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

"Your Majesty is willing to bring someone into the Eastern Palace, but I would like to keep the position of Crown Princess for a while longer."

The Emperor knew he was trying to change the subject, but he didn't care. "Granted."

Having achieved their goals, the two then discussed the rumors circulating outside before the Crown Prince finally left.

As he stepped out of the palace, a cold wind blew by, and the Crown Prince's mind cleared a bit. He suddenly remembered the Emperor mentioning Ling Silang and the Emperor's attitude.

The Emperor just mentioned arranging a position for Ling Silang.

He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and quickly left the palace.

That evening, Du Mingxian received a message from someone in the Crown Prince's palace, asking her to go to the East Palace in the middle of the night.

Du Mingxian didn't know why the Crown Prince wanted her to come over in the middle of the night, but she figured it must be something urgent, otherwise the Crown Prince wouldn't do this.

That night, she quietly went to the East Palace and, familiar with the way, arrived at the Crown Prince's courtyard. She saw lights on and heard voices coming from inside the hall. She was a little confused; there were other people there, so why had the Crown Prince summoned her?

At this moment, the Crown Prince's eunuch came out and said, "Miss Wen, the Crown Prince and Lord Qi are already waiting."

Du Mingxian was startled. Ling Silang was also there. It must be something that happened at home, so the Crown Prince summoned them.

As she stepped inside, she saw the Crown Prince and Ling Silang playing chess. Upon seeing her enter, both of them stopped playing, and the Crown Prince also lost interest in the game.

"Since you're all here, I'll tell you why I called you here."

Seeing the Crown Prince's casual attitude, Du Mingxian did not pay her respects but went directly to sit down on the stool that had been placed there beforehand.

"When I entered the palace today, my father told me something. I didn't realize it at the time, but after leaving the main hall, I realized that my father must have found out about Lord Qi's identity."

Ling Silang and Du Mingxian were both shocked and stood up abruptly. They really did not expect that their identities would still be discovered and brought to light by the Emperor after the Second Prince's death.

Impersonating someone else to participate in an academic expedition is a capital offense.

"Father brought something up today." As the Crown Prince spoke, he raised his hand to the two of them, gesturing for them to sit down and continue listening. "Soon, Father will likely send Lord Qi out directly, as an official on assignment, with a mission of his own."

"If this matter can be accomplished, Father Emperor should forgive the impersonation; if it cannot be accomplished..."

The Crown Prince didn't say what he meant next, but both Du Mingxian and Ling Silang understood the implication.

"Is this matter difficult?" Du Mingxian wondered. The fact that the Emperor was still willing to use Ling Silang even though he knew about it showed that this matter was not so easy to accomplish.

After a slight pause, the prince spoke, "It's quite difficult."

Ling Silang remained silent throughout.

"I'm informing you so that you can be mentally prepared. I don't know the specifics, but it certainly won't be a simple matter; there might be danger involved."

"I also know that you two have already passed the formalities and are only waiting for the wedding date to be set before you get married. Now you can consider whether Lord Qi will go alone or whether the two of you will face it together."

"If we face it together, the wedding date will probably have to be moved up."

The Crown Prince had no other intention than to inform Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian didn't even consider it. "After I go back, I'll talk to my father about moving the wedding date forward so we can get married sooner." That way, if anything happens to Ling Silang, she can go with him.

Ling Silang shook his head, "You stay at the Wen family, I'll go by myself."

Given the unknown dangers, it would be better for her not to go. She should stay in the Wen family; Lord Wen treats her like his own daughter and won't mistreat her.

"No, how can I let you face this alone? Besides, I'm skilled; I can help you." She also had her spatial ability as a powerful weapon.

Seeing Du Mingxian glaring at him with eyes full of warning, Ling Silang didn't say anything more, no matter how unwilling he was.

Seeing the interaction between the two, the crown prince felt envious; he also longed to find someone who shared his heart.

He then looked at Ling Silang and said, "Go back and be prepared at any time. Your father may call you at any moment."

"Yes."

The Crown Prince did not tell the two that he learned all this from his analysis. Lord Qi was just a minor official; the Emperor would not have said these things unless something had caught his attention.

Father Emperor may already know that he is on the side of Ling Silang and Du Mingxian, so he deliberately brought this up in front of him to make him sell out the two of them.

After all, Ling Silang is intelligent, and his future career in officialdom is likely to be even brighter. As the crown prince, he doesn't have any connections in court, so his father specially arranged people for him.

This can also be seen as a test for Ling Silang. If he completes the task well, it will prove that he is capable. If he fails to complete the task, then that's another story.

It must be said that the Crown Prince understands the Emperor well.

Ling Silang and Du Mingxian left the Crown Prince's residence together, and Du Mingxian went directly to Plum Blossom Lane with Ling Silang.

Ling Silang tried several times to tell Du Mingxian not to go, but Du Mingxian glared at him and sent him home. Du Mingxian warned, "You better prepare well. I'm going back to the manor now. I'll talk to my father about the marriage tomorrow."

Ling Silang tried to stop her, but Du Mingxian didn't give him the chance and turned to leave.

The next day, just as dawn broke, Du Mingxian went out by herself.

Lord Wen is not at home. Today is the day of the grand court assembly. Usually, after Lord Wen leaves the palace, he will not return until he has finished his business at the Ministry of War.

After Lord Wen returned, Du Mingxian handed him a piece of paper and said, "Father, these are some auspicious dates that I had someone find out. I want to choose one to marry Lord Qi. Please help me choose one."

Lord Wen glanced at the dates; they were all very close, one even just three days from now. Instead of answering, he asked, "Has something happened?"

"The Crown Prince revealed that the Emperor is suspicious of Lord Qi's identity, so the Emperor wants to send him on a mission. He will likely be sent as an official to an outside region, and the matter will be difficult to handle."

After she came back last night, she thought about it carefully. The officials who are sent out to work abroad will definitely not have high positions, and the tasks they are assigned will be very difficult.

There are only a few possibilities.

The emperor suspects that someone has treacherous intentions regarding a person's fiefdom.

Official corruption involves serious consequences, with officials protecting each other, requiring someone to investigate.

It's definitely not a small matter.

Lord Wen had been an official for many years, and upon hearing this, he understood everything. His heart leaped into his throat. "This matter is really difficult to handle. Perhaps... perhaps you shouldn't marry him and let him go alone; it would be safer that way."

“Father, I am skilled in martial arts. It would be more reassuring for me to go with him, and I will also protect him.”

Lord Wen knew that his daughter and Lord Qi were already married, and this was just a formality, but he was still a little reluctant to part with her. The Emperor had already found out, but did not expose them, which showed that there was something very difficult for them to do.