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

"Well, it's her."

"What is she doing here?" Wu Sihua frowned, her eyes full of disdain, and she couldn't hide her jealousy.

Wu Daniu sensed something was off about his sister's tone, but he didn't care. "Of course she's here. From now on, she'll be my mistress."

Wu Sihua was even more disgusted, "Brother, with your current status, what kind of woman can't you have? Why do you want to find a woman who has been married before? What's so good about her?"

"What do you know, you're just a little kid. From now on, you'll live with her. Listen to her on everything in the house. I'll also find a female tutor for you and Xiaohua later."

Fearing that Wu Sihua wouldn't want to hear it, Wu Daniu quickly offered a rosy picture: "You're going to marry into a high-class family in the future, so you must learn proper etiquette and be literate to make it easier for you to marry."

Mentioning this made Wu Sihua a little happier. "Okay, okay, I'll listen to my older brother."

"That's right." Wu Daniu was satisfied with Wu Sihua's attitude, and then said to Du Mingxian, "Take good care of the two of them, and I won't treat you badly. But if you cause trouble for no reason, I won't let you off the hook either."

Du Mingxian sat to the side drinking tea, watching the brother and sister talk, but didn't say a word.

Wu Sihua was immediately unhappy. "Hey, my older brother is talking to you. Don't you have any manners?"

"What's the point of being polite? I was kidnapped and brought here. It's already a testament to my mental strength that I haven't gone crazy. Why should I be polite, especially to the people who kidnapped me?"

Wu Sihua's fingers trembled with anger, but she couldn't speak.

Wu Daniu was also dissatisfied with Du Mingxian's attitude, "You should talk to Sihua properly. She used to like you a lot."

"Hmm," Du Mingxian responded faintly.

Wu Daniu had other things to do. "Alright, you guys talk, I have something to do, I'll come see you in a couple of days."

Du Mingxian watched the person leave, but she wasn't interested. In any case, she wouldn't interfere in the affairs of this house, and besides, there was something else she needed to confirm.

As she stood up to leave, Wu Sihua called out to her, "Hey, don't think that just because our brother sent us here, we'll listen to you. You're not qualified."

Du Mingxian glanced back at them indifferently, "Do whatever you want." As she turned to leave, Wu Sihua rushed forward and blocked her way, "You can't leave."

Du Mingxian frowned, looking at the aggressive girl in front of her. "Why?"

"I haven't finished speaking, what right do you have to leave?"

Too lazy to argue with her, Du Mingxian raised her chin and said, "You tell me."

“My brother made us live together, so I couldn’t say anything. Don’t think we’ll really listen to you. Also, you’re not allowed to do anything bad to me and my sister, and you’re not allowed to order us around.”

"The most important thing is that I don't like you. From now on, when I come out, you should stay in your room and don't let us see you. It will hurt our eyes."

Du Mingxian was so angry she laughed. "This house is so big, do you really have to live in one courtyard? Can't you have the servants prepare a separate courtyard for you? That way you can just close the door and live your own lives, and who will bother whom?"

Wu Sihua was speechless for a long time before finally saying, "Fine, fine, you think that's the end of it? My elder brother asked you to take care of us, but even though it's called taking care of us, who will you take care of? From now on, you'll be in charge of everything in this house."

Du Mingxian simply shrugged. "Fine, whatever you want. Go tell those servants to do whatever you say. I have no objection. Now, can you step aside?"

Wu Sihua was furious, and Du Mingxian's soft and submissive attitude made her even angrier.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Du Mingxian simply walked around her and left; she had no interest in playing with the little girl.

As she walked to her own courtyard, the person who had been following her was still there. She sat down in the courtyard and looked at the two old women who were cleaning. She hesitated for a moment and said, "The two young ladies have arrived. You two go and take a look. Help out with the cleaning in the courtyard over there. Otherwise, they might really say that I don't take care of them."

"Yes."

In the courtyard where Du Mingxian now lives, there are only two old women serving her. They are in and out of the house. After sending the others away, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She quickly glanced at where Xia Yu was hiding, turned around and went into the room, but didn't close the door, waiting for the person behind her to come in.

She didn't know who was outside, but she always felt that it was one of her own.

Xia Yu clearly noticed that Du Mingxian had glanced at her. She hesitated only slightly before quietly landing in the courtyard, then slipped into the room and quickly closed the door.

Du Mingxian was very happy to see that Xia Yu was truly one of their own. "They really are one of us."

"Madam, when did you discover me?"

"You came with Wu Daniu, right?"

"Yes, I was watching that house and saw Wu Daniu leave with his two younger sisters. They were carrying some things, which didn't seem like their usual routine, so I kept an eye on them and followed them. I didn't expect Madam to be here."

Du Mingxian said helplessly, "My neighbor in the tenement was bribed by Wu Daniu to lure me to a teahouse. I could tell there was medicine in the tea. I didn't know what her purpose was, so I played along."

Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief. She had said that the lady was very clever and could not possibly be tied up by others. It turned out that it was intentional, so it was understandable.

"Madam, the Crown Prince knows you have disappeared and has sent people to secretly inquire about your whereabouts."

"What's going on? Does the Crown Prince want to see me?"

She lives outside and doesn't contact the Crown Prince often, so how could the Crown Prince have discovered her disappearance so quickly? It must have been the Crown Prince who was looking for her.

"At the examination hall, the families of the candidates were being watched. Now they've all been gathered together by His Highness, in case something goes wrong during the exam. You were among them. You weren't there at the time, and then..."

Du Mingxian understood. "Alright, since you know I'm here, when you go back later, go to the Crown Prince's residence and tell him not to worry about me. I just want to stay here with Wu Daniu and see what his purpose is. I feel like there are other people behind him."

"Yes, then when the master comes out, you must tell him that he will be worried when he sees that you are not here."

"Just tell the truth when the time comes. No one is watching over or guarding this house. Wu Daniu is very arrogant. When he comes out, I will secretly find an opportunity to go out and tell him. But you should also tell him first, otherwise he will get anxious."

"Yes, I have remembered it."

Seeing that there was nothing else to say, Du Mingxian said directly to Xia Yu, "You can go now."