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

As Du Mingxian walked back, she kept thinking about the Crown Prince. She didn't understand what Ling Silang meant by writing those two words. Could it be that he had found out that the person behind it was the Crown Prince?

That's highly unlikely.

The Crown Prince is in poor health and has the appearance of a short lifespan. Moreover, in his previous life, the Crown Prince did not live for very long and even passed away before the late Emperor.

Another point is that even though the Crown Prince was in poor health, the Emperor did not depose him, which proves that the Emperor still had expectations for the Crown Prince. So as long as the Crown Prince was in good health and did not do anything reckless, the position would be his sooner or later. Why would he take risks and do something illegal?

No, no, no, the person behind this must not be the Crown Prince, so Ling Silang must have had another purpose in writing the words "Crown Prince".

What could it be?

As she walked home, she still couldn't figure out why. Ke'er and Chun Tao noticed that she hadn't said a word, and they remained quiet as well.

Finally, night fell, and Du Mingxian still secretly went to Ling Silang's residence, but... she couldn't find him, just like the night before.

She began to wonder where the person could have gone, but in an instant, he realized the answer.

He was in the Crown Prince's residence.

The Crown Prince of Da Shun also had an Eastern Palace, but because the Crown Prince was in poor health and wanted to live more comfortably on his own, the Emperor built another Crown Prince's Residence for him, which shows how much the Crown Prince was favored.

So when Ling Silang wrote the words "Crown Prince" for her today, it didn't mean that the person behind him was the Crown Prince, but rather that he was in the Crown Prince's residence.

Thinking this way, Du Mingxian still decided to go and take a look secretly. After arriving at the Crown Prince's residence, she became even more cautious, walking and hiding as she went. Fortunately, there was space, otherwise she would have died countless times already.

There are too many experts in the Crown Prince's residence.

Stumbling in, I searched cautiously. Fortunately, the Crown Prince's residence was small, so finding Ling Silang wasn't too difficult. I found him in an inconspicuous courtyard at the front.

There were only two servants in Ling Silang's courtyard. The servants had already gone to sleep. After Du Mingxian checked that no one was around, she quickly went into Ling Silang's room.

"What are you doing here?" was the first thing she asked as she entered.

Ling Silang shook his head slightly, worried that someone might be overheard. Du Mingxian understood his meaning and directly led him into the space. "Fortunately, I went to look for you again today and found that you were not there. Thinking of the information you gave me during the day, I thought of the words 'Crown Prince'."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Du Mingxian waved her hand, looked him up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was alright. "Tell me quickly, what happened?"

"All the officials are here."

"what?"

"Every official is at the Crown Prince's residence. Because of the last assassination attempt, the officials we are to receive this time need to be kept safe, so they are all at the Crown Prince's residence. However, very few people know about this."

"How could this be? Is this some kind of coordinated effort to save lives?"

Ling Silang nodded slightly, "That should be the meaning."

Du Mingxian breathed a sigh of relief, "It's alright, as long as nothing else happened. I was really scared to death. I couldn't find you all night, so I had no choice but to come out and look for you today."

"I'm sorry to have worried you." Ling Silang looked at her guiltily.

Du Mingxian shook her head, "No, no, as long as you're alright, nothing else matters."

"But what's the matter?"

She wouldn't risk coming out to find him if nothing was wrong.

"Hmm, I'll show you something." Du Mingxian led Ling Silang into the study and showed him a drawing she had made. Ling Silang recognized it at a glance and was shocked. "This is..."

"Yes, it's the one you're thinking of. Lord Wen showed it to me."

"This...you haven't decided what to do yet?"

"No need to think about it, it's definitely not going to be given to the person behind it. But I have something else to ask you about."

"You said."

"How are your medical skills? I want some poison, preferably one that no one can detoxify in a short time, that won't kill you, but will still torment you."

Ling Silang and Du Mingxian had been together for a long time, and upon hearing this, they guessed what she was planning to do. "It's not that there's no way, but doing so would be too dangerous."

"No, I can't wait. I need to administer the drug as soon as possible and find out who's behind this. It's not good for us to keep guarding like this."

"Alright, I'll prepare the medicine for you, but... I'm currently at the Crown Prince's residence. You need to prepare the medicine for me and bring it over tomorrow night. I'm being watched as I come and go, and there are people lurking in the shadows as well."

Du Mingxian was surprised, "But I didn't see anyone when I came over just now?"

"Perhaps because I am under unified protection in the Crown Prince's residence, the person who was guarding my back alone has already left."

Du Mingxian quickly patted her chest, "Okay, okay, that was really too dangerous. It would be bad if we were discovered."

"That's why I didn't really want you to come, because it's dangerous."

"It's alright. As long as we can find out who's behind this, none of this is a big deal."

"What are your plans regarding the border defense map issue?"

“We’ll all try to find a solution. Lord Wen is willing to cooperate, but this matter is too risky. Although Lord Wen is a minister, his position is still not high enough.”

The two chatted for a long time before Du Mingxian quietly left the Crown Prince's residence and headed straight for the pharmacy.

She had no choice but to steal medicine at night since she couldn't buy it openly during the day. After stealing, she would leave the money for the medicine at the shop and then return to the Wen residence.

What Du Mingxian didn't know was that she disguised herself very well and hid herself very well, but no sooner had she left the Crown Prince's residence than a dark figure in Ling Silang's courtyard secretly went to report the news to the Crown Prince.

The crown prince was pale and looked extremely weak. He leaned against the chaise longue, listening to the reports from below.

"Your Highness, the people who came to see Lord Qi have already left, but I have discovered something strange."

"explain."

"When that person entered Lord Qi's room, I could still feel two breaths in the room, but after a few breaths, I could no longer feel anything. I wanted to go closer to check, but I was afraid of being discovered, so I didn't dare to go closer."

The crown prince laughed, holding the book. The act of laughing triggered a violent cough, which lasted for a long time before slowly stopping. There were eunuchs who had been serving him water since he started coughing.

The Crown Prince took a sip of tea, put the teacup back, and then slowly said, "Then go and investigate thoroughly who this person who came to see Lord Qi is."

"Yes."

The man in black who had been kneeling on the ground left, and the crown prince seemed to be talking to thin air, saying, "They are all capable people." After saying that, he gently rubbed his head, then sat down at a small table and picked up two portraits.

The faces in the portrait are indeed those of Ling Silang and Du Mingxian, and they are painted very similarly, which shows that the painter's skills are excellent.