The Great Liang Dynasty implemented a ten-day rest policy. On the morning of the 20th, two carriages bearing the insignia of the Crown Prince's residence slowly drove out of the residence and steadily headed towards the outskirts of the imperial city.

"Your Highness, should we send someone to clear out the worshippers from Fahua Temple in advance?" Eunuch Xu asked in a low voice through the carriage curtain.

Yan Chaoxi quickly said, "No need, we'll just go up the mountain discreetly and not reveal our identities."

What a joke! If she really cleared away all the people who came to offer incense, how could she continue her act? All the previous preparations would be useless, and she would have wasted a talisman prop.

Yan Wu hummed in agreement, "I'll listen to the concubine."

Around noon, the group arrived at the foot of the mountain where Fahua Temple is located.

The temple is located on a mountaintop, which is quite high. A continuous stone staircase leads from the foot of the mountain all the way to the top, stretching as far as the eye can see. Fortunately, the staircase is wide enough for a small sedan chair to pass through, and the sedan chair that the servants had prepared in advance came in handy.

At the top of the stairs, a magnificent plaque comes into view, and several vermilion halls stand quietly behind the door. The shadows of the trees sway, and a young novice monk is sweeping fallen leaves from the stone steps.

Fahua Temple was originally just an ordinary small temple. There was a main hall in the temple that enshrined Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy who grants children. Because of the rumors in the capital, people came to pray for children in droves these days, and the temple received a lot of money from incense and oil. So the temple rebuilt the temple gate and washed away its previous shabby appearance.

Upon seeing the visitors, the young novice monk quickly put down his broom and ran over. "Are you here to pray for a child, gentlemen?"

The Crown Princess nodded, "That's right."

"Please follow me, gentlemen." The young novice led them inside.

Most people come here to pray, donate some money for incense, and then leave, so there aren't many worshippers at the temple at this time.

Yan Chaoxi said politely, "We would like to stay here for the night. Please trouble the young master to prepare a room for us."

The young novice monk who came to greet us said, “The temple’s backyard is divided into east and west wing rooms. Men stay in the east wing room, and women are usually arranged in the west wing room. If you have any needs, I will go and make the arrangements right away.”

Yan Wu frowned, not wanting this arrangement. He and the princess lived separately, so if the Crown Princess took the opportunity to do something to her, he wouldn't know in time.

He took Yan Chaoxi's hand and said, "We are husband and wife, we can't live in the same room?"

The Crown Princess's expression was not good. He and Yan Chaoxi were husband and wife, so what was she? She was clearly the rightful wife!

The young novice monk said apologetically, "I'm sorry, benefactor, separating men and women is also to protect the safety of the female benefactors in the temple."

Yan Chaoxi said softly, "Don't worry, with Bichun by my side, nothing will happen."

Yan Wu had no choice but to agree.

Having endured the long journey, the Crown Princess first had the young novice monk lead them to a side room to rest, and then they would go to pray to Guanyin for a divination slip to pray for offspring after they had rested.

Two young monks came to lead the way, guiding them to the west wing. Although the east and west wing rooms sounded like they were on opposite sides of the backyard, they were actually quite far apart, so the women separated from Yan Wu.

The Crown Princess was still seething with anger because of Yan Wu's earlier admission that he and Yan Chaoxi were husband and wife. She didn't say a word and walked quickly. Yan Chaoxi lagged behind her, walking slowly.

Suddenly, the Crown Princess caught sight of a figure not far away, and her eyes lit up. She left the young novice and walked straight over.

"General Fan, I never expected to see you here."

The Crown Princess was thrilled. She was still thinking of how to run into Fan Yuanxin by chance, but she ran into him as soon as she arrived. It was truly heaven's help!

Fan Yuanxin was a burly man, dressed in a close-fitting casual outfit. Due to his age, his beard was streaked with white.

He looked over, recognized the Crown Princess, and bowed respectfully, saying, "So it's the Crown Princess."

“My wife heard that this place is very effective in helping people pray for children. Since it was her day off, I accompanied her to pray here. She has always wanted to have another child to make up for the pain in her heart.”

He actually had several sons, so it didn't matter whether his wife, who had lost a son, wanted to have another child. But Madam Fan insisted and kept nagging him for a long time, so he agreed to come over.

After he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of a figure not far behind the Crown Princess out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but take a look.

At first glance, Fan Yuanxin was unable to look away. His eyes widened in disbelief that such a beauty existed in the world! Even from a distance, he could clearly see the woman's stunning face and exquisite figure.

The older he gets, the more he likes young and beautiful women; right now, he can't take his eyes off them.

He stared intently at Yan Chaoxi and asked the Crown Princess, "May I ask, Your Highness, whose lady is behind you? I've never seen her in the capital before."

If the timing hadn't been so inappropriate, the Crown Princess would have applauded and cheered.

She hurriedly ran back, pulled Yan Chaoxi to Fan Yuanxin, and introduced her to him, "This is the princess from Dongqi who came to marry into the state some time ago. She is now His Highness's concubine. It's normal that General Fan hasn't met her before and doesn't know her."

"Sister, this is General Fan."

Yan Chaoxi nodded politely. Heh, let her think about how to deal with this old lecher.

"So she's the Crown Prince's concubine." Fan Yuanxin felt as if he had been doused with cold water. The Crown Prince's woman was beautiful, but he shouldn't even think about her unless the Crown Prince generously gave her to him.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the Crown Princess and Yan Chaoxi arrived at the rooms arranged for them in the west wing. The Crown Princess and Yan Chaoxi each had a room next to each other.

Yan Chaoxi took off her coat and lay down to rest. Just as she closed her eyes, she heard the door of the next room creak open. She smiled.

The Crown Princess is really impatient.

She spent 500 points in the store to buy a live broadcast function and watched the Crown Princess's whereabouts from her bed.

Fahua Temple only separates male and female worshippers and does not strictly prohibit women from entering the east wing area. The Crown Princess claimed to be looking for someone and found a young novice monk to lead the way, successfully finding the wing where Fan Yuanxin lived.

Fan Yuanxin heard a knock on the door and opened it to find the Crown Princess. He was surprised and asked, "Crown Princess, what brings you here...?"

"General Fan, I have something to discuss with you. May I come in and speak with you?"

Fan Yuanxin found it strange, but he still let her in, saying, "Please speak."

The Crown Princess didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "On the way here, I noticed you paid a lot of attention to the concubine. I suppose the concubine has caught General Fan's eye?"

Fan Yuanxin's expression changed, and he denied it, "What are you saying, Crown Princess? I am loyal to the Emperor and love my country. If I were to covet His Highness the Crown Prince's woman, what kind of person would I be?!"

The Crown Princess sneered inwardly at that lecherous look in his eyes. Did he really think she hadn't noticed? She poured Fan Yuanxin a cup of tea and pushed it towards him.

"General Fan, please don't be angry. Let me finish. Everyone loves beauty. The concubine is indeed beautiful. It would be strange if you didn't like her. Besides, since I dared to come to you, I must have the concubine's tacit approval."