Upon hearing that his younger sister was going to buy things to arrange the feng shui of Taoyuanju, Ye Qinglin agreed without hesitation.
He is now completely obsessed with metaphysics and will certainly not miss any opportunity to learn it.
Ye Jinghuai, who used to think that all other pursuits were inferior and only studying was superior, now wholeheartedly approves of his second grandson Ye Qinglin's choice.
After all, Ye Xianya proved to all members of the Ye family that cultivating Taoism can also provide a livelihood and shelter for one's family.
Unfortunately, despite his immense diligence, Ye Qinglin lacked the talent.
...
Meanwhile, at the Jiang family home in Qionghua Lane, Jiang Mingtao, who had been unconscious for most of the day, finally woke up.
Qi Fangya breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "Husband, what do you think?"
She had barely finished speaking when she was pushed aside by Liu, who was standing to the side.
Liu grabbed her son's hand, tears streaming down her face: "My son, you've finally woken up! Ever since you fainted last night, I haven't been able to eat or sleep, I've been so worried. My son, if anything were to happen to you, I wouldn't be able to go on living."
Qi Fangya was so angry that her face turned white.
This country bumpkin from the remote mountains is an utterly unruly and shameless old hag. She absolutely cannot live under the same roof as these filthy Jiang family members any longer, or she'll be driven to her death by them sooner or later.
When Jiang Mingtao looked at everyone, his eyes were somewhat unfocused, as if he hadn't yet come to his senses.
Qi Fangya looked at the Taoist priest beside her and asked with a worried expression, "Taoist priest, why is my husband like this?"
"Lord Jiang was greatly frightened. Although he didn't lose his soul, he was still disoriented and his consciousness was blurred. I just helped Lord Jiang stabilize his three souls and six spirits, and he is much better now. He will be back to normal in a little while." The young Taoist priest spoke calmly.
He had seen this kind of thing many times. As long as it wasn't particularly serious, even without asking a Taoist practitioner to stabilize the soul, it wouldn't be a problem. He would recover after lying down for a couple of days.
"Thank you, Daoist Master." Qi Fangya breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing his words.
After a while, Jiang Mingtao finally came to his senses.
Seeing that Liu was holding his hand tightly, Jiang Mingtao couldn't help but feel a little disgusted and quickly pulled it away.
Although she was his mother, she was a peasant woman from a remote mountain village, vulgar and uncouth, and he was not used to being with them.
“My son, are you disgusted with your mother? I know I’m just a peasant woman from the mountains, I don’t know many words, I’m really ashamed of you, but… I haven’t seen you for more than ten years. You are a piece of my flesh, I’ve missed you so much that my liver and intestines are breaking. If you don’t believe me, touch it…” Liu said, wiping away her tears.
She also secretly glanced at her eldest grandson, Jiang Changsong, not far away, through her fingers.
The words her grandson taught her, like liver and intestines, she shouldn't have mispronounced them, right?
Upon hearing this, the young Taoist priest couldn't help but lower his head and laugh. Although he didn't laugh out loud, his shoulders were shaking.
"Mother." Qi Fangya felt so ashamed that she couldn't help but raise her voice and call out.
"What are your orders, Your Highness? This old woman will certainly obey." Liu quickly curtsied, putting on a fearful and uneasy appearance, not like Qi Fangya's mother-in-law, but more like her servant.
"You..." Qi Fangya was furious with her.
Yesterday, when that old hag saw there was no meat on the table, she was incredibly fierce, almost throwing a tantrum on the floor. She's not like this now.
She's doing this on purpose for outsiders.
That damned old woman.
What Qi Fangya didn't know was that Liu had a "dream" last night, in which her son and daughter-in-law tried every means to drive them away.
A wise man appeared in her dream and taught her how to deal with it, and she remembered it all.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Mingtao felt an unbearable headache and couldn't help but close his eyes.
"Yunzhen, Changlu, Changxu, quickly help your grandparents to the flower hall to rest. Mother still needs to ask the Taoist priest to perform a ritual to appease your father's soul." Qi Fangya suppressed her anger and forced a smile.
“Grandfather, Grandmother, your granddaughter has acquired a new and excellent tea. Would you like to try it?” Jiang Yunzhen said quickly.
“You children who have grown up in a sweet pot, how could you know the hardships of the world? Grandmother doesn’t want to drink tea. How could Grandmother bear to drink tea that costs several or ten taels of silver for a small pot? Just have someone make a roast chicken for Grandmother. Grandmother hasn’t eaten meat for many days. She is weak and her heart is pounding.” Liu Shi held her granddaughter’s hand and said pitifully.
Jiang Yunzhen glanced at Qi Fangya subconsciously.
Qi Fangya was so angry that she really wanted to curse.
But the Taoist priest in the room was someone she sent to invite from the Xuantian Temple at great expense.
Xuantian Temple is the head of the ten major Taoist sects, and the Taoist priest who came today is the abbot's favorite disciple. She cannot afford to offend him, nor can she afford to lose face in front of him.
"Yunzhen, why are you looking at me like that? Just tell the kitchen staff what your grandparents want to eat," Qi Fangya said with a smile.
Liu knew when to stop, so she didn't leave. Instead, she said with a worried look, "Please, Your Highness, let us stay here and watch over Mingtao. We will leave soon and won't cause you any trouble."
Upon hearing this, Qi Fangya squeezed the handkerchief in her hand tightly to keep from getting angry. She turned to look at Jiang Mingtao lying on the couch and said softly, "Husband, what did you see last night? Tell the Taoist priest, and he will help you resolve it."
Jiang Mingtao remained silent upon hearing this.
Of course, he couldn't tell the Taoist priest that he had seen his dead daughter.
"Husband," Qi Fangya urged, seeing that he remained silent.
"I saw a dead person," Jiang Mingtao could only say.
"So Lord Jiang did see a ghost, but he wasn't tainted by any ghostly aura. This shows that the ghost didn't want to harm him, so Lord Jiang has nothing to fear."
As the Taoist priest spoke, he had a young boy who had come with him bring in a wooden box.
“I have a jade pendant, which I will give to Lord Jiang. From today onwards, Lord Jiang shall wear this jade pendant on his body every day for at least forty-nine days before taking it off. This jade pendant will not only help Lord Jiang stabilize his soul, but even if he encounters that lonely spirit, he will not need to be afraid, for she cannot harm him.”
"Thank you, Daoist Master." Jiang Mingtao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Although he was still a little uneasy and scared, he felt much better.
Moreover, just as the Taoist priest said, the female ghost did not harm him, which shows that she still cherished the bond between father and daughter.
Therefore, Jiang Mingtao was no longer so afraid.
"Thank you for gifting the jade tablet to my husband, Daoist Master." Qi Fangya quickly expressed her gratitude and immediately had someone bring the wooden box that had been prepared beforehand to the Daoist Master.
"Master, this is the incense money I'm giving to Xuantian Temple. I'm sorry to have troubled you to make this trip," Qi Fangya said softly.
It was said to be a jade pendant as a gift, but everyone knew it couldn't be given away for free.
Offering incense and money is a must.
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