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

Apart from Lord Wen and Wen Yibin, everyone else looked extremely pale.

Wen Shiyan had been particularly dissatisfied with Du Mingxian lately. When she saw the dishes served, she couldn't help but say, "Are you kidding me? There are so many people, and this is what she's serving everyone? Anyone can make hot pot. Isn't she just trying to fob us off?"

Wen Jueping, the eldest son of the second wife, had the best relationship with Wen Shiyan. Recently, Wen Shiyan had been speaking ill of Du Mingxian in front of him, so they immediately became united against her.

"This is too perfunctory. It's one thing for us to be of the same generation, but our elders are all here today. This is clearly unfilial."

The atmosphere at the scene was also somewhat unpleasant. Wen Shiyan and Wen Jueping were taking turns belittling Du Mingxian, and no one spoke up for Du Mingxian.

The dishes were just being served, and the hot pot base hadn't even been served yet, when Butler Wen brought Chun Tao in, followed by a group of restaurant staff who had come to deliver the food.

When Butler Wen entered the hall and saw that everyone was already seated, he braced himself and stepped forward. “Madam, Sir, Madam, Miss has asked Chun Tao to book a banquet at the restaurant, and it has been delivered now.”

"The banquet is arranged? Grandmother said she should cook it herself. This goes against Grandmother's wishes and is going too far." Wen Jueping was the first to jump out in dissatisfaction.

Lord Wen knew that the restaurant staff were upstairs, and naturally, family scandals couldn't be aired in public. He glanced at the steward and said, "Leave the banquet here."

"Yes." Butler Wen went out to handle the matter.

Soon, the dishes from the restaurant were served one by one, which, interspersed with the uncooked raw vegetables on the table, made the place look even more shabby.

Just then, a maid brought in a copper hot pot. The spicy and domineering aroma hit Wen Jueping's nose. He didn't expect the smell to be coming from the pot and thought it was from the dishes delivered by the restaurant in front of him.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "What dish smells so good today?"

Du Mingxian came in from outside, saying, "It smells like it's coming from the pot."

When Wen Jueping saw Du Mingxian enter, his brows furrowed tightly. He didn't reply or acknowledge her.

Pots were placed in front of each table, and Du Mingxian stood to the side explaining, "This is hot pot, and the soup base is spicy. Because of time constraints, it would taste even better if we had bone broth. Today we are using water."

"However, the broth is a bit spicy. If you can't handle spicy food, you can eat the food delivered from the restaurant."

Madam Wen, who had originally intended to say something, also smelled the domineering aroma emanating from the copper pot, and all her words stuck in her throat, unable to be uttered.

Madam Wen was also somewhat dissatisfied, but fortunately Du Mingxian had handled the matter quite well, so she no longer intended to introduce Du Mingxian to family members, and simply waved her hand, "Alright, now that all the dishes are served, let's start eating."

"Yes." Everyone was already seated at the table, so they responded in unison and started eating.

In the Da Shun Dynasty, there was a hot pot, which was eaten in winter. It was simply boiling water, and after the vegetables were cooked, you would dip them in some sauce. However, many people didn't really like it.

Now that Du Mingxian's hot pot is served, everyone wants to try it just by smelling the aroma.

In an instant, everyone silently started putting food into the pot, while some who were already hungry began eating the food delivered from the restaurant.

The three tables were completely full, and at the table for the younger generation, not a single seat was left for Du Mingxian. It was as if everyone had agreed beforehand that they were all seated very evenly, with not a single empty seat.

Some people even wanted to see Du Mingxian make a fool of herself and were waiting for her to embarrass herself.

Du Mingxian, who wasn't a member of the Wen family, wasn't embarrassed at all. Besides, she wasn't really happy to be eating other people's saliva with everyone.

So she stepped forward and said, "Grandmother, I'm a little tired and would like to go back and rest first."

Old Madam Wen was somewhat conflicted at the moment and didn't hear what Du Mingxian said, so she subconsciously nodded, "Okay."

Du Mingxian bowed and left immediately. When Old Madam Wen realized what was happening, she found that Du Mingxian had already left, and she was immediately displeased.

Du Mingxian was in a good mood when she returned to her own courtyard.

After seeing off the young waiter from the restaurant, Chun Tao was originally planning to go to the old lady's courtyard, but upon hearing that Du Mingxian had already returned to her own courtyard, she immediately came back.

Du Mingxian was having Ke'er make her bed.

Chun Tao stepped forward. "Miss, why didn't you stay for dinner?"

"I'm not hungry. You must be tired today. You should all go and rest early. I'm going to sleep too. I'm really tired today."

Unaware of the truth, Chun Tao thought Du Mingxian was genuinely tired and immediately agreed to leave.

The servants all left the room. Du Mingxian closed the door, lowered the bed curtains, and then slipped into the space. The smell of hot pot made her want to eat some too.

I simply cooked myself a hot pot in the space.

The refrigerator was fully stocked with everything, including fresh vegetables grown in the space, which was far better than the few greens on the table in Old Madam Wen's courtyard.

Du Mingxian prepared her own dipping sauce and ate it bite by bite, feeling very satisfied. She also felt a little regretful that Ling Silang couldn't have any. She pondered in her mind how to arrange the marriage exchange this time.

Du Mingxian was still leisurely eating in the space, while Old Madam Wen had already finished.

Because it was getting late, everyone left early. I love spicy food, and I ate until I was stuffed tonight. I especially love hot pot.

Everyone at Wen Shiyan's table liked Du Mingxian. Some of them had previously been very dismissive of Du Mingxian and even avoided her. But now that they were eating hot pot, they had their own plans and wanted to befriend her.

Who wants to miss out on delicious food?!

Everyone else left, but Lord Wen stayed behind; Old Madam Wen had specifically asked him to stay.

“You spend all day in the palace, try to find a scar removal cream for Huan’er. Her face… if her face is fine, she can even enter the palace.”

Lord Wen was shocked, "Mother."

Madam Wen expressed her thoughts: "I've been observing her recently. Although she grew up in the countryside, she is quite calm and composed, and she has learned the rules well. She is intelligent and has the makings of a young lady. It would be a waste for her to marry into the Feng family."

"Mother, how could you have such thoughts? The matter with the Feng family has already been settled." Lord Wen could not tell Old Madam Wen everything, but Du Mingxian could not marry into the royal family no matter what.

Madam Wen waved her hand, "It's definitely settled, but things haven't reached the final step yet. Nobody knows what will happen. You should have seen how outstanding that girl is. Once the news gets out, can you guarantee that these princes won't take it to heart?"

Lord Wen felt utterly disheartened. Sending someone of unknown origin to marry into the royal family was tantamount to destroying the Wen family's foundation.

“Mother, her marriage to the Feng family is already arranged and cannot be changed. She has no choice but to marry into the Feng family.”

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family has already been chosen. The second son of the Feng family is a good-for-nothing and doesn't care about the prosperity of the family, so he's a good match for him.