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

She didn't ask Wen Yibin during the day, but went to find Lord Wen that night.

After being punished last time, Lord Wen stayed at home for three days before being summoned back to the palace by the Emperor. After that, he resumed his normal life and no longer needed to stay at home.

"Father."

After obtaining the fake map, Du Mingxian still sent meals to Lord Wen for the past two weeks, but she didn't bother him too much. This was the first time in two weeks that she had taken the initiative to come and see him.

Lord Wen seemed to have seen something unusual and asked, "How did you end up here?"

"Father, I just want to ask you something."

"Go ahead."

"Um, how much do you know about the Shangguan family, that is, the Rongguo Duke's Mansion?"

Unlike Wen Yibin, Lord Wen did not forbid Du Mingxian from inquiring. Lord Wen knew that Du Mingxian and the Crown Prince were very close, but why was the Crown Prince so close to Du Mingxian?

There must be a reason for this. Could it be because of the Shangguan family?

"What do you want to know?"

"I want to know about how the Shangguan family was framed."

Lord Wen understood. "You came here to overturn their case?"

"Not really, it's just that I feel the Shangguan family shouldn't have ended up like this, bearing such a bad reputation, so I wanted to inquire about it."

"The files are with the Emperor."

Du Mingxian was very disappointed, so she didn't have a chance?

"However, the Crown Prince should be able to obtain the files. If you want to know the details, you can go to the Crown Prince."

Is she going to find the Crown Prince?

"The Crown Prince must be very busy lately."

Seeing that Du Mingxian seemed unclear about court affairs, Lord Wen thought for a moment and kindly reminded her, "The Crown Prince's health collapsed due to the Shangguan family incident years ago. The imperial physicians determined that the Crown Prince did not have many years left to live. Since then, the Crown Prince has not attended court and has never cared about court affairs."

"When the Second Prince got into trouble, the Crown Prince did not show up at all, from the time the envoys from various countries came to the time they left, except for the banquet that day."

Is this a sign of giving up?

"Given Father's situation, would the Emperor still give the Shangguan family's files to the Crown Prince?"

"I don't know if he will give it to me or not, but if the Crown Prince asks to see it, the Emperor will definitely agree. The Emperor and Empress have a deep relationship, and the Emperor is particularly fond of the Crown Prince."

Du Mingxian understood. "Thank you, Father. I'll ask."

Lord Wen nodded slightly and said nothing more.

As Du Mingxian left, she wondered if she could fake her death and leave now that things at the Wen family were over. She needed to discuss this with Ling Silang.

With the departure of envoys from various countries, Ling Silang and other officials returned to their homes, and Du Mingxian no longer had Chuntao by her side, so she left early.

As it turned out... when she arrived at the place, she couldn't find anyone. The courtyard where Ling Silang lived was empty; there wasn't a single person inside. She went in to check, and it looked like no one had lived there for several days.

She simply went to the Crown Prince's residence.

When the Crown Prince saw her arrive, he put down the book in his hand, reached out and gently rubbed his temples. "If it weren't for someone's request, you would have died countless times by now, coming to the Crown Prince's residence again and again."

"Your Highness's words make it sound as if you weren't the one who wholeheartedly helped me before."

Prince: "..."

"Speak, what brings you here to see me this time?"

"I...I want to see the case files regarding the Shangguan family being framed."

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's expression changed instantly, and he stared sharply at Du Mingxian.

As a prince of noble birth, Du Mingxian felt that even if she had lived three lifetimes, she still couldn't stand such a gaze.

Just as she was about to back down, the Crown Prince spoke slowly, "Have you told her what happened?"

Du Mingxian was taken aback at first, then realized what was going on and quickly waved her hand, "I don't know what's going on right now, so I haven't told anyone. Besides, I only found out about the Shangguan family during the day."

"This matter was suppressed because they didn't want outsiders to know; she was told not to say anything to them."

"Yes, yes, I remember." Du Mingxian certainly wouldn't tell Old Madam Xu, because that would be deliberately preventing people from having a good life.

The crown prince stared at her for a long time, then asked, "Why are you looking at the files?"

"I just... I just wanted to take a look," Du Mingxian answered honestly.

The crown prince hesitated for a while before saying, "Come the day after tomorrow."

"Yes." Du Mingxian was overjoyed and turned to leave, but then she felt that the Crown Prince had agreed to all her requests. Yet, she turned to leave, which seemed like a scumbag who would deny everything after getting his pants up. "Your Highness, the divine doctor I told you about last time is too busy to come, but after hearing about your condition, he prescribed some medicine. Would you like to give it a try?"

The crown prince sneered, "Am I here to test the medicine?"

"Not really, but I certainly want Your Highness to live a long and healthy life. After all, you're my biggest protector now, and I don't want anything to happen to you. If... if Your Highness were to give it a try, what if it works?"

The crown prince waved his hand, offering no reply.

Du Mingxian frowned and simply changed the subject again, "Does Your Highness know where my husband is staying?"

No. 6, Plum Blossom Lane.

"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness."

Du Mingxian left to find Ling Silang.

When she found Ling Silang at No. 6 Plum Blossom Lane, he was still awake and reading a book. It was a small, quiet courtyard with no servants.

When Du Mingxian appeared, Ling Silang was quite surprised, but then he understood, "You went to see the Crown Prince?"

"Yes, the Crown Prince gave you this courtyard?"

"Stay for now."

"What about that courtyard? It's no longer habitable?"

"That was the courtyard of an official under the Second Prince. Because the Second Prince's affairs were kept secret, after the Second Prince died, the Emperor found another excuse to kill or imprison all the people in the Second Prince's faction, and the house was naturally taken back."

Du Mingxian took a deep breath. Sure enough, being a woman confined to a secluded mansion was no good at all. She really had no idea about such big news from the Wen family.

"You used to live in that house. Now that they've taken it back, have they traced it back to you? Will that be detrimental to you?"

"No, the Crown Prince has smoothed things over, so there's no need to worry."

"so far so good."

Ling Silang looked at her apologetically, "I'm so sorry, I just moved here and I've been busy with housework these past few days. I was just thinking of going to the Wen residence tomorrow to see you and let you know, but I didn't expect you to come here."

"It's nothing, it's not a big deal." Du Mingxian waved her hand. "Are you all alone in this yard?"

"Yes, I'm only keeping my own things and don't plan to hire any servants."

"This yard is so big, it needs to be cleaned and we need to cook."

Ling Silang waved his hand, "It's alright, I can do it myself. I'll just tidy up the front yard. No one lives in the back yard, so I won't tidy it up for now. If we buy servants, it will be inconvenient for you to come over. Let's leave it like this for now."

"Then you'll have to work hard." Du Mingxian pouted and looked at him pitifully.

Ling Silang chuckled and reached out to squeeze her hand twice. "It's alright, don't worry. Just consider it exercise. It's just cleaning, nothing serious."