Chapter 39 The Culprit
There was a hint of cruelty in Qin Junyi's eyes when he looked at Xie Rongying, but Shangguan Yao in his arms really seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. He had to use all his strength to restrain Shangguan Yao who was struggling hard.
At this moment, he was worried about the person in his arms. His fierce eyes turned gentle and worried as he lowered his head to look at Shangguan Yao in his arms: "Yao'er? Yao'er, don't be afraid. Xueqing has already gone to get a doctor. Don't be afraid."
Jiang and Mother Yuan looked at each other. Mother Yuan understood and quickly walked to Qin Junyi. She saw that Shangguan Yao's face was pale, her eyes were bloodshot, she was still mumbling, and her whole body was stiff and struggling.
Mother Yuan's pupils shrank, and she quickly walked to Jiang's side.
Xie Rongying's gaze flickered between the Jiangs' master and servant. Just as Mother Yuan was about to speak to Jiang, she said, "Didn't the Taoist priest just say he was going to perform a ritual to exorcise the evil spirit? Why are you still standing there? Could it be that the evil spirit within Sister Yao'er is too powerful for the Taoist priest to exorcise?"
When these words were spoken, everyone's attention was focused on Shangguan Yao.
"Yes, the Taoist priest was just talking so confidently about how to exorcise evil spirits. Now the bride is in this state, why are you still indifferent?"
"Yes, cast a spell to exorcise the evil spirit quickly. Today is a good day after all. It would be bad luck to be suddenly possessed by an evil spirit."
The people from the second and third branches of the Qin family looked at this sudden change with embarrassment on their faces, and seemed to want to leave.
Jiang sat back in the main seat with a cold face and said in a deep voice, "Master, is there any solution?"
Qin Junyi shouted, "Mother! Do you also believe these absurd words?"
Jiang's eyes grew even colder. "If this isn't a case of being possessed, what could it be?!" Jiang then ordered Yuan Mama, "Quickly pull the young marquis away, before the evil spirit enters his body."
Upon hearing this, Mother Yuan winked at the maids waiting on the side, and they walked towards Qin Junyi.
"Young Marquis, I'm sorry." After saying that, several maids pulled Qin Junyi's arms and forcefully separated him from Shangguan Yao.
"Get out!" Qin Junyi hugged Shangguan Yao tightly and said angrily.
During the struggle, Shangguan Yao's hand loosened its restraint, and the next moment she grabbed Qin Junyi's face fiercely. Blood marks appeared on Qin Junyi's face in a moment.
"Young Marquis!" Mother Yuan exclaimed in shock as she looked at the bloodstains clearly visible on Qin Junyi's face.
Jiang's eyes narrowed instantly, and she stood up suddenly: "What are you all standing there for? Pull it open quickly!"
When the old women heard this, they grabbed Qin Junyi and dragged him back without caring about anything else.
"Yao'er!" The more Qin Junyi struggled, the stronger the hands of the old women who were holding him became.
In a moment, there was chaos in the main hall.
Two fists were no match for four hands. Qin Junyi was dragged to Jiang's side by the burly old woman. His tone was full of anxiety: "Mother, Yao'er is not possessed by evil spirits. I will take her away. Please don't be like this. Today is the day of my wedding with Yao'er."
Jiang turned a deaf ear to what Qin Junyi said and looked directly at the Taoist priest: "Master, do you have any solution?"
"Mother!" Qin Junyi roared.
Jiang glanced at Qin Junyi coldly, as if warning him of something.
Qin Junyi was stunned by Jiang's eyes, as if he had thought of something, staring at Jiang with complicated and disappointed expressions.
"Master, the Marquis' wife is asking if you have any solution. After all, letting the bride behave so disgracefully in front of everyone is truly a disgrace to the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion."
Qin Junyi stared at Xie Rongying sinisterly.
Xie Rongying and Qin Junyi looked at each other, raised their eyebrows, and twitched the corners of their lips, looking calm and composed.
Qin Junyi saw Xie Rongying's provocation clearly and said coldly: "You have no right to interrupt here!"
"Young Marquis, are you joking? As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, if I don't have a say here, then where else should I have a say?" Yunniang glanced at Shangguan Yao, who was curled up on the ground in a state of embarrassment. "This young lady is possessed by an evil spirit. Can't the young lady show some concern?"
Xie Rongying's eyes deepened slightly, and he raised his hand to stop Yunniang: "Stop talking." He then stared at the expressionless Taoist priest: "Master, I'm afraid the doctor won't be able to come for a while. Since the young lady is possessed by evil spirits, you should quickly exorcise the evil spirits..."
Xie Rongying emphasized the last two words a little, as if giving a warning.
The Taoist priest saw Xie Rongying turning the black and white beads on her wrist, and looked at the screen behind her. Where was the child being held hostage?
Thinking that his grandson's life was in the hands of that woman, he made up his mind, bit his index finger and strode to Shangguan Yao. He bent down and quickly touched Shangguan Yao's eyebrows with his index finger, then quickly took out a tiny thing from his waist and fed it into Shangguan Yao's mouth. His movements were so fast that many people could not see clearly.
But in the next moment, Shangguan Yao, who was curled up and looked ferocious, suddenly became quiet and lay flat on the ground.
The people around gasped when they saw this.
"He really is possessed by an evil spirit."
“Oh my God!”
Even Qin Junyi was shocked when he saw that scene.
Jiang frowned and couldn't help but look at Xie Rongying, only to see that there was coldness in Xie Rongying's smiling eyes.
Qin Junyi struggled away from the burly old woman and ran towards Shangguan Yao.
Seeing this, Jiang was about to ask someone to stop Qin Junyi, but then the Taoist priest said, "Please stay."
"Master?" Qin Junyi didn't step forward.
The old man said, "Just take one exorcism pill and the evil spirit in your body will be suppressed."
Qin Junyi saw a strange emotion on the old man's face. He didn't know why the attack that should have been directed at Xie Rongying ended up falling on Shangguan Yao.
He had heard about the recent rumors in Bianjing City, but since Xie Rongying was busy marrying Shangguan Yao, he just let it go. He even thought that if Xie Rongying's reputation plummeted, he could use this incident to completely imprison Xie Rongying.
Who wouldn't retreat if they heard that someone was possessed by an evil spirit?
The fact that nothing was burned down was due to the kindness of the Qin family.
But I never expected that it would be Shangguan Yao who was "possessed" in public.
And it's so scary.
"Can it be expelled after taking it?" Qin Junyi asked.
Xie Rongying, who was watching the old man's eyes, was already playing with the black and white beads in her hands. The old man hardened his heart and said, "Yes, after taking it, I will perform a ritual on the young lady and it will be completely expelled."
Qin Junyi's face was as cold as black iron. There was no doubt that what happened to Shangguan Yao after today would overshadow the fact that Xie Rongying was possessed by an evil spirit.
After all, the rumor that Xie Rongying was possessed by an evil spirit was just a rumor, but Shangguan Yao was possessed by an evil spirit was witnessed by countless pairs of eyes.
"Please give me some money, Taoist priest. I can pay you any amount of money." Qin Junyi stretched out his hand towards the old man.
When the second and third wives of the Qin family heard the words "I can pay any amount of silver", there was a hint of coldness in their eyes. Does this nephew really not know what the state of the Marquis's Mansion has become, or is he pretending to be ignorant?
Jiang's face was cold as he tried to suppress the rage that was boiling in his chest.
Xie Rongying looked at the scene indifferently, with a barely perceptible smile on the corner of her lips.
"Young Marquis, you are too polite. God is merciful. The young lady is also pitiful and is possessed by evil spirits." The old man took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Junyi.
Qin Junyi took it with both hands, then quickly opened the porcelain bottle and poured out a pill, then squatted down and picked up Shangguan Yao.
At this time, Shangguan Yao had regained consciousness and opened her eyes in a daze.
Qin Junyi looked at her with a worried look on his face. She frowned and asked, "Junyi, what's wrong?"
"Yao'er, eat this quickly." Qin Junyi said as he fed the pill into Shangguan Yao's mouth.
Shangguan Yao didn't understand why. She felt something bitter in her mouth and frowned. "Water."
"Water." Qin Junyi looked at Mother Yuan.
Mother Yuan's mind suddenly lifted, and she picked up the teacup placed on the table and handed it to Qin Junyi.
Qin Junyi took the teacup from Mother Yuan's hand and carefully fed it into Shangguan Yao's mouth.
Xie Rongying's eyes, originally as cold as a knife, gradually showed a strange smile after seeing Shangguan Yao drinking sip after sip of tea.
Thinking that before his death, Qin Junyi brought Shangguan Yao and their children and grandchildren back to the marquis' mansion.
Oh, children and grandchildren?
Qin Junyi will have no descendants in this life.
After seeing Cuizhi appear in the crowd, Xie Rongying came back to her senses and nodded slightly.
Cuizhi understood and nodded and left.
"Yao'er, what's wrong?" After Qin Junyi handed the teacup to Mother Yuan, he wiped the corner of Shangguan Yao's mouth with his sleeve and asked with concern.
Shangguan Yao finally realized what was going on and was extremely upset. Everything she had prepared so well was ruined. Just when she was about to pretend to faint and let Qin Junyi take her away, she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen.
"Junyi," Shangguan Yao was sober this time and held Qin Junyi's arm tightly.
"What's wrong?" Qin Junyi looked at Shangguan Yao, who had a look of pain on her face. "Yao'er, what's wrong with you?"
Shangguan Yao frowned: "It hurts, it hurts..."
"Where does it hurt? Where does it hurt?" Qin Junyi said as he looked towards Shangguan Yao's covered abdomen: "Stomach pain?"
Shangguan Yao was in so much pain that she broke out in a cold sweat. She said with difficulty, "Junyi, please call a doctor. The child... the child..."
When the people around heard about the child, their expressions varied.
It turned out that she was already pregnant.
"Blood!"
Someone exclaimed.
Everyone then saw some blood under Shangguan Yao's body.
Seeing this, the old man with a sage-like demeanor suddenly turned towards Xie Rongying, who was nonchalantly drinking the tea that Xueqing had just brought to her.
Why didn't she have any reaction after drinking the tea?
Instead it's Shangguan Yao?
The old man's gaze was fixed on the golden hairpin on Shangguan Yao's head again.
"Doctor, doctor!" Qin Junyi's face changed drastically, as if he had gone crazy: "Go and get the doctor!"
Mother Yuan looked at Jiang in panic. Jiang stood up at this time, but did not walk towards Shangguan Yao.
Today, the Yongyi Marquis Mansion is the biggest joke in the city of Bianjing.
"The doctor is here, the doctor is here." Xue Qing was pulling a slightly stooped old doctor, pushing people aside as they walked in. "Young Marquis, the doctor is here."
Qin Junyi felt relieved when he saw that it was the doctor Shangguan Yao had been seeing recently to protect her pregnancy.
"Doctor Zhu, please take a look at Madam. How could she suddenly..." Xue Qing's words stopped abruptly when she saw the bloodstains on the ground.
Doctor Zhu panted and said, "Girl, please let me take it easy."
Qin Junyi grabbed Doctor Zhu and said coldly, "Doctor Zhu, please show my wife a quick look!"
Doctor Zhu also saw the blood under Shangguan Yao's body and immediately squatted down to take Shangguan Yao's pulse.
"This..." Doctor Zhu looked at Qin Junyi in surprise: "This is a sign of miscarriage."
Qin Junyi's face was as cold as black iron as he stared straight at Doctor Zhu.
Doctor Zhu's expression also grew serious. He continued to feel the pulse and asked, "Did Madam take anything just now?"
"Teacup!" Qin Junyi looked at Mother Yuan coldly and said, "Bring the teacup here!"
Mother Yuan was still holding the teacup in her hand and handed it over in a panic.
Doctor Zhu took it, dipped his finger into the teacup, and then tasted it. "This is tea. Madam, would you like anything else?"
Qin Junyi glanced at the old man coldly.
A flash of panic crossed the old man's face.
Qin Junyi took out a porcelain bottle and handed it to Doctor Zhu: "What about this?"
Doctor Zhu took it, poured out a pill, and sniffed it: "Did you give this to your wife?"
"Is, what's wrong with it?" Qin Junyi's body began to tremble slightly. This was what he fed to Shangguan Yao personally.
Doctor Zhu broke the pill open and sniffed it again: "This is mixed with Achyranthes bidentata and Safflower. How dare you give it to Madam? It's harmful to her. Take Madam to rest quickly."
Upon hearing this, Qin Junyi picked up Shangguan Yao and strode towards his own courtyard.
Xueqing pulled Doctor Zhu and followed behind.
This scene made everyone sigh. They were all so happy just a quarter of an hour ago, but they didn't expect it to turn out like this.
Seeing this, the old man took a half step back in disbelief.
How is that possible?
Jiang looked at the mess in front of her, which was just like the mess Qin Shiyuan had thrown at her. She forced a faint smile and said, "I'm really sorry to have embarrassed you. I originally wanted you to come and share in the good fortune, but I didn't expect something like this to happen."
"Madam, don't take it too seriously. The young marquis is still young, and the young mistress and the young mistress are also young. There will be children in the future."
Someone spoke to comfort him.
The people from the first and second houses felt that what happened today was extremely unlucky, but because they were members of the Qin family, they had to send these guests away.
Second Householder Qin Fengyuan stood up and said, "There's a banquet in the front hall, everyone please take a seat."
"No, no, we have something else to do, so we'll take our leave first, Master Qin."
"Yes, we have something else to do, so we'll take our leave now."
“…”
Just as everyone was saying goodbye, Xie Rongying, who had been silent for a long time, spoke.
"etc."
Jiang was terrified, fearing Xie Rongying would cause trouble again. She said, "Who are you asking to wait? You're really becoming more and more unruly."
"Mother." Xie Rongying's lips twitched slightly. "Sister Yao'er has lost so much blood. I'm afraid the baby won't survive. Are you going to let the culprit get away with it?"
Jiang was stunned.
"Come here, arrest this charlatan." Xie Rongying said, moving her gaze away from Jiang and looking at the obviously panicked old man: "What hatred or grudge does Shangguan Yao have against you that you would harm her like this?"
The old man was about to speak when he saw the black and white beads in Xie Rongying's hand, and he couldn't even move his feet.
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