The Sickly Regent Prince Who Was Abandoned as a Substitute Bride

The eldest prince initially found Dongfang Wan'er ugly, but in order to gain the support of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, he pretended to befriend her. Now, however, he truly wants to marry her…

Dongfang Wan'er feigned reluctance, saying, "I don't want to marry the Regent..." Then she looked at the First Prince, "Your Highness, Wan'er cannot marry you either..."

"Sister Wan'er, why are you being so distant? You always call me Brother Jingchu." Ye Jingchu looked at Dongfang Wan'er.

"Your Highness, I am still young and do not want to get married. Besides, what about the Regent?" Dongfang Wan'er said softly, her eyes lowered.

Ye Jingchu hurriedly said, "Sister Wan'er, after we get married, I, the prince, will not restrict you."

Marquis Dongfang chimed in, "Yes, Wan'er, we can't afford to offend the Regent. The First Prince is of noble status, so it would be a good thing if we could marry him."

Dongfang Wan'er frowned slightly, "But I have no romantic feelings for the Crown Prince. I only mistook the feelings between siblings for romantic feelings. The Crown Prince has misunderstood."

Upon seeing the night scene, he quickly expressed his feelings, "Sister Wan'er, this prince is sincere towards you, and I have fallen in love with you at first sight."

Dongfang Wan'er sneered inwardly; she didn't believe Ye Jingchu's nonsense. But on the surface, she still pretended to be moved, "Wan'er is grateful for the Crown Prince's kindness, but when it comes to marriage, Wan'er hopes to follow her own heart."

When Ye Jing first saw that Dongfang Wan'er's attitude had softened, he promised, "Sister Wan'er, don't worry, this prince will wait for you, until the day you are willing to accept me."

“Brother Jingchu…” Dongfang Mingzhu stood aside, her beautiful eyes fixed on the two of them. In her opinion, they were clearly flirting!

Dongfang Wan'er smiled slightly and said softly, "Your Highness, please resolve this thorny matter properly before discussing the matter of marrying me! I will take my leave now..." Before she finished speaking, she gave a graceful bow and turned to leave.

As night fell, he gazed at Dongfang Wan'er's receding figure and silently vowed to hold her in his arms no matter what. He couldn't explain why he was so obsessed with her; a voice inside him told him he had to marry her, or he would lose something very important.

At this moment, Ye Jingchu noticed that Dongfang Mingzhu was still gazing at him with affection. He frowned slightly and said in a slightly reproachful tone, "Mingzhu, have you forgotten what I told you before? How could you be so inconsiderate today? You've really ruined my important plans!" After saying that, a hint of barely perceptible anger appeared on his face.

Upon hearing Ye Jingchu's words, Dongfang Mingzhu suddenly realized what he meant. She remembered that her brother Jingchu had once told her these things—that he hoped she could help him win Dongfang Wan'er's heart, thereby gaining the support of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. If her brother Jingchu could ascend to the throne as Crown Prince, or even become Emperor, then she could become the Crown Princess or Empress. But she had completely forgotten such an important matter!

"I'm so sorry, Brother Jingchu, I... Zhu'er thought you really liked Sister..." Dongfang Mingzhu was filled with remorse. She originally thought that Brother Jingchu was simply attracted by Dongfang Wan'er's beauty.

"Mingzhu, I've done all this for our future, you have to help me..." Ye Jingchu held Dongfang Mingzhu's hand tightly, her eyes revealing earnestness and expectation.

“Yes, Mingzhu, you almost messed things up and ruined the Crown Prince’s plans.” Dongfang Zheng chimed in from the side.

"I'm sorry, Father, Brother Jingchu, I know I was wrong. I will definitely find a way to help Brother Jingchu marry Sister smoothly..." Despite her deep resentment, Dongfang Mingzhu had no other choice. After all, she had to make sacrifices to achieve Brother Jingchu's grand goal.

"Zhu'er, it's good that you've figured it out," Ye Jingchu said earnestly.

He slowly turned around to face Dongfang Hou, and said earnestly, "Uncle, we still need your advice regarding Wan'er. Once this is done, you will be the Emperor's father-in-law." Dongfang Hou nodded slightly in agreement, saying, "Your Highness, please rest assured!"

At this moment, however, Dongfang Mingzhu's heart was filled with resentment and jealousy. She pondered to herself: Why was her mother just a lowly actress with no background, while Dongfang Wan'er was so lucky, born into a noble family? Why was fate so unfair!

Just then, a gentle breeze unexpectedly lifted the veil covering Dongfang Mingzhu's face. Ye Jingchu's gaze met hers, and he instantly saw her face, exclaiming in surprise, "Zhu'er, your face..."

"Ah... Brother Jingchu..." Dongfang Mingzhu panicked and quickly covered her face with her hands before turning around and running away.

Although Ye Jingchu felt utterly disgusted, she had to feign concern and turned to Dongfang Hou, saying, "Uncle, this... Zhu'er's face..."

"Your Highness, you have seen it too. I implore you to invite the divine physician Dan to come and treat Zhu'er. You know very well that she has always been extremely concerned about her appearance." Marquis Dongfang immediately made the request to the First Prince.