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

Chuntao went out for two hours and returned before dark, but she didn't bring back any news.

It was too late, so Du Mingxian didn't go looking for Lord Wen, and no one in the front yard came looking for her either.

The next morning, when Du Mingxian got up to eat breakfast, Wen Yibin arrived.

The person came in and casually sat down on a stool, saying, "I haven't eaten yet."

Breakfast is usually delivered from the main kitchen.

"Would you like to have something to eat with me, Uncle?"

"Great, that's exactly what I was thinking."

The two ate at the table in silence. After finishing their meal and clearing away the dishes, Du Mingxian finally asked, "Uncle, did you find anything?"

"His Majesty has ordered that the truth behind the assassination of the Sixth Prince be thoroughly investigated. Furthermore, the capital will be under strict surveillance for the next two days, so do not go out unless necessary," Wen Yibin instructed.

Du Mingxian nodded slightly. "Yes, I understand."

"Did Jueping call you out?"

"He needs to talk to me about something."

"What did you say to the Sixth Prince?"

Du Mingxian met Wen Yibin's eyes and decided not to hide anything from him. "I was drinking tea there a few days ago and casually mentioned some of my thoughts on the teahouse. I don't know how they found out about me. The Sixth Prince had my cousin take me out and asked me to renovate his teahouse."

"You can do business too?" Wen Yibin was extremely surprised.

Du Mingxian shook her head, "I really don't know how to do this. I just said it casually, just some of my own opinions. I didn't expect the Sixth Prince to take it to heart and insist that I change it."

Wen Yibin's expression was serious. "This matter is not easy to handle. The people from the Killing Pavilion are after you. Because you left the manor temporarily, they definitely did not investigate thoroughly. The person in the private room is the Sixth Prince."

"I thought you had few opportunities to come out, so I made a move directly. I didn't expect it to be the Sixth Prince inside. I'm afraid these people will resort to desperate measures."

Du Mingxian gasped, "Does Uncle mean they'll storm the manor and kill me?"

"It's hard to say, they're crazy."

Du Mingxian frowned. She wasn't afraid of the other party rushing over. Although she didn't have a very good feeling about the Wen family, especially the women in the backyard, she didn't want them to die because of her.

“I spoke with my elder brother and we’ll send you to the palace.”

Du Mingxian was quite surprised, "Enter the palace?"

They really dared to do that! Knowing full well that she was an imposter, they still sent someone with such an unclear background to the palace. If something were to happen in the palace, the entire Wen family would probably be buried with her.

"Yes, the safest place is the palace. The people from the Killing Pavilion wouldn't dare rush into the palace to kill you, but they would dare to come to the Wen residence."

Du Mingxian shook her head repeatedly, "No need, if it doesn't work out, I'll go somewhere else, it won't implicate the household. Let's just forget about going to the palace."

She has a spy named Chun Tao by her side. Chun Tao is a master of poison. What if she enters the palace and is given a mission by the person behind her, and she goes on a killing spree in the harem?

You can just poison someone and it will take effect in a few months, or you can kill whoever you don't want to kill?

"You can think about it yourself. After you enter the palace, you will be reciting scriptures for the imperial concubines."

"The imperial concubines?"

"Yes, after the late emperor passed away, all the imperial concubines lived together. They would get bored, and the only thing they could do was chant sutras. They were all peaceful in nature, and what they liked most in the past was having someone chant sutras for them."

“When ministers wanted to curry favor with the emperor, they would send their daughters to the palace to study scriptures. They would usually stay for about half a month before leaving the palace.”

"When leaving the palace, the Empress would also bestow some gifts to show the Emperor and Empress's benevolence."

This was the first time Du Mingxian had ever heard of such an operation; history wouldn't dare to write it like this.

"Forget it, I'd rather find somewhere else." Seeing that Wen Yibin was still trying to persuade her, Du Mingxian joked, "Uncle, I grew up in the countryside and don't know many of the rules."

"Although my grandmother had invited palace maids to teach me manners, there are some things that cannot be taught in terms of speech and behavior. What if... what if I cause trouble in the palace? It would implicate the entire Wen family."

She stared intently at Wen Yibin, then whispered a few more words, "The risk is too great."

Wen Yibin instantly understood her meaning. He glanced at Chun Tao standing to the side without making a sound, and then said to Du Mingxian, "Fine, if you don't want to go, then you don't have to go. I'll tell my brother."

"Thank you, Uncle. I'll get ready and head to the temple."

She didn't know anyone in the capital, and even if she did, she couldn't go to their homes. Going to anyone's house now would only harm them; a temple was a better option.

Wen Yibin waved his hand, "My older brother and I will discuss this matter again, so don't worry."

"Yes."

"Alright, you stay here, I'm leaving."

After Wen Yibin left, only Chun Tao and Du Mingxian remained in the room. Chun Tao questioned, somewhat displeased, "Why doesn't Miss go to the palace? Going to the palace is such a great opportunity. Some people may never get to enter the palace in their entire lives."

Du Mingxian turned to look at her, full of doubt, "Didn't you say you'd complete the mission within two months? If I go back to the palace for another half a month, making it a month and a half, I might not be able to complete the mission. What then?"

Chun Tao: "..." I can definitely complete the mission in a month and a half, but the opportunity to enter the palace is not common.

"Alright, since Miss has made her decision, there's nothing we can do to change it now."

Du Mingxian pulled Chun Tao's hand and said, "Don't be angry. I have my own considerations. We don't know anything. If we really go into the palace, someone might want to harm us, and they'll be harmed just the same. Besides, there are many rules in the palace, and we should abide by them one by one. It's not as fun as being outside."

Chun Tao didn't respond, but she could tell that Du Mingxian's refusal to go to the palace with Wen Yibin wasn't intentional, but rather a well-considered decision.

This made her feel a little better.

After a few perfunctory words, Chun Tao left, and Du Mingxian's face fell. This Chun Tao... she wondered how well Ling Silang had learned medical theory, and whether he could be even better than Chun Tao.

At lunchtime, Du Mingxian had already eaten half of her meal and was about to drink some soup when she realized that the soup tasted a bit off. She even had the spoon to her lips, but she didn't drink it.

Chun Tao was standing right next to her. Seeing her like this, her heart jumped. "Miss, why aren't you drinking? Is the soup not to your liking?"

"No, I was just thinking that I need to sleep later, and if I drink so much soup, I'll probably have to go to the toilet more often."

Chun Tao chuckled, "If Miss likes it, then eat more. It's nothing."

"Yes, you're right." Du Mingxian drank the soup little by little in front of Chun Tao.

The soup that went into her mouth was not swallowed, but transferred to her spatial dimension. After she finished drinking it, Chun Tao's complexion looked much better.