After some time, the palace was no longer as filled with anxiety as before.
They worried that another monster like Consort Liu, who killed without restraint, might suddenly appear out of nowhere.
However, the other imperial concubines had resumed their usual chatting and playing cards, while only Consort Su and Consort Liu remained filled with anxiety.
The two women had witnessed firsthand how Liu Shuhua captured the guards. Those two poor guards were eaten alive and turned into mummies, but the horrific scene would haunt them whenever they closed their eyes; they simply couldn't forget it.
I can't sleep well every night because of this. When I close my eyes, I have nightmares, and when I open my eyes, I can only see darkness. I listen carefully to every sound, and the next day dawns again, another day of anxiety.
Less than half a month later, Consort Su's eyes became sunken due to her illness. Helpless, she could only write back to her elder brother and sister-in-law, asking them to invite Lin Wanyue to help with a ritual, otherwise she was afraid she would lose her life.
When Consort Su's brother and sister-in-law saw the letter, they were so frightened that they rushed out to find someone to help them.
None of them were particularly capable; they only managed to secure an official position and support their families because Consort Su was, after all, a consort in the palace.
If Consort Su were to pass away, their entire family would be doomed.
They went to the Lin family's door several times to beg, but unexpectedly they actually succeeded.
When Qi Sichen learned that Lin Wanyue had agreed to go to the palace to exorcise the evil spirits from the two concubines, he took the initiative to find her and said, "It's just a small matter, but they're being dramatic and insist on coming to you. Just ignore them."
Lin Wanyue, however, rarely refused, saying, "Godfather, don't worry, I'll go to the palace to take a look. This is a good opportunity."
"How so?" Qi Sichen asked.
Lin Wanyue often went to the palace to play, but it wasn't appropriate for her to take out her magical artifacts in front of others.
This time, taking advantage of the opportunity to help with the exorcism ritual, I can openly take out the magic tools and talismans, and also search through their entire residence without arousing suspicion.
Moreover, anyone who disagrees would likely be highly suspicious.
Qi Sichen thought about it and agreed, so he nodded in agreement.
However, he also forgot to send Eunuch Liu to those imperial concubines to extort a large sum of money for Lin Wanyue.
These imperial concubines had no worries about food and clothing. They received a considerable monthly stipend and also had gifts bestowed upon them by the late emperor, so they had accumulated quite a lot of fine things.
Now that they're using it to do good deeds for Lin Wanyue, it's a way of accumulating good karma for them.
After the matter was settled, Lin Yanping came over and told Lin Wanyue the news.
He also praised Lin Weiming, saying, "He has a good temperament; he's neither arrogant nor impatient, and he hasn't colluded with those people."
"?" Lin Wanyue felt that her father was being praised for no reason, so she couldn't help but ask what was going on.
It turns out that after Lu Renjia fell from power, the Lin family, as those who had made meritorious contributions in impeaching him, were greatly praised by the emperor in court and even given some power.
Later, Qi Sichen took the lead in handing over the enormous wealth of the Lu family's rice shop to the Lin family for management. It was a huge fortune that would make anyone envious.
More importantly, the laws of this dynasty stipulate that officials are not allowed to compete with the people for profit, and generally speaking, it is not allowed to open such a large shop.
Of course, where there's a policy, there's a countermeasure. These ministers were all exceptional individuals, so they naturally had ways to deal with it.
However, no matter what the solution is, no shop can compare to Qi Sichen directly gifting the Lin family's rice shop.
These people quickly became more alert, and they understood perfectly well how much Qi Sichen valued the Lin family.
Many people are trying to curry favor with Lin Weiming so that they can get in touch with Qi Sichen and maybe he'll be able to use it someday.
So every day when Lin Weiming went to and from court, many people would approach him wanting to talk to him and invite him out for drinks, but he refused them all.
He used the excuse that he had to go back and help with his own business, which kept him very busy.
No one believed it, but there was nothing they could do; they couldn't exactly carry the person to a bar.
Lin Yanping stroked his beard and sighed, "So many people lose their composure after becoming successful overnight. This kid usually seems pretty useless, but I didn't expect him to be so calm now."
Lin Wanyue quietly left her sight, deciding it was best not to tell her father the truth.
In fact, Lin Weiming was too busy to go out for drinks.
Because he didn't want to deal with business matters, he handed the rice shop over to his third brother, Lin Zihan. However, his grandmother, Liu Junlan, couldn't stand her son's idle and lazy lifestyle, so she helped her third brother teach Lin Weiming a lesson.
Lin Weiming was asked to help out at the shop every day because he was too busy to go out for drinks.
The day that was set for him to enter the palace to help with the rituals arrived quickly.
Lin Wanyue donned the magnificent robes that Qi Sichen had commissioned, and donned the jade crown, looking like a small, golden glutinous rice ball. Although she was too small and seemed somewhat lacking in imposing presence, when she put on a stern face and shook the small bell in her hand, she still exuded the air of a superior.
The platform for the ritual was set up inside the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, and Eunuch Liu had already sent people to prepare various offerings of fruit, flowers, and candles.
Lin Wanyue had many ritual implements brought over and placed on the altar.
Qi Yuan was very excited when he learned that Lin Wanyue was coming to the palace to perform a ritual, and he was somewhat absent-minded during court.
As soon as he finished court, he rushed to the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, afraid of missing the excitement.
Fortunately, when he arrived, Lin Wanyue's group hadn't started yet. They had to wait for the right time, when the yang energy was at its peak at noon, to dispel the bad luck and restore the yang energy.
Qi Yuan wasn't the only one excited; all the palace maids and eunuchs wanted to see how the little princess would cast her spell, and the imperial concubines had been waiting in the Spring and Autumn Pavilion for a long time.
Although they had different thoughts, they all had a strange confidence that if Lin Wanyue took action, there would definitely be no problem.
Because of what happened to Liu Shuhua, the palace was in a state of panic, and it wasn't just Consort Su and Consort Liu who were affected. The guards and palace maids who had seen it also whispered about it quite a bit.
The sixth prince, son of Consort Su, was also quite frightened at the time. Now that the mother and son are standing together, people can immediately recognize that they are biological mother and son.
Those dark circles under her eyes were really obvious.
Consort Su looked at Lin Wanyue as if she had seen her savior, and pulled her son to stand below the platform, her eyes full of pleading.
A large crowd had already gathered around Lin Wanyue. Whether they were just there to watch the excitement or genuinely believed that she had great magical powers to exorcise evil spirits, they all came over to her.
The other imperial concubines, seeing that Consort Su had specially summoned her son, also thought it made sense. They all sent messages to summon all the princes, asking Lin Wanyue to help them ward off bad luck.
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