Xu Lan didn't have much time to think about that matter at this moment. She hugged Min Jia's little body and said, "Don't cry, don't cry, Aunt Xu believes in Jia'er, Aunt Xu believes in Jia'er. Aunt Xu heard that Jia'er was wronged and was very anxious. I'm sorry, Aunt Xu was delayed by some things and came late..."

After the little girl had cried enough, Xu Lanyin personally washed her face and took her to the table to eat.

Xu Lanyin gave her some food that was easy to digest and promised, "Aunt Xu will spend more time with Jiaer this time. Aunt Xu will also make delicious food and make it for you tomorrow." She made some snacks at home, but was delayed for a few days on the way and did not dare to give them to the pampered little girl.

Minjia hasn't eaten well these days, so he ate a little more today.

Xu Lan was worried that she might not be able to digest the food, so she took her for a walk in circles in the yard to help her digest the food. The little girl was still fragile, so she didn't dare introduce Xu Lanting to her.

The early autumn evening breeze was cool and comfortable. The night sky was deep, with a half-moon hanging obliquely in the sky and only a few bright stars in the distance.

Xu Lanyin pointed at the crescent moon and said, "Auntie Xu, can you tell me about the incident with the moon?"

Min Jia raised his head, and there was a hint of joy in his big eyes.

Xu Lanyin laughed and said, "In ancient times, there was a year when ten suns appeared in the sky..."

She recounted "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun" and "Chang'e Flying to the Moon," both legends of the time, but each barely a hundred words. Xu Lanyin, with its later embellishments and supplements, made the stories long and beautiful. Her voice possessed a certain magic, captivating not only the young girl and the accompanying servants but even Xu Lanting, hidden beneath the west wing window. He felt a little jealous; his sister, so skilled at storytelling, had never told him any at home.

Another person, entranced by the story, was Min Hu, who lived outside the courtyard. He had been away from home for days, having been on consecutive trials, and today he wanted to get some sleep. He hurried over to see his daughter right after dinner and happened to overhear Xu Lanyin telling a story. He didn't bother them, but instead eavesdropped from outside.

The people of Fujian were very puzzled. Such a simple legend was told by this girl in a more exciting way than a storybook.

After the story was finished, Xu Lanyin recited a few moon nursery rhymes such as "On the first day, it's a line; on the second day, it's visible; on the third and fourth days, it looks like an eyebrow." The little girl laughed so hard that her eyes were curved.

The little girl finally learned to laugh!

Xu Lanyin felt very accomplished. She looked at the little girl and smiled, "When you smile, your eyes are as beautiful as the crescent moon in the sky." She turned around and asked, "Isn't that right?"

Mother Liu, Qingyin and Miaoyu all agreed with a smile.

"Yes."

"really."

"Oh, it's really similar. How come I just realized it?"

Xu Lanyin scolded, "Jia'er must have not smiled enough, so they didn't notice. Jia'er, remember, smile more next time." She added, "It's getting late, we should go back to the house and rest."

The little girl stood up, pulled Xu Lanyin's clothes, twisted her body and acted coquettishly. She hadn't listened enough and hadn't walked enough.

Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Jiaer, when you get up tomorrow, you will not only see Aunt Xu, but also a little uncle, Aunt Xu's younger brother. He is very good at playing checkers. You two can compete to see who is better..."

The sweet and soothing voice disappeared from the yard. The girl was about to rest again, and the Fujian man outside the door had to return to the outer courtyard with a sense of loss.

He hadn't slept well in the past few days and thought he would be even more unable to sleep tonight after hearing that beautiful voice. However, the voice lingered in his ears until late at night and he actually fell asleep.

Xu Lanyin also thought about something until late at night before falling asleep.

The girl's mother, An, was suspected of having an affair with her cousin and was discovered by the Min family. She was either executed in private or committed suicide.

Xu Lanyin felt that there were two possibilities for the An family.

One possibility is that she did do something shameful and was discovered.

The second possibility is that she did not do anything shameful, but was framed. If so, the Min family is too deep, and her husband Min Hu is extremely incompetent.

Both the Minister of Min and the Household of Min were skilled in solving cases, so it was reasonable to say that An should not have been wrongly accused. However, the ancients emphasized that men should be responsible for the outside world and women should be responsible for the inside world, and since the Household of Min was away from home for most of the year, it was possible that An, living in a large and secluded compound, was wrongly accused.

Regardless of whether An was framed or not, Xu Lanyin had no way of caring.

The only person she might be able to help is Xiao Minjia.

Analyzing the little girl's mental activities, there are also two possibilities.

One possibility is that the girl felt her mother hadn't done anything shameful and that her family had wronged her. Furthermore, Minhu's stepmother had spoken ill of An in front of the girl, and both Minhu and the head of the household considered An a bad person. This had left the girl heartbroken and speechless.

The second possibility is that the girl witnessed the embarrassing scene between An and her cousins, but she refused to acknowledge the facts of what she saw, repeatedly insisting against her will that she did not see it, which is a self-hypnosis. She was so upset and had no way to vent, so she became speechless.

The child is still young. No matter which possibility it is, Xu Lanyin can use psychological intervention and hypnosis to help her, and perhaps even cure her aphasia.

If it's the first case, give her psychological counseling, tell her that her mother is a respectable and good woman, and that the elders' past practices and views were wrong. With this understanding, the girl's heart knot will gradually be untied.

Even without Xu Lanyin's help, the Min family only needed to stop saying bad things about An in front of the little girl, and instead talk more about An's good points, and love and care for the little girl more. Over time, the little girl's heart knot would slowly unravel.

Xu Lan instinctively knew that the Min family couldn't do this. Putting aside the Min family's stepmother's intentions, even the head of a large feudal family wouldn't lie against their will for a child, especially one who was believed to be the child of An, the woman they believed had done something shameful.

The second option would be a bit more troublesome. It would require hypnotizing the little girl and using verbal suggestion to alter her original memory...

No matter what the situation is, if you want to cure the little girl's illness, Minhu must first be willing to confess An's scandal to Xu Lanyin, an outsider, and be willing to let her receive treatment.

Xu Lanyin's thoughts gave her a headache. If Minhu refused to speak, she could only watch helplessly as the little girl continued in this pain and silence. She couldn't say she heard what she was saying. While her arrival might bring temporary joy to the little girl, the pain and knot in her heart hadn't been resolved. Any stimulation would bring her back to square one...

It was late at night when she finally fell asleep.

The next day, after Min Jia had breakfast, Xu Lanyin introduced Xu Lanting to her.

Xu Lanting gave Min Jia a big smile, stared at her and said flatteringly, "You are even more beautiful than my sister said."

Min Jia pursed his lips and took a step back. People didn't like him.