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

"Yes, Madam." Wang Fu immediately responded, glancing around the room and finding it to be very simple and plain. He wondered why the master and madam insisted on moving here.

However, the affairs of their masters were beyond their comprehension; they only needed to follow orders.

Ling Silang knew that Wang Fulai had something important to say, and seeing that the two of them looked like they had finished talking, he said, "You can go out in a while, you can't go out now."

"Yes."

Ling Silang then looked at Du Mingxian and asked, "What's wrong?"

"When Chunfeng was following Aunt Xu today, she discovered that the person following her wanted to kill her to silence her. She saved her, but she doesn't know what the other party's intentions are, so she wants to take my orders."

Ling Silang's heart leaped into his throat. How could an ordinary woman be being hunted down?

"Where are the people?"

"Chunfeng deliberately sent away the people who were trying to kill Aunt Xu, but he didn't do it in a very obvious way. It can only be said that the failure was an accident. I guess they might come tonight."

Those who have already been marked as dead will not be spared; it will be a fight to the death.

After pondering for a moment, Ling Silang said, "It seems that Aunt Xu can be saved."

Du Mingxian and Ling Silang shared the same thought: Aunt Xu, like Luo Xiu, was a family member of an examinee. Why would she be assassinated out of nowhere?

"The problem is how to rescue them without arousing suspicion. There are many family members of the examinees in that place. If we arouse their suspicion, I'm afraid the others will also suffer."

For someone like Aunt Xu, no matter who you send to rescue her, as long as the other side keeps an eye on her, they will definitely try to kill her again. It will happen once or twice, and they will protect someone from being killed every day.

That's really annoying.

"How about I go ask Aunt Xu?"

Ling Silang was silent for a moment before saying, "Okay, go ask Aunt Xu and explain the implications of this to her."

After a short while, Wang Fu left. Du Mingxian specially prepared some food, giving some to Liu Ya and some to Aunt Xu.

The moment she entered Aunt Xu's house, she clearly sensed that someone was watching the courtyard; there was a pair of eyes lurking in the shadows.

Aunt Xu's son was also there today. When Du Mingxian went in, he simply stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and then sat back down at the table to read.

Aunt Xu was very hospitable, saying, "If there's good food, you can eat it yourself. Why did you bring it to me?"

"This is not to thank the old lady for finding me a good job. I just made something delicious today and thought I'd bring some over to her as well as some to Liu Ya's place."

"Thank you." Aunt Xu was clearly forcing herself to speak; her overall mental state was extremely poor.

Du Mingxian came today to find out the truth, so she wasn't in a hurry to leave. Instead, she stared at Aunt Xu and asked, "Auntie, you look so pale. Didn't you sleep well?"

Aunt Xu reached out and touched her face. "Huh? Really?" Her eyes darted around.

Du Mingxian nodded emphatically, "Yes, it's fate that we met. If you need anything, Auntie, please be sure to tell me."

At this moment, Xu Da Niang's son, perhaps sensing that Du Mingxian wouldn't leave anytime soon, simply got up and tried to walk out. When Xu Da Niang saw him about to leave, she hurriedly grabbed him, "Son, where are you going?"

Xu Chang glanced back at Du Mingxian, then looked at Aunt Xu, "Mother, I'm going out for a walk and I'll be right back. You two can talk."

"No, you can't go out, you can't go out." As Aunt Xu spoke, her hand gripping Xu Chang trembled, clearly terrified.

Xu Chang was speechless, so he simply asked Du Mingxian, "Mother, what's wrong with you? You won't even let me go out, and you won't tell me what happened."

Du Mingxian could guess some of it; Aunt Xu must have sensed something too, which was why she didn't want her son to leave the courtyard. "My husband is inside. Why don't you come to our room, Young Master Xu, and have a word with him?"

"I'll talk to the old lady for a bit, then I'll go back inside. Young Master Xu will come back later?"

Xu Chang didn't say anything, but Aunt Xu immediately agreed, "Okay, okay, go ahead, go to their room, but don't leave the courtyard."

Xu Chang hesitated for a moment and then nodded gently, "Okay, okay, I won't leave the courtyard."

As Xu Chang left, Aunt Xu stood there, looking reluctant to part, as if she had collapsed.

"Auntie, do you know something?" Du Mingxian didn't intend to beat around the bush; at a time like this, it was better to get straight to the point.

Aunt Xu hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, I don't know anything."

Du Mingxian saw that her clasped hands were trembling and tightening, clearly indicating that she was very scared.

"Auntie, you're being watched. Someone has been following you for the past two days."

"You...how did you know?" Aunt Xu turned around and looked at her in surprise and shock, her eyes also showing wariness.

Du Mingxian shrugged. "I have a friend who saw you almost die on the street today."

Aunt Xu's emotions had been tense, but after hearing Du Mingxian's words, large tears suddenly fell from her eyes, and her emotions, which had been suppressed, continued to swell.

Seeing her like this, Du Mingxian stepped forward and gently patted her shoulder, her voice very low, "Auntie, if you can't tell me the truth, I may not be able to help you."

"Really? Can you really help me?" Aunt Xu grabbed Du Mingxian's hand tightly as if she were grasping a lifeline. Du Mingxian's hand ached from the grip, and she could only try to comfort her.

Du Mingxian didn't agree either. "Whether I can help you or not depends on whether you're willing to tell the truth. If you tell me everything, then I'll try to find a way to help you. If you don't tell me anything, I have no chance to help you at all."

Aunt Xu reached out and wiped away her tears. "Okay, I'll talk. I'll talk. Even if I die after I tell you, please take care of my son for me."

Du Mingxian felt awkward. This Aunt Xu was just grasping at straws in her desperation. Right now, she and Ling Silang were just ordinary people. What could ordinary people do to help each other?

"If I can help you, I definitely will. Don't worry."

Aunt Xu sighed heavily, "Alright, alright, then I'll tell you."

Du Mingxian's heart was in her throat. She held her breath, trying to hear more clearly, but... Aunt Xu was so nervous that she closed her eyes and fainted.

Why did she faint at such an inopportune moment? She fainted right when she was about to say the most crucial thing. Du Mingxian even suspected that she did it on purpose.