It was already evening when Jiang Li got the news of Jiang Yuanbo.
Jiang Yuanbo didn't directly state that Taoist priests would come to exorcise evil spirits, but he said that everyone in Jiang Mansion must stay in the mansion tomorrow.
With his eyes closed, Jiang Li knew what this meant. It was nothing more than catching turtles in the urn. When all the people were there, it was convenient for the Chongxu Taoist master to identify the "evil spirits and charms". But Jiang Li also looked at Ji Shuran with admiration this time, knowing that for no reason, finding a Taoist priest to exorcise evil spirits in the mansion would not be a big deal, so he used Libi's name. In this way, the Jiang family must obey the orders of Emperor Yu Gong and Emperor Hong Xiao. Yu Si, Libi had been murdered by the same method many years ago, and it was reasonable for Libi to think about it like this.
Jiang Li stood in front of the window and blew the whistle. This time she didn't avoid Tong'er and Baixue-they always got used to the shocking things they did. Zhao Ke appeared quietly in the room.
Tong'er and Bai Xue were taken aback. Seeing Jiang Li's calm look, it was obvious that they had done this more than once, and they didn't know what expression they should use now. Just looking at Jiang Li and asking Zhao Ke: "Has the person with excellent ventriloquism arranged already?"
"It's arranged," Zhao Ke said: "He replaced a small servant in the mansion, and he will be guarded in the yard tomorrow."
Jiang Li curiously asked, "How to replace it? Wouldn't you find that the person is different on the other side of the job?"
Zhao Ke only said two words: "Disguise."
Jiang Li was stunned, and felt that Ji Heng's people were truly magical. She thought that such a thing as Yi Rong was just talking about it in the script. It is as difficult as it is to do it. Zhao Ke saw Jiang Li's look, and seemed to know what she thought in her heart, and explained: "It is usually difficult to dissolve, but the young man he was looking for was originally an ordinary person in Jiang's mansion. He is usually unobtrusive and no one has ever had it. Pay more attention. Even if it is slightly different, it will not be noticed by others. If you dissolve into someone who is slightly concerned, you will be noticed immediately."
Jiang Li said: "So that's the case." There was some regret in his heart, and he still thought that maybe he could use this method to take a shortcut, but now he has to dispel this idea.
Tong'er and Bai Xue saw that Jiang Li speaks naturally to the man in black, and they also saw that the man in black seemed to be doing things for Jiang Li. Although they were afraid, they bit the bullet and said: "Girl, if tomorrow is a god The stick really wants to accuse you, will the lord really sit idly by?"
Jiang Li did not conceal the two maids and told them what Ji Shuran might have tomorrow. Most of the time, he will be accused of a crime of harming the family. The two maids were worried that the handkerchief was still there, but Zhao Ke was still there, and couldn't help asking this question.
"Of course it will." Jiang Li replied calmly.
"But you... Are you his daughter after all." Bai Xue couldn't accept it. This must be in their hometown. If someone says she is a wicked thing, and nothing else, at least her parents and brothers will never believe it.
"The Taoist Chongxu is an expert." Jiang Li was not sad at all, she even smiled and relieved: "Since the other party is an expert, he must have a reputation among the people. What he said will naturally be respected by others. If the truth is true. Even though my father is not a person who believes in ghosts and gods, Ji Shuran must have come prepared. I have too many doubts. If there is no way to explain clearly, the only thing that can be explained clearly is that I am a monster."
"How is it possible!" Tonger blurted out: "Why do they say that?"
Jiang Li's smile faded a little: "Tonger, not everyone is like you. I have lived with me for eight years. I have been away from Jiang's house for too long. This kind of affection and guilt is really meager and outrageous. I can't deny its existence. But I know that it hates fragility and cannot stand the test."
Zhao Ke, who had been listening silently, looked at Jiang Li in surprise, but the little girl, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, seemed to have no expectations of human nature. It is his family, and also the most indulgent tolerance. On the surface, it seems indifferent, but in fact it is indifferent. It is very similar to my own grown-up. But the development of such a temperament for my own grown-ups is related to his life experience. Although Miss Jiang Er was also very pitiful, she wouldn't have reached this point.
As if it had been fully realized.
Jiang Li looked at him, and he quickly lowered his head again.
"Girl, the slave girl looked at Daoist Chongxu. If he could do this kind of thing, he would definitely not be a real expert, but a liar. Besides, he had treated Liyi again, maybe he was Liyi's person long ago. Now. Tomorrow we... shall we not expose his true colors?"
Jiang Li said: "No hurry. Slaps are certainly under the spotlight. But you are right, Chongxu Dao Chang is a liar."
Zhao Ke quickly heard the news. Although Dao Chongxu was quite famous in Yanjing City, he came to Yanjing City many years ago because of a life lawsuit on his back. When he was at home, he hooked up with a married woman, was discovered by the woman's husband, and killed the man during the dispute. After he and the woman buried the man, they ran away overnight. Along the way, he went incognito, and later met Chongxu, a wandering Taoist priest, pretending to be a teacher.
The Taoist priest died in a military battle last time. Chongxu Dao borrowed his master's name for a long time, transformed himself into Chongxu, and came to Yanjing City. He was born very capable of bluffing, and he looks like a fairy-like character, and many people really think he is a master. Later, after she became famous, she met Libi again.
Although the matter of Libing is not easy to investigate right now, Jiang Li guessed that it might also be controlled by Libing. The concubine who framed Li-嫔 at that time had a fierce competition with Li-嫔, and she was also quite a favorite. If it weren’t for the triumphant technique, it might not be possible to fight for any position now. Because of the appearance of Daoist Chongxu, the biggest enemy of Li-嫔 in the harem at that time just disappeared.
This is not necessarily something that Dao Chang Chongxu and Li Yu tacitly did, but Dao Chang Chongxu's courage is a little too dare to blend in with this kind of harem affairs.
"Since Li Yan believes in Dao Chang Chongxu so much, it was because Dao Chang Chongxu got her life back both times, and everyone in the palace knew that. In this way, when Dao Chang Chongxu's identity was discovered, Li This will make her feel even more embarrassed. She also needs to explain to the emperor, why is this?"
"The most important thing, I have to make Ji Shu regret it later." Jiang Li said softly, "Ji Shuran is not asking for help. This is to lead the wolf into the room. I want her to play with fire. Because of this expert, the fox tail is exposed. , And then let her know that this expert is fake."
Zhao Ke's heart trembled, only to feel that the seemingly gentle and harmless Miss Jiang Er, the way to torture people is not as kind as she looks.
It's better to be less provoked.
…
The second day came soon.
On this day, Jiang Li woke up neither early nor late, it was just the right time. Unfortunately, today’s weather is extremely bad. It has always been snowy in the winter in Yanjing City, and it did not snow today, but when I got up early in the morning, the sky was very gloomy, with thick black clouds pressing on the sky, almost hanging on the roof of the house. It is plain and depressing, it is clearly morning, and it is cloudy as evening.
Tonger hid in the room and looked outside, and whispered: "This day, I'm also embarrassed by evil." She felt a little worried. Today is the day when Chongxu Daochang brought people to Jiang Mansion to "exorcise evil", although it has already been. She was ready, but Tonger still couldn't let her down completely, she always thought she was still a little scared.
In comparison, Jiang Li seemed much more calm. She even asked Bai Xue to give her a double bun. She was born with a pretty and graceful life. As a result, she became more and more like the lotus fairy boy who only found in Xianshan Kyushu. Tong'er pondered her for a while before shook his head and sighed: "If Ji and Dao Shizi really accused the girl of being a monster, it would be unconvincing. How can there be such a refined monster? Don’t all the monsters who write about wearing bright clothes are fascinating when they appear, so that people can’t find the North?"
When Bai Xue heard it, she replied solemnly: "You said that is Duke Su Guo."
Zhao Ke, who was lurking in the dark, listened boredly to the movement of the people in the room, and almost fell to the ground when he heard the words. Staring inside, I don't know what to say, he was the only master in the world that day! This is how the little maid talked about it. If this was passed to the Guogong's mansion, I don't know if the adults would want to pinch the one who was talking.
Jiang Li was also taken aback when she heard Bai Xue's words. When the reminiscence came, she couldn't help but laughed out "pouch" and said, "What you said is also very reasonable."
Ji Heng was originally good at bewitching people. You must know that the first time I saw Ji Heng sitting on the eaves of the nun's house, it was the season when the peach blossoms were in full bloom, and when the peach blossoms bloomed, he sat there chicly, and the beauty was almost mean. , Was almost considered to be a flower demon by Tonger.
At that time, she recognized who Ji Heng was and was still wondering why Ji Heng came to such a place. Now it looks like a world away. She had already walked out of Qingcheng Mountain, and her relationship with Ji Heng had become a delicate balance now. She was not a friend, but she was definitely not an enemy. We all know that we can't take one step closer, because one step closer will become dangerous, and the future will be unknown, so keep it like this.
Make things happen.
"Let's eat something first." Jiang Li smiled slightly: "Dao Chang Chongxu is coming over, so I have to wait a while."
Is the expert present? You are used to putting on airs. Especially this is an expert who has been in the palace and has twice saved Li Bin's life. If it comes too fast, it will appear to be in a hurry. Although Jiang Li didn't understand it very well, she didn't care.
"Girl, everything you want has been arranged." Bai Xue said: "It's all in the grass in the garden. Brother Zhao has replaced all Ji Shuran's people and put them down."
"Okay." Jiang Li smiled and said, "This can rest assured."
…
An hour later, the maid next to Mrs. Jiang came over and asked Jiang Li to go to Night Fengtang.
Jiang Li saw that the time was about to come, so he took on the cloak and went to the night phoenix hall with Tonger Baixue.
Before I walked to Wanfengtang, I heard Jiang Jingrui's voice coming from inside, saying: "Tsk, our mansion is very good. What evil is there to drive away? What evil is there to drive away? Inexplicable."
Then there was Lu's stopping voice: "Jing Rui, shut up, this is your majesty's order."
Jiang Jingrui was silent.
Jiang Li lifted his foot and walked in, but the discussion inside stopped abruptly. Everyone looked at her.
Jiang Youyao stood beside Ji Shuran, and the mother held Jiang Bingji in her hands. Lu Shi and Jiang Yuanping in the second room are here, and I can't see how they feel about the matter. Jiang Jingyou is still a fat man with a smile, just like Jiang Yuanbai. As for Sanfang, the whole Sanfang was silent a lot. I don't know if it was because of Jiang Yu'e. Now the relationship between Sanfang and the other two bedrooms has become very embarrassing. Jiang Yuyan was already cowardly and timid, but after a glance at Jiang Li, she quickly retracted her gaze and looked down at her toes.
In addition, today the master of the mansion, even the aunts in each room share the room, the big and the small, the spoiled and the unfavored, Doula heard that it was banned last night, and everyone in the mansion, including the maidservant Not allowed to leave the house. It seems to be to ensure that the Chongxu Taoist practice.
Jiang Li also saw Aunt Hu.
Aunt Hu was standing outside the crowd with her only maid holding the piano, as if she had been forgotten, and she looked very pitiful. The thin cotton robe she was wearing was old and yellow, and she did not have any jewelry. Among the young concubines, if it weren't for someone to speak, they would definitely be regarded as the servant who served the aunt.
Her gaze intertwined with Jiang Li briefly in the air, quickly left, and fell to the void again. She always looks dazed, and people are willing to show sympathy and tolerance to her. They are all hysterical people, and they don't know how to do it. What else can she do
But Jiang Li knew that the opportunity Aunt Hu had been waiting for for so many years was about to come. Only Jiang Li saw the pleasure and expectation that flashed by the corner of Aunt Hu's mouth.
They are all waiting for the truth to be revealed and revenge.
"Ali," Jiang Yuanbo said, "Today is the day when Chongxu Dao came to the mansion to exorcise evil spirits. Everyone in the mansion must go through it again." He explained.
A surprise that happened to be poured out appeared on Jiang Li's surface. It seemed a little puzzled, but he didn't ask much, and quickly nodded and said, "I see, father."
Jiang Youyao wanted to prick Jiangli with a few words. She was used to seeing Jiangli not pleasing to the eye, but Ji Shuran had already said hello in advance today. Don't make trouble, don't say a word, naturally someone will clean up Jiangli.
Ji Shuran's thinking is also very simple. Although she did the game today, she was not the dominant player from beginning to end. Whether it's Libi who suddenly fell ill in the palace, or Chongxu who came to Beijing by accident, the people who came here step by step to exorcise evil were accidental. In other words, if Jiang Li is a wicked little hoof, if Dao Chang Chongxu misses this time, she is determined not to blame her. Because it has nothing to do with her.
Of course, Taoist Chongxu will definitely not miss it.
At this moment, the young man outside reported: "Master, Chongxu Dao has grown up."
Mrs. Jiang said: "Let's go out and have a look."
It was the first time Jiang Li met Daoist Chongxu. Speaking of which, when she was in Qingcheng Mountain, she had also met many experts in the nun's nunnery of the temple. For example, that Yan Monk is enlightened, handsome, inexplicable, but noble and no evil. It is also sad that the matter between him and Mrs. Jing'an will be unbelievable. This Chongxu Dao eternal life, very mysterious and unpredictable feeling.
He was wearing a robe and cloth shoes, and he looked good, but the important thing was that he looked very righteous between his eyebrows. The moment Jiang Li saw the empty Taoist leader, he seemed to understand why when Li Yan was "murdered" by the so-called disgusting technique, Chongxu Taoist found the clue, but no one in the palace doubted Chongxu Taoist leader. It's a liar. Just because people's eyes are easily confused by their appearance, the emptiness of Daochang just happens to give birth to a face that makes people confused.
After Chongxu Dao grew up to the gate of Jiang's house, he was still not humble or arrogant when faced with Mrs. Jiang's arrival with such a large group of people. Only let the little Dao Tong around him set the stage.
Xiaodaotong should go. Jiang Yuanbai chongxu Taoist Chief had seen the ceremony, and said: "The Taoist Chief came to exorcise evil spirits in the mansion today, and I am grateful."
"Master Jiang doesn't need to be polite." Dao Chang Chongxu replied, "This is a matter of the poor."
"Are you really good at exorcising evil?" Jiang Jingrui hugged his chest and said provocatively: "Isn't it a liar? There are many liars like Yanjing City, just the kind of fortune-telling on the street. Eight out of ten out of ten are fakes. of."
"Jing Rui!" Lu Shi slapped him on the back, and the little overlord of the Jiang family was always unobstructed. This was a Taoist master recognized by the emperor, and Li Bin's savior. If you go back and tell Libi, Libi will blow some pillow breeze to Emperor Hong Xiao, Jiang Jingrui will not say in the future, Jiang Jingyou wants to be an official, what if he gets tripped? Even if Li-嫔 is Ji's family, Lu knows that if he and Ji Shuran are not dealing with each other, how can Ji Shuran think about herself
Thinking about it and feeling aggrieved, Lu Shi had to sulk himself.
Jiang Yuanping had no choice but to come out to make a round of it, saying: "The dog is not sensible, and I hoped that the Daoist will contain him. I laughed at him."
"Nothing." Taoist Chongxu looked clear and smiled: "It's rare to make the son frank and honest."
Jiang Jingrui let out a cry and turned his head. Jiang Li looked at Daoist Chongxu, this man was very good at talking, no wonder Lili was so coaxed and willing to praise him. Having said that, this person has made a fortune in Yanjing City by relying on Libi, and he also has his own credit. Look at this, if you learn some other skills, it may not be another Jiang Yuanbai.
Jiang Li thought it was funny.
Taoist Chongxu didn’t even look at Jiang Li. He just stared at his Daotai, with a more serious expression, and said to Jiang Yuanbo: “Master Jiang, I’ll tell you, the last time I saw your wife in the palace, , I felt that Mrs. Jiang’s evil spirit was corroding. That’s why I had the idea to come to Jiang’s house. Today, before the poor Dao arrived at your house, I realized that..." He hesitated for a while and did not continue.
Before Mrs. Jiang had spoken, Ji Shuran couldn't help but said, "What did the Daoist find out?"
"The black air is lingering over your mansion, and there is fear of great evil. If it is not removed, there is a disaster of blood and light."
"Ah." Jiang Youyao screamed in surprise, Jiang Yuyan was also a little scared, but she was only standing behind Yang, only half of her body exposed, her eyes a little disturbed.
Everyone was silent for a moment.
In the first place, there are only a few people who do not believe in ghosts and ghosts, such as Jiang Yuanbai, who do not believe in ghosts and ghosts. Most of them still believe in them, especially the timid women.
In addition, the Chongxu Dao's long-speaking words do not seem to be false, but some people believe it by three points.
"Does the Daoist mean that there are evil things in our house?" Lu asked: "But no strange things have ever happened to our house."
"It doesn't mean that it hasn't happened," Dao Chang Chongxu glanced at the people in the yard, and even the servants did not commit the crime. Those who were noticed by Chongxu's gaze couldn't help lowering their heads and dared not look directly at them, for fear that the expert would say that they were also ensnared by evil things.
"Looking at the black qi in your house, the evil spirits should have existed in the house for a while. I heard that no strange things have happened in the house of the lady. It seems that no one has died recently." Chongxu frowned and groaned. After a while, he said: "Therefore, this evil thing has been lurking in the mansion for a while, but not for a long time. If it takes more than a year, the evil will take shape and ruin the fortune of the mansion, there should be a bloody disaster. In other words, everyone in your house may be in danger of life."
As soon as these words came out, everyone felt cold again.
"Then... It's good, how can evil spirits appear in the mansion?" Ji Shuran asked: "As the Taoist said, it seems that this evil spirit has been here for less than a year. Could it be that it was brought from outside?"
"It's also very possible." Chongxu said, "Perhaps someone brought it from outside, or someone brought something dirty and attracted the evil things on it."
Everyone looked at each other.
Jiang Li only looked at him coldly. With this alone, he could only coax his followers. At the most, they were panic-stricken, and they wouldn't be enough to make people believe in Chongxu's master. At least Jiang Yuanbai didn't believe it at the moment. Jiang Li knew that this was not only because Jiang Yuanbo didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but also because Jiang Yuanbo believed that Chen Ji's interference in Jiang's housework was a slap in the face.
But it makes no difference.
Lu asked: "Dao Master, what can I do now?"
"Nothing." Chongxu said long: "The way of being poor is to be clear first, where does the evil come from."
At this moment, the Taoist platform has been set up, and the Taoist boy put the peach wood sword, copper coin, red thread, cinnabar, and yellow paper engraved with weird runes, bells and other things into their respective positions. There is a square in the middle, with thin copper pillars inserted in the four corners, and between the pillars and the pillars, the thread dyed red with cinnabar is tightened. It happened to be a square, and under each line, there were small bells hanging.
There was no wind at the moment, Daoist Chongxu was standing in the middle of the square, holding a long sword made of copper coins, sitting on the ground with a gossip mat, closing his eyes, and muttering words that I didn't know what it was.
Jiang Li watched this scene with interest. Xue Huaiyuan was also a person who did not believe in ghosts and gods. In the past, Tongxiang was poor, and there were only two barefoot doctors in the entire countryside. Poor people can't hold medicine. Sometimes children become seriously ill and care is chaotic, so they go to the so-called "grandmother". Those goddesses would ask for rewards based on the poor people’s family circumstances, and what they could do was nothing more than “practices” in their homes, talking about things that they didn’t know, and forcing people to drink water with incense ash. Xue Huaiyuan had a deep aversion to this kind of thing. It is necessary to know that many children were delayed in treatment and died in this way.
After Xue Huaiyuan took office in Tongxiang, he was prohibited from reappearing in Tongxiang. In the beginning, those goddesses secretly went to other people's homes, unchanging their lives. After Xue Zhao learned about it, he quietly played pranks to hide those scams. The more the number of times, the common people will also understand that the goddess is a deceitful trick, and is no longer deceived.
Although Xue Huaiyuan accused Xue Zhao of being mischievous every time, he always closed one eye when Xue Zhao made fun of the goddess. At this moment, seeing Chongxu Dao so long, Jiang Li somehow remembered the past. I just feel that if Xue Zhao were here, I don't know what kind of pranks would be born, so that Dao Chang Chongxu would expose his true colors.
But... Her expression slowly cooled, Xue Zhao was no longer anymore, and she would not interrupt Chongxu's "practice" with a prank.
She has to watch him do all the tricks.
Chongxu Daochang muttered a word for a while, and suddenly, somehow, the bell hanging under the thin wire stretched on the pillar suddenly and slowly began to move.
There was no wind at the moment, everyone standing in the yard felt distinct. But I was stunned to watch the bell, from the slight shaking to the rushing, so clear that everyone could hear it, and it was getting bigger and bigger.
Jiang Youyao timidly grabbed Ji Shuran's clothes. She didn't know what was going to happen today. She only knew that Jiang Li was going to be unlucky today, so she watched Jiang Li's accident with a gloating mood. Earlier, she was a little scared when she heard Dao Chang Chongxu said that there was something evil. At this moment, seeing the bell rang by itself for no reason, I was even more frightened. I just feel cold in the yard.
The weather was strange today, the dark clouds were heavy, the scent of Tao Tong was lit in the courtyard, and the smoke was lingering, but it became more and more ghostly. The people couldn't help standing a little closer, and even Tong'er and Bai Xue felt a layer of goose bumps on their backs.
Behind the crowd, Aunt Hu couldn't help clenching her fists. She only felt that her palms were sticky. She was too nervous and sweated too much. However, her heart was finally disturbed, and she looked in Jiang Li's direction again.
I saw Jiang Li standing next to Jiang Yuanbai, her expression still calm and gentle, I don’t know if the light was lit up her face, Aunt Hu felt that there was a fire in the girl’s dark eyes, she didn’t. Fierce, not impulsive, burning quietly.
Then burn everything out.
The bell did not stop, but became louder and louder. At the same time, there was a gust of wind in the flat ground. But the wind seemed to be in order, and after a while, it stopped.
Dao Chongxu had already let go, but the copper coin sword did not fall, but stood tremblingly.
There was another exclamation around.
The copper coin sword is a treasure to exorcise evil spirits, capable of slaying demons and slaying demons. At this moment, he stood up in full view of the public. Does it mean that there is really evil in the mansion
At this moment, Jiang Yuanbo's brows frowned.
Jiang Li sighed inwardly.
There are not two times, how dare Chongxu Daoist even dare to deceive him today, this conjure, it can be described as superb.
At the next moment, the copper coin sword suddenly turned its direction, the tip of the sword pointed to Jiang Li, and it rushed straight over!
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