A few days later, a ghost suddenly appeared in the Cuizhu Courtyard.
The first one to be discovered was a rough lady in Cuizhu Courtyard. When she got up to take a nap, she suddenly saw a woman in white sitting in a stone pavilion in the courtyard with her back to her. She walked over and asked, "Who is it?" The woman slowly turned towards her, and then the woman saw clearly that she was holding a chicken in her hand. The chicken's neck was dripping with blood. Looking up, she saw the woman's face was pale. His face and mouth were full of blood, and he was grinning at her. The woman screamed on the spot and fainted from fright.
When the woman woke up, she started to have a fever and started talking nonsense, saying that the female ghost was eating live chickens, and she also had a face exactly like the older girl.
At first, others only said that she was confused because of the fever, but soon the maid who was cleaning up found that there were indeed some dried blood stains in the stone pavilion in the courtyard, and there were a few chicken feathers on the blood stains...
At this time, another woman fetching water found a chicken that had been bitten to death in the well.
For a time, rumors spread all over the house, saying that something unclean had entered the house, and some people said that the unclean thing was attached to the eldest girl. What's more, they said that the female ghost that the mother-in-law bumped into at night was... A young girl possessed by an evil spirit.
In short, these rumors spread widely, and even the old lady of Ronghuayuan was alarmed.
The old lady has always been most taboo about these things. Just when she was thinking about whether to go to Chao'an Temple to invite a master to come and take a look, the gatekeeper in the outer courtyard reported that Taoist Aunt Ma wanted to see her.
The old lady immediately asked someone to invite her in.
"Why are Taoist nuns here today?" The old lady smiled hurriedly and asked her to sit down.
There are still a few days before the Laba Festival, so Aunt Ma shouldn't have arrived so early.
Taoist Ma is the master of Qingyun Temple. Because the terrain of Qingyun Mountain is steep and the mountain road is difficult to travel, the incense is not as prosperous as that of Chao'an Temple. However, Taoist Ma was born with immortal demeanor and often visited the back houses of wealthy families, so , Qingyun Temple is still very famous among the elite circles in the capital.
"The grandson of the Minister of Rites' family has been crying every night for the past two days, so his old lady sent someone to ask Pindao to go down the mountain to help him. He happened to be passing by the Marquis' Mansion, so Pindao shamelessly came to ask for a cup of tea." Taoist Aunt Ma smiled lightly. Follow the path.
"Look at what Taoist Auntie said, it's a blessing for our Marquis to have you come." The old lady smiled and was served tea, but she was murmuring in her heart at Taoist Aunt Ma's sudden visit.
The house of the Minister of Rites is not far from the Marquis Mansion, so how can he miss her a sip of tea?
Is it because...
The old lady's eyelids twitched suddenly.
Taoist Aunt Ma smiled and picked up the tea cup and took a sip, but her eyes were a little heavy.
"Taoist nun, why don't you speak frankly?" After all, the old lady couldn't help but asked first.
In the past few days, people in the house were in panic, and even the old lady herself felt very nervous.
"The Supreme God of Blessings and Lives." Taoist Aunt Ma closed her eyes and recited a Taoist chant. After a moment, she stood up and saluted the old lady and said, "Old madam, I have been taking care of you all these years, so if you have anything to say, I can Straightforwardly."
The old lady's eyelids twitched again, and she hurriedly said to Taoist Sister Ma, "Taoist Sister, please speak."
"The poor nun just passed by the Marquis's Mansion and saw a cloud of filthy air in the sky above the Marquis' Mansion. He was afraid that something might happen in the Mansion, so he hurriedly came to complain." When Taoist Aunt Ma spoke, there was a compassionate compassion in her eyebrows, which was very easy to win. People trust.
"Dirty air? Taoist nun, how do you say this?" The old lady was a little anxious.
Taoist Aunt Ma lowered her head and pinched her fingers, then her face became serious, "Old madam, has anything strange happened in the house recently? Are livestock occasionally lost?"
The old lady's face changed.
She immediately thought of the chicken that was bitten to death by someone unknown in the well.
"Taoist Sister, if you have anything to say, feel free to speak out." The old lady looked at Taoist Sister Ma with a cold face and said.
A layer of worry appeared on Taoist Aunt Ma's face. She let out a long sigh, frowned and said, "Old madam, to be honest, the dirty air in the house is gathering and not dissipating, and the livestock occasionally disappear. I'm afraid there is something evil going on in the house."
Hiding and intending to do evil!"
"Evil!" the old lady exclaimed.
Could it be that the rumors in the house are true?
Seeing the old lady's face gloomy and her brows furrowed, Mammy Zhu knew that the old lady believed 80% of Taoist Aunt Ma's words. She couldn't help but worry about Xie Wu. She hurriedly winked at the little maid behind her, then stepped forward and supported her.
The old lady said to Taoist Sister Ma, "Taoist Sister, I wonder if you can figure out where the evil spirit is hiding in the house?"
"The filthy air is gathered in the southeast of the Hou Mansion. I think that's where the evil spirit must be hiding." Taoist Aunt Ma replied solemnly.
Aunt Zhu's face couldn't help but change slightly.
To the southeast of the Hou Mansion is the Cuizhuyuan...
It seems that Taoist Ma is really here for the older girl!
"Since the Taoist nun said so, I'd like to trouble you to make one more trip. If you can put this evil spirit away for the Hou Mansion, the Hou Mansion will be deeply grateful." The old lady gritted her teeth and looked at Taoist Aunt Ma solemnly.
Taoist Aunt Ma quickly lowered her eyes and recited the Taoist hymn, "Blessings are born in the supreme heaven." After reciting, she raised her eyes, looked at the old lady and said calmly, "Old lady, you are serious. I am a poor nun.
Thank you for taking care of me. It is the poor nun's duty to take care of the family's worries. Moreover, since the evil spirit happened to be encountered by the poor nun today, it is also due to the rich blessings of the Hou Mansion. It is destined that the poor nun will help the Hou Mansion overcome this disaster.
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"Then I'll help you, Taoist Sister." The old lady nodded slightly to Taoist Sister Ma with a sullen face. After saying that, she stepped aside and then said to Taoist Sister Ma, "Miss, please show me the way."
Aunt Ma felt a shiver in her heart and thought to herself, the old lady of the Marquis Mansion is indeed extremely shrewd.
Even though there was so much foreshadowing ahead, and she was extremely taboo about ghosts and gods, she still didn't believe everything she said. Otherwise, she should have let the maid lead the way for her. Fortunately, the second lady had already detailed the details.
She had told her the specific location of Cuizhuyuan, and she had been to the Hou Mansion several times herself, so it was not difficult to find Cuizhuyuan.
Thinking of this, Taoist Aunt Ma took a quick breath, counted with her fingers, and recited, "The Supreme God of Blessings and Lives." After a while, Taoist Aunt Ma finally opened her eyes and said, "Old madam, please follow the poor nun.
"After that, she shook off the fly whisk, raised her feet and walked calmly towards the door.
The old lady hurriedly held Nanny Zhu's hand and followed her.
The little maid sent by Grandma Zhu arrived at Cuizhuyuan first. After listening to the little maid's words, Xie Wu smiled lightly and said, "It doesn't matter. Since the Taoist nun said there are evil spirits, let her come and get rid of them."
"Big girl..." The little maid looked at Xie Wu worriedly.
She wondered if the eldest girl had not heard the rumors in the house, because the evil spirits were attached to her!
"Thank you, Aunt Zhu, for me. She is worried about me." Xie Wu looked at the little maid with a smile.
Seeing Xie Wu's calm face, the little maid breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously. She gave Xie Wu a blessing, then bowed and left.
"Girl, are we really not going to do anything?" After the little maid left, Mi Yue looked at Xie Wu worriedly.
Although she was well prepared, Mi Yue was still a little worried.
Xie Wu smiled lightly, brushed the corner of her skirt, then stood up and said, "Who said that? Let's go out and meet Taoist Ma Taoist Sister for a while." After that, she raised her feet and walked out the door.
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Seeing Xie Wu being so calm and composed, Mi Yue couldn't help but calm down and hurriedly followed Xie Wu's footsteps out the door.
Taoist Aunt Ma led the old lady straight to the Cuizhu Courtyard without even taking a wrong step. She saw the Cuizhu Courtyard right in front of her. The old lady felt like she had been hit hard in the heart. She could hardly stand, so she had to use all her strength.
He grabbed Nanny Zhu’s hand.
Could it be that Sister Wu is really possessed by an evil spirit?
"Old Madam, the evil spirits are hiding in front of you." As if confirming the old Madam's suspicion, Taoist Aunt Ma stopped here and pointed to the Green Bamboo Courtyard in front of her and said to the Old Madam.
The old lady's face was gloomy. She took a deep breath and was about to say something, when she saw a young girl walking over at the end of her gaze.
She was seen wearing a bright red gold-tangled floral brocade cross-collared long coat, with a circle of snow-white fluff around the neckline, and half of a silver-white pleated skirt exposed underneath. As she walked, her figure was graceful, and
Her appearance is even more bright and beautiful.
The old lady watched her approach her step by step, and she couldn't tell what she felt.
"Grandma." Xie Wu walked up to the old lady and gave her a salute. Finally, she turned around and gave Taoist Aunt Ma a half salute.
"Sister Wu, why did you come out?" The old lady looked at Xie Wu with a complicated expression.
Xie Wu smiled lightly, her voice was extremely clear, and she said, "I have long heard that Taoist Aunt Ma has profound Taoism, and I also heard that she happened to come to the house today, and there happened to be a lot of rumors in the house in the past two days. I was about to go
Grandma asked the Taoist nun to come over and take a look, but she didn’t expect her to be here."
Xie Wu's two "coincidentally" successes made the old lady frown.
Seeing that something was wrong, Taoist Aunt Ma hurriedly said, "Since the eldest lady has this idea, I wonder if we can let the poor nun go to the courtyard and have a look?"
Taoist Aunt Ma nodded slightly to Xie Wu, then flicked her fly whisk and took the lead towards the Cuizhu Courtyard.
The old lady glanced at Xie Wu with a complicated expression, then she also followed Nanny Zhu's hand, and Xie Wu led Mi Yue and Ping'er to follow behind.
As soon as Taoist Aunt Ma entered the Cuizhu Courtyard, she made some calculations with her fingers. Finally, she raised her foot and went directly to the small courtyard where Xie Wu lived. Then, she stopped in front of the stone pavilion where the old lady met the female ghost.
"Miss, may I ask who lives in the small courtyard in front of you?" Taoist Aunt Ma asked Xie Wu, pointing to the small courtyard in front of her.
Xie Wu looked at Taoist Ma and curled her lips and smiled, "It's me who lives in that courtyard."
After hearing this, Taoist Aunt Ma's expression instantly became solemn. She looked at Xie Wu from top to bottom attentively, and finally frowned and said, "I wonder what the girl's birthday is?"
Xie Wu smiled and told her birth date.
Taoist Aunt Ma closed her eyes and counted again with her fingers. Finally, she swiped the fly whisk with a look of horror on her face, and Xie Wu, who glared angrily, said, "You evil beast! Why don't you do it quickly!"