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

A glint of ruthlessness flashed in Mu Yunchao's eyes, like a hungry wolf on the grasslands, poised to pounce.

"Do you want to punish Yinglan?" The Duchess ignored Mu Yunchao and patiently asked Xiao Yuxi.

She wanted the young girl to punish the maid, but she didn't really want to punish her.

She hoped that Xiao Yuxi would be kind at heart, just like in her previous life, but she also hoped that she would have the ruthlessness she had in her previous life.

She had to admit that she had always been afraid of corrupting Xiao Yuxi.

Despite being born in the wilderness and growing up in the bustling city in her previous life, she lived a carefree and unrestrained life, yet was also clear-headed and independent.

It grew wildly, yet it grew into the bright, shining moon.

If, under her tutelage, one cannot surpass her former self, she would find it hard to believe how much of a failure she has become.

Xiao Yuxi lowered her head and pondered seriously.

The Duchess pursed her lips, watching her nervously. Her heart pounded, and she was on edge.

"I did think about it." Xiao Yuxi thought about it for a long, long time before answering the Duchess seriously.

"Because if Xixi leaves, there will be no Xixi in this world. But it's not easy for so many people to like Xixi. If Xixi leaves, we may not find so many people who are so good to Xixi."

The Duchess's pupils trembled slightly, and her eyes filled with tears.

But he smiled with relief.

"But Aunt, could you just punish Sister Yinglan by making her go hungry for a few days, giving her a couple of slaps, and finally locking her in a dark closet for a few days?" Yu Xi looked at her aunt with wide eyes.

This was the most vicious punishment she could imagine.

She had been locked in the cupboard like this before, in the dark, and no matter how much she called out, no one would open it. She could only huddle in a small corner and cry secretly until she felt she was about to starve to death. Only then was the cupboard door opened, and her parents looked at her with disgust, saying that she was wasting food and that they were unlucky to have raised her.

She dared not say a word out of turn, and could only wolf down the leftovers from her family's meals, along with the slightly sweet wild vegetables she had picked from the fields outside.

From then on, she worked hard every day, trying her best not to upset her parents and to avoid being locked in that closet again.

The punishment the little girl mentioned was nothing compared to the punishment they had originally planned.

But since we said we would do things according to her wishes, we can't go back on our word.

The Duchess nodded. "Is that all?"

"Yes. She definitely won't make the same mistake again."

Just like her.

Always well-behaved.

As long as you behave well, you won't go hungry, get beaten, or be locked up again.

The Duchess nodded. Mu Yunchao felt that he had been too lenient and frowned slightly, but he could not change the Duchess's mind. He went forward and knocked on the closed door, whispering the punishment.

After a long while, the second sister, Mu Yunnan, led the maid out of the courtyard. When she saw Xiao Yuxi in the courtyard, she subconsciously focused her gaze on the maid.

Fortunately, they had just put a black outfit on her before she came out, so there wasn't a single drop of blood to be seen.

Mu Yunnan felt smug. She was used to interrogating people and knew how to torture them to the point of pain without causing serious external injuries.

This maid was originally trained to serve in the master's quarters and had never done any manual labor. She was simply unable to withstand the kind of torture Mu Yunnan inflicted on prisoners of war on the battlefield.

They used hundreds of punishments, not even enough to fill one hand, and this girl recounted every single detail she could remember three or four times.

If she can still lie for the person behind the scenes after all that, then that's truly remarkable.

They could all become spies in a war between two armies.

Yinglan managed to take a few steps, but Mu Yunnan suddenly let go and knelt down, performing a deep bow.

Yinglan propped herself up on her hands and looked up at her young mistress, tears streaming down her face. "Miss... thank you for pleading for me, Miss."

Although she was young, she knew that what she was doing was tantamount to betraying her master, which would basically mean losing half her life, being crippled, and then being sold off. Even worse, they might kill her outright, or subject her to a fate worse than death.

Those who only get fined and confined are incredibly lucky; they must have burned incense in their past lives.

If it weren't for the young master's intercession, her fate would never have been this bad.

She owes her young master a great debt of gratitude.

She will remember the great kindness of her young master for the rest of her life.

Yunnan brought her out so that she would remember that she was only alive because of the benevolent master she served.

Although her master was kind, she was not someone to be trifled with. Just looking at the injuries on her body was enough for her to remember for a lifetime.

Mu Yunnan clapped his hands, and several servants dragged the maid away.

Mu Yunnan squatted down and, as if by magic, dropped a small grass dragonfly from his palm.

Sure enough, stars lit up Xiaoyuxi's eyes, and she reached out her hands to touch the dragonfly.

Mu Yunnan's hand moved up and down, like a cat toy, and Xiao Yuxi followed the direction of her hand's movement, her eyes fixed on the straw dragonfly.

It turns around here and there.

The Duchess and Mu Yunchao couldn't help but laugh.

The Duchess laughed and scolded, "You little rascal, if you make your sister cry later, you'll be the one to comfort her."

"Xi Xi won't cry!" Mu Yunnan was caught off guard when Xiao Yu Xi pounced on the grass dragonfly in his hand.

Mu Yunnan smiled and didn't try to take it. He just looked at the dark sky and the moon hanging high in the sky and said with some regret, "It's a pity. I was planning to let Xixi make some friends, but it still fell through."

"It's alright, I've already made arrangements. After the festival, I'll send Xixi to the Chinese Academy. There are many girls of marriageable age there, so she can make some friends." The Duchess picked up a delicate little lantern and sighed slightly, "This year we'll be able to have a good Lantern Festival."

When Xiao Yuxi heard them talking about her, she ran back after she had already run far away, and looked up at her second sister, saying, "Xixi has made friends, Xixi has friends."

"Xixi is so amazing? What are the names of Xixi's friends?" Mu Yunnan asked her with a smile, not really believing that she could remember the names of everyone she met for the first time.

Little Yu Xi stretched out her little hand and counted on her fingers one by one, "Yan Shanshan, Ye Shuyin, Princess Yunle, Ning Xiaohe, Zhou Siran, Shen Mengyu..."

Xiao Yuxi went through everyone one by one, and she actually remembered the names of everyone she met today, including Mu Yunchen's cronies, and she remembered every single one of them.

Mu Yunchao looked at him in shock. Although he knew that Yu Xi in her previous life had a photographic memory, he was still somewhat shocked to see such a young girl counting names on her fingers one by one.

While she was lost in thought, Xiao Yuxi suddenly jumped up.

She heard the sound of gongs being struck from the Mu family's side; another day had passed!

Xiao Yuxi suddenly became extremely excited, grabbed her second sister's hand, and looked at her expectantly, "Second sister, can you come with me?"