The Sickly Regent Prince Who Was Abandoned as a Substitute Bride

"Oh my god, what did I just say? I'm so embarrassed..." Dongfang Wan'er pounded the bed in frustration, her face full of shame and regret. She remembered what she had said to Ye Jiuchen earlier, and a wave of shame washed over her.

Seeing that his master was kicked out of the room by Miss Dongfang and yet showed no anger, but instead laughed so happily, An Ye couldn't help but mutter to himself, "He's gone mad, he's gone mad, his master has gone mad..." He couldn't understand why Ye Jiuchen would react this way.

Hearing An Ye's mutterings, Ye Jiuchen's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said sternly, "An Ye, help me change my clothes!!" His voice exuded an air of authority, leaving An Ye no room for further doubt.

"Yes, Master..." Dark Night replied immediately, knowing that his master was still the same master as before.

Meanwhile, at the Marquis's residence, Dongfang Mingzhu felt somewhat better after her medicinal bath, and the itching had lessened considerably. However, when she stepped out of the tub, the itching returned, even more intensely than before.

"Ah...it's still itchy...Quick, prepare the medicine..." Dongfang Mingzhu couldn't help but scratch her body vigorously, hoping to relieve the unbearable itching.

Wan Yao quickly instructed the maids to prepare medicine, and the entire mansion sprang into action. The maids busily prepared the medicine, while Dongfang Mingzhu continued to scratch her body incessantly in the room, trying to alleviate the pain caused by the itching.

And so, the maids of the Marquis's mansion worked tirelessly all night, just to satisfy Dongfang Mingzhu's constant requests for medicinal baths. Although Dongfang Mingzhu had already soaked in the medicinal baths several times, her symptoms did not improve significantly, and she appeared extremely exhausted.

"Second Miss, take it easy..." Wan Yao and the others carefully helped Dongfang Mingzhu out of the bathtub. Dongfang Mingzhu looked extremely weak, as if a gust of wind could knock her over. She was soaking wet, and her hair was also soaked, sticking to her cheeks and shoulders, making her look very pitiful.

It turned out that Oriental Pearl had been repeatedly taking baths throughout the night, getting up and then taking another bath, in a continuous cycle. After a whole night of this, her skin was swollen from soaking, but she did this only to slightly alleviate the itching so that she could bear it.

"I must have encountered something unclean. Wanyao, quick, come with me to find Auntie and ask her to send someone to the mansion to take a look..." Dongfang Mingzhu said, looking around with fear in her eyes.

"It would be best to hire a Taoist priest to exorcise evil spirits from the house!" she continued, seemingly very certain of her judgment.

Upon hearing Dongfang Mingzhu's words, Wanyao was quite frightened and even hesitated to continue supporting Dongfang Wan'er.

"Second Miss, no way..." Wan Yao asked tremblingly.

"I think there's probably something wrong. I've had such bad luck these past two days. There must be some kind of evil spirit haunting me!" Dongfang Mingzhu said firmly, frowning.

Dongfang Mingzhu and Wanyao hurriedly arrived at their aunt's residence.

"Ah, ah..."

Oriental Pearl heard strange noises. Although she was still a young woman, she had already learned about matters of the bedroom, and it was clear that this was about lovemaking.

"Auntie is really something, being so affectionate with Father so early in the morning..." Dongfang Mingzhu blushed, her heart pounding like a deer.

"Let's wait..."

Oriental Pearl and Wan Yao sat in the hall waiting.

After a short while, the sound stopped, and then a strange man came out of Liu Qiqi's room.

The stranger was visibly startled when he saw the Oriental Pearl Tower, then lowered his head and prepared to leave.

"Stop! Who are you...?" Dongfang Mingzhu seemed to know something, her face filled with disbelief, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

"Wanyao, go and guard the door. Don't let anyone in..."

Liu Qiqi also came out with a rosy complexion. As soon as she stepped out of the room, she saw Dongfang Mingzhu and that man.

"Mingzhu, let me explain..." Liu Qiqi panicked a little. How did Mingzhu find out about her? A look of panic flashed across her face, but she quickly calmed down.

"Auntie, I heard everything. How do you want to explain yourself? How can you face Father?" Dongfang Mingzhu's eyes widened, filled with anger and disappointment. She loudly questioned Liu Qiqi, her voice echoing throughout the room.

“Mingzhu… Waaah…” Liu Qiqi burst into tears upon seeing this, tears streaming down her cheeks, her face streaked with tears.

"Cry, cry, you're always like this, crying whenever something happens..." Dongfang Mingzhu was thoroughly fed up with Liu Qiqi's behavior and became increasingly irritated.

"You can go now..." Liu Qiqi wiped away her tears, calmed herself down, and then let the man leave.

The man nodded, glanced at Liu Qiqi, and then turned and left.

"Mingzhu, let me explain..." After the man left, Liu Qiqi grabbed Dongfang Mingzhu's hand, wanting Dongfang Mingzhu to sit down and listen to her explanation.

Although somewhat reluctant, Dongfang Mingzhu obeyed Liu Qiqi's words, sat down, and looked at her with a cold expression.

Liu Qiqi told Dongfang Mingzhu everything, including all the truths she knew.

After listening, Oriental Pearl fell into deep thought, her brows furrowed as if she were pondering something.

After a long silence, she slowly spoke: "Aunt, even if Father is impotent, you can't be with him..." Dongfang Mingzhu's tone was filled with helplessness and pain, clearly she was unwilling to accept this fact.

“Mingzhu, your aunt really didn’t want this to happen! That night, that man suddenly barged into my room and forced himself on me. If your father finds out, what will he do to me? It’s not a big deal, but if word gets out, it won’t be good for your reputation…”

Oriental Pearl was well aware of the seriousness of the situation.

"Aunt, since he forced himself on you, why don't you have someone secretly kill him? Why bother..."

Liu Qiqi's eyes flickered uncertainly after hearing Dongfang Mingzhu's words.

"He threatened me, saying that if I didn't obey his orders, he would make it public..."

"Oh dear..." Dongfang Mingzhu wanted to continue asking questions, but suddenly felt an itch all over her body and remembered that she still had important things to ask.

“Aunt, I will keep this a secret for you. But you must be more careful in the future. If I hadn't happened to see it today, what if Father found out when he came over one day?”

"Mingzhu, your aunt will be much more careful in the future."

"What? Aunt, you actually want to continue having relations with that man? I clearly told you to get rid of him!" Dongfang Mingzhu stared wide-eyed at Liu Qiqi in front of her, her face full of disbelief.