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

Wen Yibin felt that his mother had really gone mad. Speechless, he shut up and kept walking out.

Madam Wen even felt there was a lot of room for maneuver in this matter, and turned directly to Lord Wen to ask, "What do you think of this matter?"

“Mother, if you want your son to resign and retire to live a peaceful life, you can just say so. If you can decide what an official does with a single word, do you think the Emperor can tolerate an official like me?”

Madam Wen immediately shut up. The reason she had such a good life and why everyone fawned over her was all because she had a son who was a high-ranking official. If her son lost his official position, who would give her, an old lady, any face in the future?

When Du Mingxian saw that the old lady had finally stopped talking, she knew that things had calmed down.

Finally, they arrived at the hall where the Wen family was having their meal. Several tables were already occupied: one for the legitimate sons, one for the legitimate daughters, and tables for the illegitimate sons, illegitimate daughters, elders, and so on.

But many people...

There are fewer formalities when dining together at home, and men and women are not separated. Therefore, in the Wen family, where there are few legitimate daughters, the legitimate sons and daughters eat at the same table.

As soon as Du Mingxian sat down after entering, Wu Erniu, who was following behind Wen Shiyan and mingling with the eldest son, was so startled that he stood up abruptly, causing the table to fall to the ground. This action immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Du...Du Mingxian." Wu Erniu deliberately dragged out the sound.

Du Mingxian glanced at him indifferently, remained silent, and waited for his next move.

Sitting next to Wu Erniu, Du Mingwei immediately started acting, "Erniu, what are you saying? How could your sister be here? You haven't even had a drink yet, and you're already drunk?"

"No, my sister-in-law is Du Mingxian. She...she is sitting right across from you."

"What?" Du Mingwei also pretended to stand up, her face full of shock. "How could she be here? Isn't this the Wen family's house? Wasn't she married into the Ling family? Could it be that she... she remarried?"

This was a family reunion dinner. Wu Erniu and Du Mingwei chatted away, as if this were their stage.

Wen Shiyan was the first to react, "What's going on? Erniu, who do you think she is?" She pointed at Du Mingxian.

Wu Erniu looked completely bewildered and asked, "She's Du Mingxian, my sister-in-law's cousin from her maternal family. She's a notorious jinx in the family. How come she's at the Wen family's house?"

"How could this be? She's my eldest sister, Wen Huan, the eldest daughter of the Wen family." Wen Shiyan was genuinely confused.

Wu Erniu shook his head violently, "Impossible, how could she be the eldest daughter of the Wen family? She is Du Mingxian. We are from the same village and we have seen each other before. She could not possibly be the eldest daughter of the Wen family."

Wen Shiyan became a little anxious. "Don't just sit there. Speak up. Is what Erniu said true?" she asked, pointing at Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian nodded slowly and deliberately, "Wu Erniu is right. My real name is Du Mingxian, not Wen Huan, the eldest daughter of the Wen family."

The entire audience erupted in uproar, everyone staring at Du Mingxian. Many people immediately glared at her with hatred, especially the several illegitimate daughters, who felt that this imposter, Du Mingxian, had stolen the resources that should have belonged to them.

"You're fake! You're not Wen Huan!" Wen Shiyan was shocked, but then overjoyed. She looked at Du Mingxian, then hurriedly turned to Lord Wen, "Father, she's fake! She's not my eldest sister! She's not Wen Huan! Let's get rid of her quickly!"

"Whether she is Wen Huan or not is up to me to decide. She is."

“Father, she’s clearly not my eldest sister, you…”

Lord Wen gave Wen Shiyan a cold look and immediately shut up. Lord Wen glanced at everyone and said, "Du Mingxian is someone I found. Her current identity is Wen Huan. I will find an opportunity to make her my adopted daughter in the future. She will still be the eldest daughter of the Wen family. That will not change. If you have any ulterior motives, you'd better put them away now."

Upon hearing this, the concubine's daughters immediately lowered their heads obediently, no longer harboring any resentment. If the head of the Wen family had spoken so vehemently, would they dare? Did they even have the guts?

Du Mingxian remained calm and composed, staring at Wu Erniu with a half-smile. When everyone was silent, she suddenly said, "Cousin, when did you go blind? How come I didn't know?"

“There are many things you don’t know. You haven’t been back to the village many times since you got married, so naturally you know little about our family affairs,” Wu Erniu hurriedly retorted.

At this moment, he was in a state of extreme confusion. He had never imagined that things would turn out this way. Lord Wen was actually speaking up for her. Did that mean it was impossible to get Du Mingxian out of the Wen family?

Will she keep bringing up his relationship with Du Mingwei? Will his marriage to Wen Shiyan still go through?

Wu Erniu was panicking, and Du Mingwei was also panicking, but she was trying her best to play the blind woman and calm herself down. "Sister, why aren't you with Ling Silang? Where is he? Didn't you go traveling together? What are you doing here?"

"And...and she became the unmarried eldest daughter of the Wen family."

Du Mingxian accepted Du Mingwei's implied meaning well, and even felt that Du Mingwei was a talented person.

"This is a long story, and now is a wonderful time for family reunions during the Lunar New Year, so let's not dwell on old grievances. But, cousin, your eyes..."

Du Mingxian parted her lips slightly, "I heard that after Sister Shiyan returned to the manor, she had many doctors examine you, but they couldn't find anything wrong. It's really strange."

"Even if the imperial physicians have the best medical skills, the doctors practicing in the capital are also quite skilled. Many high-ranking officials and nobles would invite these doctors to treat any problems they had. They are certainly capable."

After she finished speaking meaningfully, she added, "Since that's the case, then..." She turned her head and said, "Father, how about you trouble yourself to invite a royal physician to come and examine my cousin?"

"Alright." Lord Wen agreed immediately, but he did not specify when to invite the imperial physician.

This gave Wu Erniu and Du Mingwei a glimmer of hope; they still had a chance to regain their sight directly without waiting for the imperial physician to arrive.

Madam Wen's expression was not good, but she didn't say anything more. She could educate and scold her eldest son behind his back, but in front of so many people, she still had to save face for him.

"Alright, it's getting late. Don't let other things disturb the Wen family's meal."

The implication couldn't be clearer: the Du family influenced the meal.

"let's start."

At the master's command, servants quickly came forward to serve the dishes, and the incident was considered over.

The other branches of the Wen family had many questions, but none of them asked. Lord Wen was now the head of the family, so it was best not to offend him.