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

After arriving home, she quietly lifted the curtain, placed the Emperor on the carriage, and then called Qiu Shu and Dong Mo over.

"You two come here and carry her to... the room where my mother used to live."

Previously, Da Zhou Shi lived in the west side of the main room. Originally, Da Zhou Shi and Xu Tingting lived together. Later, because Du Mingxian and her husband moved out, Da Zhou Shi considered that Ling's mother was not in good health and often had to take An'an to sleep, so Xu Tingting moved to the empty side room.

After the Zhou family left, this room was left empty and is now ready to be used.

Without much thought, Qiu Shu and Dong Mo went forward to lift the person, but when they saw the face of the person in the carriage... the two of them froze, as if they had seen a ghost.

Seeing that the two had gotten into the carriage but hadn't moved, Du Mingxian asked, "What's going on? Hurry up and get them off the carriage!"

The two women, their bodies stiff, lifted the person with incredibly gentle movements and carried them into the room as instructed by Du Mingxian.

Xia Yu didn't go out today. Before leaving, Du Mingxian made arrangements for her to tidy up Da Zhou's room and change the bedding, without saying anything else.

Seeing Qiu Shu and the other person carrying someone inside, Xia Yu asked curiously, "Madam, is this person... someone we need to call a doctor for?"

"No need, you adults know medicine."

Xia Yu didn't ask any more questions and stood guard at the door.

After Qiu Shu and Dong Mo made arrangements for everyone, they exchanged a glance and made a point of checking that the Emperor was still warm. They were even more shocked and came out to stand at the door of the room, staring at Du Mingxian, unwilling to leave.

This was the first time Du Mingxian had been stared at with such questioning eyes. She knew it, but she couldn't explain. "What's wrong?"

"Madam, the people inside..."

"It's just as you think, but as you've seen from the situation outside, you came from the Crown Prince's residence, so this person's identity must not be revealed at all."

Du Mingxian was extremely serious. This matter couldn't be suppressed, so it was better to admit it in front of Qiu Shu and the others. That way, there would be one more person to protect the Emperor.

"The person has been poisoned and hasn't woken up yet. All you need to do recently is pay attention to the movements of all parties and protect his safety."

Qiu Shu and Dong Mo were inwardly turbulent, but outwardly they were only slightly shocked and showed little expression. "Yes."

"Alright, you two can make your own arrangements. Xia Yu will be helping me take care of this person inside these next two days."

After listening for a while, Xia Yu sensed something was wrong and leaned forward to ask in a low voice, "Madam, who is inside?"

Du Mingxian didn't know how to explain, so she said, "Let Qiu Shu tell you."

After saying that, Du Mingxian went to look at An'an. Xia Yu leaned closer to Qiu Shu and asked, "What's wrong with you two? Your expressions are so serious. Who is this person inside?"

Qiu Shu silently uttered two words: Your Majesty.

Xia Yu thought she had misread it, and her mouth started to tremble, "You...you must have said something wrong."

“No,” Qiu Shu explained. “I saw Dong Mo before when we were at the Crown Prince’s residence.”

Xia Yu was a woman after all, and had no advantage in the secret guards. It was only because the Crown Prince gave her to Du Mingxian that she had any chance to stand out.

"It really is...it's not like they've already summoned a coffin..."

Before Xia Yu could finish speaking, Dong Mo quickly interrupted, "Xia Yu, don't say everything. Madam must have her reasons for doing this. What we need to do now is serve and protect the people inside. Other things are not our concern."

"Okay, okay." Xia Yu nodded repeatedly, not daring to say another word.

Everyone knows the emperor is dead, but now he's alive and well, and he's even in the home of an ordinary official. How terrifying is that?

When the Emperor entered, Qiu Shu and the others became extremely vigilant, practically staying in the courtyard without leaving. Even Ling's father and mother noticed something amiss and came over to inquire.

Xia Yu only gave a vague answer, "It's just one person that Madam rescued. Madam values ​​him highly, saying he's very important, and told us to guard him carefully. Madam didn't say anything else."

As expected, Ling's father and mother didn't ask any more questions, but they still went in to take a look and found that there was only a middle-aged man inside. Even though he was asleep, his demeanor was clearly not that of an ordinary person.

The two returned to their room, and Ling's mother was still a little worried, "I wonder who Mingxian rescued."

"Whoever it is, if Mingxian says it's important, then it's important. She's so smart, as long as we don't cause her any trouble."

"Yes Yes."

Du Mingxian instructed Xia Yu to keep watch until the Emperor woke up before informing her. However, when the Emperor woke up, the Ling family was having dinner.

Du Mingxian didn't even have time to eat; she rushed off to check on things.

Just as Du Mingxian had imagined, the Emperor was perfectly fine in the palace, but when he woke up, he found himself in a strange place, in a simple room, with no one around him.

Anyone would panic in this situation.

When Du Mingxian entered the room, Xia Yu stood respectfully to one side. The Emperor lay on the bed with a sharp gaze, and when he saw Du Mingxian enter, his sharp gaze did not diminish at all.

"Master Huang." Du Mingxian had already decided that she couldn't call him "Emperor" in her home, so calling him "Master Huang" would be better.

Anger flashed in the Emperor's eyes.

Du Mingxian stepped forward and stood near the bed, her voice low, "There is a traitor in your family, and now your home has been occupied by others. I am the wife of Ling Ziming, the top scholar in the imperial examination this year. It was your eldest son who agreed to let me bring you out."

The emperor was surprised, confused, and doubtful, before finally becoming furious. "What did you say? A traitor?"

"Yes, if you don't believe me, Master Huang, you can ask my husband for details when he returns."

The Emperor did not speak. Du Mingxian pointed to Xia Yu, who was standing in a corner, and said, "This is someone your eldest son arranged for me. You can trust him."

The Emperor remained silent, and Du Mingxian, unsure of what else to say, tentatively asked, "Would you like something to eat?"

She didn't know how the Emperor would be after he woke up or if he would be able to eat. Ling Silang hadn't given any instructions when he left, so she was in a difficult position.

"I await the return of the newly appointed top scholar." The emperor's voice was extremely hoarse as he uttered this single word before turning his head away and remaining silent.

"Yes." Du Mingxian didn't hesitate at all and came out directly, calling Xia Yu out as well. "Go eat, don't stay here. Judging from Master Huang's appearance, he doesn't need you to serve him."

"Yes."

Xia Yu went to eat. She was still shaken by the murderous look the Emperor gave her when he woke up.

Du Mingxian went to eat.

Ling's mother asked with concern, "Mingxian, has the person you brought back woken up? Should we send some food over?"

"No need, he's not hungry, and we don't even know if he'll be able to eat after he wakes up. Let's wait for my husband to come back and check his pulse first."

Ling's mother now had great faith in Ling Silang's medical skills, so she said, "Alright then."