After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

This method was far more satisfying than simply executing Commander Wang and his men.

The hundred slaps lasted for almost an hour before they ended, and the supervising guard came before Ye Qingwu.

"Your Highness, the hundred slaps to Ye Qingzhu have already been completed."

Ye Qingwu nodded, and Commander Wang gradually stopped. Seeing that everyone present had bruises and swelling on their faces, Ye Qingwu said coldly, "What happened just now was just a lesson. If anyone dares to cause trouble here again, the consequences will not be a hundred times!"

“Commander Wang, you come from the palace, so you should understand the rules better.”

Ye Qingwu reminded him.

"Cold Wind, disperse these people."

"Understood, sir," Leng Feng replied respectfully, then ordered his men to take these people away.

But when it came to Commander Wang, he remained where he was. Compared to his previous disdain, Commander Wang looked at Ye Qingwu with caution. "Your Highness, I know I shouldn't have brought people to the Prince's courtyard, but it's already close to evening."

Despite the pain, Commander Wang asked, word by word, "This humble general has only one thing I want to understand: are you truly certain about the curse?"

Because of Commander Wang's words, everyone's eyes turned to Ye Qingwu, especially Ye Qingzhu's, who was filled with intense hatred, wishing she could kill Ye Qingwu, that bitch.

However, it must be admitted that it is impossible to escape from the Regent's Palace on one's own, unless Ye Qingwu can break the curse and allow the Regent to survive.

Otherwise, the final result would be that Ye Qingwu would not only die alone, but would also drag everyone down with her.

She did so much, even crawled through a dog hole, and now she's been slapped a hundred times—it's utterly humiliating for her.

It would be such a tragedy if they had to be buried with him in the end!

Facing everyone's gaze, Ye Qingwu remained extremely calm, saying, "Tomorrow will definitely be a good day."

Commander Wang lowered his head, already understanding Ye Qingwu's meaning, and respectfully replied, "This subordinate understands."

"Your Highness, rest assured, I will protect the safety of the Prince's residence until then, and I will ensure that no further mishaps occur."

After Commander Wang left, only Leng Feng, Ye Qingwu, and Ye Qingzhu remained in the courtyard.

"Your Highness, what should we do with Ye Qingzhu?"

Leng Feng asked Ye Qingwu, not understanding why the princess would still show mercy to a woman like Ye Qingzhu who was so unreasonable and kept causing trouble, even ruining important matters several times.

In his view, not a single person in Ye Qingzhu's household, including everyone else in the Duke's mansion, treated the Princess Consort as family.

"Leng Feng, you may leave. I have something I want to say to Ye Qingzhu alone."

Ye Qingwu walked towards Ye Qingzhu, and Leng Feng could only nod and go outside the courtyard to keep watch.

Ye Qingzhu's face was already red and swollen, and when she saw Ye Qingwu approaching, she still glared at her angrily.

"Ye Qingwu, don't be so smug. If something really happens, you'll be buried with us."

"Looks like a hundred slaps haven't changed your stubbornness. How about another hundred?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu panicked instantly and quickly changed her words.

"Ye Qingwu, you can't do this. You were the one who made the promise to the Emperor. Why are you dragging me down with you? I finally managed to change all of this."

"Change?"

Ye Qingwu sneered, and seeing Ye Qingzhu's distraught appearance, she asked, "Ye Qingzhu, do you really think everything has changed?"

"Of course!"

When Ye Qingzhu got emotional, her face hurt terribly. The hundred slaps were being supervised, and if she was too lenient, she would have to start over. It was just too painful.

"Since things have changed, why are you here? Why don't you tell me what happened to you?"

"Perhaps you will be able to get through tomorrow safely."

"What do you mean?"

Ye Qingzhu opened her eyes wide. Before, she thought Ye Qingwu had just changed her personality, but now, looking at Ye Qingwu, she felt that she was becoming more and more unpredictable.

"Ye Qingwu, since you let that guard named Leng Feng leave, and there are only the two of us here, why not make things clearer?"

"How can you be so sure that Jiang Wenjin will definitely become the Grand Secretary in the future, and why are you so eager to arrange a marriage alliance?"

Ye Qingwu said slowly, "Someone who has only lived for seven days shouldn't know so much."

Since Ye Qingzhu is so preoccupied with her impending doom, why not take this opportunity to clarify some things to avoid any unexpected problems later?

"Ye Qingzhu, I've already said all this, don't you understand?"

Ye Qingzhu was stunned, as if struck by lightning. She stared wide-eyed at Ye Qingwu, even forgetting the pain on her face.

"Ye Qingzhu, how do you know all this? Could it be..."

"Do you, like me, also know about what happened in the previous life?"

The more Ye Qingzhu thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Ye Qingwu must have used something related to her previous life to gain a foothold in the Regent's Palace, and she had fallen for this vile woman's scheme.

"The same as what?"

Ye Qingwu said, "Ye Qingzhu, I can only tell you that I happen to know some esoteric arts."

"What nonsense, Ye Qingwu? Now that you know about these things, I will no longer hide them from you."

"This curse is indeed real. If you really have any amazing abilities, then break it quickly."

Faced with the threat of death, the pain on Ye Qingzhu's face had become insignificant.

"Say something, please."

Seeing that Ye Qingwu still had no reaction to what she had said and even ignored her completely, Ye Qingzhu became even more anxious. She had already admitted to the things of her past life, so why was Ye Qingwu still so indifferent? It was really hateful.

"Ye Qingwu!"

Ye Qingzhu's shout made her face hurt even more, and she gasped for breath.

Right now, she really wanted to strangle that bitch Ye Qingwu to death to vent her anger.

But given the current situation, there are still so many guards nearby, and Leng Feng, if it weren't for Ye Qingwu, she would probably have been completely wiped out here.

Seeing that Ye Qingzhu was on the verge of collapse, Ye Qingwu slowly spoke.

"Ye Qingzhu, didn't I already make myself very clear?"

"What you're saying..." Ye Qingzhu still looked confused and asked Ye Qingwu again, "Ye Qingwu, what exactly do you mean by that?"

Besides using all sorts of random things to try and trick her, this bitch also said something else.

How do you know anything about Jiang Wenjin?