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First, there was Du Mingxian's words, then Madam Feng's flustered and surprised expression. No one was a fool; those who came along immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Du Mingxian asked innocently, "Madam, can't I...not be here?"

"No, what I mean is..." Madam Feng wanted to lie, but seeing so many people following behind Du Mingxian, she suddenly didn't know what to say.

Cheng Jinyun spoke first, "Mrs. Feng, we've come to see my cousin."

"Your cousin?"

"The second young lady of the Wen family."

At this moment, a woman's startled scream came from the courtyard. Most of the women in the crowd were young girls, so no one could tell the difference. However, some of the men had concubines in the courtyard and knew a little about these things.

Upon hearing this shout, their eyes immediately lit up, and they instantly became excited.

When Madam Feng heard the name of the second young lady of the Wen family, she realized that the woman inside who was having an affair with her son was probably the second young lady of the Wen family. Suddenly, her eyes lit up.

The reason they chose this rich girl who came back from the countryside was because her son liked her; she had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

Now that my son and this second young lady have consummated their marriage, that's great. Madam Wen is now in charge of the Wen family, and Wen Shiyan grew up by Lord Wen's side, which is much better than this girl who came back halfway.

She was flustered just now, but she suddenly understood and was overjoyed.

"Oh dear, where did Miss Wen go? We really need to look for her quickly." Madam Feng said anxiously, but her expression remained calm.

Du Mingxian then spoke up, "Cousin, I think I heard a sound, did you hear it?"

Cheng Jinyun also heard it, "It was a woman's scream coming from the courtyard."

"Someone must be injured. Let's go in and see." Some people in the crowd, eager for a good show, went straight inside.

Madam Feng originally wanted to suppress the matter. Although her son had a relationship with Miss Wen, she couldn't let others laugh at them. But before she could react, a group of young people rushed in.

The door was pushed open so easily, followed by a woman's scream.

It wasn't Wen Shiyan, but a group of young ladies who had gone in with her. When they saw the wild scene inside, they were all quite shocked and hurriedly ran out, their faces flushed with embarrassment.

Du Mingxian also saw it. At this moment, Wen Shiyan and Feng Zhiyuan were so reluctant to part that she was terrified and looked completely at a loss.

Madam Feng rushed forward and, upon seeing the scene inside and realizing it was indeed Wen Shiyan, she was overwhelmed with emotion. She hurriedly closed the door, a troubled expression on her face. "The two of them are engaged."

"Isn't the one being betrothed the eldest daughter of the Wen family?" someone in the crowd questioned.

At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to Du Mingxian, but she ignored them and just looked down, appearing very nervous.

Cheng Jinyun reacted the fastest, immediately sending her maid back to the Wen residence to inform Old Madam Wen and Madam Wen about the matter.

Since the incident occurred at the Feng family's residence and involved members of the Wen family, only members of the Wen family could handle the matter.

"It's the second young lady, how could it be the eldest young lady? Our family and the Feng family have always agreed that the second young lady would be chosen." Madam Feng explained for a moment, then smiled awkwardly at everyone, "Everyone, please go to the garden, the banquet will be starting soon."

With the host's invitation, no one felt comfortable staying any longer. The main issue was the embarrassing news coming from inside the room, making it impossible to remain in the courtyard.

"What should we do? How could it be Sister Shiyan?" Du Mingxian whispered in Cheng Jinyun's ear, looking distressed.

Cheng Jinyun turned around and looked at Du Mingxian suspiciously, "You didn't go to change your clothes, Shiyan came to find you, why are you perfectly fine?"

Du Mingxian said innocently, "Didn't I say before that I went to the carriage outside to change my clothes before Chun Tao arrived? When I came back, I didn't see Shi Yan, so I went with you to look for her."

Cheng Jinyun had suspicions about Du Mingxian, but now was not the time for her to do anything. Once the Wen family arrived, they would definitely investigate the matter thoroughly.

The Feng family did not let any of the guests leave; they invited everyone to the banquet hall.

The Wen family arrived very quickly. It was Madam Wen and Old Madam Wen who came. Even Lord Wen and Lord Feng were brought back by people sent by both families.

Du Mingxian and Cheng Jinyun were together when two maids arrived. One was a maidservant from Madam Wen's side, and the other was a maidservant from Madam Feng's side. The two of them came over together and invited Du Mingxian to come over.

Du Mingxian went to the main hall of the Feng family. The atmosphere was a bit strange at the moment. After entering, she called out in a very aggrieved tone, "Grandmother, Father, Madam."

Lord Wen stared intently at Du Mingxian, "You tell me what happened?"

"I..." Du Mingxian paused for a moment before slowly speaking, "After I arrived, I went to see Madam Feng first. After paying my respects, I went to the garden with my sister Shiyan. We had just sat down there for a short while."

“When a maidservant was serving tea, she accidentally spilled some tea on me. She said she would take me to change my clothes, so I went. But when we were almost at the entrance of the guest courtyard, she said that the Feng family did not have any suitable clothes for me and asked Chun Tao to go to the carriage to get me some spare clothes, so Chun Tao went.”

“I went to the guest courtyard, but as soon as I went in, I thought that Chun Tao would have to take the clothes out again later, which would be a bit troublesome. So, to save trouble, I went out of the guest courtyard to find Chun Tao. After changing my clothes in the carriage, I came back again.”

"When I got back to the garden, I didn't see Shiyan. I thought she had gone to change her clothes, but after waiting for a long time, I still didn't see her. So I told my cousin Jinyun about it, and we went to look for Shiyan with other people."

"Then we saw Madam Feng at the entrance of the guest courtyard. Later, we heard something strange coming from inside the courtyard, so we ran in to check, and then..."

At this point, her voice was extremely low and she looked very disappointed, "Then I saw in the room..."

"Alright." Madam Wen couldn't take it anymore. She turned to Madam Feng and said, "Explain to me why you sit and drink tea at the entrance of the guest courtyard when there are banquets in your household. Didn't you hear the commotion in the courtyard?"

"I heard you." Madam Feng was not in the wrong. At first, she thought it was Du Mingxian inside, but she didn't expect it to be Wen Shiyan. Even if she wondered what her relationship with Wen Shiyan was, she was satisfied with the result.

“My son Zhiyuan likes to play around. It’s normal for a man to have several women. Today we’re having a banquet, and I was worried that he would cause too much trouble. Since no one can control him, I ordered someone to bring a stool and sit by the door so I can keep an eye on him. It’s that simple.”

The Feng family had a plan, but the person in the plan was Du Mingxian. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Wen Shiyan. However, they were not in the wrong, as the Wen and Feng families originally had a marriage agreement.