The temperamental white moonlight is back, and the entire Marquis's family obediently calls him

Once home, Zhou Ming'an unusually brought it up: "Mother, do you still have osmanthus cake in your room? I'm hungry."

Lu Mingzhao was overjoyed: "Yes, of course!"

Actually, she didn't know if there was still osmanthus cake left, and it wasn't the season for osmanthus, but what did it matter?

Even if her daughter said she wanted to eat the stars in the sky, she would still find someone to get them for her.

As he walked, Zhou Ming'an suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Mother, why...did you go to pick me up?"

She thought it would be her father or her two older brothers who would come to pick her up.

Lu Mingzhao laughed and said, "I was looking for you outside at that time."

Zhou Ming'an was taken aback: "Looking for me?"

"yes."

Lu Mingzhao was at home with nothing to do when she suddenly felt a little panicked. She practiced a set of sword techniques but couldn't calm down, and then she started to feel scared.

First, he sent servants to the east and west courtyards and learned that Zhou Shili, Liu Muqiu, and Zhou Shixu were all at home and there was nothing unusual about them.

I also heard that Zhou Ningchuan in the front yard was dealing with military affairs and there was nothing else going on.

She then thought of her daughter, Zhou Ming'an, who was still outside.

My daughter had only been out for a short time, so there was nothing unusual about it.

But she couldn't rest easy, so she changed her clothes and went out, intending to wait at the entrance of the Lin residence.

As soon as he stepped out, he ran into the guards who had been watching over Zhou Ming'an, who were returning to the mansion and said that Zhou Ming'an had gone outside the city with others.

Lu Mingzhao panicked even more and headed out of the city without saying a word.

They received Zhou Ming'an immediately.

"If I had known it would be like this... I should have just ridden my horse to find you."

Zhou Ming'an blinked: "Mother, you can ride a horse?"

Lu Mingzhao laughed: "Now that things have come to this, since you trust your mother, I won't hide it from you anymore. I know martial arts, so what's a little horseback riding?"

Zhou Ming'an's eyes widened: "You know martial arts?!"

It took her a while to come to her senses, and realizing something, she tentatively asked, "Those three bandits in the woods last time...were they really killed by Second Brother?"

"I killed them," Lu Mingzhao nodded with a smile, then felt somewhat ashamed. "Actually, I should have held back, but I thought about how you were almost harmed by them..."

Zhou Ming'an couldn't help but recall what had happened that day.

She actually heard both her mother's and Liu Muyuan's calls at the same time, but she chose to walk towards Liu Muyuan, whom she had only met once.

Therefore, they missed the opportunity to discover their mother's changes much earlier.

Zhou Ming'an opened his mouth, but after a long pause, he said, "Then... are you still feeling anxious?"

Lu Mingzhao laughed: "It's strange, seeing you makes me feel much better..."

"There's nothing strange about it; that's just how mothers and children are connected."

The two looked up and followed the sound, and saw Zhou Ningchuan standing at the gate of the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

Do you know why I named An'an this way?

Zhou Ming'an shook his head.

Lu Mingzhao was also very curious, as she didn't know the reason behind it.

Zhou Ningchuan said slowly, "Back then, your mother developed a high fever after giving birth to you. The fever lasted for several days, and she was sometimes lucid and sometimes confused."

"Yet you cry incessantly every night, only calming down when you're in your mother's arms."

"At that time, I thought that you and your son must have an inexplicable and invisible connection, and even your lives are intertwined."

"I hope you grow up safely, and I also hope your mother can return safely, so I named you Ming'an."

Lu Mingzhao smiled silently, took his daughter's hand, and patted it gently.

Zhou Ming'an looked at his mother, feeling a warm and content feeling that he couldn't quite describe.

Therefore, she was bound to her mother from the very beginning.

The love she wanted has always existed, hasn't it?

Once the family of three entered the house, they were finally able to speak openly and honestly.

Zhou Ming'an laughed and said, "I knew it! Where did Second Brother get his unparalleled martial arts skills? He can suddenly take on three people at once."

Lu Mingzhao narrowed his eyes mysteriously and whispered, "Don't underestimate your second brother. He's started training seriously now. Be careful, you might not be able to beat him."

Zhou Ming'an snorted: "I'm a disciple of Duan Tianyin!"

She paused, her eyes darting around, and asked, "Mother, between you and General Duan, who is more capable?"

Lu Mingzhao raised an eyebrow. "General Duan is naturally more capable. Leading troops into battle is not something an ordinary person can do."

"I'm more suited to be a striker."

Zhou Ningchuan knew his wife was being modest, and laughed, "Your mother can even beat me."

This was something Zhou Ming'an hadn't expected.

She looked at the two of them with some surprise, then asked, "What if Mother and General Duan fought one-on-one? Who would be stronger?"

Lu Mingzhao and Zhou Ningchuan exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly, "I really don't know. I'll ask General Duan to spar with me sometime."

Zhou Ming'an clapped his hands excitedly: "Great!"

As they were talking, people from both the east and west wings arrived.

Zhou Shixu was the first to arrive. He shouted excitedly, "How is An'an?" as he jumped over the railing and ran toward the main house.

Zhou Ming'an quickly stood up to greet him: "Second Brother, I'm fine."

Zhou Ming'an took a shower and changed his clothes at his mother's place, and he didn't look so scary anymore.

Zhou Shixu breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw Zhou Shili helping Liu Muqiu into the courtyard.

With a look of worry in her eyes, Liu Muqiu held An'an's hand.

Liu Muqiu knew that Zhou Ming'an had not meant to hurt her before, and Zhou Ming'an also knew that his sister-in-law had long forgiven him. The two just needed an opportunity to reconcile.

Now, the two exchanged a glance, and everything was understood without words.

After everyone was seated, Zhou Ming'an wiped his eyes, took a deep breath, and recounted everything Cuilan had told him that day.

Lu Mingzhao and Zhou Ningchuan's expressions grew increasingly grim.

Lu Mingzhao used to think that Chu Yuan'er was just resentful and occasionally stirred up trouble.

But little did I expect this person to be so insidious and vicious.

Zhou Ningchuan was filled with remorse. He had been considerate of his comrade-in-arms and had been tolerant of Chu Yuan'er many times, but he had almost caused a disaster.

Zhou Shili was still shaken, while Liu Muqiu was stunned when she heard her younger brother's name mentioned.

Only Zhou Shixu, listening intently, couldn't help but stand up: "This...how is this possible!"

"Aunt Chu...she wouldn't be that kind of person!"

Zhou Shixu blushed: "An'an, you know that Cuilan was never well-behaved when she was in our family."

"This time, who knows who instigated her? Or maybe she has no one else to blame but Aunt Chu, so she just put all the blame on Aunt Chu!"

As Zhou Shixu spoke, he looked around at everyone's reactions, only to find that, apart from him, no one believed that Chu Yuan'er was innocent.

Even when he speaks, his voice trembles uncontrollably.

but……

How could that be?

How could Aunt Chu, who had always treated him like her own son, possibly want to harm their family?