The cold wind howls in the north.
Lin Wanyue stood on the high altar, holding her ritual implements. A gust of wind blew, and snot almost dripped from her nose.
Fortunately, the robes she wore were thick enough to provide some protection from the wind, and although she felt cold, she stood steadily on the high platform. She held a talisman in one hand and a peach wood sword, a magical artifact, in the other.
She glanced down at the crowd that had gathered and found that there were quite a few people. All the imperial concubines were present, surrounding the altar, as were the princes, both those who had left the palace and those who had not, all of whom were being led by the hand by their mothers.
They probably all came to exorcise evil spirits.
Lin Wanyue also saw Consort Xiao Yuehan, whom she had never gotten along with.
Xiao Yuehan stood with the eldest prince Qi Xiao in a relatively inconspicuous position at the back, probably because she didn't want to join in the fun like the others.
When Qi Sichen pulled Qi Yuan over, everyone quickly bowed to him.
Qi Yuan gave a few casual replies, then looked at Lin Wanyue on the high platform with an excited smile on his face.
Lin Wanyue smiled at him.
The ceremony began as soon as the time was set.
Consort Liu eagerly squeezed to the front of the crowd and said quickly, "Princess, please take a look at me first. I've been having nightmares every night for the past few days! Could it be that I was affected by her evil spirit that night? Please help me! And my son, he's terribly timid. He's been terrified ever since he saw Liu that day. Please help me think of a solution too."
"Mmm." Lin Wanyue said with a smile, "Don't worry, now that I'm here, I will naturally help you take care of things and clean up all the bad luck here so that those nightmares won't affect you anymore."
Consort Liu immediately showed surprise and gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much! Besides me, Sister Su also can't sleep at night. She dreams of that ghost as soon as she closes her eyes, it's so scary."
The other imperial concubines also nodded in agreement.
Although they weren't as unlucky as Consort Liu and Consort Su, who actually witnessed Liu Shuhua turning into a monster and sucking people dry, just hearing about it still gave them the creeps.
Moreover, this palace was passed down from the previous dynasty, and countless people have died over the past few hundred years. There are legends of death in every place.
What's more, Liu Shuhua was someone they had spent a lot of time with, and just thinking about it made them feel uneasy.
Lin Wanyue revealed a mysterious smile and tossed the talisman in her hand forward.
Everyone watched in disbelief as the light yellow talisman, despite the howling north wind, did not drift away. Instead, it seemed as if some force was supporting it, and it floated to a spot not too far in front of Lin Wanyue, resisting the cold wind.
Many people watched with their eyes wide open, afraid of missing even the slightest detail.
The little princess is indeed capable and has magical powers!
Lin Wanyue gestured a couple of times with the peach wood sword in her hand, and with two fingers together on her other hand, she used a magic spell cleanly and neatly. The talisman that was fluttering and blocking the cold wind floated forward and circled in front of everyone's foreheads as she instructed.
Everyone stared in disbelief as the yellow talisman floated before their eyes.
As they got closer, everyone could see more clearly that strange patterns were drawn on the yellow talisman paper with red cinnabar. They looked like words or pictures at the same time. Although they didn't know what they meant, they were sure that it was something very powerful.
After circling around in front of everyone, the yellow paper talisman flew back to Lin Wanyue's fingertip with a "whoosh".
Lin Wanyue's round little face puffed up, and her two beautiful eyebrows furrowed together.
Everyone was startled, thinking something had happened.
Consort Su and Consort Liu were the most anxious, but they dared not interrupt Lin Wanyue to ask her questions, so they could only watch her with great concern.
Qi Yuan, without so many reservations, asked worriedly, "Wanwan, is something wrong? Why are you unhappy? Is it difficult to handle?"
Qi Sichen looked at Lin Wanyue with some concern and asked inquiringly.
From the moment he arrived until now, he had been holding Qi Yuan's hand, fearing that there might be a mastermind hidden among this group, ready at any moment to take the emperor and Lin Wanyue away together.
Meanwhile, he had already arranged for a team of elite soldiers to lie in ambush not far away.
Even if the person behind the scenes has a monster as powerful as Liu Shuhua under their command, it can at least buy them some time.
Lin Wanyue said, "It's nothing, nothing was left behind. I thought there might be a ghost to catch, but there's nothing here, it was a wasted trip."
Everyone's hearts, which had been hanging in suspense, immediately settled back into place, and relaxed smiles appeared on their faces.
Consort Liu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "The little princess is still so childlike. So many of us have been worried for so long because we were afraid there really was a ghost. Since there isn't, we can finally get a good night's sleep tonight."
"Then I won't return the silver you gave me!" Lin Wanyue said as if she was afraid someone would steal her silver, which amused everyone. All the imperial concubines said they didn't need to return it.
Lin Wanyue was pleased and said to them with a smile, "Since there are no ghosts here, I can't just take your money for nothing. I'll give you a blessing ceremony so you can get rid of bad luck and turn misfortune into good fortune."
"Yes, yes, thank you so much, little princess!" Consort Su quickly pulled her son forward a couple of steps. The other consorts were similar, all hoping their sons would receive more blessings and have more good fortune.
Even Xiao Yuehan pursed her lips and pushed her son forward this time.
The eldest prince, Qi Xiao, said with a smile, "Mother, I'm all grown up now, how can I compete with my younger brothers?"
“Good child, I know you have good intentions and don’t want to fight with them for things. But this is a matter of fate, so it’s hard to say. Just listen to your mother and take a few steps forward. What if that little girl really works?” Xiao Yuehan was starting to trust Lin Wanyue a little.
Qi Xiao had no choice but to take two steps forward.
It was an hour later when Lin Wanyue finished the blessing ceremony. Her face was pale from the cold wind, and Qi Sichen felt sorry for her as he watched from below.
Watching her finish what she was doing, he pulled her into his arms and couldn't help but say, "Why are you taking this so seriously, child? I've already told you, they're not worthy of your help. Godfather will take you home."
"Uncle, let me escort Wanwan back with you. I haven't been to the Lin family in a long time," Qi Yuan said.
"No, you still have many memorials to read. Don't keep relying on me. Go and review them." Qi Sichen said without any mercy.
The eldest prince, Qi Xiao, walked over with a gentle smile and said, "Uncle, I'm about to leave the palace anyway, why don't you let me escort my sister back?"
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