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

Let's wait and see in two years. Anyway, she'll write to the capital more frequently by then, and Lord Wen will probably tell them about things in the capital. When the Emperor has something to say, Lord Wen will definitely tell him too. It's not too late to talk about it then.

Saying this now might cause trouble.

The Crown Prince noticed Du Mingxian's expression and saw that she seemed to be hesitating. "Is there something you want to say?"

"No, I just want to thank Your Highness for giving me the gift."

"If I can get another bottle of this elixir by giving it to a few people, I can prepare to give you more."

"Your Highness is joking. I obtained it by chance, and it's gone now."

The crown prince, seeing through their charade, exchanged a few pleasantries with the two men and then dismissed them.

On their way home, the two didn't say a word. After arriving home, they went into their room and then into their personal space.

Du Mingxian hurriedly asked, "What does the Crown Prince mean? Why would he think of sending people to us?"

Is the person sent by the Crown Prince usable?

Is this sending people to them so that servants can protect them, or is it deliberately having someone keep an eye on them?

Could it be that they're afraid Ling Silang and Ming Wang are secretly colluding, and they're keeping an eye on them?

"From another perspective, whether he sends people to protect us or to monitor us, it doesn't matter. We're going there to do things for the Emperor, so having his people follow us has its advantages. Secondly, it ensures our safety. I think it's a good thing."

Du Mingxian was initially quite annoyed, as no one wants to be constantly monitored, but Ling Silang's words of comfort made her realize that it really was true.

"You've got a pretty open-minded view."

“It’s not because I’m open-minded, it’s because that’s how things are at the beginning. He’s the crown prince, and he has some connection with us. You can think of us as his people, and we are also an asset to him, so he wouldn’t have any intention of harming us.”

Du Mingxian agreed with this last point.

"Okay, now that you mention it, I'm not so angry anymore."

Ling Silang chuckled, "How are the preparations going?"

"Everything is ready. Some are left outside, but most are in the space over there," Du Mingxian pointed out.

Ling Silang trusted her completely. "Alright, it's nothing serious. I just felt a little sorry for you, thinking that you'd probably suffer along the way."

"This is nothing."

The two talked for a while in the space, then left to sleep.

The appointment document for the county magistrate was issued, and Ling Silang set the departure date for five days later.

Three days before leaving, Du Mingxian went to the Wen residence with Ling Silang.

It was still the two people Lord Wen met.

After Lord Wen gave her another few instructions, Du Mingxian told them that the Crown Prince had also sent people to them.

"That's good. As long as you're doing the right thing, there's nothing to worry about. With them around, your safety is guaranteed. If you feel there are too many people in the open, you can hide them in the shadows, which will make things easier for you."

When Du Mingxian heard this, she wanted to laugh, laughing at her own ridiculousness.

She was confused; she only thought about how uncomfortable it was to be watched, and didn't think about anything else.

Perhaps in her past life, she had lived to the point of being able to make her own decisions. In that life, she was an assassin, and there were even fewer people who could control or monitor her. That's why she was somewhat dissatisfied with the Crown Prince's decision to send someone away. Now, looking at it from a different perspective, it seems that it really doesn't matter.

After telling them about their situation, Du Mingxian realized there was something she hadn't told the Wen family yet.

"Father, how is Shiyan's situation now?"

"She's not participating in the talent show; she's already preparing to marry Wu Erniu. The Cheng family will provide the dowry, and that house is a gift from me to her as part of her dowry. It's also a way to fulfill our father-daughter relationship."

“Father, there’s something I’d like to tell you. The other day I accidentally discovered that Wu Erniu was with his sister-in-law.”

Anyone with a modicum of common sense could understand what Du Mingxian was saying, especially since Lord Wen was a high-ranking official in the court, so he naturally understood as well.

Lord Wen frowned deeply. “How could this be? I mentioned to Shi Yan that the eldest sister-in-law of the Wu family was pretending to be blind, but she didn’t believe me. If I were to tell her again that there’s something between Cheng Erniu and his sister-in-law, I’m afraid she would be even less likely to believe me.”

You can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.

"Father, why don't you bring it up? Whether she believes it or not is her business. As long as we bring it up, she won't have a reason to complain later."

Wen Shiyan is selfish; she likes to push things onto others. It's best to mention it now that things are as they are.

Lord Wen gave Du Mingxian a strange look, "Do you know anything else?"

Those two people from the Wu family are from the same village as Du Mingxian, so they might know some things that others don't.

Du Mingxian shook her head, "My husband's village is quite far from my hometown. Since I got married, I've known very little about what's happening in my hometown. Later, we left home, and now we know even less about what's going on back home."

"I told my father this just to express that before he announced Shiyan's situation to the public, everyone would assume that Shiyan was the second young lady of the Wen family. Now that this has happened, it's better for you to mention it than not to mention it at all."

I'm just afraid that Master Wen will complain in the future, that's all.

Seeing that she was serious, Lord Wen said, "Alright, then I'll say a few words to Shiyan. Whether she believes it or not is up to her."

"Yes, after we leave, Father, please take care of yourself. I will take care of you again when I return to the capital."

After saying this, Du Mingxian used her sleeve to conceal herself and took out a small porcelain bottle from her space. "Father, this is a little bit of spiritual medicine that I obtained by chance. I divided it up. Because the Crown Prince gave us manpower, I gave some to the Crown Prince. This is for you."

"As long as a person has a breath left, this can prolong their life."

When Lord Wen heard that one had also been given to the Crown Prince, he immediately thought that, given the Crown Prince's health in the past and his current health, this girl must have given the Crown Prince this medicine before. "Then I will accept it."

Such a wonderful thing, Lord Wen naturally had to hide it away; it could even prolong one's life.

“Father, when I am not in the capital, you can write to your daughter if you have any problems, and I will also write to you if I have any problems.”

Before leaving, she wanted to say a few words to Lord Wen, so that he would develop the habit of telling her anything, so that even if she was not in the capital, she could know about the Emperor's health and make timely judgments.

After a while, Ling Silang went to the outhouse. Just as he left, Wen Shiyan arrived with Wu Erniu.

Because Wen Shiyan is about to get married, Lord Wen still indulges her quite a bit at the manor. As a result, no one stops Wen Shiyan from entering Lord Wen's courtyard. Only when she reaches the door of the study and everyone hears her voice does someone stop her.