After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

"Even if you did, wasn't that something you brought upon yourself?"

Faced with Ye Qingwu's questioning gaze, Ye Yuanfeng inexplicably felt guilty.

"Ye Qingwu, don't you think things would have turned out this way if you hadn't kept bullying Qingzhu!"

"Who told you that I bullied Ye Qingzhu?"

"Is it the Su family, or a servant in the manor? Ye Yuanfeng, don't you have a brain? Can't you think this through?"

Ye Qingwu found it laughable, "You believe everything others say, no wonder those people call you a fool."

"Ye Qingwu, who are you calling an incompetent fool!"

Ye Yuanfeng was furious at Ye Qingwu's words. He knew that wherever Ye Qingwu was, nothing good ever came of it.

It's outrageous that someone would dare to call themselves an incompetent fool these days.

"Take my silver needles off immediately," Ye Yuanfeng commanded forcefully.

Ye Qingwu glanced at the silver needles stuck in Ye Yuanfeng's hand, her gaze becoming increasingly disdainful. "You can still move your other hand, so if you want to take them off, just pull them out yourself."

"That won't do. Who knows what tricks you might pull?"

Ye Yuanfeng's eyes flickered, but he was terrified. He could remove the silver needles directly, but who knew what might happen next?

"I think you're just scared."

Ye Qingwu stepped forward, her face full of disgust.

"Who's scared? I'm just... Ah!" Ye Yuanfeng cried out in pain, and as he watched the silver needle being pulled out, he scolded Ye Qingwu, "Ye Qingwu, couldn't you be a little gentler?"

Strangely, the silver needle remained in the arm for so long without causing any bleeding.

"Or should I put it back in?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuanfeng took several steps back and said warily, "You dare!"

The silver needles are finally gone; if they're inserted again, who knows what will happen?

"Wait a minute." Seeing Ye Qingwu about to leave, Ye Yuanfeng shouted loudly.

"Is there anything else?"

Ye Qingwu looked at Ye Yuanfeng and said, "Ye Yuanfeng, you'd better not follow me, or it won't just be a matter of pain."

"If you don't believe me, you can try it."

Looking at the person who used to follow him and speak to him in such an unfamiliar tone, Ye Yuanfeng clenched his fist, feeling a pang of sadness, as if he had lost something important.

"Ye Qingwu, come back with me. As long as you apologize to your father, we can still accept you."

“Even though you treated Qingzhu like that, I can feel that Father, Mother, and even Qingzhu are worried about you.”

Why did you have to ruin such a good relationship?

"Did I make such a mess of things?"

Ye Qingwu sneered, "Ye Yuanfeng, don't be silly, you're the one who can't see the truth."

"You keep calling Su 'Mother' in front of her, but what was the outcome? Have you ever thought about why she prevented you from taking the imperial examinations and indulged your pleasures?"

"Besides, I don't care at all."

Ye Qingwu didn't want to say anything more to Ye Yuanfeng. Even if she laid out all the facts in front of him, he wouldn't believe her and would even make excuses for those people.

Everyone has their own destiny. Since we can't change it, we should just respect it.

Ye Yuanfeng stood there, watching Ye Qingwu's departing figure, his feelings extremely complicated.

Xiao Si, who was beside him, caught up and was overjoyed to see that the silver needles on Ye Yuanfeng's arm were gone.

"Second Young Master, has the Princess removed the silver needles for you?"

Ye Yuanfeng remained silent for a long time without speaking. The servants couldn't help but show worried expressions and tentatively asked, "Second Young Master, what's wrong?"

"Tell me, was I really wrong in this matter?"

After a long silence, Ye Yuanfeng suddenly spoke. Although he was angry with Ye Qingwu, he also disliked her attitude towards him.

However, from a certain perspective, it seems that what Ye Qingwu said is not without reason.

"This..." The servants looked at each other in bewilderment in the face of Ye Yuanfeng's sudden question.

"Second Young Master, we don't know either."

"Never mind, let's talk about it when we get back." Ye Yuanfeng suppressed his discomfort.

When they returned to the Duke's mansion, Ye Qingzhu and Madam Su were already waiting there.

"Second brother, have you found out about the ointment?"

"Hmm." Ye Yuanfeng nodded. "Qingzhu, the doctor at that shop was a quack. When patients came, even Ye Qingwu could be cured, but that doctor just couldn't."

Ye Qingzhu was taken aback and quickly looked towards the Su family.

Su sensed something was wrong when Ye Yuanfeng returned. She used a gentle tone to coax him, "Yuanfeng, do you mean you encountered Qingwu at the pharmacy?"

What exactly happened back then?

"It was Ye Qingwu who cured the person."

"Mother, I'm a little tired and want to go rest first." Ye Yuanfeng looked exhausted and clearly didn't want to talk about these things anymore.

"Hey……"

Before Ye Qingzhu could say anything more, Ye Yuanfeng had already left, saying with dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with that guy?"

"It's just baffling."

“Mother, see, I was right. He’s not my own brother, so why would he care about me?”

Ye Qingzhu's tone was filled with dissatisfaction towards Ye Yuanfeng.

"Qingzhu, don't worry, let me call those servants over and ask them a few questions first."

Madam Su comforted Ye Qingzhu and then summoned the servants.

"Madam, what brings you here?"

"I'm asking you, what happened at the pharmacy? Did you hear what Ye Qingwu and Yuan Feng said?"

"This issue……"

Seeing that these servants still dared to stammer, Ye Qingzhu said angrily, "What are you hesitating for? Speak up!"

"Otherwise, we'll kick you all out of the Duke's mansion."

These people were quite frightened by Ye Qingzhu's words and quickly said, "Madam, Second Miss, we heard the Princess say to the Second Young Master that you were not sincere towards him and that there was some scheming involved."

"That Ye Qingwu! Mother, that bitch has gone too far!" Ye Qingzhu was furious upon hearing this and said through gritted teeth.

Although Su Shi looked displeased, she was much calmer than Ye Qingzhu was angry.

"What was the second young master's reaction at the time? Did he believe Ye Qingwu's words?"

Madam Su continued to ask the servants questions.

"We don't know either."

The servant shook his head, and Madam Su gave a wink to the maid beside her, "Give each of these people ten taels."

Upon hearing that there was silver, the men's eyes widened, and they thanked Madam Su repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, Madam."

"Remember, if something like this happens again, be sure to tell me immediately."

The men who received the silver nodded hurriedly, "Please rest assured, Madam."

"You may all go back. Remember, do not let the Second Young Master know anything about the money."