Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Mu Xue had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Mu Xue standing at the study door waiting, Mu Hu hurriedly went to greet her: "Master, there's movement."

"Come on, let's go inside and talk." Mu Xue quickly went inside, and Mu Hu followed.

Susu stood dutifully at the door, guarding it.

Granny Kang also turned around and went into the small kitchen to prepare some late-night snacks.

"How is it? Did you find anything?" Mu Xue asked.

"Master is truly amazing! That little maid named Xiao Tao is the one who helped Shi Shu last time." Mu Hu gave Mu Xue a thumbs up. He had learned this gesture from Mu Xue.

"Xiao Tao is also a child with a tragic fate. It's better for us to help her than for her to struggle in a pit of fire." Mu Xue recalled that she was also an orphan when she was young in her previous life, and at that time she longed for someone to help her.

"This sixth young lady has a really bad temper. She pricked Shishu with needles until she was almost a sieve!" Mu Hu said with a sigh.

He truly never imagined that a general like him, who loved and protected the people, could have such a vicious and ruthless daughter.

Mu Hu recalled the scene he had just witnessed before returning and said, "Aunt An called Wang Mama into the room, but didn't say a word. She just handed her a letter. I've already sent Mu Qi with her. She'll report any news as soon as possible."

“Yes, we’ll have to work hard during this time. This time, I can’t let Aunt An and her daughter return to the capital safely,” Mu Xue said.

Mu Hu: Isn't that a bit too harsh?

Mu Hu carefully considered his words before continuing, "I also heard that Aunt An seems to be very reluctant to return to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion in the capital. It seems that the old lady and Aunt An had a big conflict before, but she didn't say much to the sixth young lady."

Mu Xue nodded and said, "Given Aunt An's cautious nature, Mu Jiaojiao shouldn't have been involved much in her plans. Aunt An is truly good to Mu Jiaojiao, her only daughter."

“Indeed, the An family has been very devoted to the Sixth Miss.” Mu Hu nodded in agreement.

He continued, "I remember when we first came to Yu Nan City, Madam was in poor health and often bedridden. Aunt An was forced into the Mu family by the old lady. The general didn't like her, but she never made a fuss and just gritted her teeth and endured it. Later, Madam... after the general left, the whole mansion was in An Yi Nian's hands."

This was the first time Mu Xue had heard about what had happened after her family came to Yu Nan City from the capital. She had no memory of these things, as she was too young at the time.

Suddenly remembering something, she asked, "Ah Hu, you must have always been by Father's side, right? Do you still have any memories of my mother?"

"What aspect does Your Majesty wish to inquire about? I served under the General, but I didn't see the Madam much. At that time, I was mainly responsible for matters within the military camp." Mu Hu didn't know what Mu Xue wanted to know.

“I know that Mother returned to Yu Nan City because of her poor health, but if she was sick because of giving birth to me, aren’t the imperial physicians in the capital more skilled?” Mu Xue asked.

Mu Hu recalled for a moment and said, "I heard the general mention this. It seems that because the old lady interfered, the lady did not receive proper care, and the general decided to settle in Yu Nan City in a fit of anger. In fact, when we first arrived in Yu Nan City, the lady's health had indeed improved a lot."

"If you're much better, why are you still often in bed? As far as I remember, my mother was always resting in bed," Mu Xue asked, puzzled.

"Well, Madam's health improved for a while, but not long after, it started to fluctuate, sometimes better and sometimes worse. By the way, it was when Madam's health required a long period of bed rest that Aunt An and the Sixth Miss were sent here. Because the General was busy searching for doctors everywhere, he didn't pay attention to them," Mu Hu said.

Mu Xue narrowed her eyes and confirmed, "Yes, Mother's health has been poor, that's why Aunt An came to Yu Nan City?"

Mu Hu said affirmatively, "Yes, I remember it very clearly."

Mu Xue had always thought that Shen Wan's poor health was caused by Aunt An, but now it seems there must be a mole inside!

Even Granny Kang didn't notice anything unusual about Shen Wan's body, and then she thought about the slow-acting poison, Fei Hua, that she herself was suffering from.

Mu Xue sneered: "Ah Hu, do you believe that Mother died of illness?"

"This!" Mu Hu stared at her in shock, saying incredulously, "Master, you doubt... but the General invited the Third Elder of the Immortal Medicine Valley, whose medical skills are quite remarkable!"

"Money is a good thing, but people's hearts are unpredictable!" Mu Xue didn't say it explicitly, but her words made it clear.

"Master, could it be that we're overthinking things?" Mu Hu didn't want to suspect the elders of the Immortal Medicine Valley. After all, in the eyes of the world, the Immortal Medicine Valley was not interested in fame or fortune and regularly provided free medical consultations, which was quite rare.

Mu Xue looked at Mu Hu seriously and said, "I also hope that our assumption is wrong. If Mother's death is related to the Valley of the Immortal Healers, then it will be even more complicated. There are probably more and bigger forces involved."

Mu Hu looked at Mu Xue with a complicated expression, his feelings were very difficult to describe.

If what Mu Xue said is true, then it's equivalent to the general personally inviting the person who wanted to kill the lady into the mansion and giving him the opportunity.

It should be noted that although the Mu family mansion was not as well-defended as the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, it was still heavily guarded.

"This, Master, are we really not going to tell the General?" Mu Hu was a little confused about Mu Xue's thoughts.

He also couldn't quite understand the general's attitude. Although he would send birthday gifts back every year, he never said a word and never inquired about his only daughter.

Despite claiming indifference, twelve people were still left to protect the Mu residence.

"Ah Hu, haven't you seen the truth yet?" Mu Xue asked.

Mu Hu's eyes darted away, and he lowered his head without speaking.

Seeing his expression, Mu Xue knew he had figured it out. So, she stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, patted his shoulder, and said, "There is no general, no one else, only ourselves."

Yes, from the moment Mu Qinghe left her behind, she was the one who was abandoned.

Even if the border region is bitterly cold, could it be more terrifying than the cannibalistic Mu family mansion?

If Mu Xue hadn't transmigrated, she would probably be gone by now.

"Master, the general might..." Mu Hu didn't know how to begin.

Mu Xue said calmly, "I understand what he means. But I cannot forgive him."

Mu Hu suddenly looked up at the thirteen-year-old child—yes, a child.

But at this moment, her eyes and her calmness didn't seem like those of a child.

"Ah Hu, you staying to protect me is just to give me a guarantee. As long as I don't die, that's enough, isn't it?" she asked calmly.

Mu Hu was speechless. That was exactly what the general had said back then: no need to do everything in your power, just keep her alive.

“Ah Hu, my surname is Mu, but it’s the Mu from Mu Xue (沐雪).” she said calmly.

Mu Hu immediately understood what she meant.

She is Mu Xue, and only Mu Xue.

She is not Mu Qinghe's daughter, but Mu Xue.