Su Luo fainted from the pain after Ye Beihan carried her out of the dungeon. She would never be so cruel to herself before, no matter what happened. She hoped it would be worth it this time.

When Su Luo woke up again, her wounds had already been bandaged by the imperial physician, and Ye Beihan was by her side.

His long brown hair cascaded over his broad shoulders, and even his eyelashes were brown.

"squeak……"

Su Luo cried out softly in pain, and Ye Beihan quickly took her hand and turned his head towards her.

"Su Luo, are you still in pain?"

Su Luo nodded: "It hurts!"

Ye Beihan only knows how to kill; he never cares about or shows concern for others. The only person he has ever truly cared about is Ye Yueze, and now Su Luo has joined him.

"What...what can I do to make you feel better?"

Su Luo pulled her hand out of Ye Beihan's grasp, turned her face toward the inside of the bed, and stopped looking at him.

"Ye Beihan, in Nanning, no one has ever dared to lay a hand on me!"

This casual remark instantly overshadowed Ye Beihan; she had only come to Beiliang with him, yet she had already been bullied like this.

How could she stay with him like this? How could she be willing to be his regent's wife when he hadn't even done a good job of protecting her?

"It's my fault. I thought... you could protect yourself..."

Ye Beihan felt guilty. In his heart, Su Luo was the most powerful woman in the world. How could she be so easily manipulated by others?

"Oh……"

Su Luo let out a cold laugh, instantly shattering his pride. How could he be inferior to Nangong Chiyu?

"I won't let the person who hurt you get away with it, okay?"

Su Luo didn't answer him immediately, but remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Ye Beihan, the Eldest Princess said that the Northern Liang Emperor's illness has worsened again, and he has also developed aphasia. They suspect that I poisoned him, so they want to kill me."

Ye Beihan clenched his fist, and his eyes darkened. That person had still hurt the person he liked.

"Ye Beihan, you know my temperament. No one can pin the blame on me for something I didn't do."

I'm the kind of person who can't tolerate injustice; I'll get my revenge if I have a grudge, you understand?

Ye Beihan was oblivious when it came to matters of the heart, but he was quite adept at handling people. He tenderly tucked the blanket around Su Luo.

"I know what to do. Those who mess with me will face my wrath, and they can't afford it."

Ultimately, this whole thing is because of him, and Su Luo's injuries are all thanks to him.

It seems there are some things I should prepare in advance!

"Take good care of your injuries, and I'll avenge you..."

Su Luo watched him walk towards the door, his expression fierce. This time, a new situation was about to unfold in Beiliang.

Lian'er only came in after Ye Beihan left, and squatted down in front of Su Luo's bed, her eyes filled with tears.

"Your Highness, if I had known you would be so badly injured, I would never have agreed to let you do such a dangerous thing. I'm sorry, it's all my fault for not taking good care of you."

"Why are you crying? This little injury is nothing to me. Lian'er, you go out first. No one is allowed in without my permission."

Lian'er wiped away her tears, not understanding why Su Luo wanted her to leave. Shouldn't she be taking care of her more closely now?

“Your Highness, you need someone to take care of you now. I don’t trust any of the people from Beiliang.”

Su Luo endured the pain and said, "Silly boy, have you forgotten that I am also a doctor? I know my own injuries. You go out and guard. The imperial physicians of Beiliang are not skilled enough. I have to treat this injury myself."

Lian'er had forgotten about it and got up with some doubt.

"Does Your Highness really not need my help to apply the medicine?"

Su Luo shook her head: "No need. If you don't leave, I'm going to die from the pain."

"Okay, okay, I'll be going now..."

Lian'er ran out, closing the door behind her.

Su Luo was in real pain. Since no one was in the room, she turned around and went into her spatial dimension to administer anti-inflammatory medicine and an IV drip to accelerate wound healing.

Most importantly, she needed painkillers. Although the injury wasn't fatal, the pain was unbearable. Herbal remedies alone would take too long to heal, so she had to do it herself. Ye Beihan saw through her self-inflicted injury, and her goal was achieved.

...

In just one day, without Su Luo's knowledge, Beiliang underwent earth-shattering changes.

In Princess Ye Shaorong's residence, she was all alone. She had lost her husband early in life and had only one daughter, Ye Qianning.

Before her lay rows upon rows of her male lovers, all of whom had been whipped to death by Ye Beihan.

The princess's residence was no longer as glorious as it once was. Those who were meant to leave were all gone. She thought she was very strong, but now she realized that there were very few people around her who truly belonged to her.

"Your Highness, this time he's serious."

The old nanny who had served the princess her whole life rushed in from outside the door to report.

"Ye Beihan... Ye Beihan... He's truly ruthless..."

In Ye Shaorong's mind, Ye Beihan's power was clearly equal to hers, so how come when Ye Beihan made a move, it seemed like she had nothing at all?

"Granny Jin, how's the matter I asked you to prepare going? What are the officials on my side saying?"

The emperor authorized Ye Shaorong, but in the end, Beiliang was still managed by her and Ye Beihan together. As long as her brother did not establish a crown prince, the power she held could resist Ye Beihan.

"The Minister of Personnel just suffered a sudden heart attack and passed away. The Ministry of Justice is actually the Regent's man, as is the Ministry of Works. The Regent has already emptied us out."

Ye Shaorong looked bewildered and incredulous. Just yesterday, she was discussing things with several officials, so how did they all turn into people planted by Ye Beihan by her side today?

"What did you say? When did they become Ye Beihan's men? Are they trying to rebel? My imperial brother is still alive! What are they doing? Are they trying to seize power? Hahahaha..."

“Princess, please calm down. The Regent has taken everyone from our residence away, but at least he hasn’t laid a hand on you yet, which means there’s still a chance for things to turn around.”

Having lived in the deep palace for so long, Granny Jin knew that there were some things she couldn't say even if she saw through them. The Regent King always looked down on everyone.

But he showed a hint of respect for the eldest princess, and everything changed when the young lady was made a princess and sent to marry a foreign ruler.

"How can you expect me to stay calm? Ye Beihan took my Qian Ning away. He promised me he would bring her back, but what happened in the end? My Qian Ning is dead."

Now he's actually attacking me for some unrelated woman. Does he think Beiliang is a joke?

He has absolutely no idea what it means for one small thing to affect the whole situation. He's truly ill-mannered, disrespectful, and just as despicable as his mother.

Granny Jin, terrified, pulled back Ye Shaorong, who was rambling incoherently in her anger.

"My princess, words can be dangerous. Be careful what you say."

At this moment, Ye Shaorong could no longer listen to what Granny Jin was saying. In one day, she lost everything that she originally thought she had gained.

"What are you going to do, be careful what you say? I have nothing left. Ye Beihan deserves to die. He's nothing but a bastard born of a palace maid, a male-female demon..."