"Hahahaha..." Yuan Qi laughed so hard she couldn't straighten up. She pointed at the bird droppings on Jiang Bailu's head and mocked her, "You're really lucky, those are magpie droppings."
May this good fortune come a dozen more times!
Jiang Bailu screamed and ran away. This was even more painful for her than being humiliated by others; she simply couldn't take it anymore.
Jiang Songlu quickly chased after her, and Wang Mama was at a loss as to what to do after giving birth.
Yuan Qi suddenly stopped smiling and raised an eyebrow slightly to remind her, "Your master has left, aren't you leaving yet?"
Granny Wang pursed her lips and left.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Bailu's sharp reprimanding voice rang out in the courtyard: "Catch that magpie and stew it!"
Jiang Songlu hurriedly urged the servants, "Hurry up! From now on, there can't be a single bird in the yard!"
One of the maids asked with great difficulty, "But how can we control the birds?"
Jiang Bailu was being served by several maids who wiped the bird droppings off her forehead, but she could still smell the stench of bird droppings, which made her want to vomit.
"I don't care. If I ever see that magpie again, none of you will get away with it."
The maids had no choice but to suffer in silence, so they found bamboo poles and used them to shoot birds everywhere.
At Peony Pavilion, a magpie hovered before Yuan Qi, speaking in a rather arrogant tone: "So, can I live here? I can help you tease Jiang Bailu, and I can also help you gather information and keep an eye on people. All the birds in the capital listen to me..."
"Hmm..." Yuan Qi stroked her chin and thought seriously. She really didn't have any help in Kyoto. Animals were more reliable than people, and this one was the leader of the bird world. It would probably be useful in a critical moment.
Yuan Qi was happy about it, but he couldn't show it.
She pretended to be reluctant.
"Okay, you can set up your nest here, but you can't just take advantage of me for nothing. You have to do a few things for me."
The magpies chirped merrily, thinking Yuan Qi was a great person, allowing him to cultivate in this spirit-gathering array. If that were the case, he could transform into human form in a few decades. What they said made sense; he couldn't just stay in their place for free.
"Tell me, I'll agree to anything."
Yuan Qi suddenly felt that this bird wasn't very bright. He agreed to everything others said, no matter what. What if they set a trap for him? Would this bird be reliable in the future?
"First, when I'm not around, you have to watch the door for me, especially if anyone tries anything funny, you must tell me." Yuan Qi had a feeling that Jiang Bailu wouldn't let her off easily. Not to mention anything else, just take that bracelet from Old Madam Bai, she wouldn't give up until she got it.
"Secondly, keep an eye on the Jiang family. I feel that none of them are good people. I saved Old Madam Bai, and not a single person expressed their gratitude. These people are heartless; they tried to get rid of me with just a bracelet."
"Third, if I need anything in the future, could you help me deliver a message or something? We'll talk about that later. I can't think of anything else right now, but I'll add it later if I remember."
The magpie felt very fortunate to be born into such a world. It was such a great bargain to be able to cultivate in a place full of spiritual energy by doing such a simple thing.
He would be more than willing.
"My name is Shen Xun." Shen Xun flapped her wings and flew away.
As soon as he flew out of the yard, screams erupted everywhere.
"That's the bird! Kill it, roast it, and eat it! Hurry!" Jiang Bailu pointed at Shen Xun, almost jumping up excitedly.
"Ah..." A huge clump of bird droppings landed on Jiang Bailu's head. "Waaah... Why does he only poop on my head..."
"You useless things, you can't even catch a bird, what use are you!"
Shen Xun found some branches outside to build a nest, and returned in no time. The maids and servants who were catching birds saw this and desperately tried to reach higher places to catch it.
Someone else saw Shenxun building a nest in the paulownia tree at Shaoyao Residence and quickly reported it to Jiang Bailu.
Jiang Bailu was furious. The bird that pooped on her head and face was now trying to build its nest there. It was outrageous! They were taking advantage of the Jiang family because they had no one left to rely on.
She called her servant to bring a ladder, intending to climb the tree and destroy the bird's nest.
This time she learned her lesson and wore a veil to cover her head and face when she came out, so as not to be defected on again.
Shenxun was a bird that had lived for over three hundred years and was about to take human form. It still possessed some spiritual power. With a flap of its wings, the servant who had climbed up, along with the ladder, tumbled down.
The servant broke his leg.
Jiang Bailu angrily cursed, "A bunch of good-for-nothings."
The incident at Xichun Courtyard alarmed the masters of the Jiang family. Jiang Juncai, upon hearing that his sister was arguing with a bird, also rushed over.
When Jiang Bailu saw her brother, she reverted to her quiet and dignified lady-like demeanor and complained to him, feeling wronged: "Brother, it was that bird that pulled me twice."
What should Jiang Juncai do if he can't help but laugh?
Jiang Junjing and Jiang Junyu also arrived to see what was going on.
Jiang Jiulu and her brother were also there. They stood alone around the paulownia tree, looking up at it, where a magpie stood arrogantly in confrontation with them.
Jiang Junyu said, "Fourth sister, let it go. Magpies are auspicious birds. I think he didn't mean it."
Although Jiang Juncai found the situation somewhat amusing, he wouldn't allow his sister to be bullied by a bird: "Cut it off."
If you cut down the paulownia tree, the magpies will naturally leave.
Yuan Qi stood at the door, showing no intention of stopping the group from cutting down the tree.
Jiang Junjing stared at the phoenix tree for a moment, lost in thought: "The phoenix tree attracts the phoenix. The trees in the manor are not planted casually. Moving this tree may disrupt the feng shui of our manor. Fourth sister, why bother with a bird?"
Jiang Bailu felt that her status in the hearts of her two half-brothers was even lower than that of a bird, and a bird with no relatives at that.
She was very unhappy: "No, either catch the bird and roast it for me to eat, or cut down the sycamore tree."
The sycamore tree was cut down just like that.
The place that Shenxun had just found to live was gone just like that. The bird was very unhappy!
Yuan Qi had Hong Shan find a birdcage to hang under the eaves as a temporary dwelling for Shen Xun.
That evening, Jiang Bailu took a bath. She had her maid wash her several times to make sure there was no bird droppings smell before she came out of the tub.
In the middle of the night, Shen Xun flew in through the crack in the open window and kicked over a candle left in the corner.
The candle fell onto the gauze curtain and quickly ignited.
Shen Xun deliberately flew to Jiang Bailu's bed and spat out a wisp of spiritual energy from her pointed mouth, causing Jiang Bailu to fall into a deep sleep.
Burn her to death!
They didn't even spare the maids on night watch, letting them fall into a deep sleep.
A raging fire broke out in Plum Blossom Pavilion, illuminating half of the Jiang residence, before anyone realized that the pavilion was on fire.
"Fire! Fire!"
Jiang Bailu was shaken awake by the old woman who rushed in. In her dream, she was in a sea of fire and she was desperately trying to escape, but the fire kept chasing her.
She opened her eyes and found herself in a sea of fire. The fire had already set the curtains ablaze, half of her beautiful hair was burned off, and a patch of her arm was charred.
The old woman searched for something to put out the burning hair, but there was fire everywhere and nothing she could use.
With a "splash," the servant rushed in and splashed a bucket of water on her, finally putting out the fire that was burning her hair. But Jiang Bailu was also soaked to the bone.
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