But Jiang Mubai's idea of ​​inviting a Taoist priest was ultimately superfluous.

But since that's the case, she'll grant their request.

It's hard to predict what will happen next.

Ye Jintang curled her lips, a wicked smile flashing in her eyes.

After searching for a while, Su Xuerou quickly found a Taoist priest.

"Master, is the old lady's condition caused by possession by an evil spirit?"

Su Xuerou had someone bring the Taoist priest to Old Madam Jiang's courtyard and asked him questions.

"We'll have to take a closer look at this."

As the Taoist priest spoke, he saw the silver that Su Xuerou had sent over, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Young lady, what is this..." The Taoist priest wanted to reach out and take her hand, but he had to pretend to be a Taoist priest with noble character.

"Master, you only need to help me accomplish one thing, and all this silver will be yours."

The Taoist priest was taken aback, and asked again with a puzzled look, but he had already put the silver into his pocket.

"Please speak freely, young lady."

"If the Marquis asks later, I hope the Taoist priest can tell him that the source of the old lady's coma is in the East Courtyard. Only when the master of the East Courtyard leaves the Marquis's mansion will the old lady's condition get better and better."

"After you finish saying these words, I will offer you other silver."

Seeing that Su Xuerou had taken out another bag of silver, and that its weight was no less than the previous one, the Taoist priest's eyes widened, and he no longer cared about anything else.

Not long after the two finished their discussion, Jiang Mubai came over. Seeing the Taoist priest performing the ritual, Jiang Mubai stepped forward and asked, "Taoist priest, what is my mother's current condition?"

The Taoist priest pretended to do some calculations, and the next second he seemed to understand something, pointing in a certain direction in front of Jiang Mubai.

“My lord, I have calculated that the cause of the old lady’s coma lies in that direction.”

Looking in the direction the Taoist priest pointed, Jiang Mubai frowned; it was to the east.

He remembered Ye Jintang, who lived to the east.

Jiang Mubai clenched his fist, a fierce glint in his eyes. He knew that these things were inextricably linked to Ye Jintang, that vicious woman.

Jiang Mubai immediately led the Taoist priest to the courtyard where Ye Jintang lived, and said to the Taoist priest, "Taoist priest, please take a look and see what's strange about this place."

“Ancient…strange…”

The courtyard in front of the Taoist priest was naturally unremarkable. However, since he had just received money from Su Xuerou, he naturally had to do as Su Xuerou wished.

Just as the Taoist priest was about to reveal that the matter was related to the owner of the courtyard, he suddenly heard a cry of surprise coming from the other end of the Marquis's residence.

"ah……"

Jiang Mubai frowned, his eyes full of displeasure. "What happened? Why are you in such a panic!"

"Reporting to...Reporting to the Marquis, just now, for some reason, a lot of rats scurried out of Miss Su's courtyard."

"What?"

Su Xuerou turned pale with fright, especially since the rats had all come from her yard.

Jiang Mubai was skeptical about the appearance of the rats and quickly went to Su Xuerou's courtyard.

Su Xuerou and the Taoist priest followed closely behind, only to see that some things on the ground had been gnawed away, leaving behind small, black particles.

Su Xuerou almost fainted when she saw this scene. These were all her beloved things, and they were all destroyed like this.

how so……

"What's going on, Taoist priest?"

Jiang Mubai immediately went to ask the Taoist priest about this strange phenomenon.

The Taoist priest was also seeing this phenomenon for the first time, and he stammered, unable to explain it clearly for a while.

"Daoist... Daoist Master, your shoulder..."

A maid who came out happened to see this scene and turned pale with fright. She saw a rat that had somehow climbed up and was now squatting on the Taoist priest's shoulder.

At the same time, the rustling sounds around him increased, and the Taoist priest was so frightened that he lost his soul and has since fainted.

Strangely, after the Taoist priest fainted, all the rats disappeared, as if what had just happened was an illusion.

"Brother Mu... Brother Mu Bai..."

The moment the rat appeared, Su Xuerou darted to hide next to Jiang Mubai, already too frightened to speak properly.

Jiang Mubai was equally uneasy; how could a rat suddenly appear out of nowhere?

"Not a single word of what happened today is to be revealed, or I will not let you off lightly."

Jiang Mubai gave the order to the rest of the people present.

If this gets out, what will become of his reputation as a marquis?

To Jiang Mubai's surprise, when he arrived at the court the next day, his colleagues looked at him strangely. In particular, when he tried to ask about the situation, they avoided him as if he were a poisonous snake or a ferocious beast.

Jiang Mubai couldn't find the reason and became increasingly depressed. It wasn't until he returned to the manor that he learned from the guards that the story of the rats scaring the Taoist priest unconscious yesterday had spread, and these rumors were becoming more and more outrageous among the people in the capital.

Some even speculated that he had done something wrong, which led to this incident.

Upon hearing the news, Jiang Mubai was furious.

"Didn't I tell you not to spread this matter? How dare you!"

Jiang Mubai roared at the guards.

“My lord, we have investigated these rumors and they are indeed unrelated to the manor.”

"Could it be that Taoist priest..."

Jiang Mubai clenched his fists, intending to find a Taoist priest to see if there was another way to wake his mother up.

But I never expected it to turn out like this.

"Find that Taoist priest for me!"

Jiang Mubai was trembling with anger. If this matter wasn't explained quickly and allowed to continue, things would get out of hand.

Inside the clinic.

Upon receiving the news, Lühe immediately reported the matter to Ye Jintang.

“Miss, people in the capital are saying that the strange things happening in the Marquis’s mansion are entirely due to the Marquis’s moral failings.”

"Some even suspect that the Marquis is involved in the Master's affair."

"In short, now you can say whatever you want."

Ye Jintang nodded; the current situation suited her perfectly.

During this time, she also found two doctors, and with Zhou Zheng's management, the clinic was able to reopen.

"Madam... no, Miss."

Zhou Zheng walked over and addressed Ye Jintang as "Miss" just like Lü He did.

"The clinic will open tomorrow. I wonder if it has a name yet?"

After a moment's thought, Ye Jintang replied to Zhou Zheng, "Let's call it Huishengtang."

"good."

Zhou Zheng immediately agreed.

Just then, Big White's voice came.

[The woman, the old woman, has woken up.]

As soon as Da Bai heard the commotion, he came to tell Ye Jintang.

Has the Empress Dowager woken up?

Ye Jintang told Lühe and Zhou Zheng to go about their own business, while she headed towards the back of the house.

Seeing that Da Bai was about to follow, Ye Jintang said, "You stay here."

Big White wagged its tail and barked.

When Ye Jintang arrived at the back courtyard, he saw a woman standing in front of the door, looking around warily.

She was clearly startled by Da Bai's voice just now, and instinctively took a few steps back when she heard footsteps approaching.

"Who...who's there?"