Chapter 370 – Making A Scene, The Taoist Priest
The Madam Dowager’s maid came with Concubine Dong and happened to meet Wei Yuewu. Upon the sight, Concubine Dong stopped and bowed slightly to Wei Yuewu. “Greetings, Sixth Young Lady, welcome back. How was life in the Palace? Was it good?”
Wei Yuewu curtsied slightly. “Greetings, Concubine Dong. How are you doing in the mansion?”
“I’m doing well in the mansion, thank you for asking. It’s just that Lord Marquis has begun to meet guests recently. He had people prepare some gifts before, saying that he was going to meet the Heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State. I figured that this matter was related to you, and I had better wait until you returned to the mansion before making the arrangement.”
Concubine Dong smiled politely, but she did not mention the matter of burning Wei Yuewu’s mother’s courtyard. It was as if she did not know about this matter at all.
Wei Yuewu’s gaze fell on Concubine Dong’s clothes. She was dressed quite neatly and did not look like she had just come out of the room in a hurry. Wei Yuewu squinted slightly. Concubine Dong did not stay in her room at a moment like this, so she must be out there doing something.
Although her hair was combed meticulously, a strand of hair could still be seen hanging down. It should have been blown by the wind.
Her clothes were tidy, but her hair was a little messy. It seemed that she had been outside the house.
Instead of staying in her room in the middle of winter, she went outside. What was so important out there that she had to personally check it out for reassurance?
Wei Yuewu’s watery eyes flashed, and there was a coldness in her eyes. She stared at Concubine Dong.
During the time she was in the Palace, Concubine Dong was constantly on the move too. This Concubine Dong was probably trying to stir up some troubles again.
Wei Yuewu’s bone-piercing cold glare made Concubine Dong very uncomfortable, and Concubine Dong inadvertently avoided her gaze. She was shocked to see the sharpness in Wei Yuewu’s gaze, which made her feel sheepish.
“Thank you, Concubine Dong!” Wei Yuewu smiled slightly, but the look in her eyes was still cold.
“I have to go to meet the Madam Dowager now, so I can’t continue to chat with you. Excuse me,” Concubine Dong lamented politely.
“Please, Concubine Dong.” Wei Yuewu nodded.
With that, Concubine Dong followed the Madam Dowager’s maid and left in a hurry.
“Miss, did Concubine Dong do something again?” Jin Ling stared at Concubine Dong’s figure skeptically. From the looks of it, Concubine Dong looked rather sheepish and sneaky.
“Let’s go back first!” Wei Yuewu sneered and walked towards Lotus Courtyard. No matter what Concubine Dong had done before, with what happened today, she would definitely have her share of despair.
Shufei and Huamo had been waiting in Lotus Courtyard for a long time. When they saw Wei Yuewu and Jin Ling return, they were both excited and frustrated. Before Wei Yuewu could sit down and drink a cup of tea, Huamo couldn’t help but stand out.
“Miss, Concubine Dong is too much of a bully!” Huamo rebuked angrily.
“What’s wrong?” Wei Yuewu put down the tea in her hand and looked around. Only then did she realize that Nurse Mei was absent. Today was the day she returned to the mansion. No matter what Nurse Mei was busy with, she should be waiting for her here.
“Miss, Nurse Mei was injured. Someone pushed her, and she sprained her waist. Now, she is bedridden and unable to get up!” Shufei knew that Wei Yuewu had noticed Nurse Mei’s absence and quickly informed her.
“What actually happened?” Wei Yuewu hooked her tender fair fingers on the porcelain cup handle and asked gently.
“What else could it be? It was because of that damned geomancer again! He claimed that Madam’s bad luck lingered in the courtyard, and something must be done, or everyone in the mansion would die. He said that we must burn down the courtyard because Madam was too overwhelmingly stubborn, but this plan failed because of Zhaoyi Tu. Then, he told them to seal up Madam’s courtyard by building a wall around it. Nurse Mei was frustrated and wanted to argue with the geomancer, but Concubine Dong’s maids pushed her, and she sprained her waist!”
Huamo was getting more and more furious when she heard Wei Yuewu’s question.
Since Wei Yuewu was not in the mansion, Concubine Dong’s maids actually dared to push the nurse-in-charge in Madam’s courtyard because Concubine Dong was supporting them! Moreover, there were many people at that time, and they didn’t know who actually pushed Nurse Mei. Shufei and Huamo were angry and outrageous, but their hands were tied.
“They wanted to seal up Mother’s courtyard? How?” Wei Yuewu raised her cold eyes and asked.
“I heard that they want to build a wall outside Madam’s courtyard and then place a talisman or something to suppress Madam’s soul, or the entire mansion will be in great danger, especially the oldest person in the mansion. The geomancer said that the series of unfortunate events that had happened to the young misses were just a reminder of the danger. If we don’t do anything about it, someone will eventually die!”
Shufei growled furiously with a pale face.
Wei Yuewu tightly held the cup handle and sneered in contempt. She wondered how many tricks Concubine Dong kept up her sleeves. She actually planned to seal Mother’s courtyard in the high wall and stick a talisman on the wall as if her mother was some kind of evil spirit, and she wanted to seal her inside.
The geomancer, whom she hired, was an equal genius to think of this idea.
“So, have they started to build the wall outside the courtyard?” Wei Yuewu asked.
“Yes, they started to do that a few days ago. I even went there to peek today. Concubine Dong was personally supervising the work, so I could only look from afar. They were building the wall at a high speed. One side of the walls is almost complete, and the geomancer was drawing runes there.”
Shufei recounted.
“I also heard that after Eldest Young Lady returned to the mansion, the Madam Dowager personally went to see her. After returning to the mansion, she even urged the workers to hurry up,” Huamo added when she suddenly remembered something.
Although these two maids could not do anything because Wei Yuewu was not around these days, they inquired about everything clearly so that they could answer Wei Yuewu’s questions when she returned.
“Let’s go and see!” Wei Yuewu sneered and stood up.
“Now?” Shufei was taken aback for a moment, not expecting Wei Yuewu to go immediately.
“Yes. I want to see what the so-called talisman is right now!” Wei Yuewu snapped sternly.
Seeing that Wei Yuewu had made up her mind, the maids gave up persuading her and followed her out.
They strode all the way to the front of Wei Yuewu’s mother’s courtyard. From afar, they could see a group of people working and a few maids and old maidservants supervising on the side. There were also a few gardeners cleaning the yard. Everyone was chatting and laughing. It was a lively atmosphere.
Wei Yuewu’s gaze fell on the person who was holding a writing brush and smearing something on the wall.
He was dressed in a Taoist robe. From his back, he looked somewhat like an immortal. Occasionally, he would turn his face sideways. The long white beard made him look dignified. He looked like he knew what he was doing when he was drawing runes on the wall.
Only when he stopped to look at his own drawing did his eyes look a little too playful and sparkly than those of a Taoist priest.
It was a Taoist priest with an extraordinary appearance!
“Miss, should we go over?” Jin Ling could not help but ask.
“Jin Ling, go and ask.” Wei Yuewu shook her head. At this time, it was not convenient for her to show up casually. However, she could let Jin Ling go to inquire about the news. Everyone in the mansion knew that Jin Ling had followed her to the Palace. When they saw Jin Ling, they knew that she had returned.
“Okay, Miss. I will test him!” Jin Ling nodded. She was always the best at this kind of thing.
Wei Yuewu continued to stay in the same place with Shufei and Huamo and watch from a distance. Jin Ling leisurely strode over.
When the maids and old maidservants at the construction site spotted a maid coming in their direction, someone stood up and wanted to stop her, but she was stopped by the person beside her. She pointed to Jin Ling and secretly made a gesture, representing six.
Sixth Young Lady returned to the mansion? Sixth Young Lady returned from the Palace?
The maids and old maidservants exchanged frightful glances, and no one dared to step forward.
Concubine Dong was not here, so no one dared to confront Jin Ling. The few sharp-eyed maids spotted Wei Yuewu standing in the distance and did not dare to move a muscle.
Everyone in the mansion now knew that Sixth Young Lady, who seemed to have been abandoned, was actually the most favored by Lord Marquis. If they upset Sixth Young Lady, even Concubine Dong might not be able to protect them.
“Hey, where did you come from, priest?” Jin Ling walked behind the Taoist priest, placed her hands on her waist like an unruly maid, and shouted indignantly.
The geomancer was highly respected in the mansion, and even the Madam Dowager’s maids treated him with full respect. When he turned around and saw an arrogant maid, he didn’t give her much thought. Instead, he sized Jin Ling up and snorted in disdain, “Where did you come from? You’re so rude. How dare you speak to me like this?!”
“How else should I speak to you? You’re nothing but a fraud, and you even dared to deceive the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang! I’ll beat the crap out of you!” As Jin Ling spoke, she looked around as if she was searching for something, and her eyes lit up when she spotted a small tree branch on the ground.
She walked over, picked it up, and fiercely whipped the geomancer.
No one had expected that Jin Ling would actually hit the geomancer without hesitation. The geomancer was stunned. Although he did not feel any pain, his face was burning hot out of shame.
He was highly respected ever since he entered the mansion, and he had never been humiliated like this. He was indignant, and he snatched the branch from Jin Ling’s hand and broke it.
“Whose maid are you?! Even the Madam Dowager treats me politely when she sees me! You’re just a maid, and you dare to beat me up! Come on, we’ll go to the Madam Dowager and make things clear. Let’s see who’s right? You, or me!”
The geomancer snarled angrily.
Of course, he didn’t really mean to take Jin Ling to see the Madam Dowager. Concubine Dong had already warned him not to cause trouble. At this time, he naturally wouldn’t disturb the Madam Dowager because of such a small matter, in case he would stir up any unnecessary problem.
Concubine Dong had promised him that after this matter was over, she would give him a large sum of money. After that, he could go as far as he liked with the money, and whatever happened to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang in the future was none of his business.
“Meet the Madam Dowager?” Jin Ling rolled her eyes and suddenly shouted, “Alright, let’s go see the Madam Dowager now! Let’s see if you are right or if I am right!”
After saying that, she turned to the servants who were piling up the bricks and rebuked them in an extremely arrogant manner, “Hey, all of you! Yes, you guys! Stop right now! I’ll take him to see the Madam Dowager now. Maybe the Madam Dowager will order you to tear down this wall in a while!”
For a moment, the servants exchanged confused glances and slowed down their work…
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