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"What's all this commotion?" Xiao Mu asked as he strode in. When he saw the mess on the ground, he was slightly taken aback.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Madam He jumped off the bed like a startled bird and threw herself into Xiao Mu's arms.

Xiao Mu's body stiffened instinctively. After a moment, he slowly pushed He Shi away and asked with a frown, "What exactly happened?"

"I saw...I saw..." Before Madam He could finish speaking, she was interrupted by someone who rushed over.

"General! General!" The guard ran out of breath, as if he were about to die at any moment.

Xiao Mu first looked at the pitiful beauty in his arms, hesitated, then looked at the subordinate who had rushed over with the urgent report, and finally waved his hand, saying sternly, "Such a panicked and reckless manner! What exactly happened?"

"General, a chivalrous man has arrived at the gate, saying he has brought Miss Xiao back..."

Xiao Mu was stunned.

When Madam He heard the words "Miss Xiao", she was stunned.

She had just clearly seen Xiao Ran's ghost, how could she possibly be back?!

Xiao Mu quickly handed He Shi, whom he was carrying, to a maidservant, then hurriedly walked towards the door, saying, "Take me to see her quickly!"

Perhaps because they were in too much of a hurry, they arrived at the door in no time.

Two maids also arrived beside her; they were Chun Tao and Xia He, whom Xiao Ran had not taken to the Summer Palace. At this moment, both of them had worried expressions on their faces.

"Young hero, you said you brought my young lady back?" Xiao Mu walked to the door and saw a young man dressed in black with two swords on his back, so he asked.

"Hmm." The boy responded briefly, then turned to the side, gesturing for Xiao Mu to look at the carriage parked at the gate of the mansion.

Without hesitation, Xiao Mu immediately ran forward. At this moment, he no longer cared about the general's sense of propriety and shame.

Seeing that the carriage curtain was tightly closed, he asked in a trembling voice, "Ran'er,... is that you?"

"Daddy."

In that instant, the curtain was slowly pulled open by a slender finger, revealing the face that Xiao Mu had been longing for day and night.

"Ran'er, you've lost weight..." Xiao Mu, the great general who protects the country, couldn't help but shed tears at this moment. The tears welled up in his eyes and then slid down his cheeks.

“Father, you’re so old, why are you still crying like a child?” Xiao Ran lightly jumped off the carriage and gently wiped Xiao Mu’s cheek.

"Father is happy..." Xiao Mu could no longer suppress the emotions surging in his heart. He closed his eyes, and tears flowed freely. The sobs he had been holding back for the past few days overflowed from his throat.

"Alright, Father, everyone's watching." Xiao Ran took Xiao Mu's hand, offering words of comfort, and then walked towards the gate of the mansion.

Just as she was climbing the stairs, Xiao Ran saw Duan Li, Chun Tao and Xia He, and... Aunt He.

He's eyes revealed doubt and confusion, as well as a hint of barely perceptible fear, but Xiao Ran knew exactly what was going on and smiled gently.

After Xiao Ran stared at Madam He for a long time, Madam He finally recovered from her fear. She forced a gentle demeanor, took a few steps forward, and softly called out, "Ran'er..."

Xiao Ran released Xiao Mu's hand and quickly stepped forward to support Madam He, saying sweetly, "Auntie, Ran'er missed you so much..."

"But Aunt, why do you look so pale?"

Xiao Ran blinked her big eyes and asked innocently.