Senior

Mu Jingrui slowly put the book in his hand on the table and looked at his worried mother: "Aunt, just relax." The corners of his mouth curled up: "They can't find out about me."

Yunniang glanced at her son who was calm and composed, and rubbed her brows: "You are quite calm." Her right eyelid twitched unconsciously again: "Your father will ask those Taoist priests to come to the mansion today, so you must hide those evil things of yours."

Mu Jingrui looked at his mother deeply and nodded calmly.

Even if they found out, there was nothing they could do.

It is impossible for the people of Chu to tell what this thing from Liang is.

*

Today, a Taoist priest came to the mansion to exorcise evil spirits, so the old lady summoned all the members of the Mu family to the Xu family courtyard.

She has always believed in this kind of divine power, so when Lord Chongde proposed this action yesterday, she immediately nodded in agreement, but she did not think that Xu's illness was unusual at all.

Since giving birth to Mu Wan'er, Mrs. Xu has been suffering from illnesses frequently, and perhaps this factor is indeed involved.

In mid-April, the weather has gradually become hot and dry.

When Mu An Ning arrived at Xu's courtyard, it was noon and the sun was shining brightly.

After walking for only half an hour, she felt beads of sweat on her forehead.

Xu's maids hung their heads and stood there motionless.

Grandmother and adoptive father had not yet arrived. Only Yunniang and her two children were talking in low voices.

Mu Jingyue was wearing a light green gauze dress today and seemed to be in a particularly good mood. When she saw her coming, she smiled and greeted her, "Big sister."

Mu An Ning nodded to a few people, but had no intention of talking. He just stood aside and waited quietly.

After returning home from the blind date yesterday, Mu Jingyue kept telling her grandmother at the dinner table, intentionally or unintentionally, that she and Mr. Tan got along very well and were interested in each other.

At first, her grandmother was a little bit critical of her, but when she heard that Tan Wenhuai was this year's third place winner, she fell silent in thought, then smiled and told her to interact more with Mr. Tan.

Even though she originally had a good impression of Mr. Tan, she felt a little uncomfortable once this matter was regarded as a task.

Although her marriage with Gu Huaizhi was similar in the past and she enjoyed it foolishly, she doesn't want to repeat the same mistake now.

After this conversation, my grandmother focused all her attention on Tan Wenhuai and did not mention a word about which young man was supposed to go boating with her yesterday.

Mu An Ning was suddenly attracted by the scene in front of him and was abruptly pulled back from his thoughts.

In the middle of the yard, a young Taoist priest who looked no more than ten years old suddenly appeared, wearing a jade crown and with delicate features.

Although he was very young, he looked very dignified and kept making some movements that she couldn't understand.

Just when she was beginning to doubt, the little Taoist priest seemed to sense her gaze, and his bright eyes looked straight at her, so clear that they seemed to see through everything.

Mu An Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded slightly, but the little Taoist just frowned, ignored her, turned around and continued to do those weird movements.

"Master Xuancheng, please."

A voice was heard, Mu An Ning looked back, and saw his grandmother and adoptive father leading a Taoist priest with gray hair and a wide-brimmed Taoist hat walking slowly towards him.

In the past, she would go to the temple with the Mu family to pray, but she had never seen her adoptive father be so respectful.

The identity of the Taoist priest in front of him should be extraordinary.

The young Taoist priest stopped when he saw the person coming.

He respectfully called out "Uncle Master", took out an antique bronze mirror from his bag, and handed it to the old man called Taoist Xuancheng.

During this time, Madam Mu frowned and looked at her son, with a hint of displeasure in her voice: "Why hasn't Wan'er arrived yet?"

She had clearly instructed that except for Mu Guiling who was busy with official duties and could not leave, the rest of the Mu family should be present.

The Duke of Chongde frowned and said to his mother respectfully, "Wan'er just sent someone to tell me that she has a fever."

Mu An Ning's eyebrows moved slightly, and a hint of doubt appeared on her face.

Clearly, Mu Wan'er came to see her this morning, full of energy and vitality. How come she is sick now?

Madam Mu nodded slightly. Although she was a little surprised, she did not doubt it.

She looked solemn, and suddenly ordered the nanny beside her, "Go and call out Xu."

The Taoist priest was summoned to exorcise evil spirits this time because of Xu's illness, but she stayed in the house without going out, which was really impolite.

Chongdehou glanced at Xu's door, his heart skipped a beat, and he advised, "Mother, Xu's illness is quite serious, it is not appropriate for her to go out and see people."

He was somewhat worried that his mother would become seriously ill after seeing Xu's half-human, half-ghost appearance.

But what he feared more was the speculation and criticism that would arise after outsiders learned that his wife suffered from such a mysterious disease.

Madam Mu frowned, with obvious displeasure on her face.

Taoist Xuancheng looked solemn, his long white beard trembling slightly, and suddenly he said, "Madam, it's okay for you to stay in the house." He glanced at the servants around him and said with a smile, "Please ask Madam to let everyone who is not related to you leave."

Mu An Ning's fingertips moved slightly, secretly guessing the Taoist's intention, turned around and nodded, signaling Baoqin to go down as well.

The young Taoist priest said respectfully to the old Taoist priest, "Uncle Master, it's almost done."

Taoist Priest Xuancheng nodded slightly and walked slowly to the center of the yard, muttering something, while the young Taoist priest stood aside, looking around from time to time.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but even though the sun was shining brightly, Mu An Ning only felt a cool breeze lingering around her body, causing a thin layer of goosebumps to appear on her forearms.

Suddenly, Taoist Xuancheng stopped chanting aloud and slowly closed his eyes, as if he was feeling everything around him.

At this moment, a slight sound suddenly came from Xu's tightly closed door, causing those who were staring at the Taoist priest with bated breath to shudder involuntarily, and the atmosphere around them seemed to become even quieter.

After a while, the old Taoist priest opened his eyes and suddenly cast his gaze towards the people present.

His gaze was grim and deep, scanning Yunniang, her mother and her two children one by one, and finally stopped on Mu Jingrui.

Yunniang's eyebrows jumped, and her nails couldn't help but dig into the palm of her hand. An ominous premonition came over her heart.

Mu Jingrui, on the other hand, had a faint smile on his face, looking unperturbed, and stood still calmly without showing any sign of panic.

Taoist Xuancheng looked the harmless black-robed boy up and down, frowned and said, "This young man and the person in the room have a conflict of horoscopes."

He glanced at the bronze mirror in his hand again, then turned back and said meaningfully to Chongde Hou Mu's wife, "If both of them stay in the mansion, one of them will be entangled in bad luck."

Yunniang frowned and wanted to refute, but she knew it was not appropriate for her to speak at this time.

In her opinion, although it was unclear what the old Taoist priest was up to, he was clearly just talking nonsense.

He didn't have her son's horoscope, so how could there be a conflict between the horoscopes?

Old Madam Mu first glanced at Mu Jingrui, then looked at Xu's tightly closed door, and nodded slightly thoughtfully, as if she already had a plan in mind.

After everything was over, the young Taoist put Taoist Xuancheng's bronze mirror into the bag behind him.

Mu An Ning was secretly amazed and observed his half-brother quietly.

While she was observing, Taoist Xuancheng passed by her and suddenly stopped.

Mu An Ning came to his senses immediately and straightened his back unconsciously.

Could it be that Taoist Xuancheng wanted to say that she also has problems?

His sharp eyes lingered on her face, especially the area between her eyebrows.

However, he did not say anything, but just looked at her deeply and left.

Mu An Ning bit her lip and stared quietly at the figure that was getting farther and farther away.

"Uncle Master, it's rare for us to go down the mountain, why don't we go and see Brother?"

"You do think about him, but your senior brother is just like your master, a dragon that can only be seen from the head but not the tail..."

She couldn't hear what was said afterwards.

*

In the main hall, Madam Mu took a sip of tea and stared at Yunniang and Mu Jingrui beside her.

She pondered for a moment, and finally said, "Let Jingrui stay in the other courtyard of the Marquis' Mansion for a few days."

The heirs of a marquis's mansion are certainly important, but the wife that the marquis's mansion has married with a formal marriage ceremony is equally important.

Although we don’t know what disease Ms. Xu has, if we let her illness continue, I’m afraid rumors will spread.

Yunniang was startled when she heard this, but she didn't dare to confront the old lady, so she looked at the Marquis of Chongde timidly: "My Lord..." Her eyes were full of tears, which made people feel pity: "Rui'er is still young. I am worried about letting him live alone in the other courtyard."

There was a hint of hesitation in the eyes of Marquis Chongde. He glanced at his concubine and then at his illegitimate son.

At this moment, Mu Jingrui took a step forward, his youthful face full of seriousness: "Grandma, Father." He lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes: "If it can make mother recover, Jingrui is willing to go to the other courtyard."

Madam Mu nodded with satisfaction, glanced at Yunniang, and said with a smile: "This is what the descendants of our Mu family should be like." Her eyes were full of kindness: "Don't worry, when your mother recovers, your grandmother will send someone to take you back home."

*

[Okay, dog system, stop bothering me. Am I not on my way to the raid? ]

[Isn't it simple to ask about your health? 】

[Just wait, we will give you a happy ending soon! ]

When Mu An Ning came to visit the "sick" Mu Wan'er, he heard such confusing words.

Mu Wan'er was indeed not infected with the disease, just as she had guessed.

She didn't know whether to knock on the door and go in, or just leave quietly and pretend she didn't hear anything.

But before she could think it through, Mu Wan'er pushed the door open and the two of them bumped into each other.

Mu Wan'er stopped in her tracks and asked in a mocking tone, "Sister...sister?"

Mu An Ning nodded slightly, his eyes scanning his sister, and asked uncertainly: "Wan'er, are you...going to leave the house?"

The girl in front of him was wearing a simple men's outfit. Compared to her appearance in Wutong City, she no longer had a long beard, but looked more delicate and handsome.

A trace of struggle flashed across Mu Wan'er's face, and she nodded awkwardly, as if she had done something bad.

[Help! How come you bumped into my girl while doing a mission! ]

【Alas...I got it!】

She turned her eyes and said with a smile: "Sister, I have another set of men's clothes in my room."

Mu An Ning moved his fingertips slightly, looking at the girl's smiling face, and immediately had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, her next words were: "Sister, please accompany me out of the house."