The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

Hearing the voice, You Yuan struggled to sit up and saw a girl approaching him. Her eyes were strange, and she asked in a hoarse voice, "Who are you?"

“Naturally, it was the people who saved you. Your heart is slightly off-center, so those assassins could leave without worry after stabbing you in the heart, giving you a chance to live.” Du Mingxian explained first, also wanting to tell You Yuan that the people chasing him were after his life.

A complex emotion flashed in You Yuan's eyes. "Thank you."

"Well, saving your life isn't something that can be easily forgiven with just a thank you."

You Yuan recalled what the girl had said when he bumped into a bowl and knocked it to the ground.

The family heirloom bowl must be compensated.

He looked up at the girl; though not strikingly beautiful, she was still quite pretty. “I am already married. If you wish to offer yourself to me, I am afraid I cannot comply.”

Du Mingxian glared at You Yuan. Sure enough, some people's sharp tongues and narcissism are ingrained in their bones. Is this how a human being speaks?

"Are you gold? I'd rather repay you with my body. Look at yourself, you're so old and frail. I'd complain you're too slow even if you were to carry my shoes."

In that life, he was the man of his mortal enemy, but he was indeed a responsible man. He doted on his wife, but... that was all. He still had concubines, a few... I can't quite remember.

You Yuan had many shortcomings, but he also had many merits and was a good official.

Back then, he was the Grand Secretary, and Wu Daniu was also a favorite of the Emperor, commanding an army of 200,000. The two, one a civil official and the other a military commander, were the Emperor's right-hand men.

Because the two women didn't get along, the two men also had a terrible relationship and would argue whenever they met. Wu Daniu wasn't very educated and only learned to read by pretending to be a general. In order to keep his subordinates in check, she kept urging him to study every day.

A half-baked official is no match for a shrewd and capable civil servant.

The most memorable time she encountered this dead man was when she and Chai Xuezhen met at a jewelry shop. They both had their eyes on the same exquisitely crafted bracelet, which was one of only 1 available. They both wanted it, and before they could decide who would win, You Yuan arrived.

When You Yuan arrived, he said, "This beautiful and unique bracelet deserves to be worn by a beautiful, refined, and elegant woman. Not just anyone can showcase its beauty by wearing such a beautiful bracelet."

She had tried to argue for it, but... she had only been in the capital for a short time then and lacked confidence. Most importantly, the Wu family didn't have much wealth; You Yuan had spent a lot of money to buy that bracelet.

Later she learned that You Yuan had gone to appease Chai Xuezhen because his concubine had offended her. He happened to run into her there and she became a stepping stone for You Yuan to please Chai Xuezhen.

This man has no class.

From Chai Xuezhen's perspective, her man's favoritism and his willingness to stand up to their mortal enemy made her incredibly happy.

Which woman wouldn't like a man who would stand up for her and personally criticize her mortal enemy, even if it's tasteless?

Thinking about all this, she felt disgusted with You Yuan, simply because he was Chai Xuezhen's man; she disliked him because of his family.

You Yuan had always received praise since he was a child, and he had never been said that to him before. In fact, the other person even looked disgusted, which surprised him.

"Even if... even if you didn't think that way, you didn't need to say such things, I..."

"Stop." Du Mingxian didn't want to hear his argument. She wanted to make him uncomfortable. She had a chance to make You Yuan uncomfortable in this lifetime, and she was determined to seize it.

"Don't give me that nonsense. You opened your eyes without even understanding the situation, and you already expected me to offer myself to you, which is why all the following events happened. This... please don't be so narcissistic. My man is a thousand times, ten thousand times more handsome than you, and much better than you. Why would I be blind?"

You Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and didn't explain, because there had been too many similar incidents since he was a child. Whether someone saved him or he saved someone else, those women would eventually repay him with their bodies.

“Madam, I will definitely repay your life-saving grace. I will send someone to deliver a thousand taels of gold after I leave.”

"Are you just making empty promises here? You've already left, who knows if you'll send someone to deliver it? Besides, if we see you in this sorry state, and people like you want to keep your shameful deeds from being exposed, it would be very easy for you to send an assassin to wipe out our whole family."

"No, please rest assured, madam. I am very grateful to you for saving my life."

Du Mingxian raised her hand, "We are just ordinary people. You should give us something more practical as a token of your gratitude. We don't need empty promises or anything like that."

You Yuan felt that the person in front of him was somewhat difficult to deal with, and his heart sank.

The other party was his savior, and he had already offered to compensate him with money, but the other party refused, as if he was deliberately making things difficult. However, they were strangers to each other, and if the other party truly disliked him, he would not have saved him in the first place. So it must not have been intentional.

"I am currently penniless and seriously ill. I truly do not know how to express my gratitude in a way that would satisfy you, Madam. Perhaps you could offer some guidance?"

Du Mingxian rolled her eyes at him. "Forget it, I'm just a village woman and I don't understand these things. Let's wait until my husband comes back. My husband is a scholar. Although he is only a student now and not a scholar yet, he will be one in the future."

The hint is so obvious, you get it now?

As a result... You Yuan didn't respond at all.

He thought that since the other party was a scholar, and scholars were generally reasonable, it would be easier to tell him to thank him with money.

After a long while, Du Mingxian didn't hear You Yuan speak. She knew what he was thinking as soon as she thought about it, and her face turned cold. "Forget it, my husband is too shy to be fooled by you. You're awake now. I'll take you to town in a bit. You can go and contact someone to go home yourself. As for the life-saving grace these past few days, forget about it. Consider it as me saving an animal. It was just a small favor."

The last sentence was particularly offensive. You Yuan had never been treated like this before, and he was both angry and ashamed, his face turning red. "Although I have no wealth, I am still a scholar. Why don't I teach your husband to read, as a way of repaying your life-saving grace?"

Here we go, finally we've reached the important part.

Du Mingxian was secretly pleased, but her face showed disdain as she looked him up and down. "You're really a scholar? Scholars get hunted down too? You're not kidding me, are you?"

“Of course not.” Seeing that Du Mingxian refused to believe it, You Yuan was quite angry. “I…I am the top scholar.”

"Stop! You say you're the top scholar, so you're the top scholar? Are you kidding me?"

“I am a member of the You family.”

"What You family? Don't give me that nonsense. I'm just a village woman. Do you think I would know anything about what's going on outside? Don't try to fool me."