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

After those people left, Du Mingxian realized that she had asked Xiangyang to keep an eye on someone else, but Xiangyang had been very busy lately and hadn't reported to her yet.

"When Xiangyang comes back, tell her to come and tell me about the woman I asked her to pay special attention to the other day."

"Yes."

Du Mingxian felt much better after a nap, and her mind was clearer. Xia Yu brought in some food.

"The master sent word that the lady should rest early, as he will be back late tonight."

"Is something the matter?"

"Someone invited the adult out for drinks."

"Oh."

"Xiangyang has returned from dealing with Daya's matter, and Daya has also returned with him. She has been arranged to stay, but we haven't arranged where she will go yet."

Du Mingxian thought for a moment, "Since she was brought by Chen Liushi, let her work in the kitchen with Chen Liushi for now."

"Yes."

Du Mingxian had finished eating when Xiang Yang returned. He looked rather unwell, but he composed himself upon seeing Du Mingxian, saying, "Madam."

"What's wrong? You look so upset when you come back from outside. Did someone upset you?"

"No." Xiang Yang shook his head. "The woman that Madam asked me to keep an eye on that day, I specifically asked Chen Liu about this afternoon, and only then did I learn that she was actually a pitiful person."

"A pitiful person? Her husband isn't the yamen runner in front of us; his life is much better than that of ordinary people. How could she be a pitiful person?"

"Madam, you may not know this, but her husband is truly a scoundrel."

Du Mingxian became interested and said, "Tell me more about it."

“That yamen runner had an old mother at home, and his mother had a niece from her maternal family. That niece was a divorced woman who had returned home because her parents disliked that their family was already struggling financially and didn't want to support her. So they sent her to the yamen runner’s house.”

"The yamen runner's mother felt that her son was a yamen runner and that her family was better off than ordinary families, so she brought her niece from her own family to live with her."

"This didn't happen overnight. The woman who had divorced and returned home got involved with a government official and was eventually taken as his concubine."

Du Mingxian was speechless. "Is this bullying?"

"It can't be called bullying, it's just bad luck. This concubine is said to be in poor health and unable to do heavy work, so she takes care of everything inside and outside the house."

"This wife had three children, two daughters and one son. Because the yamen runner preferred his cousin, he treated the children in the family only so-so. The child his cousin gave birth to was even sent to school."

"Strictly speaking, the child born to the principal wife is the legitimate one. Even if the cousin is a secondary wife, a secondary wife cannot surpass the principal wife. This shows how confused this person is."

“Madam, there’s something even worse. Sometimes when the constables are on duty, they get upset. When they get home, if they’re upset, they take it all out on their wives, beating and scolding them.”

Du Mingxian specifically asked, "What's this yamen runner's name? Have you inquired about it?"

"I've inquired about it; it's Yu Dabao."

"Is he an only child?"

"Of the three older sisters, Yu Dabao was his mother's darling."

Du Mingxian was skeptical of such a muddle-headed person. Could someone like that do a good job?

I'll have to mention it to Ling Silang later, and tell him to keep a close eye on this Yu Dabao.

Xiang Yang suddenly stepped forward two steps and lowered his voice, "Madam may not know, but this Yu Dabao has a story."

"Oh? This isn't over yet?"

Xiang Yang shook his head. "Although when Chen Liushi told me, she kept saying it was just a rumor, but I always felt that it was true."

Even the usually aloof Xia Yu urged, "Speak quickly."

"Yu Dabao was a confidant of the previous magistrate. The magistrate would often take Yu Dabao with him on many matters. It was also Yu Dabao who was lucky. Many people who followed the former magistrate died when the former magistrate got into trouble."

"Of those who remain, the closest to him is this one. I heard that Yu Dabao was originally going to go with the magistrate that day, but his wife had a fever and was on the verge of death. So the children she had given birth to came to the yamen to make a scene."

"We had to get Yu Dabao back no matter what. Of course, Yu Dabao didn't want to go back, but the child was making a scene at the door, which was bad for his reputation. When the magistrate found out, he directly ordered Yu Dabao to go back and deal with his family matters."

"It was this incident that allowed Yu Dabao to escape death. If he had gone with them, he would definitely have died long ago."

Du Mingxian gasped slightly. "His legal wife is clearly his lucky star. She called him back because she had a fever, saving him from death. Doesn't he feel any gratitude towards her?"

"What's there to be grateful for? Yu Dabao treats his wife even worse now, and often calls her a jinx. If it weren't for her, he would have gone with the magistrate that day. If he had gone, the magistrate certainly wouldn't have died."

"Many people know about this, and some even praise Yu Dabao for being a man of great loyalty and affection."

Du Mingxian pondered, this matter reminding her of a piece of news she had heard earlier: those favored by the former magistrate could share in the former magistrate's women.

Yu Dabao is a key figure; we might be able to find out something from him.

But how do we get Yu Dabao to speak?

"Then why were you so angry when you came back?"

Xiang Yang sighed softly, "Madam, you don't know, I'm just thinking that the first wife is too pitiful. If Yu Dabao and his cousin really have feelings for each other, she should be able to raise the child on her own, instead of suffering in that house."

"It's not that easy," Xia Yu added.

Xiangyang knew this was true, which is why she couldn't help but feel sorry for the wife. She felt that the wife was really pitiful. She had a good life, but it was a mess. Now she had to work every day. It was really not something a human being could do.

"I don't know if she can handle it. I even observed her in the kitchen this time. She works very carefully and is very diligent. She doesn't talk much, she just keeps working. Anyway, she seems like a good person."

Du Mingxian didn't say a word. Sometimes, what you see with your eyes isn't necessarily the truth.