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Chapter 666 Refusing to Meet

Grandma Xu was practicing calligraphy when she heard the commotion coming from the courtyard. Just as she was about to go out to see what was going on, she saw Du Mingxian walk in. She was quite happy and asked, "What brings you here today?"

"Something's come up. I'll have Wang Fu go and tell the family. We're leaving now."

"So busy?"

"There are a lot of things to do since I got back."

"I know you're all busy, let me see An'an."

After having lunch at the Xu family's house, Xu Dazhuang returned. He had come back specifically to take care of Ling Sanlang, but he didn't expect Du Mingxian and the others to be there.

After dinner, Du Mingxian was about to tell Chen Ming to leave when Qiu Shu and the others returned, looking exhausted.

Upon seeing Du Mingxian and Ling Silang, they perked up again.

"Sir, madam."

Ling Silang asked, "Has the matter been investigated and clarified?"

"Yes."

Seeing how tired they all looked, Du Mingxian was reluctant to call them, but Chunfeng noticed something was amiss. "Are Master and Madam going out? Should we go with them?"

"Aren't you tired after just getting back?"

"We're not tired. We can use this time on the way to tell the master and madam about the clues we found."

Du Mingxian glanced at the state of the group and said, "Two of you can stay with us. The rest of you can stay in the courtyard and rest."

The two people started scrambling for the item, neither willing to give way, and both wanting to join in; it looked like a fight was about to break out.

In the end, Ling Silang made the final decision: Xiangyang and the groom would stay, while Chunfeng, Xiayu, Qiushu, and Dongmo would go with them.

Xiangyang felt incredibly wronged, and Du Mingxian could only comfort her, saying, "There are very important people to me here. You stay home and take good care of them so I can go out without any worries."

Xiangyang knew that Du Mingxian was just trying to comfort him, but there was nothing he could do but nod silently.

Since going to the Wang family's house was a last-minute decision, everyone went out, bought some food on the street, and set off.

Du Mingxian and Ling Silang took An'an in a carriage, Chen Ming sat on the carriage shaft, Chunfeng and the other three took turns driving the carriage, and the other three rode horses.

We spent the night in the wild and continued our journey at daybreak.

When they arrived at the Wang family's residence, it was already the afternoon of the third day. After entering the city, they did not rush to the Wang family's residence, but went to the inn first.

"You guys go and find out what happened to the Wang family."

Chunfeng and the others went out to inquire, and Chen Ming also wanted to go, so Qiu Shu took him along.

Du Mingxian and her family of three rested in the room, mainly because An'an. With others around, it wasn't appropriate to keep going into the space. When everyone else was staying outside, An'an could only stay outside as well.

This made the little guy look a bit listless.

"It's been too much suffering for you to follow us all this way," Du Mingxian said with heartache.

Ling Silang also felt sorry for the child, "There's no other way now. When he's a little older, we won't have to take him everywhere. Let Dong Shi take care of him. Mother is at home too, so she should be able to keep an eye on him."

"Okay, it's fine if we adults go through all the trouble, but it's also tiring for the kids to go through all that trouble too."

After playing with An'an in the space for a while, the little guy finally fell asleep. Du Mingxian took a quick shower and came out not long before Chunfeng and the others returned.

Du Mingxian booked a private room at the inn, and everyone ate together.

When the food was served, Du Mingxian said, "Let's eat first. We can talk about it after we finish eating."

The group started eating in silence, and only began to talk after they finished eating.

Chunfeng said, "Madam, we have found out that the bandits targeting the Ling family are not real bandits, but were deliberately hired by someone. The person who hired them... has some connection with you, Madam."

As she said this, she secretly glanced at Ling Silang.

Du Mingxian found it strange, "Just say what you want to say?"

“That man is from the village where Madam is from, and he is also Madam’s cousin-in-law. He went to serve in the army before, and later, for some reason, he gained some power and did these things after he came back.”

"Wu Daniu?" Du Mingxian was so shocked she couldn't speak. She had heard that Wu Daniu had returned around the same time as the Ling family's incident, but she hadn't thought much of it.

I never expected Wu Daniu to... to do something like this?

"Madam, what we've found is indeed the case. This person must have had some kind of opportunity, but we haven't found out the specifics yet. We need to investigate his life story."

Du Mingxian sneered, "Since we've confirmed it's him, there's no need to investigate further." We can just retaliate directly.

The spring breeze is silent.

At this moment, Qiu Shu said, "This afternoon we went out to inquire about the Wang family. We found out that the Wang family has offended someone who is powerful and influential and wants all of the Wang family's assets. The Wang family is, after all, the richest family in the area and has some influence. They can hold on for a year, but they might not be able to hold on any longer."

"what about others?"

"The specific reason has not been found out, and there are all sorts of versions circulating outside."

"Some say that the eldest son of the Wang family got into a romantic entanglement he shouldn't have. The woman was a noble lady from the capital, and her family disapproved of the relationship and even wanted to destroy the Wang family, which is why all this happened."

"There are rumors that the second son of the Wang family was causing trouble outside and killed the son of a powerful family. The powerful family wants the Wang family to pay for their crime in blood. The Wang family is unwilling to sacrifice their own child and can only use their family property to pay off the debt, but the other party wants everything. They are currently in a tug-of-war."

"There are also rumors... that Master Wang offended someone outside and was framed, which led to his current situation."

Du Mingxian didn't believe any of these words. She could analyze some of the gossip and figure out that the Wang family's current problems were beyond their ability to solve, and that they were facing a powerful and influential family.

The next morning, Du Mingxian took An'an and Ling Silang directly to the Wang family.

Qiu Shu stepped forward and knocked on the door. The Wang family's gatekeeper opened the door and was surprised to see a stranger. "You are..."

“Our lady requests an audience with Master Wang. Our lady’s name is Du Mingxian.”

The servant didn't react much when he heard the name, but when someone requested an audience, the person didn't say anything, only leaving a message, "Wait here for a moment, I'll go in and inform them."

The door closed again, and Ling Silang, with his sharp eyes, recognized that the person who had opened the door earlier was not the same person as before.

Du Mingxian recognized her too, but didn't say anything and just stood there waiting.

A short while later, the servant came out and said, "Our master says he doesn't know anyone named Du Mingxian. You'd better leave now."

It's quite amusing that the Wang family doesn't recognize Du Mingxian; she's their adopted daughter, how could they not know her?

"Let's go." Du Mingxian left these words and boarded the carriage with Ling Silang first. They both sensed that something was wrong.

With their master gone, Qiu Shu and the others quickly boarded the carriage and followed.

Back at the inn, Du Mingxian said to Ling Silang, "We can only go in tonight to take a look. It seems there's something wrong with the Wang family."