Chapter 38 I don't have that ability
The mansion of Marquis Yongyi was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and families from various families were standing in three layers inside and outside. Everyone's face showed the joy of watching the fun and not minding the big things.
Speaking of marrying a concubine, the first one in Bianjing City is the young marquis of Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. Although no one knows who she is, she can make the young marquis and Jiang agree to marry her. The title of "concubine" alone arouses the curiosity of many people.
Not to mention that there were rumors in Bianjing City that the newly married eldest daughter of the Xie family was possessed by evil spirits.
Of course, many people are skeptical about the absurd remarks that have arisen recently. However, it is a bit strange that Qin Junyi is about to welcome his concubine into the family, and the Xie family has not shown up.
Could the rumors be true?
The Xie family had a high status in Bian Jing, and they even had a say in front of the emperor.
But they allowed the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion to bully their daughter like this. This is also a disguised way of looking down on the Xie family. Can the Xie family tolerate this?
Just as everyone was talking, Qin Junyi appeared in front of the gate of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. He looked majestic and smiling. It was the look of someone who had married his beloved woman. Everyone watched Qin Junyi get off his horse and walk towards the bridal sedan. This was completely different from when Xie got married.
It was not until Qin Junyi led Shangguan Yao, who was wearing a green wedding dress, out of the sedan chair that the people around started to make a fuss.
Qin Junyi and Shangguan Yao walked into the Marquis' Mansion amid the laughter of the crowd.
The rules for a co-wife are similar to those for a wife.
After Qin Junyi took Shangguan Yao through some tedious rules, the hall was filled with the elders of the Qin family.
The second wife Qin Fengyuan and his wife Bai, the third wife Qin Beiyuan and his wife Zheng sat on the left and right sides respectively.
Jiang swept away the gloom of Jiang Yin's death and sat in the hall with a smile on her face.
Xie Rongying, who had been isolated since her appearance, looked relaxed, as if the discussions around her had no effect on her.
Amidst the clamor of drums and drums, Qin Junyi and Shangguan Yao walked into the main hall amid the matchmaker's auspicious words.
Xie Rongying was still sitting in the same place where she had met Shangguan Yao that day. Looking at Shangguan Yao walking in the hustle and bustle with a round fan covering her face, a dark light flashed in her eyes.
Qin Junyi and Shangguan Yao came to the center and, led by the matchmaker, knelt down to pay homage to Jiang and the elders of the Qin family.
After a series of complicated rituals of kneeling to pay homage to the elders, tea is served to the wife in front of everyone.
This time, the discussion around them obviously decreased a lot.
Jiang was indeed in a good mood these two days. She had heard the rumors in Bianjing City. On the contrary, the more she heard, the more certain she was that Shangguan Yao was behind it.
How could Jiang be in a bad mood when she could easily see someone taking care of Xie Rongying?
"Young Madam, it's time to serve tea to the Young Madam." As soon as the matchmaker's voice fell, Xueqing came over with a tray.
When Shangguan Yao heard the word "young madam", her eyes were deep, but in the next second she showed a gentle smile and walked towards Xie Rongying with the teacup in hand.
Xie Rongying's gaze lingered on the teacup in Shangguan Yao's hand for a moment, and the smile on the corner of her lips deepened.
"Sister, please have some tea." Shangguan Yao bent slightly and handed the teacup to Xie Rongying with both hands.
Xie Rongying picked up the teacup with one hand and slowly opened the lid.
Shangguan Yao stared at the teacup as it was slowly moved towards Xie Rongying's lips. Her eyebrows moved slightly and her gaze turned to Xue Qing beside her.
Xue Qing nodded imperceptibly, and Shangguan Yao's slightly frowned brows relaxed.
After a while, Xie Rongying took a sip of tea, covered the teacup with the lid, and Yunniang stepped forward to take the teacup.
Xie Rongying said, "From now on, I'll trouble you, my sister, to take good care of the young marquis, serve mother well, and help her manage the mansion with me."
"I will definitely serve mother and take good care of husband together with you." Shangguan Yao smiled faintly and bowed.
Xie Rongying raised her hand and took out a golden hairpin from her hair. She stood up and was about to insert it into Shangguan Yao's hair, but Shangguan Yao took two steps back.
Seeing this, Xie Rongying smiled faintly: "Sister, do you think I will secretly harm you in front of everyone?"
Shangguan Yao's expression froze slightly. She looked at the eyes around her and thought that Xie Rongying would not be so stupid as to harm her in front of everyone. She said, "No, sister, I just think your gold hairpin is too valuable. I can't afford it."
Xie Rongying stepped forward and, smiling, inserted the golden hairpin into Shangguan Yao's hair: "I wish you and your husband a long and happy marriage."
Never separate!
Qin Junyi, who was standing aside, frowned as he listened to Xie Rongying's words.
"Why are you looking at me like that, my husband?" Xie Rongying noticed Qin Jun's strange look and smiled, "I sincerely wish you and your sister the best."
Shangguan Yao bowed and thanked: "Thank you for your blessing, my husband and I will have a happy marriage forever."
Xie Rongying smiled faintly and nodded, then sat down again, indicating that this session could be ended.
Seeing this, the matchmaker shouted, "The ceremony is over. Send her to the bridal chamber!"
As soon as the words fell, blessings, jokes, and discussions were heard all around.
"This young lady doesn't look like she's been possessed by evil spirits."
"Yes, she speaks softly and has the demeanor of a wife."
"It turns out that the rumors are not credible."
"Young lady, you are wrong." At this moment, an old man dressed in sage-like attire stepped out from among the women who had just been discussing. He ignored the looks from the others and said, "This evil spirit fears joy. Clearly, the young lady in the high seat is not under the control of the evil spirit at this moment."
At this time, Matchmaker was helping Shangguan Yao to leave the main hall. When she saw a Taoist priest appear, she was about to step forward and say something when she was stopped by Shangguan Yao.
The matchmaker looked at Shangguan Yao in confusion, and Shangguan Yao shook her head.
"This is the time when the evil spirit is at its weakest. If we want to save the young lady's life, we need to perform some rituals. If we wait until this time and this festive atmosphere are over, it will be difficult to deal with the evil spirit. This evil spirit has already killed one person, and I'm afraid it will continue to harm others."
As everyone listened to the old man's words, there was an uproar around them, and everyone's face was filled with fear.
Whenever people mention ghosts and gods, they are filled with awe and imagination.
Fear occupies most of my heart.
Everyone present cast strange looks at Xie Rongying who was sitting firmly in her seat.
Even though Jiang knew what was going on, he was still slightly shocked after hearing the old man's words.
Thinking about Xie Rongying's changes, could it be that Xie Rongying was really possessed by an evil spirit?
Qin Beiyuan's wife, Bai, looked at Jiang and said, "Sister-in-law, I've noticed something's amiss since my eldest brother came back and Xie started stirring things up. We all know that Xie's eldest daughter knows the rules and etiquette, respects her elders, and cares for her juniors. She never made a mistake in the first half month after marrying into our mansion, but then something started to go wrong. It turns out she's been possessed by an evil spirit. What bad luck."
Sitting opposite, Zheng from the second room glanced worriedly at Xie Rongying, who looked relaxed, and said, "Sister-in-law, there are no such things as ghosts and gods in this world. It's okay if they're just spread around, but what nonsense are you talking about?"
"Second sister-in-law." Bai was most annoyed by Zheng's nice-natured attitude: "Didn't you hear what the Taoist priest said just now? Besides, I'm not the only one who has seen the changes in Xie since she came in."
When Zheng was about to say something, Qin Fengyuan stopped her: "Don't talk nonsense."
Zheng looked at Xie Rongying again and then lowered her head.
Qin Junyi recovered and glanced at Xie Rongying. He said to the Taoist priest, "Is what you said true?"
"I guarantee with my life that what I said is not a lie." The Taoist priest walked into the center.
Just by looking at the old man's sage-like appearance, everyone believed it 90%.
"How did the young lady get possessed by the evil spirit?" someone in the crowd asked.
The old man looked in that direction and said, "Of course it's when the three souls and six spirits are at their weakest." As he spoke, he counted on his fingers, his eyelids half-closed. "I think the young lady caught a severe cold at the beginning of the month."
"It's true!" Jiang exclaimed, "It was after this cold that my daughter-in-law started to feel unwell."
The old man sighed slightly, "Cold is the root of the body. Even a mild cold can cause exhaustion, let alone the cold that the young lady has had for several days. When evil spirits enter the body, changes will occur. The evil spirit has merged with the young lady, which is why she shows signs of harming people. I guess she was a vicious person in her lifetime."
"Then what should we do?" Shangguan Yao frowned and stepped forward, her tone pleading: "Old Taoist priest, please think of a way to save the young lady."
Qin Junyi stepped forward and held Shangguan Yao in his arms, saying, "It's okay. Since the Taoist priest can show up, there must be a way."
But when everyone felt a chill down their spines, a slight sneer cut through the weirdness in the main hall.
Perhaps because she was afraid that someone might not have heard clearly, Xie Rongying uttered another "huh".
Everyone looked at Xie Rongying.
The woman sat dignifiedly on the armchair. She slowly and methodically picked up the teacup Shangguan Yao had just presented. Her slender fingers lifted the lid and gently brushed the surface of the tea, humming and laughing, "This Taoist priest is truly amazing. He even predicted when I caught a cold."
The old man looked at the fearless Xie Rongying, his expression turned cold, and he began to count with his fingers again. After a moment, he quickly took out the peach wood sword from his back and pointed it at Xie Rongying, scolding: "Evil creature! Get out of Xie's body quickly!"
At this time, the surroundings were silent and everyone's eyes were filled with fear.
No one had expected such a scene. It was not like I had not heard of strange things in the past, but they were just talked about and passed over.
But today is different.
The appearance of this old man and his words were enough to send chills down everyone's spine.
Everyone's attention was on the old man and Xie Rongying.
Xie Rongying calmly drank a sip of tea before looking up at the old man: "What do you want?"
"Of course, it's to expel the evil spirits in your body!" As the old man spoke, he swung the peach wood sword in his hand towards Xie Rongying.
Xie Rongying looked at the old man's actions, a smile on the corner of her lips, and she raised her hand and slowly touched her hair, but her sleeve slipped down as she raised her hand. The bracelet with black and white beads on her fair wrist was particularly eye-catching, especially the blood-red gem in the middle of the black and white beads.
At the moment when Xie Rongying appeared, the peach wood sword in the old man's hand also stopped in mid-air.
Xie Rongying raised her eyes and looked at the old man, and saw the old man's pupils tremble.
She smiled: "Go on."
Shangguan Yao also noticed something was wrong. The medicine in Xie Rongying's body should have taken effect by now, and the old man should have attacked Xie Rongying. Why...
"You..." The old man swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and looked at Xie Rongying with fear in his eyes.
Xie Rongying laughed: "Could it be that the Taoist master misunderstood, and the evil spirit is not on me?"
Shangguan Yao stepped forward and asked, "What's going on, Taoist Priest?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shangguan Yao's face suddenly became ferocious: "Ah!" She squatted on the ground with her hands holding her head and screamed.
The old man's expression became even more serious. Seeing that the smile on Xie Rongying's face was too meaningful, he took a few steps back.
Qin Junyi's expression changed when he saw this: "Yao'er, Yao'er, what's wrong with you?!"
Mrs. Jiang also stood up, and Mother Yuan immediately stepped forward to support her.
"Madam! Madam!" Xue Qing saw Shangguan Yao slapping her head repeatedly: "Madam, what's wrong with you?!"
Everything happened so fast that no one could react.
Shangguan Yao, who was held in Qin Junyi's arms, had a pale face and was mumbling something. Even her eyes were visibly bloodshot.
"Hurry! Hurry and call a doctor, hurry and call a doctor!" Qin Junyi was extremely scared, but he didn't dare to carry Shangguan Yao away. Even though he was holding Shangguan Yao tightly at this moment, Qin Junyi could still feel Shangguan Yao's amazing strength.
"Why call a doctor? It's obvious he's been possessed by an evil spirit. Isn't there a highly accomplished Taoist priest here?" Xie Rongying stood up and looked the old man in the eye. "Old Taoist priest, I've heard that evil spirits can possess people not only when they are most vulnerable, but also during the most festive times. After all, joy doesn't necessarily mean righteousness; it can also be evil."
While Xie Rongying was speaking, the old man stared at Xie Rongying intently, and also saw that behind Xie Rongying, on the side of the screen, there was a scimitar against the neck of his only grandson, and there was blood on the scimitar.
"Master, do you think I'm right?" Xie Rongying asked lightly.
The old man gritted his teeth and said, "Young Madam is right."
Qin Junyi looked at Xie Rongying coldly and roared, "What nonsense are you talking about? Go get a doctor!"
"I'll go, I'll go!" Xueqing said, then turned around and staggered out of the main hall.
At this time, Shangguan Yao began to foam at the mouth, her hands were tightly grabbing Qin Junyi's arms, and her whole body began to tremble.
Xie Rongying sighed twice, "He was fine just now, and now he's like this. If this isn't a case of evil spirits, what is it? Taoist Priest, do you have any good ideas?"
Shangguan Yao's sudden change almost made everyone drop their jaws.
The old man continued to stare at Xie Rongying intently, his eyes fixed on the string of black and white beads on Xie Rongying's wrist. He gritted his teeth and said, "Of course it's to exorcise evil spirits."
"Then exorcise the evil spirit!" Xie Rongying said coldly, then sat back in her seat with dignity, looking at the horrified Jiang: "Mother, your new daughter-in-law brings evil spirits into the house. I'm afraid our Yongyi Marquis Mansion will be in great trouble from now on."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Qin Junyi roared, "Is it you? Is it you who hurt Yao'er like this? Is it you? You vicious woman!"
Xie Rongying showed a slight annoyance on her face: "Young Marquis, you really know how to joke. Do I have the ability to make your Yao'er bewitched?"
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