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

Now that Wen Huan's situation has occurred, she can no longer bring up the dowry issue.

That's it.

There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

"Who are you? How did you get to the Wen family? What is your purpose in coming here?"

Before Du Mingxian could answer, Lord Wen spoke up, "Mother, I have already found out the purpose of her visit to the Wen family. It is related to matters of the court, so you don't need to worry. I can guarantee that she has no ill intentions towards the Wen family."

"It better be this way."

Du Mingxian didn't say anything, standing obediently to the side.

Madam Wen's eyes suddenly lit up. "Since she is not a child of the Wen family, and she is to marry Lord Qi, our Wen family cannot provide this dowry. Since the dowry has already been prepared in the mansion, let's give these things to Shiyan."

"No, that was prepared for Huan'er, it's for her." Lord Wen's attitude was forceful.

Du Mingxian didn't actually want these dowries, but hearing the way the master looked, she really couldn't refuse.

Madam Wen's face darkened as well. "What are you saying? She's not Huan'er, so how can she be hers? Rather than giving her to her, it would be better to give her to Shiyan, who has called you 'Father' for many years and whom you've watched grow up."

“Mother, even if she is not Huan’er, she is Huan’er in my heart, and she is my daughter in my heart.”

"You're obsessed."

"No, I will announce her identity to the public later. She will be the eldest daughter of the Wen family and my goddaughter."

Seeing Lord Wen's serious expression, Madam Wen knew there was no way to salvage the situation, and she felt extremely frustrated. She had no say in the affairs of the manor anymore, which was truly... troublesome.

“If you can give a dowry to someone you have no relation to, then you should at least give something to Shiyan.”

Lord Wen frowned. “We can ask the Cheng family for it. Wen Shiyan has been married twice, and the Wen family has already given her dowry twice. It’s not that they have never given her a dowry.”

Can the Cheng family and the Wen family be compared?

"Mother, you are a member of the Wen family."

Madam Wen shut her mouth awkwardly, feeling very dissatisfied, but she didn't say anything more. "Alright, it's about time. We'll talk about this later. Anyway, it's not like Shiyan will get married without anything. Let's go to the hall. Everyone's probably getting impatient."

"Yes." Lord Wen replied, without saying anything about Wen Shiyan's dowry.

When Madam Wen stood up, Du Mingxian stepped forward, intending to help her, but... Madam Wen directly removed her hand, her face full of disgust, and her words did not spare Du Mingxian at all.

"You're quite the schemer, using food to gradually win over my dull son's heart, making him willing to adopt you as his goddaughter. Do you know how many benefits there are to being the goddaughter of a high-ranking official?"

"I know," Du Mingxian replied with a smile. Her attitude made Old Madam Wen even angrier, but there was nothing she could do about it.

The three of them walked out, and just as they stepped out of the gate of Old Madam Wen's courtyard, they saw Wen Yibin coming over.

Madam Wen doesn't like her youngest son as much anymore, and she immediately scolds him, "Where have you been all this New Year?"

"I had some official business to attend to and just got back."

"It's official business, it's official business. It's the New Year, what can't be dealt with after the New Year?"

"We can't wait that long for matters involving the dead."

"What bad luck!" Old Madam Wen could only vent her dissatisfaction through words.

Wen Yibin looked at Lord Wen with a questioning gaze: What happened? Did you take some kind of poison?

Lord Wen remained expressionless and didn't respond to him.

Wen Yibin looked at Du Mingxian again, and Du Mingxian gave him a look. Before Wen Yibin could guess what was going on, Old Madam Wen turned around and saw the way the two were exchanging glances. She was furious.

"Tell me, did you find out too?" Old Madam Wen's face was extremely pale, and she wanted to scold Wen Yibin.

Wen Yibin's mind hadn't quite caught up with what Old Man Wen was saying, and he asked blankly, "What do I know? Or what should I know?"

Madam Wen pointed at Du Mingxian, "When did you find out that she was a fake, that she wasn't the real Wen Huan?"

"Oh, that?" Wen Yibin said somewhat guiltily, "She found out only a few days after she got back."

"So long? You didn't even tell me?" Old Madam Wen was so angry that she raised her hand to hit him, giving Wen Yibin no chance at all. Wen Yibin was also afraid of really angering his mother, so he simply stood there and took the two blows.

Once the old lady calmed down a bit, he grabbed his head and ran away, begging for mercy.

Du Mingxian stood to the side, and upon hearing Wen Yibin's answer, she realized that he was an imposter after only a few days of being at the Wen family's house. This reminded her of the first time she met Wen Yibin.

At that time, Wen Yibin was particularly aloof and gave people the feeling that he was difficult to get along with. He was serious and restrained. Who knew that the little Wen was like this at home?

He provided plenty of emotional value to Madam Wen, and even got hit by the old lady a couple of times. After calming down a bit, he ran off to beg for forgiveness. He truly has high emotional intelligence.

Madam Wen didn't actually chase after him to hit him. Seeing her son run far away, she slowly stopped, turned around and glared at Lord Wen, then turned and left.

Lord Wen and Du Mingxian exchanged a glance, both seeing the other's speechlessness, and silently followed.

As she walked, Madam Wen thought of Qi Ji. She waited for Lord Wen to approach before whispering a reminder, "Regarding Lord Qi's matter, our family used underhanded methods. It was originally Shi Yan's girl, but then that happened."

"Right now, Lord Qi probably thinks that the woman he is marrying is the eldest daughter of the Wen family. No one would suspect that she is just a fake. You should tell Lord Qi about this before the wedding."

"After all, she is engaged to our Wen family. Why not just let her leave? In any case, although Shiyan has been married twice, she is still a virgin. Why not let the two of them get married and save so much trouble?"

"This marriage was originally intended for Shiyan, and now things are back on track."

Du Mingxian suddenly felt that Old Madam Wen was really bored, and wondered why she wanted to kill the old lady.

“Mother, do you want to hear what you’re saying? Who do you take Lord Qi for? He’s an official of the Great Shun Dynasty. Do you think you can change his mind with just a few words?” Wen Yibin was the first to stand up.

What he didn't say was that they were originally a couple, and Du Mingxian never wanted to marry out of the Wen family. Now that you're making a scene here, your older brother will be even angrier if he finds out.

Why can't you learn your lesson?

Lord Wen did not look well, but he did not say anything and remained silent.

Madam Wen was displeased with her youngest son's rebuttal. "I am your eldest brother's biological mother. Why can't I change his mind if I say a few words? What rank is he?"