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

Xiao Yuxi stood there, somewhat bewildered, looking around. All the houses around her looked the same, and the trees beside her were exactly the same as those in her little courtyard. But she knew this wasn't her little courtyard.

Xiao Yuxi's eyes were brimming with tears, but she held them back, looking pitiful as if they were about to fall.

Xie Yaochuan rested his chin on his hand, his peach blossom eyes filled with a slight smile as he looked at the little child under the tree.

He had been observing her for a long time.

She ran back and forth around the yard under the tree three times with her short legs before stopping to rest. She buried her face in her fur collar, looked at the pebbly path on the ground, and tears welled up in her eyes but wouldn't fall.

They look pitiful, yet somewhat cute.

However, this is Mu Er's courtyard. Mu Er always liked to tend to the flowers and plants in the courtyard, and he turned the courtyard into a maze. It would be strange if such a small girl could get out if she accidentally wandered in.

Mu Er has no servants here. If she stays here, no one knows when Mu Er will return and discover that there is a little child in the courtyard.

Xiao Yuxi was lost in thought when suddenly her neck was grabbed, her legs were lifted off the ground, and she was lifted up by her collar.

Xiao Yuxi: \(◎o◎)／！ (Looking stunned!)

Xiao Yuxi struggled with her hands and feet, but when she realized that she was no match for the person behind her, she lowered her hands dejectedly and let the person behind her carry her.

Xie Yaochuan tossed her up abruptly, catching her with one hand and letting her sit on his arm. Upon closer inspection, he realized the little girl was quite adorable, with delicate features and eyes somewhat resembling Mu Er's.

He had met all the younger members of the Mu family, but none of them were this young. The only one around her age was Xie Laosan. Where did she come from?

"Little girl, which courtyard do you belong to?"

Xiao Yuxi sat on his right arm, swaying back and forth, her hands gripping Xie Yaochuan's clothes tightly in fright, looking at the young man in front of her in panic.

The young man in front of her was extremely handsome. His black hair cascaded down his back, his fox-like eyes were slightly lowered, and his long, thick eyelashes concealed the mole at the corner of his eye, giving him a lazy and somewhat nonchalant air. She had never seen anyone so handsome before.

Xiao Yuxi subconsciously loosened her grip on Xie Yaochuan's clothes. She remembered that good-looking people were all rich, the kind she couldn't afford to offend.

Xie Yaochuan looked at the little girl's staring eyes. He had seen many people look at him with infatuated eyes, and he had always been quite annoyed by it. But, she was just a little girl who looked only three or four years old. What bad intentions could a child have?

Seeing her swaying and unsteady on her feet, he steadied her small body with his other hand, raised an eyebrow slightly, and teased her with a smile, "So young and already knows how to avoid suspicion? I'm asking you, which courtyard are you from?"

Which courtyard?

Xiao Yuxi tilted her head, thought seriously for a while, and then answered, "Dear...dear courtyard."

She remembered that Yingrui had mentioned it to her.

Xiao Yuxi gave herself a thumbs up in her mind. Great job, you remember it so clearly.

Xie Yaochuan frowned in confusion, then paused for a moment before realizing which courtyard it was, his expression showing disbelief, "Qingya Courtyard?"

"Yes, dear!" Xiao Yuxi looked at the handsome young man expectantly, wanting him to take her back.

Xie Yaochuan clicked his tongue softly. He hadn't expected her to be a child in the Duchess's courtyard. However, he had no idea when Mu Laosan had gained a little sister.

Could it be that they specifically brought back a child bride?

"Can you take Xixi home, big brother?" Little Yuxi looked at him with bright eyes.

Xie Yaochuan couldn't help but reach out and pinch Xiao Yuxi's little face. He felt a little regretful. This little girl was too thin. If she had gained some weight, it would feel so nice to pinch her cheeks.

The thought flashed through his mind, and suddenly he realized something. He grabbed her arms with both hands, bounced her up a little, and squeezed her little arms and hands.

Although she was dressed in thick, bulky clothes, like a New Year's picture doll, how could she be so thin? Especially since you could feel her bones at a glance.

"How old are you?" Xie Yaochuan looked at the little girl in his hands and found it hard to believe that the Duke's mansion would mistreat a little girl.

Thinking about it this way, it explains why such a young child could accidentally wander into Mu Er's courtyard, and why there wasn't even a maidservant protecting him.

Xiao Yuxi thought about it carefully, held up one hand, and counted carefully one finger at a time. Then she placed all five fingers in front of the older boy and said, "Five years old! Xixi is already five years old!"

Five years old?

Xie Yaochuan looked intently into her eyes, and after confirming that she wasn't lying, he found it quite hard to believe.

There are children in his family who are about the same age as her, but they are about three years old, at most four.

"Your name is Xi Xi? Which 'Xi'?"

Xiao Yuxi blinked blankly, then asked him hesitantly and conflictedly, "Are there many Xis?"

Xie Yaochuan's originally lazy peach blossom eyes became a little serious. Did he not start learning at the age of five?

"Tsk."

Xie Yaochuan held her in his arms, casually pushed open Mu Er's door, placed her on a chair, and when she tried to jump off, he said coldly, "Sit still."

Xiao Yuxi's eyes widened, and she subconsciously moved back, leaning against the back of the chair.

Xie Yaochuan casually picked up a jade hairpin from Mu Er's cabinet and tied up his originally loose long hair.

It’s really...

trouble……

Is she a little girl disliked by the Mu family? Then why is she still living in the Duchess's courtyard? And why does she look so much like Mu Er?

Could it be an illegitimate child born out of wedlock? And brought back to protect his reputation?

Duke Mu doesn't seem like that kind of person.

If you're not favored by anyone, then if you bring it home and don't return it, probably no one will notice.

Xie Yaochuan raised an eyebrow, looking meaningfully at the somewhat bewildered little girl sitting in the chair.

She's... kind of cute.

Raising a child doesn't seem too difficult, right?

Xie Yaochuan tidied up and organized Mu Er's things before returning to the little girl. "Do you want to go back? Or come home with me?"

Little Yu Xi looked up at him with her head held high, revealing her fair and tender face, which made his heart melt.

"I want to go back." Little Yu Xi pouted, looking a little aggrieved. Was this handsome older brother trying to kidnap her? Why would he want to kidnap her? She had been so well-behaved. "Brother, please don't kidnap me, okay? Yu Xi is very well-behaved."

Xie Yaochuan stepped forward, reached out and pinched her little face, making her cheeks chubby. "You don't know how to write your own name, but you do know about human trafficking?"

Xiao Yuxi quietly grabbed his sleeve and whispered as if she were telling a secret, "The girl in Grandma Yu's family was bought. Naughty children will be kidnapped and sold to other places."