The whole family is reborn, and their five-year-old child becomes the darling of the entire capital.

The Duchess was caught off guard by this sudden movement and lost her grip.

Xiao Yuxi bumped her head on the corner of the table. Fortunately, the Duchess had replaced all the furniture in her room to make things easier for the Third Young Master. The corner of the table wasn't sharp, but it was indeed made of solid wood. The little girl had thin skin and brittle bones, so the impact was quite severe.

Tears welled up instantly, but remained stuck in her eyes. Despite the intense pain, she kept it inside, remaining silent.

"What kind of thing are you! You dare to sit in my mother's lap? Don't you know your place?" Mu Yunchen looked at her back with disgust, knowing she was used to playing these kinds of tricks.

Unfortunately, his mother believed her. He originally wanted to endure it, but he couldn't help himself when he saw his mother's doting expression.

The Duchess quickly picked up the little girl and carefully checked her for injuries. Seeing that there were only some bruises, she was relieved and raised her hand to slap Mu Yunchen.

"Is this all the upbringing you have? Have you wasted all the time you spent learning the Four Books and Five Classics?"

The maids standing nearby dared not get involved in their mistresses' quarrel, so they all lowered their heads and dared not utter a word.

"It's better to feed a dog than to feed an ungrateful wretch!"

"Mu Yunchen, say that again!"

“Fine, I’ll say it! The Mu family will feed anything to a dog, but not a single penny to an ingrate. I swear on this, if I don’t kick her out, I’m a dog!”

Mu Yunchen saw a row of gold and silver jewelry on the side, grabbed handfuls of them, and smashed them hard on the ground.

He then looked at the little girl, so carefully protected by his mother, and his anger flared even more. He just kept protecting her, no matter what she did. He had told her countless times since she was little that this woman was suspicious, but she wouldn't believe him, not even later. If he hadn't gone to the appointment in place of his mother, it would have been... the one who was harmed.

"I, Mu Yunchen, am making this clear! This family is either her or me! It's either her or me! Do you want your own blood-related son, or a complete ingrate?" Mu Yunchen glared at the little girl whose forehead his mother was protecting, looking at his mother with a mix of grievance and expectation.

The Duchess was trembling with anger. She had never imagined her son would turn out this way.

She originally thought that his bad habits in his previous life were because he went to the military camp in Yunnan and learned them from those roughnecks.

I never expected that he would turn out like this so early on.

The Duchess felt the dampness on her shoulder and the little maid's trembling shoulders, which she was trying her best to suppress. She felt extremely distressed.

In her previous life, she had never thought of introducing the two children to each other, so although Yun Chen had some complaints about the fake, she had never directly attacked him and hurled insults at him like this.

She never expected that simply introducing the two of them would cause Yun Chen to harbor such malice without even knowing her name.

She couldn't find any other suitable reason besides the fact that he had been spoiled by the Mu family.

"Fine, go! Get out now! Get out right now!" The Duchess said in a trembling voice, pointing to the door.

Mu Yunchen gritted his teeth, looked at her, and then turned and left.

After seeing him leave the courtyard without looking back, the Duchess stared at the doorway where he disappeared in disbelief for a long time before gently patting Xiao Yuxi on the back.

The little girl was so frightened that she hasn't recovered yet.

In all her time living in the Mu family, she had never felt such malice before. Even in yesterday's situation, she felt it was her own fault.

But this time, she was really looking forward to her new brother. One moment she was wondering if he would be as good as her second sister, but the next moment he pushed her and she bumped into the corner of the table.

Mu Yuxi felt a little wronged and in pain, but she still obediently buried herself in the Duchess's arms, secretly wiping away her tears before raising her head to look at the Duchess with her red eyes.

That's her son. He must be very, very sad to be talked about like that.

Mu Yuxi touched the Duchess's face with her small hand, "Auntie, don't be angry anymore. Brother was just in a bad mood today. Tomorrow, when brother is in a better mood, Yuxi will apologize to him."

"You didn't do anything wrong, why are you apologizing? It's better that you're gone, it'll be quieter. Does your head hurt? Where's the physician? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

The maid Caihe quickly brought over two hard-boiled eggs wrapped in a handkerchief. "Madam, please use these to apply to Miss Biao's face first. The physician is taking her pulse in the Old Madam's courtyard, so we'll have to wait a while."

The Duchess brushed aside the fine hairs on Xiao Yuxi's forehead and carefully applied a poignant compress to her bruises. "Does it hurt?" she asked with concern.

Despite the pain, Xiao Yuxi looked at the worry in the Duchess's eyes with her big eyes. After a while, she said, "Yuxi is not in pain, Aunt, don't worry."

The Duchess gently touched her little face, where the bruise stood out prominently. "How could it not hurt? You don't have to bear it in front of your family."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuxi immediately hugged the Duchess's neck, and tears of grievance fell one after another.

She didn't actually want to cry, but after her aunt said that, she couldn't help but cry.

The Duchess gently patted her until she felt the little girl's breathing calm down and she had fallen asleep while crying. Only then did she hold her and change her position to make her more comfortable.

The Duchess looked at the sleeping little girl and softly asked the maid beside her, "When Mu Yunchen ran out, did all the maids follow him?"

The maidservant beside him nodded, "They've all followed. However, I noticed that the Third Young Master is running towards the Old Madam's courtyard."

The Duchess shook her head. "He's always been like this. The old lady at home spoils him, so he does whatever he wants. Now that he's been rebuffed by me, he's bound to want the old lady to stand up for him. Even now that he's grown up, he'll still be like this."

The maid said softly, "The Third Young Master is still young. He's only about the same age as Miss Cousin. He'll naturally change as he grows up."

The Duchess smiled without saying a word, thinking that with his bad temper, he wouldn't change even in another ten or twenty years.

After the physician carefully applied the medicine to the young lady, Qingcui, who had been serving the old lady, suddenly came over to invite the young lady over.

The Duchess woke the drowsy little maid, "Shall I take you to see your grandmother?"

Little Yu Xi was half asleep when she heard the word "grandmother." She remembered the kind and gentle grandmother who had been comforting her the day before and whispered, "I like grandma."

Qingcui glanced at her cousin and saw that even though she was half asleep, she still wanted to say that she liked the old lady. Her smile deepened. "Madam, please don't worry. The old lady is very fond of her cousin. Why don't you leave her in my care?"