noffsinger Chapter 601 Du Mingxian does not participate in the final operation
Chapter 601 Du Mingxian does not participate in the final operation
Ling Silang obediently admitted his mistake, "Fourth Uncle is right. We didn't think things through and should have told the family earlier."
Wen Yibin didn't even bother with this person. Such an intelligent person had forgotten to write home. Perhaps he was not good at lying and didn't know what to say to his family, so he avoided them and didn't even write a letter.
"Alright, let's talk about what's next. The sooner we resolve things here, the sooner you can regain your identities. By the way, before I came, the Crown Prince specifically instructed me to see if you want to regain your identities directly or if you have other ideas."
"Once this matter is settled, I will fake my death to escape. There is still some time before the next scientific expedition. I want to take Mingxian to see the sights, then go home with her to spend time with my family, and then prepare for the scientific expedition."
"That's fine. After all, it's not my identity. I'm just afraid that there might be problems in the future. The worst thing for an official is to leave behind a handle against him."
"Yes."
“I’ve reviewed all the case files you’ve checked. Now that the investigation is almost complete, let’s discuss the details and get moving as soon as possible.”
"Yes."
After Du Mingxian woke up, she arranged for Xia Yu to prepare a room for Wen Yibin. Ling Silang didn't return until very late that night.
"Has everything been arranged with Fourth Uncle?"
"We only discussed some details, and we still need to make thorough preparations. The remnants of the previous dynasty have been preparing for so long, they won't be caught easily. What we fear most is that we'll catch the small ones and let the big ones escape."
“Actually, we can wait a little longer, or we can put pressure on them directly. If they take the child away and keep thinking that I gave birth to it, they will definitely make a scene over this child. Or we can go directly to the Crown Prince to resolve this matter. We can see what happens then.”
Ling Silang and Wen Yibin had also considered this point. "Fourth Uncle has already sent a letter to the capital at full speed, wanting to use this child's matter to test the waters in the court and see where anyone has any disloyalty towards the Crown Prince."
"Very well. The Crown Prince has been ill for many years, and these people probably have their own ideas. Now is an opportunity."
Over the next few days, Ling Silang and Wen Yibin continued to refine their plan and finally decided to depart three days later.
That evening, Ling Silang hesitated, and Du Mingxian noticed his absent-mindedness. "Are you thinking about how to tell me not to participate in this operation?"
“There are too many people, and I don’t feel comfortable leaving An’an in the manor. Someone needs to watch over her. Before, we could keep An’an in the spatial dimension, but now everyone knows about An’an’s existence. If we put her back in the spatial dimension, how can we explain to everyone that the child suddenly disappeared?”
Du Mingxian had actually realized in the past two days that neither Ling Silang nor Wen Yibin wanted her to go.
"Okay, I'll stay and look after the child."
"really?"
“What’s the truth or falsehood? It’s true that no one is watching over An’an. Even with Xia Yu and Xiangyang there, I’m afraid something might happen. These two can’t solve it. Besides, this child is stubborn. I’m afraid that after I leave, he won’t drink goat milk and will starve.”
After becoming a mother, I felt reluctant to leave them. Since there are other people available now, and they don't want me to go, I'll just stay home and wait for them to come back.
Ling Silang was deeply moved by Du Mingxian's words, and said, "Thank you."
Du Mingxian rolled her eyes at him, "There's nothing to thank me for. You've been very thoughtful. I'm just going to meet with Zhao Di and the others secretly. Since there are more powerful people inside, let them go. I'll give them the token later. I'll just wait for you to come back at home."
"Okay, now we just need to wrap things up. Once everything is done, we can go home and take the kids with us."
"Yeah, I miss my mom a little."
"I'll be able to go back and visit in a few days."
"Ah."
The two agreed and went to bed early. Ling Silang was quite busy for the next two days, leaving early and returning late every day. On the night of the operation, he returned home very worried.
"You stay here and rest. I'm going with Fourth Uncle now. It's hard to say when we'll be back."
"Go ahead and don't worry, everything is fine here, there's no problem. Just stay far away when there's a fight, you don't know kung fu."
“I know that thinking of you and the children at home will make me cherish my life.”
Du Mingxian straightened Ling Silang's clothes, saying, "Go safely and come back safely."
"Don't worry, it'll be fine." After saying that, Ling Silang glanced at her and then turned to leave.
Du Mingxian escorted him to the courtyard gate and watched him leave, feeling a sense of emptiness in her heart.
The next day, Du Mingxian seemed a little absent-minded, which even Xia Yu and Xiang Yang noticed.
Xia Yu said, "These past two days, Chunfeng brought back the grandmother and grandson from the prefectural city. Everyone else went with the master. They are all experts. There are no bad ones from the Crown Prince's residence, so Madam doesn't need to worry."
"It was Tian Rong who did the red fruit incident, but I forgot to ask about her whereabouts." Now that her fourth uncle is gone, she has no way to ask.
“Chunfeng is in the prefectural city and knows what Madam is thinking. She will definitely help Madam.”
"Let's hope so. If it weren't for Hongguo's death, we wouldn't have found out about these things, let alone traced them back to the remnants of the previous dynasty."
"It is Hongguo's good fortune to have you help in the investigation."
"They were all unfortunate, yet they still didn't live to the end. It's just that this world is bad."
Xia Yu said in the morning that Chunfeng was coming back, and in the afternoon Chunfeng arrived with Dong Shi and Dong Chengbao.
Madam Dong had not seen Du Mingxian for a long time. If it weren't for Chunfeng, she wouldn't know where to look for her. When Rujin saw her beloved mistress in front of her, she knelt down with a thud. "Madam." Her voice trembled, clearly very excited.
"Get up, what are you doing?"
Madam Dong did not get up; her emotions had not yet calmed down. "I didn't see Madam. I thought Madam didn't want this old servant anymore."
"No, it's just that there are some things. You know about my later entry into the Tian family. Now that I'm back, and besides, aren't the people by your side my own? Chunfeng has brought you back with her too."
Dong nodded emphatically, "If it weren't for Miss Chunfeng, I really don't know how I would live."
"Alright, get up and talk. Stop kneeling."
Dong Shi got up, and Dong Chengbao followed suit. Du Mingxian noticed that the child seemed a little listless. "Chunfeng, take Chengbao downstairs to rest. I want to talk to Dong Shi."
"Yes."
As spring breezes faded, Xiangyang and Xiayu went to see the children, leaving only the two of them in the room.
Du Mingxian spoke first, "I promised to help you investigate Hongguo's cause of death. Hongguo's cause of death was Tian Rong, but... due to my circumstances at the time, I was unable to help Hongguo take revenge. Now that I'm here, I don't know anything about what's happening in the prefecture city, so I've broken my promise."
Madam Dong kept shaking her head, "No, no, I am very grateful to you, Madam. The person who killed Hongguo is already dead. I was taken there and watched her die with my own eyes. I even finished her off with a stab. If it weren't for you, Madam, I would never have had such an opportunity."