WFWC Chapter 111

The Whole Family Went Crazy After Reading My Mind Chapter 111: The Third Prince Reveals His True Colors

“This humble servant greets Eunuch De.” Lone Wolf’s voice rang out from outside. The guard nodded slightly to Bei Hengyuan before turning and disappearing behind the screen.

A moment later, Eunuch De entered the inner room with a beaming smile. He respectfully bowed to Bei Hengyuan, who was reclining on the soft couch. “Third Prince.”

“Greetings, Eunuch De. What brings you here? Ahem.” Bei Hengyuan coughed lightly.

Eunuch De glanced at the two servants in the room, hesitating to speak.

“You may all leave.” Seeing everyone had left, the Third Prince weakly said to Eunuch De, “Now that there are no outsiders, please speak, Eunuch De.”

Eunuch De then whispered, “His Majesty is worried about the Third Prince’s health and specially sent this old servant to bring some nourishing things. These are all fine tributes from the Southern Kingdom. His Majesty has been thinking of the Third Prince, and hasn’t even given them to the Empress.”

“Actually, His Majesty has always cherished the Third Prince and has been thinking of finding a renowned physician to cure the poison in your body every day. The incident with that palace maid today was purely coincidental, wasn’t it? His Majesty didn’t know that woman was so weak.”

“Just now, His Majesty also said that he would send the imperial physician to the Ji family again, and once the cause of the poison is found, he will convict Gu Fanmu.”

Eunuch De spoke while observing Bei Hengyuan’s expression, and only felt relieved when he saw a look of pleasure on his face.

“Eunuch De is very kind. Please convey this to Father Emperor on my behalf. This matter was not done by me. I have a clear conscience.”

“Yes, yes, Your Highness, rest assured. This old servant will certainly convey this to His Majesty. Please take care of yourself, Your Highness. This old servant takes his leave.” Having received Bei Hengyuan’s approval, Eunuch De bowed and left.

No sooner had Eunuch De left than Lone Wolf entered the room. Seeing Bei Hengyuan’s cold expression, he asked, “Master, should we lend Eunuch De a hand?”

“Yes, go ahead. Make sure it’s done cleanly.”

Meanwhile, at the Ji residence, after hearing the news brought back by Ji Yushu and Ji Linfeng, Ji Hua fell into deep thought.

The news originated from the Ji family, and the rumors were deliberately fabricated by them. Ji Yushu had informed the Crown Prince via secret letter that the matter involved the Third Prince. The Crown Prince was indeed clever; he quickly devised a way to shift the blame back to the Third Prince.

Didn’t the Third Prince want the Ji family to suspect him? He used the man’s own methods against him, leaving him speechless.

So, after lunch, an imperial edict arrived, announcing the discovery of the true culprit behind the poisoning. The two young masters of the Ji family were summoned.

The culprit was personally identified by Eunuch De, and Emperor Yu believed it without question. He himself felt the matter had nothing to do with the Third Prince; the palace maid had been bribed to falsely accuse him. Such tricks were common in the palace.

He wanted to force the palace maid to reveal the mastermind in front of the Ji family, both to appease them and to clear the Third Prince of suspicion. He reasoned that even if it wasn’t the most suspicious Gu Fanmu who instigated it, the palace maid would implicate other culprits.

The Third Prince would never be the next suspect. He even suspected the Empress was behind it, as his favoritism towards the Third Prince was obvious to everyone, displeasing the Empress.

Emperor Yu confidently summoned the maid for interrogation.

However, he never expected the palace maid to die after only a few blows. At this moment, Emperor Yu panicked. Bei Hengyuan’s face, filled with disappointment and shock, only deepened Emperor Yu’s guilt. He desperately tried to prove that the matter had nothing to do with the Third Prince.

Even with witnesses before him, Emperor Yu still tried to defend the Third Prince, chilling the hearts of loyal officials.

The Ji family, at this juncture, would then have to feign compliance with Emperor Yu’s explanation due to imperial authority. Those in the know would surely recall that Ji Yushu’s situation was also one where compromise was forced upon them by imperial power.

Emperor Yu’s actions truly chilled the hearts of the Ji family and Marquis Ji’s followers.

Now, the Third Prince has no way to escape unscathed.

The Ji family’s attitude is crucial in this whole affair; as long as they insist on implicating the Third Prince, people will naturally start to question his character and motives.

People will inevitably wonder: why would a sickly prince poison Marquis Ji? With the Second Prince already in the Imperial Clan Court, only he and the Crown Prince remain. Does he also want to vie for that position?

To clear his name, the Third Prince will undoubtedly take further action. Now it’s up to the Crown Prince.

Today’s performance was truly excellent, not only exposing the Third Prince’s disloyalty but also arousing the Crown Prince’s suspicion regarding his poisoning.

A double kill indeed.

“From now on, we don’t need to deliberately spread rumors anymore; the people will spread them by word of mouth. A sickly prince who has long remained behind the scenes is suddenly exposed for poisoning loyal officials—such abnormal behavior cannot help but raise serious concerns. Conspiracies are never lacking when it comes to that position. As long as the Crown Prince obtains concrete evidence, the Third Prince will surely bear the infamy of harming loyal officials,” Ji Yushu said, interrupting Ji Hua’s thoughts.

[Brother is right. Next, Emperor Yu will also have people find ways to find physical evidence to help him frame Gu Fanmu. Because Gu Fanmu has the most motive, leading the evidence towards him is the best way. The Third Prince will definitely make Emperor Yu find real evidence. Hopefully, the Crown Prince won’t disappoint us.]

[Now that the Third Prince has been exposed, it’s impossible for him to continue hiding behind the scenes. If he cures his illness at this critical juncture, it will only further solidify the rumors that he wants that position. Even if he finds a fake benefactor, so what? It’ll all be for nothing.]

The Third Prince never dreamed that his plan to poison Lord Ji would backfire so spectacularly. If Lord Ji were to stand alive before him in a couple of days, wouldn’t he be furious?

Ji Yushu sneered inwardly. The fake nobleman’s purpose was to cure the Third Prince’s poison. After today’s events, his chances of getting the cure would be further delayed.

He could make Baiji disappear, and he could make this fake nobleman disappear as well.

Mu Yun and Mu Cheng were siblings, and Mu Yun would eventually find out that Mu Cheng’s death was related to the Ji family, so Mu Yun was also a potential threat.

He wouldn’t allow a similar incident to happen again.

As dusk approached, Xiuhe, the nanny who cared for Physician Mu at the Mu residence, returned with news. She said with a worried expression, “Madam, Mu Yun not only didn’t care about the Old Master when she returned today, but she also had a huge argument with him. She even said she wanted to take the young master to the Qi residence to raise.”

[How can this be allowed?] That little guy is still too young to understand things; he might be turned into a killing machine by Mu Yun. Mu Yun definitely knows about Mu Cheng’s situation, so she also hates the Ji family. This is a huge hidden danger.

Although Mu Yun didn’t have many scenes in the original story, that was when Aunt Xu and Mu Cheng were still alive. Now it’s different; Aunt Xu is dead, and Mu Cheng is dead too. The hatred in her heart is probably no less than Mu Cheng’s.

She’s a huge hidden danger.

Madam Ji and Ji Yushu, among others, were well aware that Mu Yun was a huge hidden danger, so they had to find a way to suppress the Vice Minister of War.

Madam Ji instructed Xiuhe: “Yu’er is still young and doesn’t recognize people yet. You take good care of him so he can spend more time with his father. Don’t entrust him to others, understand?”

Everyone knew that Mu Yu was now the only hope in Imperial Physician Mu’s heart; nothing could happen to him, and they certainly couldn’t let Mu Yun take him away and raise him into a child filled with hatred.