The Sickly Regent Prince Who Was Abandoned as a Substitute Bride

"Wan'er, it's me..." Ye Jiuchen hurriedly reached out and grabbed the whip that was being lashed out at him. He was secretly surprised, as he had never imagined that Wan'er would be able to use a whip.

"Let go!" Dongfang Wan'er lashed the whip back forcefully, but Ye Jiuchen held on tightly.

"I never imagined that the Ninth Prince had a penchant for breaking into women's boudoirs at night," Dongfang Wan'er sneered, a hint of anger flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"Ninth Prince, although you helped me during the day, that doesn't mean you can sneak into a woman's boudoir at night. What do you want to do?" Dongfang Wan'er looked at Ye Jiuchen warily, her hands protectively in front of her chest.

Ye Jiuchen frowned and explained, "Wan'er, you've misunderstood. I've only come to deliver something."

Ye Jiuchen took out a box, gently opened it, and inside lay a beautiful jade hairpin. The jade hairpin was pure white, crystal clear, and clearly very valuable.

"I'm very sorry about what happened yesterday. I specially chose this jade hairpin, and I hope you like it." Ye Jiuchen's voice was deep and gentle, with a hint of apology.

Dongfang Wan'er was shocked. She never expected that Ye Jiuchen would come over in the middle of the night to apologize. He was unpredictable; well, she'd better forgive him.

"Put your things down, you can leave!" Dongfang Wan'er's tone softened slightly, but she still gave her the order to leave. She had important matters to attend to; the matter of Granny Qiu hadn't been resolved yet…

Ye Jiuchen gently put down the items in his hands, then turned around and used his lightness skill to fly away gracefully.

Watching Ye Jiuchen's retreating figure, Dongfang Wan'er couldn't help but pat her forehead: "Oh dear, I forgot to take Ye Jiuchen's pulse again. My memory is so bad! I get angry whenever I see Ye Jiuchen. Sigh, I'll just have to wait until next time I see him to take his pulse..."

She picked up the box on the table, carefully opened the lid, and took out an exquisite jade hairpin. She held the hairpin in her hands, examining it closely, and thought to herself: I have to admit, Ye Jiuchen has a truly discerning eye when it comes to choosing gifts.

However, Dongfang Wan'er wasn't in the mood to admire the jade hairpin at that moment. She knew time was of the essence and she couldn't linger there. So, she made a decisive decision: she needed to find Granny Qiu first.

Dongfang Wan'er arrived silently at the door of the room where Granny Qiu was imprisoned. She took a deep breath, calmed herself, and gently pushed open the door before going inside.

"Young Miss, you've arrived..." The guards of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion immediately became extremely respectful upon seeing Dongfang Wan'er.

"Thank you for your hard work. Is that person still alive?" Dongfang Wan'er asked with concern.

"Please rest assured, young lady, with us here to guard you, there will absolutely be no problems," a guard quickly replied.

Hearing this, Dongfang Wan'er breathed a slight sigh of relief: "That's good, I'll go in and take a look..."

Upon entering the room, Dongfang Wan'er immediately saw Granny Qiu tightly tied to a thick pillar. Hearing the door open, Granny Qiu struggled to lift her head, and when she recognized Dongfang Wan'er, a disdainful smile appeared on her face.

"Speak, who ordered you to do this?" Dongfang Wan'er stared intently at Granny Qiu, as if trying to see through her eyes to uncover her inner secrets.

Granny Qiu kept her head down and remained silent, seemingly deliberately avoiding Dongfang Wan'er's gaze.

“If you don’t speak, I have ways to make you speak.” Dongfang Wan’er’s tone was chillingly cold. “Don’t think you can escape responsibility by not speaking.”

Granny Qiu, however, showed no fear whatsoever, and even sneered, "Young Miss, don't waste your energy. I won't say anything, just kill me..."

Dongfang Wan'er's eyes instantly turned icy cold. She reached into her robes, took out a small, exquisite porcelain bottle, and gently poured out a pill. The pill had an eerie color and emitted a faint, strange odor.

"This is my latest poison. It will cause excruciating pain throughout your body, but you won't die unless you obtain my antidote. Will you tell the truth, or swallow this poison?" Dongfang Wan'er looked at Granny Qiu…

Granny Qiu's expression changed drastically; she clearly hadn't expected Dongfang Wan'er to have such methods. However, despite her immense fear, she gritted her teeth and refused to reveal the truth.

Dongfang Wan'er stared silently at Granny Qiu, a hint of disappointment and helplessness flashing in her eyes. She had originally thought that Granny Qiu would succumb to fear and reveal the name of the mastermind behind it all in the face of such a threat. But now it seemed that this old woman was far stronger than she had imagined.

“Granny Qiu, I already know who sent you to poison her,” Dongfang Wan’er said slowly, a hint of sorrow in her voice. “I never expected you to protect Aunt Liu so much. Even if it meant death, you wouldn’t betray her!”

A hint of surprise flashed in Granny Qiu's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and remained silent.

Dongfang Wan'er noticed this change. "Young Miss, did you find out anything?" the guard asked.

Dongfang Wan'er shook her head, "Keep a close eye on her, don't let anyone near here..."

"Don't worry, young lady..." the guard said, patting his chest.

"Thank you..." Dongfang Wan'er said thank you and left...

Dongfang Wan'er returned to her room. "What exactly does Aunt Liu have against this old nanny that she'd rather die than betray her... And what could possibly make her betray my mother, Granny Qiu, a veteran of the Duke's mansion?"

Dongfang Wan'er lay there, carefully recalling the events of her previous life, hoping to find some clues...

"Qiu Tian'er..." Dongfang Wan'er suddenly sat up in bed...

In her previous life, there was a woman named Qiu Tian'er who always came to see Granny Qiu. Granny Qiu said she was a distant relative of hers.

Looking back now, Dongfang Wan'er realized something was wrong. "Granny Qiu has been in the Duke's mansion since she was a child. She's an orphan and has no distant relatives. Granny Qiu is lying..."

"This Qiu Tian'er is key. We can start with her. Remember, Qiu Tian'er comes to the Marquis's residence every month, but she hasn't come this month..."

With things starting to look promising, Dongfang Wan'er relaxed considerably. She rubbed her temples, utterly exhausted, and soon fell asleep…

Seeing that the lights in Dongfang Wan'er's room were off in the dark, he sped towards the Regent's Palace.

“Master…” An Ye originally wanted to return to report to Ye Jiuchen about Dongfang Wan’er’s affairs tonight, but as soon as he entered the room, he saw Ye Jiuchen lying on the couch, clearly unconscious.

"Master, someone come here!" Dark Night called out towards the door...

"Secret statistics!" Butler Jing Deming rushed over, "Oh dear, Your Highness, Your Highness has fainted!"

As soon as Jing Deming entered, he saw An Ye supporting Ye Jiuchen…

"I should be asking you that, Steward Jing! You didn't even know the Prince had fainted! If I hadn't come back tonight, you wouldn't have known anything had happened to him!" An Ye rarely lost his temper; he had always deeply respected those around the Prince…