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

It's a very small tree, so it wouldn't be a big problem if we didn't knock it down, but... I'm also worried that if the wind blows even slightly, it could burn down the whole mountain.

"Alright, let's go back to the village first. We can talk about it when we get back."

Everyone started walking back. Du Mingxian held Ling Silang's hand tightly as they walked at the very back. Villagers in front of them would occasionally turn their heads to look at them.

"Is Tao Yun coming back now because he wants to ask his older brother for the family fortune?"

"That's hard to say. His father left something behind when he died, but whether or not he gives it to Tao Qi depends on whether Tao Qi is willing to do so."

“They should be given some. Tao Yun is also a member of the Tao family. Tao Qi can’t monopolize it all.”

"That depends on Tao Qi. I don't think Tao Qi will give it. His wife is a local bully. Why would she be willing to share her things with others?"

While the people in front of her were talking, Du Mingxian was full of questions, but she didn't dare to ask anything. She had clearly felt that the people monitoring them had disappeared, but now she could feel it again.

On the way back to the village, the village chief stood at Tao Qi's door and said, "Tao Yun, it's too late today. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you everyone for tonight. I will thank you all again tomorrow."

The group waved goodbye and left, but the Tao family's gate remained closed. Du Mingxian could still sense that someone was watching them, and she asked softly, "Why isn't the gate open? With so many people from the village going over, it's quite a commotion."

"He might be busy." Ling Silang stepped forward, knocked on the door, and called out, "Big brother, open the door, I'm back."

Curses came from the courtyard.

"Tao Qi, who's that outside? Where did your brother come from? Aren't you an only child? How did this brother suddenly appear? Explain yourself!"

"You, Tao Qi, you're really something else. You're not the only child in your family. It's not like everyone's things belong to our family. How did everything change? How did a younger brother suddenly appear out of nowhere?"

“I’m telling you, I won’t acknowledge him. He can go wherever he wants, but I’m not going to acknowledge him.”

"What nonsense! I was the one who served Father before he died. Where were you when he was still alive? Now that he's dead, you're showing up at my door. Was this all premeditated?"

"Anyway, I don't care. In this family, it's either him or me. I am the daughter-in-law of the Tao family, the one who is going to spend my life with you, Tao Qi. Don't let me feel heartbroken."

After the woman finished cursing, a scolding voice came from inside: "Shut up, what do women know?"

Du Mingxian whispered in Ling Silang's ear, "These Tao family members are quite the actors; look at how well they're putting on this show."

"Then let's watch carefully."

The door was quickly opened, and Ling Silang excitedly rushed forward and hugged Tao Qi.

Du Mingxian was so shocked that she took a step back. Feng Cai had just said it was so good, but it turned out this person was even better at acting than the Tao family.

"Big brother, I miss you so much. Mother talks about you all the time."

After a while, the two brothers separated, and the group went into the courtyard.

Tao Qi's wife was a big, burly woman with a shrewd face. She looked like someone you wouldn't want to mess with. She was the same height as Ling Silang, but a bit fatter.

Standing next to the thin Tao Qi, it looked somewhat... comical.

It seems that Tao Qi is the one who needs to be protected.

There were four children standing in the yard. It was too dark to tell the boys from the girls, but the oldest one was very tall and strong, like a bear.

Inside the main room, the lamplight was dim.

Sitting right in front of each other, neither of them could clearly see the other's face.

Du Mingxian felt speechless. She was very sleepy and wanted to ask Ling Silang what was going on.

Tao Qi spoke, sounding very sad, "Dad is gone. When he left, he kept talking about you, saying he didn't know what you looked like now and that he wanted to see you, but unfortunately, he never got to."

"It's my fault, I came back late."

"Alright, it's late tonight. I'll ask your sister-in-law to clear out the children's room for you two to stay in."

"Brother, what about the children?"

"It's alright, let them stay with us."

"Okay, thank you, brother."

Soon, Du Mingxian and Ling Silang found a small house. The smell... was quite unpleasant to smell; it was the smell of men's stinky feet. Du Mingxian almost vomited.

“The people monitoring us outside should be further away now so we can enter the space.”

Once inside the space, Du Mingxian was impatient. "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"They poisoned me and made me do their bidding, to become one of their people, and I agreed."

Du Mingxian was shocked, then furious. "Do you even remember how you got this life? How could you just take poison like that? Don't you value your own life?"

The only thing that other transmigrated women know is medicine, but she doesn't. She's a master at killing, and she knows a thing or two, but not a lot. As for medicine, she's completely out of the picture and knows absolutely nothing about it.

“No choice.”

Du Mingxian paced back and forth angrily, "We just went to the capital, how... how could this happen?"

"No matter what, I want to get to the bottom of this."

"But you've been poisoned."

"They will provide the antidote on the first of each month."

"So you have to obey, or you'll die, right?"

"almost."

"Then why didn't they come looking for me? Am I not worthy?"

"Don't overthink it. There are probably a lot of people, so they don't care. It's good that they're not looking for you."

“When they come to me, I can open my mouth as if to take medicine, but in reality I put the medicine into my space. However, you actually swallow the medicine.”

"There will be a solution."

Seeing Ling Silang's relaxed demeanor, Du Mingxian was furious. "You...you..."

"It's already like this, let's accept it calmly," Ling Silang said, trying to comfort Du Danxian.

What can Du Mingxian do now besides be angry and anxious? It seems there's nothing she can do.

"Why did they send us here?"

"Keep an eye on the village chief, take things from the Tao family, and report back to them as well."

"What is there to monitor about the village chief?"

“The village chief is one of their men. They’re afraid he’ll betray them, so they need me to come and keep an eye on things. I need to get an ancestral jade pendant from the Tao family. We absolutely have to get this. I have to report anything that happens here.”

Du Mingxian's expression was grave. "Have you considered who's controlling us?"

"I don't know, but he's definitely not a good person."

I'm a little panicked.

"It's alright, we'll just observe first. I heard that if we get something from the Tao family, they'll give us a reward."

Du Mingxian didn't believe that the item was so easy to obtain. "You know the Tao family's attitude; it's not something that can be easily taken."

"Give it a try, you'll succeed eventually."

"We want to leave, and we still have a chance."

“I want to investigate.” Ling Silang was very interested in this matter.

Seeing his expression, Du Mingxian could only keep her mouth shut, but she still thought of Wen Ruyan. Before she died, the girl gave her the blood letter and the safety buckle. She would probably have to wait a while longer to fulfill this last wish.

Another point……

Thinking about it, she took out the safety amulet that Wen Ruyan had given her. "This was given to me by the girl in the room, the daughter of Minister Wen. Think about it... she's a person of high status in the capital. How could she have fallen into the hands of these people?"