Now, the Emperor, the Empress, and Taizi were added to this list of people because they killed too many innocent people. If she didnât avenge those who died unjustly, then she wouldnât be able to forgive herself!
Mu YingYi was also very anxious! Before he went to war, Nee Liu was still angry with him. Although she had brought their children to send him off, she hadnât said a word to him. Now that he was back, she wasnât looking at him from afar on a hillside outside the gate like usual. He was really guilty and regretful. He felt very uneasy like something had happened at home.
So, Mu YingYi and Zi You both had their hearts set on speeding home.
They and Shangguan LingRan, who was disguised as Old General Mu, hurried back to the fu. Wang Yiping and Mu YingRui were there with a group of people.
Zi You took a look. Yu Lanxuan was actually standing next to Wang Yiping, but Zi You didnât recognize more than half of the people in the crowd. Nee Liu and her two cousins werenât there, however.
Something must have happened to Nee Liu and her cousins. Otherwise, it would be impossible that Nee Liu wouldnât bring her sons out to welcome Old General Mu back.
Zi You was anxious, but that didnât show on her face. She went over to greet her slag father and the malicious woman.
But before she could move, Mu YingRui and Wang Yiping, with a big belly, quickly looked at each other and went over to greet her first.
Wang Yiping pretended to rub her eyes excitedly. She didnât wait for Zi You to curtsy, before she grabbed her hand. She said tearfully, âItâs great that youâre okay, Youâer! I heard that you were injured and it was unclear if you would recover. I was so worried that I couldnât sleep. Itâs great that youâre okay.â
Then she deliberately looked behind Zi You and asked in surprise, âWhere is your Shifu? I want to thank him. What kind of expert has such great ability?â
Her drooping single-lidded phoenix eyes constantly roamed sinisterly over Zi You.
Mu YingRuiâs peach blossom eyes also turned. He expressed his gratitude again and again. âYes, your mother said that we have to thank your Shifu well. We canât forget his life-saving grace.â
Wang Yiping was so interested in Zi Youâs Shifu not because she wanted to thank him like she had said, but it was to splash dirty water on Zi You.
As llong as Zi You said that her Shifu was male, they could certainly pour this dirty water on her.
âXiaojie.â At this time, Zi You heard a womanâs anxious voice. A middle-aged woman rushed over.
It was Aunt Lan. She cried out, âXiaojie, hurry and go save him! Qingyuan Shaoye canât hold on......â
âWhat?â There was a buzz in Zi Youâs brain. She couldnât care about dealing with anyone anymore. She pushed Wang Yiping and Mu YingRui away. She leaped upwards and soon disappeared.
Wang Yiping and Mu YingRui were extremely frightened! When did this darned girlâs martial arts become so powerful?
At this time, Nee Liu and her eldest son, Mu Qingheng were crying heartbreakingly.
Nee Liu was holding her younger son Mu Qingyuan tightly in her arms. The seven-year-old little Qingyuan was ashen. He lied silently in his motherâs arms on his last breath.
âAunt!â Nee Liu heard a voice as beautiful as a nightingale. A woman as beautiful and aloof like Changâe from the Moon Palace was next to her already.
Nee Liu seemed to be stunned silly. She looked at Zi You and silently let her tears fall, but she couldnât say a word.
Zi You looked at her and her heart couldnât help but pain. Nee Liu was haggard, sallow, and extremely thin.
She looked at little Qingyuan in her arms and thought, âNot good!â
She didnât have time to pay attention to Nee Liu. She took little Qingyuan from her and placed him on the bed. She shouted to Aunt Lan, who had just come in, âTake all the servants and Qingheng Shaoye out. Close the door.â
âYes, Xiaojie.â Aunt Lan took Mu Qingheng and drove all the servants out unceremoniously. âXiaojieâs orders you all to go outside.â
Zi Youâs eyes were vicious. As soon as she came in, she had seen two unfamiliar maidservants with hostile eyes. So, she had issued an eviction order without hesitation.
The two maidservants were unconvinced and protested, âWeâre specially sent her to serve Qingyuan Shaoye by First Laoye and First Furen. First Laoye and First Furen said that we canât leave. Ouch......â
They didnât finish speaking, when they were each slapped hard by Aunt Lan. Aunt Lan seemed to have a fire in her heart that almost burned her internal organs in these last few days. She could finally vent this fire out today, so of course she wouldnât let these two maidservants off.
Zi You concentrated her spiritual power on her eyes. She saw how little Qingyuanâs lungs were dark in places. He had stopped breathing and his heart had stopped beating. He had apparently just died from respiratory failure due to severe lung infection.
She didnât hesitate in the slightest. She raised her palms towards little Qingyuan. A blue beam and a purple beam soon transformed into light waves and covered little Qingyuanâs body.
After a quarter of an hour, Zi You saw the blackened areas in little Qingyuanâs lungs revert back to a normal personâs red color. He was also breathing and his heart was beating again.
After another quarter of an hour, little Qingyuan made a âWuuâ noise and started crying.
This sound was tantamount to heavenly music to Nee Liu, who was about to collapse over the death of her son. And the sound instantly alerted Mu YingYi, who had heard Uncle Jiang and Nee Liuâs maidservantsâ reports of little Qingyuan being ill and currently being treated by Zi You. He was now waiting anxiously outside too.
One person pounced over to the bed and one person charged through the door. Mu YingYi also pounced over to the bed and called out, âYuan!â
Little Qingyuan looked dazedly at his mother and his father. There was obvious resentment and grievance in his heart. He was aggrieved and sad and didnât want either one of them.
But once he saw Zi You, he reached his arms out and cried out heartbreakingly and gutwrenchingly. âJiejie, jiejie, wuu......â
Zi You was exceedingly distressed. She bent down and quickly hugged him in her arms.
The little rascal knew that his jiejie really loved him and he cried and gasped in her arms. He was obviously extremely aggrieved.
Zi Youâs spiritual power could save people, summon wind and rain, cure illnsesses, see through items, and could kill people. But she didnât have the ability like her great-grandmother Goddess Mari to know the future and the past.
So, while she was softly coaxing little Qingyuan, she heard âOld General Muâ ask angrily, âWho can tell me what is going on?â
Wang Yiping and Mu YingRui saw little Qingyuan come back to life after he had been sentenced to death by the imperial doctors yesterday. They couldnât help but be shocked and angry.
They looked at each other. Mu YingRui immediately pretended to complain and say guiltily, âWhy did you have to do this, sister-in-law? No one wanted Yuanâer to pay with his life for Huiâer. I told you not to punish him. I told you not to punish him. But you didnât listen and had to lock him up in the ancestral hall. As a result â Look. Yuanâer almost lost his life. How can I live with myself?â
Nee Liu looked at the hyopocritical Mu YingRui. She was originally on the verge of collapse because of her younger sonâs death. She was very excited that her son was okay, but she was angered by Mu YingRui now. She sprayed out a mouthful of blood and collapsed straight down. Fortunately, Mu YingYi had been next to her. He quickly reached out and supported her.
Zi You instantly put little Qingyuan on the bed. She pressed down on Nee Liuâs philtrum and Nee Liu woke up.
She rushed over and hugged little Qingyuan and cried bitterly again.
Wang Yiping immediately pretended to rub her eyes sadly. She said sorrowfully, âAi...... Our Generalâs Manor has had bad luck lately. First, the news that father and brother-in-law passed away came from Nanjiang. Then Yuanâer somehow pushed Huiâer, whom Shui Yiniang had given birth to, into the lotus pond and Huiâer died.
âShui Yiniang was too sad and turned crazy. Laoye was angry and sad and said some words. Sister-in-law then beat Yuanâer and locked him up in the ancestral hall. He had a high fever that night and became unconscious. The imperial doctor came and said that he wouldnât survive past tonight. I didnât expect that he will wake up again. Amitabha, Buddha! This is great! Otherwise, Laoye will feel gulty to death.â
âIf I remember correctly, Huiâer is only two years old, right?â Zi You looked deeply at Mu YingRui and Wang Yiping.
Then she lowered her head and asked little Qingyuan softly, âTell me, Yuanâer, how did you meet Huiâer by the lotus pond?â
She didnt ask little Qingyuan âWhy did you push Huiâer into the lotus pond?â This made little Qingyuan get the courage to explain himself.
Since Huiâer fell into the lotus pond, everyone had asked him, âWhy did you push Huiâer into the lotus pond?â
He clearly didnât push him. Huiâer slipped and fell into the lotus pond. But why did everyone not believe him? Even his mother didnât believe him. She even beat him and locked him up in the dark ancestral hall.
As a result, he even saw a terrifying, green-faced, and toothless ghost.
âJiejie, Huiâer...... slipped and fell into the lotus pond.â Little Qingyuan was extremely aggrieved as he sobbed. âI didnât push him. That day, he was...... He was playing by the lotus pond. He wanted me to pick...... pick lotus seed pods. I said that it was out of reach, so he went...... went towards the lotus pond. I pulled him back, but who knew...... He slipped. I didnât hold on tight enough and he fell...... down. Then I...... yelled for someone to come save him. But when those people went down...... and rescued him, he was already dead. Jiejie, I didnât push him. I didnât...... I didnât push him. Why doesnât...... doesnât anyone believe...... believe me? Wuu......â
âWho was looking after Huiâer at that time?â Zi You absolutely didnât believe that there were no servants around Huiâer. So, she asked, âThere has to be someone looking after a two-year-old child near the lotus pond, right? Aunt Lan, bring the servants who were serving Huiâer over. Also, summon the servants who were serving Yuanâer over......â