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

Du Mingxian was chatting with Madam Zhou, Madam Zhou, and Xu Tingting when Xiang Yang walked in, looking rather strange.

"what happened?"

Xiangyang glanced at the other people in the room. Du Mingxian had no intention of asking them to leave, so Xiangyang had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Madam, Master Wen has been summoned to the palace by the Emperor for some matters and has not yet left."

Du Mingxian was slightly taken aback. Lord Wen was an official, and his position was one that only the emperor's confidants could hold. It was normal for him to be summoned to the palace. Why was Xiangyang so nervous?

"Mother, Second Sister-in-law, Cousin, you guys chat first, I'll go take a look."

Something must have happened, otherwise Xiangyang wouldn't have come in like this to tell us.

Once outside, Xiangyang briefly explained, "Wen Shiyan stole Old Madam Wen's silver. Lord Wen led people to find Wen Shiyan and Cheng Yu. During the struggle for the silver, Cheng Yu... was injured and his life was hanging by a thread. The Cheng family was relentless and went to the palace to find the Emperor."

"The Emperor then summoned Lord Wen to the palace as well, supposedly to be scolded. The second and third branches of the Wen family, upon hearing the news, also sent people to inquire, but they couldn't get involved in palace affairs, and the Wen family's pawns weren't in their hands."

"When people are in a hurry, they come here to ask if we can help them check."

Du Mingxian: "..." She was a commoner, where could she possibly find a doctor? The Wen family was just grasping at straws in their desperation.

"Is Cheng Yu dead?"

"not yet."

"Tell the people sent by the second branch of the Wen family not to worry, Father should be fine. The fault lies with Wen Shiyan and Cheng Yu. The two of them took the old lady's money, and the old lady was so angry that she fell ill. Many people know that the old lady was sick and they had to call the imperial physician."

"But... the Cheng family is relentless, saying that although Lord Wen and Cheng Yu are not husband and wife now, Cheng Yu is still the niece of Old Madam Wen."

"Old Madam Wen couldn't even tolerate a little money from her own niece, despite being husband and wife for many years. The Cheng family is now saying that Lord Wen wanted to force Cheng Yu to her death, to force a life to be taken. These comments are very unfavorable to Lord Wen."

After a moment of contemplation, Du Mingxian said, "Tell them everything will be alright."

Even if the Emperor wants to abdicate, he won't touch a high-ranking official like Lord Wen now, even if it's to stabilize the court. And if the Crown Prince wants to make arrangements for his own people in the future, that's something to do after he ascends the throne.

If we were to take action against Lord Wen now, the situation in the court would change, and it would not be conducive to the succession of imperial power.

The Cheng family... they are truly shameless.

After Xiang Yang left, Du Mingxian returned to her room. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with her expression, Madam Zhou was relieved. However, she was extremely surprised by the godfather her daughter had recognized.

Neither Xu Tingting nor Xiao Zhou asked. If Mingxian wanted to talk about it, she would bring it up herself, so they didn't need to ask.

As darkness fell, Du Mingxian summoned Xiangyang and asked, "Has Lord Wen left the palace?"

"Not yet, the palace gates are almost locked."

"Let's wait a little longer, they'll definitely be back before the key is released."

Ling Silang, standing to the side, was also somewhat worried. "Should we go to the Wen family's place and wait there?"

Du Mingxian had this idea, after all, Lord Wen looked glamorous on the surface, but in reality, he was no different from a lonely man. "Let's go take a look."

The two quietly left home and went to the Wen family's house.

When the two arrived at the Wen family's residence, Lord Wen had not yet returned. Du Mingxian was waiting in the side hall, while Steward Wen was still trying to persuade her, "Miss, there are always people in your courtyard. You can go directly there and stay. Why don't you and the young master go back to your courtyard first, and when the master returns, this old servant will send someone to inform the eldest young lady as soon as possible."

"No need, we'll just wait here."

She didn't plan to stay at the Wen family's house; she would go back once Lord Wen returned and said a few words.

When Butler Wen saw that he couldn't persuade him, he stopped talking.

"Any news from the Cheng family? Is Cheng Yu alive or dead?"

"We haven't received any news that they're gone."

That means they are still alive.

About 45 minutes later, Lord Wen finally returned to his residence.

The person involved didn't feel anything at all, but after getting off the carriage, he felt that the butler was unusually attentive today. "Master, you're back. The young lady and her husband are here and in the side hall."

Lord Wen stopped in his tracks. "Is there something urgent? Why didn't you send someone to the palace to send a message?"

"It's nothing, I just came because I was worried about the master."

"What are you worried about me for?" Lord Wen looked completely bewildered, but he quickly walked towards the side hall.

Du Mingxian heard the commotion from afar. She got up and went outside, where she saw Lord Wen approaching. She hurried to greet him, "Father, are you alright?"

"What could possibly be wrong with me?" Lord Wen was still puzzled.

"I heard that you led people to injure Cheng Yu, and the Cheng family is making a fuss. The Emperor summoned you to the palace. My second aunt is worried that something might happen to you, but she doesn't know who to turn to, so she sent someone to me to inquire."

"After all, this involves human lives. We were afraid that the Emperor would blame you, so we came to check on you and were worried about your situation."

Seeing that Du Mingxian's concern seemed genuine, Lord Wen chuckled first, "What could possibly happen to me? Cheng Yu insisted on stopping me. Those are my mother's things, and it's only right that I take them back. What's there to be afraid of?"

"The reason the Emperor summoned you to the palace was..."

Lord Wen's expression turned strange. He could tell the two men in front of him that the Emperor was bored and had handed over all the affairs of the court to the Crown Prince, including the memorials. The Emperor was so bored that he was about to explode, and he had called him in to keep him company.

"His Majesty has some matters to discuss with me, matters of state."

Du Mingxian also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "We guessed you would be alright, after all, you are a senior official in the court, but we were still quite worried about you not coming out."

"It's alright, don't worry. At my age, it's not surprising if something happens."

However, he was quite happy that the two children came, as they hadn't waited for him to come home for a long time.

Du Mingxian didn't want to hear this. "Father, of course I hope you are well and that nothing bad happens. I hope you are safe and healthy."

"Alright, it's getting late, let's stay here tonight."

Du Mingxian had to refuse. "Father, it was just the two of us who came. An'an didn't come. We still need to go back, otherwise we won't feel at ease."

Lord Wen didn't insist. "Alright, alright, then you two should go back early."

"Alright, we'll head out now and come see Father another day."

"Go."

Watching Du Mingxian leave, Lord Wen's face darkened. Even Steward Wen didn't know what was wrong with Lord Wen. He was fine just a moment ago, so why did his expression suddenly change?

"Master?" he asked tentatively in a low voice.