Destroy the scumbag husband, beat the bitch, the reborn legitimate daughter overturns the entire cap

When Madam Li led her people to the outer study, she found the room in complete disarray, with bloodstains on the floor. This terrified Madam Li, who frantically searched everywhere but couldn't find Mu Chang'an. When she reached the inner room, she nearly fainted at the sight of Xu Huilan lying peacefully on the bed.

"Go and see."

The old woman checked her breathing, then tried to nudge her, and called her name a few times before coming over and saying, "Madam, her face is flushed. She may have taken some aphrodisiac. She looks like she's been knocked unconscious."

Madam Li frowned. An aphrodisiac? She then gave the nanny a look, and someone began searching the room.

"Madam, there's something wrong with the spices." The experienced matrons didn't need to search; they could tell the problem just by smelling them.

Why is the master not here?

"Madam, Master is in the west wing room now. He injured his arm and is being bandaged by the family physician," said the servant at the door.

"You hurt your arm?" Li was shocked. How could you have hurt your arm out of nowhere?

"What happened? Are you alright? How deep is the wound?" As soon as Madam Li saw Mu Chang'an, she asked anxiously.

"It's nothing serious, just a minor scratch. Madam, there's no need to worry." After Mu Chang'an finished speaking, he waved his hand, and all the servants withdrew, leaving only him and his wife.

"I don't know what happened, I suddenly felt hot all over, and then my cousin Huilan started acting strangely too! This reminded me of what happened with the Song family back then. Later, I saw my cousin start to undress, so I reached out and knocked her unconscious, but I couldn't control myself, I wanted to..."

Mu Chang'an only finished speaking, but Li Shi understood immediately. It was clear that someone was plotting against them. She just didn't know whether Xu Huilan was actually aware of it.

"So you assassinated yourself?" The thought of the bloodstained dagger lying on the ground made Li's heart race again.

“Madam, I was in a hurry at the time, and I had no other choice. I couldn’t ruin my cousin’s reputation, nor could I do anything I would regret!” Mu Chang’an sighed, looking at Li Shi with some regret in his eyes. “Some mistakes are one thing to be forgiven once, but how can we make them a second time?”

Upon hearing this, Li's heart churned, and her eyes reddened. "Master, why did you hurt yourself? This?" she said, tears streaming down her face.

"Alright, Madam, it was my failure to keep my promise back then. If I hadn't had anything with the Song family, then our two children wouldn't have suffered what they did. In the end, it was my fault as a father! How can I repeat the same mistake? As you said, if anyone else harbors ill intentions towards our children, I will be condemned to death!"

"Master, please stop. I don't know who put something in your incense burner. This is the outer courtyard. I need to instruct the steward to investigate thoroughly! Fortunately, it was just an aphrodisiac incense this time. What if it was some other poison?"

Perhaps realizing that her words had been somewhat taboo, Madam Li stopped mentioning it and instead comforted her, saying, "I will have someone send my cousin Huilan back immediately and issue a gag order, forbidding anyone from mentioning this matter again."

Mu Chang'an nodded. In truth, only he knew how proactive Xu Huilan had been. He believed that even without the aphrodisiac, Xu Huilan was probably prepared to throw herself into his arms. He just hadn't expected that someone else would give her a push, and he almost fell for it himself.

If there was anything else that Mu Chang'an didn't understand, he only needed to think about it carefully to know that it was someone from the old lady's side who had done it. It seemed that his mother really had a deep opinion about the madam, and was only thinking about taking a concubine, without caring about his own wishes at all.

Seeing his wife's anxious and distressed expression, he was moved and, without thinking, grabbed Li Shi, who was about to leave.

“Those things aren’t urgent. What I’m really anxious about now is this.”

When Li saw the lust in her husband's eyes, her face flushed. She knew that the effects of the drug had kicked in again. She no longer cared about day or night and, being held by him, went straight to the bed.

When the old lady received the news and rushed over, Xu Huilan had already been sent back. When the old lady heard that Xu Huilan had been carried away from the couch in the study by servants, her heart skipped a beat. However, she still held onto a sliver of hope, after all, such a strong drug was not something that could be easily endured.

Unbeknownst to the old lady, she had ordered a potent aphrodisiac to be added to the incense burner, but after she left, Mu Xin Nuan had someone blow another powder into the room. While this powder couldn't counteract the aphrodisiac's effects, it at least kept Mu Chang'an calm for a short while!

This brief moment of calm was enough for Mu Chang'an to make the decision to stab his own arm in order to regain his senses.

As soon as the old lady arrived at the courtyard gate, she heard that Mu Chang'an had injured his arm and that Li Shi was currently inside taking care of him. Upon seeing the expressions on the faces of the servants, the old lady's face darkened considerably, and she became extremely angry!

Unexpectedly, the scheme she set for Mu Chang'an and Xu Huilan ended up benefiting Madam Li! How could the old lady swallow this insult? But judging from the current situation, it seemed Madam Li was inside, perhaps trying to detoxify her son. The aphrodisiac drug, if left in his body without sexual intercourse, would cause immense damage. After all, he was her son; she couldn't let him become a cripple at such a young age!

Mu Xin Nuan was sitting quietly in her dormitory, listening to Mu Qing report the news outside, her expression extremely calm!

"Miss, the effects of the medicine on the master have mostly worn off, but I'm afraid that Xu Huilan won't be so lucky!"

Mu Qing was much calmer now, and even mentioning the aphrodisiac to her ten-year-old mistress seemed perfectly acceptable. She was now convinced that her mistress's thoughts couldn't be understood by normal standards.

"Whether they have such good fortune or not is none of my business. Anyone who dares to lay a finger on my father should not expect a good outcome! Has that thing been sent over yet?"

"Yes, Miss. It has been delivered. It was specially ordered by the Old Madam to be sent to Miss Cousin as a tonic."

"Was it clean?"

Mu Qing smiled smugly, "Don't worry, Miss! Everything has been done flawlessly. Even if that old hag wanted to investigate, she wouldn't be able to find anything!"

After saying that, he seemed to realize that he had said something too harsh, and quickly lowered his head, afraid of being scolded by the young lady again.

Mu Xin Nuan simply nodded, a slight smile appearing on her usually cold lips. "Xu Hui Lan, I hope you can accept this generous gift I've given you!"