After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

Chapter 119 Different from the Past

As the footsteps grew closer, Ye Qingzhu couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

My lord... I came here on your orders, you can't just stand by and do nothing.

Ye Qingzhu tried to call out towards the source of the voice.

Making such a fuss over such a trivial matter, you're truly useless. Watch me...

As the servant entered Ye Yuanfeng's room, a cloud of black mist appeared in mid-air, and the servant who entered collapsed.

Ye Qingzhu turned pale with fright at the sight. Although she didn't know why the other party had such abilities, with this person present, she felt more confident in dealing with Ye Qingwu.

"They couldn't have already..."

Seeing the people lying there motionless, Ye Qingzhu couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear. After all, this was the Duke's mansion, and if something unexpected happened, it would definitely attract investigation, which might eventually lead to her.

She didn't want to suffer this undeserved misfortune.

Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble. I've just put them to sleep.

Ye Qingzhu breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Ye Yuanfeng on the bed again and saw that the black aura around him had disappeared. Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Ye Qingzhu did not dare to stay any longer and quickly left the room.

When Chun'er, who was waiting outside, saw Ye Qingzhu, she hurriedly stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Second Miss, I just saw two servants go in. Are you alright?"

Ye Qingzhu glanced at Chun'er and said disdainfully, "Why would I be here if I had any business?"

"Chun'er, I must warn you, if others find out about what happened today, I might get a few words of criticism, but who knows what the consequences will be for you."

Ye Qingzhu's gaze was fierce, and her tone was full of warning.

"If you want to stay by my side any longer, you'd better figure out what you can and can't say, even in front of my mother, do you understand?"

Fearing that Chun'er might reveal what had just happened, Ye Qingzhu gave a special warning, even though she didn't understand who the man who called himself "Old Man" was or why he wanted her to drip her blood onto the stone.

But the other party had the same goal as him: to deal with Ye Qingwu.

Chun'er trembled with fear at Ye Qingzhu's words and replied repeatedly, "Yes... Second... Second Miss, please rest assured, I have remembered everything you just said."

Ye Qingzhu nodded in satisfaction after receiving the answer. "That's good, Chun'er. As long as you serve me faithfully, I will not treat you unfairly."

Just as Ye Qingzhu was speaking, the strange voice rang out again, "Go and throw that stone into the lotus pond in the mansion."

why?

Ye Qingzhu was puzzled. She had gone to great lengths to get those things, but now that person was telling her to throw them away?

Shouldn't we be dealing with Ye Qingwu right now?

She couldn't wait to see Ye Qingwu in pain.

Before Ye Qingzhu could finish speaking, she felt a splitting headache.

"what……"

Ye Qingzhu suddenly screamed, then clutched her head, half-squatting on the ground, looking extremely pained.

Chun'er, standing to the side, was clearly caught off guard by Ye Qingzhu's reaction and was quite flustered.

"Second Miss, what's wrong?"

"My head hurts!" Ye Qingzhu felt as if her head was about to split open.

"Headache?"

Chun'er became even more anxious after hearing Ye Qingzhu's words. She glanced around and hurriedly said, "Second Miss, please wait here for a while. This servant will go and report to Madam."

Do as I say right away, or you'll have more than just a headache coming on.

The eerie sound came again. Ye Qingzhu endured the pain and dared not have any doubts as before. She struggled to walk towards the lotus pond in the mansion.

The moment the stones stained with Ye Yuanfeng's blood were thrown into the lotus pond, a cloud of black mist suddenly rose from the pond, floated in mid-air, and quickly disappeared.

“This…what is this thing!?”

Ye Qingzhu exclaimed in alarm, but then she heard the voice come again.

Well done, hahaha!

Meanwhile, the Su family rushed over upon hearing the news of Ye Qingzhu's headache, but found no trace of her there and dispersed.

"Chun'er, where is Qingzhu?"

Chun'er, who was being questioned, was also dumbfounded. The Second Miss was clearly here just now, so how could she suddenly disappear in an instant?

Just then, Ye Xuan's questioning voice came from not far away.

What are you guys doing here?

Ye Xuan was already furious at the palace gates, and when he returned to his residence and saw Su Shi and her maids looking flustered, his anger flared up even more.

Seeing that Ye Xuan's expression was off, Madam Su cautiously approached him and tentatively asked, "Master, didn't you go to the palace? What about the matter of the Azure Mist..."

Before Su could finish speaking, Ye Xuan snorted coldly.

"Don't mention that wretched girl to me!"

"Master, something terrible has happened!" At this moment, a servant rushed over in a panic, and Ye Xuan's face darkened upon seeing this.

Worried about Ye Qingzhu's condition, Su asked without considering anything else, "What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"

"The patrolmen just reported that the Second Young Master suddenly suffered from severe abdominal pain, and everyone who went in to check on him collapsed. Master, please think of a solution."

"Is there such a strange thing?"

Hearing the servant's description, Madam Su couldn't help but feel a little alarmed.

"Master, look..."

"Humph!"

Ye Xuan didn't believe in any supernatural or bizarre theories, and angrily flung his sleeves toward the courtyard where Ye Yuanfeng was.

As Madam Su watched Ye Xuan leave, she breathed a sigh of relief, but then she became worried about Ye Qingzhu's condition and gave instructions to the maids around her, including Chun'er.

"Go to the manor immediately to search for her, and ask the guards at the gate if Qingzhu has left. If you have any news, be sure to tell me immediately!"

"Yes."

Ye Xuan had already led his men to Ye Yuanfeng's courtyard. Before they even entered, they could see black mist emanating from all around the house.

"Master, we can't go in. There's something strange about the second young master's room."

When the guards saw Ye Xuan about to step forward, they quickly stopped him.

Ye Xuan had never seen anything like this before. When he saw the black mist, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Ye Qingwu had really been right?

"Sir, what do you think we should do about this? I find this black aura really strange. Perhaps we should ask a Taoist priest to take a look?"

"Why would you need a Taoist priest at a time like this!"

Ye Xuan said angrily, but he was also genuinely worried about Ye Yuanfeng's condition inside the house.

"Go to the Regent's Palace right now and summon the Regent's Consort to me."

"what?"

The guards were dumbfounded by Ye Xuan's words. Everyone in the manor knew that the former young lady, now the Regent's Consort, had severed ties with the Duke's manor.

Moreover, given his status, how could he possibly come at a moment's notice? That's clearly highly unlikely.

The guard dared not speak these words aloud, and could only nervously ask Ye Xuan again, "Master, what if the Princess refuses to come?"

Ye Xuan's feelings became complicated. Yes, that wretched girl was no longer the same as before.