Nanzhi and Suyue were in a complete panic.
"Is he here to snatch her away?" Suyue hugged Song Wanchu tightly, fearing that if she let go even for a moment, their young mistress would be taken away.
Song Wanchu, on the contrary, felt like laughing. She let out a helpless bitter smile.
What was Liang Yuzhou up to?
Why did he come to her room to act all mysterious?
"Don't panic, you two. If he comes, so be it. In broad daylight, he definitely won't do anything to me in front of elder brother, uncle and the others."
Song Wanchu remained calm.
This wasn't the capital city. There wouldn't be his spies and subordinates everywhere.
If he really wanted to snatch her away, he should have done it when they first met, not waited until now.
An old maid outside called through the window, "Miss, the master, the mistress and the Taoist priest are here."
Song Wanchu went out to greet them.
She lowered her head slightly, her eyes downcast, her face calm and composed.
"Uncle, aunt, elder brother."
She tried hard to ignore those dark eyes.
Liang Yuzhou's face was expressionless, but there was a faint ripple in his eyes.
The hand hanging by his side clenched and then relaxed, as he tried hard to restrain himself.
He had just helped Lady Ning expose the musk hidden in the red coral. His skills were extraordinary. Both Chu Shangxu and Lady Ning were convinced that he was no ordinary Taoist priest.
He must have some real abilities.
So they treated him with even more respect.
"Priest, do you think it's suitable to perform the ritual in this courtyard? Do you need us to prepare anything?"
Liang Yuzhou shook his head gently. His deep eyes were fixed on Song Wanchu's face. "Has anyone entered or left Miss Song's courtyard this afternoon?"
Nanzhi answered bravely, "The eldest mistress and the eldest young master have just been here."
This feeling was so strange. They were all old acquaintances. They could recognize each other even if they were reduced to ashes. But now they had to pretend not to know each other.
There was a kind of eerie understanding among them.
Since he met Liang Yuzhou, Shi Luohan had been feeling a lump in his chest. But now he and Wanchu were guests. It wasn't appropriate for him to expose Liang Yuzhou's true identity in public.
If he just blurted it out without thinking, it would be embarrassing for his uncle and aunt.
"Aunt, Wanchu, it's cold outside. Let Priest Qingzhou perform the ritual outside. Let's go inside and talk."
Shi Luohan didn't want Liang Yuzhou to look at Wanchu for a moment longer.
"Wait a moment." Liang Yuzhou's voice was deep and his expression was serious. "I smell an unusual aura in Miss Song's room. There might be evil spirits hidden there. I have to take the liberty to go in and find out."
Shi Luohan was furious. He lowered his voice and said almost in a whisper, "Playing tricks!"
Song Wanchu was a young lady now. It wasn't appropriate for her to agree to such a thing. Lady Ning made the decision for her. "Priest, please go in."
Shi Luohan followed closely behind.
Liang Yuzhou blocked his chest with his whisk. The corner of his lips curled up in a sly smile. "Young Master Shi, men are yang in nature. You have a strong temper. If you go in, you might clash with the evil spirits. Please wait outside."
"You!" Shi Luohan gritted his teeth and glared at him. He was on the verge of losing control and drawing his sword.
This cunning dog, Liang Yuzhou!
"In that case, Luohan, let's wait outside for a while with me."
Chu Shangxu sensed Shi Luohan's hostility towards Liang Yuzhou.
Shi Luohan didn't trust Priest Qingzhou at all.
For someone he just met for the first time, his anger towards Priest Qingzhou was a bit excessive.
Chu Shangxu could understand. Shi Luohan was brave and decisive. He had made a name for himself with his own skills. Naturally, he didn't believe in ghosts and gods.
He loved Wanchu. He wanted to hold Wanchu in his palm like a precious treasure. It was only natural that he felt uncomfortable seeing a young man like Priest Qingzhou enter Wanchu's boudoir.
It was understandable, but a bit too much.
Chu Shangxu didn't want to offend Priest Qingzhou.
Song Wanchu's boudoir was small but exquisitely decorated. As soon as Liang Yuzhou entered, the powerful sense of oppression instantly filled the space.
Her breath caught in her throat. Her mind uncontrollably recalled the scene when she was once pinned down by him...
Lady Ning touched her cold little hand and was surprised to find that she was trembling. She thought it was because she was scared after hearing about the evil spirits.
"Don't be afraid, Wanchu. Priest Qingzhou has some skills. He will definitely find the evil spirits hidden in your room."
Song Wanchu couldn't tell her troubles.
No one knew Liang Yuzhou's skills better than her.
But she didn't know what Liang Yuzhou was up to.
She couldn't figure out his thoughts. She didn't know what he was going to do or what his purpose was.
As soon as he appeared, he was full of mysteries. That was the most terrifying thing.
Before she knew it, Song Wanchu had already regarded him as an enemy to be guarded against.
Liang Yuzhou pointed to a small package on the table and asked, "What's this?"
Song Wanchu's face stiffened slightly. It was the gift from Chu Hao'an. She hadn't had time to open it yet.
Nanzhi stood in front of Song Wanchu and replied, "It was given by the eldest young master. Is there something wrong with it?"
"This is the evil spirit."
He said it seriously. Nanzhi and Suyue, the two young girls, were really scared.
No one dared to touch the package.
A hint of cruelty flashed in Liang Yuzhou's eyes. He flicked his whisk, and the package fell to the ground and scattered.
When they saw what was in the package, everyone's faces changed.
It was a woman's girdle. The green brocade surface was embroidered with tacky red flowers and mandarin ducks playing in the water.
As an outsider, Chu Hao'an gave a woman's intimate item like a girdle to Song Wanchu on their first meeting. It was really too frivolous and ambiguous!
To put it more seriously, this was a blatant provocation!
Lady Ning was so angry that her chest heaved violently. "This is unacceptable! Totally unacceptable!"
She had been tolerating this mother - and - son pair for a long time!
Lady Qian gave her the red coral with hidden musk. She had evil intentions. And Chu Hao'an was showing his affection to her newly - arrived niece. He was so dissolute and shameless!
"Wanchu, I'm sorry you had to go through such a dirty thing when you just arrived!"
In her anger, Lady Ning didn't forget to comfort Song Wanchu. She was also extremely grateful to Liang Yuzhou. "Although the priest is young, he is really highly skilled in Taoism! If you hadn't exposed this evil spirit today, my niece Wanchu, a young lady, would have had her reputation damaged!"
Fortunately, Priest Qingzhou had exposed Chu Hao'an's evil intentions in front of her!
She couldn't help but feel a little scared. If Priest Qingzhou hadn't entered the room today, and Wanchu had accidentally opened the package...
The maids and old maids who served in and out of this room were not just Nanzhi and Suyue, her confidants.
Among the maids and old maids assigned here, there was no guarantee that their mouths were tight. If they saw it and gossiped a few words, and word spread from person to person, by the time it reached Old Lady Chu's ears, it would surely be completely distorted!
No matter how Wanchu defended herself, she had really received the item!
Based on this alone, she could be labeled as a woman who didn't know how to behave herself and was promiscuous!
One could imagine how bad Wanchu's image would be in the eyes of Old Lady Chu and everyone in the Chu family!
Even she, as Wanchu's aunt, would be looked down upon.
Now that Priest Qingzhou had determined that the girdle was an evil spirit.
Wanchu's reputation was saved.
"Burn it with fire and give the ashes to me."
Suyue pinched her nose, wrapped the girdle with a handkerchief and threw it out.
After a while, she came in with a yellow paper bag and handed it to Liang Yuzhou.
"The evil spirit has been eliminated. My task is completed."
To make the act complete, Song Wanchu bowed to him reluctantly. "Thank you, priest."
Lady Ning let out a long sigh of relief and urged her to see Priest Qingzhou out.
Song Wanchu was pushed forward.
She walked absent - mindedly. Her skirt tripped her feet.
She staggered forward. Just as her body leaned forward, Liang Yuzhou suddenly turned around and caught her by the shoulders.