Chapter 35 Have you been expecting me to die?
"Pretending to be a ghost?"
Gu Qingning was surprised. She didn't expect that such a calm young master would do such a thing.
Could it be that there is some other intention?
Gu Qingning didn't ask any more questions about this matter, but instead asked about Chen Fenfang's clinic guards.
Chen Fenfang: "I have already found four guards who are highly skilled in martial arts and very reliable and sent them to the clinic. Will their wages be paid directly from Songtao Pavilion in the future?"
Gu Qingning: "No need to go through Songtao Pavilion. I opened the clinic personally. I will let Wei Shuhe pay their wages through the clinic."
Chen Fenfang no longer insisted.
Anyway, those guys are all the young master's subordinates, so, it's all their own account.
**
The Feng family acted quickly and invited Master Huishan from Kaifu Temple to perform a ritual the next day.
They didn't dare tell others that they were exorcising ghosts, they just said they were praying for blessings and to help Bi Yue's lost child to be reborn.
The Duke didn't care much about these things in the harem, so he didn't think much about it. After he left, Feng whispered to Master Huishan:
"Master, do you know how to let the dead souls rest in peace?"
Master Huishan: "Aunt Yue's child is not yet formed, so just recite the ordinary sutras for rebirth."
Feng: "What if it's an adult? For example, a general who fought on the battlefield."
Master Huishan was stunned. "Military general?"
Mrs. Feng: "When Jingyu was alive, he was a good kid, but I just found out not long ago that his horoscope was incompatible with mine, so my poor grandson died early. My second daughter-in-law is pregnant with another child, so for safety reasons, please ask the master to help Jingyu pass away as well."
Master Huishan frowned, "But..."
Feng looked at Biyun, and Biyun immediately stuffed a bulging purse into Master Huishan's hand.
There was actually a big gold ingot inside!
Master Huishan put his hands together and said, "The dead are gone, so we should cherish the living and the present. Just recite some more scriptures, burn the talisman with the young master's birth date, and then perform a ritual. That's it."
Feng heaved a sigh of relief and said devoutly, "Then I'll trouble you a lot, Master."
However, because the purpose was to exorcise the ghost for the young master, the ritual had to be held in Songtao Pavilion. Feng did not dare to hold it in Songtao Pavilion as it was difficult to explain, so in the end, it was held in the pavilion near Songtao Pavilion.
She privately instructed Butler Lu Yun to keep an eye on the matter.
After Gu Qingning learned about it, she understood what was going on and reminded everyone in Songtao Pavilion early on that no matter what they heard at night, they should pretend not to hear it.
She also specifically reminded Mo Yu.
"Mo Yu, don't go and see if there's anything going on somewhere else at night."
Mo Yu: "What if Songtao Pavilion is lively?"
Gu Qingning: "We don't care what happens outside Songtao Pavilion. But if anyone breaks in, we will treat them as thieves and beat them up first before we do anything else."
Mo Yu's eyes lit up, "Yeah!"
He is the best at beating people up.
The sky gradually darkened, and the whole Duke's Mansion began to be filled with the smell of cooking smoke.
In Cuiwei Pavilion, Shen Ruoying stood in front of the window with a serious face. She frowned and said, "Hangzhi hasn't returned home yet?"
Aunt Li: "Miss, don't worry about the second young master. He is unhappy. Go out and relax. He will be fine when he feels better."
Shen Ruoying gently stroked her slightly bulging belly and nodded.
She firmly believed that Hangzhi still cared about her the most in his heart, and after some time, they would be back to normal.
Shen Ruoying: "Aunt Li, do you think this salvation is useful?"
Aunt Li: "It's better to believe it than not. Besides, things have not been going well since you married the Second Young Master. Maybe it's really the ghost of the Young Master that's haunting you. The Lady of the Duke is also worried that it will affect the Second Young Master's succession to the title in the future. There's nothing wrong with this."
Shen Ruoying thought about her choice, and she said firmly: "Yes, there is nothing wrong with doing this!"
**
Master Huishan finished the ritual and finally lit three incense sticks on the altar.
He clasped his hands together and muttered something.
"Young Master, you were a hero of the Chu Kingdom when you were alive, and you should protect your family even after you die. If you can't, you might as well reincarnate as soon as possible."
The old monk closed his eyes and muttered to himself.
The other four novices sat cross-legged and also followed suit, beating the wooden fish and reciting scriptures.
A young monk in the corner dozed off, nodded his head, and almost fell down.
He quickly wiped his saliva, picked up the wooden fish again, and prepared to continue hitting it, but suddenly felt something was wrong.
When he looked up again, the little monk found a shadowy figure standing on the bridge not far away. The man was tall and mighty, and seemed to be wearing armor?
He rubbed his eyes, and the man disappeared.
I rubbed my eyes again, and the general-looking figure appeared again!
"Ah!" He let out a scream and fell to the ground.
Master Huishan turned his head and looked at him unhappily, "Why are you shouting?"
The young monk had a terrified look on his face, pointing his finger not far away, "Master, I, I think I saw the ghost of the young master coming back! It's on that bridge!"
Master Huishan also shuddered. He quickly looked at the covered bridge over there, but it was empty. How could there be anyone?
He turned around and was about to blame the young monk, but was horrified to find that the three incense sticks he had just lit had all broken!
Lu Yun also looked over at the covered bridge, but there was no one there. The little monk must have seen it wrong.
But when he turned around, he found that Master Huishan had a pale face and was kneeling and kowtowing in front of the altar.
"Master Huishan, what's wrong with you?"
"It's the young master who showed up! Young master, this matter has nothing to do with me. It's the people from the Duke Qin's Mansion who want to save your soul!"
After finishing speaking, Master Huishan said to Lu Yun, "Please, Steward Lu, arrange a carriage for me. I need to leave immediately."
Lu Yun's eyes were complicated. He looked at the altar fearfully, "Master, could it be that we made a mistake?"
Master Huishan: "There is absolutely no mistake. The young master is a hero of the Great Chu. Even if he is dead, we should not blaspheme him! I have already confessed my crime. If you want to be safe and sound, you'd better confess your crime to him as well!"
Master Huishan insisted on leaving, and Lu Yun finally had to say that he had to go and ask the Duke's wife for instructions.
At this time, in the bedroom in the backyard, Duke Qin and Feng had just laid down in their clothes.
Feng was very happy. She thought that after the salvation, everything would be smooth sailing for Hangzhi. She couldn't sleep, so she wanted to talk to the Duke.
Who would have thought that the person next to me would fall asleep just moments after lying down?
"How did you fall asleep so quickly?" Feng muttered, turned over and looked towards the window.
The window was closed, and because of the night wind, the branches outside the window were swaying in the wind, casting dim shadows.
As soon as Feng closed her eyes, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
When I opened my eyes again, I found a shadow in armor on the window!
A low voice came faintly:
"Mother, have you been looking forward to my death so that Hangzhi can take the throne? Hmm?"
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