What to do if you receive the wrong package?

After tidying up the yard, Shen Mujin couldn't resist her sleepiness and fell asleep on the table. When she woke up and looked into the yard, she only caught the second half of the drama between Gu Yan and Jiang Si.

Even though it was only the second half, it was still very sweet.

Shen Mujin suppressed her laughter, deliberately pushed open the door loudly, and coughed a few times as a symbolic gesture.

Seeing Shen Mujin's doting smile, Gu Yan knew that the truth could no longer be hidden.

"Are you awake? Could you bring breakfast to my room later? I'm worried that if Shengsheng wakes up and doesn't see me, I'll get anxious."

"Fine, you're ordering me around as soon as you wake up, is there any pay?"

"Yes, please listen to the story."

"Alright. Don't worry about me getting things done." Shen Mujin smiled and chatted with Gu Yan, then immediately headed to the kitchen after finishing her story so as not to miss anything.

Jiang Si looked at the dark circles under Gu Yan's eyes and asked with some concern, "Why don't you go and rest for a while? I'll keep an eye on Sheng Sheng and the others for you."

"It's okay, I can manage. You've been with me all night without rest, do you want to go and get some rest?"

Jiang Si shook his head. "It's alright. I'll go see Xuan Yi and see if there's anything I can do to help."

"Alright, Xuan Yi and the others didn't have an easy night either."

After seeing Jiang Si off, Gu Yan stood up and did some light exercise in the courtyard.

The events of last night were so terrifying that even now, when she closes her eyes, she can still feel the blinding cold light of Xing'er's dagger.

"Second Sister! An'an is awake!" Suddenly, Bai Hongsheng's shout came from inside the room.

"Hey, you're here." Hearing the voice, Gu Yan turned around and walked into the house.

As soon as Gu Yan entered the door, he saw Bai Hongsheng holding Lin Mu'an's hand tightly, kneeling obediently to one side, occasionally looking up at the door.

Seeing that Lin Mu'an on the bed had finally opened his eyes, Gu Yan poured a glass of warm water and brought it over.

"You're awake, An'an. Do you feel unwell?"

Lin Mu'an shook his head, glancing past Gu Yan and looking behind him as if searching for something.

Gu Yan sat on the edge of the bed and reached out to touch Lin Mu'an's forehead; his temperature was normal.

"An'an, you've been lying down all night, do you want to get up and have some water?"

Upon hearing Gu Yan's question, Lin Mu'an immediately shrank into the blanket, only revealing his eyes as he looked at Gu Yan with some unease. The blanket seemed to be his protective shell.

Gu Yan knew that Lin Mu'an must have been quite frightened last night, and it was normal that he couldn't recover for a while. So she gently patted Lin Mu'an through the blanket and whispered, "Don't be afraid, An'an. Second sister, Sheng Sheng, and the other brothers and sisters will protect An'an."

Seeing that Lin Mu'an hadn't said a word since waking up, Bai Hongsheng was getting anxious. He lifted the corner of Lin Mu'an's blanket and darted under it.

Bai Hongsheng moved around in the blankets using both his hands and feet until he pressed his body completely against Lin Mu'an's, and even took Lin Mu'an's right arm with his left hand.

"An'an, I'm holding you tight. No bad guys will kidnap you."

Feeling Bai Hongsheng's attentive companionship and listening to Gu Yan's gentle words, Lin Mu'an couldn't help but slowly peek his head out from under the covers.

"Second sister..." Lin Mu'an called out softly to Gu Yan, his eyes filled with endless grievance and unease. His voice was as soft as a deer's, and tears glistened in his clear black and white eyes, reflecting his inner fragility and helplessness.

Gu Yan gently stroked Lin Mu'an's hair, her eyes filled with concern and affection. She softly comforted her, "An'an, it's alright. Your second sister will always be by your side. No matter what happens, we will face it together and get through it together."

Lin Mu'an's tears flowed uncontrollably. He hugged the quilt, his lips trembling, and struggled to say the pain in his heart: "Second sister, there's a monster, a dark monster that wants to harm us!"

"It's alright, it's alright, the monster has been driven away by Brother Xuanyi!" Gu Yan quickly wiped away Lin Mu'an's tears, comforting him as he did so.

Just then, Shen Mujin walked in from outside carrying a tray. Seeing Lin Muan's face covered in tears, she quickly put the tray on the table and walked over to Gu Yan to comfort him.

"Sister Mumu can testify that Brother Xuanyi chased away all the big monsters in a flash!"

"Really?!"

“Really! And not only Brother Xuanyi, Brother Jiang Si is back too. We’re safe now.” Bai Hongsheng turned his head and whispered in Lin Mu’an’s ear.

Lin Mu'an's tears gradually stopped flowing. He could feel everyone's concern for him. Although he was still a little scared, it was only temporary.

"Sheng Sheng, Sister Mu Mu has brought breakfast. Go and eat some first, then come and keep An An company." Gu Yan was also a little worried about Bai Hongsheng after last night's events, thinking that eating some hot food might make him feel better, both physically and emotionally.

Bai Hongsheng was reluctant to leave Lin Mu'an's side, and twisted and turned for a while, but did not get out from under the quilt.

Seeing this, Shen Mujin quickly asked Lin Mu'an, "An'an, would you like to get up and eat something? Grandma Li made some super delicious congee with preserved egg and lean pork, would you like to try it?"

Lin Mu'an looked at Bai Hongsheng beside him, then glanced at the fragrant white porridge on the table, and nodded slightly.

Seeing that Lin Mu'an had agreed, Gu Yan and Shen Mujin exchanged a somewhat excited glance.

Gu Yan helped Lin Mu'an sit up from the bed and first gave him half a cup of warm water. Then Shen Mujin brought over two small bowls of congee with preserved egg and lean pork.

One copy was from Bai Hongsheng, and the other was from Lin Mu'an.

Shen Mujin nudged Gu Yan with her elbow and said, "Your share is on the table. Go and have a drink. I'll watch the two kids first."

Gu Yan's stomach was also rumbling with the aroma of the congee. After hearing Shen Mujin's "arrangement," she raised her hand to touch the foreheads of the two little ones, and after confirming that their body temperatures were normal, she immediately turned around and walked towards the square table.

It has to be said that staying up late is quite physically demanding.

After finishing the warm bowl of white porridge, Bai Hongsheng felt even more sleepy. He snuggled up next to Lin Mu'an, closed his eyes, and rested his head on Lin Mu'an's shoulder.

"Sheng Sheng, if you're sleepy, go back to sleep for a while." Gu Yan carefully helped Bai Hongsheng lie down.

Lin Mu'an then lay back down on the bed.

"Is An'an sleepy too? Why don't you two rest together for a while?"

Not long after Gu Yan finished speaking, the two little ones fell asleep again. Seeing Bai Hongsheng and Lin Mu'an sleeping so soundly, Gu Yan seemed to be infected by their sleep and yawned loudly right in front of Shen Mujin.

"Why don't you take a nap too? Look at your dark circles." Shen Mujin quickly tidied up the breakfast and asked softly.

"No need. I used to work overtime all night when I was a construction worker. Staying up all night is nothing to me."

"Okay, just say so if you really can't hold on any longer. Half an hour of nap will do the trick." Shen Mujin glanced helplessly at Gu Yan, who was stubbornly refusing to admit it, and gave him another word of advice.

Gu Yan chuckled at Shen Mujin, pointed outside, and the two tiptoed into the courtyard.

Gu Yan stretched and, while keeping an eye on the situation inside the door, asked, "Mu Mu, is there any news from Xuan Yi?"

"I just took a quick look, and it seems the Xing'er who was arrested is a fake."

"Fake? Is someone impersonating someone? Or what's going on?"

Just as Shen Mujin was about to shake her head to indicate that she didn't know, she saw Xuan Yi leading Jiang Si from outside the courtyard and quickly waved to them in a low voice.

"Haha, the person who knows the inside story has arrived!"

The four of them sat around the stone table in the courtyard. Gu Yan, eager to hear news, proactively poured a cup of hot tea for each of Xuan Yi and Jiang Si.

"Xuanyi, how's the investigation going?" Shen Mujin asked with great curiosity.

"The Xing'er who was arrested is a fake. This person disguised himself as Xing'er and infiltrated the courtyard at some point."

"What about the real Xing'er? It can't be..." Shen Mujin didn't finish her sentence, but she had already guessed the consequences for her.

"Well, the fake Xing'er is incredibly stubborn. All we know so far is that she somehow gave Xiao Shan a packet of sleeping pills and had him put it in the guards' tea. Then, someone lit Ten Breath Sleep in the guards' room. Under the combined effects of the two sleeping pills, the guards were completely rendered useless."

Shen Mujin said, "Then it's unclear whether Xiaoshan's death was suicide or murder."

“We suspect it was murder. The coroner’s examination revealed that Xiaoshan’s collar had traces of a woman’s lipstick and face powder, and Aunt Li also testified that the fake Xing’er returned to her room very late last night. It is highly likely that the fake Xing’er entered Xiaoshan’s room and took the opportunity to poison him.”

"My God, I helped her with her business and ended up getting killed by her." Gu Yan shook his head with a sigh. Sure enough, being love-struck is a bad thing.

"So how did you discover the fake Xing'er?"

“One of Yu Bai’s guards is skilled in disguise, and he discovered it by accident. Moreover, the fake Xing’er’s disguise skills are superb. If that guard hadn’t also been a master of disguise, we probably wouldn’t have been able to find her at all.”

"Sigh, we finally caught one, but we didn't get any information from him." Gu Yan said helplessly.

"It wasn't a complete loss." Xuan Yi paused, then looked up at Gu Yan. "Do you remember the dagger in the fake Xing'er's hand?"

"How could I forget! I almost got killed by it..." Gu Yan said, while making a throat-slitting gesture.

"The weapons carried by the people of Weiyang Palace are mostly daggers. This person's dagger, in terms of both material and style, is similar to the daggers in the palace."

"What do you mean? This fake Xing'er is from Weiyang Palace? Isn't this a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple, or family members fighting each other?" Gu Yan was so excited upon hearing Xuan Yi's explanation that he stood up abruptly from his stool.

"Don't rush, let Xuan Yi finish speaking!" Shen Mujin quickly pressed Gu Yan back into the chair.

Xuan Yi found it somewhat amusing, watching Gu Yan's every move. Only after receiving a glare from Shen Mujin did he seriously explain:

"The dark figure that fled from the courtyard at the beginning was Huo Wenyuan. He used to be a member of Weiyang Palace. I killed him with my own hands before, but I don't know why he came back to life. He not only has the Weiyang Palace token, but also the dagger that was taken from Weiyang Palace. Even the Ten Breaths of Sleep may have been made by him. Moreover, he once said that he gave me a big gift. I'm afraid that the matter of the Marquis of Anping's mansion is also related to him. So I suspect that the fake Xing'er may be related to Huo Wenyuan, and maybe her master is Huo Wenyuan."

Shen Mujin was still a little confused, so she directly asked, "If that's the case, why did the fake Xing'er expose herself and kill Ayan so soon after Huo Wenyuan left?"

"Huo Wenyuan is an arrogant person. His appearance is not only to show off that he is still alive, but he may also want to lure me away so that it will be easier for the fake Xing'er to make her move."

"Wait, I have a question." Gu Yan raised his hand and asked, "Huo Wenyuan and Xuan Yi have a grudge. If he wanted to take revenge on Xuan Yi, he should have sent the fake Xing'er to assassinate Mu Mu. How did it turn into assassinating me?"

"..." Shen Mujin was at a loss for words.

Could it be that the fake Xing'er's information was wrong?

Even an enemy shouldn't behave so idiotically.

“Perhaps we were wrong from the start. The real mastermind behind the fake Xing’er isn’t Huo Wenyuan. They’re just helping each other with their tasks,” Jiang Si, who had been quiet all along, suddenly said.

"What's the reason?" Xuan Yi believed that Jiang Si wouldn't come up with a new conjecture without a reason.

Jiang Si pondered for a moment, then looked at Gu Yan and said calmly, "Qin Miao'er escaped from Kunlun Ruins. That's why I was summoned back to the sect a few days ago."

"Qin Miao'er was not crippled in martial arts and confined to the inner sect, how could this be?" Shen Mujin was somewhat incredulous, knowing that they had been tricked by Qin Miao'er just a few days ago, and had almost caused Gu Yan's death.

Upon hearing this news, Gu Yan felt a pang of gloom descend upon him. "Qin Miao'er must be even more resentful now that she's been captured. She might even have sent the fake Xing'er to assassinate me. Waaaaah, why am I always the one who gets hurt? T_T"

Just then, a guard suddenly walked in from outside the door.

"Young Master Xuan, His Highness the Prince of Chu and Miss Fang have arrived. They are in the small flower hall. The captain asked me to inform everyone."

“Okay, we’ll head over now.” Xuan Yi nodded, indicating that he understood.

Gu Yan still didn't dare to leave the courtyard, so he patted Shen Mujin's shoulder and said, "Mumu, Shengsheng still needs someone here, so I won't go over for now. Please explain to Yueya for me."

"Okay, I'll go take a look first, and I'll bring Yueya to find you in a little while."

After watching the three leave the courtyard with the guards, Gu Yan turned around and went into the house.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the door, she met Lin Mu'an's eyes, who had already woken up.

"Awake, An'an?" Gu Yan greeted Bai Hongsheng, who was still fast asleep, in a low voice.

Lin Mu'an nodded, gently sat up, slowly lifted the blanket, and finally carefully climbed out of bed and walked to Gu Yan's side.

"Why are you up? Do you need to use the restroom?" Gu Yan looked at Lin Mu'an with some confusion, but still considerately draped a coat over him.

Lin Mu'an clutched the hem of her clothes with her two small hands, looking at Gu Yan with some hesitation, and said hesitantly, "Second sister, I have something I want to tell you."

"Hmm? What's up?" Gu Yan put another coat over him, then hugged Lin Mu'an and sat down on the steps by the door.

"Speak up, An'an, now it's just the two of us."

Lin Mu'an lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought. Gu Yan didn't urge him, and after a while, he whispered, "Last night I got up in the middle of the night to get a drink of water, and I saw what looked like a dark shadow outside the window. I lost my grip on the cup, and it fell onto the table with a sound. Then..."

As Lin Mu'an spoke, he couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"The dark figure outside the window seemed to have heard me. He silently pushed the window open, and I... I saw a huge, dark monster with a half-mask on its face. It reached out to grab me, and I fainted from fright. But before I passed out, I seemed to hear the monster complaining that it had entered the wrong room."

Wrong house?

Could it be that Huo Wenyuan has someone else in mind?

Although Gu Yan had already imagined many possible scenarios, she still held Lin Mu'an tightly on the surface, quietly listening to the little boy in her arms finish telling his story. Then she patted his head and praised him, "An'an is so brave. Even though you were very scared about what happened last night, you still mustered up the courage to tell your second sister. Thank you, An'an."

Lin Mu'an shook her head and snuggled into Gu Yan's arms. "At first I was quite scared, but now I'm not so scared anymore, because An'an knows that Sheng Sheng, as well as her older brother and sister, will be with her."

"Yes, we'll always be by your side. Now that we've finished talking, let's go back inside. Otherwise, if Shengsheng wakes up and can't find you, she'll get worried."