Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved
Chapter 364 Big Brother Is Feeling the Crisis

Chapter 364: Chapter 364 Big Brother Is Feeling the Crisis

In Murong Jiu’s dream, she saw the life of the Fourth Prince, naturally from his perspective.

Three years later, the hunter Zhou Haisheng suddenly came to the Capital City to assassinate the Fourth Prince, but with so many experts by the Fourth Prince’s side, success was impossible.

Only after the attempt did the Fourth Prince learn that Zhou Haisheng’s son had been kidnapped by traffickers. Yet, the man believed it was the Fourth Prince who had orchestrated the abduction of his son and thus, he came to the Capital City to assassinate him and take his son back.

At that time, the Fourth Prince had almost forgotten who Lady Chen was. Only after Zhou’s reminder did he recall that beautiful young woman and realized that she might have borne him a son.

He had no children then, and it was uncertain whether it was the death of Lady Chen in childbirth that touched him or some other reason, but he found himself growing fond of the child he had never met, and later had someone find the boy.

The child indeed did not resemble the hunter, but instead looked like him, with a trace of the late Lady Chen, and was smart and clever, which made the Fourth Prince grow even fonder of him.

Poor Zhou Haisheng was tortured to death in the Fourth Prince’s water prison.

The little boy, not yet four years old, watched with indifference as his former father was brutally killed, which made the Fourth Prince like him even more.

However, as the child was illegitimate, he could not be acknowledged publicly and could only be raised as a trusted son by the Fourth Prince’s side. Eventually, when the Fourth Prince ascended the throne, he may have considered giving the child legitimacy, but it was too late to put into action.

Previously, Murong Jiu had never thought to expose this matter, after all, it was just a child.

But on second thought, at the moment the child had been abducted and was living a life of beatings and starvation, and Zhou Haisheng was on his way to the Capital City, where he would fall into the Fourth Prince’s hands, meeting a certain death.

Rather than that, it would be better to make use of the situation, which might even save the hunter’s life.

After hearing this, the Second Prince showed excitement, "In that case, the child is Laosi’s offspring. We can use this to threaten him. There’s no closer relationship than blood ties!"

This reminded Murong Jiu of how the Second Prince had used her and Jun Yuyan, and she thought of her two pitiful children. Her expression suddenly turned cold.

Unaware of her feelings, the Second Prince went on, "But Laosi doesn’t know he exists, and without any emotional connection, it might be difficult to act. Laosi’s character isn’t one to place much value on relations."

Murong Jiu said coldly, "You don’t need to worry about that. The Fourth Prince cares about him a lot."

After all, the Fourth Prince was also "reborn."

Having roamed around with the child without a fixed residence, it was why the Fourth Prince hadn’t found them previously. Now, the traffickers were on the run, and Jun Yuyan’s subordinates had found the child before the Fourth Prince did.

The child was inherently cold-blooded and ruthless. After being found, he managed to steal a dagger and stabbed the trafficker in the stomach, and he almost severed the hand of a kind peasant woman who had been caring for him.

The trafficker deserved to die,, but that peasant woman had no idea he was kidnapped, thinking the trafficker was his relative. Seeing the boy being beaten and feeling pity, she secretly brought him food.

All of Jun Yuyan’s subordinates said that the kid was ungrateful.

As the saying goes, "you can tell an adult by age three," and this child under four was already so vicious. It was no wonder the Fourth Prince liked his son, who was cut from the same cloth as him.

He would definitely be a ruthless man when he grew up.

But the boy was still a child, and Murong Jiu didn’t want Jun Yuyan to exploit him, but it was different with the Second Prince.

Moreover, Prince Ling’s Mansion couldn’t interfere. The Fourth Prince was well aware of his son’s situation, but she herself couldn’t possibly know. The Fourth Prince definitely didn’t know that she had dreamt of his life, and that was Murong Jiu’s trump card.

If the Second Prince made his move, it would appear as if he had learned everything from the hunter, unrelated to her involvement.

Jun Yuyan instructed the Second Prince a few times, adding, "Laosi, whether or not an alliance can be formed depends on your performance this time."

The Second Prince felt resentful inside, but his face showed a gentle smile as he nodded in assurance.

Murong Jiu believed the Second Prince would surely extrapolate from this one case and find more of the Fourth Prince’s "women."

"Your Highness, may this concubine come in?"

A flustered voice of Murong Man sounded from outside.

Murong Jiu and Jun Yuyan exchanged a look, a hint of amusement flickering in their eyes.

The Second Prince looked at them, puzzled, "What has happened to Manman? She seems very frightened."

"Nothing but a wolf that guards the house."

Jun Yuyan spoke in a calm voice.

The Second Prince furrowed his brows slightly.

It was no secret that there was a large Silver Wolf at Prince Ling’s Mansion, but was it really something to be so terrified about?

The Second Prince wheeled himself over to open the door, into which Murong Man stumbled in a panic, falling into his arms, tearfully saying, "Your Highness, it’s so scary!"

"Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, I am here," he reassured her.

Becoming disabled, the Second Prince found he enjoyed it when women exhibited various dependencies on him, enhancing his sense of manliness.

He patted Murong Man’s shoulder and looked outside to see the Silver Wolf sitting not far away, nearly as tall as a person, its fur thick and smooth. One could also discern the curves of its muscles, a potent strength hidden within.

It wasn’t just Murong Man—even he felt afraid when he saw it.

One leap from that Silver Wolf, and it could definitely snap his neck with a single bite.

The Second Prince hastily bid farewell to Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu.

"Kai Xuan, come here," called Murong Jiu.

The huge Silver Wolf shook its fur and strode over to Murong Jiu with an elegant and powerful gait, sitting obediently at her feet.

Murong Man turned pale, remembering how she had barely left the parlor when the Silver Wolf suddenly lunged at her, its cold, merciless eyes seemingly flickering with murderous light, as if it were about to devour her whole.

Too terrifying—how could Murong Jiu keep such a wolf inside the Prince Mansion?

Prince Ling was surely too indulgent with her!

Murong Man quickly pushed the wheelchair, leaving hastily with the Second Prince.

No sooner had they left than Murong Jiu immediately ordered the servants to dispose of the teaware the Second Prince and Murong Man had used. She detested them from the bottom of her heart.

But seeing the Second Prince confined to a wheelchair gave her a secret sense of retribution, a delight that eclipsing the satisfaction of his death.

With the present situation still uncertain, it was a better choice to let the Second Prince and The Third and Fourth Princes fight among themselves like dogs, not letting him die too soon.

"Alright, Ah Jiu, don’t be unhappy. Everything will go according to our plan. Don’t let these trifles upset you," comforted Jun Yuyan as he pulled her into his embrace, whispering to soothe her.

As he spoke, much of the gloom lifted from Murong Jiu, who nestled comfortably in his arms.

"People like them are not worth my anger."

Sooner or later, she would see them suffer in agony, paying a terrible price for all their past deeds.

In her previous life, weren’t she, her child, the Prince, her father, brothers, and master all innocent?

"Has the Second Prince left?"

Fu Heng’s voice came from up ahead.

Looking up, she saw Fu Heng and Ya Fu coming towards them, Ya Fu with a playful smile on her face.

Murong Jiu blushed and stepped out of Jun Yuyan’s embrace.

"What’s going on here?" she asked.

"I plan to return to the General’s Mansion with Big Brother Fu," Ya Fu told them. "I feel it’s inconvenient for Big Brother Fu to travel back and forth every day; it’s better to stay at the General’s Mansion."

Murong Jiu thought to herself that this must be her brother’s doing—lately, it seemed Senior Brother Cheng had been often visiting Ya Fu, igniting a sense of crisis in her brother.