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

"Don't worry, Mother, I won't act rashly."

"You must protect yourself first."

"Of course, I have so many people on my mind, I can't let anything happen to myself. I'll find a way to deal with the Lin family's situation."

The mother and daughter chatted for a long time. After lunch, Du Mingxian made sure that Da Zhou was alright before she planned to return to the tenement. However, she still told Xu Tingting to take good care of Da Zhou.

Back in the courtyard, Liu Ya heard the commotion and came out, finding Du Mingxian not in good condition. "Are you alright?"

"Sister Liu Ya, I'm fine."

"That's good. You didn't come back last night, and I was worried something had happened to you."

“I have a distant relative in the capital. I went to visit him yesterday. He was very hospitable and invited us to stay for the night, so I didn’t come back.”

Liu Ya was quite envious, "That's really good, having a distant relative is always a good help."

"Ah."

Liu Ya pulled Du Mingxian aside and whispered, "Yesterday, Lin Guixiang's husband wasn't home, and she beat the child until he cried. I was so worried. I wanted to go in and check on him, but I was afraid of causing trouble. I thought of coming to find you, but I found that no one was home. I waited until the courtyard gate was closed at night, but I still didn't see you come back."

Du Mingxian thought Liu Ya had been keeping an eye on her, even knowing she hadn't returned. "Why did you call?"

"I don't know the specifics, but the child looked quite pitiful. Our youngest child is the same age as that child."

Du Mingxian didn't know the situation and didn't know what to say, "Next time she hits the child, let's go and see together."

“Okay, I wanted to ask you to come with me yesterday, after all, it’s a family matter, but… that child is so pitiful.”

"Ah."

Seeing that Du Mingxian wasn't doing well, Liu Ya quickly waved her hand, "You should go back to your room and rest. You look terrible, did you not sleep well last night?"

"I'm not good with beds, and I can't sleep well in other places, but my distant relatives are so hospitable that I have no choice but to stay."

Liu Ya said, "Is there no fire in your room? I'll get you two pieces of red charcoal. You don't need to light them; you can just keep the fire burning."

"Thank you, Sister Liu Ya."

"Why should we thank each other?"

As soon as Du Mingxian entered the room, before she could even tidy up, Liu Ya brought over some charcoal. The two of them lit the charcoal brazier, which warmed the room a bit, but it still felt strangely cold.

“Your room got this cold after just one night without any charcoal.”

"It's cold."

"This is my first time visiting your home. It's really nice. No wonder Brother Jiang said it's good to cook in the room. I feel it's good too. The room is much warmer after cooking."

"Indeed, the smell just won't dissipate. If you just lift the curtain to let the smell out, the room gets cold again before the smell has dissipated for long." This is what annoys Du Mingxian the most, but she has scented candles in her space, and she lights them for a while after meals or when the smell is strong.

Let it dissipate quickly.

Liu Ya knew this too, but there was nothing she could do to change it. "It's not bad, at least it's a little warmer."

"Sister Liu Ya, you're not sleeping on the floor anymore, are you?"

"No, last time I was sick, Jiang Ge was scared and he wouldn't allow it. Now we all sleep in bed."

Du Mingxian chuckled, "You two are clearly a couple, but you seem so distant. You even sleep separately. It's true you came to the capital to take care of him, but if something happens to you, he can't manage alone."

“Back in my hometown, there were two beds in the room, but here there is only one. I’m afraid that if I turn over in my sleep, it will disturb Brother Jiang’s sleep.”

"There's no such thing as a couple having so many problems. You're overthinking it."

Thinking about Jiang Liting's behavior these past few nights, Liu Ya blushed slightly. "I was probably overthinking it, but I was also worried about affecting his studies."

"A balance between work and rest is the best approach; constantly keeping your nerves on edge isn't necessarily a good thing."

"Yes, yes." Liu Ya nodded hurriedly.

The two chatted for a while longer before Ling Silang returned, at which point Liu Ya hurriedly got up and left.

Ling Silang was quite surprised. It seemed that Liu Ya and Du Mingxian's relationship was only that they lived in the same courtyard and didn't seem particularly good, yet today they were chatting in the room.

"You're back." Du Mingxian didn't feel like cooking today, and she wasn't hungry either.

"Hmm, how is Mother?"

When he left in the morning, he only knew that his fever had subsided and he had woken up. He didn't know anything else. Du Mingxian wasn't there, so he didn't go in to check her pulse. He just went in to take a look when he left, and her complexion wasn't very good at that time.

"Much better," Du Mingxian said. "Mother, Mother said she wants to overturn the verdict against the Lin family."

Ling Silang's expression became more serious. "Mother, if you want to overturn the case, then so be it. We'll just look for some evidence. The Cheng family must have committed other crimes in the capital over the years. We'll find evidence of those as well, and then try to find some information about the Lin family. That way, we can also overturn the Lin family's case."

Du Mingxian was thinking the same thing. "I was thinking the same thing. Lord Wen sent people to investigate, so I think he should have evidence. Besides, the Cheng family and the Wen family are related and have dealings with each other, so it should be easier for the Wen family to investigate."

The culprit in all of this was Old Madam Wen.

"To overturn the verdict against the Lin family, I need to speak with Lord Wen, and I also plan to speak with the Crown Prince."

Ling Silang understood what she meant. She was afraid that... Lord Wen would do something in the middle to protect his mother, after all, Lord Wen was also a minister and had great power.

"You've got a good idea. First, tell the Crown Prince about this, then find Lord Wen and see his reaction."

Du Mingxian felt that the most difficult thing to deal with was the relationship between Lord Wen and herself.

She lacked fatherly love from a young age. When Lord Wen interacted with her, he genuinely treated her like a daughter, and she indeed regarded Lord Wen as a father. But... she never expected that this person would turn out to be her own uncle.

The two are related by blood, but at this moment, they are on different sides and some things are in conflict.

She wanted Old Madam Wen to also receive her retribution, but Old Madam Wen was Lord Wen's mother, which made things particularly difficult.

Ling Silang knew she was having a hard time, so he stepped forward and gently patted her shoulder. "Take it slow, there's no rush. The Lin family case has been going on for so many years. Even if we were to reopen it, there would be a lot of complications, and we would need to investigate it slowly."

"Hmm, no rush. I've been free lately. I originally wanted to investigate Wu Daniu's affairs thoroughly, but I didn't expect that Mother and the Lin family... I'll investigate the Lin family first, so Mother can feel more at ease."

Ling Silang felt that either one was acceptable. "We can't really do anything about Wu Daniu's matter in the short term. What we want is for Wu Daniu to be punished. This matter needs to be planned slowly. But the Lin family's matter has been going on for a while. Although it will be slow to investigate, as long as we are determined to investigate, we will definitely be able to find out sooner."

“You’re right. We should get one thing done at a time. Let’s start by investigating the Lin family. We’ll also have our people keep an eye on the Wu family.”