Jiapingguan Chronicle

Song Yaojia glanced at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, who had both said the same thing, and saw them smile at each other. She couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"You two be a little more careful, we're still here!" He looked at the two of them, sighed softly, and said, "I think about the same thing as you two, and I even think that Gongsun Yue's choice of this house was quite meaningful. Jinyang Lane has such good feng shui, if it were a real feng shui master, he would definitely have carefully investigated it before rushing into the house, right?"

“Yes!” Shen Cha nodded gently, chuckled, and said, “Brother Yao Jia, did you think of these things after talking with Yan Chen, or did we think of them after talking?”

“Didn’t I just say that? I just thought of it.” Song Yaojia raised an eyebrow slightly. “However, Yan Chen didn’t mention it either. We can only guess what Gongsun Yue and Master Qingsong were thinking. I even suspect that this assessment was intentionally done by Gongsun Yue and Master Qingsong.” He held up three fingers. “This assessment started three days ago.”

“No, it shouldn’t be that early.” Shen Cha thought for a moment and said, “They met for the first time three days ago. It was probably just a test, or maybe they were trying to trick me.”

“Once we’ve gotten lucky, we can move on to the next step.” Shen Haolin raised an eyebrow slightly. “It’s not really a test; it’s just a setup.”

“This setup was intended for the Gong and Ma families, but the ones who will truly be tested are probably the Yun family.” Shen Cha thought for a moment, then looked at Shen Haolin and Song Yaojia. “Master Qingsong already assessed Gong Sheng’s abilities at the teahouse. What he really wants to see are his own disappointing disciples. If they can truly stand on their own, he probably wouldn’t mind making an exception. It’s just a pity,” she shook her head slightly, “that the Yun family members haven’t shown the expected level, and they’ve probably disappointed the master.”

"Your guess is probably the most accurate."

"Wait a moment, let me sort out what you're saying. From what you've said," Jin Miaomiao pondered for a moment, "the feng shui of Jinyang Lane is actually second only to the Imperial Palace, it's very good, right? But those arrogant guys from the Yun family didn't even realize that, right? So, their test wasn't completed, or rather, if it were an experienced feng shui master, they couldn't possibly have missed it, right?"

"That's right, that's the idea. Logically speaking, anyone who's studied feng shui for even a day or two should be able to tell about a place with such excellent feng shui as Jinyang Lane." Song Yaojia nodded. "Perhaps."

“Perhaps they didn’t fail to notice, but rather they didn’t care. After all, they were focused on how to take advantage of the chaos, so they probably wouldn’t have noticed these things.” Jin Miaomiao thought for a moment. “I remember someone saying that once a feng shui master has selfish motives, his abilities will be greatly reduced, right? So, they were distracted, and their minds were filled with distractions, so they couldn’t sense what they could normally perceive.”

"If you put it that way, it's not without reason." Shen Cha thought for a moment, nodded to Jin Miaomiao, and said, "Putting yourself in their shoes, it's very likely that they genuinely didn't care. They were single-mindedly focused on how to take advantage of the situation, on whether they could completely get rid of the Yun family, and on whether they could really seize the opportunity to gain a foothold in the capital. As for anything else..." She thought for a moment, then gently shook her head, "I'm afraid they really couldn't spare a single thought to care about or feel anything." She looked at Shen Haolin, then at Song Yaojia, and said, "And then? How did Gong Sheng slip up?" "Xiao Cha, that's not a very good question. Did Gong Sheng even need to slip up? He already exposed himself three days ago at the teahouse, didn't he?"

“The teahouse incident three days ago can prove he’s a fraud, but this time we can get concrete evidence.” Shen Cha held up a finger to Jin Miaomiao and gently shook it, saying, “This is different.”

"That's true." Jin Miaomiao nodded. "Your Highness, how did Gong Sheng perform?"

“Extremely,” Song Yaojia thought for a moment, “It was to be expected. Anyway, as soon as he entered the house, he was like…” He paused and said, “According to Yan Chen, he was like he had taken some kind of magic potion. His passion and excitement were completely different from his usual self. As soon as he entered the house, he was immediately attracted by the furnishings. He looked here and there, but he maintained a certain level of rationality. Before touching anything, he would ask if it was okay to touch it. Gongsun Yue remembered Yan Chen’s words and told them not to restrict Gong Sheng and the others too much. They could touch things if they wanted, and it wouldn’t matter if they accidentally damaged anything.”

"So I just took it while I was at it." Jin Miaomiao sighed and said, "What did Gong Sheng say?"

"He wasn't very interested in the furnishings in the front yard. He just told Gongsun Yue that the trees in the front yard weren't arranged well and should be dug up and replanted. He drew a diagram for Gongsun Yue and told her to arrange them according to the diagram. Yan Chen said that later Gongsun Yue cursed them out, saying that it was fortunate that Gong Sheng and his group were caught in time, otherwise, if they had been allowed to continue, they would have caused a huge mess."

Why does Gongsun Yue say this?

“Those trees in Gongsun Yue’s courtyard were actually planted by him. He said that in a place like Jinyang Lane, there’s no such thing as planting the wrong trees. Besides, he planted peach trees, not willows or cypresses, so they wouldn’t have any effect on disrupting the feng shui.” Song Yaojia spread her hands. “As I mentioned before, there are some points arranged by Master Qingsong in the front yard, but Gong Sheng didn’t see them at all. After finding fault with those trees, he started finding fault with the layout of the entire house, saying that the layout wasn’t thick enough and that it affected something. Yan Chen didn’t explain it very clearly, and he himself didn’t quite understand it either, but the expression on his face when he told me was very interesting.”

"Expression? It should be mockery, right?" Jin Miaomiao chuckled. "The layout should still be the layout of the Jin Yang Chang Gong Mansion, there shouldn't be any major demolition and reconstruction, right? Especially the Gongsun Yue family, it was originally the main courtyard of the Princess's Mansion, he shouldn't easily touch this place, right?"

“Yes!” Song Yaojia nodded. “Yan Chen said that not only has Gongsun Yue’s house remained untouched, but his own residence, as well as Jin Yi’s and Ning Zhou’s residences, have also remained untouched. After all, these courtyards are close together and were the core area of ​​the former princess’s residence, the place with the best feng shui.” He sighed softly and said, “Gong Sheng actually said that the feng shui here is bad, saying that the main house, which was the main hall of the former princess’s residence, makes the whole house look top-heavy and should be demolished and rebuilt.” (End of this chapter)