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

Ignoring Mu Yunchen's resentful gaze, Mu Yunnan grabbed one of them with each hand and pinned them to the ground.

A man looked at Mu Yunnan's face, then at the bound Mu Yunchen's face, "The Mu family..."

"You're not blind." Mu Yunnan lowered his eyes and gave him a condescending look.

The guards quickly stepped forward to restrain the two men and looked at Mu Yunnan, saying, "The three rooms next door are all filled with unconscious children. I counted about ten."

"Notify Xie Yaochuan and have him handle the aftermath." Mu Yunnan used a knife to cut the ropes binding Mu Yunchen and raised his hand to cover his ears.

As soon as Mu Yunchen freed his hand, he immediately ripped the cloth out of his mouth and roared angrily, "Mu Yunnan! This is completely different from what you said! And you even plugged my ears?"

"Alright, alright, everything's fine now."

Mu Yunchen took a breath before speaking, "This isn't the only place they do it; they do it in other cities too!"

Mu Yunnan put away the knife, looked at his disheveled appearance, and said, "Go home. The rest is Xie Yaochuan's business. Don't think too much. You're such a blockhead who can't even concentrate on reading. Don't overthink things. Listen to me."

Mu Yunchen sneered, "The Dali Temple is useless. They just eat and do nothing. They get paid more than anyone else, but eat less than anyone else."

Mu Yunnan pinched his face and threatened in a low voice, "Mu Yunchen, remember, you're still a five-year-old child. Be careful someone takes you away and burns you at the stake."

"I'll see who dares!"

Xie Yaochuan carried Xiao Yuxi slowly until half an hour later before arriving.

Little Yu Xi was enjoying a large candied hawthorn with both hands, her face covered in syrup. When she saw her second sister in the distance, she called out, "Second sister!"

Xie Yaochuan looked at the physician treating the unconscious children, put Xixi on the ground, and took out his waist token. "Xie Yaochuan of the Dali Temple, what's the condition of these children?"

"He must have been drugged." The physician rose and bowed. "His pulse appears normal at the moment."

Xiao Yuxi saw that the child on the ground had pale lips and a clear blood line on his ear. She quickly took the candied hawthorn out of his mouth and looked at Xie Yaochuan, "He ate the Illusionary Bell Mushroom."

"Phantom Bell Mushroom?" Xie Yaochuan was taken aback, not thinking it was just a child talking nonsense, and asked seriously, "What is this?"

"This is a type of mushroom from the mountain where I used to live. It's easy to pick the wrong one. After eating it, you'll have a hallucination of hearing a bell, and then you'll feel weak all over, and it will last for a long time. I've eaten it before," Xiao Yuxi said, blinking her big eyes.

The doctor standing nearby shook his head. "This is the first time I've ever heard of this. I've never heard of this kind of mushroom before."

Mu Yunchen took out the syrup he had tucked into his pocket even while unconscious, and put it in Xiao Yuxi's hand. He then took the candied hawthorn from Xiao Yuxi's hand and said, "You eat this."

Mu Yunchen: What a piece of trash that man is! Throw him away! My sister can only eat what the family buys!

Xiao Yuxi looked at the candied hawthorns that were leaving her with some reluctance. She was sad for only a second before she lowered her head and licked the syrup in the small pot.

Mmm, delicious.

Sweet.

Mu Yunchen glanced smugly at Xie Yaochuan after seeing that Sister Xi had eaten his syrup.

Mu Yunchen: Hmph, so what if I spent a whole day with you? You still prefer my food.

Xie Yaochuan: Sure enough, all the male members of the Mu family, whether they are young or old, are so annoying.

Xie Yaochuan decided to believe Xiao Yuxi was telling the truth, so he squatted down and looked her in the eye. "Do you know what this antidote is?"

Xiao Yuxi thought for a moment, then shook her head. "There's no antidote. Just vomit it up."

Simple, crude, but effective.

Xie Yaochuan looked at the physician beside him and instructed, "Do as instructed."

The physician couldn't believe that he would just believe what a child said, and couldn't help but advise, "These children are already weak, and if you use medication to induce vomiting, it might cause problems."

Xiao Yuxi blinked and asked him in confusion, "Why do we have to take medicine? Can't we just spit it out? Medicine tastes awful."

“If there are any problems, blame it on me. Do as I say.”

Seeing that they were busy, Xie Yaochuan looked at the two detained prisoners, both of whom had a simple and honest appearance.

He patted their faces with his fan, "You two are quite clever, managing to snatch a child in broad daylight. Tell me, how many people are above you, and who are they? I might be able to plead for you. But once you get into the Dali Temple, things won't be so simple."

The two of them pursed their lips and remained silent, not saying a word.

Xie Yaochuan nodded. "Fine, keep it up. Take him away, give him the same old lecture."

"Yes."

Mu Yunnan picked up Xi Xi and looked at Xie Yaochuan, "The rest is up to you. My work is done."

Xie Yaochuan gave a slight bow, "Thank you, General Mu, for bestowing this merit upon me. I'll visit you another day so we can have a drink together."

Suddenly, a cough came from the child over there.

With the physician's voice, "He's awake! Just like that child said, he felt better after vomiting. His pulse has stabilized, so he can be transferred to the Dali Temple for interrogation."

Xie Yaochuan looked at Xiao Yuxi, who was nestled in Mu Yunnan's arms and licking a candy. He remembered that she had mentioned before that there were many strangers in her village and that some people would run away. It was not hard to connect this to the Illusionary Bell Mushroom that he had mentioned this time.

A mushroom that even the most famous physicians in the capital didn't know about happened to be something that everyone knew about where she used to live.

There must be a connection between them.

Mu Yunchen sneaked into the house, hiding from the servants, and immediately changed out of her women's clothing.

When Sanya saw Xiaoyuxi return, she rushed over and hugged her sister, then quietly moved behind her, looking up at Mu Yunnan with some fear. She whispered to her sister, "Second sister, are you alright?"

Xiao Yuxi blinked and handed the half-eaten syrup to Sanya, saying, "Little sister, eat."

Yingrui, who was standing to the side, held the Empress's edict from the palace and whispered to Mu Yunnan, "The Empress gave me a phoenix edict, saying that Miss Yue should have a gathering at the palace tomorrow."

Mu Yunnan was slightly taken aback as he received the imperial edict from his sister in the palace with both hands, looking somewhat bewildered.

My sister from my past life never sent any messages to the family about private meetings after she married into the palace; it was as if she had disappeared from the palace.

This was the first time in her two lifetimes that she had sent a phoenix edict to the Mu family to invite them to a meeting.

"Only Xixi was invited?"

Yingrui nodded, looking at Xiaoyuxi who was still sharing delicious snacks with her younger sister with some worry. The young lady had not learned etiquette and did not understand the intricacies of human relationships. What if she offended any empress in the palace?