0p0 Chapter 220 The Taoist Priest Can’t Come
Chapter 220 The Taoist Priest Can’t Come
At the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, a maid was holding a lantern, waiting anxiously. It had been so long, why hadn't Yang Laoliu come back yet?
Now, let alone the Second Madam, even she, the servant, was waiting anxiously.
She heard the Second Madam's scream clearly last night, and when she was half asleep, she vaguely heard someone calling "sister".
In their mansion, only the young master of the Kang family would call the second lady like this when he came to see her. And when she recalled it later, she found that the voice that called out this was a man's voice, exactly the same as Campbell's.
Isn't this just Campbell coming back to see the second wife? Just as what the Zhao family's mother-in-law said, after a person dies, he or she will come back to visit the relatives they miss most.
But looking at the Second Madam's expression, it was obvious that she didn't want Campbell to see her, so she asked someone to invite the Taoist priest back to perform a ritual, so that the servants wouldn't be scared as well.
The evening wind was quite strong today, causing the lantern in the old woman's hand to sway back and forth.
If there hadn't been a gatekeeper accompanying her, she wouldn't have dared to stand here alone.
After a long while, the sound of wheels was heard. The old woman picked up the lantern and saw that it was Yang Laoliu driving the carriage back.
Hey! This guy is back.
When the old woman saw the carriage stopped, she hurried down the steps and said quickly, "Is the Taoist priest back? Come with me to see the Second Madam. The Second Madam has been waiting for a whole day and is getting impatient."
Yang Laoliu shook his head, thinking of what happened today at Yuzhen Temple, and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Let's go see the second lady first."
The two of them walked quickly into the mansion and headed straight for the courtyard of the second house.
"Second Madam, Second Young Master, Yang Laoliu is back." Someone outside announced.
Xiao Kang quickly stretched his neck to look at the door, thinking that Yang Laoliu would bring the Taoist priest over and perform a ritual to send Comparable away immediately.
Su Yueqi stayed at home all day and was planning to go out with some friends in the evening, but he was called to Xiaokang's place just after he changed his clothes.
Although he was impatient, he did not show it too obviously and just waited with Xiaokang. Fortunately, Yang Laoliu came back in less than a cup of tea.
"Greetings, Second Madam, Second Young Master." After entering the room, Yang Laoliu kowtowed to them.
Xiao Kang looked outside the door, but didn't see the Taoist priest. She immediately asked, "You came back alone? Where is the Taoist priest I asked you to invite?"
"Replying to the Second Madam, the Taoist priest of Yuzhen Temple is ill and cannot leave the temple. No matter how I explain to them, those arrogant Taoist priests say that I have to get my body back in shape before I can come to the Marquis' Mansion to perform the ritual of salvation. I have no choice but to rush back." Yang Laoliu briefly recounted what happened after he went to the Taoist temple.
Those Taoist priests did not seem to be lying, because during the short time they were talking to each other, the Taoist priest went to the toilet three times in a row, the smell of the five grains on his body became stronger and stronger, and his face turned pale. It was obvious at a glance that he was really sick, so how could he follow him to the marquis' mansion to perform the ritual of salvation!
"How could this happen?" Xiaokang became nervous when he heard this.
It is said that the Taoist priest of Yuzhen Temple has magical powers, so Xiaokang sent someone to invite him, but he didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
What to do now?
If the Taoist priest can't come, then if Campbell comes to see her again tonight, she will be scared to death.
Xiao Kang's face turned pale instantly. She thought about staying at Rong'an Hall for one night. Her aunt was a powerful person and was not afraid of these things. Besides, Campbell was afraid of her aunt when he was alive, and he would probably be afraid of her too after he died.
While Xiaokang was daydreaming, Yang Laoliu said:
"Second Madam, although I was unable to invite the Taoist priest from Yuzhen Temple, a Taoist priest gave me a piece of talisman paper, saying that it has the effect of exorcising evil spirits."
As he spoke, he took out the talisman paper and handed it to Xiaokang.
The talisman paper was folded into a triangle, and vermilion handwriting could be faintly seen on the back of the yellow paper.
Xiaokang took it, not knowing whether it would work or not.
"Did the Taoist priest from Yuzhen Temple give this to you?" Xiaokang asked.
It was usually very difficult to get a piece of talisman paper from Yuzhen Temple, but I didn’t expect that Yang Laoliu had some skills.
"No, no, this was given to me by an old Taoist priest I met in the outer city when I came back. He was being sent out by his family at that time. I saw that he was also a Taoist priest, so I wanted to invite him to the Marquis' Mansion, but he said he was busy at night, so he just gave me a piece of talisman paper and left."
After the man left, Yang Laoliu did not chase after him to force an invitation. After all, the Taoist priest looked far inferior to the Taoist priests of Yuzhen Temple.
Originally, he didn't even want to accept the talisman paper, but he felt that if he came back empty-handed, the Second Madam would not let him off easily, so he brought it back.
When Xiaokang heard that this thing was not from Yuzhen Temple, he no longer valued it so much.
"Okay, you can go down." She waved her hand to let Yang Laoliu go back.
If she had known that Yang Laoliu could not invite the Taoist priests back, she should have gone by herself. It is possible that the Taoist priests did not agree to come to the Marquis' Mansion because they felt that their hearts were not sincere.
As for whether they were sick, she didn't even consider it. It couldn't be that everyone in Yuzhen Temple was sick.
"Mom, since Yang Laoliu brought back a talisman paper, you can take it first."
Anyway, I just want to give my mother peace of mind so that she can have a good sleep.
"Okay, I'll take it and hope it works." Xiao Kang said.
Su Yueqi really couldn't sit still any longer, he stood up and said to Xiao Kang: "Mother, you should rest earlier, I'm leaving now."
"Go! But come back early and don't learn your elder brother's bad habits." Xiao Kang knew that Su Yueqi was going to leave the Marquis' Mansion, so she gave him a worried reminder.
"I know."
After Su Yueqi finished speaking, he bowed and left.
How could he possibly learn to gamble like Su Yuejie? That would be so boring. Tonight, they had an appointment to go to Changchun Garden to listen to a play. At most, after the play, they would go to the pleasure boat to do some work.
Xiaokang was still panicked when she saw her son leave, and she couldn't help but hold the yellow talisman even tighter.
In Fuguang Courtyard, Qing Da was reporting to Su Qingwan about what he had led people to do today, and he was talking with great enthusiasm.
"When I went there, those fake Taoist priests were cheating people. They wanted to sell a ghost painting for fifty taels of silver, and they would also ask for different prices depending on the person. If it was a high-ranking official, they would directly ask for five hundred taels of silver. They also said that the five hundred taels would be more effective. They said that if you burn it into ashes and drink it, you will definitely get pregnant... Later, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I threw the medicine you gave me into the porridge they were going to drink."
"Hehehe, that medicine is really effective. After those Taoists drank it, they started to react after a short while. They all ran to the toilet. Hahaha!" Qing laughed wildly.
After hearing this, Su Qingwan also had a faint smile on her lips.
There really is a group of fake Taoists living in the Yuzhen Temple today, who make a living by bragging and deceiving people, and it just so happens that many people in the capital believe them.