After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

"You?" Zhan Siwan was about to reprimand him when Ye Qingzhu rushed forward as if she had seen a lifeline and said nervously, "Sixth Princess, what I want to say concerns His Highness the Regent and Ye Qingwu."

"About my royal uncle?" Zhan Siwan hesitated. She didn't care about the Duke's mansion, including Ye Qingwu, but if it was related to her royal uncle, she could listen to it.

"Ye Qingwu, this princess has something to say to Ye Qingzhu. Take her away for a while. You won't be embarrassed, will you?"

Although Zhan Siwan was talking, she showed no intention of discussing it and dragged Ye Qingzhu away.

"Should Your Highness stop them?" Leng Feng was displeased with Zhan Siwan's behavior. Even though she was a princess, she still had to address the princess as "Royal Aunt."

I used to think that this sixth princess was just being genuine, but now it seems that it was all an act.

Some things are hard to believe unless you see them with your own eyes.

"Ignore them. In the end, the person is still in the Prince's mansion. Where else can they be taken?"

"As for Duke Ye and Second Young Master Ye, given your repeated favoritism towards Ye Qingzhu, do you intend to punish them as well?"

"Punish them?" Ye Yuanfeng exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Ye Qingwu's words, asking with an incredulous look, "Ye Qingwu, get this straight, we are your family!"

"How dare you speak to us in such a tone? The Duke's Mansion has raised you for over a decade, and you think you can sever ties with just a word? Ye Qingwu, don't you think that's ridiculous?"

Ye Yuanfeng rebuked Ye Qingwu, "How can you do this to repay your father for raising you?"

"Having a sister like you is truly shameful."

"Ye Yuanfeng, by what right do you speak to me?"

Ye Qingwu retorted, "Leng Feng, take down this Ye Yuanfeng!"

"Yes!"

Seeing the cold wind coming this way, Ye Yuanfeng realized that the other party was not just talking, but really meant it. In a panic, Ye Yuanfeng hid next to Ye Xuan.

"Father, you must save me."

“Your Highness, even if Yuanfeng has many faults, you shouldn’t be so ruthless.”

Ye Xuan shielded Ye Yuanfeng behind him, "I only have one question for you: how can Qingzhu be absolved of her guilt?"

Since the Emperor has handed the decision-making power to Ye Qingwu, as long as she is willing to let it go, all of this can be pretended that it never happened.

If it were before, this wretched girl would never have dared to disobey his orders. But ever since Ye Qingwu married into the Regent's Palace and became the Regent's Consort, she's become a completely different person.

It's really hard to figure out what she's trying to do.

Unfortunately, the Regent's position was second only to the Emperor, and even though he was already a Duke, he had no way to change it.

"Does the Duke want to protect Ye Qingzhu?" Ye Qingwu sneered, her eyes full of mockery.

"If that's the case, then show some sincerity. One hundred taels for each slap, two hundred taels. The Duke cares deeply for his beloved daughter, so surely he won't refuse, right?"

Ye Yuanfeng's eyes widened in shock. "One hundred taels for a slap? Ye Qingwu, I think you're crazy for money!"

Ye Xuan's face was extremely ugly. Such an exorbitant amount was something he wouldn't waste on Ye Qingzhu, even if he did.

It seems impossible to persuade Ye Qingwu to let Qingzhu go. I wonder what the Sixth Princess said when she left with Qingzhu. If this princess could step in, perhaps the outcome would be different.

Zhan Siwan followed Ye Qingzhu to a quieter place.

Zhan Siwan crossed her arms and looked at Ye Qingzhu with disdain.

"Ye Qingzhu, speak now. What exactly do you want to say that you've asked me to speak privately?"

"What exactly do you know about the Imperial Uncle and Ye Qingwu? If you dare to deceive me in the slightest, I will never let you off the hook."

Ye Qingzhu trembled and hurriedly said to Zhan Siwan, "Sixth Princess, you don't know that this Ye Qingwu knows sorcery."

"Aren't you surprised that Ye Qingwu has only been married to His Highness the Regent for a few days, yet His Highness is so protective of her?"

“Even the curse.”

Zhan Siwan was completely confused. "You mean Ye Qingwu used sorcery on my royal uncle and bewitched him?"

"Yes."

Thinking of the dark aura that had been emanating from the palace these past few days, Ye Qingzhu said fearfully, "It's not just His Highness the Regent, but everyone in the entire palace is like this."

"Hmph!" Zhan Siwan scoffed. "Ye Qingzhu, do you really think this princess is so easily fooled?"

"As for the curse, if Ye Qingwu knew any sorcery, she could have simply left the palace. Why did she have to stay?"

"Moreover, I saw the way you and those people from the Duke's Mansion treated Ye Qingwu just now."

"Ye Qingzhu, you think you can use this to get me to save you? You've miscalculated." Zhan Siwan said fiercely to Ye Qingzhu, "Not only will I not save you, but I might even make your crime worse!"

"Ye Qingzhu, would you like to give it a try?"

Ye Qingzhu trembled all over from Zhan Siwan's words. "Sixth Princess, if you don't believe me, you can ask the guards who came from the palace, or even the maids who came with Granny Chang."

“Many people have seen Ye Qingwu using demonic magic these past few days, and I would never dare to deceive the Sixth Princess in the slightest.”

Although Ye Qingwu was the one who saved Ye Qingwu from her predicament, who can guarantee that it wasn't some kind of harmful sorcery? If she used that, it would be enough to bring Ye Qingwu to her doom.

"Is everything you said true?"

Seeing that Zhan Siwan seemed to be starting to believe her, Ye Qingzhu quickly said, "Sixth Princess, please think about it again. How could His Highness the Regent treat Ye Qingwu any differently?"

"you're right!"

Thinking about how her uncle treated Ye Qingwu differently, Zhan Siwan became insanely jealous.

The Imperial Uncle has always disliked women getting close, and even Sister Mu was no exception.

But when it came to Ye Qingwu, it seemed that all the rules were no longer rules.

This was the first time she had ever seen the Imperial Uncle treat any woman so gently.

For this reason alone, she could not tolerate Ye Qingwu's existence.

How could a woman like Ye Qingwu be worthy of the Imperial Uncle!

Since Ye Qingzhu and Ye Qingwu have a grudge, why doesn't she make good use of that?

Thinking of this, Zhan Siwan tentatively asked Ye Qingzhu, "Ye Qingzhu, it's not impossible for me to help you, but you have to answer me, is there some kind of grudge between you and Ye Qingwu?"

"And I've also heard that there's some kind of arranged marriage between you two. What exactly is going on?"

"In response to the Sixth Princess, all of that was orchestrated by my elder sister. As for the curse, the Imperial Advisor once said that there is someone between my sister and me who can bring about a turning point."

“When I arrived at the Regent’s courtyard, I learned that the curse had been lifted.”