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

Du Mingxian took two steps forward and saw Lord Wen leaning against the headboard, holding a book in his hand. He wasn't reading the book at the moment, but just looking up at her in disbelief.

"You...you've come."

"Father, how are you feeling?"

The word "father" filled Lord Wen with both heartache and happiness. "It's alright, it's alright now."

Du Mingxian said sternly, "If nothing's wrong, why are you still in bed? Even if you're lying, at least make it believable."

Lord Wen was somewhat embarrassed.

Du Mingxian stepped forward and opened the food box. "I heard from the housekeeper that Father's appetite is not very good, so I made some food and brought it over. Please have some."

Lord Wen really had no appetite, but when he saw Du Mingxian, he said, "Alright, alright, I'll eat some."

Du Mingxian handed over a small plate of the pastries she had made, saying, "Eat up."

Lord Wen picked up a pastry and took a couple of bites. "What brings you here?"

"I went to the Crown Prince's residence yesterday and only then did I learn that my father was ill. I couldn't wait to come over, so I left home quite early today. After I left, I was followed, so I had to shake off the tail behind me first."

Lord Wen was surprised, "Do you know who's following you?"

"About the workshop."

Others might not know the truth about the cases handled by the Crown Prince, but a high-ranking official like Lord Wen certainly knows the inside story.

"Are they still not giving up?"

"We don't know yet. We only guess that the other party might make a move during the exam, but we don't know the specifics."

Lord Wen said with a heavy heart, "They are definitely going to make a move, and they might even target you. You must be careful."

"Yes, Father, don't worry, I've been careful."

"That's good."

The two chatted for a while, and after Lord Wen had eaten something, Du Mingxian told him to rest for a bit while she went to the small kitchen in the courtyard to prepare some food.

When Lord Wen woke up, Du Mingxian had already placed the food on the table and waved her hand, "Father, wash your hands and you can eat now."

"well."

After the two finished their meal, Du Mingxian stayed for a while longer before leaving.

Lord Wen felt much better after watching her leave.

Du Mingxian slowly went home.

After she got home, she played with An'an for a while before going to find Da Zhou Shi and going to her room together.

Madam Zhou took her hand. "Is something the matter?"

"Something."

"what happened?"

Du Mingxian was quite embarrassed, afraid that Da Zhou Shi would be angry. "Mother, I'm going to Lord Wen's house today. He's sick, and I'm going to see him. Before, when I was in the capital, I pretended to be Lord Wen's daughter, and later Lord Wen recognized me as his goddaughter."

Madam Zhou knew about this matter, and now that Du Mingxian had brought it up, she immediately understood what it meant. "You can make your own decisions. Lord Wen has been kind to you, so just continue your normal interactions with him."

"Mother, are you not angry?"

"Why should I be angry? I'm not like you. The Cheng family is dead. The revenge for what happened back then has been taken. It was the Wen family who collected the bodies back then. So, in a way... I should thank the Wen family."

Du Mingxian nodded slightly. "Everyone has a different perspective."

The Zhou family naturally agreed, saying, "If it's inconvenient for you to associate with Lord Wen, you can directly make our relationship public. That way, you can call him uncle or father, and no one will say anything about you."

"Well, thank you, Mom."

"Why are you being so polite with your mother? Did you come all this way just for this? Exams are coming up soon, you should be thinking about Silang first. Do you think your mother would be angry about something so trivial?"

“I care about my mother, which is why I came back to tell her about this. She is my family, so of course I have to tell her about it.”

"Mother knows, you are my only daughter, and my heart is always with you."

"Thank you, mother."

"Alright, how old are you? Stop talking nonsense. It's getting late. If you want to go back, hurry up and go back. It'll be too late soon."

"Okay, okay, I won't come back before the exam."

"Okay, I'll go with your in-laws then."

After leaving home and returning to her residence, Du Mingxian noticed that Ling Silang was quite concerned about Lord Wen's health. "How is Lord Wen?"

“When I went there, I looked tired, so I specially cooked a meal for me with some spiritual water in it, and I felt much better afterwards.”

"That's good."

The day of the exam finally arrived. Ling Silang and Du Mingxian got up early. Du Mingxian gathered the things she had prepared and went out with Ling Silang.

Guo Chen traveled with them, and the things he brought were prepared by Du Mingxian. Because of this, Guo Chen bought them quite a few things.

Liu Ya and Jiang Liting also rushed out with a few other people, and the group walked together chatting and laughing.

When they arrived at the street near the examination hall, there was a guard standing every two steps on both sides of the street. There were quite a few people and carriages on the street, and the lively atmosphere was tinged with a sense of oppression.

Liu Ya was very nervous. "What's going on? Has something happened? Why are there so many officials?"

"It's alright, there are just a lot of people. It's probably for everyone's safety," Du Mingxian said, her words lacking sincerity.

Ling Silang, Jiang Liting, and Guo Chen went to queue up together.

Du Mingxian watched them walk into the queue and line up. At the same time, she also saw the other members of the Ling family, but everyone stood aside tacitly and did not go up to disturb them.

At this moment, Lin Guixiang walked over and went straight to Du Mingxian's side, "Has your husband gone in yet?"

"You're in line, what brings you here?"

She had just seen Sun Tao with another woman in the crowd; they were chatting and laughing together. That must be Sun Tao's mistress.

Lin Guixiang said awkwardly, "I came to see if my husband has gone in."

"Oh, there are a lot of people right now, they should be in line," Du Mingxian said dismissively.

Because they arrived early, Ling Silang and the others were in a line. Guo Chen was at the front and was already checking him. Ling Silang was behind Guo Chen, and then Jiang Liting was behind him.

Watching the others go inside, Liu Ya felt a void in her heart. "I don't want to do anything right now."

"Aren't you going to do the work?"

Liu Ya shook her head, "I won't go anymore. I quit my job the day before yesterday. After my husband finishes his exams, whether he passes or not, we'll leave. Either we'll stay in the capital, or we won't live here anymore. I have some time, so I'll go back and pack my things."

"I think you should spend money now to hire a doctor, because when they leave the examination hall, your Jiang Liting will definitely need medical treatment the most," Du Mingxian kindly reminded her.

Liu Ya immediately came to her senses and became extremely worried. "Okay, okay, I'll go find a doctor right now and see if I can find a good one."

"Ah."

Liu Ya left, leaving only Du Mingxian and Lin Guixiang.

Du Mingxian still wanted to meet up with the Ling family. "Where are you going next? Aren't you going to work?"

"I'm free today, but I'm feeling down. How about we go shopping together?"