After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

Zhan Siwan stood beside the Empress Dowager, her words filled with dissatisfaction towards Ye Qingwu.

Besides these two, Ye Qingzhu was also standing to the side. Although she guessed that the Empress Dowager had probably summoned her here because of the matter of Granny Chang, she still visited Zhan Siwan, the sixth princess born to the Consort, after entering the palace, just to be on the safe side.

With her accompanying us to the Shou Kang Palace where the Empress Dowager resides, there will be someone to look after us if anything happens.

That's why, even though she's been here for quite some time now, the Empress Dowager's attention has been completely drawn to Zhan Siwan, and she hasn't had time to pay attention to her.

Just as Ye Qingzhu was breathing a sigh of relief, a palace maid walked in and reported to the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, the Regent's Consort has arrived."

The Empress Dowager gave a soft "hmm" and raised her hand, "Let her in."

The two people most shocked by Ye Qingwu's arrival were Ye Qingzhu and Zhan Siwan.

"Grandmother, how did Ye Qingwu end up in the palace? Could it be your doing as well?" Zhan Siwan asked tentatively from the side.

“Siwan, Qingwu is still your royal aunt no matter what. As a princess of the royal family, you should pay the most attention to etiquette and not call her by her first name.”

"understood."

Zhan Siwan lowered her head, her eyes filled with dissatisfaction. It was all Ye Qingwu's fault; she had caused her to be scolded by her grandmother as soon as she arrived. How hateful!

"Princess Regent, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager invites you in."

The palace maid who had gone in to report came out and replied to Ye Qingwu.

Ye Qingwu nodded, but as soon as she entered Shou Kang Palace, she saw that besides the Empress Dowager, two other pairs of eyes were fixed on her: Zhan Siwan and Ye Qingzhu.

Unexpectedly, these two people were also there, which made things quite interesting.

"Greetings to the Queen Mother."

Ye Qingwu stepped forward and bowed in the direction of the Empress Dowager.

"Your Highness, I have summoned you and Ye Qingzhu here today because I have some questions for you regarding Granny Chang."

"What exactly happened that caused the fire in the daily nanny's courtyard?"

“Granny Chang has been by my side for so many years. She has always been calm and composed. She is not the kind of person who would do something rash. Something must have happened here.”

The Empress Dowager's tone suddenly turned stern, "I hope that you two can tell the truth."

Ye Qingzhu looked panicked and hurriedly explained to the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, I really didn't know anything about this. The reason I passed by there was entirely because I was ordered by my sister."

"Sister?" The Empress Dowager was taken aback, her face darkening, clearly doubting Ye Qingzhu's words.

Zhan Siwan was the most emotional. She was about to call Ye Qingwu by her name when she remembered her grandmother's words. She said to Ye Qingwu in a sarcastic tone, "Auntie, the sister Ye Qingzhu was talking about should be you, right?"

"The reason why the Empress Dowager sent Granny Chang to the Prince's Mansion was to assist you, but you instead ruthlessly murdered Granny Chang. It is truly despicable."

“Grandmother, I’ve long felt that something was off about my aunt. From what I know, she might be using witchcraft.”

Ye Qingzhu nodded quickly and echoed Zhan Siwan's words.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I intentionally wanted to slander my sister, but what the Sixth Princess said is true; my sister does indeed possess some extraordinary abilities."

The Empress Dowager snorted again, her gaze toward Ye Qingwu growing increasingly hostile.

Then he commanded Ye Qingzhu, "Ye Qingzhu, tell me everything you know."

"Yes." Ye Qingzhu glanced in Ye Qingwu's direction, feeling quite pleased with herself. With the Sixth Princess present, the Empress Dowager clearly trusted her side more.

Now that bitch Ye Qingwu is definitely dead.

"Your Majesty, ever since you sent Granny Chang to the Regent's Palace, His Highness the Regent's health has been poor, which is why my sister has been managing the affairs of the palace."

"But who would have thought that my sister would rely on her status as a princess and do whatever she wants, without taking anyone seriously. Even Granny Chang, I sometimes see her just reminding my sister a couple of times, and she gets scolded by my sister."

"I was coerced by my sister to monitor Granny Chang's movements, and that's how I saw Granny Chang set the fire. I think Granny Chang must have been unable to bear the verbal abuse from my sister, which is why she couldn't think straight."

"As for what happened later, in order to cover up these things, my sister deliberately fabricated the story of witchcraft and used it to make everyone believe it."

"Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I couldn't persuade my sister."

“Grandmother, Ye Qingzhu was also oppressed by the Empress Dowager’s status. Although she agreed, she did not do anything substantial. On the contrary, the Empress Dowager took advantage of this to do such a thing. If the same thing happens again, won’t more people suffer?”

The Empress Dowager was clearly swayed by Zhan Siwan and Ye Qingzhu's words. Her gaze turned stern as she angrily questioned Ye Qingwu, "Your Highness, how do you intend to explain this matter?"

"Your Majesty, I only learned about Granny Chang's matter afterward. As for the so-called verbal abuse, that's utter nonsense."

"If Your Majesty the Empress Dowager does not believe it, you can ask Commander Wang and the guards who came with you at the time; they can all provide evidence."

Ye Qingzhu had finally found an opportunity, so how could she let Ye Qingwu get away with it so easily? Using the Empress Dowager's status and power to deal with this vile woman was the best thing to do.

Even if Ye Qingwu is the Regent's Consort, as long as it's an order from the Empress Dowager, she will still be punished. Even if the Emperor and the Regent himself come, they will have to be cautious because of the Empress Dowager.

It was indeed true that he had taken the initiative to mention his intentions to Zhan Siwan earlier.

"Proof? Sister, everyone in the manor has been coerced by you. Although you know medicine, you haven't used it for good. You've even been using silver needles to stab people. Even if you ask them, how can they tell you the truth?"

"Your Majesty, you are unaware of the truth. My sister's silver needles are incredibly powerful. She uses this method to control everyone. I suspect that Granny Chang was poisoned by my sister and couldn't bear the torment of the poison. Since my sister was unwilling to provide the antidote, she chose the most extreme method."

“I never imagined you could be so vicious, taking advantage of my uncle’s coma to commit so many harmful acts. Grandmother, people as wicked as you must be severely punished, otherwise more people will suffer in the future.”

"Sixth Princess, Ye Qingzhu, according to what you said, since I am so powerful, I shouldn't have given you a chance to speak. Why is this happening today?"

Now that she had regained her confidence after what had just happened, Ye Qingzhu snapped at Ye Qingwu, "Sister, how could you speak like that in front of the Empress Dowager?"