Xu Keke had not yet received any news about the Jin family from Yan Shuo.
Rumors about her began to circulate outside, and by the time they reached the Du family, her child with the foolish young master of the Sun family was already almost able to run.
Du Bingtian was furious when he heard the news. If the Commander's Mansion took it seriously, how could his eldest daughter ever marry into the Yan family?
Xu Keke didn't care. With the Sun family's influence in the city, these rumors wouldn't be hard to suppress.
Those spreading rumors were mistaken; they believed they had something going on with Yan Shuo and were determined to marry into the Commander's household. Little did they know, they had no affair with Yan Shuo and weren't worried about the Commander's household having a bad impression of them.
Du Bingtian had no idea about any of this and kept cursing those gossipy people. He repeatedly told Xu Keke to go to the young marshal and make sure he found those who were spreading rumors and had them all executed.
Xu Keke ignored him. Du Shan and Lin Meijuan were both in their rooms and hadn't come down, so there was really no need for them to chime in. Even if she didn't speak, Du Bingtian was already quite amused by his self-answering.
Although Madam Du did not express her opinion, Xu Keke caught the look of disgust in her eyes several times when she looked at her.
Xu Keke became increasingly convinced of her judgment: the old lady Du was not the way the original owner of this body thought.
“I heard at the Sun family’s house that the Taoist priest at Miaojin Temple in the south is very efficacious. Since my third sister and second concubine are like this, why don’t we ask him to come and take a look?”
Upon hearing Xu Keke speak, Old Madam Du looked at her warily and sternly rebuked her, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would our family need a Taoist priest?"
Xu Keke smiled indifferently, "I was just saying, you and Father can decide for yourselves. I only heard the old lady and several ladies at the Sun family home talking about it that day. I figured that with their status in the city, they must be better informed than us."
"I've heard about the Taoist priests at Miaojin Temple. It's just that they're not easy to invite." Du Bingtian didn't think as much as Old Madam Du did; on the contrary, he agreed with Xu Keke's words.
"If needed, just ask Mayor Hu's wife or the young marshal, either side, to pass on a message," Xu Keke said nonchalantly.
Old Madam Du looked at her as if she didn't recognize her. Xu Keke looked back and saw a knowing look in those cloudy, aged eyes.
Xu Keke thought of the woman in the diary who was skilled at communication and got along well with everyone. She realized that she had reminded Old Madam Du of someone.
After much deliberation, the family followed Madam Du's wishes and Du Jue finally called Fu Kai, asking Chief of Staff Chen to help invite a Taoist priest from Miaojin Temple.
I don't know what they said over there, but not long after, a Taoist priest from Miaojin Temple arrived at the door. He had a tall, venerable appearance and spoke with great refinement, which immediately made people believe him to some extent.
However, judging from the Taoist priest's polite and respectful attitude towards Xu Keke, it was clear what they had said. Xu Keke was fine, but Du Bingtian was quite pleased with himself, unconsciously displaying the air of a young marshal's future father-in-law.
After listening to the Du family's description, the Taoist priest instructed the young Taoist disciple who was with him to set up an altar under the paulownia tree and begin the ritual.
Xu Keke looked at it and found nothing particularly novel. It was nothing more than pouring wine onto the sword, then breathing fire from his mouth to ignite it, and then chanting incantations while using the fire on the sword to burn the yellow paper with the incantation written on it.
That Taoist priest was indeed a remarkable person; while he was doing these things, Xu Keke could be seen glancing towards the second floor from time to time.
The third concubine on the second floor stared at Xu Keke with a gloomy face.
After the Taoist priest finished his ritual and sheathed his sword, he said to Du Bingtian, "Just now, I noticed that there is still evil energy in your mansion. I wonder if I could take a look inside?"
Du Bingtian was naturally delighted with these words.
The Taoist priest then took out a compass from his satchel and solemnly walked around the house, both inside and outside. Finally, he pointed to the third concubine's window and said to Du Bingtian,
"There is a gloomy atmosphere here, and those who live in this house are bound to bring evil spirits. Your career is not going well because of her. If this continues, it may bring irreparable disaster to your family. If Director Du believes what I say, it would be best to move her away to avoid your family being implicated."
Du Bingtian cared most about his career, and the Taoist priest's words really hit the nail on the head.
Moreover, this person is most afraid of being led to think too deeply. The more Du Bingtian thought about it, the more he felt that the Taoist priest was right. It wasn't that he hadn't been promoted since he got his third concubine.
Especially the Taoist priest's last words, "Director Du," struck a chord with Du Bingtian. He was most bothered by being called "Deputy Director Du" by others. The Taoist priest's address was undoubtedly a hint that he would soon be promoted to a full-fledged position.
Xu Keke didn't expect that there would be a free gift included.
She hadn't called people here today for the sake of the Third Concubine; she had something else to discuss with the Taoist priest.
It's good to move the third concubine away now. It's a way of solving one problem ahead of time.
"The Taoist priest is indeed amazing. I heard from the Sun family that the Taoist priest's predictions are extremely accurate. Last time I went to see the young master of the Sun family, I spoke a few words with him, and at that time I felt that his mind seemed to be clearer."
I don't think marriage is necessarily necessary. But in our family, if we do the math, maybe someone has a cursed fate. Perhaps dispelling that curse would have the same effect.
A look of surprise flashed across the Taoist priest's eyes.
Xu Keke continued, "To tell you the truth, the person living in that window you just pointed to is our family's third concubine. I never expected that our third concubine, like the third wife of the Sun family, would also be sent away."
The Taoist priest replied meticulously, "I have decided to go to the Sun family the day after tomorrow. The feng shui direction needs to be observed at the time; sometimes, moving one thing can change the whole situation."
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