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

The chanting, which sounded like reciting scriptures, finally stopped, and the courtyard fell silent.

Immediately following was Liu Ya's angry roar, "What are you doing? A young girl like you, have you no shame? Coming to our doorstep to curse people, trying to show off your abilities? Get out of here."

Liu Ya showed no mercy and rushed in front of the girl while speaking, shoving her aside.

The girl lost her footing and stumbled back several steps before finally managing to stop. She looked up, her eyes filled with anger. "Don't you have any manners? It was clearly your bookworm who was disturbing others, and you're still acting so self-righteous. Have you no shame?"

"Even if I'm shameless, I know I shouldn't have casual contact with men. You're a young woman, yet you barged into our house and stepped right in. What are you trying to do?"

“I’m still here, and you’re trying to seduce Brother Jiang right in front of me? You’re the shameless one. All the women in our village are more shameless than you.”

"They know what the difference between men and women is, and they know what they should and shouldn't do."

The girl was so angry at this unreasonable argument that she had no desire to argue with them. "I'm telling you, as long as he's quiet and doesn't read aloud like an idiot, that's fine."

After saying that, the girl turned and left. Liu Ya was unhappy and rushed forward to stop her, saying, "What do you mean? Explain yourself clearly. What do you mean by 'like an idiot'? Do you excrete with your mouth? It stinks."

The girl was easygoing and wasn't angry. She looked at Liu Ya standing in front of her and curled her lips in a mocking smile, "With a family like yours, he probably won't pass the high school entrance exam."

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, even if you become an official, you have to consider whether your family members are a burden. No matter how well he studies, having an ignorant family like yours will definitely be a drag on his future."

Liu Ya felt like she had been grabbed by the throat. Just a moment ago she was shouting and full of hostility, but now she was stunned and calm.

Du Mingxian saw in her unease, inferiority, withdrawal, and pain.

After the girl finished speaking, she said that when the others in the courtyard saw that there was no sound of reading, they all went about their own business, but Du Mingxian and Ling Silang did not move.

Liu Ya stood there dumbfounded, as if she had been paralyzed by acupuncture.

Ling Silang took two steps back, walked to Du Mingxian's side, and took her hand to lead her inside.

Du Mingxian hesitated before following Liu Ya inside. Since they had all just moved in, she didn't want to go up directly to persuade Liu Ya. But the man in Liu Ya's room... he was a typical bookworm.

Although she had entered, her ears were perked up the whole time. There was no sound in the courtyard, and just when she thought Liu Ya had quietly left, she heard the man's voice.

"I'm hungry, when can I eat?"

Liu Ya's voice was flustered, trembling, and urgent, "I'm hungry, okay, right away, I'll go cook right away, it'll be ready soon."

"Hmm." The man's voice remained cold and indifferent.

Soon Du Mingxian heard Liu Ya cooking in the back room. There were no other sounds in the courtyard, and everyone was quite quiet.

There's a well in the yard, so getting water is very convenient.

Ling Silang went to fetch water. Du Mingxian mostly used the water from the Anjian room. After preparing a simple meal, the two ate.

"I'm going out for a walk around this area today."

Du Mingxian knew his matter was important, "You go about your business, I need to go check on the Wu family."

"be careful."

"Don't worry, I just want to see if I can make contact with Granny Dong."

Granny Dong was quite lucky; she was actually chosen to join the Wu family. However, she has only just left and probably doesn't have much freedom yet.

Ling Silang cautioned, "She just went in; she might not be able to come out."

"It's okay, I'll just treat it as a stroll. I'm free anyway, and I want to go back and see An'an."

Ling Silang also missed his child, but he had other things to do. "Alright, go ahead."

"Ah."

After the meal, the two went out together. As they left, they could hear sounds of eating coming from Liu Ya's room.

They parted ways at the alley entrance.

Du Mingxian went to the Wu family first, but found that there were quite a few guards during the day, so even if she wanted to go in, she would be too conspicuous and gave up the idea.

So she quietly went home.

Her family was very happy to see her come back, and little An'an was even happier. She clung to Du Mingxian and wouldn't let go, insisting that she be held by her.

Madam Zhou smiled and said, "Your second brother has already started decorating the restaurant. He's hired a lot of people, so it won't be finished for more than a few days. You have to come when it opens."

Du Mingxian couldn't give Xiao Zhou a definite answer right now, "I'll try my best to come back. I don't have anything going on right now, so I should be able to come back."

"Okay, hopefully you'll still be able to come back by then."

"Ah."

She ate lunch at home, and before she left, the Wen family sent a servant to invite her to their residence for a chat.

So she had no choice but to go to the Wen residence.

Lord Wen was in his study, so Du Mingxian went directly to the study.

Seeing Du Mingxian arrive, Lord Wen's mood improved considerably. "What have you been busy with lately?"

Before Lord Wen, Du Mingxian did not intend to hide anything, "The Crown Prince has entrusted my husband with some matters. We are now moving to the west of the city, hoping to see if we can make contact with some scholars from humble backgrounds."

Lord Wen, a seasoned official, understood the meaning in an instant: "This is good."

"Ah."

"I called you here today to ask you about your previous faked deaths in another city, which were reported to the capital. Now you are using your real identities and have no connection with the Wen family."

“I was thinking, since your mother is here this time, why don’t we have your mother recognize your grandmother as her godmother? That way, you and the Wen family can be considered godparents, and even family. What do you think?”

Du Mingxian felt a little sorry for Lord Wen, seeing how much thought he had put in, and said, "Father, has this been on your mind for several days? There's not much of a problem on our side, but I wonder if you can persuade Grandmother?"

Madam Wen was not someone to be trifled with, and besides, she disliked him very much.

Lord Wen waved his hand, “Your grandmother has changed a bit since the incident with Wen Shiyan. She’s become more peaceful now. It was she who brought up this matter.”

Du Mingxian instinctively wanted to frown, but she was too embarrassed to do so in front of Lord Wen, afraid that he would notice something.

Lord Wen is different from Old Madam Wen; she didn't want to hurt Lord Wen's feelings.

But now Lord Wen wants to get involved with her and have Lord Wen and my mother become godparents, which is a bit far-fetched. They are both middle-aged people, and no one would casually become godparents for no reason.

It seems that only Madam Wen stepped forward, as it makes more sense for older people to have godparents.

“My mother-in-law suffered a shock before, and we tried our best to help her recover on the way to Beijing. She’s feeling better now, but…”

Lord Wen raised his hand to interrupt her, saying bluntly, "What I value is that your mother recognized your grandmother as her godmother."