Unlike the eerie atmosphere of the main courtyard, Pei Ji felt very happy upon returning to Hejing Courtyard.

Pei Ji was overjoyed to have witnessed his mother effortlessly infuriate the two people in the main courtyard. As soon as he returned to Hejing Courtyard, he couldn't help but share what had just happened with his friends.

Seeing that Shi Tou didn't seem to understand his mother's bravery, Pei Ji had to give him a crash course on the situation in the mansion. After Shi Tou understood the whole story, he suddenly realized what was going on.

Although he didn't witness his benefactor's heroic figure trampling the enemy, Shi Tou felt he could imagine the glorious scene of his benefactor calmly dealing with the villains, and he couldn't help but feel secretly proud.

This is my future master (my own imagination), dealing with a few bad guys will be a piece of cake!

Stone sighed and said, "Alas, it's a pity I didn't see it with my own eyes."

Pei Ji said, "What's so difficult about that? Mother is going tomorrow. She has the softest heart. Just ask her tomorrow, and she'll definitely take you with her."

Stone's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Really?"

Pei Ji was displeased and replied, "Of course it's true. Would I lie to you?"

Shi Tou realized he had indeed said the wrong thing, so he bowed and kowtowed to Pei Ji, trying to appease him, saying, "It's all because I'm bad with words and don't know how to speak properly. Please forgive me, Young Master Pei."

Pei Ji chuckled. He often found Shi Tou's words amusing, which had a kind of江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) air about them, and it sounded very fresh. At least, no one around him ever spoke like that.

The next day, when Shi Tou saw that Min Yueqing was about to go out, he knew that the time had come. Sure enough, he followed Pei Ji's suggestion and asked his benefactor to take him along.

Min Yueqing thought to herself that they wouldn't be staying in the manor for long, as they would soon be going to the estate. Besides, Shitou had never left Hejing Courtyard before, so she agreed.

Unexpectedly, Ah Mei, upon hearing this, also pleaded coquettishly, "Miss, please take me with you too. I didn't go yesterday."

Good heavens, these people are treating the main courtyard like a theater. Everyone wants to see it, afraid of missing out on any excitement.

"Alright, bringing one is the same as bringing several," Min Yueqing said with a wave of her hand, granting their small wish. Therefore, today, she was followed by a string of little followers as the group entered the main courtyard in a grand procession.

Liu had just finished breakfast and was lying in bed, feeling utterly bored. Pei Yun had been locked in the room to prevent her from making a fool of herself. Suddenly, her vision blurred, and she saw several people walk in through the door.

Leading the group was none other than her good daughter-in-law, Min Yueqing. Beside Min Yueqing were two children. One was naturally Pei Ji, but the other was a boy who was not recognized. Presumably, this was the child who had been the subject of much discussion in the mansion recently.

Liu suddenly realized that she had been so angry with Min Yueqing yesterday that she had completely forgotten about this matter.

Madam Liu immediately questioned Min Yueqing, "This child is unfamiliar. When did she come to our mansion? I had no idea."

These words sound ordinary, but they actually contain a hidden barb.

After all, Madam Liu is the current mistress of the Earl's Mansion in name only. If new servants are bought, whether they are pageboys or maids, they should be brought to her for inspection.

After all, according to the rules, the matter of buying people was originally managed by the Liu family.

Min Yueqing pretended not to understand the implication and said casually, "Oh? Madam is referring to him. My father was worried that Lele would be lonely, so he sent someone to bring him here to keep Lele company."

Just kidding, how could she dare bring a stone over if she hadn't thought of what to say?

Madam Liu asked suspiciously, "When did our in-laws send someone here? Why didn't any servants report it? Could it be that such a grown man entered the manor and no one in the entire manor saw him?"

There were still quite a few problems. Min Yueqing said coldly, "I don't even know how to answer Madam's question. Weren't all the servants in the manor trained and disciplined by Madam? Yet they are so lazy and idle now, tsk..."

That last meaningful "tsk" was practically a direct accusation that Liu didn't know how to train her servants, which made Liu furious.

In the past, she was always the one arguing with others, but now she felt the frustration of others arguing with her. She was the one who secretly brought a living person in by some unknown means, but now they were blaming the servants for having bad eyesight in front of her.

Moreover, since Min Yueqing had pushed this person to her maternal family, Liu really had no way to verify it. She couldn't just send someone to her in-laws' house to ask, "Did you send someone to your grandson?"

Besides, the Min family is no ordinary family; they are a respectable scholarly family. Min's father is currently an official in the imperial court. They are not a family she can easily offend.

Liu swallowed hard, and was about to say that she was tired and needed to take a nap, but Min Yueqing suddenly became interested in talking and started chatting with her.

Min Yueqing asked, "How are you feeling today, Madam?"

Upon hearing this, Liu thought that at least he had spoken a sensible word, so she put on airs and said, "What's good or bad? It's just a matter of good times and bad times."

Min Yueqing immediately said, "How can this be? Is it because the doctor Madam invited is incompetent?"

Liu simply said, "Doctors are not always effective; they just like to prescribe mild remedies and say comforting things like 'rest and recuperate.'"

Min Yueqing disagreed, adding, "Madam, that's not right. Good is good, and bad is bad. How can you always be so perfunctory? These days, the skill levels of doctors vary greatly. Just the other day, I heard from my elder brother that there's a doctor in the capital who loves to seek fame and fortune. I don't know what he did wrong, but he took his entire family and fled overnight. Do you think such a thing usually happens?"

Liu's heart skipped a beat, but she forced a smile and said, "Oh? Is that so?"

Min Yueqing spoke with absolute certainty, “It’s absolutely true. I said back then that this person must have done a lot of evil, which is why he ran away in a guilty conscience. Sure enough, I heard that later a noble person spent a lot of money to hire someone to track down this quack doctor, saying that he would not rest until he brought him back and taught him a lesson! Alas, I don’t know what heinous things this person did.”

Upon hearing the story, Pei Ji puffed out his cheeks and said, "I read in a book that the net of heaven is vast, and though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it. Such a wicked person will not be able to escape and will surely be caught and severely punished."

Stone nodded vigorously to the side.

Liu was filled with anxiety and unease. She was torn between doubting that Min Yueqing was referring to the doctor she had bribed and wondering if the doctor was really hiding something else. Wouldn't she be being used by a villain?

If that doctor is really caught, will he implicate her?

If the doctor really implicates her, who knows what kind of person that nobleman is? Will he take his anger out on her?

Liu was already quite frightened, and the three of them joined forces to anger her, turning her face as white as a ghost.

Min Yueqing exclaimed, "Madam, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? If you ask me, you should find a good doctor. How can a bad doctor cure your illness?"

Liu was now so terrified that she would turn pale at the mere mention of a doctor. When Min Yueqing suddenly mentioned so many doctors, she was so shocked and frightened that she actually rolled her eyes and fainted.