"Hmph! How should I know! I just didn't like that little girl Sheng Wanwan and wanted to teach her a lesson. Who knew that a swarm of bees would come? Those bees swarmed around me and my two daughters-in-law and stung us. We couldn't get rid of them!"
Old Madam Sheng was in excruciating pain all over her body and was extremely irritable at this moment.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Sheng frowned. "Bees are stinging you? Did you use perfumed powder on your bodies? And does this kind of perfume happen to be something bees like?"
"No, I'm an old woman, why would I use face powder? The third son's wife doesn't use that stuff either, but the second son's wife..."
Old Madam Sheng paused here, her face darkening as she looked at her second daughter-in-law, who stood silently beside her, her face equally swollen. She said, "Second daughter-in-law, did you put on some kind of perfumed powder that bees love?"
"Mother! Although I like to use face powder, I've been using it for a year and this has never happened before! It wasn't me, it really wasn't because I used face powder!"
Seeing the expression on Old Madam Sheng's face, Madam Sheng shrank back and quickly waved her hand.
“Mom, my wife has indeed been using face powder for a year now. She only started using it because I said I liked the smell, so it's definitely not a problem with the face powder!”
Seeing this, Second Master Sheng quickly chimed in.
Unlike the third wife, the second wife of the Sheng family was not jealous. After entering the capital, she never interfered with his extravagant lifestyle outside. In fact, she even covered for him several times for fear that he would be punished by his father.
He was quite satisfied with his obedient wife!
"What was the reason for this? How could something like this suddenly happen?"
Madam Sheng murmured strangely.
“Mother! Don’t you remember? Just now when we were stung, Sheng Wanwan was standing right next to us, but the swarm of bees kept biting us, and Sheng Wanwan was not affected at all.”
And let me tell you…
Next, Madam Sheng the Second told Madam Sheng the story of how she tried to kick Sheng Wanwan, but before she could even get close to her, her legs gave way and she fell to the ground.
Then Madam Sheng remembered that she had fallen to the ground because she was about to hit Sheng Wanwan. She had just swung her hand to hit Sheng Wanwan when she felt her legs go weak and she fell to the ground!
Thinking of this, Old Madam Sheng suddenly said:
"You mean we're in this mess because of Sheng Wanwan? But she's so young! How could she possibly have that kind of power?"
“Mother! At first, my sister-in-law and Sheng Wanwan both said that we were punished by God because we did something immoral. I believed them because of everything that had happened before, and I really thought that we were punished by God because we wanted to hit Sheng Wanwan. But I just thought about it and I don’t think that’s the case!”
There are plenty of truly wicked people in this world, and God doesn't care! But when we discipline our own children, does God care?
This doesn't make sense!
Madam Sheng was still stunned by the sting, which is why she was easily fooled by Chu Shi and Sheng Wanwan's few words. She really felt that she had been punished by heaven.
But after calming down and thinking about it, I realized what had happened.
If God had to manage people like them, there would be far more evil people in the world than them. If God had to manage them all, He would be exhausted.
"You mean everything is because of Sheng Wanwan? The bees were attracted by Sheng Wanwan?"
Madam Sheng frowned, recalling how Sheng Wanwan had stood by with a smile, watching the spectacle, clearly unafraid of the bees when they were stung.
This is hardly the behavior of a toddler over one year old when faced with danger.
If it were any other child, they would probably have been terrified and cried by now.
Moreover, the little maid beside her looked completely calm, not even thinking about taking her young mistress away, as if she knew Sheng Wanwan would be alright. This is just not normal, okay?
“Yes, Mother! Don’t you find it strange? Before Sheng Wanwan was born, Madam Chu was always timid and submissive, completely unlike her current temperament. And Wen Jin, the imperial physician said he wouldn’t wake up, but he inexplicably regained consciousness, and his temperament and personality changed drastically afterward. Mother-in-law, don’t you think these things are really strange if you think about them carefully?”
After Madam Sheng finished speaking, Old Master Sheng and Madam Sheng exchanged a glance, both seeing fear in each other's eyes.
"Liu Fu, go see if the old man has returned from court. If he has, have him come over and tell him I need to see him!"
Old Master Sheng said to the servant behind him.
"Yes, sir!"
The servant acknowledged the order and withdrew...
When Sheng Lingtian returned from court, he heard from the steward that Old Madam Sheng and the others had been stung by bees in the garden. Without even changing out of his official robes, he hurriedly headed towards Songhe Garden.
The servant had just stepped out when he saw Sheng Lingtian stride in. He quickly turned around and said:
"Master, Madam, the eldest master is back!"
"Alright! You may all step back!"
Old Master Sheng dismissed all the servants.
As soon as Sheng Lingtian entered the room, he said urgently:
"Mother! What happened? Why are you being bitten by bees all of a sudden?"
Looking at Sheng Lingtian's anxious and worried expression, Old Madam Sheng couldn't help but sigh and said:
"Ling Tian, sit down first. Your mother and father have something to tell you!"
Next, Madam Sheng asked Second Madam Sheng to recount everything that had happened in the garden from beginning to end.
After Madam Sheng finished speaking, Old Master Sheng slowly began to speak:
“Ling Tian, you heard it too! Your youngest daughter is really strange. I think she may be possessed by an evil spirit.”
Upon hearing this, Sheng Lingtian's eyes widened in shock!
"Has an evil spirit possessed your body?"
"good!"
Grandpa Sheng nodded and continued, "Ling Tian, think about it. Chu Shi used to listen to you completely. Did her attitude towards you only change after Sheng Wanwan was born?"
Upon hearing this, Sheng Lingtian tried hard to recall every little thing that had happened since Sheng Wanwan was born.
Before Sheng Wanwan was born, no matter what Mu Rou'er did, because of the Peach Blossom Sin, Chu Shi was devoted to him.
But ever since Sheng Wanwan was born, Chu Shi seemed to be gradually breaking free from the shackles of the Peach Blossom Sin, becoming increasingly indifferent to him.
At that time, the first time the Chu family's peach blossom curse was cast, it should have been broken little by little.
After he cast the Peach Blossom Curse on the Chu family for the second time, the Chu family gradually softened towards him again. However, on that day, Sheng Wanwan suddenly appeared, and the Chu family's attitude towards him deteriorated again.
From this perspective, his youngest daughter is indeed extraordinary...
“Father! Mother! I also think there’s something wrong with Sheng Wanwan,” Sheng Lingtian said with a serious expression.
When Old Master Sheng and Old Madam Sheng heard Sheng Lingtian say this, they exchanged a glance.
"Ling Tian, you must find a reliable master. Moreover, that evil spirit is very powerful. We must not let the evil spirit know that our family is looking for a master to get rid of her. We must find a way to do this in secret!" Old Master Sheng instructed.
"Yes, Father! Don't worry! I will handle this matter well." Sheng Lingtian nodded solemnly.
He had already made up his mind; it seemed he had to go to Huguo Temple...
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