The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

"What did you say?" Yang Chuxia dropped the medicine bottle in shock, "How could my brother go missing? Wasn’t he with you when you went to see our father?"

"My brother and I did go see father, and then my brother went out to relieve himself but never came back. I went to the latrine, but there was no one inside," Lele spoke clearly and logically, "Father is currently searching with the people from the Mu Residence."

"I’ll have someone help you look for him. Don’t panic yet. See if he’s run off to play somewhere." Mu Shaoling, on his side, glanced at Dongyang, who had already been given the antidote and whose life was saved, slightly relieved, but upon hearing about Yangyang’s disappearance, a bad feeling grew stronger.

"Alright, thank you. And about Dongyang here? How is she now?"

Only then did Lele notice Dongyang lying on the couch, her complexion dull, and her small eyebrows instantly furrowed. How could all these things happen at once?

"She’s alright for now, your timely feeding of the antidote pill did the job. I will use silver needles to help her detoxify next." Though the poison was fierce, it was not without cure; the poison’s sole characteristic was speed—if the antidote pill was fed even half a moment later, it would have been fatal.

Hearing this, Yang Chuxia immediately took Lele and left the courtyard.

However, they ran into Old Master Mu and Ye Zi’an.

"Have you found Yangyang?"

"Not yet, more people have been sent to search for him."

Upon hearing he hadn’t been found yet, Yang Chuxia almost fell over, but Ye Zi’an quickly steadied her with swift hands.

Madam Ye, don’t panic. Old Master Mu has already dispatched people to search all over the Mu Residence," said Old Master Mu, "The Third Prince’s men are also searching inside and outside the city."

"Good, that’s good, thank you, Uncle Mu." Yang Chuxia’s spirits stabilized a bit, and then she hurriedly added, "Uncle Mu, if possible, ask the guests not to leave for the time being. Dongyang has been poisoned."

"What?" Old Master Mu, having been with Ye Zi’an searching for the child, was shocked upon hearing this, unaware of the situation. "How is she now?"

"Mu Shaoling is helping her detoxify."

"How about Chengcheng?" Old Master Mu then asked, his concern apparent for his beloved legitimate eldest grandson.

Asked about Chengcheng, Yang Chuxia paused, not having noticed him.

Seeing this, Old Master Mu quickly headed towards where Mu Shaoling was, no longer caring for anything else.

But before they had gone far, another person came with the news that Young Master Chengcheng was also missing.

Suddenly, the Mu Residence was in chaos, people searching everywhere. With such commotion, the guests naturally couldn’t be kept in the dark, and upon hearing about Commandery Princess Dongyang’s poisoning, with her condition unknown, nobody was in a hurry to leave.

After all, during such a peculiar time, leaving in haste could raise suspicion. Within a short while, many people crowded into the yard where Dongyang and the others were staying.

Yang Chuxia and Ye Zi’an kept watch, looking for people everywhere. How could people just vanish? And now two children were gone?

"To lose two children and try to get them out of the residence without drawing attention is difficult," said Ye Zi’an to the people of the Mu Residence. "Ask if anyone has carried big items out of the residence after noon today; if so, bring them here immediately."

"Yes." With the son of the Mu Residence also gone, nobody cared who was giving the orders.

A while later, the steward of the Mu Residence came and reported that after noon, only the Old Master of the second branch of the family had gone out once, with no one else leaving. The Old Master of the second branch had gone alone, without carrying anything or rushing by carriage.

"Then it’s very likely that they are still within the residence. Search again, thoroughly, and don’t overlook a single corner!"