After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

"You mean you're the one who brought about a turning point for the Imperial Uncle?"

Zhan Siwan glanced at Ye Qingzhu with obvious disdain, "This princess doesn't think so."

If Ye Qingzhu had such ability, how could she have ended up like this?

"Of course, I don't believe it was Ye Qingwu either. Since you have a grudge against Ye Qingwu, I will help you this time."

Ye Qingzhu was taken aback. So it turned out she had made the right bet. This sixth princess, like herself, also had some dissatisfaction with Ye Qingwu.

If she had known that saying these things would get the Sixth Princess to help her, she wouldn't have bothered with so many things.

"Sixth Princess, now..."

"Don't worry, just come with me. With me here, Ye Qingzhu definitely won't dare to make things difficult for you!"

Ye Qingzhu followed behind Zhan Siwan, feeling much more at ease after hearing her words.

No matter what, this sixth princess is the daughter of the emperor and the imperial concubine. Even if Ye Qingwu doesn't care about the people of the Duke's mansion, she should still consider Zhan Siwan's status.

She wanted to see how arrogant Ye Qingwu would be with Zhan Siwan around.

"I will take Ye Qingwu and Ye Qingzhu with me."

Zhan Siwan approached Ye Qingwu and spoke arrogantly.

"take away?"

"Sixth Princess, Ye Qingzhu's two hundred slaps have not yet been delivered. Taking her away now would be against the rules."

"What rules and regulations? Ye Qingwu, Ye Qingzhu is still your sister who grew up with you. You just opened your mouth and slapped her two hundred times. Isn't that a bit too cold-blooded!"

"No matter what you say today, I'm taking Ye Qingzhu with me. What are you going to do to me?"

Zhan Siwan looked completely confident, certain that Ye Qingwu wouldn't dare to do anything to her.

"Sixth Princess, I will not stop you if you want to leave. But if you disregard the Emperor's orders, and the Emperor and the Prince are still in the study, I can only send someone to report to them. I cannot guarantee what will happen."

"No!"

Ye Xuan was the first to speak. Zhan Siwan was a princess in the palace, and if anything happened, the emperor would definitely turn a blind eye, but in the end, they would be the ones to suffer.

"Qingzhu, since this is the princess's punishment, you may begin."

Ye Xuan sighed and said to Ye Qingzhu, "In the end, things turned out this way because Ye Qingzhu brought it all on herself."

Ye Qingzhu stood there, stunned, unable to believe that these words came from her own father.

"Father, you..."

Zhan Siwan, who was originally full of confidence, also hesitated. If it were anyone else, she would not be afraid of Ye Qingwu.

But her father is still in the palace. If Ye Qingwu were to cause trouble there, it might implicate her as well.

"Ye Qingwu, two hundred slaps are far too many. How about you reduce it to one hundred slaps for my sake?"

"Does the Sixth Princess mean she wants to share the burden with Ye Qingzhu?"

"Sixth Princess, you don't know this, but the Regent said that if you want to give up, you have to exchange it for silver, and he even said that each slap would be a hundred times."

"Is there still such a thing?"

"If that's the case, this princess will gladly pay 20,000 taels."

"Ye Qingwu, don't go too far. Even if this matter really reaches Father Emperor, your behavior will definitely be despicable."

"And what about the Duke?"

“I…I’ll also contribute 20,000 taels,” Ye Xuan said. Ye Yuanfeng, who was standing to the side, saw Ye Qingwu looking at him and felt that he would feel bad if he didn’t say something at this moment.

"me too."

He has accumulated quite a bit of savings over the years, so taking out 20,000 taels is more than enough for him.

Ye Qingwu curled her lips into a smile, "Since the three of you are so sincere in wanting to ask Ye Qingzhu to apologize, then let's make it eighty slaps."

Ye Qingzhu was utterly dumbfounded. All three of them received 20,000 taels of silver, while Ye Qingwu received 60,000 taels. Not only did she receive so much silver, but she also demanded eighty slaps.

That Ye Qingwu is absolutely despicable!

"What's wrong, Ye Qingzhu? You seem to have a problem with this suggestion. If that's the case..."

Before Ye Qingwu could finish speaking, Ye Qingzhu hurriedly said, "Princess Ye, I will take these eighty slaps."

"Then let's get started."

Zhan Siwan was furious. She never expected Ye Qingwu to be so shameless. She was already willing to take out 20,000 taels of silver, but he still wouldn't give up.

If it weren't for the fact that Ye Qingzhu was still useful, and that her father was still in the palace, she wouldn't have remained so silent.

She'll keep this score in mind for now and settle it with Ye Qingwu later.

It took Ye Qingzhu almost an hour to finish delivering the eighty slaps.

“Father, Ye Qingwu has gone too far. Look, Qingzhu’s face is already bleeding.”

Seeing Ye Qingzhu like this, Ye Yuanfeng was very worried. Just as he was about to step forward, Ye Xuan reprimanded him.

Until the last slap landed, Ye Qingzhu collapsed to the ground.

"Your Highness, now that the slap is over, can we let this matter rest?"

Looking at Ye Qingzhu on the ground, Ye Xuan felt heartache, but when he looked at Ye Qingwu, he felt more disgust.

"Take the person back."

"And Your Excellency, tell Ye Yuanfeng that I didn't pursue this matter earlier because I was worried that he might disturb the Prince's situation. But if he dares to act so recklessly again in the future, I can't guarantee that he won't implicate the entire Duke's mansion."

"Ye Qingwu, you..."

Ye Yuanfeng couldn't stand Ye Qingwu speaking to him in such a tone, and was about to rebuke her when Ye Xuan stopped him.

Although this wretched girl is hateful, Ye Qingwu is right about this point.

If Yuan Feng doesn't change his temperament, he may bring trouble upon himself.

"Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness."

"Yuanfeng, take Qingzhu and leave."

As Ye Xuan gave the order to Ye Yuanfeng, he turned and left.

Ye Yuanfeng helped Ye Qingzhu up from the ground, and before leaving, he glared fiercely at Ye Qingwu.

"Ye Qingwu, you just wait! You'll get your comeuppance sooner or later for your behavior!"

After Ye Xuan, Ye Qingzhu, and Ye Yuanfeng left, Zhan Siwan stood there, her feelings particularly complicated.

No? These people just left like that? She gave Ye Qingzhu 20,000 taels of silver, and they didn't even say thank you?

"Sixth Princess, don't forget these twenty thousand taels."

Ye Qingwu's reminder only fueled Zhan Siwan's anger. She shouted at Ye Qingzhu and Ye Yuanfeng, "You two, stop right there! Did I, the princess, allow you to leave like this?"

Ye Qingzhu and Ye Yuanfeng froze. They had just finished dealing with Ye Qingwu and had completely forgotten about the sixth princess.

"Siwan, don't be silly."

The emperor's voice rang out, and seeing the people approaching, Zhan Siwan's attitude softened. She approached the emperor and said, "Father, these people..."

Zhan Siwan was about to bring up the matter of silver, but then realized she didn't know where to begin. Whether it was about sorcery or helping to deal with Ye Qingwu, bringing it up would not only be useless, but would also get her scolded.