The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Is Chapter 451 just Lang Jiu playing tricks?
The most talked-about topic about the ninth daughter of the Marquis of Kaiping's family being betrothed was not who was betrothed to, but the bold words she uttered when she received the imperial decree.

She's destined to be a lone star, and she'll bring misfortune to her husbands!
Such a ceremony for receiving the imperial decree is quite unusual. Does it mean they don't take the betrothed seriously, or is it a way of subtly hinting to the royal family that if something goes wrong in the future, they won't be blamed?

However, many others felt that Lang Jiuchuan was expressing dissatisfaction with the royal family, cursing Prince Jing, and looking down on the bestowed marriage.

She is very arrogant.

Looking across the entire city of Dadan, which noble lady, even if unwilling, would utter such unlucky words upon receiving an imperial decree for marriage?

But Lang Jiuchuan said it anyway, what is this if not arrogance?
Prince Jing and the Emperor felt that Lang Jiuchuan's actions were a provocation against the royal family. They were so angry that they abandoned their original plan to choose an auspicious day for the wedding and picked one at random. Coincidentally, that day happened to be the wedding day of Tantai Cong and Young Master Rong, which was less than a month away.

Such haste, giving no one time to prepare, shows a complete disregard for Lang Jiuchuan. Even though the Lang family saw that Lang Jiuchuan didn't take this arranged marriage seriously at all, they still couldn't help but feel resentful and angry.

Unfortunately, they were just a marginalized noble family, powerless to support her or do anything for her. This was because the family had no power, was not prosperous, and had no outstanding men to support them. Therefore, they were powerless to even speak out in the face of imperial power.

This feeling of powerlessness and frustration made Lang Zhengping feel guilty and introspective. He could only focus on raising the sons of his family, otherwise Lang Jiuchuan's current situation would be the future of the Lang family women, and he would be unable to support them when they were bullied.

A woman's confidence comes from the prosperity of her maternal family. They can't protect Langjiuchuan here, but they hope to be able to protect the other women of the Lang family in the future.

While everyone was secretly watching the spectacle unfold, Lang Jiuchuan used the excuse of preparing for his wedding to disappear from everyone's sight.

Strangely enough, three days after the imperial decree of marriage was issued, the Prince Jing's mansion began to be haunted. Every midnight, the Prince Jing's bedroom would become a portal to the underworld, with strange sounds of chains clanging and ghostly wails often heard. Some people even saw demons and monsters dragging a string of ghosts into the underworld in the bedroom, and they died on the spot from fright.

Prince Jing initially thought it was the servants' doing, but when he saw the two former princesses screaming and lunging at him with blood streaming from their seven orifices, he was so frightened that he drew his Azure Dragon Sword and scared them away.

One night was like this, and several nights were like this as well.

Even if Prince Jing didn't sleep in his own palace, but elsewhere, he could still see the dead bodies of his two former consorts. They were baring their teeth and claws, biting at him, and that deep-seated hatred seeped into his body through their sharp teeth. After several days, his eyes became dark and he noticed patches of pigmentation appearing on his body—those were…
Lividity!

This is no ordinary act of pretending to be a ghost!
Prince Jing nervously summoned Ruoxu, a senior member of the royal family, who then removed his clothes and said, "Show me clearly what this is?"

In fact, before he even took off his clothes, Ruoxu had already sensed the yin energy on his body. Once the clothes were off, he saw the black spots that exuded a dark, resentful, and malevolent aura, as if they had been gnawed out by someone.

Ruo Xu was startled. He took out a pitch-black talisman, muttered an incantation, and swept the talisman across his arm. The talisman ignited a dark, malevolent aura, which could only be possessed by a vengeful ghost.

"Where did Your Highness go? How could you have attracted vengeful ghosts to bite you?" Ruoxu asked, trembling with fear.

Even if the person before me is not a true emperor, he is still of the Tantai bloodline and should be blessed by his family and protected by the dragon's aura. Ordinary ghosts and wandering spirits would not dare to approach him, and even ordinary vengeful ghosts would not dare to fight against the dragon's aura.

But he was clearly bitten by a vengeful ghost, and the yin energy entered his body, forming spots of yin poison, resembling corpse spots. If these poisonous corpse spots are not removed, he will soon be covered with yin poison and die from the erosion of yin evil.

Prince Jing's heart sank, and he said somewhat irritably, "Where can I go? I'm staying in Wujing anyway." "Your Highness is protected by the royal family's blessings, how could you..."

"You're asking me? Who should I ask? If I knew, would I have asked you to come?" Prince Jing raised his thick eyebrows and said, "You'd better think of a solution for me right now."

Ruoxu felt somewhat displeased after being scolded, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Although he was a guest elder served by the royal family, he was not without real skills. Because of this, he was highly respected, and everyone who saw him would respectfully address him as Elder or Immortal Master.

But Prince Jing's actions show that he is treating him like a servant!

If one feels unhappy about being humble, and then thinks of Lang Jiuchuan's words, one's expression becomes even more distant and cold.

Prince Jing, perhaps realizing his tone was too harsh, quickly cupped his hands and said, "Elder, this thing has also kept me awake at night, and I am restless day and night. Even with the Azure Dragon Sword bestowed by the late emperor beside my pillow, I cannot fall asleep. I can only doze off for a while in the sunlight during the day. Even so, I feel extremely cold in my body. I offended you in my haste, please forgive me."

He bowed low and gave him a small salute.

Elder Ruoxu was quite pleased and said, "Your Highness is too kind. I understand. The yin poison in your body has accumulated and won't dissipate, which is why it has manifested as corpse spots and why you feel cold all over. Once it's removed, everything will be fine. I'm just wondering why Your Highness has attracted vengeful ghosts to devour you. What kind of vengeful ghosts dare to defy the burning dragon energy?"

Prince Jing avoided eye contact and said, "I am not a cultivator, how would I know about these things?"

Elder Ruoxu, seeing that he was hiding something, said, "Your Highness had better be honest, otherwise this old Taoist will not be able to prescribe the right medicine."

Prince Jing rolled his eyes and said, "I heard from the servants that at night they always see Ox-Head and Horse-Face appearing and disappearing in my bedchamber, leading ghosts. I wonder if that's the reason."

Elder Ruoxu frowned.

Prince Jing then said, "Elder, could it be that someone has cast a dark spell on me? By the way, could it be that Lang Jiu playing tricks? Didn't she refuse to marry me and even say that she was cursed and brought bad luck to me? Could it be that she cast a dark spell on me? She has extraordinary abilities."

If one were to think twice, would that woman be so foolish as to do something so obvious?

But wouldn't Lang Jiuchuan? She seems like the kind of person who is unruly and rebellious. The more you disbelieve, the more likely it is to be true.

"Has the prince already exchanged birth certificates with her and given her her birth date and time?"

"No, not at all."

Ruoxu carefully considered his words and said, "Lang Jiuchuan is a person who has attained enlightenment through the Golden Lotus. She must possess righteous energy to attract such a strange phenomenon. Logically speaking, if she were to use evil magic, she would be punished by heaven. Moreover, she needed to know your birth date and time to perform the magic, so it's hard to say whether it's her or not. But anything is possible. If she does it, and your magic is broken, she will suffer a backlash. I'll prepare some talismans and check your bedchamber tonight. If it really is her, I will teach her a lesson."

(End of this chapter)