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

Du Mingwei thought for a moment and shook her head, "It's not that difficult. The New Year is coming soon, and we are guests of the Wen family. When we have the New Year's Eve dinner, they will definitely invite us to come with them. Then we will expose her in front of everyone."

Wu Erniu glared at her disapprovingly, "Didn't I say we should threaten them first to see if we can get the money? If we can get the money, that's the best strategy."

"Okay, I forgot. How about I try to get in touch with Du Mingxian first? Once she admits it, everything else will be easier."

"it is good."

Meanwhile, Du Mingxian also left the mansion today to go find Ling Silang.

The officials have already gone on holiday, and the New Year is just around the corner. Ling Silang is currently living in a small courtyard, and there is no one else there. She is still very worried about them.

When she had nothing to do these past few days, she prepared some food in her online space, and today when she came to the courtyard, she took it all out and put it in the kitchen.

"How about I talk to Lord Wen and ask him to come over for the New Year, or I can come out myself?"

Ling Silang waved his hand, "Our current identities are all fake and can't stand up to scrutiny, so it's best not to take any risks."

"Alright, but I just can't bear to leave you to spend the New Year alone."

"It's okay, you'll definitely come to me once you're done on your end."

Du Mingxian nodded, "That's true, I'll definitely come."

"So it's not a big problem. I'll wait for you to come over, and we'll celebrate the New Year together."

"Alright then." After agreeing, Du Mingxian remembered what happened when she saw Du Mingwei yesterday. "Did I tell you about Wen Shiyan bringing back two saviors from the border?"

"No."

Well, it seems that Wen Shiyan's matter is really not a big deal to her; she doesn't even gossip about it.

"I told you that when Wen Shiyan returned from the border, she brought back two saviors, a man and a woman. Guess who they are?"

Seeing Du Mingxian's bright eyes, Ling Silang pretended to try to recall, then hesitated before asking in a low voice, "Could it be someone from the Wu family?"

"How did you know?" Du Mingxian was extremely surprised.

Ling Silang chuckled, "Because only the Wu family can surprise you so much. Among the people we know, there are not many who can go to the border. If Wu Daniu goes to join the army, then only his family members are most likely to go."

"Yes, yes, that's right. On their way to find Wu Daniu, Wu Erniu and Du Mingwei encountered Du Mingwei and rescued her, taking her all the way to the capital."

Du Mingxian laughed at this point, "The two of them are quite cunning. They directly arranged for Wen Shiyan to marry Wu Erniu, and they also planned things along the way. Now Wen Shiyan really likes Wu Erniu."

Ling Silang frowned. "You didn't manage to leave before, and now that the two of them are staying at the Wen residence, won't that affect you?"

"No, even if they expose me, so what? Lord Wen and Wen Yibin already knew I was an imposter. Whether the others in the Wen family know or not is irrelevant. I have Lord Wen protecting me."

"Alright, but you still need to be careful, those two aren't up to any good."

"Don't worry, I'll be careful."

The two talked for a while before Du Mingxian went back.

She had just returned when she was met by Wen Yibin, who was about to leave the manor. "In this freezing weather, are you going out to see Lord Qi?" His tone was slightly sarcastic.

"Yes, it's almost Chinese New Year, and I'm a little worried about him being alone," Du Mingxian readily admitted.

Wen Yibin felt like he'd been force-fed a dose of PDA the moment they met. "Okay, well, your uncle's hungry right now, can you treat me to a meal?"

"Playing chess is fine, but we have to give newcomers a chance. I've already trained those two cooks."

Wen Yibin waved his hand dismissively, "Alright, let's go to Big Brother's study then."

"it is good."

The two made the decision happily, and when Lord Wen saw the two of them running into his study to play chess, he was speechless.

Lord Wen had been sitting to the side watching the game. Halfway through, Wen Yibin suddenly said, "Brother, are you going to get involved in Shiyan's matter? I saw the two people who saved her yesterday, and they looked like they had some ulterior motives."

“You can manage her, but she has to listen to you.”

Upon hearing this, Du Mingxian hesitated before speaking, "Father, Uncle, actually I know those two people."

The two were extremely surprised. Wen Yibin was even more direct, "How do you know those two people? They look suspicious. No... that woman looks a bit like you."

"Yes, she is my cousin."

"What? Tell me more."

Du Mingxian had no choice but to earnestly recount her family situation, her separate engagements with Du Mingwei, the subsequent exchange of betrothals, and her eventual marriage.

"There... there's such a thing." Wen Yibin felt it was too much of a coincidence. "If we hadn't arrived at the Wen residence one after the other, I would have suspected that you two had conspired together."

Du Mingxian chuckled, "I haven't seen them since they entered the manor. Yesterday, Shiyan brought Du Mingwei to see me, hoping I could talk to my father and see if we could invite a royal physician. That's when I met her."

"She didn't question you?" Wen Yibin suddenly looked like he was watching a good show.

Du Mingxian shook her head. "She's pretending to be blind right now. Even if she sees me, she won't dare to point me out unless her eyes suddenly become clear again, then she won't be able to identify me."

“Then there’s no need to call the imperial physician. The blind woman’s eyes could recover at any time.” Wen Yibin finished speaking and then asked, “Is it possible that she is really blind and not lying?”

"Whether I'm lying or not, didn't your uncle see her yesterday? He should be able to tell."

Wen Yibin fell silent.

Lord Wen understood Du Mingxian's meaning. "It's alright. If they really come and identify you, then we'll go with the flow. We'll become godparents, and you'll still be the eldest daughter of the Wen family. No one can bypass you."

"Thank you, Father." Du Mingxian was genuinely grateful. Going from being a substitute to being legitimate was also beneficial to her. In the capital, it was extremely difficult to find someone as close as Lord Wen.

She was truly one of the lucky ones.

Lord Wen waved his hand, "Don't worry, they can't cause any trouble."

"If Shiyan knew about your relationship, she definitely wouldn't be willing to marry Wu Erniu. In that case, Wu Erniu and his sister-in-law would end up losing more than they gain." Wen Yibin's tone was full of schadenfreude.

Du Mingxian didn't think so. How could you expect her to be sober when she's so love-struck? Maybe she'd rather get married out of spite.

"Let's leave her situation aside for now and wait for the Wu family to make their move. If Shiyan is still willing to marry into the family after they make their move, then there's no need to persuade her anymore. Let her walk the path she has chosen."

Wen Yibin glanced at Lord Wen and said, "Brother, if we don't take care of this, and Shiyan does something that damages her reputation outside, it will ruin the Wen family's unmarried daughters."