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

After Lord Wen left, Du Mingxian thought about it and felt that the Wen family was a very complicated place. It turned out that Madam Wen had a lover outside, and even Wen Shiyan was the child of her lover.

This explains why Madam Wen raised Wen Shiyan to be somewhat dim-witted, because she didn't want her to stand out too much and easily get into trouble.

The next afternoon, Du Mingxian overheard in her courtyard that Lord Wen and the Feng family had set a wedding date for two months later, which was quite rushed.

In typical wealthy families, the entire process of going through the formalities of marriage—from the initial betrothal to the wedding—would take at least one or two years to prepare. These last two months...

Du Mingxian thought that it must be because Lord Wen saw Madam Wen with another man, and after seeing the man's appearance, he naturally thought of Wen Shiyan. There was no need for a blood test; he could tell at a glance that they were father and daughter.

As she thought about it, she smiled. She never expected that the Feng family's schemes would lead to so many good things.

First, there was the affair between Feng Zhiyuan and Wen Shiyan. Then, fearing something might happen to Wen Shiyan, Lord Wen increased his manpower and took control of the Wen residence. Madam Wen thought she could take advantage of the situation, but unexpectedly, Lord Wen aroused suspicion and went to check on Madam Wen's courtyard, only to find that she had been cuckolded for many years...

That's truly wonderful!

When Chun Tao entered the room that evening, she was beaming with joy. “Miss, I heard that the Second Miss was making a scene and wanted to die. Luckily, the people around her stopped her in time, and she didn’t die. But now Madam Wen has taken the Second Miss to the Old Madam’s courtyard to make a scene.”

"That……"

"Miss, the old lady has sent someone to invite you over."

Before Du Mingxian could speak, Lian'er knocked on the door. She and Chun Tao exchanged a glance, knowing that the old lady's visit was not a good thing.

"understood."

Du Mingxian went with Chun Tao. When they arrived at the old lady's courtyard, they heard crying and commotion coming from inside.

When she entered, she saw Wen Shiyan crying uncontrollably, as if she were dying. Madam Wen was comforting her the whole time, while Old Madam Wen sat in the main seat with a gloomy face.

Lord Wen sat next to Old Madam Wen, his expression calm and revealing nothing of joy or anger.

Wen Yibin sat at the lower end of the table, watching the show as he ate pastries and drank tea.

"Greetings, Grandmother, Father, Madam, and Uncle." Du Mingxian curtsied slightly.

Madam Wen didn't speak. Lord Wen turned to look at her, and seeing that she didn't react, he said, "Sit down."

Du Mingxian walked over and sat down, her head bowed and eyes downcast.

Madam Wen glanced at her eldest son, then looked at Du Mingxian, "Huan'er, Shiyan said that you were involved in what happened at the Feng family that day."

This is certain, not a question.

Du Mingxian hurriedly stood up, looking aggrieved and innocent. "Grandmother, why did I do this? The Feng family was the family my father arranged for me to marry into. I grew up in the countryside and came back here. All the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital look down on me."

"I'm overjoyed that the Feng family is willing to marry me, so why would I do such a thing? Sister Shiyan will definitely find a better husband in the capital."

Madam Wen had thought about it before. No matter how smart Du Mingxian was, she had come from the countryside, and the Feng family was a good place for her. There was no need for her to scheme against Shiyan.

After Shi Yan marries into the Feng family, she probably won't even be able to marry into a family as prestigious as the Feng family. Therefore, she suspects most that the Feng family orchestrated this whole thing.

Wen Shiyan was crying uncontrollably. Upon hearing these words, she immediately became angry. "It was you who did it! I clearly saw you enter that room before I went in with you. When I went in, I saw Feng Zhiyuan lying on the ground, but I didn't see you. It must have been you and Feng Zhiyuan who did it together."

Du Mingxian looked aggrieved and innocent. "Sister Shiyan, although I am engaged to Young Master Feng, we have never even exchanged two words before. How could I possibly be plotting anything with him? The Feng family is quite good, isn't it? Why would I... want to scheme against you with him? If you marry into the Feng family, what kind of husband will I find?"

Madam Wen believed her daughter's words, but things were strange in every way. She believed that Du Mingxian must have been scheming, but the one who schemed the most was the Feng family.

The Feng family must have taken a liking to Shiyan, otherwise this whole thing would have happened.

Lord Wen said with a stern face, "Things have already come to this, and the marriage with the Feng family has been arranged. Shiyan, you must marry into the Feng family."

“Father, you said before that I could marry if I didn’t want to.” Wen Shiyan looked as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Lord Wen no longer felt any tenderness for her as he did for his daughter; all he felt was the humiliation of a man. “If you don’t want to marry, then become a nun. You choose one.”

Wen Shiyan was greatly shocked, "Father."

Madam Wen had suspected this before, and now that she heard Lord Wen say it himself, she felt sorry for her daughter. "Master, you can't do that."

Lord Wen felt annoyed whenever he saw Madam Wen. "From now on, I will have someone keep an eye on Shiyan until she gets married."

"Master, Shiyan is our only child. We can't treat her like this."

"Hmph, our only child?" Lord Wen spoke softly, but his tone was unusual in this setting, when facing someone with a guilty conscience.

The others didn't understand what was going on, but those who knew the inside story were quite alarmed. Madam Wen was immediately terrified.

"Master, I..." Madam Wen looked like she was about to cry.

Old Madam Wen felt sorry for Madam Wen and said to Lord Wen in an annoyed tone, "Alright, they've already suffered enough, why are you still talking?"

"There are only two solutions for our son. One is to marry into the Feng family directly. Whether he can live a good life depends on himself. The other is to become a nun."

"I don't want to! I won't choose either of these paths! I want to marry Qi Ji!" Wen Shiyan shouted.

Lord Wen sneered, "You're willing to marry him, but he has to be willing to marry you too. Do you know what's been said outside? Your affair with Feng Zhiyuan is common knowledge everywhere. Why would Qi Ji want to marry someone who has lost her chastity?"

"Qi Ji wants to pursue a career in officialdom, so why would he get involved in such a scandal?"

Wen Shiyan truly knew nothing about this matter. Now that Lord Wen had bluntly revealed it to her, all the color drained from her face. She stood there dumbfounded, muttering to herself, "How could this be? How could this be?"

Madam Wen was heartbroken and tears streamed down her face. "Mother."

Madam Wen waved her hand, "Take Shiyan back to her courtyard first. I'll discuss the rest with Yicheng and see if there are any other solutions."

After hearing Old Madam Wen's words, Madam Wen could only take Wen Shiyan back first. She couldn't make any more trouble, as she would annoy Old Madam Wen, and no one would take care of them.

"Yes."

Wen Shiyan was completely lost, letting Madam Wen pull her away.

After the person left, Madam Wen said to Du Mingxian, "You should also go back to your own courtyard and not go out to cause trouble."