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

"I don't want to go today, I want to visit my relatives instead."

Lin Guixiang was very disappointed. "That's really unfortunate. I was hoping to go shopping with you. I've been in a really bad mood lately and I don't know how to handle things between me and Sun Tao."

Du Mingxian wasn't interested in hearing any of this. "Why don't you go back first?"

"Are you going to visit your relatives? You're free for the next few days, why don't you go tomorrow? Let's go shopping together today?"

Du Mingxian sensed that Lin Guixiang was different, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. After hesitating for a moment, she didn't refuse, "Okay, let's go shopping together."

"Okay."

Lin Guixiang linked arms with Du Mingxian. The way Lin Guixiang walked didn't look like she was shopping, but rather heading straight to a destination. Du Mingxian noticed this, but didn't say a word.

As they walked, they entered a teahouse. Lin Guixiang pointed and said, "Let's go in and sit for a while. I want to talk about what happened between me and Sun Tao. You can give me some advice."

Lin Guixiang wasn't good at hiding her true feelings, and Du Mingxian could see it clearly. The calculation in Lin Guixiang's eyes was almost overflowing. "We can talk as we walk. Why do we have to go inside and sit down? The tea here isn't cheap either."

"I'm a little tired. Let's go inside and sit down. I'll pay."

Du Mingxian didn't object and let Lin Guixiang pull her inside, and then asked for a private room.

Lin Guixiang didn't order tea, but simply told the waiter, "Just bring me the best tea you sell."

"Alright." Before leaving, the waiter glanced at Du Mingxian almost imperceptibly.

Du Mingxian remained calm and sat there waiting.

Lin Guixiang started rambling, "What do you think I should do next? Sun Tao has no feelings for me at all now. He's only thinking about other women. We haven't even divorced yet, and he's already moved in with that woman. I don't know what to do."

"It's actually quite simple. Sun Tao is a scholar, and he cares about his reputation. If you want to live a happier life, you can just go to the government office and sue him." Du Mingxian offered a suggestion that didn't really seem like a suggestion.

Lin Guixiang was speechless. "If I sue him directly, will my life be uneasy from now on? He may never let me go."

"Then you should live with him. You are the legal wife, and anyone else who comes into the family will be a concubine. You can still live a good life as long as Sun Tao doesn't divorce you. You will always have a place in the family."

"That's an idea, but I just can't swallow it."

“What’s there to be ashamed of? You’ve already sold his son, there’s bound to be a rift between you two, so don’t think about it so much.”

Just then, a waiter brought tea, and Lin Guixiang poured a cup of tea for Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian picked up the tea and smelled it, immediately sensing something was wrong with the tea. She didn't say anything, but quietly put the tea into her spatial storage. While listening to Lin Guixiang speak, she fainted.

Lin Guixiang watched Du Mingxian fall down and breathed a sigh of relief. "She's so slow. I'm speechless. She still hasn't fallen down."

After saying this, she went to the door and called for someone, "Someone come here."

Two people came, put Du Mingxian in a bag, and carried her outside. Du Mingxian couldn't even tell which way was which as they walked.

She soon felt herself entering a house, and after walking a short distance, she entered a room. Then she was taken out of the bag and laid on the bed.

After the people carrying her left, she realized there was no one else in the room, so she quietly opened her eyes and looked around. There was no one there, but... there was incense in the room.

It's an aphrodisiac.

Du Mingxian stepped forward and extinguished the incense.

She sat on the bed and waited for a while. Then she heard footsteps outside, and soon the door was pushed open. She was extremely surprised when she saw who came in.

"How could it be you?"

"It's me. What's wrong? Are you unhappy to see me?"

Du Mingxian was speechless. The person who brought her here was Wu Daniu. She never dreamed that it would be like this. "Why did you knock her out and bring me here?"

"Of course, it's so you can live here from now on. This house will be yours. If you want a few servants, I'll buy you a few and have them serve you wholeheartedly."

Du Mingxian understood the implication in his words and said sarcastically, "Are you trying to make me your mistress?"

“Yes,” Wu Daniu readily admitted. “We are destined to be together. If Du Mingwei hadn’t insisted on a marriage exchange, you would have been my wife long ago. But it’s the same if you stay by my side now.”

"How can this be the same?" Du Mingxian was speechless. "I am the wife of the Ling family. Aren't you afraid that Mingwei will be angry if you say these things to me now?"

“What right does she have to be angry? After she married into the Wu family, how many times has she cheated on me? She not only seduced other men, but also my brother. How can a woman like that be worthy of being by my side?”

Du Mingxian frowned. "Even so, she is still your wife, and I am Ling Silang's wife. We have children. Do you think you can't live without me?"

"It's not that. It's just that you're my obsession. I don't necessarily have to sleep with you just because I'm keeping you. There are plenty of women who are cleaner than you. I'm keeping you so that you can help me raise my sister."

“You’re a general now, you can have any kind of gentleman you want, why do you have to settle for a country bumpkin like me? What will you do if Du Mingwei finds out about what you’ve done?”

Wu Daniu waved his hand dismissively, "She wouldn't dare do anything. Even if she knew, what could she do? She has no right to interfere with my decisions."

Du Mingxian stopped talking.

"Does your silence mean you agree?"

"No, I just don't want to talk to you."

Wu Daniu looked hurt. "Why? We used to be so close, why can't we be together now?"

Du Mingxian laughed in anger. They had a past? Did they even have a past?

Back in the village, she always had endless chores to do. Wu Daniu initially chose her because he valued her work ethic, thinking that after marriage she would wholeheartedly take care of his younger siblings. As for any feelings involved, that was pure nonsense.

“What’s done is done. There’s no point in doing this now, so don’t waste any more time. Don’t make the same mistake again by bringing me here. Aren’t you afraid that Ling Silang will make a big fuss after he comes out of the exam hall? How will you clean up the mess then?”