HLnovel Chapter 96 096 Your Household Has Bad Feng Shui
Chapter 96 096 Your Household Has Bad Feng Shui
Chapter 96 096 Your Household Has Bad Feng Shui
Old Madam Song, after all, still deeply believed in these supernatural beliefs. Hearing the Taoist priest speak so mysteriously, she had completely forgotten about being poisoned by Consort Song and anxiously asked the priest:
"What do you mean by that, Taoist priest?"
"Madam, you may not know, but I was born with a pair of celestial eyes that can see into the yin and yang realms since childhood. I can see things that ordinary people cannot. When I entered the Marquis's mansion just now, I observed the mansion's fortune and found that the pure yang energy surrounding it was extremely thin. In its place was an extremely evil and turbid energy. This turbid energy is exactly what ghosts and evil spirits love to eat. That is why strange things have been happening in the mansion, and why you suffered such a calamity last night. If this turbid energy is allowed to continue to grow, the strange things happening in the mansion will only increase, and it may even lead to the phenomenon of ghosts and evil spirits possessing people."
Madam Song was greatly startled by his words and pressed him for an answer: "What should we do? How could pure yang energy be replaced by turbid energy? Does the Daoist know why this is happening? Do you have any good solutions?"
Wu Yanzi said, "There are many reasons why impure energy can devour pure yang energy. However, I have only recently entered the Marquis's residence and have not yet had the chance to investigate the situation. I am afraid I cannot give the old lady a satisfactory answer."
"Guards! Quickly, show the Taoist priest around the manor!" said Old Madam Song. "The Taoist priest is a distinguished guest of the Marquis's manor; you must treat him well! Do not neglect him!"
Compared to Old Madam Song, Marquis Anshi appeared much more rational. Listening to Wu Yanzi's eloquent explanation, he couldn't help but feel suspicious and gave Steward Ye a meaningful look. Steward Ye responded with a "Yes," and stepped forward to say to Wu Yanzi:
"Taoist Master, please come this way."
Wu Yanzi glanced at Aunt Song secretly, and after receiving an encouraging look from her, he flicked his whisk, put his hands behind his back, and walked out with his head held high.
After he left, Aunt Song smiled and said to Old Madam Song, "The Taoist priest of Taiqing Temple is indeed as good as his reputation. He knew the crux of the problem after just a few glances. Mother, don't worry. With Taoist Priest Wu Yanzi here, everything will be alright."
Only then did Madam Song remember that there was still that troublesome Concubine Song in the room. She snorted coldly and said, "He's gone. Now it's time to settle your score."
What does that mean? Aunt Song was stunned, her mind not quite processing it. Feeling an extremely cold gaze fall on her, she followed the gaze and looked ahead, only to find Ye Yanxun staring at her with frosty eyes, as if she had done something irreparable wrong.
What exactly happened? Although Ye Pianran wasn't drugged and knocked unconscious in Lanxin Courtyard as they planned, things were still progressing smoothly, weren't they?
Seeing her blank and clueless expression, Marquis Anshi was instantly enraged and roared, "Song Yun, why don't you kneel down and apologize to your mother right now!"
Startled by Marquis Anshi's roar, Aunt Song's knees buckled, and she knelt on the ground with a thud. She had been married to Marquis Anshi for many years, and he had always affectionately called her by her childhood name, "Meishu," rarely addressing her by her full name, let alone in front of so many people. One could imagine how angry Marquis Anshi was at this moment.
Kneeling deeply before Madam Song, Concubine Song said in a very aggrieved voice, "I was concerned about your health, which is why I went to the trouble of going to Taiqing Temple to invite Master Wu Yanzi back. You trusted Master Wu Yanzi completely just now, so why are you blaming me now?"
Marquis Anshi gritted his teeth and said, "Are you truly confused or just pretending? Don't you know what good deeds you've done?"
Aunt Song's gaze unconsciously fell on Ye Yanxun again, and she found that his expression was unusually cold, and there was no warmth in his eyes when he looked at her. Her heart skipped a beat, and she vaguely sensed something.
"Please, please speak plainly, Your Excellency..." She swallowed hard.
Marquis Anshi took out something and slammed it against her, shouting angrily, "Look what's in here! You vicious and vile woman, how dare you use such an insidious method against your mother!"
The object bounced off Aunt Song's body and fell to the ground, the silk handkerchief it was wrapped in unraveling to reveal its contents. Upon recognizing it as the prayer beads she had given to the old lady the day before, Aunt Song's face changed drastically, turning deathly pale.
"Hmph," Marquis Anshi took in the changes in her expression, "Speechless now? All these years since you married into the Marquis's mansion, Mother has always treated you like her own daughter, but what have you done? Is this how you treat her? Giving her a string of poisoned prayer beads, causing her to be tormented by nightmares and unable to find peace?"
How did they discover that Old Madam Song was poisoned? And how did they manage to find out that the prayer beads she gave her were the problem? No wonder that brat Ye Yanxun looked at her like that earlier; it turns out the poisoning was exposed! But if they suspected her, why didn't they stop that Taoist priest earlier?
In a flash, Consort Song pinched her thigh, forcing out a few tears, and choked as she crawled toward Marquis Anshi: "I'm innocent, Your Highness! It's true that I gave these prayer beads to my mother, but I also touched them! If there really was something wrong with the prayer beads, why didn't I feel anything unusual when Your Highness stayed in my room last night?"
When she said the words "staying in my room," tears streamed down her face, but the smugness in her tone was unmistakable. Ye Pianran watched her affected performance quietly, a smile of amusement playing on her lips beneath her veil.
Concubine Song's words eased some of Marquis Anshi's suspicions. Yes, when Concubine Song gave the prayer beads to the old lady, he had touched them, but she really did nothing wrong last night, and was quite passionate in bed... cough cough.
While Marquis Anshi was still in a daze, Consort Song hugged his leg and cried, "I don't know why the prayer beads were poisoned, but I have always respected my mother and considered her needs in everything I do. Heaven and earth can bear witness to my filial piety towards my mother. I would never do such a vicious thing! Please, Your Majesty, see the truth!"
Marquis Anshi said, "It's not that I'm wronging you, but Mother was indeed poisoned. And then I detected a deadly poison on the prayer beads you gave me. Only you and Mother touched those prayer beads. The evidence is conclusive, so don't try to deny it anymore."
It turned out that it was that little bitch Ye Pianran who discovered the poison. Taking advantage of the moment she wiped away her tears, Aunt Song glared fiercely at Ye Pianran.
"Just now, Daoist Wu Yanzi said that our Marquis's mansion is now shrouded in filth. Could it be that the filth has eroded the Buddhist energy on the prayer beads, causing Miss to mistake it for a deadly poison?" Aunt Song argued.
“This…” Marquis Anshi frowned and looked at Old Madam Song.
Old Madam Song remained seated, coldly watching Concubine Song plead for her innocence. Receiving a questioning look from Marquis Anshi, she raised her eyelids and slowly asked:
"You really didn't tamper with those prayer beads, and you never had any designs on me, or wanted to use me to achieve any purpose?"
Aunt Song pointed her finger to the sky and said very seriously, "I, Song Yun, swear to heaven that I have never had any intention of harming my mother. If this is false, may I die a terrible death! After death, may I be cast into the eighteenth level of hell and never be reincarnated!"
Seeing that she made such a solemn vow and that her expression did not seem fake, Old Madam Song gradually dispelled her doubts and her expression softened slightly. She said to Marquis Anshi, "Perhaps it is really as she said, all of this is caused by that inexplicably appearing foul air. We will know the truth when Daoist Wu Yanzi returns."
Since Madam Song had spoken, Marquis Anshi naturally didn't say much more. He simply had Concubine Song kneel to the side, and the matter of poisoning seemed to be dropped.
Seeing that they did not pursue the matter further, Ye Yanxun, who was standing behind An Shihou, couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Only Ye Pianran laughed ironically at this scene.
Aunt Song was forgiven so easily. If it were her mother in that situation, she would have been skinned alive by the Old Madam. Compared to the other concubines in the household, her mother was truly well-behaved and dutiful. Why did these people always treat her like a thorn in their side, wishing they could get rid of her as soon as possible? Was it simply because her mother came from the Prime Minister's family?
A short while later, Wu Yanzi and Steward Ye returned to Ciyuan Hall together. Noticing their grave expressions, Old Madam Song asked anxiously:
"Master Wu Yanzi, how is your assessment?"
Wu Yanzi flicked his whisk and sighed to Old Madam Song and Marquis Anshi, "I just took a tour of the manor and carefully examined the feng shui layout and the arrangement of the houses. I found no problems whatsoever. It's clear that our ancestors put a lot of effort into the feng shui when they built the manor. Logically speaking, with the feng shui of the manor and the blessings of the Marquis's ancestors, it should have been able to prosper for a thousand years. But now, it's shrouded in foul air, and the fate of everyone in the manor has changed, showing signs of imminent danger. It's truly worrying..."
"What should we do then!" Old Madam Song's face turned even more pale with fright when she heard him describe the seriousness of the situation.
"Fortunately, my efforts were not in vain. I followed the direction of the foul air eastward and finally arrived at the courtyard. The foul air was most concentrated above that courtyard, and all the foul air in the mansion was emanating from that place. I guessed that the source of the foul air must be hidden in that courtyard, but since I did not know what that place was, I did not enter without permission. I could only return to report to the Marquis and the Old Madam first, and then discuss a countermeasure."
The courtyard to the east? With a guess in mind, Marquis Anshi's expression hardened, and he asked in a deep voice, "Steward Ye, where is that?"
Butler Ye glanced at Ye Pianran hesitantly, unsure whether he should utter those three words.
Ye Pianran had long anticipated this outcome, and chuckled lightly, saying, "Steward Ye, Father is asking you questions, so just tell the truth. Why are you stammering?"
My dear young lady, I did all this for you! Butler Ye, having no other recourse, sighed and said:
“That place… is the Lanxin Courtyard where Madam and Miss lived.”