The whole family of villains listens to my heart, the Regent Prince treats me dearly.

Speaking of which, the Tao family had two sons. Tao the elder served as a censor in the Ministry of Works, while Tao the younger was a compiler in the Hanlin Academy.

Tao Da has been single for many years and refuses to marry no matter how much his family pressures him.

His family speculated that he either had a problem with his sexual orientation or was impotent, so they gradually entrusted the responsibility of carrying on the family line to Tao Er.

Tao Er lived up to everyone's expectations, marrying the beautiful and virtuous Yao Shi, and they had a son as they had wished.

But who knew that Tao Erying would die so young?

[Her in-laws, I don't know what they were thinking. They probably feared Yao would run away with her grandson, so they forced her to remarry their eldest son! In this way, they wanted to preserve the Tao family line.]

[Even more shocking is that, for some inexplicable reason, Tao Da actually agreed to marry Yao!]

[Ms. Yao initially disagreed.]

But Tao Da, through some unknown means, actually managed to force himself on her and marry her!

The couple later had a daughter, Tao Siwen.

Zhai Rongyu stopped the brainstorming session.

Others might not know, but how could she, the queen of gossip, not know?

Tao Da must have had his eye on the Yao family from the very beginning!

This is a drama of extortion and plunder!

This is literature about younger siblings!

The shock was so intense that she couldn't sleep all night, and she immediately imagined a three-million-word romance novel.

As a result, the next day he was severely punished by his master and made to copy the Heart-Cleansing Mantra three hundred times.

Uh...

Three hundred times...

How could this not leave a deep impression?

But that's not the most exciting part!

Before Zhai Muling and Zhai Sangjie could recover from the shock of the previous gossip, they heard their younger sister's thoughts.

The two of them held their breath in unison.

The most exciting thing is that, perhaps it's a family trait... the son of Tao Er and Yao Shi has actually taken a liking to Tao Siwen!

They are half-siblings, sharing the same mother but different fathers!

Their fathers were brothers!

[Does the Tao family have some kind of peculiar genetic predisposition...?]

So even though Tao Siwen was just a minor supporting character, Zhai Rongyu still etched her in his mind.

Zhai Muling's eyes widened and widened until they were almost out of focus before she finally came to her senses and dabbed her lips with a handkerchief.

She had always lived a law-abiding life and had never heard of such a horrifying thing...

It really surprised her.

Even with her strong willpower, Zhai Sangjie couldn't help but glance at Tao Siwen again.

Gu Xiruo caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye, and her heart felt as if it had been pricked by countless needles, a feeling of indescribable bitterness washing over her.

Shen Mingzhu also caught Zhai Sangjie's gaze, and a hint of resentment appeared in her eyes as she looked at Tao Siwen.

She nudged Tao Siwen forward and said, "Miss Zhai, do you know how to treat Miss Tao's illness?"

Zhai Rongyu then began to seriously examine Tao Siwen.

Her face was pale and she was surrounded by an evil aura, clearly indicating that she had been tainted by something unclean.

A close look at her face reveals that the Tianji star has entered the Palace of Fortune.

It seems I've been troubled by this for some time now.

She asked, "Miss Tao, were you born in a yin year, yin month, and yin day?"

Tao Siwen nodded hurriedly, "Exactly!"

How did Miss Zhai find out?

Zhai Rongyu understood, but did not reply. Instead, she continued to ask, "Have you been having a lot of bad luck lately, sleeping poorly, and feeling restless?"

Tao Siwen was immediately excited when she heard that the woman had described her symptoms perfectly.

"What Miss Zhai said is absolutely correct!"

"That's right."

"Only those with weak birth charts are as easily entangled by evil spirits as you are."

Tao Siwen immediately became nervous. "Miss Zhai, are you saying that I'm possessed by an evil spirit?"

Zhai Rongyu nodded calmly.

Qi Huali and Shen Mingzhu were startled for a moment, and both took two steps back, distancing themselves from Tao Siwen.

Qi Huali's eyes showed even more disgust.

"I have heard that people who are afflicted by evil spirits will encounter disasters when they go out, and their spirits will gradually weaken."

"I'm afraid he'll die in an accident sooner or later."

She'd better stay away from Tao Siwen to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.

In her panic, Tao Siwen's eyes involuntarily reddened, and she pleaded, "Miss Zhai, is there any way to save me?"

Zhai Rongyu nodded, "It's nothing."

She's very willing to accumulate this kind of merit.

Consider it payment for drinks while eating melon seeds.

She stepped forward and patted Tao Siwen on the shoulder, and the evil aura instantly dissipated.

Tao Siwen immediately felt a lightness in her body!

My dizziness has subsided!

She looked at Zhai Rongyu in surprise. "That's it?"

But the physical relaxation is not an illusion!

Tao Siwen was overjoyed and grabbed Zhai Rongyu's hands, saying, "Thank you so much, Miss Zhai! I... I feel much better!"

Shen Mingzhu and Qi Huali were both stunned.

So fast?

Is he really cured?

They looked at each other, neither of them willing to believe it.

Zhai Rongyu smiled, folded a talisman into a triangle shape, and handed it to her: "Keep this with you to protect yourself from evil spirits."

Tao Siwen accepted it with tears of gratitude.

"Miss Zhai's kindness and virtue are beyond repayment, Siwen has no way to repay them."

"I'll go home right now and gather the money!"

"Although the amount is small, it represents my goodwill, and I hope Miss Zhai will not find it offensive!"

She bowed respectfully to Zhai Rongyu and was about to go home to get the money when Zhai Rongyu stopped her.

"No need for silver."

"If Miss Tao really wants to thank me, she can simply visit my Taoist temple and offer some incense later."

Your Taoist temple?

Where is it located?

Tao Siwen had unconsciously started using honorifics when addressing Zhai Rongyu.

“Yunshan, Baopu Taoist Temple”.

Tao Siwen nodded emphatically, "I will definitely go!"

Qi Huali scoffed: "What kind of nonsense is this Baopu Taoist Temple? I've never even heard of it."

She turned to Tao Siwen and said, "Miss Tao, instead of visiting the famous Yuqing Temple, you want to go to an obscure little Taoist temple. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Shen Mingzhu smiled and said, "Miss Qi, you may not know this, but ordinary people have to wait in line for a very long time if they want to go to Yuqing Temple to worship!"

“Unlike the Qi family, who have a special branch hall at Yuqing Temple where they can worship whenever they want.”

Qi Huali was very pleased with these words and raised her head with her head full of pearls and jade.

Is Qi Huali really the daughter of the Grand Tutor?

Why do you always dress up like a peacock?

[They look so uncultured...]

Zhai Muling glanced at Qi Huali's head full of pearls and jade, biting her lower lip to suppress a laugh.

Qi Huali said arrogantly, "Miss Tao, I think you should go to Yuqing Temple and ask for a peace charm."

"I've heard that this talisman shouldn't be used carelessly."

"If one's cultivation level is insufficient, it will only further provoke evil spirits!"

Shen Mingzhu chimed in, "Exactly! Miss Zhai's peace charms are nowhere near as good as those from Yuqing Temple."

"It has an excellent reputation."

"Besides," she glanced at Zhai Rongyu, "the Three Pure Ones are imperial servants and confidants of the Empress Dowager. Who can vouch for Miss Zhai's Taoist temple?"

Zhai Muling said anxiously, "I can vouch for you!"

"When I fell into the water before, it was Rong'er's amulet that saved my life."

"I can breathe underwater!"

Everyone looked at her in surprise upon hearing this.

Can you breathe underwater?

That's probably just bragging!

Zhai Rong asked in confusion, "Sister, how did you know I gave you a good luck charm?"

Zhai Muling paused.

Oops……

Why did she blurt this out in her haste...?

I mustn't let Rong'er know that I can hear her thoughts.