The Commandery Princess Dongyang saw her biting her lips until they bled from pain, feeling heartbroken and wishing she could suffer in her stead.

However, seeing Ye Haoyang stretching out his arm for her to bite, she felt happy for the girl, thinking that marrying well was worth everything.

It was Baili Han who couldn’t bear it anymore, thinking it was foolish; a towel in her mouth would suffice, why use an arm?

Once the bone scraping was done and the medicine applied, it was bandaged up and waited for new flesh to grow. Once her face was no longer sunken, they could graft skin. All the skin on her face was destroyed, so it had to be sourced from somewhere else.

Listening to his treatment process, Mu Shaoling greatly praised him for the quick thought; why hadn’t he thought of it? Years ago, he could think of an eye replacement for someone, yet now didn’t think of skin grafting.

Very interested, after Hua’en finished bandaging, he wasn’t eager to return to the Mansion, but rather, he pulled Baili Han around, asking questions.

Mu Niancheng, being his son, had similar thoughts. As he asked, Mu Niancheng listened intently from behind.

If it hadn’t been for the Commandery Princess Dongyang urging them repeatedly, the two might have stayed at Prince An’s Mansion.

Nevertheless, they returned to the Mu Residence quite late. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"What’s this medicinal smell?"

Upon entering the Mu Residence, Mu Shaoling felt something amiss.

Mu Niancheng also found it strange; the smell was quite strong, though not poisonous. It was just ordinary herbs, mixed with a bit of floral scent.

"Go ask what’s going on." Mu Shaoling said to a nearby servant.

It was detectable at the gate, still noticeable in the courtyard, and as they went further in, Mu Shaoling’s expression grew darker.

The Commandery Princess Dongyang couldn’t stand the smell, immediately bending over to the side to vomit.

"Damn it, Chengcheng, go find out what’s happening."

"Yes!"

Mu Shaoling carried the Commandery Princess Dongyang back to the main courtyard, where the smell was almost nonexistent, and she began to feel better.

However, the odd thing was that the servants in the residence didn’t know where the smell originated from, and no one in the house dared to do such things.

"If it’s not from within, then where did this medicinal smell come from?"

Mu Niancheng replied, "Maybe it’s coming from the neighboring residence."

Mu Shaoling thought for a moment and advised, "Tell the night guards to be extra vigilant."

For some reason, he felt something was wrong.

Especially since Mu Yubing hadn’t been found yet, he was very uneasy.

He wasn’t wrong in sensing something was off, as midnight disasters indeed unfolded.

Mu Shaoling and the Commandery Princess Dongyang were awakened by thick smoke choking them.

"What’s going on?"

Mu Shaoling got up too, "It seems like a fire is breaking out."

Upon hearing about the fire, the Commandery Princess Dongyang quickly threw on her clothes and got out of bed. The couple just stepped outside and found that the maids had also rushed out from their rooms.

Looking towards other directions, the entire Mu Residence was glowing red.

Seeing this, Mu Shaoling and Dongyang hurried towards the fire, and then saw that the first courtyard of the Mu Residence was ablaze.

Yet this wasn’t the most crucial part. The critical issue was that the perimeter walls outside the Mu Residence were also burning, encircling the entire residence in a ring of fire.

At this moment, people suddenly appeared on the rooftops, holding arrows in their hands.

"Second Master, Second Mistress, the Mu Residence is on fire."

This news naturally reached Prince An’s Mansion.

Ye Haoyang was still sound asleep, having indulged in blissful intimacy with his wife after hearing her facial injury was treatable, making their sleep unusually deep.

"How did it catch fire?"

"I don’t know," the servant replied. "The Marchioness has already gotten up."