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

Seeing her so straightforward, the Crown Prince didn't play coy and directly confessed, "I know your identity is fake because someone asked me to help find you. It was during my search that I discovered your identities were problematic."

"As for who is behind you, we haven't found out. As for the task you mentioned, I don't know the specifics, but you were able to enter the Wen family, so you definitely didn't just go in randomly. You must have done something."

Du Mingxian said, "As far as I know, it was the other party's doing that made Lord Wen the Minister of War."

She observed the prince carefully, but he showed no reaction whatsoever. She said she couldn't detect any emotional change in him.

"They want a map of the border defense layout."

The crown prince reacted strongly this time, smashing his teacup. "What are they trying to do? Are they sending others to persecute their own people?"

That was definitely the case in their past life, and they even succeeded.

"It should be, it's possible, that's how it is. With this, it's easy to succeed. Make a move first, cause the Great Shun to lose a city, then lead troops to fight back and gain a good reputation." She subtly reminded, "It's not impossible."

The Crown Prince's face darkened. "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

“I have a maid named Chun Tao, who is a master of poisons whom they have carefully trained. So I want to use Chun Tao to find out who it is. Several princes are possibilities, so I can only test them one by one.”

The crown prince frowned slightly. "Is there an antidote?"

"Yes, but although this poison is difficult to cure in the early stages, the people from the Imperial Hospital will definitely be able to cure it in the later stages. Your life is not in danger, I can guarantee that."

"You've got some nerve, trying to get me to harm my own brother."

Du Mingxian simply shrugged, "Being caught up in this situation, if there were other ways, I wouldn't want to use this method. Of course, I just have this fastest and most convenient idea. In the end, it's up to His Highness the Crown Prince to decide what to do."

The Crown Prince looked intently at Du Mingxian. "What are your thoughts?"

"Does the Crown Prince want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Everyone else is eyeing us covetously. Do you think I want to hear the truth or a lie?"

“Start with the Second Prince, and work your way down until you find out who’s behind it all.”

The Crown Prince understood her meaning, "Write down the place you know, I need to send someone to investigate first."

"Yes."

Du Mingxian told the Crown Prince everything she knew, as well as some things that Ling Silang had secretly found out. Among them were some solid pieces of evidence, which made the Crown Prince frown.

"I need ten days to consider this matter."

Ten days?

There are only six days left until the end of the month, and she needs to provide the other party with the layout plan.

"The deadline they gave me is six days away."

The crown prince hesitated, "You should find a way to delay."

"Could we prepare two plans? First, give them something that's hard to tell if it's true or false, and then Your Highness can send someone to investigate. That way... my life can be saved, right?"

The crown prince remained silent, as if considering something. After a long while, he finally spoke, "That's all for today. You can go back now. I'll have someone send you a message if there's any news."

"I will go to see Lord Qi the night after tomorrow. You can tell him directly if there is any news about the Crown Prince."

"You trust him that much?"

"Since the Crown Prince knows our true identities, he must know that we are husband and wife. If we are husband and wife, who else can I trust if I don't trust him?"

"Alright, I will inform Lord Qi before that time."

"This humble woman takes her leave." Du Mingxian stood up and left.

The Crown Prince stared at the things Du Mingxian had given him for a long time without touching them.

Although she had already told the Crown Prince about it, she couldn't just ignore it. She had been locking herself in her room drawing for the past two days. She had to have a backup plan, and she needed two copies of the fake drawing.

Chun Tao has been getting anxious these past two days. She was very angry to see Du Mingxian locking herself in her room and not going to see Lord Wen.

Du Mingxian was going to the Crown Prince's residence that night and wanted to rest early, but before she could fall asleep, Chuntao came in and questioned her, "Miss, are you not planning to take charge of the master's tasks lately?"

"What are you saying? How could I possibly not care?"

"So what have you been doing lately? You haven't been bringing food to Lord Wen to try and get closer to him, and you've just locked yourself in your room."

Du Mingxian blinked and said to her very seriously, "Because I found that this kind of approach doesn't work. How long have I been back at the Wen family? Even after all this time, Lord Wen still doesn't feel comfortable letting me enter his study at will. And our mission time is short, so I've decided to just steal it directly."

Chun Tao instantly perked up. "That's a great idea!" She was even a little excited. "Trying to get closer to someone does take time, but we can't wait. This is perfect. Do you know where the thing is?"

"I don't know, so I thought if I went to investigate a few more times, I'd definitely find a way to steal it."

A hint of reluctance flashed across Chun Tao's face, but she still couldn't help but remind her, "You have to take this seriously. The master won't give you many chances. You have to find a way yourself. If you really fail to complete the mission in the end, the punishment for you will not be light."

"I know." Du Mingxian looked disappointed, but then her expression hardened. "Don't worry, I will do my best to complete the mission and won't let myself suffer too much."

"It's good that you know." Chun Tao was happy to get the answer she wanted. "You should get some rest. I'm going back to sleep now."

"it is good."

After Chun Tao left, Du Mingxian's expression was not good. As long as the person behind Chun Tao was found out, she would definitely find a way to kill her.

At midnight, Du Mingxian quietly left her courtyard like a ghost. Chun Tao didn't sleep that night; instead, she stood by her window, watching Du Mingxian leave quietly. Only then did she smile and go back to bed.

Her mind was filled with sweet dreams, imagining herself completing the mission and the gentle look in her master's eyes. She was sure she would be drowning in that gaze.

Du Mingxian arrived at the Crown Prince's residence. Just as she reached the entrance of Ling Silang's courtyard, before she could even enter, she was stopped by the Crown Prince's men. "His Highness requests your presence."

Du Mingxian pointed inside, "Since we're already here, why don't you let me go in and see Lord Qi?"

"The Crown Prince said he has important business to attend to and requests that you go there as soon as possible."

Seeing that the other party did not move, Du Mingxian did not force her way in. "Let's go then. It's important to see His Highness first."

When she met the Crown Prince, he was still drinking tea. Du Mingxian couldn't help but blurt out, "It's the middle of the night, Your Highness should drink less tea. Your health is already not good, and drinking too much will shorten your life..."

Before she could utter the last word, she instantly sensed a subtle shift in the atmosphere around her. With the keen senses of an assassin, she silently shut her mouth, inwardly cursing herself.

She's really brainless. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince is very close to her, he's still half a monarch. How dare she say such things in front of him?

It must be because His Highness the Crown Prince is too approachable that she forgot these rules; she deserves to die.