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  Yao San sank into thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Last year I owed someone a favor. This matter I'll give Officer Zhang a bit of face, but as a guest in the Grand Preceptor's manor, I don't dare guarantee whether my words will be effective or not!"

  Chai Yang nodded: "Thank you, Ninth Prince, I understand."

  Yao Sanyi turned around, jumped onto the wall and disappeared. Chi Yang then said to Chen Yuan: "Brother Chen, this matter is indeed my fault, but now that it has come to this, I have no power to change anything, please forgive me."

  Chen Yuan had a belly full of bitter water, but facing Chai Yang's gentle and elegant demeanor, he also had nowhere to vent.

  Chai Yang continued, "From now on, I will try my best not to implicate Brother Chen. Starting from tomorrow, Bin Yue Lou will become a place of right and wrong, so it's better if Brother Chen doesn't send me wine again."

  Chen Yuan nodded: "Thank you, Officer Chai, for your concern. However, I now want to extricate myself, but it seems that's not so easy."

  Chai Yang let out a soft sigh, and after a moment said: "Although the Ninth Prince is not exactly a gentleman, he does have some sense of honor in the jianghu. I think he'll probably make an excuse or two at the Grand Tutor's residence. They must be too busy to bother with this matter for now. As long as Bin Yue Tower still stands for another day, Brother Chen should be safe."

  Things have come to this point, and Chai Yang's words have also reached this point. Chen Yuan really has nothing more to say.

  He learned from the rivers and lakes people, made a fist at Chai Yang: "Chai Da Guan Ren, the little man can only wish that the flag will be opened and won."

  Chai Yang's mouth curled up, smiling with such confidence: "Brother Chen, take care."

  Chai Yang left, leaving Chen Yuan and Ling Hua huddled together in the moonlit courtyard.

  Chen Yuan gently lifted the disheveled hair on his forehead, his movements pure and without any hint of impropriety: "It's alright, go to sleep."

  "Will everything be alright tomorrow too?"

  Chen Yuan smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

  The next day, Chen Yuan slept soundly because he knew that at least today, the Taishi Mansion would not send anyone again. Moreover, he didn't have to worry about delivering wine to Bin Yue Lou in the morning, so this sleep was particularly deep.

  When he got up and pushed open the door, he saw Yang Zhuang's somewhat unhappy face, sweeping the floor with a broom while muttering to himself.

  Chen Yuan took over the broom: "Boss, I'll sweep."

  Yang Zhuanggui threw away the broom in a huff and asked Chen Yuan with a dark face: "Have you seen the water caltrop?"

  Chen Yuanshen was taken aback and immediately asked: "What's wrong with Lianhua? Isn't she at home?"

  Lianhua is a very well-behaved girl, since Chen Shimei arrived at Yue Lai Inn, she has never seen Lianhua leave the inn to play. She sweeps and cleans all day long. So today Lianhua was gone, Yang Zhuanggui was very anxious: "I don't know where this little girl went, when I got up early this morning, I saw her leaving a letter on the counter, saying that she would go out for something in the morning and come back at noon. What could this little girl have to do?"

  Chen Yuan put down the broom and patted the shopkeeper's shoulder: "Don't worry, let me think. If Liang Hua left early in the morning, she must not have found a carriage. She set the time for noon, and judging by her walking speed, I think she went out of the city. What place outside the city could she be going to?"

  Yang Zhanggui listened to Chen Yuan's analysis and also felt that there was some truth to it. He thought to himself, "This girl has never been outside before, what is she doing going out of the city?" Suddenly, Yang Zhanggui remembered a place and slapped his thigh, saying: "Xiangguo Temple! I've taken her there several times!"

  Chen Yuan asked: "Where are you going and what for?"

  Yang Zhuang sighed: "At that time her mother was seriously ill. When I went to Xiangguo Temple to pray for blessings, I took her there twice."

  Chen Yuan no longer had any doubts in his mind and immediately rushed down the stairs: "I'll go take a look!"

  Yang shouted loudly: "Find a horse-drawn carriage! Hurry up!"

  Xiangguo Temple was first built during the Northern Qi dynasty and has since become a truly "national temple" thanks to the support of Song Dynasty emperors for Buddhism.

  The entire temple covers an area of over 540 mu, with more than 60 large and small courtyards. Normally, if people do not have a monk to guide them, they often get lost.

  Chen Yuan had never been to Xiangguo Temple in Kaifeng Prefecture in his past life, and Chen Shimei had also never come here in this life. After all the carriages stopped at the gate of Xiangguo Temple, Chen Yuan was suddenly stunned by the grandeur of the entire temple. The high red walls gave people a sense of solemnity and dignity, and the two little monks standing upright on the stairs seemed like they wouldn't shake, just like green pines.

  A gentle, unhurried chime drifted from within the walls, accompanied by the monks' chanting of Buddhist scriptures inside the temple, and before one even stepped in, the noise in their heart had already dissipated like the chime, slowly drifting away with the breeze.

  Chen Yuan walked up the stairs, his footsteps involuntarily slowing down. The two little monks were still four steps away from Chen Yuan when they suddenly clasped their hands together and placed them on their chest, slightly bowing their heads.

  Chen Yuan also made a similar gesture in return and stepped into the gate of Xiangguo Temple.

  Some of the Buddha statues in the temple were familiar to Chen Yuan, while others he did not recognize. However, he didn't mind any of these, and after hastily glancing over the Buddha statues each time, his gaze would fall on the devout believers in front of the Buddha.

  One by one, I walked through the temple halls, but couldn't see any sign of Lianhua; could it be that she hadn't come here?

  In front of it was a temple with many people coming and going. Chen Yuan walked quickly towards it, hoping to find the lotus flower.

  He walked quickly, but someone else was even quicker and suddenly bumped into Chen Yuan from behind, causing Chen Shimei's body to stumble and almost fall to the ground.

  "What's wrong with you? Blocking my way?" The man had a look of a household servant, and his expression was somewhat anxious. This sentence made no sense, because Chen Yuan was facing away from him, it was he who bumped into Chen Yuan's body.

  But none of the people around spoke out, they all knew that this family's servant must be from a wealthy household, which is why he was so arrogant.

  Chen Yuan didn't want any trouble either, and hastily clasped his fists: "Sorry, big brother, I didn't mean to."

  That man wanted to say something else, but from afar someone waved and shouted: "Lv Fu, Lv Fu! Hurry over, the master is getting impatient!"

  "That man pointed at Chen Yuan: 'You got off cheaply, kid! Don't let me see you again next time!'"

  Chen Yuan didn't bother to respond. People like that who rely on others for support don't need to be taken seriously, and their harsh words shouldn't be taken to heart either, otherwise it would only make oneself angry.

  That's where Nalufu is going, the Buddhist hall in front. After walking some distance, Chen Yuan was certain that Linghua would not be here, because this Buddhist hall enshrines the Child-Giving Guanyin.

  Chen Yuan continued to search and after another half an hour, he asked a few young monks and finally one of them remembered that there was a woman who looked similar to the description Chen Yuan provided. Chen Yuan hastily asked for the location and went to take a look.

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