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

Instead of taking the two to her own courtyard, Du Mingxian led them to the central hall in the lake of the back garden.

As soon as they sat down, a maidservant brought tea and pastries. After that, someone brought water for Du Mingxian, and she washed her hands before the maidservant withdrew.

Even Ke'er and Lian'er left.

Du Mingxian took a piece of pastry and said, "Say what you have to say." After saying that, she gently put the pastry into her mouth, ate it slowly, and waited for the two of them to talk.

Du Mingwei said somewhat anxiously, "Sister, we are related by blood after all. It's fate that we've come to the Wen residence. You have to help us with this matter."

Du Mingxian watched Du Mingwei pretending to be blind even when no one was around, and she suddenly wanted to laugh. "Isn't it tiring to pretend you're blind when no one's around?"

Du Mingwei's eyes flickered, and finally she turned to look at Du Mingxian, her eyes focusing. "Sister, you must help us with this."

"whats the matter?"

"I heard that Shi Yan went to participate in the talent show. Her relationship with Er Niu is already settled, so how could she still participate in the talent show?"

Du Mingxian waved her hand, "I can't control this matter. Wen Shiyan is a young lady of the Wen family, and she has the right to do her own things. I can't interfere with that."

"Aren't you in charge of the Wen family now? You can definitely handle it. Think of a way. What if she goes to participate in the imperial concubine selection and actually enters the palace, or into the residence of some prince? What will happen to Erniu?"

They overheard that the Emperor was going to hold a grand selection of concubines, and Wen Shiyan happened to meet the requirements and was to participate. Even though she was engaged to Wu Erniu, the news did not get out.

This made them extremely anxious. Although Wu Erniu had mentioned it to Wen Shiyan, and Wen Shiyan had repeatedly assured him that she would not go to the palace or the prince's residence, who could know if this was just her way of making excuses?

They can't feel at ease until things are truly settled.

Du Mingxian looked at the two of them and felt that they were like clowns. "Wen Shiyan and Wu Erniu are only verbally engaged. You have not given any betrothal gifts or formalities, nor have you invited a matchmaker to your door. So it is normal for her to participate in the talent show."

Du Mingwei looked bitter. "Mingxian, you know we have nothing. This is the Wen family mansion. What good things can we possibly offer?"

"Even if we don't have anything, we can always afford to hire a matchmaker."

Du Mingwei could only bite the bullet and say, "This was our oversight."

The small token of gratitude the Wen family gave her last time was spun around by them. She kept only a little bit for herself, and the rest was all gambled away by Wu Erniu.

Fortunately, they were in the capital. Even if Wu Erniu wanted to gamble, he hadn't lost his mind. When he realized something was wrong, he didn't dare to go out again, which prevented the news from reaching Wen Shiyan's ears.

If Wu Erniu had stayed at the gambling den longer, Wen Shiyan would probably have known Wu Erniu's true nature.

Du Mingxian didn't really intend to help them, but she could offer them advice: "I really can't do anything about this. Everything has its rules. Wen Shiyan is a young lady of the Wen family, so she should attend."

"Then why don't you go? Aren't you also a Miss Wen now?" Du Mingwei said, somewhat angrily.

“I am engaged to Lord Qi, and we have already gone through the formalities of marriage, so I will not participate in the selection process. That is the difference. As long as a matchmaker comes to the door to arrange the engagement, there is no need to participate in the selection process.”

Du Mingwei was unaware of this rule, and she was genuinely anxious. "Are you really not at all sure? Erniu marrying Wen Shiyan would benefit all of us."

"I heard that Wen Shiyan's relationship with you is so-so. If Erniu marries her, we will definitely keep an eye on her and not let her get in your way, okay?"

"This is really not good."

Du Mingxian sighed helplessly, "The imperial selection is not a game, it's not up to me to decide, but not just anyone can be selected and sent to the palace."

“There are many rules. If you don’t meet even one of the conditions, you may be rejected. Maybe during the selection process, Wen Shiyan will be eliminated because she doesn’t meet any of the conditions.”

As Du Mingwei listened, her eyes suddenly lit up. "What are the procedures? Can you tell us about them?"

Du Mingxian deliberately told them a little bit, such as that the women in the talent show must have smooth skin without any big marks, and that all the women in the talent show must be virgins.

There are many rules regarding the women in talent shows and so on.

As Du Mingwei listened, her eyes lit up. She had already thought of a solution, but she still listened intently. It wasn't until Du Mingxian finished her brief explanation and took a drink of water that Du Mingwei came back to her senses.

"Thank you, but I hope you can help us at the Wen residence. We'll help you with anything you need in the future."

"Thank you very much. Aside from the talent show, there's nothing we can do, but there are still a few other things we can do."

Wu Erniu didn't react to Du Mingwei's question, but he noticed her expression, so he didn't press her for an answer and planned to ask her when no one was around.

Seeing that nothing else was wrong, Du Mingwei looked at Du Mingxian with deep jealousy and envy in her eyes.

I never expected Du Mingxian to be so lucky, to become the eldest daughter of the Wen family. I wonder what kind of luck she had.

Fearing she would lose control and want to tear Du Mingxian apart, Du Mingwei immediately got up and left with Wu Erniu. Watching the two leave, Du Mingxian secretly curled her lips.

Just now, Lord Wen was worried that Wen Shiyan would cause trouble during the selection process. Now that Wu Erniu and Du Mingwei are holding her back, the probability of Wen Shiyan not being able to enter the palace has increased considerably.

Du Mingwei and Wu Erniu were also talking outside.

Wu Erniu was very indignant. "Sister-in-law, I really didn't expect Du Mingxian to not help us. So what if she's now the Wen family's adopted daughter? What's so great about that?"

"Alright, stop being angry. She's just lucky. Your most important thing now is to marry Wen Shiyan. Once you two are married, the Wu family might even have some support in the Wen family's affairs."

“If you don’t marry Wen Shiyan, then all our plans these past few days will have come to nothing.”

Wu Erniu naturally knew, "Of course I know, but what can I do if Wen Shiyan wants to participate in the talent show?"

"Why can't you do it? Haven't you heard? You have to be a virgin to be selected for the talent show. If you slept with Wen Shiyan, do you think she would be eliminated in the first round?"

Wu Erniu's eyes sparkled. "Great! I think this is a good idea. But Wen Shiyan seems to like me a lot, yet she seems to have her own opinions on this matter."