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

Lord Wen put down his pen and saw Du Mingxian carrying a tray in behind Wen Yibin.

"Father."

Lord Wen frowned slightly and stood up from his desk. "Why are you here at this hour?"

"I heard you were still busy in your study, and I was worried you might have forgotten to eat dinner, so I thought I'd bring you some soup to warm you up," Du Mingxian said, placing the soup on a small table to the side.

Wen Yibin sat down at the small table, lifted the lid, smelled it, and was slightly taken aback. "This was made in the main kitchen?"

"Yes." Du Mingxian wasn't embarrassed at all. "I don't have a small kitchen in my yard."

"Then prepare one. Are you trying to fool your elder brother with things from the main kitchen? If you're going to give a gift, you should give one that you made yourself to show your sincerity."

Du Mingxian hurriedly said, "If there's a small kitchen, I'll cook for my father as soon as possible."

"Fourth Uncle didn't get a share?"

"If Fourth Uncle doesn't mind, he will certainly get a share."

Wen Yibin looked at Lord Wen and said, "Brother, we need to get the people below to pay attention to this. I'd like to eat a meal cooked by my niece herself."

Lord Wen glanced at his younger brother, then looked at Du Mingxian, "I'll have Butler Wen keep an eye on things."

Du Mingxian did not stay either. "Thank you, Father. I will be going back now."

"Go."

After Du Mingxian left, Wen Yibin first served himself a bowl. Then the servant brought over another bowl, and Wen Yibin also served his elder brother a bowl and handed it to him.

"Although this was made in the main kitchen of the manor, this girl is quite thoughtful to bring it over. There aren't many people who bring soup to my brother's place."

Lord Wen lowered his eyes slightly, "It's nothing more than ingratiating behavior with an ulterior motive."

"Isn't this good? At least someone comes to visit my brother. My sister-in-law is busy every day and rarely comes to visit my brother. As for Shiyan, there's no point in even thinking about her. It's more thoughtful of her to come back halfway."

Seeing his carefree demeanor, Lord Wen knew that his younger brother only acted this way in front of him, so he wasn't angry. He simply reminded him, "You've come back with a purpose, so be careful."

"I know, big brother. Don't worry, it seems she has no bad intentions."

"Who knows."

Du Mingxian went back to the courtyard and went to sleep. She was unaware of the conversation in the study. Instead, she was thinking about two things: one was Ling Silang, whom she wanted to meet, but she didn't know when that would be possible.

The second item is the border defense map, which is a major event concerning the rise and fall of the Great Shun Dynasty. Stealing it is impossible, but not stealing it is also not an option.

I wonder if Lord Wen has discovered that she is a fake daughter. If Lord Wen has found out... then the Wen family's current attitude towards her will make sense.

If she doesn't come back, the Wen family hasn't even officially introduced her to the outside world. No matter how you look at it, something just doesn't feel right.

There is one more crucial question: who exactly is Chuntao's master?

Once we find the right person, we don't need to be so restrained.

She fell asleep while thinking about it. The next morning, she received an invitation from the Feng family. The second young master of the Feng family invited Du Mingxian to go out. Of course, it wasn't a solo outing, but an outing with several close friends.

Du Mingxian held the invitation, her brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly. "Why would he ask me out?"

"Perhaps they wanted to reconnect."

Anyone who has feelings for him can contact him.

"Tell Butler Wen that I'm not feeling well these past two days, so please decline any invitations."

Chun Tao asked, "Miss, aren't you planning to go out?"

"Let's not go out for now."

"Yes."

Chun Tao went to tell Butler Wen that Du Mingxian had indeed not gone out, but was cooking in the newly renovated small kitchen in her yard.

At lunchtime, Du Mingxian packed the prepared food, not even allowing herself to slack off.

Sending Ke'er and Lian'er to deliver it might not even get it to Lord Wen. Sending Chun Tao... she was really afraid that the girl would give Lord Wen another slow poison, which would be even more troublesome.

So she went to see him off herself, and after leaving the mansion, she went straight to the Ministry of War.

At the entrance of the Ministry of War, she sent someone to summon the servant boy who served Lord Wen. The servant boy was very surprised to see Du Mingxian and exclaimed, "Young Miss!"

"I made this myself. I was afraid Father would be too busy to eat, so I brought it over. Please take it inside and give it to Father. I'll head back now." She stuffed the things into the servant's hands and turned to leave.

The servant, carrying the things, saw that Du Mingxian had already boarded the carriage and left. He didn't know what to say for a moment. The Ministry of War naturally provided food, but this young lady, for some reason, actually came all the way here to deliver it herself.

As he carried the food box inside, it was just lunchtime. Someone passing by casually asked, "Is this a special lunch sent by your household for the Minister?"

"It was made by the young lady herself, not in the family kitchen."

The person who asked the question was very surprised, but then looked knowing and full of envy, "Master Wen really knows how to raise children."

The servant took the food box to Lord Wen, and soon the entire Ministry of War knew that Lord Wen's daughter had personally cooked and brought the meal to show her concern for her father.

Lord Wen was busy, and the servant didn't say anything when he came in. After waiting for a long time and seeing that he was still not finished, and worried that the food would get cold, he could only boldly step forward and say, "Sir, please have lunch first."

"I'm not hungry, I'll be hungry in a bit."

Remembering how Du Mingxian brought the meal, the servant added, "Today, the young lady brought the meal herself. She said she made it herself."

Lord Wen stopped what he was doing, looked up at the servant, and asked, "You mean Huan'er has come?"

"Yes."

Why didn't you come in?

"The young lady had someone call me out, and she gave me the food box right at the door before leaving."

Lord Wen waved his hand, "Put the things out."

"Yes."

The servant stepped forward and laid out the food. When the master smelled the aroma, he got up, walked a few steps to the table and sat down. There were three dishes, a soup, and a bowl of rice. It smelled delicious.

"Go downstairs and eat."

"Yes."

After the servant left, only Lord Wen remained in the room. He first took out a silver needle from his sleeve and tested the food for poison. After finding no poison, he put the needle away and began to eat with a complicated expression.

The braised chicken, the stir-fried green beans with pork, and the stir-fried vegetables were all delicious, far superior to the chef's cooking at the manor. As a result, Lord Wen ate quite a lot.

Du Mingxian didn't know how Lord Wen's meal was. After she came out, she unexpectedly encountered... Wen Shiyan stopping Ling Silang to talk.

Because Wen Shiyan got off the carriage, the manor's carriage didn't move to the side in time. The street she was walking on was a bit narrow, and there was another carriage coming from the opposite direction, so the carriage didn't move and got blocked behind it.

Feeling bored, Du Mingxian lifted the curtain and saw Wen Shiyan blocking Ling Silang at the entrance of a bookstore. She couldn't hear what they were saying, but she could see that even Wen Shiyan's back view was affected.

Ling Silang, on the other hand, kept a blank expression and tried his best to keep his distance.