After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

Chapter 162 Informed

"Siwan".

The Empress Dowager's voice came again, and this time, no matter how unwilling Zhan Siwan was, she had no choice but to walk up to Ye Qingwu.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I was wrong just now, please forgive me," Zhan Siwan said through gritted teeth.

"It's good that the Sixth Princess has realized her mistake."

Ye Qingwu curled her lips and said meaningfully to Zhan Siwan.

"Alright, Miss Su, you and Siwan can go out first. I have other matters to discuss with the Regent's Consort."

The Empress Dowager raised her hand and spoke in Su Yan's direction.

"Yes."

Su Yan cupped her hands in greeting, came to Zhan Siwan's side, gently tugged at her sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Sixth Princess, let's go out first."

Zhan Siwan responded and glared fiercely at Ye Qingwu before leaving.

After Zhan Siwan and Su Yan left, the Empress Dowager dismissed the people around her and then turned her gaze back to Ye Qingwu.

Ye Qingwu was startled by the Empress Dowager's actions and vaguely felt that what she was saying was not so simple.

The atmosphere inside Shou Kang Palace remained tense for a while.

The Empress Dowager looked at Ye Qingwu and spoke first, "Regent's Consort, I've heard that besides medicine, you also know some magic?"

"They're just some unorthodox methods, not worth mentioning."

"Unorthodox methods?" The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes slightly. "How could something that earns the Imperial Preceptor's high praise be unorthodox methods?"

"Princess Regent, I'd like to know what method you used to break the Regent's curse."

Ye Qingwu was taken aback, clearly not expecting the Empress Dowager to bring up the matter related to Zhan Sijing's curse at this moment.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean."

"Do you know about the Shadowless Poison?"

The Empress Dowager's words startled Ye Qingwu. Judging from what had happened before, even the Emperor was unaware that Zhan Sijing had been poisoned with the Shadowless Poison.

How did the Empress Dowager find out?

Or did you learn these things from the Imperial Advisor?

But that doesn't make sense.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?"

Ye Qingwu continued to feign ignorance, knowing that revealing herself before understanding the other party's true purpose was by no means a wise move.

The Empress Dowager merely snorted in response to Ye Qingwu's actions.

"Princess Regent, I have always thought you were a smart person. When the Regent's curse was lifted, you should have known about the Shadowless Poison."

"Why do you pretend not to know this to me?"

The Empress Dowager's gaze suddenly turned sharp. "I summoned you here today only to find out the current condition of the Regent, and the exact state of the Shadowless Poison in her body."

Ye Qingwu narrowed her eyes slightly.

For a moment, he was unsure what the Empress Dowager in front of him wanted to do.

Now that she is in the palace, many things are inconvenient, especially regarding Zhan Sijing's condition, which requires extra caution.

With a tentative tone, Ye Qingwu continued to speak to the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, have you thought it through or not?"

"Ye Qingwu!" The Empress Dowager was clearly angered by Ye Qingwu's question.

"I am now asking you a question; you only need to answer me."

"Your Majesty, I am now asking you a question. If you do not answer, how can I continue?"

Ye Qingwu continued to evade the Empress Dowager's questions.

It's just going in circles, anyone can do that. Unless the Empress Dowager is willing to reveal the underlying intentions, she will absolutely not disclose anything about Zhan Sijing's situation.

"I naturally hope that the Regent's health will improve," the Empress Dowager replied to Ye Qingwu, suppressing her anger.

"The result is exactly as the Empress Dowager hoped; the prince's condition will only get better and better."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, some things that originally belonged to the Prince will be returned to him."

Thinking of the purple aura he saw in the Imperial Study, and the Imperial Preceptor that the Empress Dowager had just mentioned, and the curse that was involved again.

Ye Qingwu observed the Empress Dowager's expression and spoke slowly and deliberately.

As expected, the Empress Dowager's expression changed and her gaze became wary when she heard Ye Qingwu's words.

"What do you mean by this?"

The Empress Dowager looked at Ye Qingwu.

"literal meaning."

"Ye Qingwu!"

"Your Majesty, you should have known about the Shadowless Poison long ago, right?"

"But I wonder, is His Majesty aware of this?"

"How dare you threaten me?"

The Empress Dowager angrily rebuked Ye Qingwu.

"How could it be a threat, Your Majesty? You just said that you hope the Prince can recover as soon as possible. If you can know more about the Shadowless Poison, it will be more helpful in detoxifying him."

"Humph."

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly and did not continue Ye Qingwu's words. She suddenly realized that she had asked Ye Qingwu so many questions, but not only had she not obtained any useful information, she had also been tricked out of a lot of clues by Ye Qingwu.

If this continues, I'm afraid I'll make a mistake by saying too much.

"Alright, I'm a little tired today. Let's leave it at that. You may leave now."

The Empress Dowager raised her hand, not wanting to continue talking to Ye Qingwu.

"Then Your Majesty should rest well."

Ye Qingwu turned and left Shou Kang Palace, a cold smile playing on her lips.

How could she not see that the Empress Dowager was deliberately bringing up matters related to the Shadowless Poison in front of her?

Despite being in the inner palace, she was so aware of what was happening outside...

Ye Qingwu suddenly thought of the steward; in fact, this person had been sent by the palace from the very beginning.

Having one imperial advisor wasn't enough, now there's an empress dowager. Is it related to the purple aura appearing on Zhan Sijing's body?

This is where things are getting more and more interesting.

Just as she was about to leave the palace, she saw Zhan Sijing walking towards her.

"Has the Empress Dowager given you any trouble?" Zhan Sijing came up to her, his eyes filled with a hint of worry.

"It's just a small matter, nothing to be ashamed of. Besides, even if it were difficult, I would have a way to solve it."

"Your Highness, let's go back to the manor first and talk about it later."

Ye Qingwu said to Zhan Sijing.

After all, this is the palace, and if we say too much, it can easily be misinterpreted by others.

Zhan Sijing also saw through Ye Qingwu's thoughts and nodded in agreement, "I'll listen to the Princess."

Back at the palace, Leng Feng was already waiting there.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, you..."

"Leng Feng, go and summon the steward."

Before Leng Feng could finish speaking, Ye Qingwu spoke first.

"housekeeper?"

Leng Feng was taken aback, then glanced in Zhan Sijing's direction. Seeing that he remained silent, he cupped his hands in agreement.

But after a short while, the cold wind returned.

"Your Highness, the steward is not in the manor."

"He's not in the manor... Go and keep watch outside the palace gates, see if the steward comes out of the palace."

Ye Qingwu's words surprised Leng Feng even more.

Even if the steward is from the Regent's Palace, it is clearly impossible for him to freely enter and leave the palace.

However, there must be some truth to what the princess said.

Leng Feng cupped his hands in greeting and replied to Ye Qingwu, "Your subordinate will go immediately."

"Didn't the Princess already know about the steward's differences?"