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

"It would be better if he didn't suffer, but... but what happens next? The higher-ups have ordered him locked up. Who can get him out?"

Ling Erlang was somewhat flustered. "Wasn't he the top scholar personally appointed by the Emperor? Even if the Emperor is dead, the Crown Prince is still the Emperor's son. Doesn't a son listen to his father?"

"What the Crown Prince is doing is unacceptable."

Seeing that Ling Erlang was particularly agitated, Du Mingxian hurriedly tried to calm him down, "Second Brother, don't get agitated."

Some things are better left unsaid.

It would be one thing if Ling's parents heard it, but it would be extremely embarrassing if the emperor, who was rumored to be dead, heard it in the main room.

Ling Erlang forced himself to calm down. "Is there anything I can do to help? Tell me and I'll help."

"Second brother, not yet. My husband hasn't returned, and our parents are in a bad mood. Mother's illness has finally improved a lot, so don't let this cause her any further distress."

"Second brother, all you can do now is to keep things at home peaceful. I'll figure out what to do with my husband."

Du Mingxian knew that once the imperial rescue team arrived, they would have hope, and Ling Silang would be able to get out. But she couldn't tell Ling Erlang these things. He was just an ordinary person who didn't know anything, and he wouldn't be able to handle it if she said too much.

If the family knew that the person who rarely left the main room was the rumored deceased emperor, they would probably want to kneel at the door of the room sooner or later, not daring to make a sound when walking or breathing loudly, for fear of disturbing the emperor.

Just thinking about that scene makes her want to laugh.

"Okay, Mingxian, you need to be careful too. Don't worry about An'an. Your second sister-in-law didn't sleep much last night either. She was worried about you going out and was afraid that she would wake An'an if she got up, so she asked me to come out and ask. She must be waiting for you right now."

Du Mingxian chuckled. It was this kind of simple and honest affection from the Ling family that warmed her heart the most. "Second brother, go in quickly, don't worry."

"it is good."

Du Mingxian didn't tell the Emperor what had happened; she went straight back to her room to sleep and had a good nap during the day. Outside, because of what she had done the night before, things had turned upside down.

The national treasury was robbed; overnight, everything was gone.

The guards of the treasury all fainted, neither dead nor awake, looking like living dead, and the thieves walked in openly.

It's absurd that so much stuff in the national treasury could be moved overnight, especially since no footprints were left on the ground.

This is like seeing a ghost.

To lose the entire national treasury overnight, it would take countless people to move it all away so that it could disappear silently and without a trace.

But... ironically, soldiers now guard the main streets of the capital at night, and the common people are completely confined to their homes, including the homes of high-ranking officials.

All those who could move were court officials, and they were not even allowed to bring their own attendants.

So who exactly stole from the national treasury and brought everyone down?

The people in the court were in a state of panic, but because everyone was confined to their posts and could not go out, no news had been leaked out. However, the officials who went out on duty still found out.

Everyone in the palace was extremely worried, and one by one they all requested to see the Crown Prince.

The fourth prince is now handling the matter. Seeing that everyone wants to see the crown prince, he regrets to inform them that the crown prince is seriously injured and cannot see anyone at the moment.

When Du Mingxian woke up, Lord Wen arrived.

She was quite surprised to see Lord Wen. "Father, what brings you here?"

"Come and see you."

"Aren't we not allowed to move around outside right now?"

"They won't let me move around, but I am a high-ranking official in the court. My daughter is sick, and I'm coming to see her openly and honestly. Who can stop me?" Lord Wen wasn't afraid at all.

Du Mingxian gave him a thumbs up, then pointed towards the main room, "Didn't you go in?"

"I went in. I came here today to check on the Emperor. Something happened, and I... I'm wondering whether to tell him or not. I haven't made up my mind yet."

Du Mingxian knew perfectly well what was going on, but she still asked, "Is it something very important?"

"important."

The national treasury is the foundation of the nation.

But if something is stolen completely overnight, who can stand it?

The hard work of generations, the lives of everyone.

“I think His Majesty’s condition has improved somewhat. Why don’t you give it a try?” Du Mingxian knew what it was about, and after thinking for a moment, she took out the heart-protecting pills that Ling Silang had prepared from her spatial storage.

"Keep this medicine. When you tell the Emperor later, if he can't bear it, give him this quickly. It should make him feel better."

"However... His Majesty has weathered many storms; surely he wouldn't be so frightened by such a small matter?"

Lord Wen gave her a strange look. “You don’t understand. Nothing, no matter how big, has ever happened like this… It’s bizarre. The national treasury has been robbed.”

"What? The national treasury has been robbed?" Du Mingxian feigned shock without any pretense. "Something very important has been lost?"

"They're all gone."

Du Mingxian was even more shocked this time, "Father, are you kidding me? How could they all be gone? It must be some kind of trick."

"No, they're all really gone. I went to check." Lord Wen was also deeply saddened. This matter was far too significant. The only good thing was that the capital was under strict lockdown, so the news hadn't spread. Only a few ministers in the court knew about it.

Everyone knows the seriousness of the matter, so I'm sure no one would dare to speak recklessly.

Du Mingxian fell silent, mainly because she didn't know how to comfort her.

"By the way, those guards of the national treasury have all been knocked down. They can breathe now, have no wounds, and haven't woken up. The imperial physicians examined them, and all they could find was that they were asleep, which is absurd."

Du Mingxian wanted to laugh, but dared not, so she could only hold it in. "Such a big thing, Father should indeed tell the Emperor. If we don't tell him now, the Emperor will definitely be even more upset when he finds out later."

"Moreover, the current situation does not allow it. Even if the emperor knew that the national treasury had been robbed, he might be glad that the things were gone and wouldn't have been used by the current robbers."

"Even if it's painful, it will only be painful for a while. Father, you should still go and talk to him."

Lord Wen felt that Du Mingxian's words made sense. Even if the Emperor was in great distress upon hearing the news, he had to consider the current situation. If the Emperor were to collapse again, there would be no one left to save the Crown Prince and the others.

This can be considered good news that allows the Emperor to persevere.

“You just got up, go eat. I’ll go talk to them, and then I have to go back.”

"Don't you want some?" Du Mingxian said, then quickly added, "I'll have someone bring the food in, so you can eat with the person inside."

"it is good."

Du Mingxian went back to the kitchen to eat. Xiao Zhoushi first prepared the Emperor's food and called Xia Yu to take it over.

"Second sister-in-law, Lord Wen is here. He'll be eating in the main room later, so we'll need to order some more food."

"Okay, I'll add two more dishes and have Xia Yu bring them over too."

"Thank you for your hard work, Second Sister-in-law."

Little Zhou waved her hand, "Why are you being so formal with me? I dislike it when you treat me like a stranger."

"Don't stand on ceremony with my second sister-in-law, I'm hungry."

"Wait a minute, it'll be ready to eat soon."

Not long after Du Mingxian finished eating, Lord Wen came out of the room. His mood was noticeably less distressed than when he went in, but he seemed somewhat excited at this moment.

"Is Father alright?"

"It's okay, I'll go now."

Watching Lord Wen leave, Du Mingxian glanced at the main room with a puzzled look, then went into her own room and then into her spatial storage to prepare things. She was going to bring some food to Ling Silang when she went to the prison tonight.

The food in prison is definitely not good.

Not long after it got dark, Du Mingxian went to the prison. Wen Yibin had instructed the people in the prison that the leader should let her in as soon as he saw her, and even opened the door to Ling Silang's cell, saying that there was no time limit.

Du Mingxian was good at interpersonal relationships. When she came, she brought two food boxes. One was for the guards, and the other was empty because she was afraid the food would get cold in the cell.

Now that the person has left, she opens the empty food box and pretends to take out plates of food one by one.

Ling Silang saw that it was still steaming hot and knew that she had taken it out of her space. He was very touched and said, "These are all my favorite foods that you prepared."

"Of course, if you don't like it, I wouldn't have prepared these. Eat up."

Ling Silang was taken care of today, and was even given delicious food. He didn't feel wronged. But when he saw Du Mingxian eagerly coming over to bring him food, he couldn't let her down.

And so... I ate too much of that delicious food.

Du Mingxian had prepared a lot of food for him. After arriving at the prison, she was afraid that Ling Silang hadn't eaten well, so she kept putting food on his plate and feeding him while he was eating.

Ling Silang was already stuffed, but he was still forcing himself to eat, and he had to eat with great relish so that Du Mingxian wouldn't notice anything amiss, which made things a bit difficult for him.

Finally... I ate until I was so full that I couldn't move, and if I moved, I felt like I was going to throw up.

The cell was dimly lit, and Du Mingxian didn't notice anything unusual about Ling Silang. She put her things away, then picked up the empty food box and said, "Sit down and digest for a while. I'm going to the palace first."