Chapter 75 Capital 6
◎It turns out there is a thief in the house◎
That night, Yan Yue reminded everyone in the palace not to go out unless it was important.
She was on high alert, and took the guards, who had basked in the sun, around the palace.
The strange thing is that the palace is quiet and peaceful, without any gloomy atmosphere. Yan Yue even suspected that maybe the guards were exposed to too much yang energy and scared the former princess into not daring to come out?
Yan Yue was very frustrated as she hadn't gained anything the whole night.
Prince Jing was very satisfied, because these two nights were rare quiet and good sleep nights in Prince Jing's mansion. He even planned to keep Yan Yue in his mansion for a long time as a mascot to protect the house.
Yan Yue dismissed the guards and asked everyone to go back and rest. She went straight to the residence of Princess Changning, wanting to confront and discuss how to lure the late princess out.
As soon as I approached Princess Changning's residence, I heard suspicious voices coming from inside.
"I don't know if it was a coincidence. The guards who went on the boat trip with her yesterday were young and energetic, and they were full of yang energy at night, so I didn't dare to act rashly."
Princess Changning's voice echoed: "Will she find out something..."
"Master Yue Tian!" A loud shout suddenly came from behind, interrupting the conversation between the people in the room.
Yan Yue's heart sank heavily.
What we found...
Found out...what?
Xiao Tao walked quickly to Yan Yue's side and asked with a smile on her face, "Does the Heavenly Master want to see the princess? Our princess hasn't woken up yet!"
Yan Yue realized belatedly that she could see the vigilance and preparedness in Xiaotao's smiling eyes. Her mind was a little confused for a moment, and she said perfunctorily: "Oh, it's nothing serious, let's talk about it later..."
Just as he turned around, the door behind him opened with a creak, followed by Changning's enthusiastic voice again.
"Sister Yue, why are you here so early?"
Princess Changning was wearing a clean white inner garment, and she still had that decent smile on her face. There was a tentative look in her eyes, but her tone was full of concern: "Hey, sister, why don't you look well? Didn't you get enough rest last night?"
For the first time, Yan Yue realized that Princess Changning's smile never seemed to come from the heart. She forced a smile and said, "I was patrolling with the guards last night and didn't sleep all night. I wanted to say hello to you, so I went back to sleep."
"No hurry, just eat breakfast before going to bed! Xiao Tao, quickly ask the kitchen to send some food over."
Changning smiled friendly and easygoing, pulled Yan Yue into the house, and personally poured her a cup of tea.
Yan Yue took a quick glance at Changning's bedroom. There was no one inside. She couldn't help but feel suspicious: There were clearly two people talking just now. Could it be that I was too sleepy and had hallucinations?
Chang Ning handed the tea to Yan Yue, stared into her eyes closely, and asked, "Sister Yue, you have worked hard. Did you find anything?"
Yan Yue thought Chang Ning's eyes were beautiful, like a charming whirlpool, but she remembered the business, so she said tentatively: "I found a way to exorcise the evil spirit that is entangled with the princess."
"What is the method?"
Princess Changning still had that smile on her face, but Yan Yue inexplicably felt that her eyes were cold.
Yan Yue had no idea what to do, it was just a lie, so she avoided her eyes and said, "I have my own way."
Chang Ning came closer and even put his hands on Yan Yue's shoulders: "Sister Yue, you had a lot of fun yesterday, didn't you? From now on, just eat, drink, and play around like you did yesterday. There's no need to rush about the palace's affairs."
The charming vortex seems to be spinning faster. It is beautiful, but it will make you dizzy if you look at it for too long.
"Oh..." Yan Yue was dazzled by her spinning and blinked hard, thinking: Isn't it urgent? But Hua Rongqin probably doesn’t have much time left!
Princess Changning stared at her and continued, "Now, go back and have a good sleep. Sleep soundly tonight and don't get up."
Yan Yue wanted to ask: Didn’t you invite me to have breakfast? But since she was under someone else's roof, she was too embarrassed to ask again and could only nod.
Fortunately, Xiaoqin knew that she had not slept all night and had already prepared a sumptuous breakfast.
Yan Yue lay down after eating, but tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
She was basically certain that Xiaotao's loud shout in front of Changning's door was to alert the people in the room that someone was outside. In addition, Hua Rongqin was already terminally ill. Changning learned that she could exorcise evil spirits, but let her eat, drink and have fun, deliberately delaying the matter. This can only mean that -
Changning doesn't want Hua Rongqin to get better!
The confused thoughts gradually became clear, and Yan Yue overturned his previous assumptions.
Changning probably knew that the late princess had been harassing Hua Rongqin. That would explain why, among so many experts before, no one succeeded in exorcising the evil spirit? Because Princess Changning, the "traitor in the family", was interfering and confusing the public.
But Yan Yue couldn't figure it out. If the spirit of the late princess had always been there, why did the Jing Palace only become haunted this year?
What made her feel a little relieved was that the late princess was definitely not an evil ghost. Otherwise, Hua Rongqin would have died long ago, instead of dragging on for nearly a year and slowly becoming like this. The former princess must have been just an ordinary evil ghost, and with the help of Princess Changning, she was able to cause such unrest in the entire mansion.
However, if the "loving mother and filial son" relationship between Changning and Hua Rongqin was acted out, then this sixteen-year-old girl was really too cunning. For ten years, and even now, she is still playing the role of a "filial daughter" until everyone believes it.
Thinking back now, on the first day when she arrived at Prince Jing's Mansion, Xiao Tao said those crazy or stupid words about the masters. It was Changning who instructed her to do so, in order to scare her away. Unfortunately, she was so stupid that she didn't realize that she was back.
Yan Yue felt a little heavy-hearted. It was hard not to like such a warm, generous, thoughtful and considerate young lady.
But she had to stop it.
She had seen evil spirits before. A girl as beautiful as a peony flower should not face such consequences. Therefore, she must stop Changning from committing evil deeds for the deceased.
*
When I woke up, it was already dark.
Yan Yue told King Jing that the matter of the evil spirit had been solved, and from tomorrow onwards, the princess would no longer be troubled by the evil spirit. But she needs to take the guards out tonight to prepare for exorcism.
She also repeatedly reminded the guards to eat enough, as they would be needed to work harder at night.
Seven or eight guards looked at each other and blushed one after another.
King Jing wondered, could it be that this person was able to exorcise evil spirits by taking yang to replenish yin? He was afraid of shaking the morale, so he coughed twice and ordered seriously: "Do as the Heavenly Master says! If you do well, I will reward you!"
In any case, as long as this matter can be resolved completely, this price is really not worth mentioning.
Prince Jing personally escorted Yan Yue out of the palace and ran into Princess Changning who was returning from an outing.
Princess Changning stared at Yan Yue in astonishment: "Why are you..."
Yan Yue was confused: "What's wrong with me?"
"Ning'er, the Heavenly Master has given a guarantee that after tomorrow, your mother will no longer be troubled by evil spirits!"
When King Jing told his daughter the good news, Yan Yue clearly saw that Chang Ning's usual polite smile could no longer be maintained. "Oh, that's really, great..."
She stared at Yan Yue for a long while before she said with difficulty: "Then, please do as you please..."
King Jing was overjoyed. He grabbed Chang Ning and said, "Let's not delay the Heavenly Master from preparing the exorcism ceremony. Come on! Come with me, let's tell your mother this good news!"
In the backyard of the palace, Princess Jing regained a rare moment of clarity and concern for Prince Jing and for Changning.
King Jing looked at the talismans pasted on the bedside and all over the room and felt that Yan Yue was truly a powerful person. In such a short time, he had made the princess feel much better. He also believed more in Yan Yue's previous words that he could drive away evil spirits.
The princess was in good spirits and clear mind, so King Jing talked with her for a while. The loving scene of a couple supporting each other is so sweet that one cannot bear to disturb them.
After hearing the report from the doorman, Cao Guanjia hesitated for a long time before saying to King Jing: "Your Highness, the doorman reported that a secretary named Yan wants to see you."
King Jing frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Who is that?"
Steward Cao quickly replied, "The second place in the imperial examination is Yan Liang, who is now an eighth-rank secretary. It seems that he has a long history with Master Yue."
"No, no!" King Jing refused directly, saying in disgust, "How dare any other cat or dog try to establish a relationship with me!"
Butler Cao bowed and replied, "Yes..."
"Wait." Princess Changning stepped forward and said to King Jing with a smile, "Father, although this person is of low rank and his words are not taken seriously, if he really has a history with Master Yue, we should not neglect him. Let your daughter handle this matter!"
"Well, you are still very careful." King Jing praised him, and then warned: "Now is the critical period for the Heavenly Master to exorcise the evil spirit for your mother. Don't let those outsiders disturb you."
Changning responded with a smile, bowed politely and left.
In the middle of the night, Yan Yue sat on the bed, using the meditation posture taught by Bai Chen, closing his eyes and resting in the darkness.
There was no sound around except for the deep and shallow breathing, which made people feel uneasy.
Finally, a guard couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Miss Yue, why did we leave the mansion and sneak back over the wall?"
Yan Yue was silent for a moment, then said, "It's hard to guard against thieves in your own home."
The guard was confused and asked again: "Why do we want to be thieves?"
Yan Yue was embarrassed to explain that the "house thief" was someone else, for fear of scaring them and losing their yang energy. She only said: "You just need to remember my words. No matter what happens, leave two of you to guard the princess, and the rest of you just follow me!"
"yes……"
Everyone had sad faces in the darkness.
I thought something erotic would happen tonight, but I didn't expect that I would end up in the princess's room, waiting in the dark to catch ghosts! Even though I got enough sun yesterday and had a full meal last night, the abundant Yang energy in my body was gradually dissipated in this pitch-black darkness.
A trembling voice asked, "Girl, can you really catch ghosts?"
Yan Yue thought about it and said, "I think so!"
What do you mean by should?
The guards became even more nervous, "So, are you scared?"
Scary!
But Yan Yue didn't dare to say it.
The two previous encounters with evil ghosts, the time with Wei Ping, Qi Zhaoyang and Zhou Lin were there, and when Zhang Jicun turned into an evil ghost, everyone was by her side. Especially with Bai Chen around, she wasn't panicked at all.
This was her first time facing an evil ghost alone, and it might even be a fierce ghost. How could she not be afraid?
But she had to be strong.
Zhou Lin is still in the other party's hands. If she is afraid, how can she rescue Zhou Lin?
So she said: "Based on my previous two experiences, I will first appeal to their emotions and reason with them. If that doesn't work, I will just resort to force!"
Yan Yue touched the handle of the whip at his waist and thought to himself: Bai Chen, oh Bai Chen, this whip must be more powerful than the one I used to whip Zhang Jicun!
When the guard heard that she had caught ghosts several times, he was very curious, but at this critical moment, he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he could only ask tremblingly: "Miss, can't we...light a lamp?"
"Shh!"
Yan Yue felt the approaching cold wind and suddenly opened her eyelids. Her black jade pupils flashed sharp light in the darkness.
“Here it comes!”
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