"Yu'er, don't cry, don't cry! Your mother won't blame you, and neither will your grandmother. Our Yu'er has suffered so much; it's already a blessing from God that you're alive. Those worldly possessions are gone, but your grandmother has already received your mother's heartfelt wishes!"

Mu Xiuyu then took out a small wooden box from his pocket, which he had asked the Crown Prince for.

There was originally a large pearl inside. He returned the pearl to the Crown Prince and stuffed in one of the pills Qin Luo had given him.

He handed the box to the old lady.

"Grandmother, this is a pill given to me by the woman who saved Yu'er. It can not only heal wounds and detoxify, but also regulate the body. She gave me this only pill before I left. I originally intended to leave it for Father, but seeing you, Grandmother, I wanted to give it to you. I hope you live a long and healthy life!"

Mu Xiao, standing to the side, rolled her eyes countless times in her mind.

When did the lady ever ask the young marquis to greet her son by looking at the portrait? She only showed it to him briefly before leaving.

When did Madam prepare such elaborate gifts? Weren't they the ones who bought them?

And those pills, the young marquis's cloth bag is almost full, what do you mean by "only one pill"?

No wonder his father always said the young marquis was clever! He said these words without batting an eye.

Tears still clung to his eyes, threatening to spill, and if he hadn't been with the young marquis the whole time, he might have believed it.

The old lady was moved to tears.

"I told you then that your mother is a good person. Not only is she beautiful and well-educated, but she also raised you to be so sensible. The Mu family has a worthy successor!"

After saying that, he picked up the pill and put it in his mouth. The maids tried to stop him, but it was too late.

"Madam, why are you in such a hurry? You should have the physician examine it before giving it to her!"

The old lady waved her hand: "It's alright, she's my Yu'er's savior, I'd take even poison."

Mu Xiuyu looked at the old lady and the nanny without saying a word. After a while, the old lady felt a warm current flowing through her body.

She looked at Mu Xiuyu in surprise, then at the old woman.

"Go and fetch the royal physician!"

The nanny, noticing something was wrong with the old lady, immediately ran to fetch the family physician.

Neither the old lady nor Mu Xiuyu spoke during this time. When the family physician came and took their pulses, he was also greatly alarmed.

"Madam, have you taken some kind of miraculous medicine? All your old ailments are gone, even your pulse is stronger, and you look so much younger!"

The old lady hugged and kissed Mu Xiuyu repeatedly.

"This is all thanks to my good grandson, who brought his grandmother a wonderful gift as soon as he arrived."

The physician offered a few compliments and then left.

The old lady quickly ordered the dishes to be served.

"My dear grandson, are you hungry? Grandma had the kitchen prepare a lot of dishes today; you must try them all!"

Mu Xiuyu smiled, revealing his small teeth.

"Okay, Grandma, I want Grandma to feed me today!"

The old lady's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter: "Good, good, good, Grandma's feeding, Grandma's feeding!"

The grandmother and grandson enjoyed a warm dinner together, and afterwards the grandmother took Mu Xiuyu to the courtyard that had been specially prepared for him.

After instructing him to rest well, the old lady left, supported by her maids.

Mu Xiao sent the servants to the outer courtyard before carefully putting away all the gifts Qin Luo and the others had given her.

After checking the house inside and out again, Mu Xiuyu watched his busy figure.

"Uncle, don't bother, sit down and rest for a while!"

Mu Xiao immediately rushed to his side and covered his mouth.

"Young Marquis, I beg you, please stop calling me 'Uncle'! It was just a temporary measure back then. If you continue, I'll be beaten to death!"

Mu Xiuyu took Mu Xiao's hand and nodded.

"Okay! I understand! I don't like it here. The people here are so hypocritical, always deceiving each other. I miss my sister and brother!"

After saying that, she pouted and looked like she was about to cry.

Mu Xiao recalled her father's deeply lined face, which was also filled with longing.

"I miss my dad too!"

The two looked at each other, and Mu Xiuyu reached out his small hand. Mu Xiao hugged him and they burst into tears...

As expected by Dr. You, the inn was bustling with activity.

Just after finishing dinner, Zhang Niangzi returned and began chatting with the villagers and clansmen.

"What's wrong, ladies? Why do you look so worried?"

One of the villagers who was watching the commotion chimed in.

"Young lady, where have you been? Why are you only coming back now? You don't know yet, do you? Something terrible has happened! Several children from our village are missing!"

Zhang Niangzi looked incredulous.

"What's going on! I took my children and brothers to visit a friend this morning. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about this at all! Did you report it to the authorities? What did they say?"

The families whose children had gone missing finally couldn't help but complain.

"The village chief said he reported it to the authorities, but who knows! We went to beg him for help to find our child, and look at the injuries on my husband's face—the village chief's sons beat us up. They really don't treat us like human beings at all!"

Zhang Niangzi looked worried.

"What are we going to do? Even the village chief isn't helping? Didn't you sisters say that the little girl in your village has some kind of auspicious beast protecting her? Why don't you ask her for help? If this goes on for too long, it will be even more difficult to find the child!"

The villagers, enraged, launched into a tirade of curses.

"What auspicious beast protection! I think it's just a demon possessing her. In this drought year, every household is short of water, except for hers. What a blessing from an auspicious beast! I think it's probably just that the demon did something bad and was punished by heaven, which is why it hid in that girl's body and caused the drought!"

"I think it might be that monster who harmed us. Qin Luoluo used to be an idiot, and now she's suddenly all better. They even said she was saved by a mountain lord. Did any of you see that? I think the village chief and the others made up a lie to protect that monster."

The villagers spoke with righteous indignation, and Li Sheng couldn't bear to listen anymore.

"Erlaizi, you've been reading too many storybooks! If Luoluo were a monster, wouldn't the abbot and the high monks of Fuhua Temple have noticed? The village chief shared all the water that Luoluo got with us. You drank their water and then talked about their child behind her back. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

"Oh! You've already gotten your comeuppance. If you continue spreading rumors, be careful, there might be more retribution to come." After saying this, Li Sheng glanced at his youngest son. The villager nicknamed Er Laizi quickly hugged his youngest son, not daring to say another word.

As soon as Zhang Niangzi saw Li Sheng, she knew he was difficult to get information out of him, so she changed the subject.

"Sigh, let's not talk about those useless things for now. Finding the child is the most important thing. If you all trust me, I'll have my husband go and find his friend. He's a prominent figure in Xucheng. If he helps us look for him, maybe we can find him! It's better than waiting here for nothing. Don't you think so?"

Upon hearing this, the villagers all became very enthusiastic towards Zhang Niangzi.

"Young lady, are you telling the truth? If we can really find it, you'll be our savior!"