Chapter 171: Evil Enters the Body
Those fruits are very beautiful, but they release poison.
When it encounters comfrey, the toxicity will ferment rapidly, making people seriously ill. In severe cases, it may even be fatal.
Lu Zhiran likes the smell of comfrey, and she always adds it to her rouge. Fang Shi knew this even before she got married.
She sent me such a potted plant with "kindness", but her heart is despicable.
Fang not only wanted to prevent her from entering the palace to participate in the election, but also wanted to take her life.
Those who harm others will eventually harm themselves.
Soon, she will make Fang pay for her actions.
Cui Fu asked curiously, "Miss, you seem to be quite nice to the young master. Don't you have any grudges against him?"
Lu Zhiran shook her head, "He is different from Fang."
Dan Yan also said: "This servant also feels that the eldest young master is upright and honest, and he is not the same as the lady and the second young lady."
Of course they are not on the same path, because...
Lu Zhiran smiled and said nothing more.
When Lu Juncheng returned to Zhichun Garden, Fang looked at him expectantly, "How is it? Did she accept it?"
Lu Juncheng smiled. "I've accepted it. Big Sister asked the maid to put it in the bedroom. Big Sister also said that she and mother are family, and family members don't hold grudges overnight. Mother, Big Sister is a sensible person. You just need to resolve the misunderstanding, and you will be able to live in harmony in the future."
After hearing the first half, Fang had a strange smile on her face.
"From now on, I will live in harmony with her!"
Anyway, she won't live for many days, so what's the harm in pretending?
After Lu Juncheng got the job done, Fang changed her attitude again.
"Don't come back here unless you have something to do. Focus on your studies at the academy. Next year you will be taking the imperial examination. You must pass it and come back as a Juren. Otherwise, I will not forgive you."
The smile on Lu Juncheng's face froze, and the ease and leisure he had just shown disappeared, and his whole body tensed up again in an instant.
"Yes, mother, I will try my best."
Fang waved her hand calmly, "Go ahead."
Lu Juncheng took his leave and left.
A few days later, news came from Yaoguang Pavilion that Lu Zhiran fell ill.
I originally thought it was just a minor illness, but it became more and more serious, and in the end I couldn't even get out of bed.
When Lu Guanxuan heard about this, he was shocked.
Why did you suddenly get sick when you were fine?
There was less than half a month left before she would enter the palace for the selection, but she fell ill. What would happen if she was delayed in the selection?
He immediately went to Yaoguang Pavilion, and when he saw Lu Zhiran's condition, his heart skipped a beat.
Lu Zhiran's face was pale and her cheeks were thin. Lying on the bed, even opening her eyelids seemed extremely difficult.
"What's going on? Is this how you guys serve the young lady?"
Cui Fu, Dan Yan and other maids all knelt down and apologized.
Without bothering to hold them accountable, Lu Guanxuan hurried into the palace to invite the imperial physician.
Several imperial physicians were invited in succession, but they were all helpless. Even the old imperial physician Jiang thought her pulse was strange and could not diagnose the cause.
Lu Guanxuan felt like the sky was falling.
She is the hope for the revitalization of the Lu family. If she dies like this, who will the Lu family rely on in the future?
When Lu Zhiran fell ill, the Fang family's miscellaneous affairs were handed back to Fang, and her house arrest was naturally lifted.
She also stood beside Lu Guanxuan, looking very worried. In fact, she could hardly suppress the smile on her lips.
At this time, Nanny Jin whispered, "Master, could it be that the young lady has been possessed by an evil spirit?"
Lu Guanxuan was stunned, then became angry, "What nonsense!"
Nanny Jin choked up and said, "The young lady was fine a few days ago, but suddenly she collapsed. She was so seriously ill that even the imperial physician couldn't diagnose the problem. Other than an evil spirit entering her body, I really can't think of any other reason."
Lu Guanxuan's heart couldn't help but beat fast.
With the idea that it is better to believe it than not, he invited a Taoist priest to come to his home to cast a spell.
The Taoist priest's face was full of solemnity as he performed these actions.
"There's something dirty in your house, and Princess Pingle has been haunted by it, which is why she's bedridden. If we don't find the dirty thing, I'm afraid her life will be in danger!"
When Lu Guanxuan heard this, his face suddenly changed.
"Are you sure?"
The Taoist priest looked mysterious and said, "I never lie. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to search. If they can't find it, I will leave it to you to deal with."
Lu Guanxuan's expression changed several times. "If we really find the evil spirit, will she get better immediately?"
The Taoist stroked his beard and nodded firmly.
"That's right. Once the evil spirit is eliminated, the county lady will surely recover immediately."
Upon hearing this, Fang raised the corner of her lips in a sarcastic arc.
This old Taoist priest is really lying with his eyes open. Nothing will be found when the time comes. Let's see how he ends up.
Lu Guanxuan was still a little hesitant. If he mobilized a large force to search for the evil spirit, it would not be good for the Lu family's reputation.
The Taoist priest said quietly, "Sir, if the evil spirit is not eliminated, it will definitely affect the Lu family's house and even your own health. By then, it will be too late."
Lu Guanxuan shuddered all over, and the last trace of hesitation in his heart disappeared.
"Master, where is the evil spirit?"
The Taoist counted on his fingers and frowned solemnly.
"Master Lu, the evil spirits in your mansion are not simple, there are more than one. In addition to the courtyard where the county lady lives, there are more than one evil spirits to the east of your mansion."
Lu Guanxuan looked shocked and confused.
East? That was the backyard of the mansion, where all his concubines lived.
Could it be that those women were restless and deliberately plotted to murder Sister Ran?
"Please lead the way, Lord Lu. I want to meet them in person."
That night, the entire Lu Mansion was bustling with activity.
The east courtyard where several concubines lived was surrounded by people, and torches lit up the entire courtyard as bright as day.
The concubines stood in the yard trembling with fear, and no one knew what had happened.
Lu Guanxuan had six concubines, which was not a lot, as they were all taken in early years.
All of these concubines were childless. Lu Guanxuan once asked a master to read his fortune, and the master said that he had committed sins and therefore it would be difficult for him to have children.
Later, he found cursed objects in the courtyard where Luo once lived. Lu Guanxuan was furious and smashed all of Luo's tablets.
If the elders had not stopped him, he would have almost removed the Luo family from the Lu family tree.
For so many years, he only had Lu Juncheng as his legitimate son, and none of his concubines had any influence at all. His resentment towards the Luo family grew even stronger, and he gradually stopped thinking about it and even came to the backyard less often.
Now, when he set foot here, he saw that the yard was dilapidated and desolate. His concubines were all wearing shabby clothes and had old faces, and it was obvious that they were not living well.
The reputation of being harsh on concubines was not a good one, and Lu Guanxuan felt ashamed, so he glared at Fang fiercely.
Fang has been struggling to take care of herself lately, so how could she have the time to care about these women?
Giving them a bite to eat and not letting them starve to death is the most we can do.
"Master, please perform some ritual to find where the evil spirit is."
The Taoist priest closed his eyes and calculated for a moment before saying calmly, "The evil spirit is hiding in the potted plants in their bedrooms."
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