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

"Perhaps the results are being released a little slowly, Mother, don't worry. Besides, it will take time for you to come back from the county."

"Yeah, the longer this goes on, the more anxious I get. I don't know what's going on. One after another, none of them are easy to deal with."

Just as Ling's mother was scolding, Xiao Zhou and Liu walked in from the door. When they saw that Ling's mother's expression was not right, they immediately understood why.

The two exchanged a glance, realizing they had come at the wrong time.

They were also thinking that their mother-in-law would be bored waiting for news at home, so they would come over and chat with her.

Just as the two were wondering whether they should leave or stay, Ling Dabao rushed back in a flurry, his hair disheveled and his clothes askew, "Grandma, Grandma, help me, help me!"

When everyone saw Ling Dabao like this, they immediately surrounded him. Ling's mother was extremely distressed and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ling Dabao gasped for breath, "Grandma, Grandma... my mother, my mother is dying."

"What? What happened? Your mother was perfectly fine, how could she suddenly be in trouble? Tell me slowly."

Ling Dabao didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Du Mingxian knew the situation was urgent, so she turned around and pulled over a donkey cart from the back. "Get on the cart first, and we'll talk slowly."

At this moment, Ling's mother didn't care whether Ling Silang had passed the exam or not, and directly got on the donkey cart and followed him out.

Madam Zhou pulled Du Mingxian aside, saying, "Fourth sister-in-law, let me go. You stay home and wait. If fourth brother passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, someone will come to announce the good news, and the family needs someone to take care of things."

"Yes, yes, Fourth Brother's wife, you stay at home. Let Second Brother's wife and Third Brother's wife accompany me. You stay at home and keep watch. We need to make arrangements for the people who come."

Du Mingxian wanted to say that if someone was really incapacitated, her spiritual water could save their life. "Mother, let me go instead. I can fight. If the Wang family is ruthless, I can suppress them."

“No, you stay at home. Silang’s affairs are also important. Erlang’s wife, you know how to drive the carriage, so you drive it.”

Du Mingxian could only swallow all the words she wanted to say.

Ling Silang, who had just come out of the outhouse, saw everyone in a stalemate and went up to ask, "What's wrong?"

"Da Bao came back and said that my sister-in-law is dying. I wanted to go with her, but my mother was worried that if someone came with good news, there wouldn't be anyone at home to take care of things." Du Mingxian briefly explained the situation.

Ling Silang knew Du Mingxian's abilities. "Mother, I'm here at home. Let Mingxian go with you. That way, I can feel more at ease."

"No, let her stay. Your second sister-in-law also needs to catch the train." This time, Ling's mother was very firm in her stance.

Du Mingxian could only say to Lin Hu, who was standing at the door, "Brother Lin, please take them there. If the Wang family wants to use force, just do it without hesitation."

Without military force to suppress them, who knows what the Wang family would be like.

Lin Hu didn't refuse, "Okay, I'll go with them."

With Lin Hu by her side, Du Mingxian felt much more at ease. "Thank you for your help, Brother Lin."

"Don't be so polite with me, brother." Lin Hu waved his hand. "After picking up the person, I will take them to Doctor Lin in the county."

"it is good."

Lin Hu quickly traded his horse for a donkey before driving the cart away.

Du Mingxian sighed, "One carriage is still not enough for our family. Today, Dad and the others drove the carriage away. We have an urgent matter to attend to, and it's not very convenient without a carriage."

"Then let's buy another one."

"That's exactly what I'm planning."

Du Mingxian watched them leave, still worried. "I wonder what happened. Da Bao ran all the way back. It must be something serious."

"Mother insisted that you wait because she was worried that no one would be home. Why don't you ride over on horseback in a little while?" Ling Silang felt that it would be good for Du Mingxian to go over, since no one would be home.

"If no one comes to report the good news in a while, I'll go over there."

"it is good."

Another half hour passed, and Du Mingxian grew anxious and couldn't wait any longer. "I'll rush over to the Wang family to check on the situation."

Ling Silang nodded, "Okay, be careful."

"Okay." Du Mingxian led Lin Hu and the others' horses from home and was about to mount when she saw a carriage coming from afar, and there were three of them, taking two steps at a time while banging a gong.

"The messenger has come with good news." She stopped what she was doing and, seeing this scene, felt her heart flutter and her blood boil.

She turned to look at him, her eyes shining, "You passed the exam."

Ling Silang's eyes were full of affection, and the corners of his lips curved slightly. "I was able to pass the exam, and half of the credit goes to you. If it weren't for your meticulous care, my body wouldn't have been able to hold on until the end of the exam."

Du Mingxian shook her head, "No, you will definitely pass the exam, even without me, you will."

Even in your past life, you would have passed the exam without me.

Their eyes met, a palpable tension seemed to fly between them, and an air of ambiguity hung between them.

Soon, the Ling family carriage that was leading the way stopped, and Ling's father and the others got off, their faces flushed with excitement. The people in the carriages behind also got off; they were the officials who came to deliver the good news.

Four people arrived at once, shouting, "Congratulations to Ling Zimo of the Ling family for passing the imperial examination with top honors!"

As soon as the carriage entered the village, people gathered around to watch. Now, upon hearing that Ling Silang had passed the imperial examination, one or two of them were very excited and offered their congratulations.

Du Mingxian handed the prepared purses to the officials who came to deliver the good news, saying, "Thank you all for your hard work."

The officials who received the lucky money felt their pockets were heavy. They were overjoyed and showered the officials with congratulations before leaving.

Ling Dalang and his friends had already set off firecrackers at the door, and villagers came over one by one to congratulate them.

Ling Silang and Du Mingxian quietly retreated.

Ling Silang was in poor health, and the villagers dared not talk to him too much for fear of tiring him out. So when Ling Silang left, no one noticed; they just kept praising Ling's father and brothers.

"You go back to your room first, I'll sneak out."

"it is good."

Ling Silang returned to his room, and Du Mingxian quietly left. Everyone was busy congratulating her and didn't see Du Mingxian leave.

Du Mingxian rode her horse at breakneck speed to Wangjia Village. As soon as she entered the village, she saw a large crowd gathered in the middle of the village, which looked quite lively. She tied her horse to one side and managed to squeeze a path through the crowded people.

She saw the Ling family members, and she also saw Wang's mother sitting on the ground crying uncontrollably, while Wang's entire body was covered in blood, her eyes wide open, filled with disappointment.

The Queen Mother cried, "I raised you all these years, and this is how you treat your mother? You make a scene over a little bit of money, and you eat and live at home. Why don't you say anything about that?"

"Your children always eat a lot when they come over, and I can't even give them some money to buy food?"

Wang said in a deep voice, "My children came here, and the Ling family gave them food rations. They didn't eat anything from the Wang family. Moreover, the Ling family gave them white flour, but you changed it to coarse grains. You even said it was because of me, because I didn't have any food rations, and that changing it to coarse grains would allow them to eat more. Now you're denying it?"

"How can you hold your own mother accountable like this? You're such an ingrate."