My Dragon Baby and Billionaire Husband

Chapter 449 Mother! I am that Little Liyu! 2

"Mommy! Mommy!"

Sitting on the sofa, swinging his little legs, Little Xiangru sprang up at the sight of Si Mingjing walking in from outside. He scampered toward Si Mingjing and stretched out his chubby little hands, excitedly exclaiming, "Hug, hug!"

Si Mingjing crouched down to let Little Xiangru successfully leap into her arms.

Little Xiangru hugged Si Mingjing’s neck tightly, contentedly lifted by her, elated to the point of feeling like he could fly.

"Mommy! Mommy! I’ve called you so many times, and you didn’t answer me; I was so upset! I almost died of anger, oh! You must comfort this fishy properly!"

"Mommy didn’t ignore you."

Tears blurred Si Mingjing’s eyes; her heart felt as tender as cotton candy.

Little Xiangru gently wiped the tears from Si Mingjing’s eyes.

"Don’t cry, Mommy. Little Xiangru doesn’t blame you anymore; Little Xiangru knows Mommy loves me. Don’t cry, don’t cry."

All Si Mingjing could think of were memories of the past.

In those memories, the bond between her and this child spanned a long time, giving her the dramatic feeling of a long-awaited reunion.

"Mommy! I’m that Little Liyu! The Little Liyu that almost got turned into soup. Mommy, don’t get it wrong next time."

"Hm?" Si Mingjing tenderly rubbed his little head.

"The Little Liyu that got caught stealing Dragon Algae and was sent to Mommy. It’s all because the Dragon Algae was too delicious; how could this fishy resist?"

Little Xiangru felt wronged.

Si Mingjing realized, had she almost stewed her own son?

Si Mingjing remembered and shuddered in fear.

Then, she shot a fierce glare at Lu Jinyi, "Prince Lu, how dare you trick my son away from me?"

Lu Jinyi’s right eyelid twitched hard.

There’s a saying that twitching of the left eye means wealth, and the right spells disaster.

"Sis! My dear sis! I never tricked your son away! Didn’t I bring Little Xiangru back? He couldn’t transform into a human before, and I was afraid you’d stew him, so I took him home to raise. Look, as soon as he could transform, I brought him to you. Am I not your dear brother?"

Si Mingjing huffed heavily and didn’t immediately forgive Lu Jinyi.

Ye Siyuan was already snapping photos of Little Xiangru and sharing them in the family group chat. Afterwards, she asked, "What Little Liyu? How could my brother’s son turn into a Little Liyu?"

Mo Yinhe stood loftily beside his wife and son, his deep, dark eyes fixated on Little Xiangru’s face, observing him attentively, utterly entranced. He had another son, and it turned out to be the Little Liyu they had been raising at home all this time? What was going on?

"That’s a long story."

Lu Jinyi felt there were priorities, and now was not the time to explain about Little Xiangru; he needed to get his sister’s forgiveness first.

"Sis! My dear sis! Little Xiangru has been accumulating good deeds recently; he could only transform into a human after gathering enough merit. The good deeds he needed to accumulate this time involved curing Old Madam Hua’s illness. I was the one who took you to treat Old Madam Hua—my future mother-in-law, that is—right away. It was all so you and Little Xiangru could reunite sooner. If you don’t believe me, ask Little Xiangru. Xiaobao, did your uncle lie?"

Little Xiangru shook his head, his voice sweet and childish, "Mommy! Uncle treats me super well and often helps me do good deeds. Please forgive Uncle, Mommy!"

"Well then, for Xiangru’s sake, Mommy forgives Prince Lu."

"It’s Prince Brother," Lu Jinyi corrected.

Si Mingjing rolled her eyes, ignoring Lu Jinyi. She handed the child to Mo Yinhe, knowing that he wanted to hold him.

"Daddy, Daddy, I’m Little Xiangru."

Little Xiangru’s voice was exceptionally sweet, "Daddy, hold your little fishy."

Mo Yinhe took the child, holding him close, unable to let go as his emotions surged. Then, he glared sharply at Lu Jinyi. "Prince Lu, you’d better explain clearly to me why my son—Mo Yinhe’s son—was in your hands!"

His gaze was so intense it seemed as if he would subject Lu Jinyi to death by a thousand cuts in the next second.

Dammit, no wonder Sheng Liuyun and Yun Yin said they’d slaughter Mo Yinhe sooner or later! He’d gone to great lengths to raise the child, without a single word of thanks, and here Mo Yinhe was, interrogating him the moment he opened his mouth! What the hell? Why couldn’t his own nephew be in his care? His sis wasn’t around, so what was wrong with him taking the ’egg’ home and raising it for his sister for a few years? Others get away with it! The law doesn’t punish the masses! Besides, hadn’t he returned the child now?

"What is this?" Si Mingjing noticed the figurine full of Silver Needles on the coffee table.

"Sis, you’ve come back at just the right time. I was about to discuss this matter with you."

Lu Jinyi seized the opportunity to shift the topic, his voice seeking credit, "I brought Xiangru to acknowledge his relatives, and outside the courtyard, I saw Bai Qingshui sneaking around, instructing a maid to place these things under Miss Ye’s bed. Aside from two cursed figurines, there was also a pack of medicine. You study medicine; take a look, what kind of medicine is this?"

Si Mingjing’s phoenix eyes narrowed. "Has she finally made her move?"

Si Mingjing sat down and examined the medicinal ingredients. They were all Chinese herbs, including aconitine, strychnine, cinnabar, and boat-fruited sterculia seeds.

"Mingjing, what are the effects of these medicinal materials?"

Ye Siyuan also knew that Bai Qingshui would definitely target her. She and Mingjing had spent the last few days wondering what Bai Qingshui would do. After nearly a week of waiting, Bai Qingshui had finally made her move. Instead of being afraid, Ye Siyuan felt excited, a sense of accomplishment as if she had forced a snake out of its hole.

Si Mingjing picked up one of the Chinese herbs and explained as simply as possible, "This is aconitine. Clinically, it’s used to alleviate cancer pain, especially for cancers of the digestive system. Applied externally, it numbs peripheral nerve endings, producing local anesthesia and pain relief. However, aconitine is extremely toxic. It can excite and then paralyze sensory nerves and the central nervous system, excite and then paralyze cholinergic nerves and the respiratory center, stimulate the cardiac vagus nerve, and directly damage heart muscle cells."

Ye Siyuan was startled. "That’s so potent! Aren’t all Chinese herbal medicines non-toxic or only very mildly toxic?"

"There’s a saying that all medicines carry some toxicity. Some Chinese herbs can be lethal in mere milligrams. Take this strychnine, for example. It’s typically used to treat traumatic injuries and reduce swelling from fractures, possessing properties that disperse masses, reduce swelling, open the channels, and alleviate pain. However, a single dose of 10 milligrams can cause poisoning, and 30 milligrams is directly fatal. Death occurs from exhaustion and suffocation due to recurrent tonic-clonic seizures."

Cold sweat broke out on Ye Siyuan’s back. She sat on the sofa, frowning. "Bai Qingshui put these herbs and these two figurines under my bed. Who is she trying to kill and then frame me for it? Old Madam Bai? Or this person... whose name is written as Ye Jingzhe? Old Madam Bai is her own maternal grandmother! Would she really resort to such a heinous act?"

Ye Siyuan could hardly imagine it; Old Madam Bai was Bai Qingshui’s closest kin!

"And... what’s the connection to this Ye Jingzhe? I’ve never heard this name before."

Ye Siyuan might not have heard of the name, but Mo Yinhe and Si Mingjing clearly did. Both their expressions turned so grim they seemed to drip water.

However, Mo Yinhe also sank into deep thought. "What significance does that child hold?"