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

And most importantly, Yu Dabao's legal wife did not ask her for help like Da Ya did, so it's enough to just know the situation.

Without Ling Silang by her side that night, Du Mingxian slept quite well and didn't have trouble sleeping because of his absence. However, she was woken up in the middle of the night by a strong smell of alcohol.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that Ling Silang was covered in the smell of alcohol, but he wasn't drunk. His eyes were clear, and he was sneaking around, planning to go to the cubicle to wash up.

"Why are you back so late?" she asked, startling Ling Silang, who thought he had been moving very quietly. He replied apologetically, "Did I make too much noise and wake you up?"

"No, I slept quite well." However, due to her habits from her previous life, she would wake up at the slightest noise, and today she only noticed after the person had already entered the room, which was already her slowest reaction.

Ling Silang didn't approach, knowing he smelled strongly. "You go to sleep first, I'll go wash up and come over."

Du Mingxian knew that the servants in the courtyard were all asleep and she hadn't heard the water being boiled. This person must have wanted to wipe themselves with cold water. Although it was almost July, the weather in Ping County was still quite cool in the mornings and evenings.

"Come here, I'll take you to wash."

Without hesitation, Ling Silang put down the basin of water he was carrying and walked directly to the bedside. Du Mingxian then sent Ling Silang into her spatial dimension and continued to sleep.

The man smells too strongly of alcohol; it's best for him to be alone in his own space.

The next day, Du Mingxian woke up late. When she was fully awake, she realized that she had sent Ling Silang into her spatial dimension in the middle of the night. She checked with her consciousness and found that Ling Silang was already dressed and waiting to come out.

She released him immediately. Ling Silang seemed to be in good spirits. "Did you sleep well last night?"

"Good."

Seeing that he hadn't disturbed her sleep, he was quite happy and took the initiative to talk about what happened last night, "Yesterday you invited all the ladies, and in the afternoon, led by Master Liu, they also invited me."

"They invited me at the last minute, so I didn't have time to come back and tell you. I just sent a servant to deliver the message."

"Master Liu? Looking for trouble?"

Ling Silang shook his head, "He's probably trying to build a good relationship by using his concubine's affair. Besides the ones we invited, there were several other families who came together."

"Did you find anything?"

Du Mingxian was particularly concerned about whether she could find out about Prince Ming's affairs as soon as possible.

"Yes, we found something. The county's accounts are not right. The accounts we can see now should have been balanced by someone else. There is no flaw in them at all. They are too perfect."

Du Mingxian was very happy. "Then let's investigate. There's no such thing as a perfect one. There must be something wrong with it."

"Yes, Master Liu said yesterday that he would send some small gifts to apologize today."

"Then come on, I'd like to see what's going on with this Master Liu. Doesn't he have a legal wife? How come he lets a concubine roam around so arrogantly? It's not that I look down on the young lady, but that concubine smashed a gash on Da Ya's head yesterday. She's probably still injured."

Ling Silang's expression darkened upon hearing this. "It seems I gave Master Liu too much face yesterday."

"No rush, he just arrived. He's not coming to our door today, I need him to come and pay for Daya's medical expenses."

"Okay, we'll go together in a bit."

Du Mingxian looked outside and saw that it was already quite late. "You went out late today. You're not even enthusiastic about going to the government office."

"Appropriately exposing some of your weaknesses can help you build closer relationships with others."

She laughed.

Just then, Xiangyang walked to the door and said, "Sir, Madam, Master Liu is outside with his concubine."

"Please invite them to the main hall."

Du Mingxian curled her lips, "This is no apology, it's more like she's here to avenge her concubine. She even brought her concubine along to apologize."

"Ignore him and let him wait." After saying that, Ling Silang handed Du Mingxian some clothes to wear and called out to the outside, "Set the table for dinner."

The two of them were really in no hurry. They slowly washed up, ate breakfast, and then went to the main hall.

Master Liu and his beloved concubine had been waiting for a quarter of an hour. The concubine was throwing a tantrum, and Master Liu kept trying to coax her.

"Don't be angry. He is the county magistrate after all. We still have to give him some face. Wait a little longer. Isn't this also to give you a better position?"

The concubine pouted, "They clearly don't respect Master. We've been here for so long, and he still hasn't arrived. If other family heads came, would they dare to act like this?"

"My lord, it's nothing for me to suffer a little grievance, but I just feel sorry for you."

Master Liu patted his concubine reassuringly, "Alright, alright, don't be angry. Master doesn't care about this. We have important business to attend to. Don't worry, Master will definitely make the magistrate's wife apologize to you."

"Thank you, sir."

Du Mingxian and Ling Silang heard this as they walked outside the door. They looked at each other, and Du Mingxian reached out to help Ling Silang. Ling Silang immediately pretended to be unwell.

The two entered the main hall in this way.

"The lord has arrived." Master Liu immediately stood up and, seeing the way Ling Silang and Du Mingxian entered, asked with concern, "What's wrong, lord?"

Ling Silang looked very uncomfortable. "Please sit down, Master Liu. Last night I went out drinking with you, but I really couldn't hold my liquor. This morning I still have a splitting headache."

"Sir, have you summoned a doctor to examine you? If not, I will send someone to fetch one right away."

"I went to invite him, but he hasn't arrived yet. I came as soon as I heard you were coming."

Upon hearing this, the anger that had been building up inside him while waiting for Ling Silang was now stuck in his throat. However, seeing that Ling Silang didn't seem to be faking it, he could only offer kind words of concern.

When Du Mingxian entered, Liu Yuanwai's concubine stared intently at her. Now that the two men were talking, she didn't restrain herself at all; instead, she wished she could pounce on Du Mingxian and strangle her to death.

Du Mingxian's gaze was indifferent. She had sensed the resentful aura emanating from the concubine as soon as she entered the main hall, but she had ignored it until the concubine's gaze became increasingly unrestrained, as if she wanted to devour her, at which point she finally spoke.

"You look at me like that, are you defiant that I threw you out yesterday?"

The concubine was arrogant yesterday, and now that Master Liu is by her side, with someone backing her up, she is even more arrogant. "Madam, you have such great official power. What do I have to complain about? But Madam, you can't throw me out today, can you? Our master was also very angry about what happened yesterday. After all, I represent the master's face in public."

Du Mingxian could tell that this concubine was ruthless, but with Master Liu around, she had to think twice before speaking. She smiled gently, a shrewd glint in her eyes.