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

"No, I noticed you weren't acting right, so I quietly went into the Fang residence. I overheard them discussing something, and sensing something was amiss, I quietly followed them. That's when I saw them arrest you and lock you up here."

Ling Silang was extremely anxious. "Wife, leave quickly! They are fake. They are not Fang Daru's family. I don't know what's going on, but the Fang Daru outside is definitely fake. You must leave now."

"Now that we're here, we can't just leave like this."

"Wife, you must leave quickly. They dare to impersonate Master Fang; they are no pushovers and will be difficult to deal with."

Du Mingxian didn't speak, but looked at the old man who was looking at her and asked, "Are you Master Fang?"

The old man nodded. "I am Fang Xuezhi."

What's going on outside?

“It was my steward who got ambitious and locked us up here. The Fang Daru outside was probably someone he hired to impersonate him.”

Du Mingxian quickly weighed the options. There were five people here, and she could rescue them all. But what would happen after they were rescued? There was someone outside impersonating Fang Daru.

"Mr. Fang, do you have anyone you can ask for help? I can help you deliver the message."

Fang Daru nodded, "Yes, but... I don't have any items on me that can prove my identity. They took everything from us."

“Then you write a letter, and I’ll try to send it and persuade the other party.”

"it is good."

There was a low table in the secret room, with books, paper and pen. Fang Daru quickly wrote a letter: "My student is named Gao Yan. He is now the prefectural magistrate. I wonder if you can meet him."

"I'll figure something out." Du Mingxian took the things and put them away carefully. "Think about whether there's anything that you and the Prefect both know."

Fang Daru shook his head. He had always focused on scholarship and had nothing special to do with his students. As far as scholarship was concerned, he was afraid that the young woman in front of him would not be able to convey his message clearly.

"Then I'll figure something out myself." Fearing that Ling Silang wouldn't be able to hold on, Du Mingxian walked towards the passage and took out a water pouch from her spatial storage. "Husband, take a sip of the water in here when you can't hold on any longer. Wait for me to come back."

"Okay, be careful."

Du Mingxian was still a little worried as she went out. Even if she rode a horse, it would take a whole day to get from the county to the prefectural city. The round trip would take a lot of time, and she still needed to persuade the prefect.

Outside, she flashed into her spatial dimension, where she deftly made some pancakes using spiritual spring water. Then she quietly went to the Fang residence to steal them.

After finding some water pouches in the storeroom and filling them with some spiritual spring water, she returned and handed them over to Fang Daru and Ling Silang before leaving.

She quietly went home that night to catch up on sleep. Before dawn the next day, when her family was still asleep, she went to find Xu Tingting again.

"Cousin, I have to go out for a few days. Please tell my mother. I'm going home now."

"Should I ask my dad to help?"

"No need, I'll be right back."

"Then be careful."

Du Mingxian left the city as soon as the city gates opened, found a secluded spot, released her steed, and rushed towards the prefectural city at top speed.

When Xiao Ma was bought, she was small. Recently, she has been drinking spiritual spring water in the space. She is still short, but she can be clearly felt to be different. She runs fast and is very powerful.

During breaks, she would go directly into her spatial dimension, catch her breath for a bit, and then continue on her journey.

The route map to the prefectural city was given to her by Fang Chengwen. It was drawn very roughly, and she had to stop and ask for directions every now and then before continuing on her way.

She didn't dare to rest much along the way, and by the time she arrived in the prefectural city, the city gates were almost closed. She hurried inside and immediately found a restaurant. She ordered a simple dish and a bowl of rice, spent some money to ask the waiter about the location of the prefectural governor's office, and inquired about the prefect himself.

The common people's evaluation of officials is very one-sided, but Du Mingxian can still deduce it from some things.

The prefect was a very good person, and the people had a very high opinion of him.

After dinner, it was already dark outside. Du Mingxian quietly went to the Tongpan Mansion as instructed by the waiter.

There were guards in the prefect's residence, so she was very careful when she sneaked in. The prefect was in his study, and there was a servant guarding outside.

Time passed slowly, and the magistrate did not rest. His servant was already leaning against a pillar at the door, yawning incessantly.

Du Mingxian quietly stepped forward and knocked the servant unconscious from behind, making him lean against a pillar so that from a distance he would look like he was asleep. Only then did she push open the door and slip inside.

The prefect was reading when he heard a noise at the door. Without looking up, he ordered, "Go tell the madam that I will sleep in the study tonight."

Du Mingxian had already stepped forward and darted behind the prefect. Just as the prefect was about to shout, she reached out and covered his mouth, saying, "Don't shout, I'm not killing you."

How can one trust a magistrate? What kind of good person would appear in the middle of the night in this way?

He tried to break free, but for some reason, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.

Du Mingxian had a strong grip, and the magistrate was also quite strong. Du Mingxian felt that she wasn't strong enough. While controlling the magistrate, she threw the letter on the table, saying, "Take a look at this first."

The magistrate glanced at him and slowly stopped struggling. Under the lamplight, he saw the gentleman's handwriting.

"Mr. Fang is in trouble, so he sent me to find you."

The magistrate didn't struggle, and Du Mingxian let go of him. "Take a look at the letter first."

The prefect glanced at Du Mingxian suspiciously, then opened the letter and stood up in shock. "Someone has impersonated the master?"

"That's it."

"Impossible. The gentleman has someone by his side. How could he be replaced by someone else?"

"That's true. If you don't believe me, you can come with me and see for yourself."

The magistrate did not believe it. "Why should I believe you? If you were truly sent by the Master, why would you appear in this way?"

"I set off from the county this morning and arrived in the prefectural city at almost dark. If I wait until tomorrow to send a letter to your esteemed residence, I don't know how long it will take for you to finish your work and see the letter. I'm afraid that Master Fang and the others won't be able to wait."

The magistrate hesitated for a moment. He believed that his teacher was alright, but this letter was written by his teacher. What if something had happened to him?

"If you don't believe me, sir, you can bring some people with you to the county and see for yourself."

The prefect hesitated again and again. Du Mingxian was already thinking that if he continued to hesitate, she would just knock him out and take him away so that he could see Fang Daru's condition with his own eyes. She wouldn't have to worry about the rest.

"I'll let you go."

The prefectural magistrate called out to the outside, "Someone come here."

No movement.

Du Mingxian suddenly remembered what she had just done, "I was trying to come in, so I knocked out the guard at the door."