Thinking of this, Madam Mu felt her heart tremble, the pain becoming unbearable.
She had been so unfilial! For the sake of this man who was gilded on the outside but rotten within, she had even severed ties with her father!
Madam Mu felt that her muddled mind had finally cleared somewhat.
An Taidi’s expression darkened, and displeasure flashed in his eyes.
Remembering what that master had said, he gritted his teeth and turned toward the furious Nanny Liu. “Go. Bring the young miss over. Madam has lost her senses. Let her rest properly!”
Nanny Liu and another broad-waisted nanny rushed over and reached out to snatch Mu Niannian away.
The little girl was so angry that she wanted to gnash her teeth, but unfortunately, she did not have any teeth yet…
The angrier she became, the more evil energy radiated from her body, though no one could see it.
【I’m so mad! An Taidi, you beep beep beep…】
Madam Mu clutched her daughter tightly and pressed herself into the corner.
Yet all she could hear was that soft, babyish voice!
Madam Mu almost burst out laughing.
When An Taidi saw Madam Mu defying him, he furrowed his brows, his gaze turning cold.
For some reason, his spine suddenly felt chilly, and he was overcome by an inexplicable sense of panic…
【Huh? What evil deed did Dog Taidi commit? Why is his forehead so black?】
Mu Niannian instantly became excited. She cried out repeatedly, her little face flushing with excitement.
【Hahaha, Dog Taidi is about to suffer a great misfortune!】
Madam Mu’s hand, which had been trying to evade them, paused slightly. She turned to look at An Taidi.
Nanny Liu’s face was dark with anger. Taking advantage of the moment, she grabbed Mu Niannian’s swaddling clothes, but the little one suddenly wriggled free of them.
Madam Mu was startled and hurriedly caught her daughter.
However, in the next instant, the little one’s bottom was pointed directly at Nanny Liu’s face.
“Pfft…”
Nanny Liu had just opened her mouth, preparing to sneer viciously.
A black, unidentified substance smeared itself all over her mouth.
Nanny Liu instantly went numb all over…
【Ahem, Niannian is still a child. Niannian doesn’t know anything…】
After reciting this in her heart, Mu Niannian immediately closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
Nanny Liu felt utterly wretched and could not hold it in any longer. She began to retch.
An Taidi raised his hand and slapped Madam Mu across the face, fury in his eyes.
“Madam Mu, you’ve gone too far!”
Madam Mu’s face went deathly pale, and both her hands trembled. Ignoring the pain on her face, she hurriedly wrapped her daughter in her outer garment.
Feeling the burning pain on her cheek and hearing An Taidi’s words, Madam Mu’s heart turned ice-cold.
“Beast!”
She hugged her daughter tightly, raised her hand, and struck An Taidi across the face with all her strength.
An Taidi was about to come over and teach Madam Mu another lesson when he suddenly sensed a hint of danger.
In the next instant, someone kicked him straight out.
He landed precisely on Nanny Liu’s face, which was covered in feces.
An old man stood there in military attire, his hair disheveled.
“Lan’er, don’t be afraid. Father is here!” His voice trembled, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
When he had heard that his daughter was about to give birth, he had traveled day and night for several days before finally making it back.
Seeing his daughter’s frightened, anguished appearance, the old man’s heart immediately ached terribly.
“Father-in-law, you…”
An Taidi cried out in terror. Hadn’t they said that his old father-in-law was dead?
How had he come back to life?
“I’ll f—”
Old General Mu roared and kicked An Taidi, who had just risen to his feet, once again.
The latter was kicked out of the room and sprawled on the ground, writhing in pain like a boiled shrimp.
“My precious daughter, whom I’ve cherished in the very core of my heart!”
“I’ll kill you!” Old General Mu trembled with rage and raised his foot to kick him again.
An Taidi clutched his chest, panic filling his eyes.
He seemed to want to escape.
But no matter what, he could not get away.
“Father-in-law, spare me!” he begged, grabbing Caidie from the side and pulling her in front of himself as a shield.
“Ah…” Caidie cried out, her face turning deathly pale.
The entire courtyard instantly descended into chaos.
Mu Niannian stared at the back of Old General Mu with her large, round, black eyes.
【My maternal grandfather is amazing!】 The Little Milk Dumpling screamed wildly in her heart.
“Madam!”
Caiyun hurried into the room. When she saw the handprint on Madam Mu’s face, she was startled, and tears began to fall.
Seeing Madam Mu in such a miserable state, Caiyun immediately picked up a quilt from the side and wrapped it around Madam Mu and the child.
“Madam, don’t be afraid. Old General Mu has returned. You don’t have to be afraid anymore!” As she spoke, Caiyun’s heart ached. She picked up a cloth and carefully wiped the corner of Madam Mu’s mouth.
What a wonderful person her madam was. She had always been so dignified, yet now she was wearing a filthy undergarment and holding the newly born young miss in her arms.
Seeing her so weak and wretched, Caiyun could not stop her tears from falling.
Madam Mu watched as her father pummeled An Taidi outside the door, and all the grievances she had kept bottled up inside erupted at once.
“Father, your daughter… has been unfilial!”
After saying this, Madam Mu burst into tears.
Mu Niannian, naked in her mother’s arms, sensed her mother’s distress and began wailing along with her.
Old General Mu had spent his entire life on the battlefield, but now his back was rigid with tension, and a single tear trembled in his eyes.
He punched An Taidi hard before rushing to the bedside.
“Good girl, don’t be afraid. Father is here!”
Old General Mu was a rough, hardened man, but at this moment he approached with utmost care.
His daughter’s body was so thin that he could carry two people her size with one hand.
She had clearly just given birth, yet there was hardly any flesh on her body. She was even thinner than she had been before marriage.
And his granddaughter was so tiny—not even as thick as his arm.
“Wuwu, Father, Lan’er has suffered so much!”
Madam Mu sobbed uncontrollably, her body shaking violently as tears streamed down her face.
Old General Mu clenched his back teeth, the muscles on his face trembling.
He forcibly restrained his urge to turn around and kill An Taidi. With his large hand, he gently patted his daughter’s back and said in a voice softer than any he had ever used before, “Good girl, don’t be afraid. Father will take you home!”
He tore off the cloak draped across his back, revealing golden armor stained a dark, blood-red color.
His burly frame bent down, and he carefully lifted his daughter and granddaughter into his arms.
Beside him, Caiyun wiped away her tears while wrapping Madam Mu even more securely.
She glanced at Caidie, feeling both angry and enraged.
She had seen Caidie helping Master and Nanny Liu just now.
Fortunately, Old General Mu had arrived quickly. Otherwise, Madam Mu would have been alone and helpless in this enormous courtyard, and she might not even have known how she died.
“Father-in-law, what are you doing? Lan’er has only just given birth and shouldn’t be walking around. Besides, a daughter should recuperate at her husband’s family home after giving birth. It would be improper for her to return to her maternal family!”
An Taidi hurriedly got to his feet, looking worried and gazing at Madam Mu with an expression of deep affection.
But Madam Mu could no longer see through the man’s performance.
Old General Mu had never liked An Taidi. That greasy, powdered wretch clearly wasn’t a good person at first glance.
Even the thick layer of powder could not conceal his dark circles. Anyone could tell he was a man who indulged in lust!
Thinking of the suffering his daughter might have endured, Old General Mu kicked him again, this time squarely in the stomach.
An Taidi once again pulled Caidie beside him and shoved her in front of himself as a shield.