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

After leaving the Zhao family, she entered her spatial dimension, blindfolded the three of them with black cloth strips, then tied their hands and feet, packed them into sacks, threw them into the carriage, and then left the spatial dimension to head back to the capital.

Outside the capital city at night, Du Mingxian did not go inside, but instead spent the night in her spatial dimension.

The capital's defenses are much stricter than those of other cities, so it's best not to take any risks. Although it's unlikely we'll get caught, there's nothing to worry about if we rush back. We might as well get some rest.

After eating in the space, he finally fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up the next day, it was almost noon outside. She ate something in the space again before quietly leaving the space and taking the carriage out, but the inside was empty.

We'll be checked when we enter the city.

After the examination, she released the three people, who were still unconscious.

When the carriage arrived at the old place, Du Mingxian climbed over the wall and went inside. She saw the old man who lived in the courtyard, who was already waiting. When he saw her, he climbed over the wall to the outside and carried her in.

Knowing that there was nothing for her to do here, Du Mingxian went directly back to the ancestral hall through the secret passage.

Everything inside the ancestral hall remained the same, but two people were still guarding outside, as if they really didn't care whether she lived or died. To make it more realistic, she ate two offering fruits.

After about an hour, while I was reading a storybook, Lord Wen arrived, looking extremely haggard.

"Father."

"You come with me."

Du Mingxian followed Lord Wen and first arrived at the old man's courtyard, then entered a... secret room, which had now been converted into a prison cell.

The three people who were locked up have now woken up.

Lord Wen pointed to the other two people and said, "You help me with the interrogation; I have other matters to attend to today."

"Okay father."

Lord Wen gently patted Du Mingxian's shoulder, "After you finish these things for me, I'll help you with the things you want to do."

Is this referring to a border defense map?

"Yes."

Lord Wen left, but the old man was guarding the entrance. Du Mingxian ignored the old man, took two steps forward, grabbed the woman, and made her watch over Zhao the midwife.

"See? She confessed everything, so I won't lay a hand on her. But you... if you don't confess, I have plenty of ways to deal with you."

"Pah! You want me to confess? No way!"

"Fine, if you don't want to confess, then forget it." Du Mingxian tossed the whip aside, picked it up from the side, and pointed it at the man. "You tell him."

The man was more direct: "I won't say."

"Fine, if none of you are going to talk, then let's see if your mouths are tougher or my whip is tougher. I'm going to give you a heads-up: whoever is willing to talk more later will suffer less."

The two seemed to be competing to see who was more loyal, and neither of them was willing to speak up. Du Mingxian simply lashed out with her whip, immediately rewarding each of them with a lash.

Upon hearing the woman's screams, Zhao the midwife immediately moved to the side, curling herself into a ball. At that moment, she felt immense regret; she should have ended her own life.

If she weren't afraid that the other party wouldn't find anyone to take revenge on and would instead vent all their hatred on her child, she wouldn't have obediently waited to be arrested.

Neither of them were particularly loyal. Du Mingxian lashed the woman five times before she couldn't take it anymore and cried out, "I'll talk, I'll talk, please stop hitting me, please stop hitting me!"

When the man saw that the woman was about to speak, he quickly chimed in, "Me too, me too."

Du Mingxian looked down on the two of them, saying, "If you knew you were going to get beaten up, you should have said so earlier. Why did you have to drag it out like this?"

The woman looked at Du Mingxian with fear in her eyes.

"Alright, you two, now start telling me everything you know. Whoever leaves out a single word will get an extra lash."

"Let me speak, let me speak."

The two women were eager to speak, while Du Mingxian sat there calmly and listened, quickly getting the gist of what was going on.

They were all specially arranged by Madam Wen to work at Zhao's house as a midwife. Their task was to keep an eye on Zhao and to investigate and report any contact that Zhao had with anyone from the Wen family in the capital.

Over the years, they have passed on everything about Zhao the Midwife to Old Madam Wen, and they know a lot about the Wen family.

Therefore, when Lord Wen and Du Mingxian arrived at Zhao the Midwife's house, they knew immediately and immediately inquired with Zhao the Midwife, because they needed to find out the details before sending a message back to the Wen family.

Du Mingxian rushed back quickly, but the two of them hadn't yet relayed the news back to the Wen family. Old Madam Wen knew nothing at the moment.

The two servants knew basically nothing more than this. Seeing that there was nothing new, Du Mingxian was about to leave. After hesitating, she walked to the midwife Zhao's side and asked in a low voice, "Where is the person you arranged to go in?"

The midwife, Zhao, reacted quickly and immediately knew what Du Mingxian was asking. "There's one in Old Madam Wen's courtyard, and there's one in Madam Wen's courtyard."

"Very good, very good, you're quite capable. Give me their contact information, these two are mine from now on."

"it is good."

Seeing Zhao the midwife's cooperation, Du Mingxian gave her a definite answer, "If you cooperate like this, I will persuade my father to give you a quick death."

The midwife Zhao prostrated herself on the ground and kowtowed to Du Mingxian, saying, "Thank you, Miss, thank you, Miss."

Du Mingxian left the secret room, took a breath of fresh air, and seeing that it was getting dark, she slowly avoided the crowd and walked towards Lord Wen's study.

Lord Wen was not in the manor at the moment and had not returned yet. Du Mingxian sensed that no one was in the study, so she did not go in. Instead, she found a corner and went into her spatial dimension to wait.

She waited and waited, and when she glanced at the time, it was already past nine o'clock at night, and Lord Wen still hadn't returned. Just as she was considering whether to go straight back to the ancestral hall, Lord Wen returned.

Lord Wen entered the study alone, and Du Mingxian also quietly entered through the window.

When Lord Wen heard the noise, he looked up and saw her. He wasn't surprised at all. He simply said, "It's dark tonight. I'll send word over in a bit and have them release you from the ancestral hall."

"Oh." Du Mingxian thought that she was indeed suited to come out at night. She hadn't eaten or drunk anything for so long, and her lips should have been dry by now, but they weren't. She hadn't suffered at all, and it wouldn't be good for the servants to see that.

"How was the interrogation?"

"They don't know much. These people are responsible for keeping an eye on the Zhao family and reporting back any big or small things that happen to Zhao the midwife. As for our visit to the Zhao family, they haven't figured it out yet, so they haven't had time to send back the news."

Lord Wen has mixed feelings about his mother. "So this is actually good news."

"That's good news."

"You must be tired. Go back through the secret passage. I'll send someone to tell you to go back to your room to sleep tonight. As for your maid, what do you think?"

Du Mingxian was also annoyed with Chun Tao. "We can't kill her yet. She's still very useful. I'll send her some food tomorrow and release her the day after tomorrow."