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

This realization made the eldest brother feel that he had done a good deed, but he hadn't done it thoroughly.

On the other side, after Du Mingxian and Ling Silang left the city, they found a place to change their clothes and then swaggered back into the city. After entering the city, they stayed at the inn where Xiangyang and the others were staying. Then Ling Silang wrote a visiting card and asked Qiu Shu to deliver it to the Ming Prince's Mansion.

The new official had just arrived and, before even going to the county where he was to take up his post, he came here to pay a visit to the Prince Ming. This was also a sign of his pragmatism.

After regaining her identity, Du Mingxian sat down to eat with Ling Silang.

"If he doesn't see us, should we go to Ping County tomorrow?"

Ping County, the place where Ling Silang is currently serving.

"Of course, he probably wouldn't meet me so openly, because he doesn't know who I am yet, or rather, he hasn't made me his person yet, so he won't contact me too early."

Du Mingxian thought of Prince Ming's power, the things he had done, and his ruthlessness. "We should be prepared. There's a high chance we won't see each other. What if we do?"

Going against the grain is also a method.

The two were talking about Prince Ming. Prince Ming had also heard from the steward that the newly appointed magistrate of Ping County requested an audience and had sent a letter to the magistrate's door.

Princess Ming and Prince Ming have just finished eating.

"Why doesn't the magistrate of Ping County go to Ping County to take up his post and govern the people? Why does he come here to visit me? Does he think there aren't enough people watching me?"

Princess Ming and Prince Ming had different opinions. "Your Highness, is it because the newly appointed magistrate of Ping County wants to show off that he's doing this?"

"Oh?"

"Just because this magistrate is the result of a power struggle among several parties doesn't mean he's nobody's man. Now that he's come to Ping County, knowing it's the prince's fiefdom, he's making a quick visit. There's nothing wrong with that, since the prince is the one who calls the shots here."

Prince Ming waved his hand, "His coming here is the Emperor's order. Regardless of the circumstances under which he became the magistrate of Ping County, since he was appointed by the Emperor, there must be many eyes watching. It's best not to see him for now."

"Besides, on the surface, he doesn't belong to anyone. Who can guarantee that he really doesn't have anyone backing him? Didn't he marry the daughter of the Minister of War?"

Princess Ming and Prince Ming have known each other since childhood and have a very good relationship. Princess Ming's status is not very high. Her family still has people in the capital. In order to understand the situation in the capital, she often travels with them and asks them to send her some information.

"No, she's not the daughter of the Minister of War; she's a fake."

"Such a thing is true?" The prince raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, she's a fake. This Minister of War must have committed some terrible sins to have only two daughters, and neither of them are newborns. These are his two legitimate daughters. No, it's not that they aren't newborns. The one who was sent back to the clan's rural area to be raised when she was very young is his biological daughter, but she was tragically killed along with her clan members."

"That's how the current situation came about, where someone impersonated the daughter of the Minister of War and married the court official, Lord Qi."

"The daughter that Lord Wen raised caused a scene at home during her wedding. There were quite a few people present at the time. Lord Wen said on the spot that the daughter was not his biological daughter. Lord Wen's second wife and the old lady of the Wen family are from the same Wen family. They are aunt and niece. When she saw her own people being hurt, she couldn't help but shout that Lord Qi's wife was not the real daughter of the Wen family."

"Furthermore, the old lady questioned why Lord Wen was so kind to her when he clearly knew it was a fake. Even if she wasn't the daughter of the Wen family, it would be good for Lord Wen to raise her from childhood. But Lord Wen was very harsh on her."

"The mother and son started arguing, and the scene was quite ugly. In the end, Lord Wen was so angry that he fainted. Before he fainted, he said that Lord Qi's wife was his goddaughter. However, the truth has been revealed. Lord Wen is not good to the people who raised him since childhood. He probably only puts on a show for his adopted daughter."

Prince Ming chuckled, "This is quite a show."

"Although Lord Qi has come all the way here, he probably doesn't know what happened at the Wen residence, let alone that his wife is actually the fake daughter of the Wen family. Do you think it would be alright to tell him this?"

Prince Ming nodded, but he was still cautious. "We can tell him about this, but we can't say it ourselves. Send someone to spread the word, and it would be best if they heard the news by tomorrow."

"Yes."

Before leaving, Prince Ming instructed the steward, "Send someone to see Lord Qi tomorrow and tell him..."

It was too late that night, and no news came. The next morning, Du Mingxian got up early as usual to go for a stroll. When she came back from her walk, she heard a lot of news about the Wen family. It was as if the news had appeared overnight.

Some people even exaggerated, but from these words, she could already guess what was going on.

Back at the inn, Ling Silang was already waiting for her to come back for breakfast. He had even prepared water for her. Seeing that she didn't look well, he asked, "What's wrong? Did you run into some troublesome person?"

"No, if I had really encountered someone who didn't know what was good for them, I would have already gotten over it." Du Mingxian waved her hand and slowly spoke after washing up, "I went out on the street and heard a lot of news about the Wen family."

"News from the Wen residence?"

“When Wen Shiyan got married, she caused a scene in the mansion. It seems that her father didn’t give her any dowry. Her father was angry and said that Wen Shiyan was not his daughter. Wen Shiyan immediately said that she was not her father’s child either. Old Madam Wen was also present at the time, and the mother and son started arguing. The matter ended with her father fainting from anger.”

Ling Silang frowned. "Even though we weren't in the city these past few days, Xiangyang and the others were, and we hadn't heard any news from the Wen family. How come we suddenly heard this news? Besides, news from the capital is too far away. The people here probably prefer to talk about people or things they like, or things that are close to them."

"Although the Wen family is good in the capital, here... in the eyes of the people here, they are nothing. Why would they gossip about such things? Compared to gossip about the Wen family, the people would probably prefer to gossip about the prince, since they live nearby, or even in the same city."

After this analysis, Du Mingxian immediately understood, "Someone is deliberately stirring things up. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"

"Yes, definitely. And this person must be one of Prince Ming's men. This news must have come from Prince Ming's residence, and only after Prince Ming gave his approval was it spread. Was the purpose to let us hear it?"