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

Madam Zhou suggested, "Why don't you have your second brother take someone out to ask around? Even if Fourth Brother is busy and can't come back, at least we'll know his whereabouts."

"It's alright, Second Sister-in-law, I can go by myself. I'm Si Lang's wife, it's more appropriate for me to go and ask." Du Mingxian was not comfortable with others going, and she was also afraid that if something happened to them while they were asking, they might lose their lives.

Chunfeng and the others listened from the side, and the Ling family members dispersed.

Chunfeng stepped forward and said, "Madam, let me go. I'll quietly go out and see why the master hasn't returned yet."

"I……"

Qiu Shu then spoke up, "Madam has other matters to attend to tonight, so leave this matter to us. We will definitely find out why the master has not yet returned."

Du Mingxian didn't know what else to say. She needed to go to the palace. It would be best if they inquired about Ling Silang's affairs themselves. If they couldn't find out, she would investigate on her own.

"Okay, you guys go check first, and then see what the situation is outside."

"Yes."

Du Mingxian didn't believe that they were the only ones taking action that night; there must be spies from other families coming out to gather information, but everyone was just being very discreet.

Shortly after dark, Dongmo and Chunfeng went out to gather information. Although Du Mingxian still had plans for the night, she didn't sleep and was very worried about Ling Silang's situation.

About half an hour later, the two returned, neither of them looking very well.

Dongmo and Chunfeng exchanged a glance, and finally Chunfeng spoke up, "Madam, please don't rush to tell us."

Du Mingxian clenched her fists tightly. "Has something happened?"

"My lord, he has been taken to the Dali Temple prison."

Du Mingxian was quite nervous at first, but when she heard about the Dali Temple prison, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With Wen Yibin, the Vice Minister of the Dali Temple, there, even if Ling Silang went to prison, he wouldn't suffer too much.

"What exactly happened?"

"We don't know the specifics. We went out to inquire about information, but before we could decide where to go, we were led to the Wen family. We met Wen Shaoqing, and he told us to come back and tell Madam that the master is alright."

Upon hearing this, Du Mingxian was unwilling to ask Dongmo and Chunfeng any more questions. "Alright, you two go back and rest."

"Yes."

Du Mingxian didn't pack anything and left home openly. She headed straight for the Wen residence and went to find Wen Yibin, but... there was no one in Wen Yibin's courtyard.

The person is not here.

Du Mingxian then walked towards Lord Wen's courtyard.

Sure enough, the person was in Lord Wen's study. The two brothers were talking when someone came to report that Du Mingxian had arrived. Neither of them was surprised.

Du Mingxian went inside, and Wen Yibin even poured her a cup of tea himself, saying, "He's fine, you don't need to worry."

"What exactly happened to my uncle? He was just a minor official in the Hanlin Academy, how did he end up in jail?"

"You ruined the Tapo people's plans when you were in Ping County. Now that the Tapo people control the court, when they found out that Ling Zimo is Qi Ji from Ping County, they immediately found a pretext to put him in jail."

"This is outrageous! Aren't they afraid of getting into trouble for doing this?"

“If they were afraid, they wouldn’t have done this. Don’t worry, Dali Temple is my territory, Silang will be fine.”

Can I go see him?

"Yes, I'll take you to see it in a bit."

"Thank you, uncle."

"Why are you being so polite with me?"

Lord Wen sat to the side without speaking until they finished talking, then he said, "The situation in the court is currently unclear, so you don't need to worry about Silang. We will all protect him."

"Father, what are the Emperor's plans? Are they going to keep dragging this on?"

"No, we have already sent a letter to Prince Rong. It will take him a few more days to receive the letter and return to the capital."

Du Mingxian didn't say anything.

Lord Wen explained, “There are too many trolls in the capital now. We are short-handed, and we also have traitors on our side. If we really start fighting now, we have no chance of winning. They also have hostages in their hands.”

"So for now, all we can do is wait, wait for Prince Rong to secretly arrive in the capital with his men, so that we can take it down in one fell swoop with the help of both inside and outside."

Du Mingxian had no interest in their policies; she only wanted Ling Silang to return as soon as possible. "Last night we secretly went into the palace to treat the Crown Prince, and we were originally planning to go into the palace together tonight to see the Crown Prince again."

"Now that he's imprisoned, the Crown Prince's illness will likely be delayed as well."

Both Lord Wen and Wen Yibin became nervous.

Lord Wen inquired, "Is the Crown Prince's condition very serious?"

"His right arm was broken, his left shoulder was pierced, and there was no one to take care of him. They just left him lying there and locked him up. They would give him a bite to eat when they remembered, and if they didn't remember, they wouldn't give him any food at all."

Du Mingxian glanced at Lord Wen and Wen Yibin before continuing quietly, "This time, both the Emperor and the Crown Prince have fallen victim to this. I wonder if the luck of the Great Shun Dynasty has run out. Why would even a minor official be imprisoned?"

The two men knew she was upset, which was normal. After all, she was devoted to the court, but her husband had been imprisoned.

"Don't worry, he won't suffer in prison. I'll have my trusted men guard him there for the next couple of days." That's all Wen Yibin can do right now. "We can't release him yet. Once Prince Rong's men arrive and we're ready to take action, I'll release him immediately."

Lord Wen also assured him, "The suffering he endured today will not be in vain. You can rest assured. The Emperor must know about it. The Crown Prince's matter is important now. Do you have a prescription? You will be delivering medicine to the Crown Prince tonight, right?"

"Yes." Du Mingxian felt very frustrated and a little emotional, and was unwilling to go to the palace to deliver medicine to the Crown Prince.

Wen Yibin could tell that she was upset. "Don't worry, come on, I'll take you to the jail now."

"it is good."

As the two left Lord Wen's courtyard, Du Mingxian whispered, "You can go to Dali Temple openly and honestly. I can't go with you. I'll go ahead and wait for you at the entrance of the Dali Temple prison."

"it is good."

Wen Yibin can't bring anyone with him when he goes out now, so he can only let Du Mingxian go first.

One went out in the open, the other in the shadows. But Du Mingxian was in a hurry, so she arrived early and found a dark corner where she huddled and waited for someone to come over.

She appeared after Wen Yibin arrived and went inside with him.

The guards were Wen Yibin's confidants. When they saw Wen Yibin bringing his men over, no one said anything and they let them pass directly.

The cell was dark and smelled terrible, but Du Mingxian didn't have time to care about that. She followed Wen Yibin further inside until they reached Ling Silang's cell.

The oil lamp on the wall was dim, but she could see that on the wooden bed, a mattress was laid out, and Ling Silang was lying on it fully clothed.

Hearing the noise, Ling Silang sat up immediately.