Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Mu Sheng didn't have the guts to tell Mu Feng right now that Kang Mama had been poisoned after leaving the Mu residence.

Mu Feng barely escaped with his life. If he gets into trouble again because of my loose tongue, my father will probably kill me.

Mu Sheng hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Does elder brother still remember Zhu Zhiyue?"

Mu Feng looked at Mu Sheng with confusion and asked, "Yueyue? What's wrong with her?"

Upon hearing this title, Mu Sheng couldn't help but roll his eyes. He said irritably, "It's nothing, it's just that your dear Yueyue is the one who put the Gu worm in your body."

Mu Feng froze on the bed, staring at Mu Sheng in disbelief, his eyes wide as he asked, "How is this possible? Is there a mistake? She wouldn't do that!"

Mu Sheng stepped forward and patted his shoulder, saying, "Brother, think about it calmly. Who else could get close to you besides her? Xiao Wu said that only someone who is close to you and can be near you often can use this Gu worm."

Before Mu Feng could speak, Mu Sheng continued, "Also, Xiao Chun, who was with Zhu Zhiyue, has run away, and Zhu Zhiyue has been taken into custody. We'll wait for Xiao Wu to go and take a look before making a decision. Now think it over carefully, is there really nothing suspicious about this Zhu Zhiyue?"

Mu Sheng's words successfully silenced Mu Feng, who lowered his head and began to think seriously.

Indeed, since Zhu Zhiyue came to his side, he had noticed changes in his temper and body, but they were not obvious, and he did not pay attention to them at first.

He looked up at Mu Sheng and asked, "Did Xiao Wu tell you all this?"

Mu Sheng shook his head and said, "She only told us about the characteristics of this Gu worm; the rest was discovered by the Regent and my father."

"Ah Sheng, you can go out first. I want to rest for a bit," Mu Feng said sullenly, his head down.

"Alright, you get some rest. Changsheng is outside, just call him if anything happens," Mu Sheng said.

Mu Sheng glanced at Mu Feng, then turned and left the room.

When Mu Sheng arrived at Yu Yue Garden, he saw Ye Shangyuan sitting in the pavilion drinking tea.

He strode in and asked, "How is it? Is the pill ready?"

Ye Shangyuan didn't even glance at Mu Sheng, and said, "How could it be so fast? Mu Mu just went in, and she's probably still picking out medicinal herbs right now."

"Hehe, you seem to know quite a bit!" Mu Sheng poured himself a cup of tea and took a big gulp.

Not seeing Mu Qinghe and Leng Quan, Mu Sheng asked, "Where are my general and your steward?"

Ye Shangyuan put down his teacup and said, "The General and Leng Quan have gone to the dungeon."

Mu Sheng nodded knowingly. Recalling Mu Feng's reaction earlier, he said, "I just went to check on Mu Feng. When he heard that Zhu Zhiyue had given him the Gu worm, he fell silent. Sigh, do you think Mu Feng might like this Zhu Zhiyue?"

Ye Shangyuan remained silent, while Mu Sheng continued, "Forget it, you wouldn't understand anyway. You're just a cold-blooded block of ice."

At this point, Mu Sheng looked at Ye Shangyuan suspiciously and asked, "I heard from Leng Quan that you've been coming to Yu Nan City quite frequently lately. Is there something you're hiding from me?"

Ye Shangyuan chuckled and said calmly, "You're overthinking it."

Mu Sheng stared at Ye Shangyuan and said, "You'd better be."

The two chatted idly in the pavilion.

During this time, because Mu Qinghe stayed at the Mu residence, Aunt An and Mu Jiaojiao both behaved very well.

The news of Mu Feng's awakening quickly spread throughout the entire Mu family, including Aunt An and Mu Jiaojiao.

The two were currently in Aunt An's room.

Mu Jiaojiao asked anxiously, "Mother, my eldest brother has woken up. Is Father about to return to the capital? Should we go back too?"

Aunt An was distracted; her mind was filled with the news Tao'er had just brought back: Mu Xue had returned to Yu Yue Garden.

She gripped the handkerchief tightly with both hands, her expression cold and ruthless. She muttered, "You little bitch, you let her come back so easily. How despicable!"

Mu Jiaojiao called out several times, but Aunt An did not respond. She waved her hand in front of Aunt An's eyes and called out, "Mother, did you hear what I said? Mother!"

The final sound finally brought Aunt An back to her senses.

She composed herself and asked, "What did Jiaojiao just say?"

Mu Jiaojiao asked impatiently, "Mom, what were you thinking about just now? You seemed so engrossed in your thoughts."

"Nothing, what did you ask your mother just now?" Aunt An asked perfunctorily.

Mu Jiaojiao had no choice but to repeat the question she had just asked.

Aunt An has no interest in returning to the capital with Mu Qinghe at the moment. There has been no news from An Ruhai in the past few days, nor from the Prince Jing's residence, and there is no information about that person either.

This made Aunt An feel vaguely uneasy.

She gave Tao'er a look, then looked at Mu Jiaojiao and said, "Jiaojiao, your father has no interest in us right now. If he wanted to take us back to the capital, he would have asked you beforehand. So you don't need to worry about these things. Just go back to your room and stay there quietly, and don't cause any trouble."

As soon as Aunt An finished speaking, Tao'er walked in with Shi Shu.

Aunt An saw Shishu and said directly, "Shishu, if you see your young lady, don't let her leave the manor, or you will be held responsible."

The attendant quickly replied, "Yes."

Seeing that Aunt An was ignoring her, Mu Jiaojiao angrily flung her sleeves and took Shishu back to her own courtyard.

Shi Shu followed behind Mu Jiaojiao. Thinking of the information Xiao Tao had conveyed, she swallowed hard, carefully approached Mu Jiaojiao, and whispered, "Miss, I heard that Fifth Miss has already returned to the manor."

"What?" Mu Jiaojiao stopped and turned around to ask.

Shi Shu was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head, took a step back, and whispered, "I just heard Sister Tao'er say that in Madam's courtyard. Fifth Miss has already returned to Yu Yue Garden. Second Young Master is also there."

Mu Jiaojiao said angrily, "No wonder Mother is so angry. When I talked to her, she was distracted. This little bitch is really good at jumping around! She even managed to come back to the Mu residence."

The maidservant continued, "I also heard that the Fifth Miss returned to the manor because of the Eldest Young Master's health. I also heard, I heard..."

Mu Jiaojiao said impatiently, "Stop stammering, speak clearly. What else is there?"

"The ancient physician who visited our manor before seems to be the Fifth Miss," Shi Shu said quickly in one breath.

She let out a long sigh, not daring to look at Mu Jiaojiao's reaction.

Mu Jiaojiao was completely stunned when she heard Shi Shu's words!

She said incredulously, "How is that possible? When did she acquire such abilities? Who told her that?"