Chapter 10 Killing the Chicken to Warn the Monkey
“Your Highness…” Jin Fangjun Muzhen remained silent. Gao Shi, unable to contain her anger, had to leave the study and speak up herself, “If my son and I have offended anyone tonight, there’s no need to take it out on an old man.”
Mu Xi wasn't entirely targeting Han Shi, but considering what had happened at the mourning hall earlier, she naturally wouldn't give Gao Shi a friendly look.
Lady Gao had maintained her elegant and noble persona for many years, and she was unwilling to lower herself even now: "The young master has come back from the dead, and the whole family is overjoyed. But you seem to have become a different person after you woke up. You used to be a respectful and humble person, but why are you making things difficult for everyone? Could it be that you are under some kind of spell?"
Possessed by an evil spirit?
Is he possessed by an evil spirit again?
Now, upon hearing the words "possessed by evil spirits," Mu Xi becomes extremely sensitive: "Madam, it's not appropriate to label someone like me, who has been ill for a long time and has taken the wrong medicine, with such a serious accusation of 'possessed by evil spirits.'"
Lady Gao, who always considered herself a "virtuous wife and loving mother," adopted a more earnest tone: "Your Highness, Your Highness, there is a hierarchy of age and status. I am, after all, your mother..."
"Elders?" Mu Xi couldn't tolerate Gao Shi saying the word "mother," and changed the subject, "Hehe, elders shouldn't casually use the word 'possessed by evil spirits.'"
This statement can be described as a veiled insult.
I wonder what Jin Fangjun, who must have been able to hear everything clearly in the study, felt.
Mu Xi, relying on the original owner's memories, fabricated a lie to bluff: "My death yesterday was true, and my return to life today is even more so. Madam may not know, but in the hours since my death, I've actually been to the underworld. In the underworld, King Yama told me that my time to die hadn't come yet. I asked him then, if my time hadn't come yet, why was I perfectly fine when I lived on Xihua Mountain, but my health has been deteriorating since I returned to the manor these past few years? King Yama told me that someone poisoned my medicine. This vast Jin Fang Jun manor has always been run by Madam, so I have to ask Madam if this is indeed true?"
"What does the young master mean by this?" Madam Gao was very skilled at maintaining her "pure and innocent" persona, and even she couldn't help but change her expression in a second. But she still had to pretend to be bullied and called into the study, "Lord, Lord... listen to what the young master is saying! Aren't you going to come out and see what kind of trouble the young master is causing? Aren't you going to come out and uphold justice?"
There was still no movement from Jin Fangjun Muzhen inside the study.
Don't be fooled by Mu Zhen's undeniable scumbag father status; he was the one who orchestrated the original owner's childhood habit of disguising herself as a man.
Previously, when only three people were present in the study, all of whom were "one of their own" who knew the inside story, Mu Xi had already experienced how Jin Fangjun treated the original owner.
With so many "outsiders" present, Mu Xi hadn't expected that Mu Zhen would be so adept at feigning deafness and dumbness.
"Heh, justice?" Mu Xi raised her voice, afraid that Madam Gao might not hear her clearly. "If you want justice, then please give me an explanation first. Tonight, your maid sneaked into my coffin. What were her intentions? She was so bold; it's hard to say that she wasn't instructed by someone, isn't it?"
Jin Fangjun's current attitude shows that it is the result of serious "three considerations".
Mu Xi could then act with impunity.
Unfortunately, the original owner of this body was too docile and easily bullied, and never thought of turning the tables and using this shared "handle".
She's different now.
The more people who are unaware of the situation are present, the more opportunities there are to manipulate the scumbag father.
"Lingmei? Wasn't Lingmei already dealt with by the Crown Prince? Why bring this up again?" Madam Gao felt somewhat guilty, and in her haste, she turned around and went back into the study to forcefully pull Mu Zhen away. "My Lord, My Lord... please go out and see if the Crown Prince has gone mad. If this continues, he might be possessed, if not by evil spirits."
"Sigh..." Finally, Jin Fangjun Muzhen was "dragged" out of the study by Gao Shi, who was half-pulling and half-carrying him.
Under the night lights, his complexion seemed even worse than when he had fainted.
His legs were really weak, so he could only lean against the door frame, his face ashen, and after a long while, he asked, "What Lingmei? She secretly went to the young master's coffin?"
“Uh…” Gao wanted to dodge the question.
"So you didn't know, my lord?" Mu Xi was not about to let this opportunity slip by. "The maidservant from the lady's side ran to my spirit tablet, neither offering incense nor paying respects, but sneakily touching and groping my body, the body of this 'dead'. If it weren't for the Yama Emperor sending me back in time... who knows what that maidservant was trying to steal from me."
Madam Gao stammered, "Even if... even if that servant girl was dishonest, wasn't she already executed by the young master?"
Mu Xi's accusations weren't over yet: "What you say is true, Madam, but what about your elder brother, Grand Marshal Gao? He said he came to pay his respects, but upon seeing me come back to life, he became even more suspicious and disrespectful. Wasn't all of this orchestrated by Madam?"
Jin Fangjun Muzhen finally sensed something amiss, his face darkening: "Is this true? Cough cough... Madam, what's going on? Why was no one notified when the Grand Marshal came to offer sacrifices?"
Gao was unable to answer.
Mu Xi had to add fuel to the fire: "Could it be that Madam suspects me? But I wonder what exactly Madam suspects? My body, or my identity?"
The actions of the Gao siblings were not only detrimental to Mu Xi, but also touched a raw nerve with Mu Zhen.
"I...I..." Madam Gao forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. "My lord, it was a misunderstanding...a misunderstanding...The heir was already diagnosed as dead, and everyone in the household knew it. I had only sent Lingmei to deliver the offerings, but who would have thought...who would have thought...that servant was dishonest and attempted to steal. The heir has already dealt with her. As for my elder brother, as you know, he is a military man and has always been careless about etiquette. His words and actions just now probably offended the heir. However, my elder brother is, after all, the heir's elder, and the heir was misdiagnosed and almost buried. Both sides were probably frightened, which is why this misunderstanding occurred."
"Misunderstanding?" Mu Xi never fell for that.
As soon as the word "will" was uttered, the sword in his hand slashed down.
"Ah..." Han exclaimed in surprise and collapsed to the ground.
Mu Xi cleaved the lantern held by a servant beside her with a single sword stroke.
“There is no misunderstanding.” Mu Xi’s eyes were fixed on Madam Han, but her words were directed at Madam Gao. “From now on, if I ever discover that the people in the West Courtyard are spying on and monitoring the East Courtyard again, this sword will not miss its mark.”
Han was so frightened that she couldn't speak, and there was even an unknown liquid flowing out from under her body.
Tsk tsk tsk...
Did he pee his pants from fright?
Mu Xi withdrew her sword in disgust.
"She's gone mad, she's gone mad, she's gone mad..." With her birth mother acting like this, Madam Gao could no longer maintain her noble and elegant persona and screamed.
Knowing that there's nothing that can be done to the Gao family right now, this can be considered a warning to others.
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