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

Liu Zhen'er felt the Ling family's respect for her. "Thank you, Fourth Aunt."

"We're all family, so let's not be formal. Your second aunt just went out, but she'll be back soon. She'll have lunch at home."

"it is good."

The elders chatted with Liu Zhen'er for a while. Ling Dabao then took down the oilcloth and put it away. He went back to wash up and change his clothes. When the elders reappeared in the courtyard, they tactfully indicated that they all had things to do and asked Ling Dabao to keep Liu Zhen'er company.

Liu Zhen'er blushed and left with Ling Dabao.

Ling Dabao took Liu Zhen'er to the winery, gave her a quick tour, and then took her for a stroll in the village. Since there were strangers wandering around the village, they were bound to be seen.

A man and a woman, followed by a maid. The girl was dressed elegantly and was clearly a young lady from a wealthy family. The news spread like wildfire.

At lunchtime, the entire Ling family was present.

The Ling family wasn't very particular about etiquette; the table was in one room, but the men and women ate separately.

After the meal, Liu Zhen'er gave everyone the gifts she had brought and took the opportunity to introduce herself to everyone, including Ling Dabao's younger brothers.

Everyone's gift was different. Ling's mother received a jade pendant and a bracelet, while Ling's father received a jade pendant and a jade crown.

Ling Dalang and the others wore jade crowns, while Wang Shi and the others wore bracelets. All the boys in the Ling family wore the Four Treasures of the Study, while only the two girls in the Ling family wore cloth and beaded flowers.

An'an was given a gold lock because she was too young. All these things together are quite valuable.

Not long after the meal, Liu Zhen'er was about to leave. The Ling family wanted her to stay for a few days, but it wasn't really appropriate, so Ling Dabao went to see her off.

Ling's mother was delighted with the gifts Liu Zhen'er had given her, but she also wondered what she should give her granddaughter-in-law in the future, given how generous she was.

Just as she was thinking about something, an old lady from the village came.

"Da Lang Niang, Da Lang Niang."

Since the accident, few villagers have visited Ling's house, and Ling's mother has never gone out. This is the first time someone has come looking for her.

Ling's mother subconsciously hesitated, and her entire mental state changed.

Hearing the voice calling for Ling's mother, Du Mingxian quickly came out of her room. "Auntie, my mother is feeling unwell and is resting. What brings you here? You can tell me."

The old lady was just there to gossip, so she didn't really care whether Ling's mother was there or what she was doing. "I just came to ask, who is that girl who was with your Da Bao today? She looks like a rich young lady."

"My eldest son's fiancée has just been engaged."

"My goodness, the young lady is going to marry your eldest son?"

"It's fate." Du Mingxian didn't bother to introduce Liu Zhen'er's identity, she just said it simply.

The old lady was quite regretful, "I also had a good candidate on my side, and I was thinking of introducing her to your eldest child, but I didn't expect... I didn't have time."

"We're not meant to be."

Before the old woman could say anything more, Du Mingxian spoke first, "Did you come here just to talk about this, Auntie?"

The old woman gave an awkward smile. "Yes, yes, I just came to ask. I was thinking that if that girl has no relation to your family, I'll introduce my niece to Da Bao."

"That old lady was a step too late."

"Your second child is now..."

“Auntie, although Da Bao is engaged now, the wedding will have to wait a while, since the child is still too young. Er Bao and his family are even less in a hurry, since Da Bao isn’t even married yet.”

Du Mingxian didn't want to chat with others, especially with strangers who came to her door to gossip. "Auntie, if there's nothing else, you can go back now. We're still packing; we're going to the capital in the next couple of days."

The old woman perked up at the question, "Are they going on an imperial examination?"

"Yes."

"Oh dear, this is terrible! I won't bother you any longer, I'll be going now." The old lady hurried away, eager to gossip with the villagers.

After everyone left, Du Mingxian hurried to Ling's mother's room.

Ling's mother's face was frighteningly pale, and her breathing was uneven. She looked very nervous, and Du Mingxian knew that she was having an attack.

"Mother, mother."

Du Mingxian called out twice, and Ling's mother slowly came to her senses. When she saw that it was Du Mingxian, the fear and apprehension in her heart gradually subsided. "Mingxian, what's wrong?"

"I have some things in my room that I'm not sure if I should take. I don't have much experience with this, so could you please give me some advice and let me go take a look?"

Ling's mother's attention was diverted, "Okay, I'll go with you to take a look."

Du Mingxian took Ling's mother to her room and tried to distract her with some trivial things until Ling's mother was in a better mood, at which point she felt more at ease.

She hears people talking like this in the village now; I wonder if Ling's mother will experience a recurrence of this condition when she goes out in the future.

That evening, Du Mingxian and Ling Silang talked in the space.

Du Mingxian recounted everything that had happened during the day. "Mother's condition is still not optimistic. I think we should be careful. I'm afraid that if there are too many people on the street, it will make Mother nervous and cause her to have an attack."

"It's alright, we'll be watching over you, nothing will happen. Mother and Father will share a carriage, and we'll make adjustments if things get bad."

"it is good."

Ling Silang was more optimistic. After advising Du Mingxian, he added, "After we get to the capital, we need to find a way to help Mother gradually get to know people. Right now, Mother only interacts with the people in our family."

"It must have been something that hurt her when it happened, leading to...this situation now."

"Yes, we still have no way of knowing what happened. Mother will definitely not tell us, and the only person who knew the truth is gone now." Du Mingxian was a little worried. Some illnesses cannot be cured because the situation is unknown. If we knew the situation, things would definitely be better.

Ling Silang didn't think so. "You don't need to worry... Mother's condition is actually better than we thought. As for what exactly happened back then, we'll find a way to arrest Wu Daniu and find out after we get to the capital."

“Those people were arranged by Wu Daniu. Since we can’t find them, let’s start with Wu Daniu.”

Du Mingxian was also furious when she heard about this person. Ling's mother used to be such a cheerful person. She didn't know what she had gone through to become like this, with mental problems.

What kind of stimulus would be needed to do that?

"We must find a way to crush Wu Daniu once we get to the capital."

"Don't worry, we'll settle some scores once we get to the capital."

Du Mingxian thought of her past life and the things she had done with Wu Daniu. Death is the end of debts, so even if she was reborn, she never thought of seeking revenge for what happened in her past life.

But this person is disgusting. If you don't go to him, he'll just keep bothering you.