"(Bitterly reading books) Lian Hao was shocked and stretched out his hand to tightly grasp Jiang Wanru's hand, asking: "Did you go to the temple and enter a place where you shouldn't have gone? Did you offend something? Tell me carefully, I'll accompany you to apologize. Although it's your first time coming to Guangming Temple, I've seen that you're usually gentle and never take a wrong step, so I didn't remind you of things to pay attention to. As long as it was an unintentional offense, the Buddha is great in mercy and compassion, and won't punish you. Don't be afraid, there won't be any big deal, if there's anything, I'll try my best to help you block it."

  Jiang Wanru gazed at Lianhao in the drizzle, his hair slightly damp, with a hint of anxiety between his eyebrows, yet speaking words that comforted himself. For the first time, Jiang Wanru truly took stock of the man before her and discovered that apart from his good looks, he was also a responsible man. No wonder Chuxiao said that among the many aristocratic families, there were many spoiled sons, but Lianhao had never bullied the weak despite his bad reputation since childhood. In Chuxiao's eyes, he counted as a real man.

  In this life, Jiang Wanru had to get used to shielding herself from the wind and rain. For the first time, someone said they wanted to accompany her through thick and thin. Her heart warmed up, and as she reached out to smooth down a fallen strand of hair, she accidentally touched her forehead, which still hurt from her vigorous kowtowing in front of the Buddha statue. The unintentional touch sent a sharp pain through her, causing her to gasp involuntarily, prompting Lian He to examine her more closely. He noticed Jiang Wanru's slightly red forehead and heard her soft voice say: "I shouldn't have bumped into anything? I just kowtowed too vigorously and hurt my forehead."

  Lian Hao listened to her words, gazing at her expression as she spoke, and then heard her whisper: "The rain is heavy, Third Master, let's take shelter under the trees." Then, the hand that had been tightly grasped was naturally released from his palm. Lian Hao stepped into the shade of the tree, sizing up Jiang Wanru's forehead, and couldn't help but chuckle as he said: "Wanru, your sincerity is known to Buddha, you're kowtowing so vigorously, if you knock a hole in the ground in front of the Buddha, we'll have to pay for repairs."

  Jiang Wanmu burst into tears in front of everyone today, although only the monk and Jixian were by her side. She still felt a bit embarrassed. Her face turned red as she lowered her head, speaking softly: "I'll try my best not to cause trouble. I asked Master first, he said all the open palace doors can be entered for worship, I remembered to enter and exit from the side door. The Buddha's compassion made me unable to help but knock my head hard. Thank you, Third Master, for your words just now." Lianhao only felt that this woman was too serious in her actions after hearing this. She even knocked her head with all her might, but at least she knew what she was worried about wasn't too stupid.

  Lian Hao glanced at the rain and said to Jiang Wanru, "This rain is heavy, let's wait under the tree. Maybe someone will bring an umbrella over." Jiang Wanru looked at the continuous rain outside, glanced at Lian Hao's slightly wet robe, and softly said, "Sorry." Lian Hao glanced at her, sighed silently, and shifted his gaze away, quietly watching the rain. Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Jiang Wanru retreated a few steps back, gently pulled on the nearby Jiyan, and the two of them moved closer together under the deeper shade of the tree.

  Lian Hao didn't turn his head back. He could also sense the woman quietly moving her figure. In his heart, he let out a soft sigh, thinking that between him and Jiang Wanru, if someone was being wronged, it shouldn't just be him alone. However, whenever people mentioned their engagement, they would say that Jiang Wanru, as a concubine's daughter, had good luck in marrying up to him. Everyone looked forward to this marriage ending soon. Lately, Lian Hao couldn't quite put into words his feelings towards Jiang Wanru. When he returned from his trip, he would rush over to see her, just to exchange two sentences, and after leaving, he would feel much more at ease in his heart.

  Lian Hao accompanied Old Master Wang and Old Mistress Wang to dinner, and after the meal, he sent them off with his brothers to rest. When sending off his grandparents, he caught a glimpse of Jiang Wanru and her maid walking towards the main hall, thinking that it would be good for her to see more and gain some experience. He and his two brothers came out from where Old Master Wang and Old Mistress Wang were resting, each with their own business to attend to. Only Lian Hao strolled around casually, as the rain made the streets empty, and most of the people who had come before had been there before.

  Lian Hao walked slowly from the main hall, and after turning around, he still hadn't seen Jiang Wanru and her maid. Guangming Temple was different from other temples, it had many rules that restricted people from prying. As Lian Hao passed by one palace after another, he suddenly remembered that he had never reminded Jiang Wanru not to wander randomly in Guangming Temple. His heart suddenly became anxious, thinking that if the woman, out of curiosity, paid attention to things she shouldn't, it would bring disaster upon herself.

  He quickly walked away from the young servant, and arrived at the last palace. The empty palace had only a smiling Buddha looking down on the world. As he came out, he couldn't help but softly call out. His ears picked up the sound, and when he turned around, two women's figures emerged from the shadows of the trees. He approached them and directly scolded them, but then saw that they had red eyes, and his heart felt a slight pang of pain. His heart softened as he comforted them, and for a moment, he was willing to apologize on their behalf. Later, when he heard that it was because of the painful bump on her head, he secretly scolded himself for being overly anxious about her again.

  Jiang Wan felt the chill in Lian Hua's breath, and she quietly raised her eyes to look at Lian Hua's icy profile. She didn't know what had made him angry again. She quickly pulled Ji Yan, and they moved to the other side of the tree, looking out at the raindrops outside. The two were ready to run out at any moment. Lian Hua turned his head, saw the silhouettes of the two frightened people on the other side of the tree, and his expression became even more unpleasant. He had come to find them with good intentions, but now they seemed to be afraid of him.

  Lian Hao's face was completely expressionless as he stood under the tree, his voice cold as he instructed, "Wan Yu, I'll have someone send an umbrella over soon. You two should hurry to the Zhengdian Road entrance when you arrive. We're likely heading back early today." Lian Hao finished speaking and strode off into the rain, Jiang Wan Yu hastily calling out behind him, "We don't need anyone to send an umbrella, this rain isn't heavy, we can go ourselves in a bit." Lian Hao heard her words and turned his head to gaze at Jiang Wan Yu, his voice detached as he said, "Suit yourself." He quickly departed, leaving Jiang Wan Yu and Ji Yan exchanging a glance before letting out a soft sigh.

  Jiang Wanru didn't see his figure, and dragged Ji Yan to walk out together. On the way, Ji Yan reminded Jiang Wanru in a soft voice: "Miss, it's better to avoid San Ye from now on." Jiang Wanru heard this and smiled bitterly. That master is a self-willed person who does what he wants, and even his birth mother has to give in to him three points. Such an obviously spoiled personality, not to mention that she doesn't have the heart to do so now, even if she did, she wouldn't go out of her way to provoke someone with such a difficult personality.

  Jiang Wanru and Ji Yan rushed to the entrance of the main hall, where a canopy had been set up. Many people were standing under it. The Wang family's carriages were coming one after another, and some people had already started boarding. Jiang Wanru spotted Lian Hao in the crowd, who was smiling and chatting with Old Master Wang and Old Madam Wang. Jiang Wanru casually withdrew her gaze and stood behind the crowd with Ji Yan. The Lian family members were surrounding Master Wang and Madam Wang, talking to them. Jiang Wanru heard someone next to her laugh and say: "Master Lian came to Guangming Temple, but he couldn't bear to leave his beloved concubine behind."

  Jiang Wanmu looked carefully at Lian Zimo and the two women beside him because of this. Jiang Wanyi stood on his left, elegant and beautiful, while another woman in plain clothes stood on his right. With a beautiful wife and concubine by his side, Lian Zimo's life was quite fulfilling. Jiang Wanmu thought to herself with a glance, "Jiang Wanyi is my benefactor for taking away such a scoundrel." As soon as Jiang Wanmu lowered her head, Lian Zimo looked at her, and Jiang Wanyi followed his gaze, naturally seeing the thorn in her flesh.

  Old Master Wang and Old Mistress Wang had already boarded the horse carriage, but the crowd began to murmur. Jiang Wanyu followed the gaze of the people, looking at the two monks holding blue parasols, slowly approaching. The king and queen who were about to get on the horse carriage stopped, and the prince came forward to pay his respects, asking: "Do you have any instructions for us, venerable monks?" The two monks shook their heads slightly towards him. The young monk Jiang Wanyu had met before scanned around with his eyes, spotting Jiang Wanyu in the crowd, and gestured to the other monk to look over.

  Two monks walked slowly to Jiang Wanru's front and paid their respects, Jiang Wanru hurriedly returned the courtesy. The young monk who had seen her before looked at Jiang Wanru with an uneasy expression and said: "Donor, Master said he is willing to make a good connection with you, so we were sent to give you this peace talisman that he personally consecrated. May the donor be safe and at ease." The older monk solemnly handed Jiang Wanru a yellow talisman bag and said: "Donor, Master said what you asked for has been granted, let your heart be at peace. Master said the donor has great wisdom, sticks to her original intention, and will definitely get what she wants."

  Jiang Wanmu carefully accepted the peace talisman bag under everyone's envious gaze, and bowed to the two monks saying: "Thank you, Master, thank you, Masters." The young master looked at her with a glance, gazing at her slightly red eyes, and comforted her by saying: "The Buddha is always among people, benefactor, when one opens their mouth, they laugh at the ridiculousness of the world, remember this in your heart." Jiang Wanmu solemnly nodded and said: "I will remember Master's words." The two monks turned around and left, and Jiang Wanmu put the peace talisman bag into her bosom.

  The king and queen exchanged a glance with ambiguous expressions, then Jiang Wanru turned around and boarded the horse carriage. The crown prince and his wife whispered a few words to each other, causing the crown princess to keep glancing at Jiang Wanru. As Jiang Wanru followed the crowd forward, Lian Hao carefully observed her as she passed by, seeing that she was lowering her head with an expression as calm as ever. After getting on the horse carriage, several servant women boarded and one of them whispered: "Third Madame, those two monks are from Guangming Temple, one is a highly respected senior monk, and the other is a young monk who is said to be the youngest with Buddhist affinity and both virtuous and talented. The master and apprentice duo came to present the peaceful talisman for the opening ceremony, it's been many years since we've seen this." Jiang Wanru only smiled without saying anything after hearing this.

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