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

At that time, these people starved to death on the streets of the capital, and their bodies were carelessly dumped in mass graves. Due to extreme hunger, the refugees even began to cannibalize each other, and even stripped tree bark to eat.

It is precisely because of the wanton felling and destruction of trees that the climate has become extremely harsh, so hot that it is difficult for people to even step out of their homes.

Ultimately, the plague raged like a demon, plunging the capital into endless darkness.

For a whole year, people lived in fear and despair, and even the ladies of the palace were not spared, and many of them contracted the plague.

Nowadays, it would be best to take preventative measures in advance.

Not only in the capital, but Mu Yunchao also dispatched special envoys to various cities in the Yue Kingdom to prevent the outbreak of plague.

“I’m scared,” Mu Yunchao said, his fingers tightening around the ring, his brows furrowed, his eyes revealing deep worry and unease. “Even though we’ve distributed porridge in so many cities and arranged so many free clinics, I’m still worried.” His voice was low and heavy, as if it were weighing down by a thousand-pound stone.

Feng Yue chuckled softly; she understood Mu Yunchao's inner struggle.

She quietly tidied up the small table used for the free clinic, then stood up, looked at Mu Yunchao with gentle eyes, and comforted him, "Don't be too hard on yourself. Everything you've done has been excellent. We can only do our best, and as for the outcome, we can only leave it to fate."

Feng Yue looked up towards the city center. A wooden platform was being built there for rainmaking prayers; the Empress Dowager would be ascending it later that day to pray for rain. She couldn't help but sigh, "I wonder if this rainmaking prayer will be successful?"

Praying for rain has always been a rather tricky matter.

If they succeed, all will be well; but if they fail, it could provoke public discontent or even rebellion. Fortunately, these refugees currently have food to eat and shelter to live in, so they are unlikely to cause trouble for the time being.

The Empress Dowager chose this time to raise the matter of praying for rain, presumably because she was confident that with the Mu family as her backing, she could withstand any potential risks.

Mu Yunchao also looked at the wooden platform that was almost finished and shook his head slightly, "Let's leave it to fate."

Xiao Yuxi ran excitedly toward her second brother, but was blocked by a little boy.

Yingrui quickly stepped in front of Xiaoyuxi. She was a little surprised to see that he was a little boy who posed no threat at all, but seeing his frightened expression, she stepped aside.

Xiao Yuxi looked bewildered, blinking as she stared at the young man in front of her, her heart filled with doubt.

The little boy looked to be about her age, but was a bit smaller. He shyly handed a large bouquet of flowers to Xiao Yuxi.

Xiao Yuxi accepted the flowers, somewhat bewildered.

"These...these flowers were picked by all of us on the outskirts of the capital! We carefully wiped each flower to make sure there wasn't a speck of dirt or bugs on them." The little boy swallowed nervously, then looked at Xiao Yuxi with worry, afraid that she wouldn't like the gift.

Nowadays, the city gates of the capital are rarely open to the public. If they choose to go out of the city to pick flowers, it means they may not be able to enter the capital for several days.

Nevertheless, they resolutely left the capital, just to pick these beautiful flowers and give them to her.

Xiao Yuxi hugged the bouquet of flowers tightly, her gaze falling on a group of children her age who were hiding in the distance, peeking out at her.

The children were dressed in tattered clothes, but their faces were exceptionally clean, and their eyes, bright as stars, gazed at her.

When Xiaoyuxi turned her gaze to them, the children immediately hid in panic. However, after a while, they felt that this was not appropriate, so they timidly peeked out again to look at her.

Xiao Yuxi smiled and gazed at them, then looked down at the flowers in her arms, her smile growing even sweeter, and said softly, "Thank you, brother, Xixi really likes them very much."

“We…we are all very grateful to you. We heard…we heard that the Mu family was willing to give out rice porridge because of you. My grandfather almost died, and my little sister, without the Mu family's help, would probably have passed away long ago. So we came here specifically to thank you. And their families, they also survived because of the porridge. And us, too. Really, thank you so much.” The little boy seemed a little uneasy, taking a small step back, afraid that he would give off an unpleasant odor and upset Xiao Yuxi.

Xiao Yuxi gently sniffed the flower in her arms, her eyes crinkling into a smile. "It was given to me by my second brother to distribute porridge. I don't have any money to give. I'll take this flower to my second brother. Thank you!"

The little boy gazed quietly at her radiant smile, as beautiful as spring blossoms, a blush creeping onto his ears like the allure of a ripe apple. But only a moment later, he turned and ran away hastily, like a startled fawn.

Mu Yunchao watched all of this silently from the side. Although he was not particularly satisfied with the little boy's behavior of stopping Yu Xi, he was happy as long as Xi Xi was happy.

Xiao Yuxi's big eyes sparkled with a bright light, like the dazzling stars in the night sky.

Looking at her second brother with joy, she took out half of the flowers, then took out another half, stood on tiptoe, and tried her best to hand this small bouquet of flowers to Mu Yunchao.

Mu Yunchao smiled and gently accepted the precious gift, carefully wiping the sweat from Xiao Yuxi's forehead.

She had just finished distributing porridge and didn't even have time to rest.

Over this period of time, through participating in the porridge distribution activities, Xiao Yuxi seems to have grown a lot, becoming more sensible and cheerful.

Then, Xiao Yuxi handed the remaining half of the flower to Aunt Fengyue, who was standing to the side. She said in her childish voice, "Auntie, this is for you."

Feng Yue smiled as she accepted the flowers from the girl's hands, gently ruffled the little girl's hair, and said thank you, "Thank you, Xi Xi."

Xiao Yuxi carefully held the bouquet in both hands, then gently separated half of it. She glanced at Princess Yunle, who had just finished her work and boarded her carriage, and ran over without hesitation.

Upon reaching the carriage, Xiao Yuxi peered through the window and offered the princess a small half-flower, calling out in a clear voice, "Princess sister."

Hearing the voice, Ye Shuyue turned her head in surprise.