The Sickly Regent Prince Who Was Abandoned as a Substitute Bride

Hearing the noise coming from inside the room, An Ye rushed in and saw his master angrily smashing a teacup.

“Master…” Dark Night knelt on one knee, his face full of worry.

"Drive them all away! I have no need for any medical treatment!" Ye Jiuchen roared, his eyes flashing with furious flames.

"Hey, Ye Jiuchen, what's wrong with you? I rushed here in the middle of the night to treat your illness, and went through all sorts of hardships to analyze those eighty-one poisons, and you just say you're not going to treat me anymore?" Dongfang Wan'er was also very angry. She really couldn't like Ye Jiuchen, who had such a strange temper.

"Get out of here! All of you get out of here... Pfft!" Ye Jiuchen roared angrily, then spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Master!" An Ye was extremely anxious and rushed forward to help him up.

"Dark Night, quickly hold your prince down, let me handle this!" Dongfang Wan'er took out a tranquilizer from her sleeve.

"Master, I have offended you. I will leave my punishment to you as you see fit..." An Ye held Ye Jiu Chen tightly, not daring to relax his grip in the slightest.

Without hesitation, Dongfang Wan'er injected the sedative into Ye Jiuchen's body...

"What did you do to me!" Ye Jiuchen felt extremely dizzy, his limbs were weak and he couldn't muster any strength. The scene in front of him became blurry. Before he could figure out what had happened, everything went black and he fell into a deep sleep.

"Master! This... Miss Dongfang...?" An Ye stood aside, looking at the scene before him helplessly, completely at a loss for what to do.

"Don't worry, he's fine. We just gave him a sedative injection to calm him down. Otherwise, if he keeps acting like this, we won't be able to treat him at all," Dongfang Wan'er explained calmly.

"Little Doctor Wanqing is indeed amazing. Every time Xiao Jiuzi refuses to cooperate with the treatment, we are helpless..." Doctor Dan stepped forward, reached out to check Ye Jiuchen's breathing, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was still breathing.

Seeing the Divine Physician Dan's actions, Dongfang Wan'er couldn't help but twitch her lips, secretly thinking: What kind of person does he take me for? Would he really harm me?

"Hehe, don't be offended, I'm used to it, I'm used to it..." Doctor Dan laughed awkwardly, trying to ease the atmosphere.

[That's enough!] Dongfang Wan'er decided not to hold these trivial matters against him anymore.

"Dr. Dan, these are eighty-one kinds of poisons. Take a look, and let's discuss how to make an antidote..." Dongfang Wan'er handed the paper to Dr. Dan.

The Divine Physician Dan took the paper and examined it carefully. As time passed, his brows furrowed, as if he had encountered a problem. "This is indeed difficult. These are all top-grade poisons. So many poisons mixed together, using poison to fight poison, but not enough to immediately take Xiao Jiu Zi's life, only to subject him to unbearable pain. What's worse, there's even a hallucinogenic herb in it, which will cause hallucinations. I suppose this is why Xiao Jiu Zi is unwilling to accept treatment..." The Divine Physician Dan's tone was full of worry.

Listening to Doctor Dan's analysis, Dongfang Wan'er nodded inwardly, finding it very reasonable. Knowing the seriousness of the matter, she decided to discuss an effective treatment method with Doctor Dan.

After much deliberation, the divine physician Dan finally found the key to solving the problem and wrote down all the necessary medicinal herbs. Dongfang Wan'er took the list and her gaze fell on it: "Heavenly Snow Lotus... It seems that reaching the snow mountain to find this medicine is now of utmost urgency."

"Alas, this old man has used up all my snow lotus..." Doctor Dan sighed helplessly.

At this moment, An Ye, who had been standing silently to the side, suddenly spoke up: "Miss Dongfang, let me accompany you to the snow mountain."

Dongfang Wan'er paused slightly, then nodded. "Yes... there's a talent competition in three days, and I've signed up, so I might have to postpone my participation for a few days..."

"Then, Master..." Dark Night was anxious...

"Don't worry, here, get the medicine according to this prescription and give it to your master. He won't be in any danger..."

The divine physician Dan nodded to the dark night.

"Give it to me, I'll have Thirteen bring it over in a bit..." Doctor Dan took the prescription.

"Here, Dark Night, I put this in his food every day to treat his heart condition!" Dongfang Wan'er took out a bunch of bottles and jars from her medicine box; the labels had long since been torn off...

An Ye took the medicine.

"Alright, I'm leaving. Come back in three days to get your medicine..." Dongfang Wan'er left with Qiuqin.

When they returned to the Marquis's residence, the sky was already beginning to lighten, and the rosy clouds on the horizon were faintly visible, like a thin veil that let out a dim light.

"Qiuqin, no matter what happens today, don't disturb me. I want to sleep until the end of time..." Dongfang Wan'er said weakly, yawning. Her eyes were already too heavy to keep open; drowsiness washed over her like a tide, and all she wanted was to get some sleep.

Meanwhile, in the front yard, Dongfang Zheng had just returned from the morning court session. He was unusually heavy-hearted, his mind filled with depression and worries.

It turned out that his secret chamber had been burgled, and all the jewels had vanished without a trace. Worse still, his carefully trained bodyguards had also disappeared. This was undoubtedly a huge blow to him, forcing him to search for and train new bodyguards.

However, after the morning court session this day, the Emperor kept him behind alone. To his utter surprise, the Emperor proposed to marry his eldest daughter. Dongfang Zheng's hair almost turned white with worry.

He certainly wanted to become the emperor's father-in-law, but he originally hoped to become the eldest prince's father-in-law, not the emperor himself! After all, the emperor was older than him...

"Lord Dongfang..." Ye Jingchu's deep voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"This old minister pays his respects..." Dongfang Zheng was about to perform the salute when the eldest prince interrupted him.

"Lord Dongfang, there's no need for such formalities. I've come secretly to avoid attracting too much attention. Please understand."

"Yes, Your Highness, let's talk in the study..."

After the two entered the study together, the eldest prince, Ye Jingchu, asked without hesitation, "Lord Dongfang, my father has kept you behind today. Is there something important he wants to discuss with you?"

After listening, Dongfang Zheng's face showed a trace of worry. He sighed deeply and slowly said, "Your Highness, the situation has changed. The Emperor wishes to summon Wan'er to the palace as a concubine..."

Before he could finish speaking, the eldest prince felt a sudden tightness in his chest, a sense of panic washing over him. He couldn't quite describe the feeling, but he could clearly sense the unease and anxiety deep within his heart.

"What……"

Dongfang Zheng frowned slightly and continued to explain, "His Majesty's move is probably also to win over the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and gain their support. After all, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion's power in the court should not be underestimated."