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

Feng Yue checked Xiao Yuxi's bedroom but found nothing. She even checked the incense, the tea, and her food.

There was absolutely nothing there.

Feng Yue didn't think that she had made a mistake this time because she hadn't taken pulses for a long time.

Looking at the exceptionally exquisite young girl's boudoir, I hesitated for a long time before passing through the screen again and standing in front of the carved wooden bed. Suddenly, I realized that the bed must have been renovated.

"Feng Yue, is there a problem with this?" Seeing Feng Yue stop in front of Xiao Yuxi's bed, her fingers lightly touching the wooden bed, the Duchess couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

The furniture in this house was all made by those servants; their families have worked for the Mu family for generations, so there's no way they would tamper with it.

"Have all of these been renovated?" Feng Yueqing stared blankly at the Duchess.

Xiao Yuxi was playing with the old lady in the courtyard. She didn't care about being gentle and polite. She squatted down and scraped some wood chips off the bed with a knife.

"It must have been renovated. This used to be my side courtyard, temporarily set up to make it easier to take care of Yuxi. The servants must have just renovated the old one without having time to order a custom-made one. Is there something wrong with the material?" The Duchess was very puzzled. She had seen poison put in tea, food, and even spices. So she was particularly cautious about these things. This was the first time she had ever seen poison put in a wooden bed.

Feng Yue rinsed the wood shavings in the teacup with water, stirred it a few times, pulled out the hairpin from her head, opened it, took out the silver needle inside, and put it in the teacup. In an instant, the silver needle turned black.

The Duchess was horrified and stared incredulously at the silver needle in her teacup.

"The Duke of Mu's mansion is about to be purged." Feng Yue looked at the Duchess quietly, and only lowered her eyes after a long while.

Actually, she didn't have much affection for the Mu family. Siyi had run away from the Mu family to escape an arranged marriage, and although they later held a wedding for her, it was only a perfunctory affair to save face for the Mu family. However, Siyi was gone, and the remaining child could only rely on the Mu family. If the Mu family still posed a threat, what would happen to her child?

Feng Yue used a silver needle to poke at the wood chips in the water, and her mind gradually calmed down. She had already miscarried several children, her home was in complete chaos, and there were so many concubines who were bullying her. It was highly likely that she would not be able to have children again. It would be better to raise Si Yi's child safely, so that Si Yi could rest in peace in the afterlife.

If something really happens to Yu Xi, she's afraid she'll never be able to forgive herself.

Her life was already a tangled mess, so it was better to cut it now.

For the Mu family, keeping her around is as simple as saying a few words.

Thinking of this, Feng Yue looked at the Duchess and said, "An Wan, I want to stay and be Yu Xi's physician."

Anyang...

The Duchess looked at her.

I haven't heard this name in a long time.

The fact that she suddenly heard this after so long left her somewhat dazed.

The Duchess smiled and said, "It's best that you've come to your senses."

She grew up with Fengyue and Siyi. The capital city was only so big. They competed in poetry and songs from a young age. In the end, everyone said that although Anwan was the worst of the three, she had the best life.

Actually, what's so good about it?

The three of them are all clearly more unfortunate than the other.

In this world, marrying someone of high status is considered lucky; no one ever sees what happens behind the scenes.

From a young age, they were proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, yet all they were left with was the fate of marriage. Their marriages were treated as bargaining chips with prices clearly marked; if they won, they were considered lucky to have married the right person, and if they lost, they were abandoned by their families.

Who can still remember the grand spectacle of Feng Yue's medical consultations in the capital, where the fees were so high that they filled the entire city?

"In truth, we got lucky."

Feng Yue smiled and shook her head. "Investigate all the servants who came into contact with this wooden bed. Don't let a single one escape."

After saying that, Feng Yue seemed to remember something, grabbed the Duchess's hand, and said with a strange expression, "Before we came, I took the pulses of the old lady and the second young lady, and there was nothing wrong with them. Your pulse is also normal. This is strange. How could someone specifically target outsiders with drugs? And do it so blatantly in this place?"

Can you tell what kind of poison this is?

"It's not very common. I need a small room to try it out. But at first glance, it smells a bit like the previous Xihaosan, with a faint sweet scent. However, Xihaosan is specifically for pregnant women, and it's similar to the milky scent that pregnant women naturally have. If applied to areas that are frequently exposed to it, it can slowly cause hallucinations, leading to convulsions and coma, and ultimately miscarriage, completely damaging the body and making it impossible to conceive."

Feng Yue spoke calmly, but there was a hint of hatred in her eyes.

Her child was harmed in this way. The drug was insidious and vicious. She had never seen such a filthy substance before, living in her boudoir. Only after being harmed did she discover that her clothes and handkerchiefs had all been drugged. By then, it was too late.

"The drug used on the child would certainly not be the same as the one used to dissipate vital energy, but it should be similar. It was discovered early, the drug was administered for a short time and was administered crudely, so its impact on Yu Xi is not significant. However, the person who administered the drug to a child who is completely helpless is undeniably cruel."

"I know this matter will be thoroughly investigated. I'll tell Master when he returns." The Duchess's expression was serious, and she felt a pang of sadness. She had still allowed Yu Xi to be harmed by her. Although it hadn't been long, it was poison, and even a short time could be harmful to her body.

Feng Yue put down her teacup and checked each item to see if it had been drugged elsewhere. She opened a small wooden box, and her expression softened upon seeing its contents. "An Wan, take a look at this."

The Duchess leaned closer and saw a tiny, exquisitely sculpted clay figure inside a small wooden box, its features vaguely reminiscent of Yunnan. Remembering how Xiao Yuxi had sneaked out every few days and returned covered in mud, her heart melted.

"Is this the second young lady?"

“It is indeed from Yunnan. It was Nan Nan who brought her back before. The child still prefers her second sister.” The Duchess’s tone inevitably carried a hint of jealousy, but she wasn’t really jealous of the younger generation. She gently stroked the clay figure’s eyelids, then carefully closed them and put it back in its original place.

“If we count the days, tomorrow should be the Second Miss’s birthday, right?” Feng Yue shook her head when she saw the Duchess’s momentary confusion. “Although the Second Miss is quite independent, she still can’t miss such a day. This should be the birthday gift that Xiao Yuxi prepared for her second sister.”

The Duchess looked bewildered, staring blankly at the wooden box.