The Sickly Regent Prince Who Was Abandoned as a Substitute Bride

Upon hearing this, Wang Yu flew into a rage and began punching and kicking Liu Qiqi: "You dare talk back..."

Liu Qiqi was beaten black and blue, but she dared not fight back and could only silently endure it all.

At that moment, a pair of eyes were watching them from afar, a smug smile playing on their lips.

"Auntie... quick, go find my father..." Dongfang Mingzhu was terrified when she saw her grandmother had gone mad. She ordered people to find Dongfang Zheng while trying to separate her grandmother and auntie. However, the servants were too afraid to intervene and could only hurriedly run off to find Dongfang Zheng.

Just then, Dongfang Mingzhu suddenly felt an unbearable itch all over her body. She instinctively reached out to scratch, but this did not alleviate the pain. At the same time, she was also worried about her aunt and was extremely anxious.

"Grandmother, stop fighting..." Dongfang Mingzhu couldn't help but step forward to break up the fight, hoping to stop this farce. However, when Wang Yu heard Dongfang Mingzhu's voice, the anger in his heart only intensified.

"You useless piece of trash! You can't even keep a man! You couldn't keep the First Prince, and you couldn't keep the Ninth Prince either! Why did you come to join our Dongfang family?" Wang Yu cursed as he hit Liu Qiqi hard, making her scream in pain.

Dongfang Mingzhu had only intended to offer some advice, but Wang Yu's reprimands only fueled her anger. She glared at him, her eyes wide, her fists clenched, as if ready to explode at any moment.

"Aaaaah, you old hag..." Dongfang Mingzhu went berserk, grabbing Wang Yu's hair tightly with both hands, pulling and tugging it forcefully. At the same time, she opened her mouth and bit Wang Yu's arm hard, as if to vent all her anger.

Wang Yu was no match for Oriental Pearl. Faced with such a frenzied attack, she could only retreat step by step, utterly powerless to fight back.

"Ouch, ouch, you bitch, how dare you hit me..." Wang Yu winced in pain, but still couldn't help but curse.

"You old hag, why don't you just die? You're the most greedy person ever, and you even dare to curse me... You deserve to not get the silver." Dongfang Mingzhu had completely lost her mind; her heart was filled with only anger and hatred. At this moment, she only wanted Wang Yu to receive the punishment she deserved, to taste what it was like to be bullied.

Liu Qiqi stood to the side, her face as pale as paper. She knew it was all over.

"It's over, it's over, it's all over! Mingzhu, stop hitting her..." Liu Qiqi stood to the side, shouting loudly...

Upon hearing the servant's report, Dongfang Zheng's expression changed, and he rushed out. He silently prayed that everything could be saved. After all, Liu Qiqi was his most beloved concubine; he couldn't bear to see her suffer.

When Dongfang Zheng arrived, he was stunned by what he saw. Wang Yu and Dongfang Mingzhu were wrestling like two crazed shrewish women, completely losing their usual elegance and nobility. Liu Qiqi stood to the side, her hair disheveled, her face covered in bruises and swelling, her clothes wrinkled and disheveled.

"Stop! Someone come quick, separate them!" Dongfang Zheng shouted anxiously. He was worried that if this continued, someone might die. So, several servants quickly stepped forward and pulled Wang Yu and Dongfang Mingzhu apart.

Wang Yu and Dongfang Mingzhu were both panting, their faces filled with anger and resentment. Their eyes revealed a deep loathing for each other, as if they wished they could kill one another immediately.

"My lord, my lord, you must do justice for me! My mother actually hit me, and my face is all bruised and battered! Waaah..." When Liu Qiqi saw Dongfang Zheng arrive, she immediately rushed over and hugged his leg, crying out her grievances.

"My lord, I don't know what I did wrong to make my mother hate me so much? Since I married into the Marquis's mansion, I have always been respectful to my mother, but today, she suddenly slapped me across the face. I was completely stunned and had no idea what was going on. When I asked my mother why she hit me, she started scolding me for being immoral, saying that I seduced other men, and that Zhu'er wasn't your biological daughter. I'm innocent! I have never done anything to wrong you, my lord. I have always been completely innocent!" Liu Qiqi cried as she recounted her grievances to Dongfang Zheng.

Dongfang felt a surge of irritation upon hearing Liu Qiqi's words. He knew his mother's personality; although she was sometimes domineering, she wouldn't hit or scold people without reason. Moreover, his mother had indeed gone too far this time, actually saying that Zhu'er wasn't his biological child—this was simply an insult to him.

At this moment, Dongfang Mingzhu and Wang Yu were also pulled apart by the servants. When Dongfang Mingzhu saw her father arrive, she immediately threw herself into Dongfang Zheng's arms and burst into tears: "Father, Grandmother said that I couldn't keep my man. She didn't receive the betrothal gifts, so she beat me... Waaah..." As she cried, Dongfang Mingzhu showed Dongfang Zheng the bruises on her face.

Dongfang Zheng felt a pang of pain in his heart as he looked at the bruises on his daughter's face. He quickly comforted her, "Zhu'er, don't be afraid. Father is here. No one will bully you anymore." Then he turned to look at Wang Yu, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.

Wang Yu wasn't afraid at all when she heard Dongfang Mingzhu complain. She believed that as Dongfang Zheng's mother, it was only right for her to punish the two little bitches. So she said confidently, "Zheng'er, don't listen to these two little bitches' nonsense. I am their mother and grandmother, and I'm only disciplining them to teach them a lesson. This little bitch Dongfang Mingzhu actually dared to fight back! It's outrageous!"

Dongfang Zheng's face turned extremely ugly upon hearing his mother's words. He couldn't help but raise his voice and say, "Mother, how can you speak like that? They are, after all, my concubines and daughters. You can't keep calling them 'bitch'!" He felt that his mother's actions not only hurt Liu Qiqi and Dongfang Mingzhu's feelings but also made him feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed.

"Mother, you've gone too far..." Dongfang Zheng looked at Wang Yu in disbelief, wondering if he had misheard something.

“Zheng’er, I’m your mother! How can you say that? Look at my hair, I’m injured too…” Wang Yu showed her son her wounds with a wronged expression, trying to prove that she was also a victim.

However, Dongfang Zheng was not moved by her performance. Instead, he looked at his mother, then at Liu Qiqi and Dongfang Mingzhu, and found that the two of them were obviously more seriously injured than his mother.

"Someone, the old lady hasn't been feeling well lately and needs to rest. Help her back to her room..." Dongfang Zheng calmly gave the order, instructing the servants to take Wang Yu back to her room.