu following closely behind, staring intently at her the whole way, as if she had something to say but dared not say it.

Only when she was a distance away from Granny Chang and the guards did Ye Qingzhu quickly step forward and block her way.

Seeing this, Ye Qingwu asked, "What do you mean by this?"

"What do you mean?" Ye Qingzhu was immediately annoyed and questioned Ye Qingwu.

"Ye Qingwu, shouldn't you give me an explanation for what happened?"

"Hasn't Granny Chang already made herself very clear?"

"That's all one side of the story!" Ye Qingzhu was agitated, and perhaps because it was just her and Ye Qingwu there, she became increasingly unrestrained in her speech.

"Do you know that the Regent's illness is incurable? Ye Qingwu, you are now the Regent's Consort. If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."

She didn't want to stay in this place for even a second longer.

"It seems you know very well what's going to happen?" Ye Qingwu was curious about how she knew what would happen after being buried alive, seeing how well she spoke.

Perhaps we can use this opportunity to get some clues.

"Of course, I am..." Ye Qingzhu was about to speak when she suddenly realized something was wrong when she met Ye Qingwu's gaze.

"Ye Qingwu, don't worry about whether I know it or not. I want to leave now, otherwise... otherwise... Father will not let you off if he finds out."

Seeing that Ye Qingwu was still moving forward, Ye Qingzhu became even more furious, "Did you even hear what I said?!"

"Ye Qingzhu, you need to understand that this is the Regent's Palace, and you were not brought by me."

"If you want to leave, go talk to those people."

"If you step in, there will definitely be a way."

Seeing that Ye Qingwu seemed to be relenting, Ye Qingzhu quickly said that those people were very stubborn, and if they were useful, she would have found a way to leave when she was brought here.

"I understand now. You're holding a grudge about what you did before and want to drag me down with you?"

"Ye Qingwu, how cruel you are!"

Ye Qingzhu gritted her teeth, seething with anger, and made a move as if she was about to fight Ye Qingwu.

Just as she was about to make her move, two coats appeared out of nowhere, and before Ye Qingwu could even speak, they each restrained Ye Qingzhu from one side.

Unable to break free, Ye Qingzhu roared at Ye Qingwu, "Let me go!"

Ye Qingwu was also puzzled by the appearance of the two maids.

"Your Highness, this scholar Jiang's wife has been so disrespectful to you. Shouldn't she be taught a lesson?"

One of the maids said to Ye Qingwu.

“Send her to Jiang Wenjin.”

Ye Qingwu said that even if Ye Qingzhu were reborn, with her abilities and temperament, she wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

But now, she feels as if some unseen hand is manipulating everything that's happening.

They even monitored her every move...

"Your Highness, this is probably not appropriate."

The head maid seemed not to understand Ye Qingwu's actions, and even after receiving the order, she did not follow it.

Seeing this situation, Ye Qingzhu felt indignant. This was how the Regent's Palace was. In her previous life, although she became a princess, no one in the palace took her words seriously, and they even treated her as if she didn't exist.

Now it's time for Ye Qingwu to experience this feeling too.

Ye Qingwu narrowed her eyes slightly and asked the maid, "What? Do I have to say the same thing again?"

"Look at their clothes, they must have come from the palace with Granny Chang. Could it be that they don't even know the rules after leaving the palace?"

Ye Qingwu's gaze was icy, and her aura was extremely oppressive.

The head maid lowered her head, horrified by the woman before her, and could only say to the other maid, "Take this Madam Jiang to Scholar Jiang's side."

After Ye Qingzhu was forcibly dragged away, the maid remained where she was, following Ye Qingwu every step she took, never leaving her side.

"Are you spying on me?"

"The slaves dare not."

In response to Ye Qingwu's sudden question, the maid replied, "Your Highness, I was only ordered to protect your safety."

"Whose life?"

Ye Qingwu added that, seeing the maid's shifty eyes, she already had a guess in her mind.

"Is that right, Granny Chang?"

Granny Chang was someone close to the Empress Dowager, and these palace maids came out with her. Their actions were likely due to Granny Chang's orders.

What she dislikes is people telling her what to do.

It seems that when giving Zhan Sijing a set of rules, it's also necessary to establish some rules for the people in the manor to prevent any situation from disrupting her subsequent plans.

"Go and tell Granny Chang that I have something to say to her in the pavilion in the back garden."

"And if you continue to follow me, don't blame me for being impolite."

The maid was clearly somewhat intimidated by Ye Qingwu's imposing aura, and could only nod in response.

In the pavilion.

Granny Chang arrived quickly after receiving the news, only to find the place empty, which puzzled her.

Wasn't the princess supposed to be waiting for him here?

How come there's not a single person here?

"Granny Chang."

Just as Granny Chang was wondering whether she should leave, she heard Ye Qingwu's voice behind her.

Granny Chang turned around and quickly bowed when she saw who it was.

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

Ye Qingwu glanced at her, her gaze icy, and headed toward the stone chairs in the pavilion.

After a long silence, Granny Chang finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke.

"Your Highness, you summoned this old servant here because you have something to instruct me on?"

"Granny Chang, do you still remember why the Empress Dowager asked you to come back to the manor with me?"

Granny Chang was taken aback, clearly not expecting Ye Qingwu to ask such a question.

She lowered her head and spoke to Ye Qingwu.

"It is to assist the Queen."

"I think it's surveillance."