Chapter 88: Acupuncture
Jingwu led the two inside, sat them in a private room, and expertly ordered the dishes.
Yun Fanjing continued chattering: "My brother has collected all the evidence, both physical and witness statements, of the ghost fetus and the purse that caused my sister-in-law's miscarriage. He handed it all over to Father Emperor, which is why he was confined to his quarters. However, Father Emperor still favors Seventh Brother. Such a big thing as plotting against the Crown Prince only resulted in confinement."
"Princess." Yue Huai poured her a cup of tea, indicating that she could not continue speaking.
After all, walls have ears, and if word gets out, there will be no shortage of punishment.
Yun Fanjing realized this and awkwardly shut her mouth.
Hearing this, Jingwu didn't say much. Seeing that the dishes were served, he invited the two to eat.
The shop is named Juwei Restaurant, and the head chef is Xue Wenhui, while Ruan Chongyue assists in the kitchen.
Shao Che and Yao Chenbi took on the role of waiters, and the four of them made perfect arrangements for the small shop.
Looking at the four dishes and soup that had been served, Jingwu smiled and said, "Wen Hui's cooking skills are excellent. This smoked meat is one of her specialties. Princess, would you like to try it?"
"Okay." Yun Fanjing immediately forgot about the topic they had just discussed, picked up a piece with her chopsticks, and took a bite.
She chewed it and suddenly felt that the taste was very familiar, like it was made by the imperial chefs in the palace.
"This tastes amazing, it's exactly the same as what's made in the palace." Yun Fanjing tilted her head and looked at her with a smile: "Where did you find this chef? Could he have worked in the palace?"
Hearing this, Jingwu smiled gently: "Her ancestors were imperial chefs in the palace. She learned a few dishes from a young age by being exposed to their cooking."
Upon hearing this, Yun Fanjing suddenly realized what was happening, responded with a sound of understanding, and then stopped talking and buried herself in her food.
Jingwu didn't say anything more and continued eating with his chopsticks.
Immediately after the meal, someone came to fetch the princess back to her residence.
After seeing her off, only Jingwu and Yuehuai remained.
The two walked silently down the bustling street.
When they reached her doorstep, Yue Huai said goodbye and went into the newly decorated house next door.
Jingwu frowned as he watched his retreating figure, sensing that something was off about the young man today.
Could it be that something happened during those few days back at Xuanmen?
Jingwu frowned and thought for a long time, but couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it and went into the house.
She sat cross-legged inside the spiritual array, absorbing spiritual energy in preparation for tomorrow's ritual.
They sat there for the entire day. In the evening, the whole family ate dinner early and went to bed.
Jingwu slept soundly until dawn, and the next day he went to Zhangjia Village with Wei Shenghao and his wife.
When they arrived at the ruins where the Wei family had been burned to death, she directed the couple to kneel down and burn paper money.
Jingwu sat down cross-legged, quickly forming hand seals while chanting incantations.
Golden magic emanated from Jingwu's body, heading towards the sky above the ruins. It transformed into specks of golden light, landing within the ruins.
She chanted the Rebirth Mantra to help the Wei family members pass on to the afterlife before standing up.
Jingwu walked towards the well, released Wei Rou, performed a ritual to help her pass on, and then opened the gates of hell to send her away.
Because Wei Shenghao and his wife did not have the third eye, they could only see her talking to herself in the air and chanting incantations.
They hesitated to speak, but still felt that this should be the master's way of delivering the deceased, so they kept quiet.
After Jingwu finished doing all this, he said to the two of them, "All done."
Wei Shenghao immediately nodded: "Thank you, Master. You've worked hard."
Jingwu smiled and nodded. When he looked up, he saw Qi Hua, the new village chief of Zhangjia Village.
She had heard the county magistrate mention that a new village head would be appointed for Zhangjia Village, so that the village would never again become a place where one family had absolute power, and such a thing would never happen again.
This man should be the newly appointed village chief transferred from outside by the county magistrate. Judging from his appearance, he is upright, intelligent, and brave, and would be a good village chief.
However, he seems to have encountered some trouble recently, which appears to be an interpersonal issue.
Jingwu withdrew his gaze, fully aware of the situation.
Before gaining the villagers' trust, the new village chief will inevitably be isolated. These past few days, he must have been hitting walls everywhere, hence the annoyance written all over his face. But this is something he has to solve himself; no one else can help him.
Once Jingwu got into the carriage, he put the matter out of his mind.
After returning home, it was already evening. He told Qiao Xueyi to come over for acupuncture the next day, and then turned around and went back to his room to rest.
The next day, Qiao Xueyi arrived.
Jingwu led her to a guest room, closed the door, and made her take off her clothes and lie on the bed.
She took out needles that she hadn't used in a long time and inserted them one by one into her acupoints.
Qiao Xueyi felt a stinging pain, like ants biting, when the needle was inserted.
She couldn't help but feel flustered and nervous.
Jingwu noticed her nervousness, paused for a moment while holding the needle, and then she softly chanted the concentration incantation, her tone slow and gentle.
Soon, the person on the bed relaxed and fell asleep.
Taking advantage of the moment, Jingwu quickly inserted the needle into her acupoints.
Half an hour later, she removed all the needles and put them away. Seeing that the person on the bed showed no signs of waking up, she took a blanket from the side and covered her with it to keep her warm.
Then, he turned around and walked out.
When Qiao Xueyi woke up, she found herself covered with a quilt, and her clothes were neatly folded on the chair next to the bed.
She immediately sat up and realized that it was already dark outside; she had actually slept for so long.
She looked down at the tiny needle marks left on her arm and pursed her lips.
Qiao Xueyi immediately got up, dressed, and went out of the room.
As soon as she stepped outside, she saw Jingwu fiddling with stones in the garden not far away. She looked up and saw herself.
"woke up?"
Qiao Xueyi, her face flushed, walked over and said somewhat apologetically, "I'm sorry, Master, I just fell asleep."
"It's alright, there's still dinner in the dining hall. You can eat before you go back." Jingwu adjusted the spirit array without looking up.
"I won't bother you any longer. My husband must be worried about me not being home for a day." Qiao Xueyi immediately said, "I'll take my leave now and come back in three days."
"Wait." Seeing that she was about to leave, Jingwu called out to her, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and handed it to her: "Go get the medicine according to this prescription, and drink it three times a day."
Qiao Xueyi accepted it, immediately thanked her, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then turned and left.
This time, Jingwu didn't call out to her again after she left, and continued to fiddle with the spirit array.
She needs to set up a spirit-gathering array to make the house more spiritually powerful.
For three or four days in a row, Jingwu was setting up the spirit-gathering array in the backyard. Yun Fanjing came by two or three times during that time, but she didn't do anything. She just sat aside and watched her set it up.
She sensed something was wrong and was about to examine her face to figure out her intentions when she realized she could only see a black mist.
Jingwu immediately understood that someone had cast a spell to conceal his face.
If Yun Fanjing had been cursed by an outsider, Yue Huai would definitely have noticed and wouldn't have let it go. But if Yue Huai didn't react, then it could only be the one who cast the spell.
As for the purpose...
Her eyes darted around before she asked, "What does Yue Huai want you to do by having you keep an eye on me?"
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