Yuan Qi had just finished drawing one. She put down her talisman brush, carefully placed the talisman paper aside to dry, then picked up another piece of yellow paper and placed it in front of her. Only then did she look up and ask Hong Shan, "Do you know what I said? Why are you asking me for it?"
Sequoia was quite embarrassed. She didn't know what talismans could do. The one she had heard of most was the peace talisman, which could be obtained from any Taoist temple or Buddhist monastery for three coins each.
"Could it be that what Miss drew wasn't a peace charm?"
Judging from how serious you are, I don't even know if the talisman you draw will work. It might not even be as good as a three-cent peace talisman from a Taoist temple or Buddhist monastery. I'm only asking you for one because I think highly of you.
“I drew a spirit-gathering talisman, a high-level talisman for setting up arrays. I’m going to set up a small spirit-gathering array in Peony Residence to help me cultivate. I’ve already drawn eight circles around the house. Go and dig a one-foot square pit in those circles.”
After saying that, Yuan Qi looked at Hong Shan with his bright, sparkling eyes, and then formed a hand seal, casting a talisman into Hong Shan.
Hongshan was an ordinary person; she couldn't see through Yuan Qi's talisman and had no idea what Yuan Qi had done to her.
Yuan Qi asked her, "Were you sent by the Madam to spy on me?"
Hongshan wanted to say no, but she blurted out what was on her mind: "Yes, Luzhu and I were originally second-class maids in Madam's courtyard. When Seventh Miss came, Madam asked us to serve her. We had to report to Madam every day what Seventh Miss said and did."
She only realized what she had done after she finished speaking. She covered her mouth, panicked and frightened.
Yuan Qi smiled, his eyes crinkling, without telling her that what he had just injected into her body was a truth talisman.
Looking at Yuan Qi's innocent and harmless appearance, kind and ignorant, Hong Shan felt as if she were bewitched. She turned around in a panic and found that there was no one else in the room. Green Bamboo was not there either. Even if she had said something just now, it would not reach the ears of the madam.
Yuan Qi then asked her, "What do Madam and Fourth Miss plan to do with me?"
Sequoia warned herself that she must not tell Miss Seven about the Madam's plan, or she would be finished.
She tried to cover her mouth, but her hand seemed to have a mind of its own, stopping just an inch away from her mouth, unable to cover it.
"Madam originally planned to invite a matron from the palace to teach Miss manners, and also to take this opportunity to teach Miss a good lesson, so that Miss would know that the rules of the Jiang family are not to be trifled with. But Sixth Miss said that you are just an outsider, and inviting a matron from the palace to teach you would be too much of an honor for you. She said that finding any matron from the manor who knows the rules to teach Miss would be a great favor to you. Fourth Miss also said that she would persuade the Marquis not to hold a welcoming banquet for you and not to announce your status to the outside world. When you get older, she can just marry you off to a servant."
very good.
Yuan Qi didn't care much about these things. She formed a hand seal and cast another talisman on Hong Shan. This was a silencing talisman, so that Hong Shan would not be able to say a word about her whenever she mentioned her to others.
Sequoia was surprised to find that after she said what she couldn't say, she was able to cover her mouth with her hand!
Good heavens, this is a ghost!
Could it be that even the heavens couldn't stand seeing the madam and the fourth young lady bullying the seventh young lady, and were using her mouth to tell the seventh young lady these things?
"Go dig a hole."
In less than half an hour, all eight talismans needed to set up the spirit-gathering array were drawn.
Yuan Qi had Hongshan find eight small boxes and put them into the eight pits respectively.
The spiritual energy of the entire capital city slowly flowed towards this place, and before long Yuan Qi felt that the spiritual energy here was abundant, and his spirits were greatly invigorated.
If you look closely, you'll notice that the flowers and plants in the courtyard of the Peony Residence seem much more vibrant and lively.
Xichun Courtyard was prepared for the young ladies of the Jiang family. The houses in the courtyard were not separated by walls, but were distributed in a staggered manner.
Yuan Qi's spirit-gathering array wasn't very large, just a circle about thirty meters in diameter, enclosing the house and its courtyard.
Now that the Peony Residence is full of spiritual energy, a magpie immediately landed on a sycamore tree in front of the residence, chirping incessantly, praising the abundance of spiritual energy here and saying it wanted to build its nest here.
However, Yuan Qi was not very satisfied. If the talisman for the spirit-gathering array were carved from Kunlun jade, the effect would be better, and the amount of spiritual energy gathered would be more than ten times that of the current one.
But what could she do? She didn't have enough money to buy Kunlun jade. She'd have to make do for now.
The magpie was still chirping noisily in the paulownia tree. Before entering the house, Yuan Qi looked in the direction of the magpie and found that it was a magpie that had gained sentience and had cultivated for many years. It should be able to understand human speech, so he pointed at it and said, "If you keep chirping, don't build a nest here. Do you want to attract all the birds in the capital?"
The magpie indeed shut its mouth, tilted its head to look at Yuan Qi, and realized that Yuan Qi was the one who set up the spirit-gathering array. Although he was young, he was very capable.
The magpie pecked at the tree trunk next to it several times, as if to express its dissatisfaction.
Yuan Qi formed hand seals and struck at the magpie.
Sensing something was wrong, the magpie flapped its wings and fled.
Yuan Qi didn't take it to heart; she wouldn't go so far as to exterminate a magpie.
Upon seeing this, Hongshan's face lit up with joy: "Miss, it's a good thing that a magpie has come to visit, why scare it away?"
"Noisy".
Not long after they entered the house, Jiang Bailu arrived with a nanny who looked to be around forty years old, accompanied by Jiang Songlu.
Hongshan betrayed them, and upon seeing Jiang Bailu and Jiang Songlu, she felt inexplicably guilty. She subconsciously moved away, and just as she was about to run away, Lüzhu entered, her face showing a hint of excitement.
"What are you doing here?" Yuan Qi's good mood vanished the moment he saw the group. The old woman who came had slanted eyebrows, triangular eyes, and high cheekbones. She looked like a mean and ruthless person, and she looked down on Yuan Qi.
Jiang Bailu felt a sense of relief at the thought that Jiang Yuanqi's days ahead would be difficult.
“Mother said that you grew up in a Taoist temple and are not familiar with the rules of the mansion. From now on, Wang Mama will teach you the rules so that you won’t offend important people in the future. People who know will think you are ill-mannered, and people who don’t know will think that all the women in our Jiang family are like this. Mother said that we must not let the whole Jiang family lose face because of you.”
Jiang Songlu flattered Jiang Bailu at every opportunity, and also scolded Yuan Qi: "If you don't learn the rules properly, we will lose face in the future. Granny Wang, you must do your best to be strict and make sure that the Seventh Miss learns the rules."
Granny Wang shook her head and almost squeezed out a sentence through clenched teeth: "This servant obeys your command and will definitely teach Seventh Miss."
Yuan Qi glanced at the group absentmindedly: "I understand. It's getting late, so I won't see you off. We can talk about the rules tomorrow."
Jiang Bailu immediately got angry: "What do you mean? Don't you want to learn? Mother said you have to start learning now, and that my sixth sister and I should keep an eye on you..."
With a "thud," something landed on Jiang Bailu's forehead; it was still warm and had a slightly foul smell.
Jiang Bailu raised her hand and touched it; it was bird droppings...
"ah……"
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