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

After Lord Wen left, Old Madam Wen sat for a long time before summoning her trusted nanny. "Go and investigate Du Mingxian's biological mother. She looks too much like that woman, and she also... she also resembles the master."

"Madam, please don't worry. This old servant will send someone to investigate immediately. No matter what the final result is, you don't need to be concerned. Master doesn't have any children now."

“The master is particularly fond of that child. If there is some blood relation, it would be a good thing for the master.”

Madam Wen waved her hand, "Du Mingxian is not so easily fooled. I think Du Mingxian's mother is rather dull and foolish. That matter was my doing. If they really find out... and if Du Mingxian refuses to let it go, it will be even more troublesome."

The old woman stopped talking. Some things were really hard to say. If... if the results of the investigation were really as they thought, Du Mingxian's mother and the master had a grudge, and the old lady had personally taken action.

Can such a deep-seated hatred be let go like this?

After Lord Wen left Madam Wen's courtyard, he sent out two groups of people: one group to keep an eye on the activities in Madam Wen's courtyard, and the other group to go directly to investigate the Zhou family.

Du Mingxian knew nothing about the Wen family's commotion. After returning to her courtyard, she stayed in her room for a while before going to see Aunt Xu and Xu Chang.

Xu Chang was still ill, lying in bed in a coma. Aunt Xu looked dazed, as if all her energy had been drained away, and her condition was extremely poor.

"aunt."

Aunt Xu looked up and saw Du Mingxian standing at the door. She hurriedly got up and said, "Quick, come in and sit down."

Du Mingxian went inside, and Aunt Xu quickly poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her, saying, "Have some water."

"Auntie, how's Xuchang?"

"It's good that he got sick; the people who were watching us stopped watching us, which saved my life."

"Even so, the old lady dared not let her guard down. Since they had made up their minds to kill, they would not give up so easily."

Aunt Xu nodded vigorously, "I know, I know. I haven't dared to go out these past two days. I've only gone to fetch the doctor and get the medicine. The rest of the time I've stayed in my room."

"What are your plans next, Auntie?"

"I...we're already like this, there's only one way out: go home." Aunt Xu felt distressed when she mentioned this. Her son had put so much effort into this scientific expedition, but she had ruined it all.

Du Mingxian's family also had students taking the exam. Seeing Aunt Xu like this, she could only comfort her, "Auntie, as long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood. After this storm passes, you can take the exam again in three years."

"Yes, that's what I was thinking, but... I still feel resentful. I'm the one who hurt the child."

"Auntie, nobody wants to encounter something like this, you did nothing wrong."

Aunt Xu felt a little comforted but nothing else. "Thank you for this. I plan to leave the capital in two days."

Du Mingxian had a large group of people on her side, specifically for Aunt Xu and her son. Now that she knew Aunt Xu's thoughts, she naturally wanted to ask for more details.

"We've known each other for a while, and the old lady told me this before she left."

"Okay, don't worry, I'll definitely tell you before I leave."

"That's good then. I won't disturb you any longer. Please rest, ma'am."

"I send you."

Aunt Xu escorted Du Mingxian to her room, and the two exchanged a few more words before Du Mingxian returned to her own room.

Ling Silang was reading in his room when Du Mingxian came in and asked, "Are you going to the garment workshop tomorrow?"

"I'll not go yet. I want to go see my father tomorrow afternoon and ask him for two people. We can't delay the training of these people any longer. I'll go the day after tomorrow after I finish these things."

"I'm afraid that if I don't go, they might not want me anymore."

Ling Silang was very certain, "Definitely not. What they need are the candidates' families. If you haven't gone these past two days, they'll just think you don't want to make money anymore."

"That's true. How many people with money can afford to live here? Even if they have some connections, they wouldn't live here."

"That's why I come here to meet more people, and more importantly, to give those students who have studied hard all these years a chance."

Seeing Du Mingxian lightly tap his shoulder, Ling Silang put down the book in his hand. "You've been tired these past two days. How about I give you a good massage?"

"Okay." Du Mingxian was really tired, so she simply asked Ling Silang to massage her.

Who knows, this man, while rubbing and kneading, entered the space and rolled onto the bed.

Du Mingxian originally planned to get up early, go to the manor first, and then go to the Wen family, but because of the battle between the two last night, she overslept this morning.

She got up from Ling Silang's arms and gently punched his chest. "It's all your fault. I originally wanted to go to the estate."

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault." Ling Silang pulled her mischievous hand and kissed it. "There's no rush now. Everything is on track. You've been busy lately, and I only saw the opportunity yesterday."

"I never expected you to be planning to go to the estate this morning. I thought you would go directly to see Lord Wen this afternoon."

Du Mingxian didn't believe his nonsense. "Get up, it's too late."

Ling Silang wanted to pull Du Mingxian to sleep a little longer, but Du Mingxian had already gotten up and was getting dressed. He didn't dare to pull her anymore, afraid of being beaten.

The two woke up late, so they naturally ate what was prepared in the space. After the meal...

Du Mingxian went straight out, and Ling Silang also went out; he needed to make more friends.

Previously, Du Mingxian could go directly to Lord Wen's office to seek his help, but now she can't. Since she lacks proper authority, she can only try her luck at the Wen family's residence or ask Steward Wen to deliver a letter for her.

Unfortunately, Lord Wen hasn't returned home all day.

Knowing that Du Mingxian wouldn't kick down the door unless something was wrong, the steward quickly kept her there while sending someone to deliver a message to Lord Wen.

Lord Wen was quick; he returned to the mansion in about 45 minutes.

Du Mingxian waited in the greenhouse all day, and she even fell asleep while waiting.

However, she remained vigilant. She had already woken up when Lord Wen approached the greenhouse, and when she looked up, she saw Lord Wen walk in.

She hurriedly stood up, "Father."

"Did you come to see me because you need something?"

“Father, my matter is not in a hurry, it’s just that… I’m afraid of bothering you.”

Lord Wen did have something to attend to, but nothing was more important than his daughter. "It's nothing, just tell me what you need."

“Our whole family has come to the capital. In the future, my husband will become an official, and there will inevitably be some enemies. The people in the village are honest, but they are not as quick-witted as the people living in the capital. I am afraid that something will happen to them, so I want to train some people to help us.”

After listening, Lord Wen nodded in agreement, "This is a good thing, but the number of people should be controlled and not too many."

“My daughter understands.”

"You want to ask me for manpower?"