Chapter 9: The Qin Family

  Chang Qingzi arrived at the gate of the Qin estate early in the morning with Mu Ya. Before long, the master of the Qin family invited them in. The main hall of the Qin estate was filled with people, mostly the wives and concubines of Old Master Qin, as well as a few young girls. There were very few males in the Qin family, only one, but he was also an exceptional business talent, not inferior to Second Young Master Shangguan. The prosperity of the Qin family was also built by this young master. If we talk about the force that cannot be underestimated, it would have to rely on Second Miss Qin Miaoyu, who is now known as Qingfei, a relatively favored person in the palace.

  This time, Chang Qingzi was invited mainly because of the great lady of the Qin family, Qin Zhaoshi. The son and daughter were both children of the great lady of the Qin family and had made great contributions to the Qin family. The status of the great lady of the Qin family in the Qin family is self-evident. Even if Old Master Qin married several wives, no one dared to shake the status of the great lady of the Qin family. Suddenly, the great lady of the Qin family became possessed by evil spirits these past few days. Old Master Qin was anxious and turning around in circles, and Young Master Qin Ruo also immediately rushed back to the mansion. Empress Qing, who was in the palace, also expressed her concern. When Young Master Qin was doing business all over the place, he had heard of the great name of Bai Yu Gongzi Chang Qingzi, so he immediately sought him out. Coincidentally, he met Chang Qingzi in the capital and immediately invited him over.

  At this time, the several young girls gathered in the hall were not worried about the dignified and stern Mrs. Qin, but were excited to see the rumored White Jade Young Master. Just then, the sound from outside the hall made the girls immediately stop their heated discussion and stretch their necks to look towards the door. The wives and concubines also immediately stood up, adjusted themselves, stood elegantly with a smile at the corner of their mouths.

  "Old Master."

  "Big Young Master."

  "Father."

  "Older brother."

  The old Qin couple felt very proud and a smile appeared on their faces. They nodded slightly and said: "En."

  "Mo Gongzi, please." Qin family's young master Qin Ran said with a smile to the person behind him, his left arm slightly curved, making a gesture of invitation.

  "All right, Qin Gongzi, please." Chang Qingzi smiled in response.

  Many girls finally saw the white jade young master they had been thinking about. The white jade young master indeed lived up to his name, with a slender figure, angular facial features, eyes as clear and clean as a spring, thin lips that were slightly upturned. His face always wore a smile, giving people the feeling of being an immortal who walked out of a painting, untouched by the mundane world.

  Next to him, Qin Yan, the young master of the Qin family, didn't look like an ordinary merchant, with a slender build and about the same height as Chang Qingzi. He had a refined appearance, more like a scholar than a merchant. At this moment, he was smiling slightly, and even if it was just a polite smile, there was nothing that could be faulted.

  Mr. Qin had already taken a step forward into the hall, sitting upright in the center. The background of this white jade young master seemed somewhat mysterious, but he didn't know... Mr. Qin thought to himself, then glanced at his several daughters, hmm, each one was beautiful and lovely, maybe it's possible.

  Chang Qingzi followed Qin Ran in and sat down on the left side, while Mu Ya stood quietly behind Chang Qingzi.

  "Master Qin, could you tell me about the situation? I'd like to prepare myself." Chang Qingzi smiled and said to Master Qin above.

  "It's better for you to tell the young master yourself." Old Master Qin smiled and replied, then turned to face the group of ladies-in-waiting with a serious expression: "All of you can go back now. There will be a welcome banquet for Young Master Mo tonight, and it's imperative that you all attend."

  "Yes." The wives and concubines immediately agreed, those girls reluctantly took another look at Zhang Qingzi, and finally followed their mothers back in an orderly manner. After all, there was still a family banquet tonight.

  "Well, you and Mo young master have a good talk." The old man of the Qin family said this matter at this time, his face was somewhat solemn, also some sad, after all, is one's own wife, and gave birth to so many promising sons and daughters.

  "It all started eleven years ago, and the story goes like this..." Qin Ran recounted the events of that year. "So, we lost contact with the Shangguan family after that. The girl was a distant niece of my mother's, and they weren't very close to begin with. Plus, she... sigh, she wanted to get my father's attention, and coincidentally, Father wanted to send someone to the Shangguan household at the time, so Mother sent her over. Who would have thought that she would do something like that? We didn't bother with them again after that."

  "Is this matter related to that woman?" Chang Qingzi asked.

  "It's been eleven years since that thing happened, and we've all pretty much forgotten about it. But just the other day, my mother kept saying she saw her. We even invited a Taoist priest to perform some rituals at home, but my mother's mental state has only gotten worse day by day, constantly shouting that the woman is going to kill her..."

  "I roughly know what's going on now, is it convenient to go see Madame Qin?" Chang Qingzi got up and asked, seemingly related to that recent matter, he thought he could still have a drink with the ghost.

  "Hmm, okay." Qin Ran looked at Chang Qingzi's movements with some surprise, wondering what had changed the White Jade Young Master's mood.

  Chang Qingzi followed Qin Ran to the residence of Madam Qin, where there were all sorts of talismans and symbols on the doors and windows. Chang Qingzi didn't notice them and followed Qin Ran into the inner chamber. The room was also filled with talismans everywhere, even on the tea cups used for drinking water. Thick curtains hung down beside the bed, which were also covered in talismans.

  "Qin Gongzi, would you mind putting up this canopy?" Muyou stepped forward and said softly.

  Qin Ran turned his head to look, and Chang Qingzi was holding the appendix, reading it word by word. Before long, the talisman suddenly caught fire, and Chang Qingzi immediately put it in a teacup and poured some clear water into it. Qin Ran only then realized what was happening and quickly hung up the curtain. The old master and mistress of the Qin family dismissed the old servant who had been attending them in the house.

  Chang Qingzi walked to the bedside, gazing at Madame Qin who had been tormented by the evil spirit. Her eye sockets were deeply sunken, her skin was dull and dark, and her lips were slightly purplish. If not for the slight rise and fall of her chest, one would have thought she was a corpse.

  Chang Qingzi handed the bowl of tea water to Qin Ran and said, "Feed it to your wife."

  Qin Ran hastily half-supported the old lady of the Qin family, carefully feeding her tea water, and slowly helped the old lady of the Qin family lie down.

  "Master Qin, Master Qin, please step back a bit, our young master is going to perform a ritual." Mu Ya reminded in a soft voice. The old master and young master of the Qin family immediately stepped back upon hearing this.

  Only to see Zhang Qingzi holding a peach wood sword, closing his eyes and muttering to himself, then suddenly opening his eyes, the sword pointing directly at the chest of Qin's wife: "Destroy!" At this time, a black smoke suddenly floated out from Qin's wife's body, disappearing in an instant.

  At this time, the madam of the Qin family slowly opened her eyes: "What's wrong with me?" After a pause, she said: "I feel that my chest is much smoother now."

  "Madam!" Mr. Qin hastily helped Mrs. Qin up, "You're finally alright, it was Young Master Mo who saved you." Mr. Qin excitedly said. "Look, this is Young Master Mo, ah, Young Master Mo?"

  Qin Ran also found it strange, wasn't Mo Gongzi just here a moment ago? How did he disappear all of a sudden?

  "Master Qin, young master Qin, our young master had an urgent matter to attend to and left ahead of time. Once you give me the silver coins, I will immediately catch up with him."

  "Ah, all right." Qin Ran replied, and immediately ordered someone to fetch the silver.

  Muyao stood still, gazing faintly out of the window. The young master should be arriving soon, so she might as well wait for him at the inn.