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

Who is the real fraudster?

Hearing the doubt in his tone, Wen Shiyan assumed he was unwilling to go, so she offered an enticing deal: "Didn't you say your sister-in-law's eyes can be cured? If you just send me to the capital, I can find someone to cure your sister-in-law's eyes, even the imperial physicians."

Wu Erniu thought that being a rich girl was the best they could hope for, but he never expected that she was also the daughter of a powerful official. "We believe what you say, but we are penniless, and the journey to the capital is long. We also need to find our elder brother, so we can't afford to delay."

"It won't take you too long. We just need to find the nearest dock and take a direct waterway to the capital. That will be much more convenient and safer on the way."

When they came here for this marriage alliance, they also traveled by water, but back then it was an official boat. I wonder how these privately operated boats compare to the official ones.

Wu Erniu looked troubled. "Miss, how about we find someone else to escort you to the capital? You have money, so finding a security escort agency shouldn't be a problem."

Wen Shiyan shook her head repeatedly. Right now, she didn't trust anyone but the two people in front of her. What if something else happened on the way back to the capital if these two people didn't come with her?

"You should come with me. I have some connections. If you want to find your older brother, I can have you help you. It will be easy to find him."

Wu Erniu was still conflicted.

Wen Shiyan was a little angry, but she didn't dare to say anything too harsh. This time she came out and she finally understood that sometimes you have to be timid.

"Sister-in-law, please help me, we're both women. I'm going to the capital alone. The mountains are high and the roads are long. Even if I die on the way, I'm afraid no one will know."

Du Mingwei showed her reluctance and whispered, "Erniu, why don't we take her there? It'll only take a little time, but we can come back to find your brother later. She's still injured, and it's really dangerous for her to go back to the capital alone."

Wen Shiyan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, it's too dangerous for me to go back alone. You should escort me."

Wu Erniu hesitated again and again, but finally nodded in agreement. "Alright, that's settled then. We'll take you to the capital. But you have to listen to us on the way. It's a long journey, and we can't go to the capital openly like this. We'll have to do some disguise."

"Alright, alright, I'll do whatever you say. As long as we can get to the capital, I'll do whatever you say."

Wu Erniu was very pleased with Wen Shiyan's understanding, "The money for our food, clothing, and other necessities on the road..."

"Let's pawn these and talk about it when we get back to the capital." Wen Shiyan took out quite a few pieces of jewelry she was wearing, keeping only three for herself: a hairpin and two bracelets, but she carefully hid them away.

Du Mingwei sat there openly watching Wen Shiyan hide the things like a clown.

Because Wen Shiyan was an unregistered resident and didn't have any travel permits or anything, she didn't dare tell Wu Erniu her true identity. So Wu Erniu simply spent money to get her a fake travel permit.

The person mentioned above, Wen Shiyan, is Wu Erniu's wife, and Du Mingwei is Wu Erniu's sister-in-law.

After finishing these tasks, the group immediately packed up and prepared to set off. Since Wen Shiyan's injuries had not yet healed and she was now considered a lucky charm, they found an oxcart.

On the oxcart, Wu Erniu thoughtfully placed several quilts on her so that she could be more comfortable.

Du Mingwei sat to one side and kept saying, "Erniu has been a thoughtful child since he was little. I really didn't expect him to be able to think of these things."

Wen Shiyan didn't feel anything. Right now, she felt that no matter how much padding she had, her body was still very uncomfortable and she felt terrible. Once she returned to the capital, she would never leave the capital again and would stay at home and be a peaceful young lady of the Wen family.

Even if she wasn't the Wen family's biological daughter, as long as her father didn't make it public, she was still the Wen family's young lady, and her life was better than most people's.

No matter how much Wu Erniu tried to please Wen Shiyan, she acted as if she didn't see him. Finally, when they got on the boat, because the room was for the two of them as husband and wife, they specially requested two rooms for the bed.

Wu Erniu did not enter Wen Shiyan's room, which made Wen Shiyan feel much better.

The official story was that Wu Erniu was guarding the two rooms to prevent any bad guys from entering, but at night Wu Erniu was fooling around in Du Mingwei's room, and the two would talk afterward.

“I don’t think that girl has any feelings for you at all. After you get off the ship, you only need to travel by carriage for another day to reach the capital. What should we do? You have no chance at all.”

Du Mingwei was quite happy to be living a life with plenty of money lately, finally free from dealing with different men. So she was still a little reluctant to part with this little money-maker and hoped that Wu Erniu could win her over.

Wu Erniu was also pondering this matter. "It's like this, if we haven't sorted things out by the time we get off the ship, then all our planning along the way will have been for nothing."

After hesitating for a moment, Wu Erniu spoke up, "How about I just force myself on her? Once she becomes my woman, what can she do? She can only be my woman."

"No, forcing yourself on her won't necessarily work. What you want is for her to treat you well, for her to love you, and for her to stand up to her family for you."

Du Mingwei has lived two lives, so she is much better than Wu Erniu. "We don't know her true identity right now. If she is very powerful, and you really force yourself on her and go to her house, we will both be doomed."

“She can tell her family the truth, but if they try to silence us, we won’t survive either. It’s better to win her over.”

“We have no special skills. If the other party disagrees, we still have hope as long as she persists. But it would be troublesome if she doesn’t even persist.”

Wu Erniu felt that Du Mingwei's words made sense. "Then what do you suggest we do?"

"After we get off the ship, I'll make an excuse that I'm not feeling well and need to rest for the night. You go find some thugs and we'll play the hero and rescue the damsel in distress. Let's see how it goes and then decide what to do next, okay?"

"Your idea is the best, it's a great idea, let's do it this way."

More than two months have passed since Wen Shiyan left home. Winter has arrived and the end of the year is fast approaching, but there is still no joy in the Wen family.

Because Lord Wen was still under house arrest, Du Mingxian would come over from time to time every day to chat with him and play chess.

It has been almost a month since the news of Wen Shiyan's disappearance broke, and now people are talking less about her, and the hype has died down.

That day, Du Mingxian was talking to Madam Wen. Because Du Mingxian's marriage to Ling Silang was still going through the formalities of marriage, Lord Wen said that he was afraid she would not know how to manage the household after she got married, so he asked Madam Wen to take care of her.