WFWC Chapter 118

The Whole Family Went Crazy After Reading My Mind Chapter 118: Wedding Date

The Imperial Advisor emerged from the Ji residence with a horrified expression.

Just then, a drunken man collapsed by the roadside. The Imperial Advisor instantly transformed into a wisp of black smoke and rushed forward.

He glanced at the man, then reached out. He strangled the man to death without feeling the strange pain again. He concluded, “So, that little girl possesses something that counters me. This thing not only affects my divination but also causes my power to rebound. What could it be?”

The Imperial Advisor couldn’t figure it out, but he wanted to find another opportunity to sneak into the Ji family to investigate.

“What? Mother, you said the Imperial Advisor came last night?” At the breakfast table, Madam Ji told everyone what she had overheard the previous night. Ji Yushu was filled with shock.

Ji Linfeng hurriedly got up to check on Ji Hua, who was still sleeping. He breathed a sigh of relief upon finding her unharmed and returned to the table. “The Imperial Advisor is incredibly strange,” he said, still shaken. “Killing someone is a piece of cake for him. If my little sister hadn’t scared us away last night, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”

“Luckily, Father didn’t sleep in the main room, or the Imperial Advisor would have found out.”

Ji Yushu, however, was thinking even more deeply. He added, “The Imperial Advisor probably discovered my sister’s unusual behavior. We have no idea what methods he will use against the Ji family next.”

“Then what should we do? We can’t just sit here and wait to die, can we?” Ji Linfeng asked anxiously.

“What else can we do? We might have a chance against one person, but against someone who isn’t human, we have no chance at all. Right now, we can only pin our hopes on my sister’s so-called soul-collecting talisman. What we need to do is deal with the Third Prince.”

“Now that the Third Prince has been imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court, it’s time for us to make our plans. Father should wake up soon too,” Ji Yushu said.

Seeing the empty seat, the scene of Lord Ji’s poisoning that day was still vivid in his mind. Ji Yushu’s eyes darkened.

“Since the Imperial Preceptor is secretly in contact with the Northern Kingdom, why is he helping the Third Prince?” Ji Linfeng suddenly had a flash of inspiration and looked at Ji Yushu with a questioning expression.

Madam Ji, after finishing a sip of porridge, also looked at Ji Yushu. He was the most intelligent person in the Ji family and would surely figure out the key.

Ji Yushu took a sip of tea and thought seriously.

After a while, he thought of a possibility and said, “Perhaps he wants to reap the benefits.”

“Let’s make a bold guess. If the Imperial Advisor’s body has truly been possessed by a person from the Northern Kingdom, then he wouldn’t just stand by and watch Gu Fanmu be imprisoned in the palace. He would definitely rescue him. Another possibility is that Gu Fanmu voluntarily accepted the imprisonment, giving him an excuse to stay in Shengyu and thus join forces with the Imperial Advisor to undermine Shengyu’s internal structure.”

“Of course, this is just my guess. However, regardless, these two must be eliminated.”

Master Cifeng was a genuine Shengyu native, so it was impossible for him to expose the Imperial Advisor’s identity as a person from the Northern Kingdom.

“Brother’s analysis is spot on. I think it’s necessary to inform the Crown Prince about this so he can prepare.”

“Very well,” Ji Yushu agreed.

After breakfast, just as they were about to leave, Xiuhe, the nanny who looked after Imperial Physician Mu, hurriedly returned with some news. Imperial Physician Mu had submitted his resignation. He had agreed to resign and return home after Ji Linfeng’s marriage, but now he had done so earlier.

Imperial Physician Mu was expressing his dissatisfaction with Emperor Yu. The Third Prince had poisoned two officials, yet Emperor Yu had only lightly placed them under house arrest in the Imperial Clan Court, chilling the hearts of more than just one official.

In Emperor Yu’s eyes, Imperial Physician Mu was threatening him with his resignation. He hated being threatened, so he would inevitably agree to Imperial Physician Mu’s request to return home.

This would achieve Imperial Physician Mu’s desired goal.

Madam Ji wholeheartedly agreed. Imperial Physician Mu was old, and the Third Prince, forced to appear in public, might do something even more ruthless. Imperial Physician Mu’s resignation was a wise choice.

Returning to Jizhou is fine; with Chen Changnian there, she feels at ease.

Ji Yushu also thought of this and said, “The Jiang family also has properties in Jizhou, including a nice house. Grandfather, why don’t you go and live there?” The Mu family’s old house is long gone.

“Then we’ll wait until we’ve had Feng’er’s wedding feast before we leave,”

Madam Ji thought to herself, and sent Xiuhe back to the Mu residence to report. She also had someone check the wedding date for Ji Linfeng and Duanmu Yi.

In the original story, the wedding was originally scheduled for October, but this time it was moved to May 10th. There was only a little over a month left until the wedding. There wasn’t even time to embroider the wedding clothes.

Everyone was surprised at the Ji family’s haste .

Some said it was because they wanted to bring good luck to Marquis Ji, hoping he would wake up in a moment of joy.

Sure enough, as soon as the wedding date was set, news spread from the Ji family that Marquis Ji was showing signs of waking up.

When Bei Hengyuan heard this news, the white porcelain cup in his hand fell straight to the ground.

How could this be?

That was the most poisonous Western secret medicine; even a tiny bit would be fatal. In his view, Marquis Ji was already dead. The Ji family’s claim that Marquis Ji was in a coma was just a pretext.

They never expected that not only was he not dead, but he was also showing signs of waking up.

Suddenly, he thought of that jinx from the Ji family again. If that jinx really knew that Lord Ji would be poisoned, how could he have been completely unprepared? If he had been prepared, Lord Ji wouldn’t have been poisoned.

It turned out that Lord Ji was indeed poisoned; he saw it clearly that day. The informant also witnessed him drinking the tea.

But why did he only fall into a coma afterward?

And why was he so strongly suspected?

Bei Hengyuan frowned deeply, his mind a suffocating mess.

He couldn’t understand what was going on with the Ji family at all.

He, who always prided himself on his intelligence, couldn’t grasp the situation.

Suspecting the Empress, the Crown Prince, or Mu Cheng was all possible. But the Ji family defied logic, suspecting him directly. This felt incredibly eerie.

Last night, the Imperial Advisor went to the Ji family and returned saying he was going on a long trip, without specifying where.

What secrets was the Ji family hiding?

But right now, he dared not touch the Ji family. Even after learning that Lord Ji had come back to life, he dared not touch the Ji family again. He only hoped that the Imperial Advisor could find a way to get rid of that so-called jinx.

[Hehe, Mother probably wanted to bring him in so quickly because Second Sister-in-law had that dream. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.]

[That’s good too, Second Sister-in-law will be coming soon. I can finally snuggle up to my sweet and soft Second Sister-in-law. If nothing unexpected happens, I’ll be a little aunt in a year.]

Ji Hua giggled foolishly on her small bed.

After the wedding date was set, Madam Ji sent a message to Madam Lu, who was the matchmaker, asking her to make another trip to the Duanmu residence.

In the afternoon, Madam Lu replied, saying that everything was ready and they were just waiting for the wedding day. She also said that the Duanmu family was very surprised that the date was set for the tenth of the fifth month.

Who wouldn’t be surprised when the news came out?

A noble family marrying the daughter of a vice minister, as if the bride would run away if they were a step too late. How could one not be surprised by their eagerness?

In the following time, Ji Linfeng secretly taught the guards their individual killing techniques. These men were all veterans who had followed Lord Ji into battle. With a foundation in martial arts, they learned remarkably quickly.

Ji Linfeng selected twenty men in total; these twenty were to prepare for the assassination of Qin Wan.