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

Lord Wen was very happy about Du Mingxian's concern. He never expected that he would meet a junior with whom he could have a good chat after living half his life.

So he often thought that it was because Wen Huan felt sorry for him as a father that she sent Du Mingxian to his side.

He was not a good father.

Seeing that there was nothing else for Lord Wen to do, Du Mingxian decided not to linger and led her people back to her own courtyard.

With the year-end approaching, it wasn't convenient for her to openly send things back home, so she had to ask the Crown Prince to secretly send some things back again, which could be considered as relieving her homesickness.

With the year-end approaching, there were many things to do at home. Du Mingxian followed Madam Wen, so she was not as free as before and spent every day by Madam Wen's side.

Although Madam Wen's vision was sometimes limited, she was intelligent and knew that there was no conflict between her and Du Mingxian. Therefore, her teaching process was average, but she was very efficient in delegating authority.

Nowadays, Madam Wen no longer interferes in many matters, but instead entrusts them directly to Du Mingxian. It seems as if she doesn't want to manage the household and that Du Mingxian will handle all the affairs of the Wen family's inner quarters from now on.

Du Mingxian silently began to start the process.

Half a month has passed since Wen Shiyan returned to the manor, and nothing particularly noteworthy has happened in the past two weeks.

After Wen Shiyan returned, she was quite well-behaved and didn't cause any trouble. Now she's back living in her own courtyard, and the helpers have been reassigned to her. Things are also getting better for Cheng Yu's courtyard.

Of course, the money to support this mother and daughter came from the Cheng family.

Du Mingxian wouldn't tell Wen Shiyan any of this. She wanted to have some peace and quiet now, and besides, she didn't need to engage in "madam diplomacy" right now. But after marrying Ling Silang, "madam diplomacy" might start, and she wouldn't have many days of leisure to enjoy.

Something happened today. After hearing about it, Madam Wen entrusted the matter to Du Mingxian. Before Du Mingxian even went to Madam Wen's courtyard, the old woman by Madam Wen's side gave her a brief account of the matter.

The two people Wen Shiyan brought back today made a mistake. Usually, these two people are quite well-behaved, but perhaps because they have been staying at the Wen residence for a little longer, they have started to act like they are not outsiders.

This morning, he went out to buy things, claiming to be from the Wen family, and asked the shopkeeper to come to the Wen family to collect the money. Naturally, the accountant refused to give him the money, so the commotion came to the backyard.

After hearing about these things, Du Mingxian hesitated only slightly before instructing Lian'er, "Have the accountant give the money, and use the separate accounts for the madam and the others."

"Yes."

Lian'er returned quickly. "Miss, you have no idea how outrageous those two people were. They bought over three hundred taels worth of goods outside."

Du Mingxian was also surprised, but considering that the two of them were able to bring Wen Shiyan back, it was clear that they weren't particularly good people.

If it was truly a drop-off on the way, one should leave as soon as possible after receiving the Wen family's thank-you gifts. The day after Wen Shiyan returned to the mansion, Madam Wen the Second prepared a large pile of thank-you gifts and personally delivered them over.

Du Mingxian didn't go with them that day because she had to go out, and so far she hasn't seen the two people who brought Wen Shiyan back.

"It's alright, the Cheng family will cover the cost, but... you should still send someone to inform Wen Shiyan about this."

"Yes."

Wen Shiyan was aware of her situation. She was currently using the Cheng family's money, a fact that the mansion had not concealed. The more she spent now, the harder her life would become later.

As expected, Wen Shiyan was furious when she heard the news and immediately led her people to Du Mingwei's courtyard.

Du Mingwei was sitting in the courtyard wiping away tears. Because she was pretending to be blind, she didn't react much even when she saw Wen Shiyan come in. She was sitting there, asking the maid beside her, "Has someone come?"

"It's our second young lady."

Du Mingwei immediately stood up. "Shiyan, you're here." She reached out to take Wen Shiyan's hand, but Wen Shiyan didn't come forward and just stood there.

"Poetic expression?"

Wen Shiyan questioned, "Why didn't you tell me when you went out to buy things? And you spent so much money. Do you really think our money grows on trees?"

"What is that?" Du Mingwei asked, looking surprised.

Wen Shiyan was a little angry, "Everyone in the manor knows about this, and you're still pretending."

"What are you pretending to be?"

Seeing that Du Mingwei truly seemed to know nothing, Wen Shiyan became somewhat hesitant, wondering if Du Mingwei was genuinely unaware.

At this moment, Wu Erniu stood at the door, his face dark. "It's me. I bought these things. If you have any problems, come at me. Don't take it out on my sister-in-law."

Wen Shiyan's heart softened instantly upon seeing Wu Erniu, and her tone softened considerably. "I didn't. I just heard that you bought several hundred taels of goods outside, and I was afraid you would be cheated."

"No, let me show you what I bought."

As Wu Erniu spoke, he walked out. Wen Shiyan hesitated for a moment before following Wu Erniu forward. Soon they arrived at the guest courtyard next door where Wu Erniu lived and entered the main hall.

"Please sit here for a moment, I'll be right back," Wu Erniu said, and went inside to get his things.

Wen Shiyan sat and waited, and soon Wu Erniu came over with a box in his hand. "Open it and take a look."

Wen Shiyan hesitated, but still reached out and took it. When she saw the jewelry inside the box, she was shocked, "This..."

"This is for you." Wu Erniu looked at her with heartache in his eyes. "When we came back, all your jewelry had been pawned. I was just worried about you. I thought I'd take my sister-in-law out for a walk today and buy you something while I was at it."

At this point, Wu Erniu himself became embarrassed, "I... I was just too anxious and had no experience taking my sister-in-law out, so I didn't have any money. I had no choice but to report to the Wen family and ask them to come and get the money."

"I thought they would come over when we got home, and then I would give them the money. Who would have thought they would come so quickly?"

Wen Shiyan was deeply moved, looking as if she would die for Wu Erniu. "How could you be so foolish? Besides, do you even have the money for something so expensive?"

"Yes, your family gave my sister-in-law and me a thank-you gift. We were thinking of pawning those things and using the money to buy you some new jewelry."

"Didn't you ever think about leaving something for yourself? You're so naive."

The story begins on the ship. No matter how much Wu Erniu tried to curry favor with Wen Shiyan, she remained indifferent. After disembarking, the two decided to stay.

Wu Erniu went to find some thugs and then staged a hero's quest for beauty, which immediately changed Wen Shiyan's mind.

The first attempt was very successful, and Wu Erniu immediately came a second time. When Du Mingwei found out, she was shocked, fearing that Wen Shiyan would see through her scheme and ruin everything.