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

Du Mingxian cooked lunch while she kept thinking about how the old lady had a powerful background. She needed to plan carefully just in case, as only with strong power could she protect her family.

The Zhou family and others are eating at the shop now, and will only return after dinner. By the time they return, Du Mingxian will have already left.

Before leaving, Du Mingxian went to the yamen to register Xu Laotai and the others as legal citizens before returning home.

She left in a hurry, and Ling Silang was worried the whole time. He was relieved when he saw her return. "Are you alright?"

"It's alright." Du Mingxian originally didn't intend to tell Ling Silang, but remembering that the two of them had agreed to be honest with each other when they were in Nandi City, she told him everything she had heard from Guo Dani and what the old lady had told her.

After a brief silence, Ling Silang said, "Since those two didn't do anything, it's clear they're friends, not enemies, which is good news. However, nothing stays hidden forever, so we should still prepare in advance."

"Yes." Du Mingxian was still a little worried. "Although my grandmother didn't reveal her identity, I guess it must be quite high."

"Don't worry, it's not necessarily a bad thing."

Du Mingxian didn't say anything more. "I removed their slave status and replaced them with free status."

"It's good that they've been changed. They're family now, and they can't stay slaves forever."

“I think so too,” Du Mingxian said, revealing her plan. “Next time the Wang family comes to pick up goods, I want to send them a message to see if we can borrow two skilled servants, or if the Wang family knows where to buy skilled servants, or we can hire them.”

She definitely can't do it alone; it's impossible to do it alone. She'll need a lot of skilled people.

"That's good. The Wang family has a large business and many connections, so they must have connections."

After the two discussed it, Du Mingxian went to prepare food for Ling Silang. Now, when she went out, her biggest worry was that Ling Silang's health was not good.

She put some spiritual water into the well at home. A couple of days ago, Ling's mother said that she had seen some white hair before, but it had disappeared recently. She was so scared that she didn't dare to breathe loudly, for fear of being discovered. Therefore, she dared not recklessly put spiritual water into the well.

The meals she prepared for Ling Silang were made with pure spiritual water, but even so, his illness could only be alleviated.

Sometimes she wondered if her rebirth was to save Ling Silang, since heaven had given her a space and spiritual water, which could alleviate his illness but not cure it.

Ling Silang can't live without her now; without her spiritual water, he would die.

Ling Silang felt sorry for her. When she brought her food, he said, "You don't need to cook for me alone next time. I feel fine now. Just eat the same food as everyone else."

"That won't do. You believe I'm a fairy, and when a fairy personally takes action, it will definitely be different from others."

Ling Silang just smiled and didn't say anything more.

Domestic exams.

The Xiucai examination was held once a year, either in the third month of spring or the eighth month of autumn.

The imperial examination for the title of Juren was held every three years, in the eighth month of autumn, and was also known as the Autumn Examination.

The imperial examination for Jinshi was held every three years, in the third month of spring, and was also known as the Spring Examination.

This year is the third year of the imperial examinations, so the Xiucai examination will be held in March. Those who pass the Xiucai examination can participate in the autumn examination to take the Juren examination. The following year, they can take the Jinshi examination or rest for three years before trying again.

Because of the major examinations, if you don't take the Xiucai exam this March, you'll have to wait until next August, and the Juren exam will be three years later.

Candidates who pass the county, prefectural, and provincial examinations will be ranked according to their scores.

The exam lasted for five sessions, each lasting one day. All the scholars lived and ate in a tiny cubicle, enduring unbearable hardship.

Thinking about Ling Silang going to take the exam, Du Mingxian felt like she was going to turn gray from worry. She racked her brains trying to think of something appropriate to bring him, something that would give him the energy to keep going without harming his health.

In his previous life, Ling Silang passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, but he still died. It was probably during the examination that his condition worsened, which was not good news for Ling Silang.

As the date drew closer, Du Mingxian became increasingly worried.

In February, Du Mingxian took Ling Silang to register for the exam and then went to Fang Daru's house. Since it was just a Xiucai exam, Fang Daru didn't make any special arrangements and just told Ling Silang to relax.

Starting from February 20th, Du Mingxian was in a very volatile and irritable state, so she often locked herself in her space, trying every possible way to prepare food for Ling Silang, while also not breaking the rules.

In contrast to Du Mingxian's anxiety, Du Mingwei has been in very good spirits lately.

After the incident with Wang Cui, Xu Yulan often came to help the Wu family. Without Aunt Wang coming over, Wang Cui couldn't keep coming over, which made Du Mingwei feel very comfortable. And when the time came to a certain point, thinking about Du Mingxian's fate, she was especially happy.

That day, Xu Yulan called Du Mingwei again, and the two went to the river to wash clothes.

It was said that the two of them were washing, but in reality, Xu Yulan was worried about her daughter, so she called Du Mingwei over. After arriving at the river, Xu Yulan washed alone, while Du Mingwei just pretended to do it.

Du Mingwei rarely seemed this happy. Xu Yulan noticed that her daughter had been particularly cheerful these past two days. "What's wrong? Did Da Niu bring home something nice? Look at how happy you are."

"No, I was just thinking that since Du Mingxian is married into the Ling family, that short-lived girl is about to take an exam. Will she die in the exam hall?"

Xu Yulan dislikes everyone except her daughter. "I can't say that. I heard she's in poor health, but it can't be that bad. I really don't know the specifics."

"Mother doesn't know, but I've heard that Ling Silang is in very poor health. He might not be able to take the exam and come out of the examination hall."

That's how it was in my past life.

He was sick before entering the examination room. After leaving the examination room, he collapsed at the door. Fortunately, the Ling family reacted quickly and took him to the hospital immediately, which barely saved his life. But what good is saving his life?

In the end, he became bedridden and his health deteriorated. The Ling family offered him all sorts of good things and sought doctors to save his life, but he only lasted a year.

Before he died, he was no longer human, just a bunch of dry bones covered with skin.

She was scared at the time, so she never dared to enter his room. It was always that old hag, Ling's mother, who went in most often. Ling's sisters-in-law, I don't know if they had something wrong with their brains, they were so biased in the family, and they never said a word.

No way, I have to go see the spectacle, no matter what, to see the Ling family's chaotic search for a doctor outside the examination hall, and to see Du Mingxian's helpless state.

Thinking of this, she suddenly laughed, startling Xu Yulan. "You silly child, what are you doing? You scared me. Let me tell you, your focus now is to get well and then find a way to get pregnant so you can win back Da Niu's heart."