After hearing this, who among those present could believe it? No matter how wicked Aunt Song's heart was, she would never joke about her own son's life, would she?

"Reporting to Master and Madam, this servant dares not lie. Because Aunt Song said that this is not a rash at all, but a kind of rubella that resembles a rash. Aunt Song said that as long as the handkerchief used by the Second Miss is given to the Second Young Master, she will take the blame for everything else. Not only will it not harm the Second Young Master's life, but it will also make Master suspicious of Madam."

Suspicion? Li's heart skipped a beat, her face paled slightly, and she gently covered her lips with her handkerchief. "This, how could this be? No matter how vicious Aunt Song is, how could she scheme against me with her own son's life?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Chang'an's face immediately darkened. Now that things had come to this, what was there left to understand? It was clearly that Concubine Song who deliberately let Mu Qingyuan contract rubella, so that she could later claim that the Madam had mistreated this illegitimate son! That Concubine Song was truly despicable!

"Master, no way! Although Concubine Song may have some ulterior motives, she has always been close to A-Yuan. How could she possibly harm A-Yuan again? What if? Master, I am also a mother. How could a mother harm her own child?"

As Li spoke, her eyes reddened and her lips trembled slightly, clearly frightened by what Little Liu had said.

Mu Chang'an gently squeezed her hand, "Madam, don't worry! Things will eventually come to light! In my opinion, since this lowly maid has confessed, this must be the work of that Song woman in the dark! Don't be anxious, Doctor Liu said to use medicine to relieve the heat first. If all goes well, the rash might appear tonight."

Li nodded, tears welling up in her eyes but managing not to fall.

Meanwhile, Mu Qingyuan inside the room had regained some consciousness and had heard every word spoken outside! He was immediately stunned!

How could young Mu Qingyuan bear such a blow? His mind kept repeating the same few words: It was his aunt! His aunt had actually poisoned him? Tried to infect him with a rash in order to harm his stepmother?

Mu Qingyuan was still a child, and after thinking about it a few times, he couldn't bear it anymore. He opened his mouth and burst into tears.

Upon hearing Mu Qingyuan's cries, Madam Li went back inside to check on him. Just then, the old lady was helped in.

"What's going on? I heard someone is trying to harm my grandson? Huh? Who would be so bold as to target my precious grandson?"

The old lady was chanting Buddhist scriptures inside her room when she was disturbed by the anxious footsteps of several maids outside. Upon inquiring, she learned that her beloved grandson had also started developing a rash!

How old is Mu Qingyuan? Besides, he was raised properly by Madam Li. How come Mu Qingxuan is fine, and the other servants are fine too, but only Mu Qingyuan started to have a fever? It's obvious that Madam Li is deliberately mistreating this illegitimate son!

Little did the old lady know that her preconceived notions would, this time, directly harm her beloved niece, Song Shi!

"Mother, what brings you here?" Mu Chang'an asked, slightly frowning.

"What? This Jin Yuan, my old bones can't handle it?"

"Mother, please calm down. That's not what I meant. Madam is taking care of A-Yuan in the room. A-Yuan just woke up and was crying loudly. Madam went in to check on him."

Upon hearing this, the old lady arrived and snorted coldly, "She's so kind!"

The old lady's attitude only strengthened Mu Chang'an's opinion on the whole matter! Originally, he was not quite convinced by Xiao Liu's testimony, but now, the old lady had directly implied that the madam had mistreated A Yuan as soon as she entered the room, which was obviously as if it had been pre-arranged!

If I hadn't remained calm in the face of the situation, and if this little Liu nanny hadn't been unable to bear it and hadn't confessed the truth, I'm afraid I would have really become suspicious of the madam!

"Mother, please have a seat."

Mu Chang'an helped the old lady to sit in the armchair that the servants had just brought over, then turned to her and said, "Tell me, did you destroy that handkerchief?"

"My lord, I was worried that using it once or twice wouldn't achieve Concubine Song's goal, so I carefully hid it. In case the Second Young Master didn't catch the rash, I would use it on him a few more times. I didn't expect that the Second Young Master would catch it after only using it once."

Upon hearing this, the old lady realized something was amiss! Why were they talking about Concubine Song?

"Hmph! Where did you hide that thing?"

"Reporting to Master, I put the handkerchief into a small box and hid it under my bed. I also covered it with a few pairs of shoes."

Mu Chang'an glanced at the steward, who understood and immediately turned and led his men out. A short while later, they returned carrying a small box.

"Open!"

Mu Chang'an already understood what was going on. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that his mother's expression was slightly off, and in Mu Chang'an's mind, this made him feel dissatisfied with his mother!

In his view, this was clearly a conspiracy between his mother and his concubine to murder his wife!

Once this thought popped into his head, it was like a seed encountering soil with just the right temperature and humidity, quickly taking root and sprouting, spreading in his heart at an invisible speed!

"Reporting to Master, it is indeed the handkerchief that the Second Miss used to use." Several nannies stepped forward to confirm and then bowed their heads to reply.

This time, the old lady finally understood. It turned out that Concubine Song had someone take Mu Xinyao's belongings and give them to Mu Qingyuan? What was she trying to do? To murder her own son and then frame Li Shi?

How could she possibly come up with such a brainless, risky, and insidious method?

Upon hearing this, Mu Chang'an took a deep breath, put his hands behind his back, and stood tall and slender in the quiet courtyard, exuding a sense of desolation!

Mu Chang'an's expression was extremely complex, resembling bitterness, sorrow, hatred, and pity!

Finally, Mu Chang'an instructed the steward, "Take Concubine Song back to Plum Garden. She is not to come out again without my permission. In addition, order her to copy Buddhist scriptures for two hours every day, and have someone watch over her."

"Yes, sir."

"Wait!" Mu Chang'an called out to the butler who had just turned around. The old lady's heart tightened immediately. Could it be that there was still a chance for this matter to turn around?

However, after hearing Mu Chang'an's words, the old lady was so angry that she almost fainted!

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