WFWC Chapter 3

The Whole Family Went Crazy After Reading My Mind Chapter 3: Mrs. Ji Planned To Take Down Chunqin After Hearing Her Daughter’s Voice

 

For several days, Mrs. Ji asked Xiuhe to secretly observe Chunqin’s actions.

 

That day, Xiuhe secretly saw Chunqin stuffing fifty taels of silver into the hands of Madam Zhou, who was in charge of purchasing ingredients for the kitchen.

 

Fifty taels! How could a maid like her come up with fifty taels of silver?

 

After hearing the news, Mrs. Ji discovered that the silver in the jewelry box was not missing. After checking the silver in the treasury, she found no signs of missing silver.

 

That’s strange.

 

“Madam, do you want to inform the Marquis about this matter?” Xiuhe asked.

 

Madam Ji shook her head and said, “The affairs of the back house are my responsibility, so there is no need to bother the master.”

 

The affection between Lord Ji and Madam Ji was well-known among the nobles in the capital. In the eyes of outsiders, Lord Ji loved Madam Ji so much that he even gave up his maid for her, let alone a concubine.

 

It’s just like the saying goes: There are three thousand rivers of water, but you only take a gourd to drink from.

 

It was once regarded as a legend.

 

Only she knew that Lord Ji had another person in his heart. He asked her to marry him just because her facial features were somewhat similar to that person’s.

 

She is that person’s substitute.

 

Over the years, they have grown accustomed to treating each other with respect and hospitality.

 

Ji Hua is still a fetus with limited energy. She is currently sleeping soundly and is rarely awake.

 

Xiuhe suggested that Madam Ji arrest Chunqin and question her, but Madam Ji said, “Wait a little longer, you ask the housekeeper… Forget it, you should go find Yin Zheng and tell him to pay more attention to the man who secretly met with Chunqin. Remember not to alert the enemy.”

 

She didn’t believe that Chunqin, a maid, was so bold as to switch the legitimate daughter of the Marquis’s Mansion.

 

As the birth approached, the entire mansion seemed extremely busy. The eldest and second sons would come to Wutong Courtyard to accompany their mother whenever they had time.

 

Ji Hua was so nervous that she couldn’t sleep. A month passed, and she still couldn’t think of a way to save herself.

 

There are life-saving pills in the mall, but they can only save you temporarily and are not a long-term solution.

 

[Alas, if mother knew that Chunqin, the housekeeper, and Madam Zhou were harboring evil intentions, she would have dealt with them earlier, and I would not be at risk of being switched.]

The mastermind behind the baby swap was the sickly Third Prince, the protagonist of the book. He didn’t think such a meticulous plan would go wrong, so he didn’t make a backup plan.

 

By directly getting rid of Chunqin and others, she also changed her fate of not living past the age of two after being switched.

 

Hearing her daughter’s voice, Mrs. Ji was very excited. She hadn’t heard her daughter’s voice for several days. She once thought that everything before was an illusion.

 

Hearing her precious daughter’s voice again, her heart was beating fast.

 

Wait, besides Chunqin and Aunt Zhou, even the housekeeper was involved?

 

Thinking about how she almost asked the housekeeper to keep an eye on Chunqin, she felt a little scared.

 

Who on earth dared to place spies in the Marquis’ Mansion and even switch the young lady of the Marquis’ Mansion?

 

The Marquis has always been upright in his actions and has never made enemies with anyone. She couldn’t imagine who could be so bold.

 

Mrs. Ji would be worried every day until Chunqin was dealt with.

 

The daughter in her belly seemed to be worried about this as well, moving restlessly in her stomach. She could feel her fear and helplessness.

 

If she couldn’t find the mastermind behind this, she thought, she would find a reason to deal with Chunqin and Aunt Zhou first.

 

As the day approached, she became heavier and heavier. Mrs. Ji thought that it was time to take down Chunqin.

 

At the end of the Shen hour that day, Yin Zheng finally appeared in front of her. Madam Ji knew that the person behind the scenes had a clue.

 

“Madam, that man is skilled in martial arts, so I couldn’t follow him too closely. However, I saw that man was in contact with Zhang Shijun, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards.”

 

Upon hearing this, Madam Ji was horrified. She had never thought that this matter could be related to the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards.

 

“Don’t make this public yet. I will take care of Chunqin. You can go and do your work first.”

 

“Yes,” Yin Zheng hesitated to speak, but finally left.

 

Madam Ji knew what Yin Zheng wanted to say. When he went to the battlefield with the Marquis to kill the enemy, he and the Marquis were so close that they were like brothers. Naturally he didn’t want Madam Ji to hide this from the Marquis.

 

After Yin Zheng left, Madam Ji thought for a long time before calling Xiuhe whispered in her ear: “You are like this…”

 

After hearing this, Xiuhe bowed and left with a smile on her face.

 

The investigations over the past few days have given her some clues. It seems that Chunqin and Aunt Zhou did something that made Madam very unhappy. Madam then thought of ways to deal with the two. Although she didn’t know why Madam didn’t just sell them out, she probably thought it would damage the Ji family’s reputation.

 

Not long after Xiuhe left, Ji Hua woke up. Thinking that she would face the fate of being switched in a month, she kicked around anxiously. Madam Ji gently comforted the fetus in her belly, and whispered softly: “Child, mother will definitely keep you safe.”

 

Perhaps it was because of these words that the fetus in her belly seemed to calm down. In fact, Ji Hua was just limp, resigned to her fate.

 

Forget it, at worst I can rely on pills to save my life until I’m two years old, and at least I’ll be able to walk by then.

 

Mrs. Ji began to prepare and everything was in order.

 

It was the end of October, and the due date was getting closer. In order to prevent any sudden incidents, the Marquis mansion had invited two midwives to I live in the mansion.

 

As the date approached, the fetal movement became more and more obvious. Ji Linfeng often pushed his elder brother Ji Yushu to Wutong Courtyard. He said happily: “Mother, this baby must be a girl. Look, the magpie has come to announce the good news.”

 

Ji Hua was drowsy in her stomach, and when she heard her brothers’ voices, she felt sad. This should have been her brother. When she heard her mother asking her two brothers to name the child, she suddenly became alert and listened attentively even though she was about to fall asleep.

 

The book said that the eldest son of the Ji family was a man of great literary talent, and he would definitely give her a nice name. Forget about the second son, he was a warrior.

 

“Shu’er, you like to quibble with words, so just give your sister a name.” Mrs. Ji looked at her eldest son with a smile.

 

Two years have passed, and he should have walked out of that shadow. In the past two years, she knew that his life was not as easy as it seemed.

 

He was once a man of great talent, one of the top three in his class, and had great ambitions for his country. But now he has to live his life confined to a wheelchair.

 

Ji Yushu behaved elegantly and carefree as usual. After thinking for a moment, he said, “Mother , if it is a younger brother, then we can name him Jiyue. If it is a younger sister, then we can name her Hua. It means quiet, reserved, gentle and kind.”

 

It turns out that the name Ji Hua comes from my older brother. It really sounds nice.

 

Not long after that, Ji Hua fell asleep lazily again.

 

Mrs. Ji and Ji Linfeng both thought this name was good.

 

At this time, Xiuhe appeared in Wutong Courtyard and calmly made a gesture to Madam Ji. Madam Ji knew that the trap that had been set up for a whole month had finally come to an end.

 

“Call Chunqin to massage my legs. I feel a little tired.” Madam Ji instructed Qiuhua who was standing beside her.

 

Ji Linfeng stepped forward very attentively: “Mom, let me give you a massage.”

 

“No, you don’t know the seriousness of the matter. Chunqin is quite good.”

 

Soon, Chunqin arrived. Not long after she arrived, Aunt Zhou appeared in Wutong Courtyard. Seeing her arrival, Madam Ji clearly felt that Chunqin’s hand on her shoulder paused. She looked at Aunt Zhou as if without knowing and asked, “What does Aunt Zhou want to see me for?”

 

“It is like this, Madam. Something has happened at home, and I need to take a few days off. But please rest assured, Madam, I will be back on the eve of your delivery.”

 

Madam Ji asked calmly, “Is there something wrong at home? If you need money, Madam Zhou, just ask. You are also an elder in the mansion, and I am very grateful to you.”

 

Aunt Zhou lowered her head and didn’t dare to look at Madam Ji. She was afraid that she will feel sorry for her after seeing her.

 

In Chunqin’s opinion, Aunt Zhou had something to hide and didn’t dare to look her in the eye, which made her suspicious.

 

“No, it’s nothing serious. My mother just sprained her foot while working, and as a daughter, I want to go back to show my filial duty.”

 

“What, she sprained her foot? You must need money. Chunqin, go get fifty taels of silver from your dressing box. Madam Zhou has devoted herself to the Ji family for many years, and I am not an unkind person.”

 

Thinking that her son was arrested and imprisoned and needed money to bribe people, Aunt Zhou hesitated for a long time but finally accepted the money.

 

Chunqin was shocked when she heard Aunt Zhou say that her mother had broken her leg. Aunt Zhou’s mother had passed away last month. She did not tell Madam Ji about this, nor did she go back to see her off. This was because her mother had treated her badly when she was young.

 

She told her this herself.

 

Suddenly, Chunqin thought of a possibility. She was trying to cheat another fifty taels of silver and run away.

 

Good, very good.

 

“Aunt Xiuhe, go see Aunt Zhou off,” Madam Ji said.

 

“Yes.”

 

Xiuhe left and she came back soon after, holding a letter in her hand: “Madam, this is what Madam Zhou left behind when she left. She said she wanted to hand it to you personally.”

 

Chunqin’s face turned pale when she saw the letter. Nanny Zhou was already trying to get fifty taels so she could run away, so it was obvious that she left this letter before leaving.

 

“Leave it there, I’ll look at it when I have time.” Mrs. Ji said this and glanced at Chunqin inconspicuously.

 

Xiuhe casually put the letter on the table.