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

"How do we handle this?" Wu Daniu laughed heartily. "So you still care about me, right?"

Du Mingxian felt that this person was mentally unstable and could not understand what he was saying, so it would be better if he didn't say anything at all.

“Since I dare to do this, I must be confident. I am no longer the Wu Daniu of the past. You can try to trust me.”

Du Mingxian was speechless; how could there be such a person in the world?

"So you're courting death."

"How could that be? We have feelings for each other. Now it seems that you are the most suitable person to be my wife."

Du Mingxian rolled her eyes at him. "Let me leave now, and I won't hold what happened today against you. If you don't let me leave, you'll regret it later."

“I will not regret it. Now I want you to be my mistress. Don’t worry, Ling Silang will not find this place. He will definitely not find this place.”

Du Mingxian narrowed her eyes slightly. Where did Wu Dani get his confidence from? Was it based on his current status as a young lady from an earl's mansion?

How could a nobleman's mansion with no power and a young lady who knows a little business have such audacity?

There must be other people among them.

"So, are you going to stay here obediently, or do I have to force you?"

Du Mingxian originally planned to leave directly, but now she's a little reluctant. She wants to see what Wu Daniu is up to. She's staying outside and hasn't gone to meet up with the Ling family; they'll go back on their own.

She didn't go back to live in the tenement. People would just assume she went to visit relatives. Only... Lin Guixiang.

"Is Lin Guixiang, who lives in the same courtyard as me, your informant?"

"Yes, I was the one who told her to keep an eye on you. I was the one who told her to lure you to the teahouse. Everything was fine. I could have just made my move at the entrance of the examination hall. But who knew the Crown Prince would go crazy today and send so many people to watch over you, leaving me no chance at all."

Du Mingxian remained silent.

"Alright, if you're willing to stay here, I'll arrange for some servants to take care of you."

"I'll let you stay, but you have to tell me how you got so much power. You want me to raise your sister? What do I, a peasant woman, know? What kind of person can I raise your sister to be?"

In Wu Daniu's eyes, Du Mingxian was just an ordinary woman, so he wasn't afraid of her finding out. Now that she was under his control, it didn't matter if she knew some things.

“I am now married to the Earl’s daughter, and Du Mingwei lives elsewhere. It’s not right for my two younger sisters to live with anyone, so it’s best for them to stay here with you.”

“You have power now. It would be very easy for the Earl’s daughter to hire a female tutor or a governess. Why should I do this?”

Wu Daniu looked at Du Mingxian with deep affection, "Of course it's because you're different in my heart. Although you didn't marry me for some reasons, you've always been my wife in my heart. It's best to raise my sister by your side."

Du Mingxian's lips twitched violently. "I don't care, this is your territory too. But I still want to make it clear to you that I won't teach them anything. If you really want them to succeed, then hire professionals to teach them."

Wu Daniu was a little annoyed. "I understand. I'll consider it."

"I have one more question: Did you do what happened to the Ling family? And the Wang family too?"

Wu Daniu laughed, a smug laugh. "Yes, I was the one who did the Ling family's thing. If they hadn't been so reckless as to insist on giving her a sickly wife, we wouldn't have found Du Mingwei, and we wouldn't have let Du Mingwei do the wife-swapping thing."

"Then you'll still be my wife, and we'll definitely have a wonderful life together."

"The Wang family's affairs... that has little to do with me. I only found out later that the Wang family are your adopted godparents."

Okay, very good. We'll settle these scores when we have the chance.

Du Mingxian feigned weakness, "You had someone drug me, where's the antidote?"

"There is no antidote." Wu Daniu glanced at the incense burner, frowned, and thought that the servants must have done a bad job to not light the incense, but that was no longer important.

"Then you can go out. I want to rest for a while."

Wu Daniu said with a hint of smugness, "Aren't you going to cause trouble?"

"Why should I make a scene? What's the point? Or do you think you'll let me off the hook if I do?"

“No, not at all.” Wu Daniu said calmly. “Even if you make a scene, I won’t let you go. Just stay here and rest. I’m leaving now. I’ll have someone come to take care of you later.”

Du Mingxian didn't answer. She closed her eyes slightly and leaned against the bed to rest. Only when she heard Wu Daniu's footsteps leaving did she open her eyes. She no longer looked weak; her eyes were filled with contemplation.

She was wondering who was behind Wu Daniu.

That very evening, the Crown Prince's men discovered that Du Mingxian was missing.

The Crown Prince mobilized his forces today and actually found some suspicious people who wanted to arrest the families of the examinees. However, because the Crown Prince had made prior arrangements, those people did not succeed.

However... the candidates had already entered the examination hall, and in order to avoid trouble, the Crown Prince arranged for people to protect them. Upon doing so, he discovered that Du Mingxian was not there.

The Crown Prince immediately learned that someone was missing. After asking the person's name, he learned that it was Du Mingxian. He secretly asked An An to contact Chunfeng to see if she had returned to the Ling family.

When the two sides met, they discovered that Du Mingxian had simply disappeared; she was neither at home nor in the tenement.

The crown prince also grew anxious and secretly sent men out to inquire.

Du Mingxian knew nothing. On the third day, Wu Daniu personally brought his two younger sisters over. Xia Yu, who had been secretly watching the Wu family, discovered that Wu Daniu had taken the two girls to a house.

So he quietly went to a secluded spot and found Du Mingxian in the house.

Wu Sihua and Wu Xiaohua have grown up. Wu Sihua is now a graceful young woman, and Wu Daniu has money and has been living in the capital for some time.

The two sisters, when they didn't speak, really had the air of wealthy young ladies, but once they opened their mouths, it all fell apart.

Wu Xiaohua was only five years old when Wu Dani got married. She has memories of the village, but she has some impression of Du Mingxian, who almost married her brother. Now she can't recognize her.

Wu Sihua was nine years old at the time and already had memories. Even though several years had passed, she could still recognize the face at a glance and never thought of Du Mingxian.

Firstly, Du Mingxian had a miserable time in the Du family, and secondly, what married woman can have a particularly good life?

The Du Mingxian used to be skinny and rough, and she worked very hard all day. Now, the Du Mingxian is fair-skinned and has an imposing presence. When she stands there, she looks more like the matriarch of a family.

"Who is this, big brother?" Wu Sihua asked first.

Wu Daniu didn't blame his sister; Du Mingxian's change was too great. "It's Du Mingxian, Mingwei's cousin."

Wu Sihua was extremely shocked. "It's her, the one who almost married into our family back then."