Chapter 71 Fall

Madam Gao had another argument: "How dare a bastard born of a lowly maidservant cause the young master of the Jun family to lose his virginity and blood? In any case, it is a fact that this lowly maidservant gave birth to a bastard child, and it is also a fact that she is usually indecent and often sneaks out of the mansion. These two points alone are enough to punish her."

“These two points alone are not enough to convict, much less to kill a newborn child.” Mu Xi retorted firmly, but then changed the subject, “However, if Mu Chong refuses to perform the blood test today, I will not force her. But what to do with Cao Pan’er and the child is not up to you, Madam.”

"What do you intend to do?" Gao asked through gritted teeth.

Mu Xi said calmly, "Of course we'll raise the child. Once the child is a little older and has grown up, we'll naturally be able to tell who they look like."

Gao almost fainted: "You..."

"What about me? Either we do a blood test now to prove my son's innocence." Mu Xi was already confident of victory.

Having exhausted all other options, Lady Gao turned to Jin Fangjun Muzhen for help: "My lord, how can this matter be delayed any longer? It concerns the reputation of your household..."

They keep bringing up the "reputation of the Jun family," isn't that just an attempt to force their scumbag father to clean house regardless of the consequences?

If forced to choose between his son's reputation and the servants he had already used, it would be crystal clear which the scumbag father would choose.

Mu Xi didn't even give her a chance to think, and went straight to Granny Qian: "Regardless of reputation, the child is innocent. Give me the child."

"Ah..." Granny Qian feigned surprise and loosened her grip.

The swaddled baby fell to the ground with a "bang".

...

Everyone was stunned.

"Aww, aww..." The baby, who had stopped crying in the swaddling clothes, fell to the ground and suddenly started wailing.

The baby in the swaddling clothes cried twice and then suddenly fell silent.

Seeing this, Cao Pan'er was the first to react, and she pounced on the swaddled baby on the ground like a madwoman: "Ah..."

Granny Qian stood there, feigning innocence: "The young master is so imposing... this old servant was so frightened, so frightened..."

"Quickly call Doctor Luo, Doctor Luo..." Mu Xi also realized what was happening.

Cao Pan'er finally brought the swaddled baby back. When she opened the swaddle, she saw that the baby inside had a wrinkled little face, closed eyes, and was not moving at all.

Cao Pan'er held the swaddled baby in her arms and shook it violently: "My child... my child, cry out..."

The baby did not respond.

"You should cry out..."

There was still no response.

"Go ahead and cry, go ahead and cry..."

There was no sound or movement.

The air seemed to freeze.

Everyone stared intently, without uttering a sound.

After an unknown amount of time, Doctor Luo arrived.

Mu Xi pulled Doctor Luo over: "Divine Doctor, please take a look, is there any hope for the baby?"

Doctor Luo glanced at the baby and frowned. He first plucked a hair and placed it under the baby's nose.

The baby is so small, only the size of a lump of flesh, that its breathing is so weak that an adult cannot feel it with their fingers.

However, Luo Shen's hair remained motionless for a long time under the baby's nose.

Doctor Luo pinched the baby's philtrum twice more.

Then try it with a strand of hair.

There was still no movement.

Doctor Luo then stood up and shook his head at Mu Xi.

Mu Xi couldn't believe it: "He...he was just thrown around..."

Doctor Luo sighed, "Her child grew up in prison, was born with deficiencies and developed slowly. Today, the due date is not yet set, so it is already difficult to raise, let alone fall to the ground?"

Mu Xi's gaze slowly shifted to Granny Qian: "You..."

"Oh dear, Your Highness... this old servant didn't mean it. Many people saw it, including Madam." Granny Qian tried to dodge.

“You…” Mu Xi pointed at Granny Qian, then glanced at the midwife out of the corner of her eye, “And you…you despicable witches…arrest them all.”

"Wait, what is the young master trying to do?" Having resolved a major problem, Madam Gao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but now she had no choice but to step forward. "The Lord is still here. Is the young master going to act arrogantly in front of the Lord?"

Mu Xi had never imagined that she would witness such a scene. Her blood boiled: "You killed someone in public, and you think you can just let it go with a 'mistake'? I will not rest until you give me an explanation today."

"Not giving up? What does the young master want for a bastard of unknown origin?" With her "weak point" gone, Lady Gao became arrogant and haughty.

"What?" Mu Xi turned around, drew a knife from the waist of a soldier behind her, and was about to slash at Granny Qian. "A life for a life..."

"Xi'er..." Jin Fangjun Muzhen, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up at this moment, "This matter can end here. Cao Pan'er's child is gone, and since you insisted on saving her... she is left to you to deal with, but from now on, this matter should not be mentioned again."

If her scumbag father had said that before, Mu Xi could have considered taking a step back and carefully weighing the situation.

But now, the Gao family has actually done such a heinous thing in front of so many people, which has really crossed Mu Xi's bottom line.

"No, a life for a life! In broad daylight, these two vile women conspired together—one snatching a newborn baby, the other deliberately killing it. This is outrageous!" Mu Xi refused to lower the knife she was holding.

Mu Zhen's face was ashen, revealing no emotion, but his voice was calm before a storm: "A life for a life? If everyone in this world paid for their crimes with their lives, there would be no one left. I can't do it, and neither can you, can't you?"

These words sound both like a bitter pill to swallow and a reminder.

Since transmigrating, Mu Xi has killed two people, and today's events are also related to that.

The hand holding the knife involuntarily dropped, and suddenly all the strength left his body.

Mu Xun appeared behind her without her noticing and quietly helped her up, preventing her from collapsing.

Having achieved his goal, Jin Fangjun and Mu Zhen signaled to the servant behind them to push the wheelchair away.

Cao Pan'er collapsed to the ground, clutching the swaddled baby, seemingly lost in thought.

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone a person.

"No..." Mu Xi couldn't bear to watch any longer, "Even so, we must not let Granny Qian go."

"What else do you want?" Mu Zhen's face showed exhaustion and impatience.

Mu Xi turned around and pointed at Li Fu: "This man has been embezzling from the manor for many years, and he has also been lending money at exorbitant interest rates in the name of the manor. How does Your Lordship intend to deal with such a traitor?"

Mu Zhen glanced at Li Fu: "If such a thing is true, he is not worth dying for, but since he lent money at exorbitant interest rates, it would be best to hand him over to the Court of Justice for public judgment, so as to salvage the reputation of the Jun family."

"Your Excellency is right." Mu Xi cupped his hands, adopting a businesslike demeanor. "It is said that Li Fu's ledger for usurious lending is in Granny Qian's room. The two of them have been secretly colluding against their master. How should they be dealt with?"

"Ah...this old servant didn't...didn't..." Granny Qian had just risked offending Mu Xi to gain favor with Madam Gao, unaware that her affair with Li Fu had been exposed.

Mu Xi sneered: "Whether it exists or not, a simple search will tell."