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

Wen Yibin kept urging, "You must take this seriously. Just think of it as saving me, okay?"

Ling Silang sensed his urgency, "Okay, okay, I'll tell her when I get back."

"Alright." Wen Yibin glanced at Ling Silang again. "I'm afraid some people in the court won't let you off easily."

"It's okay, I was prepared."

After Ling Silang returned home, Du Mingxian had already coaxed An'an to sleep. Seeing that he returned and his expression was no different, she was secretly relieved.

"Did nothing bad happen today?"

"Yes, Censor Wang was the first to point out that I was Qi Ji. Later, the Emperor suppressed the matter. With the Emperor protecting me, these people probably won't dare to do anything in the future."

At least on the surface.

Du Mingxian lived in the inner quarters of the palace in her previous life. Although she knew a lot about things in the capital after arriving there, she was still unaware of the filth behind officialdom, especially among civil officials.

In his previous life, Wu Daniu was a military general and had no access to such things, so naturally she didn't understand them.

In her previous life, during a peaceful era, things were quite different from now; she could never have imagined it.

"That's good. With the Emperor and the Crown Prince protecting us, we're safe on the surface. But we still need to be careful behind the scenes. We ruined the Tapao's plans, and they have spies in the capital. It's very possible they'll take action against us."

“That’s how it is.” Ling Silang nodded gently.

Du Mingxian asked, "Did you tell the Crown Prince about this today?"

"said."

"That's good. I wonder if you'll be left in the capital or sent to another region."

Ling Silang asked, "What are you thinking?"

“My mother told me today that she wants to go back home. You are in high school now and things are stable. She is worried about my grandmother and wants to go home to take care of her. But I am worried about her going back alone.”

“Then let Da Bao go back with us. He should start preparing for his marriage when he gets home,” Ling Silang suggested. “We can also find a security escort agency so that Mother can return safely.”

“That’s what I thought too, but… I also considered my parents. The shamans are lurking in the shadows. As long as we don’t get rid of them, we might be in danger.”

Ling Silang frowned slightly. "You want Father and Mother to come back with you?"

Du Mingxian shook her head. "No, Mother's condition is not suitable for her to live in the village. I was thinking... why don't we use our connections to get you a post outside the capital? That way, our whole family can leave the capital. The local officials probably don't have enough manpower. If they want to cause trouble in the capital, they can't send people to other places."

"So leaving Beijing together is the safest option."

Ling Silang recalled Wen Yibin's words from earlier that evening, "I don't know what kind of safety the Crown Prince is looking for. This is not something we can resolve simply by exerting our efforts."

"I came back with my uncle tonight. He said that Lord Wen's condition is not very good these days, and he hopes we can go to the Wen family to check on him."

"Why don't we go to the Wen family and ask Lord Wen for his opinion?"

Du Mingxian had forgotten about this; she'd been too busy lately. "Okay, I'm free tomorrow. I'll take An'an to see her."

"I'm free tomorrow too, I'll just wait for the court's notification and go with you."

"Okay, ask your parents what they think, whether Da Bao should stay a little longer or go home directly."

"it is good."

The next day, the two went directly to the Wen residence.

Today was a day off, and Lord Wen was at home. When he heard from a servant that Du Mingxian and her husband had arrived, he was overjoyed. "Quickly, invite them in."

Lord Wen intended to meet the person in his study, but when Du Mingxian and Ling Silang entered, he was pleasantly surprised to see that Ling Silang was holding a child in his arms.

"Oh my, An'an is here too."

"Yes, call him maternal grandfather."

Xiao An'an has a lot of words now, but he's not very fluent. If you teach him properly, he'll be able to learn them all.

“Outer…died…father”.

"Oh my, what a good girl." Lord Wen smiled so much that his face got even more wrinkles, and he immediately stepped forward to hug An'an.

Little An'an wasn't shy at all, and he could sense the kindness from the grandfather, so he reached out to let him hug him.

“The study is full of books, the child probably won’t be interested, let’s go somewhere else.”

So the group left the study and went directly to the main hall. In the main hall, the steward had already instructed several servants to find some toys for the children to play with. Since the mansion didn't have any, he simply sent someone out to buy them.

Lord Wen was playing with An'an.

When Wen Yibin heard the news, he rushed over and found Lord Wen sitting on the ground, playing with An'an without any regard for his image.

"Your presence has made this house so lively."

Du Mingxian noticed that Yi Bin had lost a lot of weight. "If my uncle gets married and has a child, the mansion will still be lively."

Wen Yibin glared at her, "When you come back, you don't know how to say anything to make your uncle happy."

“You’re back. Try to persuade your uncle. He’s not listening to anyone. The second and third branches of the family have separated, and there’s no mistress in the mansion. If he gets married, there will be a mistress in the mansion to manage things.”

Wen Yibin has been constantly nagged by Lord Wen about his marriage lately, and he's getting worried. "Brother, I beg you, I really don't want to get married, I really don't want to get married."

Lord Wen didn't say anything. He himself was having trouble finding a wife and didn't want to force his younger brother to marry. If he was going to marry, he wanted his younger brother to marry someone he liked. "Fine, I'm just thinking about the fact that there's no mistress in the mansion."

"It's all because you, eldest brother, want to divide the family. If we hadn't, Third Sister-in-law would still be in the mansion, and it wouldn't be without a mistress."

Lord Wen didn't explain anything, and Du Mingxian glanced at it but didn't ask anything.

The group chatted while playing with An'an.

Finally, Du Mingxian asked, "Father, we would like to know what arrangements His Majesty has for the top three winners this time?"

"According to convention, he will definitely enter the Hanlin Academy."

Once you enter the Hanlin Academy, you'll eventually be assigned to the Grand Secretariat.

Lord Wen knew that Du Mingxian's question wasn't casual, "Do you have other ideas?"

"Yes." Du Mingxian had nothing to hide from Lord Wen. "We ruined the Tagore people's plans before. Now that we have family around, we're afraid they'll do something bad behind our backs, so... we wanted to see if we could be sent out."

“Then you should stay in the capital even more,” Lord Wen analyzed. “In the capital, even if they secretly plot something bad, they have to think it through before they act. But if you go to other places, there’s no guarantee that nothing will happen on the way. If something does happen, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and no one will come to your rescue in time. You can only rely on yourselves.”

Wen Yibin also said, "It is indeed better in the capital than in other places. If there are not enough people at home, you can bring a few people back from the mansion. I will pick a few who are good at fighting."

Du Mingxian remained silent. She had misunderstood the situation. She thought that going to other places would reduce the danger, but she didn't expect that staying in the capital was the safest option.