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

Du Mingxian became interested. "Does Your Excellency know who is behind this?"

Lord Wen looked at her sharply, "You're one of them, don't you know who's behind you?"

"To be honest, I didn't know." Du Mingxian smiled bitterly. "We were kidnapped on the road, then taken to a valley for training, and finally I was selected and sent to the mansion."

Lord Wen was half-believing and half-doubting.

Du Mingxian knew that she had to tell the truth at this moment. If she wanted to gain other people's trust, she had to reveal her hand first. If she wanted to gain other people's trust but was not honest, then things would go wrong.

"They brought me to the mansion because they wanted the defense map."

Lord Wen took a deep breath, feeling his heart pounding. "You... what do you intend to do?"

"I want to work with Lord Wen to find out who's behind this," Du Mingxian said frankly. "The injury on my face, my current situation, and the poison in my body are all because of them. How could I possibly risk my life for them?"

Lord Wen believed Du Mingxian's words to a large extent, "When you first came back, you weren't from the Ministry of War."

Du Mingxian said, "I received this mission before you were even in the Ministry of War, so I want to ask you, who put in charge behind the scenes to get you into the Ministry of War? This person is very well hidden."

Lord Wen thought about it carefully, "There are too many people behind this, and I'm afraid we need to analyze it more thoroughly."

Du Mingxian knew that Lord Wen couldn't trust her completely, so she wasn't in a hurry. "It won't affect anything. Such an important mission will definitely have time. However... Lord Wen should know that they definitely sent more than just me."

"Don't worry, I'll take precautions."

Du Mingxian knew that the conversation should end here, so she stood up and said, "Then I'll head back now."

Lord Wen didn't let her leave, but asked, "Would you harm the people in the manor?"

"We're all in the same boat, would you hurt your partner?"

Lord Wen shook his head, and Du Mingxian chuckled, "Me too."

She left, and the heavy weight on my heart finally lifted. After returning to the courtyard, I went straight to sleep; it was too late.

The next day, as soon as I got up, I heard from Chun Tao that Madam Wen had returned early that morning. She was not happy when she returned and even went to Lord Wen's courtyard to make a scene.

"Why make a scene? It can't be because of me, can it?" Du Mingxian hesitated, also testing the waters.

Chuntao shook her head. "After Madam returned and went to the master's courtyard, all the servants inside were sent away. No one knows what was being said inside."

Du Mingxian breathed a slight sigh of relief. If she didn't know about this matter, she certainly wouldn't know about what she talked about with Lord Wen yesterday.

"It must be because of my situation, or it must be because of Wen Shiyan's relationship with the Feng family."

"This matter is already a done deal."

The relationship between the Feng and Wen families is settled and cannot be changed, but the situation between the third-ranked scholar Qi Ji and the Wen family has become quite comical. Previously, when Qi Ji came to propose marriage, he was very skeptical of Wen Shiyan.

Now that Wen Shiyan is going to marry someone else, there will be no bride left in Qiji.

In the courtyard of Old Madam Wen.

Lord Wen, Madam Wen, and Wen Yibin were all present, and they were discussing this matter together.

Madam Wen was reluctant to come. Her daughter's good marriage was ruined, and she had to stay here and listen to this. She was heartbroken, but if she didn't come and watch, she was afraid that the slut would take advantage of her. So she had no choice but to come.

"This matter still needs to be dealt with. The marriage with Qi Ji is already arranged, and it's impossible to back out now. Our Wen family can't afford to lose face like that. But if we don't back out, who should marry into the family?" Old Madam Wen asked.

Wen Yibin smiled enigmatically, “Previously, the Feng family had chosen Huan’er, and Qi Ji had chosen Shi Yan. Now that the Feng family wants to marry Shi Yan, there’s no need for further discussion. Just let Huan’er marry Qi Ji directly.”

Lord Wen also expressed his agreement.

Madam Wen immediately retorted, "No, how can she marry Qi Ji? Qi Ji is the person Shi Yan has chosen. It's already unfair to Shi Yan to marry into the Feng family. Now, she's being forced to marry the person she loves, the one who framed her and forced her to marry into the Feng family. Isn't this sending Shi Yan to her death?"

At this moment, she was extremely grateful that she had come, otherwise it would have been a real problem.

Madam Wen sided with Du Mingxian in this matter because she felt that Qi Ji was not good enough for Du Mingxian. Before, there was Wen Shiyan, but now Wen Shiyan was not a member of the Wen family. Her eldest son only had one daughter. Qi Ji seemed to be doing well now, but who knew what would happen in the future?

“Cheng Yu is right. Huan’er is indeed not suitable to marry into Qi Ji. We can find her another marriage.”

"What does Mother want?"

“I will talk to the Cheng family and suggest that Jin Yun marry Qi Ji. There are no suitable girls now, only Jin Yun is somewhat suitable.”

"No way!" Madam Wen stood up abruptly. She knew her brother's intentions perfectly well. He wanted to marry Jin Yun to the prince who was most likely to ascend the throne. How could he possibly marry her to an ordinary Qi Ji?

Madam Wen was quite dissatisfied with her, and her tone turned cold. "Why not? The Cheng family has relied on the Wen family for help in the past. Now that the Wen family doesn't have a suitable girl to marry into, let Jinyun marry into the family. I will prepare more dowry for her and will not wrong her."

“Mother, you know what my brother is thinking. He definitely can’t bear to let Jin Yun marry Qi Ji, a man with no background.” Madam Wen could only speak frankly.

Madam Wen is now very dissatisfied with the Cheng family. Although she herself was born into the Cheng family, her parents are gone, and her brother and niece have deceived her son for so many years. Her heart has long since turned cold.

"Oh, so when they used the Wen family, they were relatives, but now the Wen family needs a girl to marry into their family, and they can't?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Wen hurriedly explained, "Mother, I'm sure my brother didn't mean that. It's just that Jin Yun is a girl you've watched grow up. She's a bit proud and definitely wouldn't want to marry someone like Qi Ji."

"Then tell me what to do?" Old Madam Wen slammed her hand on the table angrily. "Over the years, not counting Huan'er who was raised outside, Yi Cheng has kept two children by his side. Tell me, what's going on?"

She used to let her niece have her way with the women in her son's backyard, but not anymore. This niece doesn't love her son and is making advances on the women in his backyard, so she can't just stand by and do nothing.

Madam Wen's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that her secrets had been discovered? Impossible. She had kept it extremely secret for so many years. How could it have been discovered?

"Mother, it's my fault. I've been looking for a few girls with respectable backgrounds for Master these past few days," she said, sounding aggrieved.

Madam Wen didn't trust her. "No need. I'll send people to Yicheng's courtyard. If you can't have any more children, then let other women have more children so that the Wen family can continue its lineage."