Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Changsheng echoed, "Yes, the General and I have been staying by the young master's side the whole time, and no outsiders have ever come."

The two exchanged a suspicious glance, and Changsheng shook his head firmly.

Mu Xue stopped there and said no more.

She turned back to carefully observe Mu Feng's complexion and recalled his pulse just now. She was certain that Mu Feng did indeed have a puppet gu larva inside him.

Seeing that she was examining Mu Feng's body, Mu Qinghe stopped talking.

At this moment, Mu Xue said without turning her head, "General, please clear the area. Just leave one servant. Everyone else can wait outside." Her tone and attitude were cold, showing that she didn't take General Mu Qinghe seriously at all.

Changsheng volunteered, "I have always served the young master personally, so I will stay."

Mu Xue looked at him and nodded.

Mu Qinghe didn't mind Mu Xue's commanding tone; he waved his hand, and everyone left the room.

He took a deep look at Mu Xue and Mu Feng lying on the bed, closed the door, and walked out.

Ren Yuan followed Mu Xue the whole time, and once they entered the Red Maple Courtyard, he stood guard at the entrance. He saw that Mu Qinghe had also been driven out by Mu Xue.

He then clasped his hands in a fist and said to Mu Qing, "General Mu, our Manager Liu asked me to pass on a message to you."

"Please speak," Mu Qinghe nodded to Ren Yuan.

"Manager Liu said that the General must be kind to Doctor Gu and not offend those who cannot be offended. Otherwise, the disaster will not only affect the Mu family."

Liu Ming asked Ren Yuan to pass on this message, intending to tell him not to do anything he would regret later.

However, Mu Qinghe was just naturally single-minded. He knew that Ye Shangyuan was the real master behind the Treasure Pavilion. Now, hearing this, he thought that Liu Ming wanted to tell him that the Ancient Doctor was someone protected by the Regent.

He nodded and thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Manager Liu. Please tell you that once my son Mufeng recovers, I will definitely bring him to visit and express my gratitude."

Ren Yuan saw that Mu Qinghe seemed to have misunderstood, so he didn't say anything to remind her. He used to admire Mu Qinghe quite a bit, but ever since he learned that Mu Xue was the ancient doctor and had been kicked out by the eldest son of the Mu family.

He knew how much Master Zong adored his goddaughter Mu Xue. Everyone in the Treasure Pavilion knew that Mu Xue was Master Zong's darling, practically a princess to him, yet she was being bullied like this by the Mu family.

If it weren't for the fact that Mu Xue is Mu Qinghe's daughter, the Treasure Pavilion would probably have blocked all of the Mu family's activities within the Treasure Pavilion.

Mu Qing was unaware of what Ren Yuan was thinking.

He walked into the pavilion and sat down. The old steward came forward to pour tea, and he said to Mu Qinghe, "Master, don't worry. The inheritance of ancient medicine has always emphasized talent. We can't underestimate this young man."

Mu Qinghe didn't reply immediately; he stared intently at the water glass.

The butler didn't disturb them, just waited quietly to the side.

After a long while, Mu Qinghe finally spoke and asked, "I find Feng'er's matter this time very strange."

"Mu An, do you think this could be a plot by the enemy?" Mu Qinghe asked uncertainly.

"General, are you saying that someone is trying to frame our Mu family?" Mu An asked in surprise.

Mu Qinghe looked up at him and slowly shook her head.

Mu An looked at Mu Qinghe in confusion. Wasn't she trying to harm the Mu family?

Then Mu Qinghe spoke up, "Not only the Mu family, but even though I have left the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, I am still the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion."

Mu An was shocked. He covered his mouth with one hand and whispered, "Someone is trying to harm the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion!"

"But the General and the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion have had no contact in recent years. How did they start plotting against the eldest son?" Mu An asked, puzzled.

Mu Qinghe explained, "Now, the only person in the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion who can hold things together is my third brother, but he has no son."

Mu An understood; if the Third Master had no male heir, then there was no one to carry on the family line.

"Master, will the second, third, and fourth young masters also be in danger? And what about the fifth young lady...?" Mu An looked at Mu Qinghe and carefully brought up Mu Xue.

“Sigh,” Mu Qinghe sighed and said, “Back then, I really didn’t do a good job, which is why Xuexue was taken advantage of and Wanwan was harmed. To this day, I still haven’t been able to find out who hurt them. It’s my fault.”

Mu An comforted her, "General, please don't say that. Madam won't blame you. It's just a pity for the Fifth Miss, who has suffered so much at such a young age."

"Mu An, do you think I made a mistake back then?" Mu Qinghe seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

"Master, now we can only look forward," Mu Angui advised.

“Yes, we can only move forward. You can go now. Let me sit alone for a while.” Mu Qinghe waved her hand, signaling Mu An to leave.

For the first time in so many years, he began to doubt his decision back then.

Zhu Zhiyue brought Xiaochun to the entrance of Red Maple Courtyard, but they were stopped by the guards waiting outside.

"Why are you stopping me? I want to go in and see Brother Mu," Zhu Zhiyue said.

"The general said that no one is allowed to go in and disturb us," the guard said expressionlessly.

Zhu Zhiyue took a deep breath and adjusted her tone, saying, "Young man, I'll just wait in the courtyard. I won't disturb the ancient physician's consultation."

“That won’t do either. Miss Zhu, please don’t make things difficult for us,” another guard said.

Xiaochun tugged at Zhu Zhiyue's sleeve and whispered, "Let's wait outside."

Zhu Zhiyue was somewhat displeased. She said in an unfriendly tone, "On such a hot day, you actually made me wait outside?"

Xiaochun shrugged and said, "Do you have any way to get in?"

Zhu Zhiyue choked, she really had no choice.

Just then, Mu Jiaojiao came over with Aunt An.

Zhu Zhiyue's eyes darted around, and she quickly stepped forward, saying softly, "Zhiyue greets Madam and Sixth Miss."

She had already inquired and found out that Aunt An preferred to be called "Madam".

"Why isn't Miss Zhu going in?" Mu Jiaojiao couldn't hide her gloating tone.

Aunt An also looked at Zhu Zhiyue with great interest.

Aunt An's attitude was not kind when she heard Zhu Zhiyue address her.

She stared coldly at Zhu Zhiyue's face, feeling intensely jealous. She'd finally gotten rid of Mu Xue, and now Zhu Zhiyue had appeared. Was Shen Wan's face everywhere? How come they all looked so much like her?

"Zhiyue is just waiting outside the door and doesn't want to go in and disturb the ancient physician's treatment of Brother Mu," Zhu Zhiyue said.

"Hehe, I bet you can't get in!" Mu Jiaojiao didn't give Zhu Zhiyue any face at all.

Zhu Zhiyue's face stiffened, and she said softly, "I was just afraid of disturbing them."

Seeing her like this, Aunt An concluded that she had been kept out of the door.