After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

"Your Highness, do you see something is wrong with the Prince?"

After Zhan Sijing was carried to another courtyard, a servant accidentally touched his hand and exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingwu quickly stepped forward, but immediately released her grip upon touching Zhan Sijing.

"Why is it so hot!"

"You few go and prepare some cold water. The prince may be showing signs of fever, and we must bring his temperature down as soon as possible."

Once the fever reaches a certain temperature, it may have irreversible effects on the brain.

Even if the person wakes up by then, it will be too late.

After these people left, Ye Qingwu took out silver needles again, intending to use acupuncture to lower the temperature.

The problem with the evil spirits was finally resolved, and now he has a fever. This guy really has a lot of bad luck.

"Your Highness, the cool water is here."

The servant brought over some cool water as Ye Qingwu had instructed, and then asked, "What should we do next?"

"Put the things on the ground, and you can all get out."

Ye Qingwu said that after the fight just now, she also needed enough peace and quiet.

"Yes."

These people did not hesitate any longer. Although the princess had only been married into the royal palace for seven days, too many things had happened during that time. The princess's abilities impressed them, but they were also afraid of her.

The prince is currently in a coma, and the princess is their pillar of support.

No one objected to Ye Qingwu's words.

The moment the door closed, Ye Qingwu bent down, soaked a towel, and placed it on Zhan Sijing's forehead.

After doing all this, she placed her hand on Zhan Sijing's pulse. Strangely, judging from the pulse, Zhan Sijing's condition was not abnormal.

Why does fever occur?

All of this can only be discussed after the symptoms subside. Looking at Zhan Sijing, who was still unconscious, Ye Qingwu sighed softly.

"Zhan Sijing, I've done everything I was supposed to do these past few days. You better live up to my expectations and don't let anything happen!"

As she finished speaking, Zhan Sijing's fingers twitched slightly. Ye Qingwu, who was still holding Zhan Sijing's pulse, noticed the change immediately.

The finger moved!

Ye Qingwu's pupils contracted, and her tightly furrowed brows relaxed. Did this mean that Zhan Sijing could hear her?

He's conscious!

Realizing this, Ye Qingwu continued to say to Zhan Sijing, "Zhan Sijing, if you can hear me, then wake up right now."

"Everyone's fate depends on you, including mine."

"I...don't want anything to happen to you."

Ye Qingwu lowered her eyes and looked at this face, feeling a strange pang of sadness in her heart. She was clearly just a character in a book, yet she didn't come to this world for seven days.

Yet it felt like an eternity had passed, and an invisible bond had formed between her and Zhan Sijing.

Recalling what had happened, Ye Qingwu felt helpless.

He truly was a sickly prince.

That night, Ye Qingwu dared not relax for a moment, fearing that other symptoms besides fever might appear.

Zhan Sijing's fever didn't completely subside until it was almost dawn.

Nothing else happened, that's great. I think Zhan Sijing will wake up soon.

Ye Qingwu took out the spiritual spring from his spatial storage and drank a few mouthfuls before he regained his energy.

With Zhan Sijing's situation stabilized, the next step is the Prince's residence.

The malevolent energy that appeared last night was too strange. Everything has a source, and malevolent energy is no exception. To prevent the same thing from happening again, she must find out what is going on.

The two palace maids who came from the palace are key.

"princess."

When she came out of the house, she saw Leng Feng standing there, head down, looking ashamed.

Upon seeing Ye Qingwu, Leng Feng asked, "Last night, I disobeyed Your Highness's advice and caused a major blunder. Please punish me, Your Highness."

"That's all."

Ye Qingwu said that even if Leng Feng hadn't gone there, the evil aura would still have been able to control him.

"Your Highness, then..." Seeing Leng Feng's hesitant manner, Ye Qingwu asked, "Do you want to ask about the Prince's condition?"

Leng Feng nodded. Today was the day the prophecy was to come true, and he needed to know about the prince's situation.

"Aside from not being fully awake yet, everything else about him is normal, and his coma won't last long."

"Then this curse..."

Leng Feng was pleasantly surprised, but still somewhat uncertain about the curse.

"For now, the problem is considered solved, but we'll have to wait until His Highness wakes up to discuss the specifics."

Just then, Commander Wang led his men towards them. Upon seeing Ye Qingwu talking to Leng Feng, he quickly stepped forward and respectfully said, "Your Highness, today..."

"His Highness is alright, Commander Wang, please rest assured."

Upon hearing Ye Qingwu's words, everyone present showed a relieved expression, and some even knelt down, their eyes filled with gratitude as they looked at Ye Qingwu.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life."

They all knew very well that whether it was the sudden appearance of malevolent energy or the burial offerings related to the fulfillment of a curse, without the princess before them, everything would be in vain.

"Everyone, get up."

"Where did those two palace maids go?"

Ye Qingwu looked at these people, but she didn't see the palace maid who had come with Granny Chang.

"Your Highness, I will go and fetch them right away."

One of the guards volunteered and brought the two palace maids over in no time.

The two looked uneasy when they saw Ye Qingwu. "Your Highness, is there something you want to tell us?"

"Now that the prince is alright, I must find out the truth about Granny Chang."

The matter of the evil aura was too bizarre. No one would believe it even if they told others, unless they saw it with their own eyes. And yet, that Granny Chang was someone who served the Empress Dowager.

After the curse is over, the Empress Dowager will definitely investigate the matter.

"Where did you come into contact with this malevolent energy?"

Even though the evil aura in the mansion had been eliminated after that day's events, it reappeared, and its source was still the two palace maids.

Even if they had no connection to Granny Chang's affairs, they must have known something.

"What are you all hesitating for? Tell us everything you know right now, or I can take action against you right now!"

Commander Wang also sensed something amiss in Ye Qingwu's words. With this reprimand, the two already terrified palace maids immediately knelt down with a thud.

They pleaded in Ye Qingwu's direction, "Your Highness, we were wrong, please forgive us."

"Then tell me everything you know."

"Yes." The two palace maids exchanged a glance and slowly said, "On the day we entered the mansion with Granny Chang, we heard her mention a rumor that if you drip blood onto a stone made with secret techniques and make a wish, your wish will be granted."

"We had no choice but to do this regarding the curse that requires us to be buried alive with the dead."

"Your Highness, we did not expect that doing so would have such serious consequences."