"Didn't the old master say before that Consort Song was a lowly concubine? From this day forward, Consort Song will be nothing more than a lowly concubine in this household. All expenses shall be in accordance with the standards for a lowly concubine. Also, remove the two servants from her courtyard."

"Yes, sir."

After the housekeeper agreed, he cautiously glanced at the old lady's expression. The master's order clearly indicated that he intended to let Concubine Song fend for herself! This time, he was not going to show the old lady any mercy at all!

Although the old lady was angry, the matter was obvious, so what could she say? She couldn't very well let her son punish his daughter-in-law who hadn't done anything wrong, could she? However, the old lady was an experienced woman after all, and she felt that there was someone else deliberately targeting Song Shi!

After the old lady saw Mu Qingyuan, who was still feverish, she gradually calmed down. Logically speaking, since Mu Qingyuan was now being cared for by Madam Li, it was impossible for Madam Li to have harmed him herself. Otherwise, wouldn't that be blatantly tarnishing her own reputation?

But if it were said that Song was plotting to harm her own son, the old lady still felt something was not quite right! After all, she was a mother, how could she bear to do that?

But there are only a few people in the entire Mu family. If it's not Consort Song, then who else could it be? Moreover, this matter is clearly aimed at Madam Li. If Mu Chang'an hadn't trusted Madam Li and pursued the matter to the end, Madam Li would probably be the one in trouble right now!

Inside the Moon Pavilion, Mu Xin Nuan was eating grapes with a gentle smile on her face. These were specially brought to her by Zhao Zi He from the Zhao residence!

After using some, Mu Xin Nuan seemed to have no desire to use any more. She sent someone to wash her hands and then leaned wearily against the daybed in the outer room.

"Reporting to Miss, news has come from Jinyuan Courtyard." Granny Yu entered in high spirits to report.

Actually, Mu Xin Nuan didn't need to listen. Just seeing Yu Mama's expression, she knew that the matter of Jin Yuan was definitely settled! Aunt Song would probably never be able to turn her life around!

Sure enough, after hearing Granny Yu's report, Mu Xin Nuan nodded, but her face did not show the same joy as Granny Yu's. "Now that Aunt Song is gone, who will take care of Second Sister?"

As soon as Granny Yu looked up, she saw the bright and intelligent eyes of the young lady. At such a young age, she had already developed a great deal of charm, which made her heart tremble!

Granny Yu was slightly startled and quickly lowered her head. Just now, she seemed to have seen an extremely cold light in the young lady's eyes! But the young lady is only ten years old this year and has always been raised in a secluded courtyard. How could she have such a cold gaze?

Granny Yu shook her head slightly. Perhaps she was too tired from running all the way here and had misread the image!

Mu Xin Nuan didn't care what Granny Yu had seen or what she was thinking. Instead, she calmly asked, "Is Second Sister still running a fever?"

"Yes, Miss! It is said that the Second Miss's rash has not fully developed yet, and the servants who serve her are very worried."

Mu Xin Nuan nodded, "Yes. It is indeed urgent. Now that Aunt Song is confined to her quarters, Granny Yu, why don't you go and take care of Second Sister for a few days? This time, that Granny Liu made a mistake, and I'm afraid her older sister Granny Liu will also be implicated. Second Sister can't be without someone worthy to serve her."

"Yes, Miss, I understand."

Mu Xin Nuan reached out, and Rong Yue, with her keen eye, handed over a small box. "Since Second Sister's handkerchiefs are all unusable, let's use these for now. The material is top-notch; my sister asked me for them a few times before, but I was reluctant to give them to her. Now that Second Sister is sick, let's use these for now. Remember, Second Sister has a rash, so these handkerchiefs need to be changed every day."

"Yes, Miss. I've got it." Granny Yu took the box from Rongyue, bowed again, and went straight to Mu Xinyao's courtyard.

"Miss, why is it so difficult for the Second Miss to get her rash? It's been several days already, it should have come out by now. Could it be..." Rongyue hesitated to speak.

"What if something's wrong?" Mu Xin Nuan asked with a smile, seemingly oblivious to anything amiss.

"Miss, I've heard that if the rash doesn't come out and stays inside the body, it can be fatal!"

Seeing Rong Yue's anxious expression, Mu Xin Nuan chuckled, "I had no idea you cared so much about your second sister?"

Upon hearing this, Rongyue said somewhat angrily, "What are you saying, Miss? I just think the Second Miss's symptoms are a bit strange! You don't know, I've heard the old nannies in the manor say that if a rash doesn't appear for four or five days, it's probably going to get worse!"

"Don't worry, Granny Yu has gone to take care of her. Second Sister's rash will break out soon." Mu Xin Nuan tilted her head slightly, her eyes filled with coldness and resentment, and her entire aura suddenly changed!

Because Mu Xin Nuan turned her head, Rong Yue naturally didn't notice her young lady's unease and still said with some concern, "Actually, this second young lady has done a lot of bad things in the past. When she was with the young lady before, wasn't she always one way in front of people and another way behind their backs? No one in our Yuexuan doesn't hate a second young lady like that!"

"So, now that your second sister has developed a rash, you feel relieved?"

Rongyue's face flushed red and then pale, as if she were conflicted. "Miss, I know it's wrong of me to think like this! These thoughts are terrible! But I just can't help thinking like this. Miss, I know I was wrong, please don't send me away!"

Seeing that the young lady's expression turned slightly cold, Rongyue was terrified and immediately knelt on the ground, her face pale, as if she was afraid that the young lady would drive her away!

"How could that be? Get up quickly. Why do you think Mu Xinyao's rash hasn't come out? It's because she doesn't have any symptoms of a rash at all! It's just rubella, similar to the rash that everyone fears, but very different! As for the fever, that's even easier to fake!"

"What? Fake? Miss, you mean the Second Miss's rash was fake?"

Mu Xin Nuan rolled her eyes at her, "What do you think? This was all a trick by Aunt Song. She wanted to use this opportunity to lift her confinement order and, only when she was out could she find a chance to deal with Mother."

Rongyue was stunned for a moment, but she understood what her young mistress meant! Upon reflection, it made perfect sense! If it were a normal rash, it should have appeared long ago! But for someone like the second young lady, who hadn't developed the rash after four or five days, wasn't she in grave danger?

But these past few days, she's run into the maids in the second young lady's courtyard, and none of them seem genuinely worried to the point of death! Doesn't this mean that the second young lady's illness isn't actually that serious?

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