After the arranged marriage, I pampered the sickly regent.

Chapter 142 Passing

"Chun'er, is there something you're hiding from me?"

With a stern face, Madam Su questioned Chun'er.

Chun'er was so frightened that she could only tell the story of what had happened in the house during this time.

"There is such a thing!"

"Madam, the son-in-law has arrived."

Just as Madam Su was getting angry, she heard a maid's voice reporting from outside.

"Let him in."

After that sound, Jiang Wenjin walked in from outside. When he saw Madam Su, he quickly stepped forward and respectfully bowed to her.

"Your son-in-law greets Your Majesty the Mother-in-law."

Madam Su glanced at Jiang Wenjin and said coldly, "Jiang Wenjin, you still have any respect for me, your mother-in-law!"

"I asked you about Qingzhu's dowry, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Jiang Wenjin's pupils shrank, never expecting that Madam Su would know about these things. He hurriedly said, "Mother-in-law, I didn't know anything about the dowry either, but rest assured, I will not touch any of the things that belong to my wife."

"That sounds nice, but what's done is done, and there's no point in trying to make amends afterward."

Jiang Wenjin lowered his head and said, "Please punish me, Mother-in-law."

Seeing Jiang Wenjin's sincere attitude, and considering the reason for her visit, Su didn't say anything more.

"Alright, let's talk about punishment after Qingzhu wakes up."

Just then, a coughing sound came from beside the bed. Hearing this, Chun'er was overjoyed and said in the direction of Madam Su and Jiang Wenjin, "Madam, son-in-law, the second young lady is awake!"

Upon hearing this, the two hurried towards the direction where Ye Qingzhu was.

"Qingzhu, you're awake?"

Seeing Ye Qingzhu regain her senses, Su was overjoyed.

Ye Qingzhu suddenly sat up in bed and fearfully threw herself into Su's arms, saying, "Mother, that bitch Ye Qingwu wants to kill me, you must save me."

Su was shocked by Ye Qingzhu's words. "You mean that brat Qingwu wanted to do something to you?"

Ye Qingzhu was about to nod when she subconsciously looked around. When she saw Chun'er and Jiang Wenjin standing there, her expression changed instantly.

He angrily shouted at Jiang Wenjin, "What are you doing here?"

Jiang Wenjin hurriedly stepped forward, "Wife, I rushed over as soon as I heard you were injured. How are you feeling now?"

"Should I go and fetch the big one..."

Before Jiang Wenjin could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Ye Qingzhu.

Ye Qingzhu snorted coldly, her tone towards Jiang Wenjin even more impatient.

"How I am is none of your business! Weren't you going to leave with your mother who stole your dowry? What are you doing back now?"

Jiang Wenjin froze, especially since Ye Qingzhu had brought it up in front of his mother-in-law.

In the process, they left him no room for maneuver whatsoever.

Jiang Wenjin clenched his fists tightly, his face flushed red, whether from anger or shame, it was hard to tell.

"My wife, I am not leaving, but going to..."

When Jiang Wen met Ye Qingzhu's gaze, he didn't know how to speak.

But Ye Qingzhu wouldn't listen to what Jiang Wenjin was saying. Moreover, with Madam Su present, she instantly felt more confident. Just as she was about to say something, Madam Su, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

Madam Su shook her head at Ye Qingzhu, signaling with her eyes that she should stop talking.

Although Ye Qingzhu was somewhat unwilling about this matter, she could only turn her face away and snort coldly.

Seeing that Ye Qingzhu had stopped moving, Madam Su said to Jiang Wenjin, "Wenjin, you go out first. I have something to say to Qingzhu."

"And you, Chun'er, will leave with us too."

They both agreed at the same time.

When only she and Madam Su were left in the room, Ye Qingzhu asked with dissatisfaction, "Mother, why did you speak up for Jiang Wenjin just now? Do you know it's because Jiang Wenjin's mother stole my dowry?"

"I already know this."

Ye Qingzhu was even more astonished, "Since you know all this, Mother, you can't just let Jiang Wenjin off like this."

Ye Qingzhu felt annoyed when she thought about what had happened before.

"Regarding the dowry, I only asked Jiang Wenjin to send his mother away, but I didn't expect him to use such politeness to force me to back down. It's simply outrageous!"

"He doesn't even consider that without our Duke's Mansion, he wouldn't have achieved what he has today."

"Keep your voice down."

Seeing that Ye Qingzhu was becoming increasingly agitated, Madam Su quickly tried to dissuade her.

Ye Qingzhu didn't care at all about this. "Mother, do you think I should cover for Jiang Wenjin after he did such a thing?"

With a helpless expression, Madam Su lowered her voice and said, "Qingzhu, since you have so much dissatisfaction with Jiang Wenjin, you might as well just get a divorce."

"Mother will go out now and tell Jiang Wenjin about this suggestion."

Seeing that Madam Su was about to get up, Ye Qingzhu quickly pulled her back.

“Mother, what are you doing now? Although I have some dissatisfaction with Jiang Wen, I never said I wanted to divorce him.”

She's hoping to become the Prime Minister's wife; if they divorce, that dream will likely be dashed.

"Since that's the case, then you should live your life with Jiang Wenjin properly. Because of the village matter, your father has already been very dissatisfied with you. If I hadn't stopped you, do you know what the consequences would have been?"

Su's gaze fell on Ye Qingzhu. "Qingzhu, I haven't asked you yet why you appeared in that village and why you had any contact with any evil spirits?"

"As for what you just said about that brat Ye Qingwu trying to kill you, what's going on? I'm here today, so you'd better explain the whole story clearly, otherwise, if things get out of hand, even your mother won't be able to save you."

"Evil...evil thing?" Ye Qingzhu's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and she wanted to avoid this question in front of Su Shi.

"Mother, who is this person who told you that I am involved with evil things?"

"It's absolutely despicable! It must be that bitch Ye Qingwu, right?"

Seeing that Su remained silent, Ye Qingzhu became even more certain that the matter was true.

Clenching his fist, he said viciously, "I knew that bitch Ye Qingwu had ill intentions."

"The matter has now reached the Emperor; it was the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and the Seventh Prince who informed us."

"what?"

Ye Qingzhu was even more shocked. Where did these two people come from?

Inside the Regent's Palace.

"Your Highness, your men have searched the area around the capital but have not found any trace of the Princess."

Having searched in vain, Leng Feng, seeing that it was getting late, had no choice but to return to his residence and report the matter to Zhan Sijing.

"No...nothing was found."

Zhan Sijing suddenly felt a pain in his chest and coughed violently.

Seeing this, Leng Feng said nervously, "Your Highness..."

"I am unharmed." Zhan Sijing lowered his eyes, his tone filled with indescribable sorrow.

"Leng Feng, in the end, it was my fault in this matter. If I had been able to..."

"Your Highness, I think the Princess Consort isn't angry about this matter, but rather..." Leng Feng had followed Ye Qingwu to find the Prince, so he understood what had happened.