WFWC Chapter 114

The Whole Family Went Crazy After Reading My Mind Chapter 114: The Female Beggar Su Yuyue

When Duanmu Yi finally caught up with Zhang Shijun after weaving through the crowd, he was already fighting with someone. To her surprise, Zhang Shijun was actually with the beggar. They were currently fighting a masked man.

The beggar appeared to be a woman, her clothes tattered but not dirty. Her face was completely covered, leaving only her eyes visible. Both Zhang Shijun and the beggar were skilled fighters, each move aimed to kill, seemingly determined to kill the masked man on the spot.

Seeing the masked man increasingly outmatched, Duanmu Yi grew anxious. In her view, anyone who was an enemy of the Third Prince could become a friend.

Just as Zhang Shijun, dagger in hand, leaped up to deliver a fatal blow to the masked man, Duanmu Yi accidentally stepped on a tree branch, making a cracking sound. This caught their attention.

“Who’s there?”

In the brief moment of their surprise, the masked man seized the opportunity, leaped onto the wall, and escaped.

Zhang Shijun gave chase, while the female beggar followed the commotion outside. There was no one there. But a row of small footprints was found on the ground.

It was clear that a young girl had been eavesdropping. Thinking that this was her first time in Shengjing, and no one knew her, plus she was wearing a veil, the other person couldn’t possibly remember her, so she turned and left reassured.

On the rooftop, Ji Linfeng held his breath while simultaneously covering Duanmu Yi’s mouth. Duanmu Yi knew she had almost gotten herself into trouble and dared not move, letting Ji Linfeng cover her mouth.

The two were very close, close enough that she could clearly hear his strong heartbeat and feel the intense heat emanating from his body.

Just now, if Ji Linfeng hadn’t arrived in time, she would surely be dead.

Seeing the beggar’s figure disappear into the crowd, Ji Linfeng withdrew his hand, picked her up, and jumped down from the rooftop.

“Just now I—”

“Don’t speak yet, this place is not safe to stay.” With that, Ji Linfeng, without further ado, led Duanmu Yi away by her soft hand.

Feeling the intense heat from Ji Linfeng’s palm, Duanmu Yi blushed.

Ji Linfeng escorted Duanmu Yi to the back street of the Duanmu residence. “We’re here. You can go by yourself.”

Ji Linfeng turned around and met Duanmu Yi’s flushed face, belatedly realizing he was naturally holding her hand. He immediately pulled away as if it were a hot potato.

Realizing his mistake, he was so embarrassed he didn’t know what to do with his hands and feet. “Um, I, I…”

“Thank you for today. If you hadn’t arrived in time, I probably wouldn’t be alive.”

Duanmu Yi noticed Ji Linfeng’s embarrassment and interrupted him, her face full of gentle smiles.

Ji Linfeng’s fair face hardened: “I won’t let anything happen to you.” She was his destined wife; how could he let anything happen to her? He would protect her with his life.

The two looked at each other like that. Duanmu Yi felt that the Ji Linfeng before her was different from the Ji Linfeng in her dream.

In her dream, he was always a carefree, irresponsible person, hanging out with Qin Hai in various famous places in Shengjing.

The two were known as the number one playboys in Shengjing. Even after getting married, he was never home.

Later, Madam Ji punished him severely for this, and their relationship improved somewhat afterward. However, not long after, the incident of him being imprisoned for harassing the princess occurred.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Yi’s expression changed instantly, and she hurriedly said, “Promise me you’ll stay away from the Second Princess, okay?”

Upon hearing this, Ji Linfeng was stunned.

He had been puzzled and confused when his younger sister mentioned a dream, and had thought about it for a long time without understanding. Now, hearing her say this, he understood.

It turned out she had dreamt of the plot her younger sister had described.

Perhaps this was fate, as her sister had said.

Ji Linfeng laughed and said, “The Second Princess has gone mad.” So, that kind of thing wouldn’t happen again.

Duanmu Yi then remembered the fact that the Second Princess, Bei Hengjiao, had gone mad. But she still felt uneasy.

Before parting, Duanmu Yi reminded Ji Linfeng to be careful of Zhang Shi’an, adding, “I felt that the female beggar earlier was a bit strange; you should be careful too!”

“Mm.” A tender look appeared on Ji Linfeng’s face. “Then I’m leaving. Don’t do anything foolish like that again.” It would be dangerous if he didn’t arrive in time.

Duanmu Yi pursed her lips and nodded, then stood still. She wanted to watch Ji Linfeng leave first. Ji Linfeng understood, turned around, and left, looking back several times.

“Go back!” he waved to her.

Back at the Ji residence, Ji Linfeng hurried to the Wutong Courtyard. When he arrived, he saw Ji Yushu there as well. Marquis Ji had also woken up. Madam Ji was discussing Duanmu Yi’s dream.

Seeing Ji Linfeng return, she asked, “Was she sent back?”

“Yes, she was, but there was a small mishap.” Ji Linfeng entered the room, poured himself a cup of tea, and slowly said after finishing it, “She encountered Zhang Shijun. It’s probably because of the dream. She followed Zhang Shijun and almost got discovered.”

Lord Ji exclaimed, “Oh no! I already sent people to follow Zhang Shijun. Isn’t this a disaster?”

Hearing this, Ji Linfeng was certain the masked man was from the Ji family.

But Ji Linfeng shook his head: “No, not only was it not a disaster, but Miss Duanmu even saved him. The guards Father sent were discovered by Zhang Shijun. If it weren’t for Miss Duanmu, he would have been either dead or seriously injured. Zhang Shijun chased after him; I don’t know if he escaped.”

“I also saw a female beggar. This person is probably the one Zhang Shijun has been waiting for these past few days.”

[A female beggar? Let me think…who is this person?]

Ji Hua, who was eating melon seeds, immediately sat up straight upon hearing Ji Linfeng’s words.

Ji Hua was carefully pondering the female beggar in the original text. Before she could figure it out, there was a knock at the door. “Lord Marquis.” It was Yin Zheng’s voice.

“Come in.”

Yin Zheng pushed open the door and entered. He wasn’t surprised to see so many people in the room. Since the young lady’s birth, Lord Marquis Ji had no longer been secretive about discussing matters big or small with him. He was already used to it.

Yin Zheng closed the door behind him before respectfully saying, “Lord Marquis, we’ve found out about Zhang Shijun’s matter. He’s waiting for a woman. This is her first time in Shengjing. The registered name is Su Yuyue, and she’s eighteen years old.”

Upon hearing this, Ji Hua’s face was filled with shock. She finally remembered who the female beggar in the text was.

[So it was her. Her real name isn’t Su Yuyue, but Bei Hengyu.]

The others who heard her were shocked. With Bei Hengyu as her surname, wasn’t she a member of the royal family?

Ji Hua’s next words confirmed their guesses.

[This person is the daughter of Emperor Yu. Her mother was just a palace maid who was murdered on the day of childbirth by Consort Qin’s orders.] She was raised in a small county town in Qingzhou. Someone even taught her martial arts. She was born in the same year as the Crown Prince. Her mother was a maidservant who had accompanied the Empress. She was extremely loyal.

[During that time, the Empress, grieving the loss of the eldest princess, neglected Emperor Yu. Emperor Yu, drunk, came to Fengyi Palace and mistook the maidservant for the Empress. The maidservant never dared to mention it to the Empress until a month later when she discovered she was pregnant. The maidservant already had someone she loved and didn’t want to be confined to the palace. So she begged the Empress to help her leave.]

[At that time, the Empress also discovered she was pregnant. She said she would place the child she gave birth to with the Crown Prince, pretending they were twins, and then released the maidservant from the palace. However, several months later, the Empress received news that the maidservant had died in childbirth, and the child had also perished.]