"If anything were to happen to my little granddaughter, how could I live with myself!"

Mu Tingzheng was also filled with remorse at this moment, hating himself for being too strict.

He no longer asks his daughter to attend Puxi Academy; he just wants her to be safe and sound.

Seeing the old Marquis shed tears, the little dumpling quickly got off Fan Hai and ran towards him.

“Grandfather, I’m here.”

When the old Marquis heard his beloved granddaughter's voice, his pupils trembled slightly, and he anxiously looked in the direction of the sound.

The little boy rushed into the old marquis's arms and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his tiny hands.

"Grandfather, don't cry, I'm back."

The old marquis held the little dumpling in his arms as if it were a precious treasure, and couldn't help but burst into tears:

"Little dumpling, my little dumpling, where did you run off to? You scared your grandfather to death!!"

Mu Tingzheng also shed tears, and reached out his arms to hug the little dumpling and the old marquis.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that Little Dumpling is back."

When the four sons of the Mu family returned with their men after searching the courtyard, they still hadn't seen the little dumpling that the two men were holding between.

Mu Jinchen said in a panic, "Father, we haven't found it. I'll go to the military camp right now and lead the entire army to search the capital."

Mu Jinyi's forehead was still covered in sweat. "Father, I'll send my spies to investigate."

Not to mention Mu Jinxuan, he was already drawing portraits of the little dumpling, preparing to send them to all the shops and banks under his control.

Mu Jinnian was still wearing the clothes of the Inner Army Commander when he heard that his sister was missing. He rushed over from the palace without even bothering to put on his clothes.

Mu Jinnian: "I will go and tell the Emperor and Empress to inform the entire royal family to search."

After the four finished speaking, they turned around and prepared to go their separate ways.

"elder brother!"

A soft, childlike voice called out to them.

The four of them turned around with delight, only to see their missing little sister peeking out and smiling brightly at them.

The four of them felt a huge weight lifted off their shoulders; they had been nearly frantic with worry when they heard she was missing.

Mu Ting was half-squatting in front of the little dumpling, saying with a devout expression:

"Little dumpling, it's Daddy's fault. I shouldn't have forced you to write articles. We're not writing anymore. You can play whatever you want."

The little girl kissed Mu Tingzheng, but to everyone's surprise, she rejected him.

"No, Father, I've already run out to play for a while. Now I want to continue writing. I will try my best to get into Puxi Academy."

Mu Tingzheng then realized that she had never understood her daughter.

What she feared was not going to school, but the fear that she would lose her freedom as a result.

She didn't want to be like a puppet, with all her time scheduled for reading and writing.

Mu Tingzheng: "Okay! Father will let you study and let you play."

The little dumpling happily hugged Mu Tingzheng's neck and cheered:

"Great! Daddy, teach me how to write now, and then we'll go horseback riding."

She hadn't seen Baozi for several days!

Mu Ting nodded and carried her to the study.

Fan Hai then stopped Mu Jinxuan and told him everything that had happened in front of the Nanfu Restaurant.

Mu Jinxuan never expected that the little dumpling would suffer such a great injustice, especially being bullied in front of his restaurant.

"Those two were taken away by the government, right?" Mu Jinxuan asked.

Fan Hai nodded.

Without the slightest hesitation, Mu Jinxuan said to Fan Hai, "Let's go to the government office."

Inside the study.

After Mu Tingzheng's guidance, the little dumpling wrote a decent article.

Mu Tingzheng even taught her to write the banana poem she had written. Although the poem was not literary at all, it was the first poem his darling had written, so it still had a special meaning.

So Mu Tingzheng decided to have Xiao Tuanzi write down this poem, so that it would become a childhood memory for her when she grows up.

After finishing his article and poem, Mu Ting picked up the little dumpling and said to her:

"Let's go, Daddy will take you to the horse farm to ride horses. I heard your brother got you a miniature pony."

The little dumpling becomes very talkative when it comes to miniature horses.

She carefully described the little miniature horse to Mu Tingzheng and also told him the name she had given it.

She also said that she had fed him grass and brushed his fur.

Mu Ting listened attentively, occasionally amused by her childlike words.

After the two left, Mu Ran quietly slipped into the study.

She picked up two pieces of paper from the table, glanced at them, and knew that they were Xiaotuanzi's entrance exam essays.

"I eat bananas in the morning, bananas at noon, bananas in the evening, one, two, three, four bananas, and they all disappear after I eat them..."

"Haha, as expected of the little princess, it's really interesting." Mu Ran smiled.

She copied the banana poem, imitating the little dumpling's handwriting.

Then Mu Ran folded up her copy and placed it together with the article Mu Yanxiu had written.

After leaving the study, she lit the article that Mu Ting was teaching the little girl to write with a tinderbox.

Little princess, I'm sorry, but the master said that you cannot get into Puxi Academy.

Mu Ran watched as the flames leaped up and burned the article to ashes.