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

Du Mingxian didn't dare to take any risks this time. She waited until the other party left before quietly following them. However, the man in black was too vigilant. Whenever she dared to come out, he would turn around to check.

In the end, she didn't dare to follow any further and stayed in the space for another half an hour before coming out.

When she reappeared, she was carrying a basket filled with vegetables and fruits she had taken from her spatial dimension, covered with a cloth.

Back in the courtyard, Liu Ya was washing clothes, and there were many dirty clothes next to her.

"Sister Liu Ya, what's wrong...?"

"I found a laundry job, and all of this belongs to the employer. Why are you back so early?"

"The workshop said there was something going on and it was temporarily closed, so everyone has come back."

Liu Ya remembered that Lin Guixiang had also returned. "No wonder."

Du Mingxian wanted to tell Ling Silang about this, so she lost interest in chatting with Liu Ya. "Sister Liu Ya, you're busy. I'll go home and put my things down first."

"Okay, by the way, your husband has gone out."

"okay."

With Ling Silang not around, Du Mingxian had no desire to return to her room. However, she still went back to put down the basket before coming out to talk to Liu Ya in the courtyard.

"Sister Liu, you're washing with cold water in the dead of winter?"

In this capital city, charcoal costs money, firewood costs money, money is everywhere, and Liu Ya is reluctant to use hot water to wash herself.

"It's okay, I used to wash like this all the time when I was at home, it's not a big problem."

Du Mingxian didn't know that Liu Ya's hometown was equivalent to the modern south, where winters weren't very cold and washing with cool water was fine. But the water in Beijing during winter was icy cold.

"Sister Liu, stop washing! If you keep going like this, forget about making money. The money you earn probably won't even be enough to buy medicine."

She's been out a lot lately and hasn't noticed or paid attention to Liu Ya doing this job.

"It's really okay."

Du Mingxian noticed that Liu Ya's hands were red and swollen. She... really didn't know what to say. "You said you wanted to take care of your husband during his exams, but you don't take care of yourself. If you get sick, he will have no one to take care of him."

Liu Ya was stunned. She had started taking on the job of sewing clothes yesterday, but... the water in the capital was indeed very cold.

"I boiled some hot water to dispel the coldness in the water."

"That won't work either. The snow outside hasn't melted yet. You can't even stand your hands outside, let alone put them in a basin of water. Making money is important, but I'm not asking you to ruin your hands."

Liu Ya lowered her head and didn't say anything.

"Sister Liu, there are plenty of ways to make money, you mustn't do this."

Lin Guixiang came out of the room at some point and subconsciously replied upon hearing this, "You make it sound like you're very rich. I think Liu Ya's job is pretty good. It's free, and you can clean up early after washing the clothes. When you return the clothes, you get paid, and you can also take care of the family."

Du Mingxian turned around and glared at her. Before, she hadn't completely fallen out with Lin Guixiang, but today she didn't want to pretend anymore and had no desire to talk to Lin Guixiang.

"Sister Liu Ya, stop washing! Are you sure you don't want your hands anymore?"

Liu Ya remained obstinate, leaving Du Mingxian speechless. She shouted into the room, "Young Master Jiang, if Sister Liu Ya's hands continue like this, they'll definitely be ruined!"

Jiang Liting was reading when she heard Du Mingxian's words and quickly came out. When she saw that Du Mingxian's hands were red and swollen, she became anxious and said, "Don't wash them. Don't wash these clothes either."

"I'm fine."

"You said you were fine, but you..."

Du Mingxian interrupted Jiang Liting, "Young Master Jiang can try putting his hand into the basin and see for himself. The water is as cold as ice in this weather."

Jiang Liting reached in, but the icy touch made him pull his hand back immediately.

Liu Ya was still shouting from the side, "No!"

However, she wasn't as quick as Jiang Liting.

"Don't do this job anymore."

"I……"

"You're not allowed to do it. If you don't listen to me, I'll go find the escort agency right now and have them send you home. I don't need you here."

This was the most serious thing Jiang Liting had ever said to Liu Ya.

Liu Ya was shocked and quickly explained, "Okay, okay, I won't wash them, I won't wash them anymore, I'll go and return these clothes right now."

While the clothes were being washed, Jiang Liting went in to boil water, mixed it, and Liu Ya washed those clothes. The rest were left unwashed.

Du Mingxian accompanied Liu Ya to take off her clothes. On the way back, Liu Ya was lost in thought.

"Sister Liu, you've run out of money?"

Liu Ya snapped out of her daze, "No, there are still some, but... there aren't many left."

She brought a lot of money with her, all the money in the house, her savings over the years, and her mother-in-law even pawned one of her gold hairpins and one of her gold bracelets.

But books are expensive. After arriving in the capital, my husband bought some books, and after a few books, he didn't have much money left.

They would have to stay in the capital until early next year, and they would have to take the exam. If they didn't pass, they would have to go back to their hometowns, which would cost money, so she couldn't help but worry about it.

She also made some money at the workshop, but... who would complain about having too much money?

Du Mingxian understood; Liu Ya simply didn't have enough money. "Sister Liu Ya, let's think of another way. We're sure we can find a better job."

"Let's hope so, let's go."

When the two returned to the courtyard, Ling Silang had already come back. Du Mingxian did not speak to Liu Ya again, but went home.

After telling Ling Silang what had happened that day, she said with concern, "Everything was fine before, but I don't know what happened, they suddenly stopped doing it."

"Perhaps something happened. I'll go out and inquire about it tomorrow. It's good that you have some free time now, otherwise you'll always be making clothes."

Du Mingxian understood this as well. "Isn't this all to find out the situation? Now the clues have run dry. This afternoon I tried to follow those people, but they were too alert, and I couldn't get close at all. In the end, I could only watch them leave from a distance."

Ling Silang felt a sense of danger just hearing it, and his heart was pounding in his throat. He said to her very solemnly, "Nothing is more important than your safety. You must not take any risks."

“Investigate these people if you have the chance, otherwise don’t. There are plenty of capable people around the Crown Prince. Let the Crown Prince send people to investigate. But I only have one wife, and An’an only has one mother. We can’t afford to lose you, do you understand?”

Du Mingxian sensed Ling Silang's fear, so she reached out and hugged him. "Okay, I know. You will be careful. I'm in the space all day. Even if they suspect something, they won't do anything. They won't be able to find me anyway."

"No, we can't take that kind of chance. What if something happens? Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, we can't afford that risk."

"No, it's me. I can't bear it. I can't live without you."