Good Ending: She Swears She Will Not Let Him Die!

Mu Lianhui took a deep breath, suppressing the tears at the corners of her eyes.

If there’s anything left in this life to give, it’s the guilt toward the child, the one left behind in the palace, imprisoned for a lifetime...

That was her own son, her only child, yet they had to be separated.

So many times in dreams at midnight, the image of the child being born, his first smile, his first word, his first steps, his first run...

All of it replayed over and over before her eyes, the pain suffocating Mu Lianhui.

As the night faded away, looking at Li Luan’s peach blossom eyes, Mu Lianhui’s heart was only filled with thoughts of her child. He too had a pair of eyes just like his father’s.

Reborn as a human, Mu Lianhui could no longer find any trace of having given birth to a child on her body.

But she knew, that child once existed, and he still lingered in her heart every moment.

Mu Lianhui did not want to marry Li Luan again, but wanted to have another child.

Although it wouldn’t be the child from her previous life, it would still be her own, and she would treat him well, making up for everything she owed to her previous child in this lifetime.

As for the child’s father, whoever he might be, as long as he wasn’t some deformed fool who would disgrace the child, it didn’t matter.

She should have been married off long ago. If not for the Lian Family being so picky, it wouldn’t have been delayed for so long. Just when the marriage talks were finalized, Mu Yuanjing sabotaged them, delaying the marriage further.

Fortunately, the days were coming to an end.

By autumn, she would be able to get married.

What does it matter if the husband is a ghost doomed to die early? She had never intended to spend a good life with just anyone; she didn’t need that kind of marital affection.

As long as the husband left her with a child before he died, it was enough.

Mu Lianhui pulled the thin blanket over her head.

In the main room, Lian Family gritted her teeth, holding back tears.

Mu Yuanmou saw this and couldn’t bring himself to speak harsh words, so he had Nanny Zhu guard outside and sat next to Lian Family, saying, "Madam, Hui’er doesn’t understand, let her be."

Lian Family’s body trembled: "She wasn’t like this when she was young, not like this before going to Putuo Mountain...

Yes, she only became like this after being bestowed the title of Lady.

Once she had her title, she no longer cared about us as parents.

I’ve given my all for her, how could she treat me like this?"

Mu Yuanmou patted Lian Family’s back and said, "Madam, rather than being sad over Hui’er, let’s talk about something else now."

Lian Family was taken aback by his words, momentarily forgetting about Mu Lianhui’s interruption, and realized the sword hanging over the second branch’s head was Mu Liankang!

She grabbed Mu Yuanmou’s sleeve, wanting to say something, but noticing Mu Yuanmou’s eyes darken, she quickly let go.

Smoothing out Mu Yuanmou’s sleeves, Lian Family asked, "Why didn’t Lian Kang die?"

Mu Yuanmou snorted coldly, "Only Mu Tang knows this answer. If he refuses to speak, whether Lian Xiao asks or I do, he won’t open his mouth."

"But now that Lian Kang is coming back, won’t he speak?" Lian Family pursued.

"Will he believe my words alone?" Mu Yuanmou said mysteriously. "Only when Lian Kang stands before him will he believe."

Lian Family’s heart sank as she pursed her lips hard.

"If Lian Kang truly remembers nothing, that would be best. But with him blocking the way, things will be difficult to pursue."

Mu Yuanmou spat each word through gritted teeth.

Originally, with Mu Lianxiao gone, even if the eldest branch had a Brother Yan, he was just a child in swaddling clothes. It would take no less than twenty years for him to amount to anything.

If Brother Yan wants to learn martial arts, he would have to follow Mu Liancheng and Mu Lianyu, and the second branch could mold him into whatever they pleased.

The title would eventually fall to the second branch.

Mu Yuanmou had already waited so many years, what was another decade or two?

But now, with Mu Lianxiao still alive and Lian Kang reappearing, and he’s even married with children...

Mu Yuanmou took a breath, his eyes lighting up.

"What needs to be clarified now is the lineage of Lian Kang’s wife." Mu Yuanmou said.

Lian Family understood immediately, nodding emphatically.

These eight years and more, Mu Liankang had been assumed dead outside; he was no longer the eldest young master of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. As a commoner, how could he marry such an esteemed wife?

Once his wife and child returned to the capital, Madam Wu and Mrs. Xu would look down on this woman and arrange another marriage for Mu Liankang, causing chaos in the third branch; if the elders didn’t intervene, and the woman managed the third branch, a woman with no experience wouldn’t hold on. Later on, even if Mu Liankang got a minor official post, the notion of competing for the title with the second branch would be laughable due to his inferior wife.

Once Mu Lianxiao was gone, and Brother Yan learned to ride and shoot with Mu Liankang, could the lost spear techniques of the Mu Family be recalled by an amnesiac Mu Liankang?

By then, wouldn’t it all still fall to the second branch?

With this thought, Lian Family finally felt more at ease, leaning against Mu Yuanmou, she softly said, "Master, you see things clearly, while I’m just a housewife who never thinks thoroughly."

Lian Family’s softening let Mu Yuanmou refrain from further commenting on her loss of composure, instead, he calmly stated, "Just remember to keep calm, it’s getting late, let’s have dinner."

With the table set in Fengyu Courtyard, Mu Lianhui refused to show herself, and Mu Yuanmou didn’t ask Lian Family to call her. The couple ate quietly.

In Shangxin Courtyard, Jiang Yunuan had no appetite at all.

Since her return, she remained reclining on the couch, only coming to her senses as night fell. Faced with having dinner, she forced herself to eat, to avoid anyone from the courtyard reporting to Lian Family.

Compared to the second branch’s anxiety and entanglements, Baijie Hall was already filled with laughter.

Having wiped her tears, Mrs. Xu’s eyes shone with hope as she chatted with Madam Wu: "It’s been so many years, I don’t even know how tall Lian Kang has grown, and there are two children, I don’t even know their ages, otherwise, I could have rushed a few new sets of clothes for them."

Madam Wu listened with a smile as Mrs. Xu spoke, hearing the joy and anticipation in her voice, Madam Wu also started to laugh, "Children grow fast, even if you make them now, by the time they return, they might not fit anymore."

Mrs. Xu chuckled, then sighed, "Look at me, so happy I’ve forgotten."

Mrs. Zhou came from the study, holding a freshly written letter: "Madam, please have a look, do we need to add anything?"

Madam Wu looked over it carefully; it detailed the family’s situation, mentioned everyone’s joy, and requested Mu Lianxiao to ensure the safe return of Mu Liankang’s wife and children to the capital.

Mrs. Xu stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, wait a moment, I also want to write a letter to Lian Kang."

Saying so, as she picked up the pen, Mrs. Xu found herself overwhelmed and didn’t know where to start.

Before today, Mrs. Xu had never thought she’d get to send a letter to Mu Liankang.

After hesitating for a while, she could only sum it all up in four words.

"My child, longing for your return."