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

But one thing she was very certain of was that she saw Du Mingxian go in, but in the end... Du Mingxian wasn't inside; she even came in from the outside later.

She tearfully told Lord Wen that Du Mingxian had tricked her, and that Lord Wen had sent someone to tell Du Mingxian to go to the study in the afternoon.

Du Mingxian went straight to the study, where Lord Wen was sitting at his desk. When he saw her come in, he said in a deep voice, "Close the door."

Du Mingxian turned around and closed the door. She took two steps back and stood in front of Lord Wen's desk, looking at him calmly.

"Shiyan said that she followed you into the room after seeing you go in. She went to check on Feng Zhiyuan, and then she didn't know anything else. How do you explain that?"

"I did go in, but when I pushed the door open, I smelled an overpowering fragrance in the room and saw Feng Zhiyuan lying on the floor. I was afraid of getting into trouble, so I quickly backed out and went outside to find Chun Tao to change my clothes."

Lord Wen's eyes sharpened. "Is it that simple?"

"If Father doesn't believe me, he can go and check."

Lord Wen glanced at Du Mingxian a few times and found that she was standing straight and did not look scared at all, as if she really did not do it.

Thinking about it carefully, the whole thing was handled by the Feng family. How could Feng Zhiyuan have fallen to the ground on Feng family territory? And that aphrodisiac was something Feng Zhiyuan brought back from outside.

Could it be that the Feng family didn't want to marry the eldest daughter of the Wen family who had returned from the countryside, and instead had their eye on Shiyan, which is why this whole thing happened?

The more I think about it, the more reasonable this explanation seems, and the more the matter makes sense. Otherwise, why would Madam Feng be guarding the courtyard? She must have waited until Shiyan went inside before she stood guard at the door.

"Since this matter has nothing to do with you, go back to your own courtyard and don't go out recently. There may be changes in your relationship with the young master of the Feng family."

Du Mingxian said calmly, "It's entirely up to Father to decide."

Seeing her calm demeanor, Lord Wen felt annoyed and simply waved his hand, "Go out."

"Yes."

Du Mingxian returned to her courtyard, and Chuntao came out of her room, looking at Du Mingxian with heartache in her eyes, "Miss, you're finally back. We've been forbidden by Madam from leaving the courtyard."

Du Mingxian waved her hand, not blaming them. After all, with these maids around, she couldn't easily enter her spatial dimension; she felt more at ease without them.

"Prepare some water and food, I'm hungry."

"Yes."

Ke'er and Lian'er went to prepare, and Chun Tao followed Du Mingxian into the room, then whispered, "Miss, there are rumors circulating outside today that the second young master of the Feng family and the second young lady of the Wen family, when their feelings were so intense, disregarded the occasion and slept together in the room."

Du Mingxian raised an eyebrow, "The news has already spread?"

"It's already spread outside, but we don't know who spread it."

Du Mingxian looked at Chuntao with some surprise. How could someone who couldn't leave the courtyard receive news from the outside world? This showed that Chuntao had someone in the courtyard, or that Chuntao had someone in the Wen family.

She seemed oblivious, and even asked, "Has there been any news from Wen Shiyan's side?"

"Yes, I heard that the second young lady wants to marry the third-ranked scholar. It is even said that the people in the Feng family yesterday are not from the same circle as the third-ranked scholar, so there is no need to worry at all. As long as she marries him and has children, and with the Minister protecting her, the third-ranked scholar will not dare to do anything to her."

Du Mingxian didn't feel anything when she heard the news. After all, Wen Shiyan was a spoiled child, so it was normal for her to say such things. But Chun Tao's information came so quickly and accurately.

The prince behind this has quite a long reach.

So it's not a shortage of manpower or money, then who will be the prince?

A prince who has no shortage of money?

We still need to find a way to remind Ling Silang about this matter. We can't let others see through our scheme, because the person who stays by his side is probably a master as well.

Seeing that Du Mingxian did not react, Chuntao sincerely wanted to help her, "Miss, why don't you take this opportunity to think of a way to cancel your engagement with the Feng family?"

"The news has already spread. Wen and Feng will not let me marry into their family for the sake of their reputation. If I were to marry again, there would be even more gossip. Don't worry."

After Du Mingxian finished speaking, she looked at Chuntao with a face full of gratitude, "Thank you, Chuntao, thank you for thinking of me."

"You've been good to me, so I'll naturally consider things more for you."

The two talked for a while longer before Ke'er brought in the food, and Du Mingxian went to eat.

Over the next few days, the rumors outside grew louder and louder. Du Mingxian stayed in the courtyard the whole time and did not run out, as if she had heard everything the adults said.

However, Chun Tao, who rarely left the courtyard, knew about the news outside and would report it to Du Mingxian regularly.

The Wen family's courtyard was in chaos, with several disturbances every day. Things in the rooms were smashed and broken. The servants in the Wen family were on edge lately, afraid of accidentally angering their master.

Du Mingxian gets to hear news every day.

For the first three days, rumors were rampant, but neither the Wen nor the Feng families made any move. However, they secretly sent people to spread the word that the news of the second young master of the Feng family sleeping together with the second young lady of the Wen family was completely unfounded, but it was immediately proven true.

On the fourth day, neither of the two families made any move, but rumors were spreading like wildfire.

For the sake of their reputation, the two families sat down together on the fifth day to discuss countermeasures.

On the sixth day, it was announced that the second young master Feng and the second young lady Wen were already engaged. The two children had only made a small mistake, which was not a big deal. The wedding would be arranged for the two children as soon as possible.

With both families stepping in, the rumors were immediately stopped, and the situation was eased.

The Feng family is alright. Feng Zhiyuan is a playboy, so he can marry whoever he wants. He wanted to marry Du Mingxian before because she was wearing a veil and he thought she was a beauty, but he didn't expect her to be an ugly duckling.

Because of this, Feng Zhiyuan was actually quite willing to marry Wen Shiyan. Although she had a bad temper, she was good-looking, her status was suitable, and her family approved of the marriage.

On the fourth day after the incident, Feng Zhiyuan secretly left the mansion to find the woman he was keeping outside.

Because he was spoiled at home, he kept several women outside the home, so he didn't know that the woman he kept outside who had borne him a child was no longer in the capital, along with the child.

Wen Shiyan felt like she couldn't go on living. Who was Feng Zhiyuan? How could she marry such a person? She didn't eat all day and became extremely thin.

Madam Wen was heartbroken and could only keep comforting her, "Shiyan, as long as you are alive, there is hope. You must take care of your health first before thinking about anything else. If you are gone, you will lose everything."

“Mother, we all know what kind of trash Feng Zhiyuan is. How could I marry such a person? Didn’t Father say that I didn’t have to marry him if I didn’t want to? Why did he agree to my marriage with Feng Zhiyuan? It was clearly that bitch Wen Huan who was supposed to marry Feng Zhiyuan. Why did it become me? How did things turn out like this? It must be that bitch who plotted against me.”