WFWC Chapter 96

The Whole Family Went Crazy After Reading My Mind Chapter 96: The Blood Jade Was Personally Delivered by Emperor Yu

[No way, this great charlatan actually figured it out? Last time, he predicted that the Third Prince’s benefactor would appear during the Shangsi Festival, and it actually did. By the way, why didn’t Lu Yiyi show up today? Who is that woman behind the Third Prince?]

Ji Hua’s chubby little face was twisted into a knot.

Upon hearing this, the officials felt that Master Cifeng had miscalculated this time. Who are the Ji family? They were great contributors to Sheng Yu, how could they be imprisoned?

Gu Fanmu just happened to be walking into the hall, and upon hearing this, his brows twitched.

Ji Yushu’s heart tightened, and he looked up at the Imperial Master.

Unlike his previous kind face, Cifeng now had a hint of hostility between his brows, which was frightening.

Just as Prime Minister Lu was about to step forward to inquire if there was a solution to this calamity, a palace maid outside shouted, “The Emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived, the Crown Prince has arrived.”

Following behind were a number of people. Among them were the Xianwang family, the Third Prince, and the Princess of the Southern Kingdom.

The court officials put down their cups and knelt down to pay their respects. The Imperial Master was about to kneel down as well, but was held back by Emperor Yu.

“The Imperial Master is highly respected and virtuous. You won’t have to kneel down in the future.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Look at how much the Emperor likes this person. Even the Ji family, who were great contributors, didn’t receive such good treatment.

Now, the court officials knew who to curry favor with next.

“Everyone, please stand up. Today is the Queen’s birthday banquet. There’s no need to be so reserved.” Emperor Yu, supported by Eunuch De, sat on the dragon throne. He then waved his hand and signaled everyone to stand up.

The King Xian family sat down diagonally opposite the Ji family. Bei Hengjin smiled foolishly at Ji Hua as he sat down. The Princess Xian followed her son’s gaze and looked over. She felt that after not seeing her son for so many days, the youngest of the Ji family had become much fairer and tenderer. Especially her pair of black and shiny eyes, which made her even more adorable.

Ji Hua was held by Madam Ji. When she saw Bei Hengjin looking over, she gave him a strange smile and then turned her attention to other people.

At the head of the left sat the Crown Prince, followed by the Third Prince and two underage princesses. To the right were the two newly appointed favorite consorts, Princess Nangong Yan of the Southern Kingdom, and Gu Fanmu, the Second Prince of the Northern Kingdom.

As for the frantic Second Princess Bei Hengjiao, she was not present.

Today was the Queen’s birthday, a grand palace banquet, a time for the ladies to compete for attention. The Crown Prince had only chosen one principal wife; concubines and imperial concubines were still undecided, so the ladies were all dressed to the nines.

Nangong Yan’s target was also the Crown Prince. As soon as she took her seat, she began flirting with him. As a princess, Nangong Yan naturally disdained to be a concubine, so she desired the position of principal wife. Since the Crown Prince couldn’t offer her that, she refused to even glance at him.

Next came the presentation of gifts.

Ji Hua’s dark eyes raced, analyzing the person present with the greatest chance of becoming the Queen’s beloved wife. And who would be cherished by the Queen?

Could it be Princess Xian? She and the Empress are not only sisters-in-law, but also cousins. Their relationship is naturally different from others. If she had given it as a gift, the Empress would surely treat it like a treasure.

As the thought left her mind, she caught a glimpse of Emperor Yu presenting the Empress with a blood jade pendant bound with a small red string. Ji Hua’s eyes widened.

[Oh my god, the blood jade was actually given by Emperor Yu. Did he know it was poisonous? The Empress treasured the jade pendant personally presented by Emperor Yu even more. She would never have imagined, even to her death, that Emperor Yu would give her a poisonous jade pendant.]

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Seeing the Empress happily accept it, Emperor Yu felt happy too. The jade pendant had been requested by the Third Prince, but he had promised not to reveal the secret.

The Empress and the Crown Prince had uncovered the Qin family affair, yet the Third Prince didn’t bear a grudge against the Empress; instead, he had obtained this peace jade for her, demonstrating his pure heart.

However, the Empress might not accept his gift, as the Third Prince was Concubine Qin’s child. Suspicion would have kept the gift from the Empress. That’s why she accepted it and gave it away.

Emperor Yu was very pleased. Bei Hengyuan was kind and innocent, and hadn’t learned Concubine Qin’s viciousness.

Seeing the Empress accepting it as a treasure, Ji Hua was filled with anxiety.

[What should I do? What should I do? Will something bad happen?]

[Oh, I just remembered that the Hundred Poisons Invulnerability Talisman has a time limit, and I have to exchange it for a Hundred Poisons Invulnerability Pill.]

Madam Ji felt the irritability of Ji Hua in her arms, and she also became worried. She turned her head to discuss something with Marquis Ji, but found that he had his head down as if he was asleep.

Just now, when she was chatting with Madam Lu, Marquis Ji had been drinking with Prime Minister Lu. He must have drunk too much.

Madam Ji was completely focused on the blood jade, so she didn’t think about other things. She didn’t carefully observe the changes in Marquis Ji today.

The things given by Emperor Yu were imperial gifts, and it was not appropriate to lose or give them away.

[It would be great if the Queen could take the initiative to hold me, and then I would put the Hundred Poisons Invulnerability Pill into her cup without anyone noticing.]

Madam Ji’s face became serious, and she didn’t dare to ask for this.

Ji Linfeng next to her didn’t look so bad. But he didn’t dare to look at the Imperial Master. He just hoped that this banquet would be over quickly. He wanted to tell his younger sister this important news as soon as possible. His younger sister must have a talisman to capture the Imperial Master.

Thinking of this, Ji Linfeng was on pins and needles. He even wondered who was more powerful, his younger sister with great magical powers or the weird Imperial Master.

Bei Hengjin, who was sitting below, saw the red jade pendant in the Queen’s hand and became suspicious.

Isn’t this jade pendant exactly the same as the one he snatched from Ji Hua last time? Thinking of Ji Hua saying that the jade pendant was poisonous, he was immediately terrified.

Could it be that the Emperor wanted to kill the Empress?

Absolutely not. The Empress was a good person and nothing could happen to her.

Thinking of this, Bei Hengjin suddenly looked at Ji Hua, wanting to know whether the blood jade was poisonous or not. The latter didn’t look at him. She held her chubby face with a worried look on her face and was in a daze. She looked adorably naive.

Bei Hengjin’s eyebrows moved and he stood up and walked towards Ji Hua. He has always shown great affection for the youngest of the Ji family, and this time he could hide it for himself.

Thinking of this, Bei Hengjin came to sit beside Madam Ji with a smile. He kept praising her: “Sister Hua’er is so cute today!”

After hearing this, Ji Hua turned her head to look at him, and suddenly, her eyes lit up.

She stretched out her chubby little hand and anxiously pointed at herself and then at the newly crowned empress, babbling.

“Bei Hengjin, the blood jade in the empress’s hand is poisonous. You must find a way to make the empress hold me, and then I will put the Hundred Poisons Invulnerability Pill into her tea without anyone noticing.”

“You must understand me, I can’t think of a good way. After we part today, I don’t know when I will have the opportunity to enter the palace again. If I don’t go to the palace to see the empress, she will really be hopeless. Once the empress breaks into the imperial study in anger and hurts the emperor, she will commit a heinous crime. Even gods cannot save her, and the Crown prince will have no chance of that position.”

Bei Hengjin’s face remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with turmoil. Is it really poisonous?

No, he has to help her.

Bei Hengjin pretended to be understanding and said to Ji Hua: “Sister Ji Huan, you want to go to the Queen, right?”

Madam Ji beside her watched the interaction between the two calmly, and when she heard what Bei Hengjin said, her eyes lit up.

She was worried that she couldn’t think of a way, and now it came?

“Yes, yes, you actually understood my gestures, so smart.” Ji Hua was so excited that she danced with joy.

Bei Hengjin pretended to be embarrassed. “But the Marquis’s wife won’t let me hold you, she’s afraid that I will drop you.” But in a moment, he thought of a way.

“Hey, I got it, I can twist my mother to hold you.” After saying that, he ran back.

After a while of acting coquettishly and playing tricks, Princess Xian got up helplessly and came over here.

It happened that the gift-giving session was over, and the next step was for the ladies from each family to show their talents. The Princess of the Southern Kingdom took the brunt of it. She stood up and bowed to Emperor Yu who was at the top.

“Your Majesty, I would like to perform a dance to celebrate the Queen’s birthday.”