Lipin looked at Xia Zhengqi with grievance: "Your Majesty, I am so scared that I am out of my mind. How can you send us away with such nonsense?"
"Yes!" Rongpin said.
"Your Majesty, if you send us away with just one sentence, how can we continue to live in the palace?" Rongpin pinched her handkerchief, about to cry.
Xia Zhengqi looked at Rongpin and couldn't help but frowning and said, "Oh, why are you still crying?" Then he reached out to support Rongpin.
Seeing this, Lipin was unwilling to be outdone. She simply grabbed Xia Zhengqi's sleeve and sobbed, "Your Majesty, we are really scared. Please have mercy on us."
Lady Lu was the youngest. Seeing her two sisters had taken the lead, she said with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, if the evil spirit is not eliminated, I will have no choice but to come and sleep with you every night."
"You don't know how scared I was in the dark night when I thought there was an evil spirit in the palace!"
Xia Zhengqi frowned, but couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.
He shook off the hands of the two concubines and said impatiently, "Okay, okay! I'll do as you say. I'll find someone to exorcise the evil spirit right away!"
After receiving Xia Zhengqi's affirmative answer, the three concubines burst into laughter and left happily.
That night, an old man with white hair and beard, wrapped in a black robe, came to Xia Zhengqi's bedroom under the guidance of Eunuch Debao.
Xia Zhengqi dismissed everyone and had a secret conversation with him in the bedroom for half an hour before the old man quietly left in the night.
Two days later, news spread in the palace that Emperor Mingxi had invited the most famous Taoist priest in the capital, Bian Wuji, to perform rituals to exorcise the evil spirits.
For a moment, the eunuchs and palace maids, who were busy physically but empty inside, began to talk.
Inside Kunning Palace, two young eunuchs in charge of sweeping and cleaning were talking in low voices.
"I heard that the emperor went to great lengths to exorcise the evil spirits this time, even inviting Bian Wuji to come."
Another said, "He's just lucky. Bian Wuji has been in seclusion for two whole years and has only just come out."
Xia Miaoyuan was playing with the deer nearby and happened to overhear the conversation.
[Daddy actually invited Bian Wuji to exorcise the evil spirit.]
[National Master Bian Wuji, I remember him! He was a very powerful Taoist in Daxia.]
In the book, Bian Wuji has profound magical powers and can calculate many things, and is deeply trusted by Emperor Mingxi.
To show his respect, Emperor Mingxi also bestowed upon him the title of Imperial Master.
On the day of the ceremony, the Empress Dowager, Emperor Mingxi, the Empress, and all the concubines and princes in the palace were present.
The altar had already been set up in the open space in front of the Qianqing Palace.
The little eunuch's shrill voice rang out: "The Imperial Master has arrived!"
I saw an old man wearing a flowing Taoist robe, with white hair, eyebrows and beard, walking up gracefully.
Everyone, including Xia Zhengqi, stood up respectfully.
[Quickly let this princess see what the famous Imperial Master Bian Wuji looks like?]
Xia Miaoyuan took two steps forward while no one was paying attention, craning her neck to look. The queen grabbed her collar and pulled her back.
"Miao'er, stand still obediently!" The queen said to Xia Miaoyuan in a low voice.
Xia Miaoyuan curled his lips reluctantly and had to stand obediently, looking at the white-haired old man.
[Wow, the famous national teacher Bian Wuji in this book really looks like an immortal! ]
Xia Miaoyuan looked at Bian Wuji's appearance and couldn't help but sigh.
While she was thinking about it, Bian Wuji had already walked up to Xia Zhengqi.
After a few pleasantries between the emperor and his ministers, Xia Zhengqi spoke up, "Strange things have been happening in the palace lately, causing panic among the people. Could the Imperial Master please determine if any evil spirits have entered the palace?"
Bian Wuji held a whisk in his hand and said expressionlessly, "As you command, I will calculate it right away."
After saying this, he walked gracefully to the altar.
Xia Miaoyuan bit her finger and murmured in her heart: [What is going on, Daddy? There is an evil spirit in the palace!]
[That Jiang Qiqiu came out at night to assassinate someone. Is that the work of evil spirits?]
[I don't remember the book mentioning any evil spirits wreaking havoc in the palace!]
While Xia Miaoyuan was complaining in her heart, Bian Wuji was already standing in front of the altar, closing his eyes and muttering to himself.
Everyone watched Bian Wuji's every move with great respect, not even daring to breathe heavily.
Even the young seventh and eighth princes changed their usual mischievous tempers and sat obediently in their chairs without saying a word.
Seeing this, Xia Miaoyuan felt embarrassed to be too presumptuous, so he sat obediently on the queen's lap and restrained his exaggerated expression.
After muttering for a long time, Bian Wuji finally opened his eyes, put the whisk in his hand on his belt, took a peach wood sword from the little apprentice beside him, and began to dance.
The wide sleeves and long hem of the Taoist robe fluttered up and down as she danced, which was very beautiful.
Bian Wuji's dancing movements became faster and faster, and everyone watched him intently.
[Grandpa, are you here to perform sword dancing? ]
[I remember reading in the book that you had some magical powers. But after seeing it with my own eyes today, I feel like something is not right.]
Xia Miaoyuan sat there patiently, but couldn't help complaining in his heart.
Just when everyone was watching in fascination, Bian Wuji shouted "Come", and stabbed the peach wood sword into the sky. Suddenly, a yellow note appeared on the sword.
"Wow!" Many people in the crowd couldn't help but exclaim.
Only then did Bian Wuji stop, took the note from the sword and looked at it.
"Your Majesty, I have just consulted the heavens and have found out." Bian Wuji turned to Xia Zhengqi and said respectfully.
Xia Zhengqi raised his eyebrows and said, "Master, please speak!"
Bian Wuji said in a deep voice: "There are indeed evil spirits in this Great Xia Palace!"
"ah!"
“Oh my God!”
“It’s true!”
As soon as Bian Wuji finished speaking, the crowd burst into exclamations, followed by whispers and discussions.
Xia Zhengqi's concubines were all frightened and looked terrified.
"No way! Where in the book does it say there's an evil spirit in the palace?"
When Xia Miaoyuan heard Bian Wuji's calculation results, he was instantly confused.
【Did I remember it wrongly? 】
[Oh my God, oh my earth, what on earth is going on?! ]
"Oh, what should we do?" Lipin was probably too excited and forgot the etiquette, and screamed in surprise.
Xia Zhengqi glared at her, then stood up, looked at Bian Wuji, and asked, "I beg the Imperial Master to tell us how to crack this!"
The Empress Dowager's eyes turned, and she stood up and said sincerely, "How can we drive out this evil spirit? Please tell us quickly, Imperial Master!"
In an instant, everyone present cast hopeful glances at Bian Wuji.
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