The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 301 Divine Calculation, Feng Shui Not Working

Since the guest was not a particularly wicked person, Lang Jiuchuan had no reason to refuse him. He took Jianlan and went with Granny Wang.

She had no interest in understanding the rise of the Cheng Le Earl's family and the structure of their interpersonal relationships, and would not ask questions on her own initiative, but she couldn't resist listening to what Granny Wang said.

The Chengle Earl's Mansion was actually the maternal family of a low-ranking concubine of the late emperor, surnamed Tang. She was granted the title of Earl for saving the emperor once. Although that concubine had no children, she was lucky and brought her family to the capital when the emperor was still a prince. She bet on the right horse.

The Dowager Consort Tang is currently enjoying her retirement in a separate palace and shows great care for the Emperor. The current Emperor is also willing to honor the ties of the old guard, so the Chengle Earl's Mansion is still quite well-known among the noble families. Some of the family's sons are serving in the army, while others are studying and have passed the imperial examinations, showing promising futures. With the Dowager Consort helping to cultivate their favor, although it is only an Earl's Mansion, it is much stronger than the Kaiping Marquis's Mansion.

Marquis Chengle, Tang Bangsong, had two wives. His first wife, Marquis Chengle, gave birth to a son and a daughter before passing away. His current wife is his second wife, who also has two sons and a daughter. The young Zheng married Tang Bobin, the first son of her current mother-in-law and the second son of the Marquis's family. Tang Bobin is studying at the Imperial Academy and has already passed the imperial examination. This is one of the reasons why the Zheng family, as a scholarly family, would arrange a marriage with a noble family, because Tang Bobin is pursuing a scholarly path.

An earl's mansion with two earl wives and their own children must have been filled with troubles in the inner quarters. But the Cheng Le Earl's mansion was alright. The brothers, sisters, and even the aunts and sisters-in-law got along quite well. That was because the Dowager Consort had made a stern warning early on: internal strife and fighting were signs of family chaos. If anyone tried to cause trouble, she would get rid of them, regardless of gender.

If you ask how a concubine could have such great power, the answer is that she had the Emperor's backing, and Cheng Lebo Tang Bangsong was a subservient and obedient person. He wasn't just subservient; he was ruthless enough to do whatever the concubine said. After all, his family's prosperity was all thanks to the concubine.

There was once a particularly favored concubine who wanted to rise to power because she had given birth to a son. However, before the son was even a month old, he was sent to the family temple, and the son was given to a concubine who had no sons to raise.

But where there are many people, there is a social hierarchy. Major disputes may not go wrong, but minor conflicts still occur. For example, Madam Zheng has been married for three years without a child. Her superiors are putting pressure on her, and her servants are secretly making fun of her. If she still doesn't have a child, they will have to promote her to a concubine.

Under Wang Mama's constant nagging, the carriage arrived at the Earl's mansion. It entered through the side gate and headed towards the second gate, with the explanation that the second young mistress's friends had come to visit her.

It wouldn't be right to openly suspect that the second young mistress was possessed by an evil spirit, so we invited a Taoist priest to come and exorcise the evil spirit from the house, wouldn't it?
Coincidentally, one of the people who came to visit Madam Zheng today was indeed one of her close friends, so no one thought anything was amiss.

After entering the second gate, Lang Jiuchuan used the corner of his eye to observe the layout of the Earl's mansion. Sometimes, one could discern the mansion's grandeur simply from the layout of its garden.

She believed what Granny Wang said. With the backing of Consort Tang, the Chengle Earl's Mansion was indeed quite well-off. The palace lanterns hanging under the corridor were all made of silk gauze, one every ten steps. There were also some murals hanging in the corridor, but they were not paintings, but lacquer carvings, so one could appreciate both the garden and the carvings.

The rockeries and bonsai in the garden are also meticulously arranged and exquisitely beautiful.

The Zheng family's courtyard was named Luoying Courtyard, a very elegant name. However, Lang Jiuchuan looked up at the direction of the sun, secretly calculating with his fingers in his sleeve, and shook his head slightly.

This courtyard is not properly oriented. It should be a Zi-Wu orientation, but it is off-center, becoming a Gui-Ding orientation. This makes it prone to attracting evil spirits, with less Yang energy and more Yin energy, which means that Yin prevails over Yang. Giving it such a name implies decay and loss, that is, a lack of vitality.

As a result, not only is the chance of having many children slim, but even if a child is conceived, miscarriage and weak mother and child are also likely.

She didn't speak, but followed Granny Wang inside, quickly glanced around, and her lips twitched.

Madam Zheng came from a scholarly family, and her husband was also a scholar. Both of them had an appreciation for elegance, so the layout of their house reflected this refined taste. However, while elegant, the feng shui was mishandled. The artificial hills, ponds, flowers, and trees actually increased the yin energy in the house, creating a situation of conflict and struggle. Over time, even the most loving couple would grow tired of each other and eventually separate.

"Is there something wrong with the relationship between your second young mistress and second young master? Is it not as good as it was when they first got married?" Lang Jiuchuan asked Wang Mama softly. With the feng shui so bad, she would stop doing feng shui for others if their relationship was good.

Granny Wang was startled. Seeing Lang Jiuchuan's calm expression, she nodded and said in a low voice with a wry smile, "Most of the arguments are about having children. In the past, the second young master disliked the idea of ​​concubines, but this year when the madam brought it up, he didn't refuse as sternly as before."

Seeing that Lang Jiuchuan looked as if he had expected this, she wanted to ask him a few more questions, but then she saw someone coming out of the main house.

That was Songxiang, the head maidservant of Madam Zheng. Granny Wang immediately stepped forward and was somewhat surprised to hear that it was Miss He who had come to visit. She said, "She is about to get married and she still came. She is not afraid of disturbing the good news. It shows how deep her friendship is."

Lang Jiuchuan had sharp ears and heard that Miss He's wedding was approaching. She raised an eyebrow. Her surname was He and her wedding was approaching. She had seen such a person before. Wasn't the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei's son, Miss He, who was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War?

Songxiang glanced at Lang Jiuchuan and said, "You've been here for a while, you should be finished talking soon. Shall we go have some tea, Miss?"

Granny Wang quickly looked at Lang Jiuchuan, afraid that she would be displeased, but Lang Jiuchuan said, "If it's okay to stroll around this courtyard, come with me to take a look."

Granny Wang exclaimed "Oh!" and immediately accompanied her.

As the eldest son of the Earl's wife, although he was only the second son, he was still the Earl's wife's first child. Therefore, his wedding courtyard was very large and fully equipped, even with a small kitchen. Behind the main house, there was a garden with two old pear trees in the southwest corner, a small pond, and a weeping willow tree next to it. Under the willow tree, there was a stone table with a stone chessboard on it, and several stone round stools with cushions on them.

The pond contains yin-yang fish and withered lotus leaves.

Lang Jiuchuan sighed and turned her head to look. The sun was blazing today, and it was almost noon. From her position, the sun shone on the eaves of the main house, casting a shadow that looked like a sharp knife piercing diagonally.

"That's not your second young mistress's bedroom, is it?" Lang Jiuchuan asked Wang Mama again.

Granny Wang's heart skipped a beat; she had guessed correctly again.

No, she didn't say anything. How could Ninth Sister have guessed it so accurately? Is she really that good at divination?
"Girl, what have you figured out?" she asked in a trembling voice.

Lang Jiuchuan didn't answer, but looked at the other window of the main house, his brows furrowed. There was a sinister aura emanating from there, exactly the same as that on Granny Wang. He pointed and asked, "What is that place?"

Feng shui layout is a difficult thing to write about, and I don't really understand the materials I've looked at, so please don't take it too seriously!