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

However, the farming family's conditions were limited. Even though the Ling family gave Ling Silang the best of everything, there wasn't much left. The Crown Prince was the most noble person, and even if he was sick, he was still treated better than ordinary people. So the smell of the medicine was even stronger than Ling Silang's.

She followed just a step behind the Crown Prince, with guards standing beside her, while the Crown Prince walked in front.

The group walked out in silence. The Crown Prince's residence was large, and Du Mingxian grew impatient after a while. "Where are we going?"

"I'm not feeling well, let's find a place to sit."

Du Mingxian remained silent and followed along. Soon they arrived at a pavilion, where someone lit several lamps, making it very bright. She was able to see the Crown Prince's face clearly.

He was quite handsome and bore a resemblance to the other princes, a resemblance likely inherited from the emperor.

The Crown Prince raised an eyebrow slightly. "You are the first woman who dares to stare at me like that."

"I'm just curious, given the rumors that the Crown Prince is in poor health, why would he be out wandering around the mansion in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

"Of course, it's to wait for the guests."

Du Mingxian pointed to herself, "Me?"

“Yes.” The Crown Prince pointed to the teacup in front of Du Mingxian. “Miss Wen, would you like to have a few sips of tea first, and then we can talk?”

Du Mingxian glanced down at the tea but didn't drink it. "Your Highness, please speak frankly about what you have to say."

The crown prince wore a strange expression and remained silent for a long time without saying a word.

Du Mingxian waited patiently, already wondering why the Crown Prince had come to detain her, especially since he didn't seem to have any hostility towards her.

However, since she had entered the Crown Prince's residence in an abnormal manner, no one wanted to see such a thing happen in the residence, so she took the initiative to admit her mistake.

“Your Highness, I am engaged to Lord Qi, and I missed him so much that I thought of climbing over the wall to get in. I had no intention of offending you, so please forgive me, Your Highness.”

The Crown Prince waved his hand, "Should I call you Miss Du... or Madam Ling?"

Du Mingxian was so shocked that she stood up abruptly from her chair. Her heart was pounding, her face was pale, and she was already thinking about how to kill the Crown Prince and escape unscathed.

"Sit down." The crown prince gestured for him to sit. "I have no ill intentions towards you."

Du Mingxian didn't understand what the Crown Prince meant, but she really didn't sense any malice. "Your Highness, what do you mean by this?"

"I found out some interesting things, and coincidentally, my father ordered this group of officials who needed protection to stay in my residence, so... I thought of Miss Wen. I didn't expect you to come to my door on your own."

Du Mingxian was a little confused at this moment. She didn't quite understand what the Crown Prince meant. Was he trying to threaten her, or was he trying to show that he meant no harm?

"Your Highness has found out everything?"

"Ah."

Du Mingxian's face turned ashen. She thought she and Ling Silang had hidden it well, but she never expected that His Highness the Crown Prince would be able to find out about it. It was clear that this Crown Prince was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

She glanced at the guards behind the Crown Prince, her meaning clear.

The crown prince waved his hand, "All of you, go and stand guard outside."

The guards were wary of Du Mingxian, but they never disobeyed the Crown Prince's orders, so they all immediately stood outside.

"Your Highness, you were able to find out our identities, but have you found out who the prince behind us is?"

The Crown Prince was surprised. Could such a thing really happen?

That makes sense, though. If they didn't have anyone backing them, how could they possibly impersonate others? Such impersonation would be easily exposed.

The eldest daughter of the Wen family is not someone who can hold any position, and she also has the identity of Qi Ji.

The Crown Prince quickly understood the implication and did not directly answer Du Mingxian's question. "I just wanted to ask why you were impersonating her?"

Du Mingxian's pupils contracted, and she immediately understood that the Crown Prince probably learned from some accidental circumstances that they were not the real people, but he did not know who was behind them.

Otherwise, the boy wouldn't have asked such a question.

"I'm at their mercy now, so I have to obey orders." She could only tell the truth, and at the same time, she had a "what's the use of trying" attitude. She really didn't expect that there would be such a day.

The Crown Prince raised an eyebrow slightly. "Are you poisoned?"

"Yes, he is poisoned."

The Crown Prince glanced at Du Mingxian and said, "Someone come here."

Soon, the guards stepped forward, and the Crown Prince ordered, "Go and fetch the doctor."

Du Mingxian didn't know if the Crown Prince doubted the truth of her words or wanted to detoxify her. Regardless of the reason, she had no choice. "Your Highness, are you keeping me here to interrogate me?"

The Crown Prince laughed, "The one who's questioning me is sitting here, on equal footing with me, and even having pastries and tea?"

Du Mingxian laughed. What she said made sense. If they really wanted to kill her or punish her, why would they have these things?

Knowing that she was not in danger, her heart slowly began to relax a little.

She couldn't feel at ease until she understood the Crown Prince's actions.

Soon a doctor was pulled out of bed and came over. Du Mingxian immediately took out a handkerchief from her body and covered her face.

Seeing her behavior, the Crown Prince asked, "The wounds on your face have healed a lot, why do you still want to cover them up?"

"It's better not to let too many people see me, for the Crown Prince and for all of us."

The prince fell silent. The physician stepped forward, greeted the prince, and only then did the prince speak, "Take a look at this young lady."

The doctor stepped forward, and Du Mingxian very consciously extended her hand. The doctor knelt on the ground to take her pulse, and after a while, he spoke in a deep voice, "Your Highness, this young lady is poisoned."

Is there a solution?

"There is no cure. I cannot find a cure for this poison."

The prince understood, but still asked one more question, "Even you can't cure this poison?"

"Your Highness, I am incompetent."

Seeing the doctor's nervous expression, Du Mingxian couldn't help but speak up for him, "Your Highness, we've tried this poison before, and it's difficult to cure. Please don't make things difficult for this doctor."

The Crown Prince glanced at Du Mingxian and said to the doctor, "You may leave."

"Yes."

Seeing that the Crown Prince was in a bad mood, Du Mingxian thought for a moment and added to his woes, "The poison we were given was actually administered by your brother, but we haven't found out which brother it was yet. They give us antidote pills on the first of every month, and if we don't obey, we might not get any more antidote pills on the first."