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

Watching Chun Tao's retreating figure, Du Mingxian fell into deep thought.

Chuntao is poisonous, and she poisons her from time to time. She's thinking that after Chuntao gets the border map, she'll just kill her and let her be reborn sooner.

Then you can use poison yourself. You can't poison Chun Tao, but what about the princes?

If several princes were poisoned, things would get interesting. Which prince does Chun Tao care about the most? Which prince is the person behind it all?

The more Du Mingxian thought about it, the better the idea seemed. However, the other party was a prince after all, and the risks involved were enormous. If things went wrong, she, Ling Silang, and the entire Wen family could all be ruined.

This matter needs to be carefully considered and discussed thoroughly with Ling Silang.

Ke'er kept muttering about how handsome the prince was, while Chun Tao watched from the side, though it was impossible to tell which one she was looking at because they were all together.

When she arrived at the Ministry of War, Du Mingxian still accompanied her to dinner and played a game of chess before going home.

Du Mingxian went to bed early that night and quietly went to Ling Silang's residence in the middle of the night. When she arrived, she did not find anyone particularly powerful, so she quietly entered Ling Silang's room, only to find that... she did not see anyone else.

This worried her greatly. Even if the court needed people at the right time, it was impossible for them not to have returned by midnight. Or was it for some other reason?

She secretly went to the Ministry of Rites, only to find that apart from a few guards, all the other rooms were dark, indicating that no officials were left there.

This made her extremely anxious, and she searched several other places she might have gone, but she still couldn't find Ling Silang. With dawn approaching, she quietly returned to the Wen family home.

She couldn't sleep at all after not seeing him, and went to find Wen Yibin as soon as it was light the next day.

Wen Yibin and Ling Silang are currently in the most contact, and the two get along like friends.

"Oh, what's the weather like today? Why are you here? Don't tell me you miss your uncle?" Wen Yibin was quite surprised to see Du Mingxian. Although he could still eat the food cooked by this girl, she was still his person, and he went to her yard to get it every day.

Du Mingxian was extremely anxious inside, but she remained calm on the surface. "Uncle, I want to see Lord Qi."

"Is something wrong?" Wen Yibin asked casually, but Du Mingxian inexplicably felt that Wen Yibin became unhappy the moment she mentioned Ling Silang. Could it be that something really happened?

Du Mingxian had already thought it through before she came. "I... I wanted to give Lord Qi a purse. I made it, but I haven't given it to him yet. I want to give it to him in person. Could you please help me make an appointment?"

Wen Yibin glanced at her and said, "You two are openly engaged. If you want to give him something, you can go to him directly or have your maid make the trip. There's no need for me to help you make an appointment."

Du Mingxian suddenly realized, as if struck by a thunderbolt, that she had been so hasty in her thinking. They were now in an open relationship, and if she wanted to see Ling Silang, she could simply make the appointment herself. Why did she have to ask Wen Yibin for help?

"It was my oversight. Uncle, you can continue with your work. I'll be going now."

Seeing that she was about to leave in a hurry, Wen Yibin reached out and stopped her. "What's the rush? There's nothing to do back home. Why don't you stay and have a meal with your uncle?"

"Uncle, I already ate before I came here. You should eat by yourself."

"Alas, I am all alone, so pitiful, without any love or affection."

Du Mingxian wanted to retort to him, suggesting he go find Old Madam Wen if he was bored, but she didn't say anything and instead quickened her pace as she left.

Wen Yibin is a good uncle, but I really can't agree with the old lady Wen. Nowadays, she doesn't go to the old lady's courtyard anymore. The old lady will send someone to deliver a message if there is something, but otherwise the two courtyards don't have any contact.

The thing she's most grateful for now is that the old lady is afraid of noise, so she's exempted everyone from coming over to pay their respects. Otherwise, she would be exhausted from paying her respects every day.

Back in her courtyard, she tidied herself up quickly and then went out with Chun Tao and Ke'er.

In the past, they would go out almost every day, but at a fixed time. They would go to the Ministry of War and then go home. It was that simple. Today, Du Mingxian left early and didn't seem to be planning to go to the Ministry of War, which made the two maids very happy.

Ke'er hurriedly asked, "Miss, where are we going? Are we out so early to buy something?"

"I embroidered a purse for Lord Qi and wanted to give it to him personally. Let's go find him."

"Okay, okay!" Ke'er was very happy.

Chun Tao glanced at the purse in Du Mingxian's hand, then silently looked away without saying a word, simply following in silence.

Du Mingxian went openly and honestly to Lord Qi's house. She then asked Chun Tao to knock on the door. After knocking for a long time, she learned that Ling Silang had already gone to the Ministry of Rites.

Du Mingxian glanced at the person who answered. She waited until almost dawn but no one came. Could the person who opened the door be lying?

But Ling Silang can't be allowed to get into trouble either. He's an official of the court now, and because of the assassination attempt last time, the court is keeping a close eye on all the newly appointed ministers. Even the slightest thing will alert others.

Most importantly, Ling Silang is already the Wen family's officially recognized son-in-law, and Lord Wen's position as Minister is not without reason. Who would want to harm Ling Silang at this time?

Accompanied by two maids, Du Mingxian arrived at the Ministry of Rites, thinking that the person who opened the door was talking nonsense. Unexpectedly, she actually saw Ling Silang come out from inside. When she found that he was alright, Du Mingxian breathed a long sigh of relief.

When Ling Silang saw Du Mingxian come to see him openly, he already guessed what was going on. He stepped forward and said to Du Mingxian in a flustered manner, "Miss Wen... Miss Wen is looking for me?"

“I…I embroidered a purse and wanted to give it to you personally.” Du Mingxian said, handing the purse over.

Ling Silang immediately took it, and just as their fingers touched, Ling Silang quickly wrote two words in Du Mingxian's palm: Crown Prince.

Du Mingxian sensed it and understood those two words.

Startled, she looked over with questioning eyes, and Ling Silang gave her a reassuring look.

"Thank you, Miss Wen. I... I haven't prepared anything yet. I'll prepare it first and deliver it to your residence as soon as it's ready."

"No rush, I just want to send it to you myself."

Ling Silang stared at Du Mingxian and noticed the dark circles under her eyes. He guessed that she must have come to see him last night, which was why she came to see him in front of everyone today.

"Miss doesn't look well; she needs to rest."

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Qi. I'll head back now."