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

"Since they've started administering the drugs, they'll definitely continue to do so, making it impossible for us to defend against them."

Du Mingxian naturally knew this. "If you think about it this way... it would be best to put it in water, drinking water would be the most convenient, but I'm afraid they won't use enough water to stew the food, and the antidote won't be effective, then it would be a waste of time."

"You should go tomorrow first. You need to tell the Crown Prince about this. The other side has already started poisoning. Most of the scholars inside are weak people. If the dosage of poison is too large, they may not be able to withstand it."

"Okay, then you prepare the antidote, and I'll give it to them as much as I can."

"it is good."

While Ling Silang prepared the medicine, Du Mingxian went to sleep in her space. She didn't know when Ling Silang finished preparing the medicine, as Du Mingxian woke up in the morning according to her biological clock.

Finding that Ling Silang was still asleep, she could only go out and light a charcoal brazier outside before moving Ling Silang out.

Ling Silang suddenly opened his eyes and saw that Du Mingxian was already dressed and outside. He said, "Be careful."

"Okay, go back to sleep for a while."

"Hmm." Ling Silang turned over and went to sleep. Du Mingxian glanced at him with great envy, sighed softly, packed her things, and went out.

It started snowing again today, and the snowflakes felt cool as they landed on my face.

By the time they reached the city gate, the snow was getting heavier.

Mornings and afternoons went by as usual, but today, just before the end of the workday, Du Mingxian left her room first, took her small jar, and went to wait in front of the pot.

The old lady serving food was quite surprised to see that the first person to be served had changed. "Young lady, is something wrong today?"

"The roads are hard to walk on because of the snow, and I wanted to get back as soon as possible. I felt dizzy and uncomfortable." Du Mingxian said, deliberately waving her hand, and some medicine powder fell into the pot with her movement.

The old lady didn't notice anything amiss; she only noticed the pretty silver ring on Du Mingxian's hand—a simple band.

"Your ring is quite pretty."

There weren't many people around at the moment. The people inside were still busy making steamed buns and other staple foods. Only the old lady who was distributing the dishes was standing by the pot. The others hadn't come out yet.

Upon hearing this, Du Mingxian immediately took off the plain ring on her hand, saying, "This is for you, Auntie."

The old lady was a little embarrassed, so Du Mingxian simply went around to her finger and slipped the ring on, saying, "You look really good in it. My sister-in-law gave it to me."

"Your sister-in-law is really generous."

“It’s not that we’re coming to the capital to take the imperial examinations. Maybe my husband will become an official in the future. You should understand, Auntie.”

The old woman immediately winked and said, "I understand, I understand, you're such a kind girl. I'll get you more food from now on."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Du Mingxian turned her head and glanced at the pot. "Oh dear, is the bottom burnt? Why does it smell bad?"

The old woman was still admiring the plain ring on her hand when she heard this, but before she could even move, Du Mingxian had already reached out and started stirring the contents with a large spoon, while also continuously adding the antidote.

The old lady reacted quickly. Although she had taken Du Mingxian's things, the work was ultimately hers. She immediately took the spoon from Du Mingxian's hand and said, "I'll do it, I'll do it."

Du Mingxian had almost finished administering the antidote, so she let go of the spoon and returned it to the old woman before walking to the front.

As soon as she stood still, someone came over to get the food.

"Oh dear, my head is spinning, I feel like I'm sick. I don't know if I can come tomorrow," Du Mingxian said deliberately.

The old lady looked at Du Mingxian with great affection, saying, "If you're not feeling well, just take a day off tomorrow and come back later. Your health is the most important thing."

"Yes, yes, I'll listen to you, Auntie. I'll see. It would be best if I could come again tomorrow."

"Yes, the wages are indeed high."

Normally, the old lady would give Du Mingxian enough food and vegetables to feed four big men, but today she gave her enough to feed six.

Carrying the heavy load of food, Du Mingxian waited for Du Guixiang. She had been seeing Du Guixiang coming and going recently, so it wasn't appropriate for her to leave today.

Lin Guixiang was quick, and when she came out, she was quite surprised to see Du Mingxian already waiting for her. After getting her food, she walked over to Du Mingxian and asked, "Why are you so fast today?"

"I wasn't feeling well, so I was thinking of going home to sleep as soon as possible."

"Do you have a fever? Let's go quickly."

They left early today, so they caught the carriage.

They were picked up and dropped off by horse-drawn carriages and oxcarts, several in total. Those who arrived early were in horse-drawn carriages, and those who arrived late were all in oxcarts.

Back home, Du Mingxian put the dishes on the table and whispered to Ling Silang, "The medicine has already been put in. Check it in a bit; I've added quite a lot."

"No one discovered it?"

"No, I had a silver ring on my hand, which was taken by the old lady in charge of the pot. In exchange, I had this opportunity to put the antidote in. I put it in secretly, and no one noticed."

"That's good. Let's put these aside for now. I've finished cooking. Let's eat."

"it is good."

After the two finished eating, they were thinking of entering the space when they heard a commotion, which was quite loud.

Du Mingxian heard Lin Guixiang's voice, so she went outside and stood at the door to listen more clearly; the couple was arguing.

"Lin Guixiang, you vicious woman! It's all your fault! It's all because of you! If it weren't for you, Chengbao wouldn't be like this. If anything happens to the child, I'll never forgive you!" Sun Tao's voice trembled with anger.

Lin Guixiang retorted, "I leave early and come back late every day, for whom? I bring you food and don't get a single thank you in return, and you still scold me like this, Sun Tao, do you have a heart?"

“Sun Chengbao is your son, would I harm him? I don’t know why he turned out this way.”

Sun Tao accused, "He eats the food you bring back every day. You said you didn't poison him, so how come he's like this now? Did I do it?"

"How should I know?" Lin Guixiang was furious. "You say I poisoned him? Didn't I eat all this food with you? If I poisoned him, why are you alright, but he's the one who got sick?"

Sun Tao couldn't explain it. They always ate together, and the child's food was the same as his. If Lin Guixiang really poisoned him...

"No, if you didn't poison the food, then it must be in the bowl. Our bowls are all separate, and you even gave him a small bowl. You just can't stand to see him doing well and find him an eyesore."

Lin Guixiang was truly wronged. "He's such a small child. Even if you give him an adult's bowl, he can't finish it, so I gave him a small bowl. And now it's my fault?"

"How could I be so vicious as to poison a child? I could have simply stopped him from eating. We've been married for so long, and this is how you think of me?"

Seeing that Lin Guixiang seemed genuinely innocent, Sun Tao tried to calm down, but with the child in this state, he couldn't believe Lin Guixiang. "What are you still staring at? Hurry up and find a doctor!"

"You're a man and you won't go, how can you make me, a woman, go alone in the middle of the night?" Lin Guixiang no longer sees Sun Tao as kindly as before.

How did she ever realize that this man was perfect in every way, when he was clearly no good in every other way?

Sun Tao didn't want to go, but he was the father of his child, and he was a man. It wouldn't be right for him not to go now, so he had no choice but to get dressed and go out to fetch a doctor.

Upon opening the door, I saw two women and one man standing outside.

Liu Ya, Du Mingxian, and Ling Silang were already standing at the door of Lin Guixiang's house.

Du Mingxian couldn't stand idly by. She was with Lin Guixiang every day, and although Lin Guixiang had many minor flaws, they were normal. Now that something had happened, she couldn't just watch.

Seeing that the others didn't speak, Sun Tao simply stepped aside and walked out.

Liu Ya stepped forward first and asked without knocking, "Guixiang, how is the baby?"