TFWYH – Chapter 568 Qingfeng Makes a Move

Mu Qingfeng nodded, then shook his head. “It’s like this—the Madness Worm Gu isn’t very powerful, but it was planted in the young lady on the day she was born. After so many years, removing it will still take some effort. First, I’ll put the gu worms in her body into a dormant state. During this period, she must properly nourish herself and rebuild her health. Only then can the gu be removed.”

Huangfu Yi grew excited. “Once the gu is removed, will my daughter regain her sanity?”

Mu Qingfeng said regretfully, “As I mentioned, the gu has been in her for far too long. The Madness Worms have reproduced generation after generation inside her body, and her bodily functions have already been mostly eroded by them. Even if the gu is removed, she will likely only live to about fifty at most. As for whether she can regain her sanity, I can’t say for sure. If she’s carefully nursed, she may recover in the future—or she may remain mentally impaired for life. It’s uncertain.”

Huangfu Yi’s face turned pale. “How could this happen?”

Mu Qingfeng replied helplessly, “If it had been even a month later, she would have been completely drained to death by the gu. The fact that she can continue living—though only to about fifty—is already something you should be grateful for, Your Highness.”

“What we should be thinking about now is who planted the gu in the young lady,” Tang Wan interjected calmly. “Qingfeng just said it himself—the gu was planted on the day she was born. Where was she born? Who was by her side at the time? The midwife? An imperial physician? Or one of the servants from the Second Prince’s consort’s side? Your Highness, don’t you want to know who harmed your daughter?”

“Exactly!” Huangfu Yi’s expression turned fierce. “I will never let the culprit who harmed my child go. Vice General Wan, summon Cang Ying at once. I want to see what kind of demons and monsters have been lurking in this residence all these years.”

“Yes!” Vice General Wan cupped his fists and hurried off to carry out the order.

Seeing this, Tang Wan added casually, “The Second Prince Consort must be too soft-hearted—she can’t even keep the household servants in line.”

Huangfu Yi: …

He hadn’t thought much of it before, but now that Tang Wan said it, wasn’t it true?

All these years he had been stationed at the border—just how had Gu Yanshuang managed the household?

It was one thing for Lan’er to be beaten and abused by servants, but for his own daughter to have been poisoned with gu and for her to not even notice?

The gu had been planted on the day she was born. Even if… even if she had been weakened from childbirth at the time and someone took advantage of it—what about later?

Didn’t she notice anything wrong with her daughter?

At this moment, Huangfu Yi truly felt regret—regret for marrying Gu Yanshuang!

If not for her indulgence, Huangfu Rongsheng wouldn’t have turned out so crooked.

If not for her negligence, Lan’er wouldn’t have suffered for so many years!

At this moment, Huangfu Yi was filled with resentment toward Gu Yanshuang.

Tang Wan observed his expression, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said no more.

A scumbag like him would, of course, only blame women and never reflect on himself.

Men like that were the easiest to manipulate—just a little push, and they’d go exactly where you wanted.

Mu Qingfeng shot Tang Wan a speechless glance before speaking again. “In that case, Your Highness, I’ll first suppress the Madness Worm Gu inside the young lady. Afterward, you must take good care of her and help her recover as soon as possible so we can proceed with removing the gu.”

“Alright, I’ll leave it to you,” Huangfu Yi said, snapping back to his senses.

Mu Qingfeng nodded. First, he took out an unknown medicine and held it under Huangfu Ronglan’s nose, sending her into a deep sleep.

Then he drew a dagger and made a large incision on her arm.

Finally, he took out a small bottle and sprinkled a brownish-yellow powder onto the wound.

Tang Wan watched with great interest. “What kind of powder is that?”

Mu Qingfeng replied, “It’s a special medicinal powder made by the Mu family. As long as the gu isn’t too powerful, it can force it into a dormant state. The Madness Worm Gu feeds on blood—once it consumes blood mixed with this powder, it will gradually fall asleep.”