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

"General Ning?" Mu Siliao held a piece of cloth to her side, her hair was braided to the side in front of her chest, and the corners of her lips were slightly curved, making her look as beautiful as a painting.

Ning Zhizheng was coming out of the blacksmith's shop when he heard this and looked in her direction. Seeing that it was a young lady from the Mu family, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, "Miss Mu, what a coincidence. Why didn't you have the servants make the purchases?"

Musiliao chuckled and looked at him. "Didn't the general also not send any servants to make the purchases?"

Ning Zhi shook his head. "I can't let my servants buy this. This is a sword. What do those servants know about these things?"

“I can’t let the servants buy this. A younger sister just came back to the house, and thinking about how she suffered before, I decided to make her some clothes myself. The patterns on the fabrics in the manor have become a bit old-fashioned after a while, so I thought I might as well come and buy them myself since I had nothing else to do.” Mu Siliao’s smile remained unchanged as she looked at Ning Zhi with a bright gaze.

Ning Zhi was completely unaware, and simply nodded roughly, "That's true. It seems that my mother and sister went to the Mu residence for a banquet yesterday. I was training troops at the military camp yesterday and didn't have time to go and offer my congratulations."

“Yesterday was the Mu family’s plum blossom appreciation banquet, not a banquet specifically held for my younger sister, so General, there’s no need to worry.” As she spoke, Mu Siliao glanced at the Ning family’s carriage parked beside her, a thoughtful look in her eyes.

"Where are you going, Young Master Ning? Could you please take my daughter with you? I left in a hurry today and didn't have time to prepare a carriage."

A beautiful woman with her eyes lowered has always been captivating.

Ning Zhi was used to being in the military camp, surrounded by a group of men. The woman he spent the most time with was their leader, Mu Yunnan. General Mu was always the toughest one on them, and after each training session, she would collapse into bed without even taking a shower. She was completely different from the women in the capital.

He returned three months ago to receive his official title and train new recruits, but he has already seen Musiliao seven or eight times in just three months.

Ning Zhi simply felt a connection with the people of the Mu family.

After all, he could see the third young master of the Mu family in the military camp every few days. However, since the young lady from the Mu family returned, the third young master seemed to have taken a liking to raising the little one and hadn't been to the military camp for a long time.

Ning Zhi didn't even consider the concept of men and women not touching each other, and obliviously let Mu Siliao get into the car.

"Thank you, General."

Musiliao's hand was outstretched in mid-air, but she didn't see General Ning help her. When she turned around, she saw General Ning putting the sword he had brought from the blacksmith's shop into a box.

Musiliao's usually perfect expression froze for a moment. She withdrew her hand from mid-air, tidied her hair, and lifted her skirt to get into the carriage.

"Where did General Ning originally intend to go?" Mu Siliao tilted her head and looked at Ning Zhi, appearing like a well-behaved young girl.

Ning Zhi wiped the sword with the sword handkerchief, and seeing that there were no fingerprints left, he put it back in the box. "Go to the Mu residence. Today is General Mu's birthday, and I've come to deliver a gift."

Musiliao's smile froze slightly. "But unfortunately, I just saw my sister leave this morning, and I don't know if she's back yet."

"You went out?"

"Yes. Moreover, Madam has always disliked my sister's martial arts skills, saying that it is not in line with the status of a lady from a respectable family. If the steward is to accept the gift, I'm afraid it will be difficult for it to reach my sister." Mu Siliao's face was full of worry, as if she really felt sorry for Ning Zhi and was seriously thinking about how to help Ning Zhi send a gift.

Ning Zhi hesitated for only a moment, "I remember you mentioned that you have a very close relationship with General Mu. Could you please help me deliver this item to General Mu?"

Musiliao accepted the sword box with both hands, her eyes crinkling with joy. "Great! We're celebrating my sister's birthday tonight, so I'll give it to her along with my gift."

"Thank you for your trouble, Miss Mu."

"General Ning, you are too kind." Mu Siliao lowered her eyes as if she had thought of something unintentionally. She raised her hand to untie the purse at her waist and presented it to General Ning with both hands. "I noticed that there are some dark circles under your eyes, General. I suppose you are not sleeping well. I made a few sachets a few days ago. This one is for calming the mind. You can put it by your bedside and you will be able to sleep peacefully."

Ning Zhi took the sachet and placed it aside. "Thank you, Miss Mu."

Mu Sili's smile became more genuine. Seeing that the carriage was approaching the Mu residence, she quickly spoke to the coachman, "Please stop at the east side gate."

A strange glint flashed in Musiliao's eyes. She had been confined to her quarters and had secretly run away, intending to test whether Madam Ning had said anything to General Ning, or whether General Ning had heard anything he shouldn't have.

Looking at it now, it's not so bad; no one would gossip about women's things in front of men.

"Aren't we going through the south gate?"

“Si Liao is a woman. If she gets off the general’s carriage at the main gate, people will probably gossip and it will not be good for the general’s reputation. It would be safer for her to enter the mansion through the side gate.”

Musiliao stepped off the carriage and looked at Ning Zhi sitting inside, her eyes crinkling, "General Ning, I'll be returning to my residence now."

Just as he was bowing, his arm was suddenly grabbed and pulled painfully.

Musiliao almost lost control of her expression.

He held back the angry curses that were about to burst out.

Ning Zhi got out of the car and subdued the old woman who was holding onto Mu Siliao.

"Who are you, daring to pull at Miss Mu in the street! Are you tired of living?" Ning Zhi coldly suppressed her.

The old woman looked up and saw it was none other than Hu Niangzi, the foster mother who had previously mistreated Yu Xi.

He was clearly much older than before, and his hair had turned much whiter.

“You are the young lady of the Mu family, aren’t you! I am your cousin’s mother, and I raised her for five years. Your Mu family just takes her away like that! You’re not even willing to pay a single penny! It’s utterly ridiculous! You even had the county magistrate imprison my whole family and wanted to sentence her! Is there no law anymore! Your Mu family must pay back the money you spent raising her!”

Madam Hu had been squatting here for several days. Yesterday, there were many people, and she had hoped to sneak in by taking advantage of the chaos, but she was beaten and thrown out. These past few days, only men had been coming in and out of the Mu residence, so she didn't dare to go forward at all.

Today, there happened to be a girl who seemed to be of a high social standing, yet she was secretly meeting with another man. She was clearly not a respectable person, so we had to catch her and make her pay us.

Musiliao suppressed the disgust in her eyes, looked down at the black handprint on her clothes, and felt a surge of anger in her heart.

She wasn't a typical Mu family girl, and her monthly allowance wasn't high. This dress was custom-made at a high price, just so she could present her best self to General Ning.

As a result, it was this person who dirtied it.

"Since you've been sentenced, it means you've done something illegal. How dare you cause trouble at the Mu residence? You're incredibly audacious!" Ning Zhi looked at her coldly, as if she were a dead person.

Mu Siliao suppressed her anger and spoke softly, "This...mother-in-law. Please go to the front door and knock to explain your purpose. Isn't it a bit of a mistake to just rush up and grab me like this? First, I am neither the cousin you raised nor related to you. Second, I am an illegitimate daughter of the Mu family and have no say in the family. My life is already very difficult."

"I don't care about you! You're a member of the Mu family, so you have to pay off their debts! Besides, you're an unmarried girl, getting off a man's carriage—you're not exactly shameless!"