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

Mu Yunnan?

Right, why would someone from Yunnan be in Beijing at this time?

She should be guarding the border.

Could it be that she is like him?

Mu Yunchao's eyes flickered slightly. He knew that Yu Xi's name was not actually chosen by her, but Yunnan did not know this and always thought her name sounded nice, so it was quite possible that she would give her that name.

Having thought about it that way, I asked, "Was Xixi's name... given to her by that second older sister you mentioned?"

Xiao Yuxi nodded seriously, and the little hairpin on her head swayed slightly, as if it was about to fall off. "It was my second sister who named it. My eldest brother and second sister look so alike."

Mu Yunchao chuckled lightly, the coldness between his brows melting away like ice and snow, and reached out to straighten the small hair ornament on her head, "I am your second brother."

Xiao Yuxi tilted her head, her eyes full of confusion. She counted "one, two, three, four, five" many times in her mind, then held up her fingers one by one as she counted the numbers. "One, two, three! Xixi already has a second older sister and a third older brother! So there's only one left!"

The little girl spoke clearly and articulately, even more so than when he first met her in his previous life. Mu Yunchao looked at her with some surprise, but quickly recovered, realizing that someone in the family had been teaching her.

“You have an older sister and an older brother, and I’m the second older brother. You have to count your older sister and older brother separately. Do you understand?” Mu Yunchao tried to soften his tone, looking at the little girl’s seemingly understanding expression, and his heart softened a little.

It's okay, he met her earlier in this life, and he will teach her everything she wanted to try in her previous life.

separate?

Xiao Yuxi thought for a moment and shook her head. "Why should we separate? In my previous family, there was an eldest sister, a third sister, a fourth sister, and a fifth brother. They were numbered one, two, three, four, and five!"

Mu Yunchao looked at her five short fingers and gently held them in his palm. They were indeed icy cold, so he simply held them to warm them up. "What was your original name?"

"Erya!"

Mu Yunchao was taken aback. Looking at her happy, grinning face, his heart ached. He hadn't even given her a name, and there were five children...

Suddenly realizing something, Mu Yunchao stopped walking.

In his previous life, he wasn't interested in the affairs of the inner quarters, but he did have an impression that the family of the person who impersonated her in the previous life also had five children. In the end, the remaining three children were sold by that family to marry off their youngest son. They even came to the Mu family to demand money with a straight face and eventually colluded with outsiders, poisoning the Mu family.

Mu Yunchao's eyes dimmed slightly. If Yunnan really found her so quickly, it must have been through the person who took her identity in her previous life.

He first met her in another place. After his rebirth, he didn't think about that person at all and went directly to the place from his previous life, which is why he lost all contact with her.

because……

She hasn't been sold yet...

Mu Yunchao looked at the sweetly smiling little girl in his arms, then noticed something. He opened his hand and turned her palm over. The calluses on her palm were clearly from farm work, and she was still a little swollen, but her hands had been treated with medicine and had a faint medicinal fragrance.

Mu Yunchao's eyes flashed with even deeper killing intent, but upon realizing the child in his arms, his expression immediately softened, and he smiled slightly, "Our family is different from theirs. You see, boys and girls are different, right?"

Xiao Yuxi tilted her head back and thought for a moment, then nodded seriously, "Yes, little brother should eat first, and we'll eat after Mom and Dad finish eating."

Mu Yunchao's hand clenched tightly. "No, Xixi is the most important person in the family. This is your home. Xixi can eat whenever she wants. Second brother will take care of everything."

Thinking about her life here, Xiao Yuxi smiled sweetly at him, "It's all so nice here! My second sister, aunt, and grandmother give me lots and lots of delicious food every day, including cakes I've never had before! They're so delicious! They treat me even better than my parents!"

Mu Yunchao realized that no one in the family had corrected Xiao Yuxi's cognitive biases yet, so he squatted down, put Yuxi on the ground, and earnestly tried to help her understand. "Xixi's previous parents were not Xixi's parents. They weren't. Xixi's mother is my aunt, but there was an accident, and they had to temporarily entrust Xixi to other people's care. But Xixi's mother and father both love Xixi very much; they were only forced to leave Xixi because they had no other choice."

Xiao Yuxi blinked her big, round eyes, looking puzzled. "Then why didn't you come to see Xixi when Xixi came back?"

Xiao Yuxi's childlike words felt like a sharp knife piercing her heart, tearing it to pieces and making it hard to breathe.

"They..." Mu Yunchao was eloquent and could use his silver tongue to fight against the powerful in the imperial court, and could also leave the other side speechless when the two countries were at war. But at this moment, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

She's so young, how can she understand the loss of both parents?

The Duchess watched for a long time before slowly walking forward and glancing at her son. This was the first time she had seen him since her rebirth; it seemed she had neglected this child in her previous life.

"Aunt!" Upon seeing the Duchess, Xiao Yuxi immediately rushed over and hugged her leg.

The Duchess gently stroked Xiao Yuxi's slightly yellowish hair, squatted down to look her in the eye, and asked softly, "Xixi, have you ever seen the stars in the night sky?"

Xiao Yuxi nodded emphatically, "I've met you!"

“Every star in the sky represents a person. Sometimes they come out to play, just like we are now, but one day, they have to go home. Yu Xi’s mother doesn’t actually want to go back so soon; she wants to stay with Yu Xi as she grows up, but she has a reason to go back. So she turned back into a star, and every night the brightest star is Yu Xi’s mother, with Yu Xi’s father beside her. They are watching over Yu Xi at all times. Yu Xi is a good child; she will forgive her mother and father, right?”

Xi Xi lowered her head and thought for a long time.

The Duchess and Mu Yunchao waited patiently by her side for her to understand.

After a long, long time, Xiao Yuxi finally asked, "Did Father go back specifically to be with Mother?"

The Duchess smiled gently, "Yes, Yu Xi's mother is afraid of the dark when she's alone, so her father went to hold up a lamp for her."

"Then how can Xixi see her mother? Xixi also wants to hold a lamp for her mother."

The Duchess held back her tears, smiled, and shook her head. "We'll have to wait until Xixi grows up. When Xixi grows up, she'll know."

Mu Yunchao looked at the Duchess, and only after seeing her shake her head at him did he lower his eyes.

"Then Xixi must grow up quickly so she can hold the lamp for her mother!"