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

"What does he want? How dare he take you away?"

"Don't worry, he must have done something treasonous and sent his two younger sisters to a house. That house needs an older person, and his two younger sisters are still too young."

Ling Silang still felt uneasy; his wife had been taken away by someone else, and he was powerless to do anything about it.

"Don't worry," Du Mingxian comforted him. "Wu Daniu has someone backing him. I want to know who that person is."

"But I'm worried."

Seeing his unease, Du Mingxian, who had previously wanted to stay, no longer had much of a thought. "Fine, if you're uneasy, I won't go back."

"That's good." Ling Silang just didn't want Du Mingxian to go. There are so many things in the world, why should his wife always have to handle them? The Crown Prince has many more capable people under his command, and investigating this matter is not a simple matter.

Du Mingxian chuckled, "Alright, as you wish, but I still need to go to the Crown Prince's residence again later to explain the matter."

"Hmm." Ling Silang didn't say he would go; he was still a candidate and it wasn't appropriate for him to go to the Crown Prince's residence.

"By the way, have you seen Lin Guixiang in the courtyard?"

"Yes, I saw him. He was in the yard this afternoon."

Du Mingxian sneered, "This time, she was the one who insisted on tricking me out. She's an informant that Wu Daniu bribed to keep an eye on us."

Ling Silang felt a chill run down his spine. "Then let's settle the score with her."

Lin Guixiang had been feeling uneasy in her room for the past few days. Du Mingxian hadn't returned yet, which had gradually put her at ease, but now that Ling Silang had finished his exams and returned, she was even more worried.

She had been worried since noon, and by evening, seeing that Ling Silang hadn't made any move, she was overjoyed.

Ling Silang wasn't worried, which showed that he didn't care about Du Mingxian at all. This gave her a chance, and maybe she could even divorce him and marry him. Ling Silang was definitely better at studying than Sun Tao.

But her good mood didn't last long. She heard Liu Ya speaking in the courtyard. It was Du Mingxian who had returned. She was extremely nervous.

She wanted to escape then, but it was so late at night, where could she escape to? Seeing that Du Mingxian was alright, she knew that she must have been released by the people over there, and she gradually felt relieved.

Even though she felt at ease, she was still a little sad, so she got up and packed her things, planning to move out the next morning. She couldn't live in this courtyard anymore.

Just as she was packing her things, the room door was kicked open.

Yes, they kicked it open, and the door fell down completely; they didn't knock.

A strong, cold wind blew, chilling Lin Guixiang to the bone. She couldn't help but shiver, and even her lips trembled a couple of times. However, she quickly calmed down.

He put down what he was holding, rushed out, grabbed Du Mingxian's sleeve and asked with concern, "Mingxian, how have you been these past two days? We went to the teahouse together that day, and then I fainted and then woke up."

As she spoke, she started to cry, tears streaming down her face. "They did some bad things to me, tormented me, and then let me go."

"Are you okay?"

"Really? But I heard from Sister Liu that you went back to the courtyard on the same day I was taken away, so were you locked up and did bad things in a dream?"

"No, no, I..."

The timing didn't match up, and Lin Guixiang's story was full of holes.

Du Mingxian reached out and grabbed Lin Guixiang by the neck, lifting her up directly. "You were bribed by Wu Daniu, and he's the one who sent you to the teahouse. You betrayed me for a profit, and now you want to deny everything?"

Lin Guixiang grabbed Du Mingxian's arms with both hands and waved them around, but Du Mingxian's hands were like iron shovels, and she couldn't open them no matter what she did. Her vision blurred, and it seemed like she was about to die at any moment.

It was as if she could see her long-dead great-grandmother staring at her and scolding her for being useless.

Seeing that Lin Guixiang was about to roll her eyes, Du Mingxian finally let go of her hand. Lin Guixiang collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

"Remember this: next time you betray someone, think carefully and consider whether the person you're betraying can afford to offend you."

Lin Guixiang looked up at Du Mingxian, fear in her eyes, and all her scheming vanished.

"Killing you would only dirty my hands. Don't ever appear before me again."

"Yes Yes."

Lin Guixiang dared not delay any longer. She quickly tidied up the things she was halfway through packing and hurriedly ran out.

When Du Mingxian and Ling Silang came out, they saw Liu Ya standing at her door, looking into the distance with concern in her eyes.

"Sister Liu is alright, you should go in and take care of Young Master Jiang."

Liu Ya glanced at the collapsed door of Lin Guixiang's house, asked no questions, simply responded softly, and turned to go inside.

Du Mingxian and Ling Silang returned to their room and began to tidy up. With the exams over, she needed to prepare to go home.

Since we've decided not to worry about what happens next, then we don't need to worry about it. Besides... there's another storm to face.

Ling Silang was Qi Ji three years ago, and now he is Ling Silang again. A storm is sure to break out in the capital.

And then there's the Tapo... Back then, with Qi Ji's status, Ling Silang had cut off the Tapo's claws and teeth in Da Shun.

Once Ling Silang steps forward, he will be attacked by many people, as well as by those in the shadows. This is the most troublesome part.

Thinking about this, Du Mingxian didn't want to go back. Living separately would make her family safer, but she couldn't guarantee that those people wouldn't be able to find out anything.

The next morning, while Ling Silang was happily tidying up, the courtyard that Wu Daniu had arranged for Du Mingxian was in complete chaos.

In the morning, Biyu waited for Du Mingxian to get up, but she didn't. Fearing something might have happened, Biyu quickly pushed open the door and went in, only to find the room empty, with nothing there.

The blankets on the bed were unused, which means the person wasn't there last night.

Biyu immediately panicked. There was no one in charge of the courtyard, so the servants had no choice but to ask Wu Sihua for instructions.

Upon hearing that Du Mingxian was missing, Wu Sihua immediately became happy. "It's good that she's gone. We don't need to worry about her anymore. Go and reorganize Du Mingxian's room. I'm moving there."

"Miss, this isn't quite right."

“What’s wrong with that? This courtyard is for the second young lady to live in. If Du Mingxian comes back in the future, we can find her another courtyard.”

When the servants tried to object, Wu Sihua immediately rebuked them, "I am your mistress, you must listen to me."

Biyu thought of what Du Mingxian had said about servants being treated like servants, and now she didn't dare to contradict Wu Sihua. She could only go back to pack up, but she was also careful and sent someone out secretly to find Wu Daniu's men and send out the news that Du Mingxian was missing.

Du Mingxian knew nothing about what was going on at this house. She had stayed here briefly, and it wasn't easy to tidy it up.

Jiang Liting was feeling better today than yesterday and came over to thank Du Mingxian, only to find them packing up. She was a little puzzled and asked, "Are you moving out at this time?"

The exam results haven't come out yet. If we rent a new place and I don't pass, wouldn't all that effort be for nothing?