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

"What if they're not after the money?" Du Mingxian said, only to find her voice trembling.

Money is not a problem, and we are not afraid to make demands.

I'm afraid his already weak health will get even worse.

After he returned from the incident in Nandi City, she spent several months taking care of him to make him look somewhat better. Now, she's trying to kill him.

"No, we can't delay. I'll go to the Du family to ask right now."

The Du family wouldn't dare; they must be at the Wu family's house. There must be something fishy about Chen Ming's sudden return home.

Ling's mother felt very distressed, tears welling up in her eyes, but she didn't dare to let them fall, afraid that it would disturb the people below. "Let your third brother accompany you."

"Mother, no need, I can manage on my own." She can let the horse out and ride all the way there. If her third brother comes along, many things will be inconvenient.

“We are even more worried about you going there alone in the dark. You are all my children, and I don’t want anything to happen to any of you.”

Du Mingxian had no choice but to compromise, "Okay."

The two decided to go, and made a torch from their home. Ling Sanlang went to the backyard to fetch the livestock, and heard a noise at the door. It was Ling Dalang and the others returning.

"How were you able to leave the city?"

Ling Dalang's face lit up with joy. "Because of the wine, the prefect gave instructions, so when we arrived, the county magistrate sent people over without saying a word. But it's dark now, and those yamen runners said they need to find the village chief and clan head to gather the villagers together and question them in detail."

Du Mingxian was also pleased, for good deeds always bring good rewards.

When Ling Dalang and the others returned, Du Mingxian and Ling Sanlang drove the carriage over together.

They searched both sides simultaneously. Ling Dalang and his men led the yamen runners to search the village, while Du Mingxian placed all her hopes on the Du and Wu families.

She rushed to the carriage, but instead of going to the Du family or the Wu family, she went to the Chen family first.

Knocking on the door at night could easily startle people, so when she got to the door, she said to Ling Sanlang, "Third Brother, please wait for me outside for a moment."

"Okay." Ling Sanlang didn't understand Du Mingxian's meaning, but since his sister-in-law told him to wait, he would wait.

Du Mingxian suddenly leaped up, flipped over, and moved with incredible agility, vaulting over the wall of Widow Chen's house. Ling Sanlang was so shocked that he could have stuffed an egg into his mouth.

Before he could close his mouth, the door to Widow Chen's house opened from the inside.

After opening the door, Du Mingxian stepped forward and called out, "Chen Ming."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it sounded very loud in the quiet night. Soon, Dong Jing came from the side room, and in just a few breaths, before the lights were on, the door was already open.

"Sister?" Chen Ming called tentatively.

At this moment, Ling Sanlang, still in shock, entered, carrying a torch that illuminated the courtyard, allowing everyone to see each other's faces.

Chen Ming, still not fully dressed, shuffled out in his slippers as he put on his clothes. "Sister, what happened?"

"Your brother-in-law is missing."

"How could that be?" Chen Ming was extremely shocked. He was very smart and knew from these words that Du Mingxian must have suspected the Du family. "It's not the Du family."

Du Mingxian didn't speak, waiting for Chen Ming to explain, "After I came back, my mother also talked about the Du family's affairs. The Du family doesn't have the energy or the ability."

She also felt it wasn't the Du family, but the Wu family...

"Has the Wu family made any moves?"

"Well... it's hard to say." Chen Ming had always stayed with the Ling family. Although Widow Chen lived in the village, she mostly only participated in the Du family's affairs. The Wu family lived in a more remote area.

Unless something major happens, or you go there specifically, you really wouldn't know.

Du Mingxian didn't have the patience to wait. "Go back to sleep," she said, turning and leaving.

Ling Sanlang followed behind her and asked in a low voice, "What do we do now?"

He underestimated his fourth sister-in-law; she was so capable, not at all like a child raised in the village.

"Go to the Wu family."

When they arrived at the Wu family's house, Ling Sanlang waited for Du Mingxian to climb over the wall before opening the door for him. But what he saw was... Du Mingxian entered the Wu family's house and didn't open the door for a long time.

He was pacing anxiously back and forth at the gate when he saw Du Mingxian climb over the wall again, carrying someone on her back.

The person was limp on her shoulder, with long hair hanging down, looking somewhat eerie in the dark night.

"This is……"

"Du Mingwei, let's go, Third Brother."

Where to go?

Ling Sanlang wanted to ask, but before he could, Du Mingxian had already carried the person up the mountain. Ling Sanlang drove the carriage further away, and when he reached the foot of the mountain, he tied up the horse and hurriedly followed Du Mingxian.

After walking a few steps into the mountains, Du Mingxian threw the person she was carrying onto the ground.

"What's wrong with this person?" Ling Sanlang felt like he was a corpse; he hadn't even woken up when he was thrown to the ground.

"I've knocked him out. Could you please go to the river and get some water, Third Brother?"

"Okay, you wait."

Ling Sanlang left, and as she watched the torches drift away, Du Mingxian's mind cleared up a bit. In the dark night, her breathing became heavier, her eyes heavy with worry.

Ling Silang's unexplained disappearance is definitely man-made, but who exactly is responsible still needs to be investigated one by one.

Don't let her find out who did it.

They really think their lives are too long.

Soon the torches drifted over again, and Ling Sanlang handed over the water bag, saying, "Here you go."

Du Mingxian took it, opened it, and poured all the water onto Du Mingwei's face.

Du Mingwei was jolted awake by the water, nearly losing her soul in fright. She was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly woken up by the water and found herself outside, in the middle of nowhere, with torches and two people staring at her.

She felt the urge to urinate and almost couldn't hold it in.

Fortunately, she recognized Ling Sanlang's face and knew he was human, so she wasn't so scared; instead, she felt more anger.

"What are you doing? Where is this place? I was sleeping soundly, how did I end up here?"

Du Mingxian didn't answer her question. A dagger appeared in her hand without her noticing. She swung the dagger forward and struck Du Mingwei's face directly with the blade. "Tell me honestly, have you done anything wrong lately?"

Du Mingwei frowned. "What wrong thing could I possibly do? Besides, even if I did something, what business is it of yours?"

"Did you two bring me here? What exactly do you want? And Du Mingxian, you're with your third brother-in-law in the middle of the night, are you up to something thrills?"

Du Mingxian kicked her directly in the chest, saying, "If you can't speak properly, then don't speak." After saying that, she left. Judging from Du Mingwei's behavior just now, she didn't do what Ling Silang did.

She can't afford to waste time.

"Third Brother, let's go."

Ling Sanlang was completely bewildered. "Just leave like this? Aren't we going to ask again?"

"She didn't do it."

How can you be so sure?

Ling Sanlang was full of questions, but ultimately didn't ask them, "So what do we do now?"

"When we get back, the officials will come to interrogate us; they're sure to find out something."

The two hurried back, and after all that back and forth, it was almost dawn when they arrived in the village.