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

Du Mingxian, who was drowsy in her own courtyard, heard a noise outside. Ke'er went to open the door and saw Lord Wen and Wen Yibin coming in together.

Du Mingxian was quite surprised. How free was Wen Yibin? He didn't sleep in the middle of the night and insisted on coming over with Lord Wen.

"All of you, step back." Lord Wen said this to the maids as soon as he entered, then sat down to one side without saying a word.

Du Mingxian gave Wen Yibin a look: What's wrong?

Could it be that he saw Madam Wen having an affair with a stranger? But that doesn't seem very likely.

Wen Yibin shook his head slightly, then shrugged, indicating that he really didn't know what was wrong.

He was sleeping peacefully in his own bed when he was woken up and brought here by his older brother. He was completely baffled.

Du Mingxian simply stopped talking and silently walked to the side and sat down.

Wen Yibin may not know what happened, but she does. A man who has been cuckolded and made a fool of for half his life—no man could accept that.

Lord Wen is truly patient; he didn't make a fuss at all, but instead silently processed the matter on his own. He's a real man.

The atmosphere grew increasingly silent and oppressive; no one spoke.

Lord Wen couldn't understand why Madam Wen would be involved with other men. Over the years since she married into the Wen family, he had treated her well, giving her the proper respect and dignity she deserved.

Wen Yibin knew nothing, but he sensed that his older brother was in a bad mood. However, when he asked his brother, his brother didn't say anything, so he didn't press the matter further. He simply sat quietly to the side, and as he sat there, he became sleepy. The drowsiness overwhelmed him and he couldn't resist it.

Du Mingxian was also a little sleepy, but she didn't dare to sleep. Lord Wen must have seen what happened to Madam Wen. He hadn't said anything for so long. A silent man is too scary.

The three remained silent for a long time before Lord Wen suddenly spoke, "Did you see everything?"

Wen Yibin was startled awake, looking around in confusion. He felt like he had slept for a long time, making the atmosphere so awkward and causing him to miss a lot.

Du Mingxian nodded slightly. Since Lord Wen was asking this question not as an inquiry, but as an affirmation, she might as well admit it.

However, she still hurriedly explained, "I won't go outside, Father, you can rest assured."

Lord Wen's mind was in turmoil. Upon hearing the word "father," he asked another question, "Are you really willing to call me father?"

"Then what should I call him? Old man? That person? Or my living father?"

Lord Wen waved his hand, "Not a single word about this matter is to be uttered."

"But there's something I want to tell my father."

"You say it."

Du Mingxian quickly explained part of the problem from her perspective: "I saw a suspicious person while strolling around the mansion. I felt something was off, so I secretly followed him. It was purely coincidental that I discovered this."

"However, I also discovered something else."

She paused here, and Lord Wen stared at her, "Speak your mind."

“They want to kill me. They say that my return to the Wen family is to marry into the Feng family in place of Wen Shiyan. Now, the news between the Wen and Feng families makes me feel that I have no reason to live anymore. I am very scared.”

Lord Wen stared intently at Du Mingxian for a long time before saying, "I will send people to protect your safety, so you don't need to worry."

“I heard them say that Madam Wen would arrange for me to leave the mansion, and that person would send someone to deal with me outside the mansion.”

"Alright, I understand. I will also keep an eye on things in the manor and make sure nothing happens to you." Lord Wen said, then, remembering the unknown identity of the person before him, "Then can you tell me, will you harm anyone from the Wen family?"

Du Mingxian blinked her big eyes, pretending not to hear what Lord Wen was saying. "Father, what are you saying? I am a member of this household. Why would I hurt my own family?"

Lord Wen was in a state of great turmoil and had no intention of continuing the conversation with Du Mingxian. He stood up abruptly and said, "Not a single word about what happened today is to be revealed to anyone."

"Yes, Father, don't worry, I won't tell anyone," Du Mingxian assured him repeatedly.

Lord Wen gave her a deep look, then said to Wen Yibin, who looked puzzled, "Let's go."

Wen Yibin really didn't know what to say, but he didn't ask any more questions and followed Lord Wen out of Du Mingxian's courtyard.

He then asked, "Brother, what exactly happened? Are you questioning the identity of the person inside? Or have you found out something?"

"No." Lord Wen said with mixed feelings, "I've discovered something."

Seeing his elder brother's hesitant manner, which was unlike him, Wen Yibin was at a loss for words. "Is it related to your wife?"

"Yes, when I went there, there was a man in her room, and even Shiyan looked somewhat like that man."

Wen Yibin: "..." was somewhat surprised.

After the initial shock, he suddenly sneered, "Brother, it's actually a good thing. Who would want to marry someone like Feng Zhiyuan? Now that the Feng and Wen families are connected, we can just marry Shiyan off to him directly."

Lord Wen turned to look at him.

Wen Yibin explained in a low voice, "Anyway, our two families have a marriage agreement. You can't keep it up to the next generation, can you? If Shiyan marries into the family, it will be a way to fulfill the marriage agreement between our two families."

“Nothing else matters. Anyway, they’re not from our Wen family. We’ve raised them for so many years, so it’s only right that they do something for us.”

Lord Wen used to feel sorry for his daughter, but when he learned the truth about some things, all his heartache was overshadowed, and in the end, only calmness, silence, and self-interest remained.

“You’re right. Tomorrow I’ll send someone to the Feng family to tell them to finish the remaining betrothal gifts as soon as possible so that Shiyan can be married off to them sooner.”

Wen Yibin agreed, since they couldn't let their own family be unhappy. "How do we explain this to Qi Ji? After all, it was announced publicly that the marriage was Huan'er's."

"And what about Mother? My sister-in-law has gone too far. What does my brother plan to do about Mother? Mother still loves my sister-in-law very much."

Lord Wen narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of mockery, "It's easy to deal with Mother. No matter how much Mother loves her, she's just a niece, just a daughter-in-law. Compared to me, her own son, she's nothing. So dealing with Mother is actually the easiest thing to resolve."

Wen Yibin was still a little worried. "Putting everything else aside, Mother is getting old and can't handle such a shock. If my older brother really wants to do something, he should let Mother know in advance so that others don't take advantage of the situation."

"Well, let's discuss this matter carefully. We can talk about other things after we've reached a conclusion."

"Okay, it's settled then. But what about the courtyard? What are you planning to do about it? And what about Qi Ji, whom I mentioned earlier?" Wen Yibin whispered a reminder.

Lord Wen said in a deep voice, "Now she is the eldest daughter of the Wen family. Since we are engaged to Qi Ji, the engagement cannot be called off. It is the same to marry her off to him."