Chapter 706 Collaboration - The Emperor's Summoning
Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest glanced at Gu Shuyan.
His gaze then fell on her abdomen, and after examining it closely, the old Taoist priest gradually revealed a look of understanding.
"No wonder, no wonder!"
The old Taoist priest always spoke in a way that left others only vaguely understanding. Yu Fei had heard stories about the old Taoist priest before, so she immediately asked, "No wonder what?"
The old Taoist priest didn't hide anything and looked at Gu Shuyan, replying, "No wonder that Marquis couldn't control this mansion; it turns out it was to welcome a noble star."
The auspicious star mentioned by the old Taoist priest was definitely not Gu Shuyan. Everyone's eyes fell on Gu Shuyan's belly. Could it be that the lady was carrying a little tyrant?
Just as everyone was being led astray by the old Taoist priest, he suddenly said, "Didn't Madam ask me to perform a ritual? Please lead the way, Madam."
As soon as the old Taoist priest finished speaking, Yu Fei was the first to react.
After all, she was the one who had brought this old Taoist priest. From the moment he entered the door, the old Taoist priest started talking nonsense and said a lot of incomprehensible things, even leading their young lady astray.
Now that the old Taoist priest had finally gotten back to the point, Yu Fei had no choice but to make a good impression and personally led him toward the altar that had been set up.
The group soon arrived at the courtyard set up for the altar.
The first thing the old Taoist priest saw after entering was the two spirit tablets placed on the altar.
"Judging from your appearance, you two must be Madam's parents-in-law?"
The placement of the altar is very particular; if it is for a general memorial, there will not be so many offerings on the altar.
Moreover, it was a woman, Gu Shuyan, who was more than seven months pregnant, who had to personally handle all the arrangements. Unless it was her in-laws, no one else would have the prestige to make a first-rank noblewoman work so hard.
"The Taoist priest is right. We have never held a memorial service for our parents-in-law since they passed away. We invited the Taoist priest here today in the hope that he can perform a proper ritual for them."
After Gu Shuyan finished speaking, she bowed to the old Taoist priest, which was considered to give him enough face.
The old Taoist priest glanced at the memorial tablet, then at Gu Shuyan, his eyes flickering for a moment before he finally agreed.
"I can help you with this, but since I can't see your parents' names, I can't guarantee that the altar will be completed smoothly."
The memorial tablets in front of them clearly bore the names Su Baixu and Su Ningshi, but the old Taoist priest said he couldn't see their names.
Gu Shuyan suddenly understood why Yu Fei had sought out this Taoist priest.
If it were an ordinary Taoist priest, as long as the host family gave him their life, they would perform rituals or exorcisms according to the information given by the protagonist. But it is clear that this Taoist priest is not one of them at all.
"Master Dao is wise; I'll have to trouble you with this matter."
Bai Xu and the Princess's identities are sensitive, and under the current circumstances, their relationship with Yun Yichen cannot be made public. Therefore, Gu Shuyan can only use a pseudonym instead.
The Taoist priest was no fool. Hearing Gu Shuyan's words, he understood that Gu Shuyan had her reasons for not revealing her parents' names to the world.
"Madam, rest assured, I will do my best."
After the Taoist priest finished speaking, he began to get busy. Gu Shuyan had her maids help her while she stood at a distance and waited quietly.
Now that she's further along in her pregnancy, Gu Shuyan can't stand for very long.
Fortunately, the ritual did not last long. After the Taoist priest performed some maneuvers, the ritual was quickly completed.
"Is this all right?"
Gu Shuyan asked.
The Taoist priest nodded. "Your parents were blessed with noble destiny, but unfortunately, heaven was jealous of their talents. Now that your wife has offered sacrifices, they can rest in peace."
We have always maintained a neutral stance regarding the emergence of these art libraries, neither reminiscing nor offering any rebuttals.
"Thank you for your help today, Daoist Master."
Gu Shuyan thanked the old Taoist priest and immediately asked her maid to fetch the purse, intending to hand it to him. However, the old Taoist priest refused to accept the money.
Seeing this, Gu Shuyan assumed the old Taoist priest thought the money was too little, so she immediately gave her maid a look, and a heavy purse appeared in front of everyone.
The Taoist priest still did not accept it, but instead shook his head at Gu Shuyan.
"Does the Taoist priest think the money is too little?"
Gu Shuyan felt that the Taoist priest was somewhat greedy. Although many of his words were correct and to the point, it did not mean that he could make exorbitant demands in the Marquis's mansion.
After all, Gu Shuyan had given quite a bit of money. If this was still not enough, how much did the Taoist priest want from her?
Gu Shuyan looked at the Taoist priest warily, afraid that he would ask for an exorbitant sum of money from her.
But when the Taoist priest spoke, everyone said they didn't understand.
He said, "I don't need any reward. I just need my wife to agree to let me take a good walk around this courtyard and take a look at the layout. That would be enough."
The old Taoist priest didn't ask for much; he just wanted to take a good look at this unique layout in his eyes.
Gu Shuyan naturally had no reason to refuse, so she immediately agreed. However, she still had her maidservant slip the due reward into the old Taoist priest's hands.
Seeing that he couldn't refuse, the old Taoist priest thanked Gu Shuyan and then, led by the maid and servant, went to the round altar again.
According to the maid, the Taoist priest circled the round altar for a full two hours.
As he left, the old Taoist priest muttered to himself, "If I ever encounter this master again, I must have a proper exchange with him."
Gu Shuyan simply shook her head at the old Taoist's nonsense. If the person who set up the scheme were still alive, he would probably be an old monster by now.
However, thinking of the old Taoist priest's ambiguous mention of "noble star," Gu Shuyan couldn't help but touch the baby in her belly.
If this child really is here because of this, then for Gu Shuyan and Yun Yichen, he is indeed their lucky star.
Yun Yichen was summoned to the palace by the emperor early this morning. When he arrived, Gu Renjie, Lu Changqing, and Lu Yuanbin were already there.
It was one thing for the emperor to summon his sons, but he also brought Yun Yichen along, which caused Yun Yichen to frown almost imperceptibly.
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."
Yun Yichen's gaze swept quickly across the three faces, then he respectfully performed the court etiquette between a subject and a ruler before the emperor.
Upon seeing this, the emperor waved his hand and immediately ordered someone to help Yun Yichen up.
Seeing this, Yun Yichen stood aside. The emperor said, "Prime Minister, please wait a moment. There are still two people who haven't arrived yet."
This was the emperor's explanation to Yun Yichen.
Yun Yichen was already puzzled, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but glance at the Fourth Prince, silently guessing who the person who hadn't arrived yet was.
There aren't many people in the current court who can be called royalists, and Gu Jin is one of the best among them. But if the emperor had summoned him, he should have arrived by now.
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