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

"What did you say? A border defense layout map?" Du Mingxian was amused by her words, and then asked again to confirm, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Or did the middleman relay the wrong message?"

Chun Tao shook her head. "Impossible. The master's task is for you to obtain the border defense layout map."

Du Mingxian was speechless. "It's not that I'm unwilling, but the only people who know the border defense layout map are the generals, the Minister of War, and the Emperor. Even if I have the title of the eldest daughter of the Minister of Personnel, I can't just go to the Minister of War's residence to steal it."

"Besides, something this crucial is definitely hidden very well. Why would I steal it from the Ministry of War?"

Chun Tao could see that she was anxious, so she quickly said, "Don't worry, I've already said that the master's idea is to let you stay at the Wen family for a few days to get used to things. You'll have your chance soon."

Du Mingxian understood the implied meaning and was quite surprised. It seemed that the person behind this was very powerful, capable of influencing the officialdom and even managing to transfer Minister Wen from the Ministry of Personnel to the Ministry of War.

This is something most people can't do.

"Okay, then we'll wait. To complete this task, I first need to let the people around me know the border defense layout map, then I'll have a chance, right?"

“Yes,” Chun Tao echoed, but Du Mingxian couldn’t tell what she was really thinking, and she didn’t care.

She stretched out her hand and lazily yawned, "Alright, you should go back to your room and rest too, I'm going to sleep."

"Yes."

Chun Tao left, but Du Mingxian couldn't sleep at all. Her mind was full of thoughts, the most important of which was Ling Silang. She was worried because she hadn't heard a single word from him.

There's also the Feng family; she can't marry the second son of the Feng family. We need to find a way to resolve this.

The next day, according to family custom, she was supposed to pay her respects to the old lady, but Du Mingxian was reluctant to go because she was in a bad mood, so she simply asked Chuntao for medicine instead.

Medicine for persistent high fever.

When she fell ill, everyone in the Wen family who wanted to see the newly returned young lady rushed to Du Mingxian's room to show their concern.

When everyone saw Du Mingxian's injured face and her uninjured, beautiful face, some people felt regret.

Besides Du Mingxian's courtyard, it was right at the entrance.

"Look at that, Miss's face. Such a beautiful and delicate face, ruined by that scar."

"I heard they're going to marry her off to the Feng family. The second son of the Feng family is a regular at brothels, and they're all about looks. Do you think they'll agree to that?"

"Whether or not it can be agreed depends on the master's opinion. Well, let's not talk about it here anymore, it wouldn't be good if someone heard us."

After the person left, Du Mingxian got up, stretched, and looked at Chun Tao with a smile, "It seems your medical skills are very good. Three doctors came in a row just now and none of them could figure it out."

"A little bit of home remedy."

"Don't be modest. It's fate that we were assigned to the same group."

“Miss, we are both under the same master, so we are naturally on the same side and naturally have a connection.”

Du Mingxian leaned closer to her and asked with great curiosity, "How did you become the master's person? Your medical skills are so good, people respect you just by going out."

Chun Tao shook her head. "I was saved by my master when I was a child. If my master hadn't saved me, I probably wouldn't have survived."

"Oh, so that's what it is."

Chun Tao seemed to have developed a gossipy nature, "How did that young lady become the master's person?"

Du Mingxian waved her hand, "This is a big problem. It's fate, I guess. My husband was captured by my master's men, and now he's working for my master. Of course, I have to follow his lead."

Chun Tao was surprised, "You have a husband?"

"Of course." Du Mingxian looked proud, but with a rare hint of girlish shyness. "My husband is so good. He's so smart. The last time I saw him, he told me that as long as I obediently serve my master, I'll have endless riches and honors in the future."

Chuntao nodded in agreement, "Your husband is a smart man with good judgment."

Du Mingxian saw through the situation; it seemed Chun Tao had unusual feelings for her master. "That's right, my husband is very clever. Otherwise, would I have eloped with him?"

Chun Tao was quite surprised, "You two eloped?"

“Yes, we eloped.” Du Mingxian said somewhat dejectedly, “My husband’s mother and my mother used to like the same man at the same time, so they had a falling out. She didn’t want a daughter-in-law like me. But she liked my husband too much, so in the end, we had no choice but to elope.”

"It's a pity that I can't be with my husband. It makes me lose all motivation to do anything. It's so painful. My husband is in the capital, but I don't even know where he is."

Suddenly, her eyes lit up as she looked at Chuntao, "Tao, good peach."

Chun Tao got goosebumps all over from her calling her that. "Don't be like that. Just say what you need to say."

"Hey, I just wanted to ask you for help. Your relationship with the master is quite special. Could you help me find out where my husband is?"

"No, no, no, don't talk nonsense." Chun Tao blushed with embarrassment and kept waving her hands to explain, "My relationship with my master is simply that of superior and subordinate, nothing more. You can't talk nonsense. My master's status is so noble, how could I possibly covet it?"

The more anxious the person involved is, the more suspicious it is. Du Mingxian had already figured something out. She covered her mouth and chuckled to herself. If they like it, that's fine. I'm just afraid they won't.

"Yes, yes, Master is of noble status, but our Chuntao is no less so. Looking around, how many female doctors have such high medical skills? Master must cherish a talent like you very much."

Chun Tao blushed again; Du Mingxian's words filled her heart with sweetness.

"You...you'd better not talk nonsense. We cannot allow our master's innocence to be tarnished."

"You're just too cautious. Let me tell you, if I complete the border defense deployment task and the master wants to reward me, I'll ask you for some benefits right away."

Chun Tao is a skilled doctor and loyal, but she doesn't understand people's hearts as well as Du Mingxian does. She was overjoyed to hear those words from her.

However, she still said, "You, you shouldn't be like this. I'm already very happy to be able to do things for my master."

“That’s not the same. When you’re out handling things, your master will only know that you’ve done a good job. But if you’re by his side, he’ll know that you’re devoted to him.”

At this point, Du Mingxian sighed softly, "Actually, you could stay by the master's side, and it would be best if you could become the master's bedmate. Think about it, the master has a noble status, so there must be many hidden dangers. With someone like you who is proficient in medicine by his side, how much trouble can be avoided?"

Chun Tao was tempted, but thinking of her lowly status, she felt a silent sense of loss. "Stop talking," she said.

Du Mingxian insisted, "Why are you shy? Let me tell you, a girl's happiness is something she has to fight for. Like me, if I like someone, I like them. Being with the person I like makes me feel like I can live many more years."