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

"Yes, yes." The old woman dared not cause any more trouble, and now she had no intention of causing any trouble at all.

Sitting in the simple oxcart, she kept thinking about who would do this to her, and she even looked at the people around her with suspicion.

As a result, Du Mingxian was seen resting with her eyes closed against the oxcart.

The old woman felt that such a heartless person wouldn't do that, nor did they have the ability.

However, she remembered what happened at the inn. When she got back, she would definitely tell Madam about it. She couldn't investigate it herself, but Madam certainly could. She would send someone over to investigate thoroughly.

Du Mingxian had no idea what her mother-in-law was thinking. Right now, she was leaning against the wall, slowly harvesting the crops in the space.

Chun Tao sat quietly to one side, subtly observing this and that. She had heard the commotion next door last night, but... she didn't get up.

She was only there to keep watch; as long as it wasn't something detrimental to her master, Number Eighty-Three could do whatever he wanted.

Besides, there's something exciting to watch.

Because she hadn't been fed yesterday, the old woman was very considerate today. When they arrived at a town, she even ordered noodles for Du Mingxian, and Du Mingxian added an egg for herself.

Chun Tao wasn't treated so well. The old woman only gave her a dry biscuit, and Chun Tao herself ate the dry biscuit as well. The old woman's exact words to Chun Tao were...

"The reason why Miss can eat so well is because Miss is the mistress. We servants should be aware of our role as servants."

Chuntao didn't say anything, took the pancake and started eating.

Du Mingxian didn't respond. She had been observing Chuntao for the past few days. This person... was a deep and unassuming person who had never shown any dissatisfaction and was always meek and obedient.

Clearly, he's not someone to be trifled with.

Each of the three had their own agenda.

After the meal, the old woman bought some steamed buns from the stall to take with her, worried that Du Mingxian might get hungry in the afternoon.

After passing this town, they couldn't find a place to stay for the night, so they had to sleep in the wilderness. They didn't have a pot or anything, so the driver went to collect firewood and lit a fire.

Du Mingxian slept alone in the carriage that night, while her mother-in-law and Chun Tao were outside, and the driver had gone to bed early as well.

Du Mingxian lay in the carriage, unable to fall asleep. She felt that these people were too carefree, falling asleep in the middle of nowhere without fear of a bad guy emerging from the darkness.

She barely slept all night and was listless the next day.

The old woman added with concern, "Miss, did you not sleep well last night?"

"Yes, the oxcart is too small."

Sensing Du Mingxian's disdain, the old woman's eyes flashed with displeasure. "The driver said we can reach a post station tonight and get a good night's sleep."

"That's fine."

This morning, I ate the steamed buns I bought yesterday. Luckily, the weather is cold now, so they weren't spoiled. However... they were freezing cold, and Du Mingxian only ate a few bites before stopping.

Chuntao finished her own.

The old woman was used to a life of luxury in the Minister's mansion and had never suffered like this before. She only took one bite before throwing the whole bun away in disgust.

Du Mingxian, the old woman, didn't say a word, her head resting on one side as if she were asleep.

The oxcart set off again. Because the steamed buns were no longer available, none of the group ate anything else. They were hungry all day and finally arrived at the post station before dark.

The old woman took out a waist token from her person and demanded the best house.

Upon seeing the token, the innkeeper immediately led them upstairs. After they went up, the old woman wrote a letter and arranged for it to be sent directly to the capital through official channels.

We had a rather lavish dinner that night, with four dishes and a soup.

Du Mingxian ate with Chun Tao, and Du Mingxian said, "Eat faster."

The two ate quickly. After finishing their meal, Du Mingxian wiped her mouth and went straight to the next room without knocking. She simply pushed the door open.

The old woman is eating now; there are six dishes and a soup on the table, making it even more sumptuous.

Du Mingxian raised an eyebrow slightly. "We're eating."

"Miss." The old woman first nervously checked the cloth wrapped around her head, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that everything was alright. "Yes, I'm eating."

"You ate so well. Chun Tao and I only ate four dishes, but you ate six by yourself. The Minister's mansion must be very rich. Do all the servants eat very well?"

Before the old woman could explain, she pointed to the old woman's clothes and said, "Your clothes are also very fine. I've never seen this kind of material before. You must be the most favored person by the madam's side."

The old woman forgot all the rebuttal she had intended to say. Hearing Du Mingxian praising her, she immediately became elated, "Yes, yes, this material is excellent. It was a gift from the Madam."

"That's great." Du Mingxian said sarcastically, "Then you eat, I won't bother you anymore."

Before the old woman could say anything more, Du Mingxian had already gone out and closed the door behind her.

The old woman sat down and saw the six dishes on the table. She suddenly remembered what Du Mingxian had said earlier. She wanted to chase after her to explain, but then felt it was unnecessary. What could a little girl like her possibly do?

Du Mingxian returned to her room. "Chuntao, go tell the waiter to bring eight more dishes. It's embarrassing for the Minister's mansion if word gets out that I, a young lady, am not even as well-fed as a servant."

"Yes."

Chun Tao left, and soon the waiter brought the dishes. Du Mingxian didn't touch her chopsticks and asked Chun Tao, "Do you want to eat more?"

Chun Tao quickly shook her head, "I'm already full, I don't want to eat anymore, I want to go back to my room to sleep."

"Okay, then go ahead."

After Chun Tao left, Du Mingxian poured all the dishes into the plates in her spatial dimension, leaving only a little bit outside. She then closed the door and went into her spatial dimension to practice her skills.

People like them, who had no official rank, had to pay to stay at the post station. So, the group that was supposed to leave the next day couldn't leave because Du Mingxian added eight more dishes.

The old woman's face turned green with anger. "Miss, didn't you already eat something? Why did you order eight more dishes? Can you even finish them?"

"Sure, of course I can eat it. You can see the plates are all empty. I'm starving."

The old woman was so angry that she didn't know what to say.

“When I went to see you yesterday, I saw that you had six dishes on your table. You are a servant and I am a young lady. According to this calculation, I should order eighteen dishes per meal to be befit my status as a mistress.”

Mother-in-law: "..."

Why don't you just die?

After the old woman replaced the carriage and settled the previous bill, she didn't have much money left. With the cost of food and other expenses, she didn't have enough money to pay the bill.

If the lady fails to bring the person back within the specified time, what will happen next?

"Miss, because of your haphazard ordering, we might not be able to leave today."

"If you can't leave, then rest?" Du Mingxian blinked, looking puzzled.

The old woman closed her eyes, then made a tough decision and used an oxcart as collateral, even managing to get some extra silver.