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

Was the capital city this chaotic in my past life?

Ke'er gossiped a few more times, and Du Mingxian said she wanted to eat some pastries, so Ke'er immediately went to the kitchen to make them, leaving Chun Tao alone in the room.

"What's wrong? You haven't said a word all day," she asked.

Chuntao shook her head, "I have a feeling that with so many people dying at once, the capital might be in chaos for a while."

“That’s right. Hmm, what did Ke’er mean by the envoys from various countries? I haven’t heard about that.” Du Mingxian acted as if she had just learned about this news.

Chun Tao explained, "During the Emperor's birthday celebration, various countries will be visiting. The Great Barbarian Dynasty has always had conflicts with us, with constant small battles over the years. This time, the Great Barbarian Dynasty is coming to negotiate peace."

"Let's make peace; that way, fewer people will die."

"Yes."

Seeing that Chun Tao was in a bad mood, Du Mingxian didn't say anything more, but she was eager to know when she could see Ling Silang.

Throughout the day, court officials who entered the palace before dawn left one after another, while high-ranking officials like Lord Wen didn't return home until it was completely dark.

Du Mingxian was lying on the bed, bored and lost in thought, when she was woken up and told that Lord Wen had just returned to the manor and wanted to eat her cooking, so she was asked to cook a bowl of noodles and send it over.

This whole thing is eerily strange.

She went to make it, simply preparing a bowl of noodles, but also two small cold dishes to go with the rice.

She carried it herself, and Chun Tao followed.

Upon arriving at Lord Wen's courtyard, Du Mingxian set out the food. Lord Wen looked exhausted. "Huan'er, sit down and talk to me."

"Yes."

Lord Wen looked up at his servant and Chun Tao, "You may all leave. There's no need to guard the courtyard."

The fact that no one needs to guard the courtyard proves that no one needs to guard the gate.

Chuntao and the servant boy all retreated outside the courtyard.

When Lord Wen was about to speak, Du Mingxian pushed the noodles forward and said, "Father, please eat first. We can talk after we've eaten."

Lord Wen had no appetite at first, but when he saw the two cold dishes that Du Mingxian had prepared, he suddenly felt like eating again and picked up his chopsticks to eat.

A short while later, Wen Yibin arrived and was extremely envious when he saw the noodles that Lord Wen was eating.

"We were both busy all day, but my older brother is so much better. When he comes back, someone cooks noodles for him. I'm not so lucky. When he needs me, he calls me 'Uncle this' and 'Uncle that', but when he doesn't need me, he won't even cook a bowl of noodles for his uncle."

Du Mingxian explained awkwardly, "Uncle, you're at Dali Temple. With such a big thing happening today, I thought you'd be too busy to come home right now, so I didn't cook much."

"Alright, if you're hungry, let the kitchen cook something. How old are you? Don't come here arguing with the younger generation."

"Brother, I'm just envious."

Lord Wen waved his hand, "I sent someone to inform Huan'er to cook noodles for me."

Wen Yibin: "..."

"Alright, now that you're here, let's get down to business."

Wen Yibin looked at Du Mingxian, "Big brother, do you want to discuss this with Huan'er?"

"Yes."

Wen Yibin didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Today, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Prefect of the Capital investigated for a long time, but in the end they found nothing. The assassin's method was clean and efficient, leaving no trace."

Du Mingxian felt this matter was very tricky. "Uncle, if this is the case, how will it be concluded?"

"Anything is possible. It depends on what the higher-ups mean, and then we can do what they mean."

Du Mingxian looked at Lord Wen, "Does Father suspect that this matter is related to the person behind it?"

"With so many officials dying at the same time, everyone is now very resistant to receiving envoys from various countries, fearing that they will become the next innocent victim."

Du Mingxian's mind raced. It was possible that the person behind her was also involved. They even wanted the border defense layout map, which showed that the other party did not have good intentions and wanted to join forces with other countries.

"They wanted to send one of their own people to greet them, firstly to facilitate communication, and secondly to embarrass Da Shun."

Lord Wen nodded approvingly, "That's what I was thinking too."

Those with experience were all killed directly. Those being sent out now are those with little experience. Lack of experience combined with nervousness will lead to mistakes, which will embarrass the Great Shun and make them a laughing stock for other countries.

Du Mingxian frowned deeply. This was utterly despicable. He was eating from the bowl while trying to smash it. Even if he wanted the throne, internal conflicts were internal matters, but this person actually wanted to use his own scandals to please others.

Wen Yibin sighed, "This matter is difficult to investigate."

"Have you found out who wanted to kill Huan'er?" Lord Wen had some suspicions about Madam Wen, but it was hard to say without certainty.

"We've made some progress, but it'll take another two days to confirm." Wen Yibin smiled at Du Mingxian. "I've resolved this matter for you, shouldn't you thank me properly?"

"Of course, I'll order a delicious meal for my uncle."

"That's pretty much it."

Du Mingxian chuckled. Wen Yibin was a good person, but he often got into dangerous situations, so he had some hidden injuries. To reciprocate, she added two drops of diluted spiritual water to his meals, which was very good for his health.

Lord Wen then looked at Du Mingxian and said very seriously, "You should think carefully at home these days and see if there is any way to find out who is behind this. After all, you have been in contact with them and know some of their ways of doing things."

"Yes."

Their first chat ended abruptly, and as Du Mingxian walked back, Chun Tao began to probe.

"Miss, it seems the master really enjoys your cooking."

"That's the best cooking I've ever made in the surrounding villages. Don't you like it too?"

Chun Tao did like it. "I've noticed that the master's trust in Miss has increased quite a bit. Even after leaving the palace, he'll wake Miss up just for a bite to eat."

"This is a good thing; we're one step closer to our goal."

Chuntao was also delighted, "That's a good thing. If you work a little harder, Miss, you'll achieve your goal."

"Yes."

"Did the master tell you anything about things in the palace?"

"No." Du Mingxian said disappointedly, "After all, he is a second-rank official. How could he be so loose-lipped? He would never tell a little girl like me about important matters of state."

"I saw that Fourth Master went in too. Such a big thing happened, eight lives lost, and they were all officials of the imperial court. Has the Court of Judicial Review found anything?"

“He didn’t say anything. All my uncle remembers is food. When he went in, he complained that I hadn’t cooked for him. When he saw Lord Qi, he even thought of calling me over.”

Du Mingxian began to complain, "Do you think that's what I wanted? If I could, I wouldn't want to marry that person."

"Miss, please don't be angry. Perhaps Fourth Master was just joking with you."

"What a joke! In the end, he insisted that I cook him a delicious meal another day before the matter was settled. Then, Father wanted to talk to my uncle, so he asked you to go back to the courtyard first. I don't know why Father wanted to keep me here. I was just subjected to a few sarcastic remarks from my uncle."