Lin Han couldn't hide the joy in his eyes. "I heard from my classmates that Zhaojue Temple is very spiritual. The Spring Examination is just a few days away, so I came to pay my respects. I didn't expect Miss Xu to be here too."

Wan Ruo pursed her lips and smiled: "Thank you, old lady, for coming to burn incense today, so I followed you."

"Is the girl's illness serious?"

"It's already more than enough. Master Lin, just focus on preparing for the exam. There's no need to worry about me."

Lin Han nodded immediately. "I will definitely take the test. The medicine bag you gave me is also very useful. I put it next to me when I'm reading in the middle of the night and I don't feel sleepy at all. When I go to sleep, I put the medicine bag in and I fall asleep quickly. Unlike before, I was always restless and couldn't fall asleep."

Wanruo smiled and said, "Then I will."

Lin Han turned away when he saw her smile, his eyes dodging. "The medicine sachets you made are much larger than the ordinary ones out there. Do you know any medical skills?"

Wanruo walked slowly down the stone steps and shook her head. "I don't really understand much, but my family used to be in the medicinal herbs business, so I've known some pharmacology since I was a child."

She had been running her father's shop since she was a child. Not only did she know medicine, pharmacology, and accounting, she could also mix herbs to make medicated meals and nourishing soups, which she sold at high prices to wealthy families. As a result, the family's income tripled.

When she was fourteen, her stepmother wanted to arrange a marriage for her.

But she didn't want to get married, so her father said, "Then wait two years and find a live-in son-in-law. My daughter is no worse than men, so why should she marry into someone else's family and have to look up to others for their opinions? Ajin wants to study and take the imperial examination, and the Xu family's property will be left to her in the future."

Thinking of the past, Wanruo's eyes dimmed.

Lin Han quickly bowed and saluted: "No wonder the medicine bags are so fine. Miss, you are so talented. It would not be a waste if you could open a medicine shop or practice medicine."

Wanruo smiled, her eyes brightening a little. "I really want to open a pharmacy. I can see patients in the shop every day and provide free clinics on the 10th of every month to provide medical treatment and medicine to poor families. I can also prepare various nourishing soups and herbs, make some medicinal foods and medicine bags, and send them to the homes of wealthy people to sell for money. This way, it will be profitable. If one shop is successful, I can open another..."

"Young lady, you are a kind-hearted person. My family lives in Qingzhou, which is not as wealthy as Yanjing City. There are many poor people. Old age, illness and death are all determined by fate. There is no money for medical treatment. With such a kind act as yours, I wonder how many people you will save and how much kindness you will gain."

Lin Han said, feeling somewhat ashamed: "You, a girl, have such ambitions, but I, a man, am already 23 years old, and I still don't even have a future."

Wan Ruo blinked and said, "Young Master, you are already one in a million for passing the imperial examination at such a young age. Why do you have to belittle yourself?"

Lin Han stared at her blankly, an impulse welling up in his heart: "If I can pass the imperial examination this time, I, I think..."

Lin Han stuttered, his face flushed red: "I want to marry the girl."

Wan Ruo was stunned for a moment. He thought she was unwilling, and hurriedly said, "I am abrupt, please don't blame me!"

Wan Ruo said, "If you fail the exam, you won't marry me?"

"ah?"

Lin Han looked up blankly, somewhat unable to react.

Wan Ruo curved her lips, a smile spreading from the corners of her lips: "Master, just focus on preparing for the exam. Do your best and leave the rest to fate."

After saying that, she turned around and walked back along the stone steps she had just come down, holding up her skirt.

Lin Han stared at her back in a daze for a while before he reacted belatedly.

What she meant was that she was willing to marry him even if he failed the exam?

It was as if fireworks were exploding in front of Lin Han's eyes. He couldn't even pull the corners of his mouth down. He was even happier than he had been in high school!

Wanruo gradually felt at ease.

If he really couldn't escape from the Xie family unscathed, the worst plan would be to secretly escape with Ajin. Although Ajin was a clan student, he only had two days off every half month.

She realized that after coaxing Xie Xianyu, he would relax his guard and it would be easier for her to escape.

Lin Han promised to marry her, even if she failed the exam and returned to his hometown in Qingzhou. The mountains there were high and the emperor was far away. Who could find her outside of Yanjing City?

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Wanruo's lips.

Unexpectedly, just as she arrived at the back mountain and was about to look for the old lady, she heard people talking.

"I heard that someone is having an affair in the Zen room in the East Courtyard!"

"Really?! Did you see it?"

"Someone saw them. I heard they were ladies from a prominent family. They were hugging each other and ran to the East Courtyard. Everyone knows that the meditation room in the East Courtyard has been dilapidated for a long time and has never been repaired. It is usually empty. What could they be doing there sneaking around?"

"How could there be such a shameless lady from a noble family? I only heard that the Xie family came to burn incense, who else could it be?"

"The Xie family? Not really, they're a noble family. How could they raise such a shameless lady?"

"Hey! Who is it? Let's go and see for ourselves! Maybe we can even feast our eyes!"

The men smiled obscenely and walked away in a hurry.

Wanruo paused and suddenly asked Suyue: "Did you see where the Seventh Miss went just now?"

Su Yue said blankly, "I, I don't know either. The old lady went to the Zen room to rest, and Miss Qi said she wanted to go to the back mountain to see the cherry blossoms. Miss Qi should, should go to see the cherry blossoms with Miss Qi."

"Go find it!"

"yes."

Su Yue hurried to the cherry blossom forest. After running two steps, she saw Xie Xiuzhu returning happily with a big bunch of cherry blossoms.

"Miss!"

Xie Xiuzhu said without getting angry: "What are you in such a hurry for?"

"Have you seen the Seventh Miss?"

"She said she wasn't feeling well and went back to her meditation room to rest. She passed away a long time ago."

When Wanruo heard this, she didn't even bother to talk to Xie Xiuzhu and immediately rushed to the Xie family's meditation room for rest.

But when they opened Xie Xiulin's room, it was empty and tidy, with no signs that anyone had been there.

Wanruo's face changed, it's bad!

Su Yue guessed something when she saw the scene and said anxiously, "It's over. Those people just said someone was having an affair in the abandoned Zen room. Could it be the Seventh Miss? What should we do now?"

Wanruo's heart twitched. Things had come to this point now. If it really was Xie Xiulin, and the affair was exposed under everyone's noses, her life would be ruined!

If it was really an affair, it should have been kept secret. How could it be so easy for people to know about it?

I'm afraid someone spread it on purpose!

But now so many people have gathered over to watch the fun...