Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

"Sister, I've come to see you." Mu Jiaojiao clutched a handkerchief and threw herself at Mu Xue, sobbing.

Each call of "sister" sent a shiver down Mu Xue's spine.

Mu Xue reacted instinctively and threw something out with her backhand.

Suddenly, a pillow flew over and hit Mu Jiaojiao squarely in the face.

"Ah!" Mu Jiaojiao instantly let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

Mu Jiaojiao's once meticulously combed hair was now a mess, and her nose was red from the force of the pillow hitting her.

It looks ridiculous.

"Cough cough cough," Mu Xue coughed violently because she had exerted too much force.

"No, no, sorry, it's just a conditioned reflex," Mu Xue said insincerely.

"Miss, how are you? Quickly drink some water." Granny Kang hurriedly took the water cup from the maid and fed Mu Xue water while helping her catch her breath.

Miss Wu seemed much better this morning, but now she's coughing.

Sure enough, the broom spirit's daughter is also a little broom spirit.

Because of Mu Xue's recent incident, Granny Kang is now extremely suspicious and sees everyone in the mansion as a bad person, especially Consort An and her daughter.

Before, Miss didn't understand, but now that Miss is better, she will definitely protect her. Granny Kang secretly made up her mind.

Mu Xue felt a warmth in her heart seeing Kang Mama's anxious expression. This was the first person who had genuinely treated her well since she arrived here.

"Mu Xue, I came to see you out of kindness, how could you treat me like this?" Mu Jiaojiao had already stopped pretending. She pointed at Mu Xue, who was still half-leaning on the bed, and shouted shrilly.

"Sister? Ha, I was my mother's last child. I don't remember having a younger sister." Mu Xue said with a smile and a lazy tone.

"You, you..." Mu Jiaojiao was taken aback. She stared wide-eyed at Mu Xue in disbelief, pointing at Mu Xue with a trembling hand, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"What did you say? You're pointing at me. I wouldn't mind cutting off your finger." Mu Xue warned unhappily when she saw Mu Jiaojiao pointing at her.

Upon hearing Mu Xue's words, Mu Jiaojiao immediately stopped what she was doing and stammered, "You, sister, are you not stupid?"

"Pfft, you're the stupid one." Mu Xue couldn't help but sneer.

Granny Kang and the maid Su Su, who were standing to the side, also looked at Mu Xue in surprise, but the two of them remained silent in tacit agreement.

When I got back last night, it was already very late. I was busy calling the doctor, preparing medicine, and cleaning up Mu Xue, so no one noticed the change in Mu Xue.

Mu Jiaojiao originally wanted to pretend to care about Mu Xue as before, so that Mu Xue would trust her more. But now it seems that won't work. She has to go to her mother quickly to think of a solution, after all, her father and several brothers will be back soon.

In recent years, although the mother and son have not treated Mu Xue harshly, they have certainly not been very good to her either.

Even the terrible reputation that Mu Xue had outside was largely due to the mother and daughter.

After thinking it over, Mu Jiaojiao didn't care how Mu Xue had become normal. She rushed to her mother's Xiaoyi Garden.

Mu Xue watched her run away and snorted coldly, "Little brat, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

"Miss, are you really not stupid anymore?" Only now did Granny Kang dare to ask Mu Xue.

Mu Xue looked at Kang Mama with gentle eyes: "Mama, I'm all better. Really."

Mu Xue could tell that this Granny Kang was genuinely kind to her; she was an old servant of her mother's.

Her calm yet certain tone was strangely convincing, as if her recovery was simply a matter of course, something she was meant to do.

"That's wonderful, that's wonderful! If the lady is watching over us from heaven, it must be true." As she spoke, Granny Kang began to cry again.

Mu Xue's mother was Princess Shengping of Xiyu Kingdom. Her father was the first king of Xiyu Kingdom who was not of the royal family. However, he was seriously injured while saving the late emperor and never recovered. Therefore, Mu Xue's mother was raised by the current Empress Dowager.

Because of the difficult childbirth during Muxue's delivery, he was bedridden for many years and eventually passed away when Muxue was five years old. Strangely, Muxue became mentally impaired that same year, and the imperial physicians could not find the cause. She has remained like this ever since.

Because of the death of Princess Shengping, General Mu has been guarding the border with his eldest son, Mu Feng, and has not returned home for eight years.

Kang Mama was Princess Shengping's dowry nanny. Over the years, it was thanks to her care that Muxue was able to grow up safely.

The maid's name was Susu. She was a little younger than Muxue. She was a quiet and timid girl, but she was very protective of her mistress.

"Granny, aren't you happy that I'm all better?" Mu Xue was genuinely afraid that this person would cry. Hadn't crying all night been enough?

Are women of this era all made of water?

Just as Susu was about to cry out, Muxue hurriedly shouted, "Hold it in, don't cry."

SuSu stopped abruptly, startled, and hiccuped.

This left Mu Xue both amused and exasperated.

"It's alright, don't cry. I'm all better now, and things will get even better from now on," Mu Xue comforted the person beside her.

“Miss is right. The better days are yet to come.” Granny Kang didn’t dwell on it and immediately said with a smile, while Su Su nodded in agreement.

Who cares? As long as the young lady is alright, that's all that matters. Nothing else matters.

"Granny, I've been living in a daze these past few years. Tell me about it," Mu Xue said softly.

Upon hearing this, Granny Kang immediately understood what Mu Xue meant and began to explain: "After Madam passed away, Concubine An took control of the purchasing in the inner quarters and acted as if she were the mistress of the house. The General no longer cared about her and just let her be. Five years ago, the General received an imperial decree to go on a campaign and was not in the manor. The eldest young master followed the General to the border. Three years ago, the second young master said he was going to travel to the four countries and has not yet returned. The third and fourth young masters are currently studying at Lishan Academy and have not yet returned..."

After listening to what Granny Kang had to say, Mu Xue had a general understanding of her current situation and the power distribution within the mansion.

In conclusion, I am currently powerless and have no influence; only Granny Kang and the little maid Susu are trustworthy to me.

My cheap general father only sends me birthday gifts every year, but he never comes back in person. Hmm, he's unreliable.

Turns out I have four older brothers. Great, I have absolutely no recollection of them. Hmm, even more unreliable.

Therefore, I should take good care of my health first.

Just as Mu Xue was sitting and making plans, Mu Jiaojiao rushed into Aunt An's courtyard.

"Mother, Mother!" Mu Jiaojiao called out impatiently as soon as she entered the courtyard.

"What's with all this fuss? What kind of behavior is this?" Aunt An was pruning a pot of bright peonies in the yard.

"Mother, didn't you say that little Mu Xue..." Before Mu Jiaojiao could finish speaking, Aunt An interrupted her.

"You may all leave now," Aunt An said to the servants who were cleaning the courtyard.

"Yes." The servants quickly left the courtyard.

"Jiaojiao, how many times have I told you to be careful with your words?" Aunt An gave Mu Jiaojiao a reproachful look.

She took Mu Jiaojiao's hand and slowly led her to sit in the pavilion.

The head maid, Tao'er, served hot tea and then stepped aside.

Aunt An picked up the teacup on the table, took an elegant sip, and said, "What do you think happened to Mu Xue?"

"Mother, didn't you say the medicine you gave Mu Xue would make her mentally impaired for life? Didn't you say she wouldn't live long? But she's better now. I just came from her place. What happened?" Mu Jiaojiao said anxiously.

"What? Impossible." Aunt An put down her teacup and said with certainty.

She had witnessed the Taoist priest's prowess firsthand; if he said that the medicine would cause mental instability, then it must be true.

Judging from the timing of the medication administration, he probably won't survive.

"Jiaojiao, don't worry, I'll go take a look." Aunt An said, then stood up, glanced at Tao'er, who understood, turned around and went into the house, took out a tray, and followed Aunt An toward Mu Xue's Yu Yue Garden.