After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

Ye Xuan understood perfectly well what the guard meant, and his dissatisfaction with Ye Qingwu deepened.

After the guards left, Ye Xuan stopped pretending and gave Ye Qingwu a stern rebuke.

"You wretched girl, you've really got quite the nerve these days, daring to do anything!"

Faced with Ye Xuan's rebuke, Ye Qingwu's gaze turned icy. "Then tell me, Duke, what have I done?"

"Duke Ye, you must understand that slandering the Regent's Consort without evidence is a serious crime!"

Ye Xuan clenched his fist and raised his hand to strike Ye Qingwu's face.

A forceful slap like that would be enough to draw blood from someone's cheek.

In the past, Ye Xuan, the father, would slap the original owner whenever he was dissatisfied with anything.

It's just a pity about her now...

Just as Ye Xuan's slap was about to land, Ye Qingwu moved a few steps to the side.

Suddenly losing his balance, Ye Xuan stumbled forward and fell to the ground after a few steps.

Ye Qingwu sneered, "Duke Ye, are you so weak that you can't even stand up straight? If so, you should ask the Emperor to let you retire and return to your hometown as soon as possible, so as not to embarrass yourself in front of others."

Ye Xuan never expected this to happen. When he heard the sarcasm in Ye Qingwu's tone, he felt like he wanted to tear Ye Qingwu to pieces.

"Ye Qingwu, how dare you curse me?"

Ye Xuan roared angrily at Ye Qingwu.

Ye Qingwu said calmly, "Duke Ye, isn't what I said true?"

"Otherwise, how could you have fallen to the ground so easily? As for whether it's a curse or not, since Duke Ye wants to think that way, there's nothing I can do about it."

"If you have something to say today, you'd better say so. If not, I'll have to have someone ask you to leave."

Ye Qingwu sighed, "I just wonder if it will damage the reputation of Duke Ye when that time comes."

"Before taking any action, Your Excellency should carefully consider your current situation!"

Ye Xuan got up in a disheveled state. Although he was furious at Ye Qingwu's behavior, he understood that the wretched girl was right.

Even if he was dissatisfied with Ye Qingwu, this was still the Regent's Palace.

"If there is nothing else, Your Excellency, I will take my leave."

Seeing that Ye Qingwu was really about to leave, Ye Xuan became anxious and quickly said, "Stop right there!"

"Anything else?"

Ye Xuan felt both embarrassed and awkward when Ye Qingwu asked him that question.

As a Duke, he had never been treated like this before, but if the curse came true, not only the Regent's Mansion but also the Duke's Mansion would suffer.

If it weren't for this matter, he wouldn't have come in person.

"I'm asking you, what exactly is the Regent's current situation?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingwu immediately understood what Ye Xuan meant.

"Duke Ye, you should think about this carefully. This is the Regent's Palace. Why didn't the Prince come with me to do this?"

Ye Xuan opened his eyes wide, a strange sense of panic welling up inside him.

"Could it be that the Regent is really going to die because of the curse?"

"How is this possible...!!"

The thought that this matter would implicate him and the Duke's mansion made Ye Xuan almost unable to calm down.

At this moment, Ye Xuan directed almost all his anger at Ye Qingwu.

"Ye Qingwu, aren't you very capable? Since you offered to the Emperor that you could break the curse, why did you have to involve the Duke's mansion?"

"

He didn't care at all whether Ye Qingwu was alright. In Ye Xuan's eyes, even if this wretched girl really did something bad, it was her own fault, and she deserved to die.

"This is the Emperor's order."

Ye Qingwu had lost all patience with Ye Xuan; these people were good for nothing except acting crazy in front of her.

Ye Yuanfeng was like that, and now Ye Xuan is the same.

It's really annoying.

"If you have any complaints about this matter, you may go to the Emperor."

Seeing that he couldn't get any information about the Regent from Ye Qingwu, Ye Xuan was still unwilling to give up.

"And what about Granny Chang? As someone close to the Empress Dowager, Ye Qingwu, do you think that now that you've become the Regent's Consort, you can do whatever you want?"

"Tsk, Duke Ye does know quite a lot."

"You even know about what's been happening in the Prince's mansion lately. Let me guess, Ye Qingzhu must have told you this."

"She's quite bold."

Hearing Ye Qingwu's words, Ye Xuan was even more convinced that what Qingzhu said was true.

"So you admit it?"

"Admit what?"

"you!"

Ye Xuan was furious. He found that when facing Ye Qingwu, all his anger seemed to hit cotton.

It had absolutely no effect on Ye Qingwu. If they were in the Duke's mansion now, he would definitely teach this wretched girl a lesson and some manners.

But this is the Regent's Palace, and people are in a state of panic because of the curse. If something happens to Ye Qingwu, he will have a hard time explaining himself.

"Duke Ye, I must remind you that if you see Ye Qingzhu, tell her to think carefully about the consequences of sneaking out of the palace."

"The order to send her to the Prince's residence was issued by the Emperor. Instead of talking nonsense to me, Duke Ye, you should think about the consequences of these things first."

Ye Xuan's pupils contracted, and he looked at Ye Qingwu with almost disbelief.

"What did you say?"

"You said Qingzhu ran away from the Prince's mansion, but..." Ye Xuan quickly rejected the idea.

“The Prince’s mansion is heavily guarded. How could Qingzhu possibly sneak out on her own?”

"Ye Qingwu, don't expect Qingzhu to suffer the consequences of the evil deeds you committed."

Seeing that Ye Xuan still refused to believe it, Ye Qingwu couldn't help but find it laughable, and felt indignant about the original owner's fate.

No matter what Ye Qingzhu did, someone would always clean up her mess. And whether it was in the past or the original owner of the body in the book, no matter how much she tried to please the people of the Duke's Mansion, if it was beneficial to them, then so be it.

However, if there is even the slightest dissatisfaction, it can reveal deeper and more vicious behavior towards the original owner.

It's really abominable.

"A guard just reported that a dog hole was found in a corner of the Prince's mansion, and coincidentally, Ye Qingzhu's jewelry was also found nearby."

"Lord Ye, I think I don't need to explain how Ye Qingzhu got out."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xuan was completely unsettled. He hadn't expected that before the curse could even come true, Qingzhu would cause him trouble first.

If anyone sees the green bamboo and the news spreads, he will inevitably be held accountable by the emperor.

Realizing this, Ye Xuan had no intention of asking any further questions. He needed to hurry back to his residence and find out the truth about these matters.

Especially when it comes to sneaking out.

Ye Qingwu watched this scene and couldn't help but feel extremely ironic.

But this is for the best. Didn't Ye Qingzhu think she was fearless because of the Duke's mansion? Now that Ye Xuan knows this, how will he deal with it?

She was actually looking forward to it...