The mysterious milk group, hands on hips, is being fought over by five dads who are going crazy over

Forever forbidden from entering the palace?

Was it Mother's father who gave such an order?

Aning subconsciously looked at her mother, only to see that her mother's face was calm, as if she had no reaction to such heartless words.

Qiao Wan didn't say anything, but nodded slightly to Yun Shu inside the gate, then turned around and left with A Ning.

Yun Shu immediately panicked: "Wanwan! Qiao Wan!"

"Didn't you promise to help me? Don't go!"

But Qiao Wan didn't even turn her head.

Aning blinked: "Mother, are we really leaving?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Wan smiled and stopped when she was out of sight of the guards, then reached out and gently pinched her nose.

"Silly child, of course you can't really leave."

"Doesn't Ah Ning have an invisibility talisman? Let's hide ourselves before going in. There's no need to waste time with them at the entrance."

Ah Ning's eyes lit up instantly, and she quickly pulled out two invisibility talismans from her small pouch. "Ah Ning understands, let's go quickly!"

When the two of them returned to the entrance of the Prince's Mansion after applying invisibility talismans, Yun Shu had already disappeared.

The guards couldn't see them either.

And so, Aning was led by her mother and swaggered into the palace.

The Prince Yong'an's Mansion was very large, with artificial hills, flowing water, and ponds, and it looked even more luxurious and much larger than the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Qiao Wan had grown up here since childhood, so she knew the layout of the mansion very well. She led A Ning to Yun Shu's courtyard with ease.

Upon entering the courtyard, Qiao Wan saw Yun Shu anxiously waiting by the door. She quickly pulled A Ning into the house and removed the invisibility talisman.

"Yun Shu, close the door."

When Yun Shu turned around and saw that the two of them had already come in, she hurriedly closed the door and locked it.

Ah Ning stared wide-eyed.

Aunt Yunshu was just crying and begging her mother not to leave at the gate of the mansion, but now she seems to have been waiting for her mother inside the house for a long time.

Aning scratched her head.

No wonder she's a close friend who knows her mother's secrets; she understands her mother so well!

Yun Shu didn't waste any words and hurriedly went to the bedside to draw the bed curtains. "My son... is right here. Quickly, let him see him, let him see him..."

Aning was led forward by her mother and saw a emaciated older brother lying on the bed, his eyes tightly closed, his lips purple, and his entire body devoid of life...

The overwhelming aura of death sent chills down Aning's spine.

Looking at her son on the bed, breathing weakly, Yun Shu's heart ached, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"Just six months ago, An'er was perfectly fine, but now..."

Qiao Wan's brows furrowed as she patted An'er's back to comfort her, asking, "What exactly is wrong with An'er?"

Yun Shu wiped away her tears with her sleeve and choked out:

"About half a year ago, An'er fell from her horse and injured her leg. I wasn't there that day, so Liu Yi's wife took An'er back to have a doctor examine her. I don't know what kind of medicine he gave An'er, but ever since we came back from her place that day, An'er has always said that she feels unwell. I've consulted all the doctors in the capital, but no one can tell me exactly what kind of poison An'er has been poisoned with or how to cure it!"

"It must be that woman! She must have poisoned An'er!"

She became increasingly agitated as she spoke, covering her mouth and sobbing uncontrollably: "Look at An'er now... she doesn't even resemble a human being anymore..."

"I stay by his bedside every night. A few days ago, I could still hear him crying out in pain at night, but these past few days, he hasn't made a sound at all, he's just hanging on by a thread..."

Ah Ning blinked and could clearly see that the older brother in front of her was shrouded in thick black mist, and within the black mist were wisps of red threads that were extremely difficult to see with the naked eye.

No, the thread isn't accurate; it looks more like blood...

Ah Ning pursed her lips and interrupted Yun Shu, "Auntie, did you just say that big brother was poisoned?"

Yun Shu nodded emphatically, tears welling in her eyes: "Yes! Every doctor said An'er was poisoned. The doctor we called back last night even said that the poison had already penetrated An'er's lungs and internal organs, and there was no cure...!"

"Ah Ning...do you...do you have a way to cure An'er?"

Ah Ning looked at the unconscious person on the bed, her eyes clear and bright.

"But Aning doesn't think big brother is poisoned."

Yun Shu was immediately stunned. "W-what do you mean?"

Ah Ning rested her chin on her small hand, walked back and forth by the bed, observing carefully, and after a while, she said:

"If Aning remembers correctly, this is a very evil spell—life-borrowing."

"Borrow, borrow what?" Yun Shu's pupils contracted slightly, almost unable to think.

The literal meaning of those two words alone almost made her faint!

Ah Ning pursed her lips and said, "Someone cast a spell on Big Brother, borrowing his lifespan to extend the life of someone else."

"As time goes by, my elder brother's lifespan will run out, and he will age rapidly and never wake up again."

As she spoke, she pointed to her older brother's hair, "Aunt Yunshu, didn't you notice that your older brother's hair and eyebrows are all white? He's also so thin that you can see the bones under his skin, and his hands and face are covered in wrinkles."

"He is no longer young, and his life is coming to an end."

These words were like boulders, crashing heavily into Yun Shu's heart.

"The doctor said these were signs of poisoning, but I never imagined it would be..." She clutched her throbbing chest, her eyes burning with hatred: "It must be that woman! It must be her! She traded my son's life for her son's!"

Ah Ning blinked: "Does Aunt Yun Shu know who it is?"

Yun Shu's eyes were bloodshot: "It's the Qian family!"

"She is my husband Liu Yi's legal wife. Her son was frail and sickly since childhood, but just six months ago, he was able to run and jump again. I thought they had found a skilled doctor who cured him, but I never expected... she would trade my son's life for her son's!"

"It must have been the time An'er fell from her horse six months ago! She didn't poison An'er then, but used such underhanded methods to steal my son's life!!!"

Overwhelmed with anger and grief, Yun Shu collapsed to the ground, crying out, "My An'er... Aning! Now that you know what happened, is there any way... is there any hope for An'er?"

Ah Ning pursed her lips and huffed and puffed as she moved a chair over.

"Aunt Yunshu, please sit down. Aning will tell you the story slowly."

Qiao Wan helped Yun Shu up, supporting the trembling girl as she sat her down in a chair. She then patted A Ning's head and said gently, "Little A Ning is so sensible."

Aning tilted her head back and smiled at her mother, then her little face hardened, and she said seriously:

"This technique is extremely vicious, and each life-borrowing must be performed on the night of a full moon, using the essence of the moon."

"Given my brother's current physical condition, it's very likely that if he needs another life-saving treatment, he won't be able to hold on."

Yun Shu stiffly turned her head to look out the window, her lips trembling involuntarily, her eyes filled with terror.

"But...the moon is fullest on the sixteenth of the lunar month, and tonight is a full moon night...?"