Chapter 705 Collaboration - The Eccentric Taoist
Just as Lu Changqing didn't believe Yun Yichen, Yun Yichen also didn't believe Lu Changqing.
Although the two have reached a cooperation agreement on the surface, it is hard to guarantee that the other party will not secretly do something underhanded.
"Okay, I'll be careful."
As she spoke, Gu Shuyan put her hand on Yun Yichen's shoulder, "The Ghost Festival on the fifteenth of the seventh lunar month is coming soon. I would like to invite someone to perform a ritual for my parents-in-law at our residence."
Gu Shuyan originally intended to personally pay respects to the Princess, but due to her advanced pregnancy and limited mobility, she came up with this alternative plan.
Having lost his parents for many years, Yun Yichen had wanted to fulfill his filial duties to his elders, but due to his shady identity, he had been unable to do so.
Now that Gu Shuyan has spoken up, Yun Yichen is naturally pleased.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, my lady."
Yun Yichen rarely addressed Gu Shuyan in this way. Seeing his serious expression, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but become a little more serious as well.
“These are things I should do.”
As a daughter-in-law, Gu Shuyan had never served her parents-in-law for a single day, nor had she ever served tea to a daughter-in-law. Now that she had become the daughter-in-law of the Yun family, and since they all had time, it was only right that they hold a religious ceremony.
After finalizing the matter, Gu Shuyan handed it over to Yufei to handle early the next morning.
Yufei had spent some time away from home and had heard others mention the names of some Taoist priests.
After screening through those people, Yufei invited the one with the worst reputation.
Both Pearl and Wuyin expressed their doubts about this, but Yufei insisted on using only this one Taoist priest.
On the fifteenth of July, a poor Taoist priest dressed in rags and with a scraggly beard arrived at the door.
The gatekeeper was about to kick him out when he saw that Yufei was actually welcoming him out warmly.
"Old Taoist priest, you've finally arrived. My master is already waiting inside. Please follow me."
Yu Fei was very humble and seemed to respect the old Taoist priest. However, the old Taoist priest only nodded slightly and then looked her over from the doorway.
Yu Fei was about to lead him into the house, but the old Taoist priest seemed not to hear her at all, and just looked around the Yun residence on his own.
"Who the hell did this? It's unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable!"
The old Taoist priest muttered to himself, pointing at this and looking at that.
After a long while, seeing that he showed no sign of entering, Yufei finally couldn't help but step forward and remind him again, "Daoist Master, my master is already waiting for you."
This time, the old Taoist priest finally raised his head, glanced at Yu Fei, and then, without caring whether Yu Fei was leading the way or not, stepped into the gate.
After entering, the old Taoist priest did not go directly to see Gu Shuyan, but walked around looking at her, sometimes nodding and sometimes shaking his head.
When he reached a round flower bed in the front yard, the old Taoist priest paused, gazing at the flower bed as if lost in thought.
"Does the Taoist priest find this flower bed inappropriate?"
Gu Shuyan looked at the old Taoist priest with his brows furrowed and asked curiously.
The Taoist priest didn't notice the change in the speaker, and continued to look at the flower bed, slowly saying, "This flower bed is wonderful, and the person who set this up is truly ingenious!"
Gu Shuyan was completely confused by the Taoist priest's words, but she still patiently asked, "What do you mean by that, Taoist priest? How is this flower bed so wonderful?"
This flower bed has been here since the first day Gu Shuyan married into the family. Looking at the lush flowers in the flower bed, Gu Shuyan had no intention of moving it.
Hearing the old Taoist priest say this, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but feel a little curious.
Finally encountering someone curious about his words, the Taoist priest, as if opening a painting box, immediately looked at Gu Shuyan.
"Does Madam really intend to listen to what I have to say?"
The old Taoist priest looked at Gu Shuyan with bright, sparkling eyes, completely out of place with his dirty attire.
Gu Shuyan did not say anything to criticize the old Taoist priest because of his tattered clothes, nor did she show any disrespect.
"Since you've identified the problem, venerable Taoist priest, why don't you explain?"
Gu Shuyan's tone was humble and reasonable. Seeing that she had a kind face, the old Taoist priest immediately led him to check.
Once Gu Shuyan was led outside, the old Taoist priest pointed out all the places he had just seen to her.
"These places all indicate financial loss, and these places also indicate harm to the offspring of the household. Moreover, the door opens diagonally and faces the back door of someone else, implying that there are villains causing trouble in the household and making the master of the house restless."
As soon as the old Taoist priest finished speaking, Gu Shuyan thought of the family she had stayed at in the Yun Mansion before.
Gu Shuyan remembered that Ji Shi once said that the family that originally lived in this mansion was also a prominent family. They were not only granted titles and established their own mansions, but they were also deeply favored by the emperor.
I thought that a large family like this could last for at least a hundred or even several hundred years.
However, after the old Marquis passed away, his successor not only failed to receive the emperor's attention, but also showed signs of decline. Later, the Marquis's family had difficulty producing offspring, and the descendants were incompetent.
The family's money was almost entirely spent due to extravagance, and later even the family's inherited wealth was almost entirely sold off.
Finally, in his urgent need for money, he even sold his ancestral home to Yun Yichen, this new favorite who appeared out of nowhere.
"Does the Taoist priest mean that the feng shui of this house is bad?"
Gu Shuyan didn't actually understand anything about feng shui, but the old Taoist priest was telling the truth. The family that used to live in the Yun family mansion was indeed having a rough time.
After hearing Gu Shuyan's words, the old Taoist priest first nodded, then shook his head, looking extremely comical.
Yes and no.
The old Taoist priest's answer, which was both affirmative and negative, left Gu Shuyan completely bewildered!
Seeing that Gu Shuyan was puzzled, the old Taoist priest did not explain, but instead led her directly to the round altar.
"This round altar may seem like just a regular flower garden, but it actually forms a setup with the other spots outside. In other words, this altar is meant to protect the house. As long as this round altar is there, even if the house has many signs of financial loss or injury, they will all be resolved."
After explaining, the old Taoist priest looked at the round altar and sighed repeatedly, "The person who set up this scheme is very clever, and the depth of their Taoist skills is something I may not be able to match even in a few years."
"I just wonder where the person who set this up is, and whether I'll have the chance to discuss it properly with you, senior."
The old Taoist priest was so engrossed in the arrangement that he completely forgot he had been entrusted to perform a ritual for someone.
Gu Shuyan was also curious about the meaning behind the old Taoist's words. She looked at the round altar and couldn't help but ask, "Why do you say that, Taoist Master?"
If what the Taoist priest said is true, and this round altar can break all bad layouts, then why did that family end up selling their house?
Gu Shuyan naturally didn't think that Yun Yichen had someone set it up, because she had been to this mansion once in her previous life, so she clearly remembered this large round altar.
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