Jiang Shunyi was startled and was about to speak when he heard someone say, "It's just a deserted courtyard with no one living there. There's no need to do that!"
He nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, that's right, don't waste the masters' time, go somewhere else!"
Yonglin, standing in front, frowned and looked towards the side courtyard, but she didn't move. "It's a rare opportunity to invite the masters here, so I think it's better to do it all at once, so as not to miss anything and fail again."
The eminent monk beside her, Master Huide, clasped his hands together and said a Buddhist saying before continuing, "Princess, you are right. It is a rare opportunity for me to come here, so I must take care of everything. Otherwise, even if I return, I will feel uneasy."
Completely ignoring Jiang Shunyi, Yonglin asked someone to lead the way to the side courtyard.
Jiang Shunyi felt a little scared for no reason towards his daughter-in-law, and then he tried to persuade her.
Yonglin paused impatiently, looking at him with suspicion. "Exorcism is for the benefit of everyone. It doesn't require any donations from the family, and it doesn't require any concern from my father-in-law. Why is he trying so hard to stop it? Could it be that there's something hidden in that side yard?"
Jiang Shunyi broke out in a cold sweat and quickly denied it, "No, no, it's just a side yard, what shameful things could there be? I just don't think it's necessary."
Master Huide said, "Amitabha," and looked at him. "Donor, sometimes the most impossible things are likely to cause problems. Don't be careless."
I have to say he's telling the truth.
In front of everyone, Jiang Shunyi felt guilty being looked at by him, and could only casually agree: "Master, you are right. I will trouble you then."
He walked absent-mindedly beside Master Huide, watching the side courtyard getting closer and closer. He was frightened but helpless. He could only pray secretly that Xiao Qingheng would quickly hide somewhere else and not let anyone discover him!
In order to alert the people inside and buy time, when he reached the door, he even shouted to Yonglin and Master Huide: "This is the side courtyard, Master, please come in."
Yonglin couldn't help but roll her eyes, feeling that her father-in-law looked a little silly today.
She ignored him and asked the servant to open the door, then she walked in first to meet Master Huide.
After everyone entered the side courtyard one after another, they wandered around the courtyard while the monks were setting up the incense table.
In the crowd, one of Jiang Shunyi's concubines suddenly asked doubtfully, "Is this really a side courtyard? The yard is clean and tidy, and there's not even a speck of dust in the house. It doesn't look like it's been uninhabited for a long time!"
Jiang Shunyi subconsciously replied, "That's because your mother is a capable housekeeper, diligent and frugal, and she often sends people over to clean and tidy up the house.
If these uninhabited courtyards are not maintained properly, they will become abandoned in a few years.
If you want to live here again, you’ll have to spend a lot of money on repairs.”
However, his words sounded a bit like trying to cover up the truth, and those who were more astute could sense that something was amiss.
Aunt Bai's eyes flashed in the crowd, and then she walked to Jiang Shunyi with a smile and followed his words: "Master is right, Madam's housekeeper has always been admired, and we still have a lot to learn."
The other concubines heard that Aunt Bai started to flatter her. They were full of disdain one second, but the next second they rushed to follow suit and quickly diverted the topic.
Jiang Shunyi breathed a sigh of relief, and when he saw two illegitimate sons opening the rooms one by one to check, he immediately acted like a boss and shouted at them to stand behind the incense table that was almost ready.
Soon, the exorcism ceremony began. The monks and novices set up their formation, sat on the ground together, and quickly recited obscure scriptures.
This ritual lasted for half an hour. During this time, many young masters, young ladies and concubines could not stand it any longer and wanted to return to their respective courtyards first.
Unfortunately, Jiang Shunyi refused to leave, and they didn't dare to leave either, so they could only endure the scorching sun.
Jiang Shunyi, who had always been used to a life of luxury, was now sweating profusely and looked impatient. He wished he could go and drive those monks away himself.
In the past, he would have just thrown his sleeves and left, but now he didn't know where Xiao Qingheng was hiding, and he was afraid that in the blink of an eye, that ancestor would cause him trouble again.
I could only pray in my heart that he was not in the yard at this time, or to be patient and wait until these monks left before coming out.
Xiao Qingheng, whom he was always thinking about, was now lying on the beam in the last room in the yard with a look of pain on his face.
If Jiang Shunyi's two illegitimate sons had opened another room, they would have been able to see him just by looking up.
He subconsciously wanted to pinch the people around him to relieve the pain like he did in the past, but unfortunately, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the guards were all far away from him, staring at the door in tacit understanding, and didn't even glance at Xiao Qingheng.
There was no way he could make them roll over with his eyes.
He was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. He wished he could rush out and kill everyone in the yard, let them make trouble, and let them ask the monks to perform a ritual.
Fortunately, he still had a bit of rationality and knew that given his current situation, if he left the Jiang Mansion, his life would only become more difficult.
If he was caught by the soldiers accidentally, not only would he not be able to return to Chuzhou, but his long-planned plan would also be wasted.
But his injuries were more serious. The wounds that used to hurt and itch only once every half an hour now hurt every quarter of an hour, and each time was more painful than the last.
This was his third attack, and his entire body began to ache and itch. Drops of sweat from his head dripped down his cheeks.
The nails on both hands were tightly gripping the beams, but because they were not as hard as the beams, several of them were deeply broken.
What's even more terrible is that the fingers with broken nails have begun to bleed uncontrollably. Although there are no signs of spreading or ulceration yet, he always feels that he will not be able to escape that fate in the end.
Fortunately, just when he was about to give up and fall off the beam, he finally heard the monk outside stand up and say that the ceremony was over.
It was as if I saw hope, and even the pain in my body was reduced a little.
After enduring for a long time, a guard jumped down from the beam and went to the door to check the situation outside. When he saw the last monk pack up his things and everyone walked out of the yard, he looked up and waved to them.
Suddenly, several guards who looked like stone sculptures came to life and quickly caught Xiao Qingheng who was falling.
Fortunately, he had experienced several painful blows on the beam and was now exhausted and very weak. Otherwise, he would have to avenge the neglect of these guards.
Even when he was helped to bed by the guards, he was still muttering in a half-conscious and half-dreamy state that when his great cause was accomplished, he would burn down all the temples in the world and slaughter all the bald monks in the world.
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