Ye Lanyin stepped forward, looked at her current appearance, and said with a smile:
"The Second Madam is becoming more and more like a lady; it seems she has been learning quite well."
Yu Shuang smiled and curtsied to Ye Lanyin, "I have to thank Madam for this. It is the nanny you sent who taught her so well."
"Second Madam is too modest. This is the result of your own hard work."
As she spoke, Ye Lanyin glanced at the concubines dancing not far away, her brows furrowing slightly.
"What happened? Your maid said that these people are in some kind of trouble?"
Yu Shuang followed the gaze and saw that the three people seemed a little off, which reminded her of her own recent experience.
"Madam, to be honest, since the Central Plains Festival, we have all felt a sinister atmosphere in the Marquis's residence."
"That day I almost succumbed to temptation, but fortunately I had good self-control and was not harmed."
"It seems that the three younger sisters have not seen the master much on ordinary days, and their luck was not good during the Ghost Festival, which is why they have become like this."
As she spoke, she looked at Ye Lanyue with a hint of anxiety in her eyes.
"My lord, could you please invite a master to come and exorcise the evil spirits?"
"This can't go on forever. There are some things I know I shouldn't say, but I have no choice but to say them now."
"Go ahead," Ye Lanyin said in a low voice.
Yu Shuang took a deep breath, hoping that Ye Lanyin would understand her next hint.
So she said softly, "Madam, ever since the concubine entered the manor, all sorts of things have happened."
"Before she entered the manor, everyone was fine, but since she came, not only was the third young master punished, but the eldest young master drowned, and the master's official position was demoted again and again. Now, several of the younger sisters have also encountered such trouble."
"Madam, may we ask a fortune teller to divine whether there is something wrong with the feng shui of the Marquis's residence?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Lanyin's eyes remained calm, as if she wasn't listening to Yu Shuang's words.
Upon seeing this, Yu Shuang panicked.
Could it be that the First Madam has discovered something?
She dared to say this because the Madam had always been lenient with them, and she hoped that the First Madam would take action.
In this way, once she takes the position of mistress, these troubles will no longer exist.
"How could the Second Madam think there's a problem with the feng shui of the Marquis's mansion? When I married into the Marquis's mansion, I had a master calculate it, and the entire mansion was said to be thriving and destined for great success."
"Shixuan is famous throughout Bianjing. Who doesn't praise the Marquis's mansion for producing such a talented scholar?"
"He is also the future top scholar and the hope of the Marquis's family."
Yu Shuang felt awkward after hearing Ye Lanyue's words.
She was just saying it indirectly, how could the First Madam not understand?
She wanted the lady to use the master's hand to get rid of Zou Shuang'er.
How could the First Madam be so stupid?
She even claimed to be a well-bred young lady, well-read in poetry and literature?
[Mother is so foolish! This concubine just wants to use you to get rid of the mistress!]
Oh dear, Mother's feigned ignorance is unparalleled.
Fools sometimes have good luck.
Hehe~
Ye Lanyin's lips twitched.
Was she being scolded by her daughter, who is less than a year old?
"What you say is true, Madam. I was overthinking it,"
"Actually, I feel that my younger sisters have some mental problems, and I would like to ask the First Madam to invite a master to the inner quarters to exorcise the evil spirits."
"Check if there's anything unclean."
Ye Lanyin finally smiled upon hearing this.
She took Yu Shuang's hand and said earnestly, "So that's what you mean. I didn't think it through. These people do seem a bit strange."
“But the imperial examination is just around the corner. If we exorcise the evil spirits now, it will put a psychological burden on Shixuan and Rui’an.”
"I'll go and talk to the Marquis first."
Yu Shuang paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, Madam."
"I will do as you say, Madam."
"Um."
Ye Lanyue glanced at the concubines not far away and spoke to the other maids in the courtyard.
"Bring your master here."
The three maids answered in unison, "Yes, Madam."
Before long, the three concubines were brought before Ye Lanyin.
Ye Lanyin looked at the group of people with dazed eyes, never expecting that the rouge from the funeral shop would be so potent.
She only bought the rouge because she felt that her concubines didn't deserve to use good ones. Little did she know that this rouge would actually help them, plunging them into another desperate situation.
That's fine.
What we do next for her will be even more beneficial.
"My lord, I love you."
"A concubine? Hahaha, not as pretty as me."
“You are the concubine. Your ancestors for eighteen generations were all concubines.”
"You bitch, how dare you curse me?" Shuxue grabbed Lingwei's hair and pulled her away forcefully.
Lingwei screamed as she was being captured, "Ahhh, what are you doing?"
"I'll lie down, and my lord will lie down too." Zhiyan was lost in her own world, speaking softly of her inner desires.
…
Ye Lanyin's eyes suddenly flashed, "Take him to the front hall and ask the Marquis and the Old Madam to make a decision!"
The maids trembled, none of them daring to move.
Ye Lanyin's expression turned colder. "What, didn't you hear what I said?"
“If anything happens to any of the concubines, none of you will escape punishment.”
Upon hearing this, the personal maids were so frightened that they rushed forward to support their mistress and led her towards the door.
In the front hall, the Marquis of Zhenbei had just returned from court.
He sat in the front hall and gulped down his water.
He had been distracted ever since he saw Liu Ruyan's body yesterday.
He was not in the mood for court today, and he didn't even answer the questions His Majesty asked him properly.
So, His Majesty's memorial was thrown at him.
Sure enough, a big lump grew on his head, and the pain was so bad that he couldn't even keep his official hat on.
"ah!"
He took a sip of water, let out a long sigh, and tried to release the pent-up emotions in his heart.
Just as he was about to get up and go to his study to get his official robes, he unfortunately encountered a group of people heading this way.
He had a bad feeling.
"Lanyin, why did you bring so many people here?"
Ye Lanyin entered the room, ignoring the question from the Marquis of Zhenbei, and walked straight to the main seat, sitting down with an air of dominance.
The entire movement was fluid and graceful, even surprising the Marquis of Zhenbei.
He knew that Ye Lanyin was the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion, but he had never seen such an aura before.
What made her so angry?
Kneel down!
Ye Lanyin spoke, and none of the concubines knelt down.
They were muttering to themselves, their words indistinct and somewhat noisy, so the Marquis of Zhenbei couldn't hear them clearly for a while.
Upon hearing this, the maids immediately pulled their mistress to kneel down.
Ye Lanyue turned her head to look at Huaxin and nodded slightly: "Huaxin, go and call out the old lady and Concubine Zou."
How could such a wonderful show be complete without the mistress and the old lady?
For the play to continue, the main character of the play must be present.
"Lanyin, what's all this fuss about?"
Marquis Zhenbei couldn't help but ask again.
Upon hearing this, Ye Lanyin raised an eyebrow and said, "My lord, don't be impatient. You'll know soon enough."
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