After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

"Regent's Consort, are you really going to ignore Ye Qingzhu's actions this time?"

Granny Chang was quite angry with Ye Qingzhu. She was an old servant of the Empress Dowager, and even the concubines in the palace had to treat her with respect.

But to be treated like this at the Regent's Palace is truly despicable.

Seeing that Ye Qingwu hadn't spoken since earlier, Granny Chang decided to turn her attention to her.

In her opinion, Ye Qingzhu's audacity must be due to Ye Qingwu's instigation.

“Granny Chang, I have already made myself very clear. Ye Qingzhu is not a member of the Prince’s Mansion. I’m afraid I can’t help her with anything.”

After Ye Qingwu finished speaking, she prepared to leave, but glanced at Ye Qingzhu as she turned around.

Ye Qingzhu understood immediately and became even more arrogant, "Granny Chang, did you hear that?"

"Since you're a servant, you must follow the rules."

"you you!!!"

Granny Chang pointed at Ye Qingzhu, unable to utter a single word.

"Granny Chang!"

"Quickly, someone come! Granny Chang has fainted."

The palace maid who came with Granny Chang saw the person lying on the ground and shouted to the surroundings.

Seeing this, Ye Qingzhu finally panicked. When she saw Ye Qingwu about to leave, she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her.

"Ye Qingwu, Granny Chang has fainted. Aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Ye Qingwu glanced at the person on the ground and said calmly, "It's just that he was so angry that he had a heart attack. He can be helped back to sleep and he'll be fine."

Hearing this, Ye Qingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."

Although she had agreed to help Ye Qingwu deal with Granny Chang, the other party was, after all, someone from the palace. If something were to happen to her, she might be dragged away and punished before the curse could even come true.

This is not what she wants to see.

Meanwhile, Granny Chang had already been escorted back to her room by the palace maids.

Seeing the person wake up, the palace maid was overjoyed, "Granny, you're finally awake."

“We are, after all, people close to the Empress Dowager. This Regent's Consort is truly despicable, actually saying that your condition can be cured simply by sleeping!”

"If anything were to happen to you, how would we explain it to the Empress Dowager?"

"And that Ye Qingzhu, I think she's in cahoots with the Regent's wife!"

"Hel me up."

Granny Chang did not reply, but after a long silence, she spoke to the two palace maids.

The palace maids exchanged glances and quickly did as Granny Chang had instructed.

Chang Mama sat up from the bed, looked around, and said to one of the palace maids, "Go and fetch the bundle I took with me when I left the palace."

"Granny, is this what you're talking about?"

The palace maid quickly brought a bundle, but before she could hand it over, Granny Chang snatched it away.

"You all get out."

As Granny Chang, burdened by the troublesome bundle, spoke impatiently, the two palace maids, though puzzled, dared not say anything more under Granny Chang's urging.

The moment the door closed, Granny Chang opened the bundle, revealing a blood-red half of a jade pendant.

Upon closer inspection, the jade pendant was reddish with a hint of black. Granny Chang took out a sharp blade hidden under her pillow, cut her finger, and let the blood drip from her fingertip into the broken jade pendant.

The originally red jade pendant gradually turned black, and a strange smile appeared on Granny Chang's face.

Back in the courtyard, Ye Qingwu felt uneasy for some reason, her intuition telling her that something bad was about to happen.

"Cold Wind, has anyone been here just now?"

To prevent any accidents, Ye Qingwu asked Leng Feng, who was guarding there.

Leng Feng stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to Ye Qingwu, and replied, "Your Highness, I have been guarding this place since you left, and no one has come here."

"No?" Ye Qingwu hesitated. Where did this feeling of unease come from? Usually, this feeling meant something big was about to happen.

Could it be Zhan Sijing?

With a sense of doubt, Ye Qingwu walked into the house. As soon as she pushed open the door, the scent of calming incense lingered inside.

She went to Zhan Sijing's bedside and saw that he was still asleep, so she placed her hand on his pulse.

"Your Highness, how is the Prince?"

Seeing Ye Qingwu hurriedly enter the house, Leng Feng followed her in and asked anxiously.

"Judging from the pulse, there is nothing abnormal."

Leng Feng felt much relieved after hearing this and said to Ye Qingwu, "Then I will go out first."

Ye Qingwu simply responded softly, her gaze remaining fixed on Zhan Sijing's sleeping face.

Judging from her pulse, everything seemed fine, so why did her unease intensify when she saw Zhan Sijing?

What exactly went wrong here?

Ye Qingwu looked out the window. It was almost evening, and after today, there was only one day left before the sudden death mentioned in the book.

If we can get through this safely, we can prove to everyone that it is not a curse.

Hopefully nothing unexpected happens...

In the Duke's Mansion.

"Master, the second young master is back."

Ye Xuan, who was anxiously waiting for news, heard the servant's report and hurriedly left the study, with Su Shi by his side.

Compared to Ye Yuanfeng, the Su family cared more about whether Ye Qingzhu would come back with them.

Upon seeing Ye Yuanfeng return alone, Madam Su was puzzled and questioned him.

"Yuanfeng, where's Qingzhu? Why didn't she come back with you?"

Although Ye Xuan did not speak, his gaze fell on Ye Yuanfeng, clearly indicating that he also had some doubts about this.

Having been humiliated by Ye Qingwu, Ye Yuanfeng naturally dared not tell Ye Xuan the truth.

“Father, Ye Qingwu won’t let me take Qingzhu away. She said it’s the Emperor’s order and anyone who objects will be killed.”

"I think she's deliberately trying to drag us all down with her."

Ye Xuan stood frozen in shock. "You're saying this is the Emperor's order?"

Faced with Ye Xuan's question again, Ye Yuanfeng was clearly flustered. "Father, this is only Ye Qingwu's side of the story."

"When you went to the Regent's Palace, did you find anyone from the palace?"

"This one……"

Seeing that Ye Yuanfeng was still stammering, Ye Xuan became furious and said sternly, "Explain yourself!"

Ye Yuanfeng trembled at the rebuke, "Yes..."

"When I arrived at the Regent's Palace, I did find quite a few palace guards. I also heard that the commander of the palace guards of the imperial city had been sent here as well."

"This is it, we're really doomed."

Ye Xuan staggered a few steps, his face pale. "If I had known that this wretched girl would bring such trouble to the Duke's mansion, I should have strangled her from the start!"

"Master, what should we do with Qingzhu?" Madam Su asked in a panic. This was the first time in all these years that she had seen Ye Xuan like this.

"The Emperor first sent Commander Wang to the Regent's Palace, and then left Qingzhu there. His purpose is quite clear."

"If that wicked girl can cure the Regent, everyone can live in peace. If she can't, not only the people in the Prince's mansion will be buried with him, but also the Duke's mansion."

Jiang Wenjin, who was just about to go to the Duke's mansion to inquire about Ye Qingzhu's whereabouts, heard Ye Xuan's words after taking only a few steps forward.