WFWC Chapter 104

The Whole Family Went Crazy After Reading My Mind Chapter 104: The Medicine Was Switched, and Mu Cheng Was Used

Ji Linfeng searched Mu Cheng’s body and found the antidote.

To avoid worrying the people in the manor, Madam Ji arranged for Gou Yuan to carry Zhi Li back to the manor to recover, and also to inform Ji Yushu of what had happened, so they wouldn’t worry.

While waiting for Physician Mu to wake up, Ji Linfeng told Madam Ji about Ji Hua’s dream.

“Mother, if my little sister hadn’t dreamt of you covered in blood today, the consequences would have been unimaginable.” As he spoke, Ji Linfeng glared fiercely at the unconscious Mu Cheng. He wanted to slap him to death, but Madam Ji stopped him, saying they would determine the punishment after Physician Mu woke up.

Ji Linfeng then relented.

Madam Ji’s whip wound was on her chest, which she had already treated.

Madam Ji held Physician Mu’s hand tightly, her eyes red, and said, “Mu Cheng believes that your father and I killed Concubine Xu, which is why he came up with the plan to poison us. I thought he believed your grandfather’s story. I only blame myself for thinking he was a sensible person.”

Little did she know he was such a biased person.

Fortunately, fortunately, Hua’er was there. Thinking of how Hua’er had single-handedly saved the Ji family from the terrible fate that had befallen them today, she felt both relieved and terrified.

They had all received advance warning, yet many calamities still struck.

As the two were talking, hurried footsteps sounded outside. Ji Yushu had arrived carrying Ji Hua, along with many guards, illuminating the entire Mu residence.

“Mother, are you alright?”

[Mother, Mother, I want Mother.]

Ji Hua’s heartfelt cry rang out simultaneously with Ji Yushu’s words.

Madam Ji forced a wide smile: “Mother is alright.” She reached out to hug Ji Hua.

Ji Hua didn’t let her, because she had noticed the bloodstains on Madam Ji’s outer robe.

[Waaah, Mother is injured, there’s blood on her. Mother, don’t hug me, you’ll hurt yourself.]

Ji Hua’s understanding was heartbreaking; Madam Ji’s heart and eyes were filled with Ji Hua.

“Mother is alright, Mother is not in pain,” Madam Ji replied to Ji Hua.

Ji Yushu glanced at Mu Cheng, whose life was uncertain, beside the screen, and asked in a deep voice, “Mother, what exactly happened?”

Seeing Madam Ji trembling uncontrollably, Ji Yushu, Ji Linfeng, and Ji Hua all reached out their hands to offer her silent comfort.

Madam Ji, with a somber face, recounted in detail what had just happened.

“When I arrived, I saw many servants from the Mu family carrying bundles and leaving. No matter how I asked, they wouldn’t say why. I had no choice but to go inside and ask your maternal grandfather, but unexpectedly, I overheard Mu Cheng outside saying he wanted to poison him. He suspected that Aunt Xu didn’t die from bandits, but from the knives of your father and me. He said your maternal grandfather had protected us.”

“He also said that he had already poisoned your father’s tea yesterday, with a potent poison. But for some reason, the poison didn’t take effect that day. I was in a hurry to save your maternal grandfather and didn’t have time to inform you before rushing in. The steward hadn’t left yet and came in with me to deal with the irrational Mu Cheng.”

“Who knew he had a knife on him? He stabbed the steward in the abdomen. He even ordered me to be tied up. Your maternal grandfather had already been poisoned by then. How could I stop him?”

Perhaps thinking of the terrifying scene just now, she finally couldn’t help but cry. Having experienced two terrifying moments in one day, she was on the verge of collapse.

“Father, it’s all my fault. I didn’t discover Mu Cheng’s wicked intentions sooner.” Madam Ji collapsed onto Imperial Physician Mu’s body, weeping bitterly. She never imagined that this unfilial son, Mu Cheng, would dare kill even his own father.

The antidote had been administered, but because Imperial Physician Mu was so old, she was terribly worried he wouldn’t wake up.

Ji Hua wanted to comfort Madam Ji, but she couldn’t speak, so she could only offer solace in her heart.

[Mother, don’t be too sad. Who could have known that Mu Cheng was a wolf in sheep’s clothing?]
In the original story, the Ji family didn’t encounter An Yan, nor did they go to Jizhou, and there was no exposure of Consort Xu. In the end, Mu Cheng was alive and well. Who would have thought that such a minor character was a venomous snake?

Imperial Physician Mu probably never imagined that he would be poisoned by his most trusted son. He believed that Consort Xu deserved to die, and even if Mu Cheng found out something, he would understand. In his eyes, his son was the most sensible.

They thought the poison was given by the Third Prince, but in the end it was Mu Cheng. This was something none of them could have imagined.

“But Mother, how could you not see the poison given by Mu Cheng?” Ji Linfeng asked in surprise.

Mu Cheng’s medical skills were inferior to Madam Ji’s, so it was impossible that he couldn’t see it.

This question stumped Madam Ji. If it really was Mu Cheng who poisoned him, she would naturally be able to tell. Could there be something she overlooked?

Just as their doubts arose, Mu Cheng woke up. Ji Linfeng hurriedly came over and pressed him for an answer: “Tell me honestly, what kind of poison did you give my father?”

Mu Cheng initially didn’t want to say, until Gou Yuan grabbed the returning Madam Gao.

Because Mu Cheng hadn’t arrived after a long wait, Gao returned to the Mu residence to check, only to be seized by Gou Yuan as soon as she entered.

“If you won’t talk, I’ll kill her first.” Ji Linfeng made a move to slap Gao to death, at which point Mu Cheng finally revealed the truth.

“It was the Heart-Eating Powder, I used the Heart-Eating Powder.” He then coughed up blood due to anger and distress.

“My husband!” Gao broke free from Gou Yuan and threw herself onto Mu Cheng, embracing him tenderly.

Her gaze towards the Ji family was filled with hatred.

“It’s you! You’re so cruel! Not only did you kill mother, but you also want to wipe out my husband. My Gao family and the Ji family are irreconcilable enemies!”

Ji Linfeng was almost amused by Gao’s words. He retorted, “Open your dog eyes and see clearly! It was your man who kidnapped my mother first!” Ji Linfeng really wanted to kick this unreasonable couple to death.

The siblings, including Gao, had always been disrespectful to Madam Ji, so Ji Linfeng and Ji Yushu had never called her “aunt.”

Madam Gao glared hatefully at Ji Linfeng, roaring, “It was you! You killed my mother-in-law first! Acheng was just trying to avenge her! What did he do wrong? You’re the ones who are wrong!”

Madam Ji, however, ignored the hysterical Gao and stared intently at Mu Cheng: “You’re lying. The Heart-Eating Powder can be diagnosed from the pulse. Moreover, someone poisoned with it will show symptoms of heart failure within an hour.” Yet, she hadn’t detected the Heart-Eating Powder in Lord Ji’s pulse.

This was what puzzled Mu Cheng; he clearly saw Lord Ji drink that cup of tea. Why was he still perfectly fine at the banquet?

[Is it possible that the medicine was switched by someone else? For example, the Third Prince?]

As soon as Ji Hua’s thoughts surfaced, the expressions of the three who could hear them changed. If that were true, it meant Mu Cheng had been used by the Third Prince.

Upon this thought, Ji Yushu and Ji Linfeng both felt a chill run down their spines.

After much suspicion, they ultimately suspected the Third Prince. It was truly like a leech, impossible to shake off.

Ji Yushu’s eyes flickered slightly as he pushed the wheelchair closer to Mu Cheng. Surprisingly, he addressed Mu Cheng as “Uncle.” “Uncle, do you really think it’s the Heart-Eating Powder?”

Mu Cheng lowered his eyes in thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, laughing loudly, blood streaming from his mouth and nose as he laughed. “I know, I know, you’ve offended a formidable figure. The Ji family is doomed. You can’t defeat him, you can’t defeat him.”

Ji Yushu and Ji Linfeng exchanged a glance, both thinking of the Third Prince. It seemed Mu Cheng had been used by the Third Prince.

“Acheng, stop talking, stop talking! You still have me and Yu’er! Stop talking! I beg you, Madam Ji, please save the child’s father! For our sake, please save him!”

Seeing Mu Cheng’s dire condition, Madam Gao seemed to finally realize that the Ji and Mu families were indeed one family.