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Upon hearing the sound, Xiao Ran knelt down with a thud.

"Do you know what mistake you made?" Xiao Mu turned around and frowned when he saw her weak appearance.

"Daughter, daughter knows she was wrong. You may punish me as you see fit, Father." She said weakly, then coughed twice, covering her mouth.

Xiao Mu remained silent. The lights in the hall flickered, and he couldn't see his daughter's expression clearly.

Although his daughter used to always argue with him, this was the first time he had seen her so weak, and he couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

Madam He understood Xiao Mu's meaning and knew that he would not punish Xiao Ran today, so she quickly got up and went to Xiao Ran's side to help her up, "Hey, Ran'er, what are you doing? Get up quickly."

But when she got close, she felt Xiao Ran deliberately shake off her hand with a force. He was a little surprised. How could she be so strong?

"No! Aunt, it's Ran'er's fault. Ran'er had a nightmare and mistook you for a villain." Xiao Ran said with a pained expression. Feeling that the atmosphere was not quite right, she did something surprising.

She raised her sleeve and began slapping herself, the clear sounds of the slaps echoing throughout the hall.

Mrs. He was stunned for a moment, but only for a moment, and she immediately stepped forward to stop her.

If she doesn't stop it, wouldn't the general really think of her as a villain?

"Ran'er, stop!" Madam He rushed forward and hugged her tightly, grabbing the hand that was about to slap her. Her voice trembled with tears as she said, "It breaks my heart..."

Xiao Ran felt a chill run down her spine. She suppressed her nausea and pretended to fall weakly to the side, using the momentum to push He Shi away.

"Enough!" Xiao Mu said angrily.

He watched as Xiao Ran collapsed to the side, her cheeks flushed red from the slap and her lips deathly pale, while Madam He sobbed softly beside her. Xiao Mu rubbed his temples, feeling annoyed.

"Both of you get up."

Xiao Ran was obediently helped up by Madam He and sat down on a chair to the side.

The atmosphere became somewhat tense, and Xiao Mu felt a little awkward, since he didn't spend much time with his daughter. To ease the tension, he tried to make conversation, asking, "What did you dream about?"

I felt I shouldn't have brought up the topic as soon as I finished speaking.

"I dreamt that a mother and daughter killed me, and my father was stripped of his generalship and imprisoned in the mansion, waiting to be executed. The woman's figure—" Xiao Ran timidly looked up at Madam He beside her, "looked a lot like my aunt."

"That's why my daughter mistook her aunt for that wicked woman, that's why, that's why she acted this way." She finished speaking and coughed twice, covering her mouth with her handkerchief at just the right moment.

It's unreasonable, yet understandable.

He was quite surprised when she heard this, and her forehead was covered in cold sweat. Although it sounded a bit far-fetched, it was indeed possible, and the mother and daughter in the dream... She was surprised, but she could not show it.

Did she discover Wan'er's affair?

No, we absolutely cannot let this happen!

Xiao Ran noticed the fierce look in He Shi's eyes and chuckled inwardly, thinking that the fox had finally shown its tail.

She suddenly grasped Madam He's hand and asked cautiously, "Aunt He, can you...can you forgive me?"

Madam He realized what was happening and, looking at that pitiful expression, although she couldn't calm down, she still pretended to hold her hand in return and said gently, "How could Auntie blame Ran'er?"

"Auntie is so good! She's the best person to me!" Xiao Ran replied with a sweet smile, but she was already weak and looked pitiful.

Seeing this scene of motherly love and filial piety, Xiao Mu breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that his inappropriate topic would cause the two of them to cry again.

But what Ran'er had just said made his heart skip a beat. If he weren't a general, he really wouldn't be able to protect his daughter.

Her mother died early, and she was already a pitiful child. If she doesn't even have a last refuge...

Xiao Mu shook his head almost imperceptibly.

We can't let that happen.

"Oh, right. Ran'er hasn't taken her medicine today, and she's so weak." Madam He let go of her hand, then turned to Afu and instructed, "Quickly take it to the young lady."

Ah Fu had just watched this farce, which had nothing to do with him, and found it funny and interesting, but he never expected it to get to him now.

He immediately responded and stepped forward with the medicine. He only saw Xiao Ran's profile, but as he got closer, her smile turned to face him.

Beneath her arched eyebrows were a pair of slightly narrowed, watery eyes, which were gazing at him intently.

He chuckled inwardly, though the smile seemed genuine.

He walked over step by step, bowed and handed over the medicine bowl. Xiao Ran accepted it with a smile, but suddenly!

Snapped--

Upon hearing the crisp sound of the porcelain bowl falling to the ground, Afu immediately knelt down.

Xiao Ran looked startled, covering her mouth and staring wide-eyed at the mess on the ground.

"Are you hurt anywhere?!" Upon hearing the voice, Xiao Mu was worried about whether his daughter was injured, so he immediately ran to her side to check.

"No..." Xiao Ran looked frightened, her eyes seemed to be a little moist, she looked like a newborn fawn.

Another servant immediately knelt down and scolded him in a low voice, "You! Do you know that this is medicine that the madam has been brewing all afternoon!"

"Please forgive me, Madam." Afu lowered his head, making it impossible to see his expression.

Mrs. He simply closed her eyes and rubbed her temples.

What's going on today? It's just a matter of giving someone medicine, why is it so difficult?

She had also taken the opportunity to observe Xiao Ran's expression amidst the chaos; he looked genuinely frightened, and it didn't seem like he was faking it.

"Get down there and accept your punishment," Xiao Mu said in a deep voice.

Ah Fu was then dragged away by several servants.

Watching Afu being dragged away without a word, Xiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father, Aunt, I'm a little tired." She stood up and bowed to Xiao Mu and Madam He.

Seeing her pale and tired expression, coupled with her already weak state, Xiao Mu nodded and let her leave.

Madam He stared at her retreating figure, being helped away by her maid, and felt a strange, indescribable feeling in her heart.

She always felt that her daughter had changed, but then again, she didn't.

But upon closer reflection, she felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

What if everything just now was an act by this little girl? This sent a chill down her spine, but she silently shook her head. This little girl was only fourteen years old; could she really be so cunning?

But today has been so unlucky, and that girl even mentioned a mother and daughter who appeared in my dream.

She couldn't let Wan'er be exposed, not even a tiny bit, not even a trace.

Unconsciously, Madam He tightly gripped the jade pendant in her sleeve.

It seems this menace needs to be eliminated as soon as possible.