Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Zhenbei refrained from asking any further questions.
After all, Ye Lanyin is now the housekeeper.
Aside from matters involving money, everything else falls under his jurisdiction.
It's not appropriate to inquire about the others.
Last time when Mother was in charge of the household, not a single maid was obedient, which made Mother very angry.
Not long after, Zou Shuang'er and the old lady arrived together.
The old lady was still somewhat surprised to see so many people.
She felt a vague unease.
"Madam, you've arrived."
The old lady felt something was off about those words, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
She nodded slightly in response.
These past few days, Ye Lanyin has been treating her a little better, occasionally giving her things like bird's nest.
Therefore, her complexion has improved.
"Lanyin, what's wrong?"
She stretched out her hand and pointed to the several concubines kneeling on the ground.
"Since everyone's here, I'll get straight to the point."
"My lord, madam, several of our concubines have been possessed by evil spirits during the Ghost Festival."
The Marquis of Zhenbei was somewhat surprised to hear this.
It's been more than half a month since the Ghost Festival, so how come he's only being possessed now?
He looked at the concubines with suspicion, and then he vaguely heard their conversation.
"My lord, I miss you so much." Shuxue shook her head, her face flushed.
"You damned mistress, you rotten slut, you've slept with a thousand men and ridden by ten thousand, and you still have the nerve to say you miss my husband?" Lingwei gritted her teeth in anger, her eyes glazed over, and pointed at Shuxue, hurling a torrent of curses.
She didn't see at all the murderous look in Zou Shuang'er's eyes, or the angry gaze of the Marquis of Zhenbei.
Shuxue grabbed her hand and twisted it forcefully.
Lingwei screamed in pain, "Ah, it hurts so much! You wretched mistress, how dare you hit me?"
"You filthy bitch, you can't be a decent person, you have to be a prostitute!"
Zhiyan tugged at her clothes, "My husband, I miss you. Let's have a child?" She tried to show off her fragrant shoulders.
Many of the maids screamed in fright, "Ah!"
Seeing this, Qiao'er quickly shielded her body and cried, "Aunt Yan, you mustn't!"
This scene thoroughly humiliated the Marquis of Zhenbei.
He never imagined that after not visiting his concubines for half a month, they would have turned into this state.
Zou Shuang'er was furious; he actually went so far as to humiliate her indirectly.
What does Ye Lanyin mean by this?
It's obviously intentional!
She clenched her fists tightly.
Zou Wanqing angrily cursed, "You bitches! You keep talking about mistresses, but not every mistress is like this. My mother wasn't one."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Lanyin looked at Zou Wanqing with ill intent and said with a smile, "Wanqing, your mother is no longer a mistress, don't be angry."
Zou Wanqing was furious.
If she's not a mistress, then she's a lowly concubine!
What is the difference between the two?
She was a person who had received a modern education, and apart from the first wife, all the concubines and mistresses were collectively referred to as "mistresses" or "mistresses".
And her mother, coincidentally, had both of those traits.
Zou Shuang'er's face flushed red and then turned pale.
I never imagined that I would have this kind of role in my daughter's life.
The old lady closed her eyes; she knew that nothing good would come of it.
These concubines, having come from brothels, were not presentable in public.
Unfortunately, all she wanted at that time was to have children. She never expected that after being in the manor for so long, she would not conceive a child and instead cause a lot of trouble!
"How could you... how could you have become like this?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei may be angry, but they are possessed by evil spirits, so his anger is useless.
You absolutely cannot beat a concubine in front of so many people.
The feeling of punching cotton left him with nowhere to vent his anger.
It seemed as if he was wearing an invisible green hat on his head.
[Oh, so angry you're snorting?]
[Hehe, you can't even handle this?]
In a few days, you'll have even more to endure!
Ye Lanyin suppressed the corners of her mouth that were about to turn up and bit her cheek:
"My lord, the concubines may have been haunted by evil spirits. It's alright, they're not human anyway, so please don't take it to heart."
When Zhenbei Hou heard Ye Lanyin say that he was not human, he felt like she was insulting him, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He just felt something was off.
Seeing his reaction, Ye Lanyin suppressed a laugh and said:
"Indeed, a lot has happened at the Marquis's residence in recent days."
"The Second Madam says she would like to ask a master to exorcise evil spirits from her concubines. What do you and the Old Madam think?"
Marquis Zhenbei was pulled back to his senses.
He had witnessed the series of strange events that had occurred in the Marquis's residence recently.
His expression changed slightly.
"Lanyin, the most effective exorcist these days is Master Xuanchan. Do you think we can get him to come?"
Look how smoothly she speaks; she doesn't even need to choose.
The old lady was overjoyed when she heard it was about exorcising evil spirits.
She had long wanted to exorcise the evil spirits; she always felt there were ghostly things in the yard that kept her from sleeping soundly.
Every few days, the old man would come to see her. Whenever she dreamed of him, it was never a good thing; she would always have a high fever that day, and then be fine the next day.
She simply couldn't take it anymore.
"It's good to exorcise evil spirits, it's good to exorcise evil spirits."
"Lanyin, these concubines are acting strangely. It's right to invite a master. I think the whole mansion needs an exorcism."
At this point, the old lady showed worry again.
"Lanyin, why don't we ask Master Xuanchan for help? He's the most effective. We can get it done in one visit. If we ask someone else and it doesn't work, we'll not only lose money, but it'll be a huge loss."
Ye Lanyin feigned hesitation.
Marquis Zhenbei said, "Yes, Lanyin, please beg Master Xuanchan. He was the one who came to our mansion to look at the feng shui back then. It would be best to ask him to come."
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