Naturally, Concubine Sun wouldn't allow such things to reach her father, Liu Daqiang's ears. But in private, the maids and servants were always whispering about it, and their accounts were vivid. They said that Concubine He had hated Liu Yushu the most during her lifetime. Dying a tragic death, she became a vengeful ghost and was coming back to claim Liu Yushu's life.
Liu Yushu didn't believe in ghosts. If there were any, they must be the evil spirits hidden deep in people's hearts. Someone in the mansion had ill intentions and was deliberately using the dead as an excuse to scare her!
Tomorrow was the fifteenth day of the lunar month. She'd go to the temple to offer incense. It would be a way to ease her mind.
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That night, several doctors were summoned to Bilian Pavilion. Liu Yuyu was seriously ill, and even after a joint diagnosis, the doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong. Liu Yuyu's personal maid, Mu Chan, said that Liu Yuyu had often claimed to see Concubine He's ghost in recent days. It was very likely that she had suffered a great shock.
Concubine Sun, deeply concerned about her daughter, knelt on the ground sobbing and begged Liu Daqiang to save Liu Yuyu. Liu Daqiang had always doted on Liu Yuyu, thinking her well - behaved and obedient. So he immediately sent someone to find a Taoist priest to come to the mansion that night to exorcise the evil spirits from Liu Yuyu in Bilian Pavilion.
The Taoist priest said that there were evil spirits in the mansion. Amulets must be pasted on the doors of every courtyard. He also said that there was a wrongly - dead ghost in the mansion, which would possess someone and cause trouble within the forty - nine days of the seven - seven period. As for who would be possessed, he couldn't tell yet. But those who were possessed usually had a few characteristics. First, their bodies would suddenly become stronger. This was because when the ghost entered a person's body, a formerly frail person would gain the power of the evil ghost, which would enable them to cause trouble. The evil ghost bestowed power upon the person. Second, they would be sought out by cats. Cats were full of yin energy, so they naturally liked to linger around those possessed by ghosts.
Zui Tao came back and told Liu Yushu exactly what the Taoist priest had said. Liu Yushu sneered contemptuously after hearing this. Didn't the priest's words imply that it was her?
The Taoist priest must have been bribed by Concubine Sun, and as for Liu Yuyu, she was probably feigning illness.
"Miss, the master orders you to kill the cat, or else..." Zui Tao said fearfully.
"Absurd! I won't kill Wu Qing just because of that stinky Taoist priest's nonsense." Liu Yushu angrily threw the teacup on the table.
"This is not up to Miss Shu." The door was pushed open. Zhen Xia, Concubine Sun's personal maid, came in aggressively with a group of people. Mu Chan followed behind.
"Who allowed you to come in? This is our miss's courtyard. You'd better not act recklessly." Seeing the situation was not good, Zui Tao immediately stepped in front of Liu Yushu to protect her.
Zhen Xia tilted her head up and sneered arrogantly, "Search! Find that little bastard and kill it." As she spoke, she didn't take Liu Yushu seriously at all, acting as if she were the mistress of the place.
Mu Chan and several other maids immediately started rummaging through the room.
"What are you looking for?" Liu Yushu frowned and glared at Zhen Xia.
Zhen Xia smiled sinisterly, "Naturally, it's the dead cat that likes to stay with evil spirits." As she spoke, she sized Liu Yushu up and down with a strange look, as if Liu Yushu herself were the evil spirit. "Miss Shu, don't be in a hurry. It was the master who ordered this servant to catch that little brute. The master is also concerned about Miss Yu's health. You're Miss Yu's elder sister. You should think more about Miss Yu."
Well, Zhen Xia was good at talking. Liu Yuyu had never regarded her as an elder sister, and she didn't like Liu Yuyu either.
Liu Yushu's heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, Wu Qing had jumped out to play and wasn't in the room. She silently prayed that Wu Qing would run far away and not come back at this moment.
Now, Concubine Sun had the final say in the mansion. If the kitten was found by Zhen Xia, it would surely be beaten to death.
First, they were taking it out on her cat. Next, they might come after her!
Since it was her father who had given the order this time, she couldn't stop these people even if she wanted to. Anyway, the cat wasn't there, and there was nothing to hide in her room. Let them search.
The maids returned empty - handed. "Sister Zhen Xia, we couldn't find it."
Hearing this, Zhen Xia immediately frowned in dissatisfaction. She pointed at the maids' noses and scolded arrogantly, "You can't even find a brute. You useless idiots who only know how to eat. If you can't give an account to Concubine Sun, you might as well die in place of that brute. You're all just low - lives anyway." As she said this, she glanced deliberately at Zui Tao in front of Liu Yushu.
"Be careful!" Mu Chan, who had gone out to the courtyard first, shouted urgently. Hearing this, Zhen Xia immediately led the group out.
Liu Yushu's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly followed them out. She thought to herself that something was wrong. Had the kitten been caught by Mu Chan?