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

Everything seemed calm and peaceful. Despite the serious matter of Chun Tao's disappearance, the Second Prince had not heard a word from her and had not contacted the Wen residence again.

It seems like everything has sunk back down again.

The day after Du Mingxian locked Chuntao up, she pretended to look for Chuntao. After searching for three days without success, she reported the matter to the authorities again. The rest was the government's business and had nothing to do with her.

A major event has occurred in the past two weeks.

The Emperor went hunting with his envoys and several princes, but... the Second Prince was murdered, and the capital is now conducting a thorough investigation to find the killer.

When Du Mingxian heard this news, she felt like she had been holding back a lot of things and was thinking about how to have fun with them, but suddenly her goal disappeared, which made her feel very bored.

Just as she was sitting there lost in thought, Wen Yibin arrived.

"Why are you sitting here in a daze?"

Du Mingxian looked listless when she saw the person who came. "The capital is so busy right now. The Second Prince is dead. Shouldn't my uncle be busy to the point of having no time to spare? How come he has time to come here to see me?"

"I came to see you. I heard you haven't even left the yard lately, and I'm a little worried."

"Thank you, uncle."

Who upset you?

"No, it's my own problem."

Wen Yibin felt that this child was really making a fuss. "How about we go shopping? Don't girls like shopping?"

"No, I won't go. Whatever I want, my second aunt will send someone to deliver it to me. Why would I need to go out and shop by myself?"

In her past life, she loved shopping, but because she was an assassin, she always kept to herself and never got too close to anyone. This also meant that she wasn't particularly fond of crowds.

What bothered her most was that... after so many days, she hadn't found any information about Old Lady Xu.

She believed what Old Mrs. Xu said, but how could she have found out nothing about such a big thing? This was...

Wen Yibin didn't know how to comfort her; he had never coaxed a girl before.

"Uncle, I have something to ask you."

"You said."

"Are there any particularly big gossip stories in the capital?"

Wen Yibin believed that Du Mingxian wasn't just asking casually, "If you want to inquire about which company, just say so properly."

"Hehe, nothing can be hidden from your uncle. I heard a story a few days ago, but no matter how I tried to find out what happened next, I couldn't hear anything about it."

Wen Yibin looked at him strangely, "You like gossip so much."

"That's right, she just loves gossip. Gossiping is a woman's nature."

"Then tell me, and see if I know."

"I heard the two were very much in love, but later the man cheated on his wife with another woman. After his wife gave birth, he took the other woman's child and raised it, switching his own child with hers. Later..."

Before Du Mingxian could finish speaking, Wen Yibin interrupted, "Stop! Where...where did you hear that from?"

Seeing Wen Yibin's expression, Du Mingxian knew that he must have heard about it. "Uncle, can you tell me the story? I want to hear what happened next."

You'd better not listen.

"why?"

"Royal Scandal".

Du Mingxian stiffened for a moment, then smiled ingratiatingly, "Uncle, please tell me, I'm so curious. Don't worry, I promise I won't tell anyone."

Wen Yibin was reluctant to talk about it.

Du Mingxian hurriedly assured him, "Uncle, I definitely won't tell anyone. Besides, you know this is a scandal. Who else can I ask but you? If you don't tell me, and I don't know the situation later, I'll ask others, and that would be a big problem."

"Fine, this matter is something I said today, and you can just listen to it and move on. Don't mention it again."

"Okay, okay, Uncle, please rest assured, definitely."

Wen Yibin slowly explained, "The matter you mentioned is similar to the story of Prince Nan back then. Prince Nan and Princess Nan were childhood sweethearts, inseparable since they were little, and naturally got married and came together when they grew up."

"Prince Nan treated Princess Nan very well. After they got married, their harem was clean and there wasn't a single woman in it. The two of them were the envy of the people in the capital."

"For many years, they had been in love, but then something happened. It is said that the Princess Consort of the South saw with her own eyes that the Prince of the South was keeping someone outside."

"The Princess Consort of the South could not bear it, so she donated all the property of the South Prince's Mansion to the imperial court. In the end, she burned down the South Prince's Mansion, and the Princess Consort of the South also died in the fire."

Princess Nan?

"Where are the others from the Southern Prince's Mansion?"

"When Princess Nan died, Prince Nan was heartbroken and went mad every day. Six months later, he followed Princess Nan in death."

"Just die like that?"

"Hmm." Wen Yibin nodded gently. "There are rumors circulating outside that the Princess Consort of the South misunderstood the Prince back then. The Prince did not keep a mistress at that time. The Princess Consort of the South was just overthinking it."

Du Mingxian was quite angry. "Where did this rumor come from?"

"Right, I also think it's a rumor. Prince Nan and Princess Nan have been in love for many years, how could he keep a mistress? It must be a misunderstanding. The princess won't listen to the prince's explanation and made such a fuss. Everyone is suffering."

Du Mingxian slammed her hand on the table. "There's no smoke without fire. It must have been Prince Nan who did this, that's why this happened. If it weren't for that, why would Princess Nan have gone to commit suicide so early?"

"What's wrong with you? Why are you reacting so strongly?" Wen Yibin sensed that Du Mingxian was acting strangely.

Du Mingxian gave him a strange look. "It's nothing, I just feel sorry for women."

Wen Yibin didn't think he was completely stupid; Du Mingxian was clearly wrong. However, he was too embarrassed to press for details. "It's been several years since this happened, and many people in Beijing have forgotten about it."

"Such a big thing, yet no one among the people is talking about it."

"What do you mean 'big'? This matter has not been made public. Only some ministers know about it. How could the common people possibly know about such a thing?"

Du Mingxian understood. The truth of this matter was known only to people in high society; ordinary people were unaware of it.

"What about the descendants of the Prince of Nan's family?"

"Those descendants...lived a rather miserable life."

"Does life for royalty seem more miserable?"

“The lineage of the Prince of Nan’s Mansion is not the true royal family.”

Du Mingxian became interested. "Uncle, tell me more about it."

"Look how anxious you are. Your eyes light up when you hear some gossip."

"Yes Yes."

Wen Yibin continued, "Prince Nan's father was actually just an ordinary commoner who saved the Emperor Emeritus. Because of this favor, the Emperor Emeritus's father eventually granted him a princely title. However, Prince Nan's father was a capable man. After becoming a prince, he learned martial arts and made many contributions. But by Prince Nan's generation, he was just a wealthy and leisurely prince."

It took Du Mingxian a long time to figure out the relationship between them.

The Crown Prince's grandfather was saved by the father of the Prince of the South, so the Crown Prince's great-grandfather bestowed upon him the title of prince in gratitude. As it turned out, the father of the Prince of the South was a capable man who had won battles, so it could be said that the family had a good reputation.