The three-year-old host decides to raise an emperor father for himself.

Even if the maid didn't say anything, how could Shu Muqing not understand?

Her husband and her daughter—Shu Muqing isn't the kind of careless person; how could she not have noticed?

only……

Shu Muqing sighed: "Nannan has suffered a lot along the way. She had been holding on so as not to distract me, but now... I can't help but guess."

Shu Muqing: "If Nannan were alright, there wouldn't have been no movement yesterday."

Pei Wanling, as Shu Muqing's daughter, was well-educated, but the bond between mother and daughter was genuine, and given the opportunity, she would always stick close to Shu Muqing.

Especially now that she has finally settled down and is in an unfamiliar environment, if Pei Wanling is conscious, she will definitely want to seek a sense of security from her.

"Madam, the general doesn't want you to worry..."

Shu Muqing sighed, "I know."

That's why she held back and didn't say or ask anything.

"Keep an eye on things for me. When my husband leaves the courtyard, come and call me. I need to see him with my own eyes."

"Yes."

On the other side, Xiao Lanxing followed Pei Qingzhu to a door, her ears twitched, and she tilted her head slightly.

Xiao Lanxing: [Strange.]

System: [Hmm? What's strange?]

Xiao Lanxing: [She knew what Uncle Pei was hiding from her, and she also knew why he was hiding it from her. Why didn't he just say it directly earlier?]

System: [Pei Qingzhu didn't want Shu Muqing to be unable to focus on her recovery, and Shu Muqing knew that Pei Qingzhu was keeping it a secret because she didn't want her to be unable to focus on her recovery, which is why she didn't expose her.]

Xiao Lanxing was even more confused: "But since Auntie already knows, doesn't that mean Uncle Pei's secret is meaningless?"

System: [...Uh, maybe you humans just like doing it this way? Is it more considerate?]

Xiao Lanxing: ……

Xiao Lanxing looked up and said to Pei Qingzhu as he raised his hand to push open the door, "Auntie knows."

system:……

Wait, you just told him that directly?

Xiao Lanxing felt that this was completely unnecessary. In her little mind, it was better to talk it out than to hide it, so that everyone would feel less conflicted.

Pei Qingzhu was taken aback: "What?"

Xiao Lanxing was very patient and said, word by word, "Auntie knows about my sister's illness."

Yes, although the door in front of her had not yet been opened, and although Xiao Lanxing had not yet met the older sister named Nannan, she already knew that the other woman was sick.

Because, quite obviously, the closer she got to the door, the faint smell of medicine would uncontrollably seep into her little nose.

The prescriptions used to treat injuries and those used to treat illnesses are of course different.

Pei Qingzhu froze.

Xiao Lanxing felt the hand holding her suddenly tighten, but she didn't even frown. She just looked up at him with some confusion.

Pei Qingzhu slowly lowered her head, but before her gaze fell on Xiao Lanxing, she suddenly turned her head and looked in the direction of the room where Shu Muqing was.

Xiao Lanxing noticed that Pei Qingzhu was emanating a strange aura at the moment.

Just like her perception of Pei Qingzhu's emotions, Pei Qingzhu's emotions, which had been contained within her skin, seemed to burst forth suddenly, leaving her standing stiffly in place like a piece of wood.

This confused her even more.

She couldn't help but sniffle, let go of Pei Qingzhu's hand, pushed open the door herself, and lifted the heavy curtain, making the medicinal smell in the room even clearer.

Hmm... It's for calming the nerves and reducing fever. It's probably a high fever caused by fear, and the dosage used is not high. It's a relatively light dosage even for a child. It clearly means that the situation is not serious.

By listening to the breathing sounds coming from inside the room, one can clearly distinguish which one is the attendant and which one is the real patient.

At least, based on the information Xiao Lanxing has gathered so far, it hasn't reached the point where people are going to die.

Why is Uncle Pei acting like his daughter is dying?

Xiao Lanxing walked directly into the inner room, puzzled.

Actually, Pei Qingzhu should have stopped him at that moment.

His daughter was ill. Although the doctor said it was caused by fatigue and fear, and the sudden relaxation after being tense, and that it was not contagious, it was still not appropriate for a child as young as Xiao Lanxing to be too close to visit her.

But at this moment, Pei Qingzhu's mind was filled with other thoughts, and she couldn't do anything for the time being.

The others in the room, even if they didn't recognize Xiao Lanxing, recognized the expensive clothes she was wearing, and hesitated but didn't dare to forcefully stop her.

Without a moment's hesitation, Xiao Lanxing, with her quick reflexes, was already at the bedside.

On the bed lay a little girl of about five or six years old, her eyes closed, her brows slightly furrowed, her cheeks flushed, clearly showing signs of illness.

A damp handkerchief rested on her forehead, and a copper basin filled with water and a few pieces of ice that had not yet completely melted lay beside the bed.

On the other side, a maid sat at the foot of the bed, holding something in her hand and waving it around at the little girl's feet, as if she were fumigating something.

Xiao Lanxing glanced at it, then climbed onto the bed, touched the little girl's hand, and then touched her neck.

"Ah, miss!"

"Oh dear, Miss Pei is sick. Why did you come in like this? What if you catch her illness?"

"Miss, Miss, come down! It's not safe here..."

"Quickly, go and invite Lord Pei. By the way, where are the people around Miss? Why was Miss allowed to come in alone?"

Mild winter: "Quiet".

Hearing the voice, everyone looked over and realized that Xiao Lanxing wasn't alone; rather, for some reason, before she spoke, no one had noticed that she had followed her in.

But while they breathed a sigh of relief at the mild winter, they also felt a bit dissatisfied.

No, what's with this mild winter?

As the person in charge of taking care of the young lady, shouldn't you be stopping her at a time like this? Why aren't you doing anything and just letting her run around?

If Miss gets sick from being close to Miss Pei, who will take responsibility?

Even if the mild winter is primarily responsible, shouldn't everyone present be punished?

Even without mind-reading abilities, a warm winter can tell what these people are thinking.

But she couldn't be bothered to argue with them; right now, Nuandong's attention was still on Xiaolanxing.

After calming everyone down and telling them to stop making a fuss, she slowly squatted down and looked at Xiao Lanxing, who seemed to be deep in thought. "Miss, have you figured something out?"

Xiao Lanxing blinked, then came to her senses: "Um, no."

The medicine prescribed by the doctor who treated Pei Wanling was quite effective.

Pei Wanling's condition is fine; her fever has subsided. Moreover, Xiao Lanxing thinks this young lady must be a very strong-willed one, as she just sensed that she was about to wake up.

So, why did Uncle Pei act that way?

Xiao Lanxing was confused.