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

The Crown Prince waved his hand, "You're doing this for me. The reason I said I wouldn't help you was because I was thinking of using this matter to see if I could get the old lady back to the capital. You refused, but I can't refuse to do this for you."

"This humble woman will certainly do her best to serve Your Highness."

The Crown Prince continued, "Lord Wen also contributed to this matter. He is completely innocent. Old Madam Wen has been sent to the family temple and will never come out again. You... don't blame him."

"Whether as your godfather or your uncle, he has always treated you well, and it's genuine."

At that moment, Du Mingxian seemed to have let go of her worries. "Yes."

"Alright, tell me what you've discovered."

Other matters were left unsaid; Du Mingxian had come today to discuss the workshop, which was the important matter. She began to recount the whole story, including how Sun Chengbao, who lived in the same courtyard, had fallen ill the previous night.

The Crown Prince's expression was solemn. "I was thinking of taking things slowly, but if that's the case, then we can't take it slowly. Some candidates don't have elders at home and came with their children, while others came with their families."

"The amount of poison can cause serious injury or disability, so this matter cannot be dealt with slowly."

The atmosphere in the room was somewhat heavy. Neither Du Mingxian nor Ling Silang spoke. They had no decision-making power at the moment and had to see how the Crown Prince would handle the matter.

After a long silence, the Crown Prince finally spoke, "You all go back first. This afternoon I will have the results sent over. Just cooperate then."

"Yes."

After the two left, Du Mingxian didn't intend to go back. "I'll go check on things. You go back first."

"be careful."

"Ah."

After leaving the city, Du Mingxian found a secluded spot and changed into men's clothing—a very inconspicuous middle-aged man, short and thin.

She didn't dare ride a horse. These people travel by donkey cart and horse-drawn carriage every day, not afraid of being discovered. She always felt that there was something going on.

As she walked, she realized something was wrong; it seemed someone was watching her. She changed paths when she entered a side street, and the person followed her for a while before leaving.

Feeling the person behind her leave, Du Mingxian breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed.

Now that she knows there are people guarding the road, she has no choice but to take a detour. But once she gets down there, the snow is thick, and taking a detour is really difficult. She is also unfamiliar with this area, so it is truly difficult to move an inch.

Walk around for a while, then go into the space to rest before continuing.

She finally managed to walk around to the village, but before she got close, she realized something was wrong... There were people guarding the area, and she didn't dare to move.

She could sense that the other person probably could as well.

But it's unclear how many people there are.

She took two steps forward, but before she got close, someone shouted, "Who goes there?"

Du Mingxian quickly entered the space. When she left, she deliberately used a tree to block her body, so it wouldn't affect her entering the space now. However... her footprints were quite obvious.

She glided forward little by little, looking like two thin channels. She didn't even dare to imagine it. When she heard someone coming, she hurriedly threw a wild boar out of her space.

The wild boar suddenly emerged from the space, panicked, and started running around haphazardly, obscuring the trail left by Du Mingxian, making it impossible to tell who had walked by.

Upon seeing the wild boar, the other side immediately rushed forward and shot it.

Du Mingxian could tell that the other party was extremely skilled. If she were to fight alongside them, she could fight them to a draw one-on-one. But there were three of them now, and if she dared to come out, she would surely die.

There are so many experts here.

Not daring to be reckless, not daring to go any further, she waited in the space.

Only after those men carried the pig away and there was no sound from around for a long time did she hurriedly use her light-footed skills to walk out. She walked and stopped intermittently, and when she entered the city, she just happened to arrive just as the city gates were closing.

She also ran into Lin Guixiang, but she had changed her clothes and Lin Guixiang didn't recognize her.

Du Mingxian quickly found a secluded spot, changed her clothes in her spatial dimension, and then headed home.

Ling Silang had been waiting anxiously. When he saw Du Mingxian return, he pulled her over and looked her up and down. Finding that she was alright, he breathed a sigh of relief. "You're alright, that's great."

"What could possibly be wrong with me? Of course I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried you."

Ling Silang was genuinely worried. "You've been gone for so long without any results, so of course I'm worried. Those people are probably not easy to deal with."

"Yes, they are not easy to deal with, so I have been hiding in the space. After they left, I quickly withdrew and did not continue to investigate."

"That's right, we can't put ourselves in danger because of these things."

"I know."

Ling Silang pulled her aside and gave her a look, and Du Mingxian led him into the space.

"The Crown Prince intends to take these people down directly. In any case, the candidates' families can no longer work for those people. If they continue to do so... I'm afraid many people will die."

Du Mingxian said, "I fully support the Crown Prince's decision. Those people today were very skilled; they're probably not that simple."

"The Crown Prince didn't say the specific plan; he just sent someone to deliver the message."

"So what do we need to do?"

"It should proceed as normal. You will also go to the workshop. If a real fight breaks out, you will have to go with those people."

Du Mingxian understood. The Crown Prince wanted to see if these people still had a stronghold. "I'll ask you questions. Just tell the Crown Prince the same thing tomorrow. We'll cooperate."

"Okay, please be careful in everything you do."

"Do not worry."

After the two discussed having a good meal, Du Mingxian went to bed early.

The next morning, Lin Guixiang was about to go to work by herself when Du Mingxian came out and called to her, "Let's go together."

"You're cured?" Lin Guixiang asked in surprise.

Du Mingxian shook her head, "It's not very serious, and I can't stay in bed all the time. I couldn't stand lying down yesterday afternoon, so I went out for a walk."

"You should go and get to work, but be careful; your health is the most important thing."

"Don't worry, I understand."

The two chatted and laughed as they walked towards the city gate. On the way, Du Mingxian asked, "Have you found out anything about the child's illness?"

Lin Guixiang shook her head, "I still don't know how he got sick. Because of this, I don't even heat up the food I bring back from the workshop anymore. I let Sun Tao heat it up himself and then distribute it. If the child has any more problems, I don't believe I can be blamed."

"Wouldn't he get angry with you?"

"Yes, he's never done this kind of work before, but what can he do if he doesn't? He still needs to eat. Anyway, I don't care. I go out to work every day and I'm not idle. Why is he slandering me?"

Du Mingxian's thoughts drifted away. Lin Guixiang's family must have more than one child; there must be others who were sick. She just didn't know how those people were doing.

Du Mingxian was somewhat distracted while working in the morning. In the afternoon, while she was working, she heard a noise in the distance. Before she could react, she saw the person in charge rush in and shout.

"Put everything you have in your hands into this basket."

Everyone remained seated, seemingly not understanding what she was saying.

The person in charge got impatient and roared, "Are you all deaf? I told you to put what you're holding into the basket, hurry up!"