The Sickly Regent Prince Who Was Abandoned as a Substitute Bride

"Father, it's really not my sister's fault..." Dongfang Wan'er said softly.

Qiuqin quickly helped Dongfang Wan'er up and gently patted the dust off her body.

"My lord, Zhu'er really didn't mean it! Her face was so itchy, Zhu'er must have accidentally touched Wan'er. It's all my fault. If I had helped Wan'er, she wouldn't have accidentally hit Zhu'er's face with the whip!" Liu Qiqi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, her delicate voice evoking pity.

Looking at his beloved concubine's pitiful appearance, Dongfang's heart softened. He quickly embraced Liu Qiqi tightly and whispered comfortingly, "Qiqi, it's not your fault..."

Immediately afterwards, he raised his head, turned his gaze to Dongfang Wan'er, and was about to say something.

"Father, look, the scabs on my sister's face where I slapped her are already starting to form..." Dongfang Wan'er pointed to Dongfang Mingzhu's cheek.

"And also, Father, if my sister and aunt hadn't insisted that I pushed Mingzhu to the ground, why would I have hurt Mingzhu? Besides, I always gave my sister all the good things I had without reservation!" At this point, Dongfang Wan'er couldn't help but cry with grievance.

Dongfang Zheng was exasperated by the sight of one or two people crying... He looked at Dongfang Mingzhu's face and indeed, the wound Wan'er had sustained had scabbed over...

"My lord, the doctor has arrived..." Steward Zhou said as he led the doctor into the room.

"Why not the Divine Doctor Dan? I want the Divine Doctor Dan to treat me! What kind of quacks have you brought here!" Dongfang Mingzhu lay on the bed, crying and shouting, her voice full of grievance and dissatisfaction.

"Nonsense! Doctor Dan isn't someone you can just invite casually. You ungrateful girl, don't be so ungrateful!" Dongfang Zheng also lost his temper and shouted.

After being yelled at by her father, Dongfang Mingzhu dared not utter another word and could only silently shed tears.

Seeing this, Liu Qiqi said, "My lord, it's all my fault. If only I had blocked Wan'er's whip when it came..." Liu Qiqi wiped away her tears...

Dongfang Wan'er: [Look at her, trying to sow discord between me again...]

"Wan'er, you were indeed too impulsive back then..." Dongfang Zheng didn't dare to say too much to Dongfang Wan'er, lest he cause his mother's bird's nest to be lost again.

"Father, you know, I've always been very good to my sister and aunt. Otherwise, I wouldn't have given the things my second aunt sent me to my sister..." Dongfang Wan'er pretended to wipe away her tears. "If it weren't for my aunt and sister insisting that I pushed my sister, I wouldn't have gotten so angry..."

"Dad, look, the wound I got has scabbed over..."

Dongfang Zheng looked at it and saw that it had indeed scabbed over...

"My lord, perhaps we should have the doctor examine Zhu'er's face first..."

Dongfang Zheng snorted and said irritably, "Then hurry up and watch!"

The doctor stepped forward, took Dongfang Mingzhu's pulse, and carefully examined the wounds on her face. He muttered to himself, "Everyone says the eldest daughter of the Marquis's mansion is arrogant and domineering, and ugly beyond belief. But now, seeing her, it's the second young lady who's so uncouth. Rumors really shouldn't be trusted..."

"Has the Second Miss eaten seafood or similar foods recently?" the doctor asked softly.

Oriental Pearl and Liu Qiqi, who was standing to the side, exchanged a glance. Both of them felt a little guilty and lowered their heads without saying a word.

"No, no..." Oriental Pearl stammered.

"Please tell me the truth, Miss, so I can prescribe the right medicine..." the doctor said with a stern face.

"I ate, I ate..." Oriental Pearl said, forcing herself to speak.

"When did you eat it..." the doctor asked again.

“Yesterday…yesterday…” After saying this, Dongfang Mingzhu closed her eyes.

"That's right, the second young lady had an allergic reaction to seafood, which caused her unbearable itching... I'll prescribe a medicine..." The doctor finished writing the prescription, took the money, and left.

Dongfang Wan'er: [My medicine is so easy to cure. That's right, the initial symptoms are just like a seafood allergy. If you use medicine as if it were a seafood allergy, it will only get worse...]

Dongfang was shocked, but since this was a family matter, he couldn't make a scene in front of outsiders. After the doctor left, he went straight to the table, grabbed a teacup, and smashed it to the ground.

"Slap..."

A crisp cracking sound echoed throughout the room. Liu Qiqi was so frightened that she trembled all over, her legs went weak, and she knelt down on the ground.

"Liu Qiqi, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation!" Dongfang Zheng was furious, his face flushed red, his eyes wide with anger as he shouted at Liu Qiqi. He never imagined that while he and his mother had been eating vegetarian food for two days in a row, this woman had been secretly enjoying delicious food behind their backs.

"My lord... this concubine, this concubine..." Liu Qiqi had never seen Dongfang Zheng's eyes so fierce before. She panicked for a moment and stammered, not knowing how to answer.

"Stop talking nonsense! How much of what Wan'er gave you is left?" Dongfang Zheng didn't want to waste any more time with her and asked directly.

Liu Qiqi's body trembled uncontrollably, her head bowed so low it almost touched the ground, her voice barely audible: "There...there are still some."

Dongfang Zheng was trembling with rage, his face ashen, veins bulging on his forehead. He glared at the person in front of him, gritting his teeth as he said, "You dare to sneak food behind my back! Quick, quick, go and bring me the rest!"

Before long, several servants hurriedly carried out several boxes of ingredients. Dongfang Zheng took a closer look and couldn't help but gasp. Good heavens, these several large boxes were filled with extremely precious and rare delicacies from land and sea, and there was even a whole box of top-grade bird's nest!

"How dare you!" Dongfang Zheng slammed his fist on the table in anger, jumping up from his seat. His eyes widened as he angrily questioned the other party, "So many good things, and you actually dared to hide them away? Tell me, is there anything else?"

Liu Qiqi was terrified. She kowtowed desperately, crying and begging for mercy: "My lord, please spare me! I know I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again. Everything is really here, please calm your anger, my lord..."

Dongfang Zheng was furious. He pointed at Liu Qiqi and cursed, "You spendthrift woman! This food is enough for our whole family to eat for a long time! Don't you even know how to be frugal?!"

After saying that, he glared at Dongfang Mingzhu standing next to him, his eyes full of disappointment and anger. "And you, instead of learning how to be a decent person from your father, you insist on learning these petty and despicable habits from your mother!"

"My lord, I know I was wrong..." Liu Qiqi kept admitting her mistake.

Oriental Pearl Tower, [I told my aunt to be careful when hiding things, but now Father has found everything...]