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

The Duchess gently tapped the table, then carefully picked up Xiao Yuxi and placed her in the arms of a maid. She stood up, a gentle smile on her face, and said, "Xixi, stay here for a while. Your aunt will take you home later."

After saying this, the Duchess completely ignored the Duke, who was sitting in the main seat and looking at her with a pitiful expression, and walked into the backyard without hesitation.

Aunt Min was the first to enter the small house, but as soon as she saw the child her daughter-in-law had given birth to, her head started buzzing, her vision went black, and she fainted.

The old lady entered the room, her gaze fixed on the child with four arms, four legs, and two heads. She felt as if a chilling coldness had pierced through her from head to toe.

This was the first time in her life she had seen such a terrifying child, and a wave of fear washed over her.

The old lady's legs suddenly became weak and powerless, and her body involuntarily leaned backward.

Seeing this, the maids rushed forward to help the old lady to prevent her from falling and getting hurt.

The Duchess stepped forward, bypassed the fallen Consort Min, gazed at the deformed child for a long time, and finally silently covered the poor child, who had stopped breathing, with a quilt.

In fact, it is very difficult for deformed children to survive. In her previous life, she had heard of similar situations in other families, where most children born with deformities died shortly after birth.

If the child hadn't died young, these people would have definitely tried every means to kill him.

After all, a deformed child like this would only become fodder for gossip and be slandered in the capital, so he absolutely cannot be left behind.

The child's death is actually a good thing, especially since she and the old lady were both present this time, so I suppose that Aunt Min wouldn't dare to cause too much of a commotion.

The old lady leaned against her maid, her hand trembling as she pointed to the spot where the freak was, her voice filled with fear: "That child must not be kept, burn it immediately!"

In the Moon Kingdom, people with extra legs or arms are considered unlucky, let alone those with an extra head.

The old lady was filled with fear and, supported by her maid, took several steps back.

Looking at Aunt Min who had fainted on the ground, Aunt Xu felt a surge of mockery, but she didn't dare to say anything. She just muttered in a low voice, "I wonder what sins she committed to give birth to such a child."

The Duchess frowned and looked at the old lady. "We need to think about this matter again. I've heard that only close relatives can give birth to such a freak. Although Mu Shao is born out of wedlock, I specifically investigated the girl's background before arranging her marriage. She is definitely not a close relative of his."

"This child... we still need to confirm whether he is indeed Mu Shao's child." The Duchess smiled, seemingly gentle and kind, but her tone concealed a ruthless and resolute edge.

The old lady nodded in agreement, "That's very reasonable. The Mu family has never had a child like this before. Let Mu Shao come over so we can confirm it in person."

The Duchess's gaze fell on Consort Min, who was still lying unconscious on the ground. She turned the Buddhist prayer beads on her wrist and calmly commanded, "Wake Consort Min up."

When Aunt Min slowly awoke, she looked up and met the gaze of a child's head, which the blanket hadn't completely covered. She was instantly terrified, screamed, and recoiled.

Upon seeing the old lady and the Duchess, Aunt Min suddenly came to her senses and cried out, "Old lady! This child must have been poisoned and framed! Otherwise, how could he have been born with such a strange and ugly appearance!"

Aunt Min's voice was shrill, and the Duchess quietly stuck out a finger to cover her ear.

"Let's wait for Mu Shao to come in and see if it's his child." The old lady was slowly helped to sit down on a chair, her eyes calmly looking ahead, and she spoke slowly.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Min's face stiffened slightly, revealing a hint of unease.

Meanwhile, Aunt Xu, who was standing to the side, keenly noticed the unusual expression on Aunt Min's face. A sense of doubt welled up in her heart, but she quickly connected it with something else and couldn't help but lower her eyes to hide the incredulous look on her face.

After hesitating for a moment, she cautiously began to speak, “Madam just said that such a freak is usually only born between close relatives. But we conduct thorough investigations into marriages in our household, so this shouldn’t happen… How could a freak be born so suddenly?”

As Aunt Xu spoke, she observed Aunt Min's reaction. She continued, "Moreover, I know that Sister Min is very strict with the management of her own courtyard. She even refuses to eat the food prepared by the mansion's kitchen, for fear that something might happen to the children. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to cross Sister Min's defenses and poison the Madam."

Aunt Xu's words immediately dispelled her previous belief that someone had deliberately poisoned her grandson.

Aunt Min moved her lips for a long time but couldn't utter a single word.

Mu Shao followed the maid into the room and immediately saw his concubine, whose face was pale and whose expression was haggard. A sense of doubt arose in his heart. His concubine had always been looking forward to the arrival of this child, so why did she look like this now?

Mu Shao respectfully bowed to the old lady and the Duchess first.

The old lady didn't seem to care at all, and slightly raised her hand to indicate, "Go and check on the child first."

Mu Shao hesitated for a moment, but still obeyed and went to the bedside.

He didn't go to see his wife, who was exhausted from childbirth and still in a deep sleep. Instead, he carefully lifted the blanket covering the baby, a gentle smile on his face, like a loving father.

However, when he saw the child's face clearly, he was stunned, his hand loosened, and the blanket fell to the ground.

Mu Shao was so shocked that he fell to the ground with a thud, his eyes wide open, staring incredulously at the so-called "monster" on the bed. His heart was pounding and his breathing became rapid.

In a panic, he quickly threw the blanket back onto the bed, trying to cover the terrifying "monster" in order to calm himself down a little.

After a long while, Mu Shao slowly came to his senses and realized that he had been impolite in front of the old lady.

He swallowed hard, hesitated, and looked up at the old lady. His lips trembled slightly, and he managed to squeeze out a sentence with great effort, "This...this isn't my child, is it?"

The voice was filled with fear and confusion.