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

Cheng Yu was able to understand because she had a certain amount of cunning and shrewdness. However, Wen Shiyan, the person involved, did not think that way. Recently, she had been flattered by others and knew that she was going to marry into Dafan. She was extremely happy, and after the initial joy, all that remained was smugness.

This afternoon, after the people who came to do the bedding left, Ling Shiyan, for the first time ever, went to Du Mingxian's courtyard, acting all bossy and domineering.

"I will be departing for the marriage alliance the day after tomorrow. The marriage alliance procession will be personally escorted by a third-rank general. My trip to the marriage alliance will be a good deed for everyone. As the eldest daughter of the Wen family, shouldn't you return the money you swindled from me last time?"

As if afraid that Du Mingxian would disagree, she deliberately emphasized, "If you don't return it to me, I will not go for the marriage alliance. The friendship between Da Shun and Da Fan depends entirely on me. You don't want to become a sinner of the entire country, do you?"

Du Mingxian looked at Wen Shiyan, who looked like a fool, and felt sorry for her. "How did your property end up in my hands? It was all given to the Emperor and went into the national treasury. If you're not satisfied, just ask the Emperor to return it to you."

"Stop making excuses. Even if it went into the national treasury, you took it yourself, so you should make up for it. Be careful or I'll retaliate against you."

"How are you going to get revenge on me?"

Du Mingxian wasn't afraid at all, but Wen Shiyan wasn't having any fun. "I now carry the hopes of peace between Da Shun and Da Fan. How do you think I'm going to get revenge on you? If I just let slip the slightest thought that I don't want a marriage alliance, do you think the Emperor will investigate? And if he does, will he punish you?"

"I see..." Du Mingxian deliberately dragged out her words, "Then why don't you give it a try and see if it can work out? Or you can think about it carefully, why would so many women in Da Shun choose you?"

"Of course it's because I'm Miss Wen." Wen Shiyan said this with a particularly weak voice. Outsiders might not know, but she knew herself that she was not her father's biological child, which was why her father was now disgusted with her.

Thinking back to the past and then to the present, how could she not hate? What she hated most was her mother. Since she couldn't remain chaste, she shouldn't have coveted what she shouldn't have. In the end, she got nothing.

She didn't even end up with the man she loved; he came for the Wen family's wealth and status. But she already had a tainted past; I really don't know what she was thinking.

This has led to me now being a stain that cannot be exposed to the light of day.

Du Mingxian nodded slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. "You're right. Because you're a young lady of the Wen family, you have the opportunity to go on a marriage alliance. Since that's the case, you should cherish this opportunity even more, instead of jumping around here."

"Hmph, I'm here for money anyway. If you don't give me the money, don't even think about leaving. You can try not to give it to me, then I'll make a scene. Anyway, I'm going to marry into a foreign land, and with the powerful backing me up, let's see if you can still mess with me."

"I can't afford to offend them, I can't afford to offend them right now. But you should have heard that I was the one Da Fan took a liking to first. You say you're making a fuss and don't want to go now, then forget it. Such a good opportunity, you don't want to go, but I'd like to give it a try."

Whether Du Mingxian was telling the truth or not, Wen Shiyan was still very unhappy to hear this. "What do you mean? You don't want to marry Lord Qi?"

"Anyway, I don't care who I marry. Now that I think about it, Dafan is a good place. He is the crown prince of Dafan. If I marry him, I will be the crown princess. What a noble status. How can people not covet it? After the king of Dafan passes away and the crown prince ascends the throne, I will be the mother of the country and be worshipped by thousands."

Wen Shiyan was already satisfied with the Crown Princess's status, and now she was even more satisfied upon hearing this. She yelled at Du Mingxian, "Don't even think about it. I'm the one who was granted the title of Princess by His Majesty, and I'm also the one chosen by the Great Barbarians. You'll never have that chance in your life, and you'll only be able to marry a poor scholar."

"Yeah, you're just jealous."

Wen Shiyan was so angry that she could hardly breathe. She pointed at Du Mingxian, wanting to curse her, but Du Mingxian immediately retorted, "If you bark like a dog in my yard, I will immediately ask my father to go to the palace and ask for my guidance."

Wen Shiyan is brainless, and now she cares about this. When she heard that Du Mingxian was serious, she was terrified. She turned around and left, but didn't forget to turn back and mock her when she reached the door, "Don't be delusional. You will never be able to marry into the Great Barbarian Kingdom. The only one who can be a princess is me."

Du Mingxian watched her fleeing figure and suddenly laughed, as if she were a child making a fuss.

She guessed that Wen Shiyan must have sneaked over here, and if Cheng Yu knew that Wen Shiyan would be here, she would probably be furious.

Just as Du Mingxian had guessed, Wen Shiyan had just returned to the courtyard when she saw her mother sitting in her room. A hint of guilt flashed in her eyes, but thinking that she was about to marry into Dafan and that her mother was still counting on her, she had nothing to feel guilty about. She composed herself and called out softly, "Mother."

Seeing his daughter like this, Cheng Yu couldn't help but feel heartbroken, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything hurtful. "Where did you go just now?"

"I didn't go anywhere, I just walked around the yard a couple of times."

"Shiyan, are you even going to lie to your own mother? I just heard from the people downstairs that you went to see Wen Huan, is that true?" Cheng Yu looked at her with a hurt expression, feeling extremely distressed.

Is this her daughter? The daughter she has always cherished like a precious jewel.

In the past, she would fulfill any request her daughter made, afraid that she would be hurt in the slightest, and she protected her too innocently. Now, her daughter is lying to her.

Wen Shiyan was a little impatient. "I just went out for a walk. I didn't go anywhere."

Seeing that she stubbornly refused to admit it, Cheng Yu didn't want to say anything more. She was a little tired of this daughter. Everyone could say she was bad, but she had poured all her heart and soul into this daughter. Her daughter shouldn't treat her like this.

"You're getting married soon, so it's better to avoid trouble and stop going to Wen Huan. It won't do you any good to go against her now."

“Mother…” Wen Shiyan was very annoyed. “I am also a young lady of the Wen family. There is nothing wrong with me going out to see her and chatting with her. Why can’t you stand me talking to her? Are you feeling guilty, Mother?”

"What are you saying?" Cheng Yu stood up abruptly, looking at her daughter in disbelief. "I'm doing this all for your own good. If Wen Huan and you were really close, she wouldn't have asked you to go for the marriage alliance. If things were really that good, why wouldn't she go herself? Why would she give you such a good opportunity? Why don't you think about it carefully?"

"enough."