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

"Don't be afraid, Miss." Yingrui held Yuxi's small hand tightly, helped her put on her little cloak, and then pulled her into the main hall.

After entering the main gate, Yingrui helped Xiaoyuxi steady herself and knelt down to kowtow, saying, "This servant greets the old lady."

Xiao Yuxi stood blankly in the middle of the hall, looking at the people around her, and then at the old lady in the main seat who looked exceptionally wealthy, dressed in gold and silver.

The Duchess had no particular thoughts at first, but when she casually glanced at the little girl, her eyes widened in surprise.

She's changed; she's no longer the girl who caused such chaos in their Duke Mu's mansion in the previous life.

His eyebrows and eyes do vaguely resemble that person's.

She originally planned to live a good life for a while in this life, and then immediately take her child and run away the moment the Mu family fell.

Her daughter and son were either dead or crippled; she had long since seen through the illusions of life.

However, the eldest son's wife's miscarriage did not happen in the previous life; instead, she was discovered to be committing adultery and was drowned in a pig cage. Now, this cousin has also been replaced.

Was the life she lived in real? Or was it just a dream?

The Duchess's hand trembled slightly as she held the cup. What if it were true?

She still owed that person a life; she had saved her youngest son's life. Now, was she to watch herself die?

“Mother, I think the little girl might not have done it on purpose. We shouldn’t just listen to the merchant’s daughter’s side of the story. We should hear what they have to say.” The Duchess closed her eyes, suppressing the ripples in her heart, and spoke somewhat stiffly.

Fine, it's none of my business, but she can't just watch her get set up and do nothing.

Aunt Min screamed in disbelief, “What do you mean by ‘a merchant’s daughter’s words’! If you hadn’t been biased and let Shao’er marry her, would Shao’er’s wife be a merchant’s daughter? You just want to humiliate me, and if you can’t humiliate me, you want to humiliate my unborn grandson! You’re just jealous!”

The Duchess sneered, glancing sideways at her. "Me, jealous of you?"

“You’re just jealous of me, jealous that I gave birth to the master’s eldest son, jealous that I’m younger than you, jealous that I had the Mu family’s great-grandson before you!” Aunt Min shouted sharply, as if only in this way could she have enough courage to argue with her.

"Insolence!" The Duchess placed her teacup on the table and stared coldly ahead.

Aunt Min trembled and fell silent instantly, looking at the old lady with tears in her eyes and a wronged expression.

But the old lady paid no attention to them at all, and stared straight at the little girl who looked to be only three or four years old and was tugging at the maid's clothes.

The old lady stood up, and Qingcui immediately stepped forward to support her, leading her all the way to Xiaoyuxi.

Xiao Yuxi was frightened by the huge commotion, and the aunt who had been yelling so loudly just now looked a lot like her mother. She was afraid that she would hit her at any moment.

The old lady squatted down, wiped her little face with her hand, looked at her round big eyes, and sighed in her heart. She was too thin. She had thought that she would suffer, but she did not expect her to be so thin.

How pitiful.

The old lady slowly scanned her body, her gaze settling on her injured hand. With loving kindness, she took her hand; the scabs on her hand had hardened, and there were dark clumps of sand mixed with the blood—clearly, the injury hadn't been treated.

However, the old lady could hardly believe it when she saw the thick calluses on her small palms.

Such a small, thin child, how dare anyone make her work? How dare they make a child from the Mu family work?

Xiao Yuxi looked at her grandmother cautiously. It seemed like everyone was afraid of her, but her grandmother seemed to care about her injury.

The old lady raised her hand and touched her cheek. "Good child, what's your name?"

Qingcui was somewhat surprised, but showed no sign of it on her face. The old lady scolded the child every day, saying he was a fake, but how come she seemed to have fallen in love with him after just one meeting?

The others were all filled with unease because of the word "good child." Could it be that the old lady hadn't gone to see the child because she didn't know of his existence, rather than because she disliked him?

Indeed, Mu Siyi was the youngest daughter of Old Madam Mu and was quite favored in the Mu family. If she hadn't run away from her arranged marriage and married a poor scholar, Old Madam Mu wouldn't have been so heartless as to abandon her. It turned out she married the wrong person, and five years later they learned that she had been dead for many years, leaving behind only a young daughter lost among the common people. The poor scholar, on the other hand, had long since disappeared.

When Madam Mu learned of this, she was so angry that she fell ill and had to arrange for someone to bring Miss Mu home.

Who knew that Mu Yunnan would personally go to fetch the young girl from the border this time? Meanwhile, Old Madam Mu hadn't visited her once. They assumed Old Madam Mu was bothered by the other half of the young lady's bloodline, so they followed suit and ignored it.

But now it seems that the old lady likes this little girl?

Little Yu Xi didn't sense any malice from her. She blinked her big, round eyes and said in a childish voice, "Second sister said my name is Mu Yu Xi."

"Second sister?" The old lady lowered her eyes slightly. Could it be that Yunnan was also reborn?

"Yes, Second Sister, Second Sister is so, so good to Yu Xi, Yu Xi likes Second Sister."

Looking at Yu Xi's innocent expression, the old lady saw in her what she would look like ten years later. It was hard to imagine that such a little girl could grow into a general even more ruthless than Yunnan. It must be said, there is not a single coward in the Mu family bloodline.

However, now that she's been reborn, she no longer needs a child to shoulder such a heavy burden. She suffered so much in her previous life, yet still had the world at heart, proving her inherently good nature. Such a good child shouldn't have to endure so much hardship. Now that the Duke of Mu's mansion has the power and status, she doesn't believe they can't spoil such a child rotten.

"Does your hand hurt?"

Hearing these words of concern, tears welled up in Xiao Yuxi's eyes, but she forced them back. No one likes a child who cries easily. Xiao Yuxi stubbornly shook her head, her voice still trembling with a hint of a sob, "It doesn't hurt."

The old lady's eyes were filled with heartache. How could this child know how to avoid causing adults heartache at such a young age? How could she possibly compete with those who had ill intentions? She was bound to suffer a great loss.

"You must speak up if you're in pain, otherwise others will bully you. Do you understand?" the old lady patiently instructed.

Xiao Yuxi was a little confused, but honestly shook her head. "But the more I cry out in pain, the harder my mother hits me. As long as I don't cry out in pain, my mother won't hit me."

The main hall, which had been somewhat noisy, instantly fell silent because of her childlike words.

It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.