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

It was heavily fortified; no one could get in.

They stationed guards every three steps, completely encircling the area. Under these circumstances, no one could enter. At night, these people would light torches, making it impossible for even skilled individuals to fly in.

"I am Ling Ziming. I need to go in. She must be inside. She must be inside," Ling Silang shouted to the gatekeeper, pleading.

The guards recognized Ling Silang, but the order was given by the Emperor himself, and no one dared to disobey, so they dared not let Ling Silang in.

Seeing this, Xia Yu hurriedly said to Chen Ming, "You stay here and take care of the adults, I'll go find someone."

"it is good."

The Crown Prince is currently residing in the palace, and Xia Yu cannot contact him. She is not authorized to enter the palace at will, so she went to the Wen residence.

Neither Lord Wen nor Wen Yibin were present.

Xia Yu asked Steward Wen to pass on a message, saying that he wanted to see Lord Wen because he had something important to discuss with Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian's disappearance was a serious matter to those who knew the inside story. The steward immediately offered to go to the palace to plead for help and send a message.

Lord Wen is indeed in the palace right now.

When the news arrived, Lord Wen was still discussing matters with the Emperor.

Hearing that there was an urgent matter at Lord Wen's residence, the Emperor did not stop him and allowed him to go out and take a look.

When Lord Wen came out of the palace, he saw his steward and Xia Yu at the palace gate.

"Is there any news about your wife?"

"Lord Wen, after we all went home, we went to the Crown Prince's residence. The Crown Prince's residence is currently blocked off, and no one can go in. But you keep saying that you want to go in. You said that your wife is waiting for you. You should go and see her."

Upon hearing this, Lord Wen did not follow them directly, but instead turned around and went into the palace.

The Emperor has decreed that anyone wishing to enter the Crown Prince's residence must have the Emperor's order, and he must personally convey this message.

This time, he jogged as he went further in.

I don't know if too many people have died these past two days, or what, but the weather is also bad, gloomy, and looks like it's going to rain, but it hasn't rained yet.

Lord Wen tripped and fell because he was running too fast. He was seen by the palace guards, who helped him up.

Upon arriving at the palace, Lord Wen's legs gave way, and he collapsed to his knees, startling the Emperor, who abruptly stood up from his throne. "What happened?"

The perceptive eunuch had already stepped forward to help Lord Wen up.

Lord Wen, his breathing uneven, said, "It's Zi Mo. He insisted on going to the Crown Prince's residence, saying that Xian was waiting for him there. She must be waiting for him. She was at the entrance of the Crown Prince's residence, but she was stopped."

The Emperor hesitated, "There was a big fire at the Crown Prince's residence that night, and it started raining at dawn. Mingxian shouldn't be there, right?"

"No matter what, it's good to let him go in and look for it."

"Alright, you..." The Emperor originally wanted to send Lord Wen, but seeing how he had fallen while running too fast, he dared not let his old minister run again. He turned to the chief eunuch beside him and said, "You go there yourself and let Lord Ling enter the Crown Prince's residence. Tell the guards at the gate that Lord Ling can come and go as he pleases from now on."

"Yes."

Everyone acted quickly. Ling Ziming stood at the entrance of the Crown Prince's residence for a long time, unable to enter. Just as he was about to force his way in, the Emperor's chief eunuch arrived and delivered the Emperor's decree.

Upon hearing this order, the garrison commander secretly breathed a sigh of relief and respectfully let Ling Silang in.

Ling Silang went in with Chen Ming, Xia Yu, and a senior eunuch from the palace.

The front yard is okay, but... there are some bloodstains, which the rainwater didn't wash away and have left black marks.

Ling Silang asked Xia Yu, "Where are the prison cells in the Crown Prince's residence?"

Xia Yu had many questions. She felt that Ling Silang had gone mad, but she still took her people there. When they arrived at the flower courtyard, the scene they saw... they would never forget it for the rest of their lives.

The bodies were piled up by Du Mingxian, but it rained not long after the fire started. Some bodies were half burned, but the other half remained, and by now they had already begun to rot.

Ling Silang seemed oblivious to the decay, and he even went forward to examine it.

He was about to use his hand, so Xia Yu quickly handed him his sword. "My lord, use this."

Ling Silang began searching with his sword, turning over one door after another. He searched for a long time, and those who followed him in had no idea what he was looking for. Even when Lord Wen had left the palace and rushed into the flower courtyard, Ling Silang had not yet finished searching.

"But what clues did you find?" Lord Wen asked.

Ling Silang was focused on himself, but Xia Yu pointed to the basket in Ling Silang's hand and said, "I don't know what the master is looking for, but it's on every corpse. The master picked it up, and he won't let us pass."

Lord Wen suddenly remembered the particularly shiny thing that Du Mingxian had taken out; he had never seen anything like it before.

He's protecting that girl, afraid someone will find out.

Lord Wen glanced at the chief eunuch who had been standing guard by his side. "You should return to the palace, Your Excellency. I will discuss the matter here with the Emperor later."

The head eunuch didn't know what was wrong with Ling Silang, but since Lord Wen was a favorite of the emperor, and Lord Wen had spoken up, he didn't want to stand there facing these corpses, so he immediately agreed and withdrew.

Only Ling Silang, Lord Wen, Xia Yu, and Chen Ming remained in the Crown Prince's residence.

Lord Wen then said to Xia Yu and Chen Ming, "You two go out and prepare the carriage. I'll take him out after he's finished searching."

Chen Ming had grown up. He had always followed Ling Silang and had seen a lot of things. He knew that there were some things that he couldn't know, so he obediently turned around and left.

Xia Yu, having come from the Crown Prince's residence, understood the importance of avoiding conflict and left as well.

Lord Wen stepped forward and grabbed Ling Silang's hand, "Your health is the most important thing. Tell me what you are looking for, and I will find it."

Ling Silang wanted to shake him off, but when he saw it was Lord Wen, he suppressed his anger. "It's alright, I'll find it myself. I'll be done in a bit."

"I know you want to protect that girl, and so do I. You're injured and just starting to feel better. If you keep going like this, you'll get sick. Do you want the girl to feel sorry for you?"

Ling Silang remained silent.

"The day she saved you, she carried you to the mansion. When the mansion physician examined your wounds, she complained about the dim light. She took out something, and the room instantly became as bright as day, so everyone could see clearly."

"With the physician present, after examining your wound, I quickly snatched the things from her hands and covered them with my own. The physician didn't dare ask anything afterward, and I wanted to give the things to her."

"The girl wasn't feeling well that day and left without noticing this. Now that thing is in a small box."

“I know she is different from others in many ways. Like you, I want to protect her. You know that I am not just her godfather, but also related to her by blood.”

"Among so many people, the fact that we were able to meet, and that she could call me father, proves that we are destined to be together."

“Your injuries are still very serious, and you need to rest. She rescued you, and she was angry when she saw your injuries. She did all this because she was angry.”

"You are the one she cares about most, so... taking good care of yourself is the best way to repay her. If she knew you were abusing your body like this, she would definitely be unhappy."

"Are these the things you picked out what the girl left behind? As for the rest, you choose and I'll pick them out. How about we put the things away together?"

Lord Wen spoke earnestly, fearing that Ling Silang's wounds might reopen. He had suffered so much in prison and had only been recuperating for ten days; his body wasn't fully healed yet. What would happen if something else happened?