Chapter 638 There's absolutely no way I could be wrong!

Shen Mingxuan was already dizzy and had lost all patience. Her posture changed from kneeling to crooked, and finally to lying face down.

Of course, Shen Wantang wouldn't be foolish enough to kneel upright. Moreover, she had brought a cushion before she left, fearing that Madam Qi might deliberately torment her. Now, she had changed from kneeling to sitting on her knees—all of which were experiences she had gained from being punished by Madam Qi since childhood.

At first, she didn't try to cheat or be cunning. When she was eight years old, she was punished by kneeling and she always knelt obediently until her knees were bruised and her back ached. But Madam Qi was still not satisfied and would find fault with her and continue to punish her.

Later, she became more cunning. She started kneeling crookedly and swaying from side to side, and she also learned to cheat and pretend to faint.

Now that I'm older, faking fainting isn't as effective, but cheating is still quite useful.

At noon, the sun became scorching.

The front hall of Guyuan Temple is quite different from the front hall of Fazhen Temple. The front hall of Fazhen Temple is warm in winter and cool in summer, while the front hall of Guyuan Temple is like an oven in the scorching summer, making people feel dizzy.

Shen Mingxuan had never suffered like this before. She urged for the fourth time, "Mother, isn't it almost time? It's noon!"

When Madam Qi turned around, she saw that both her daughter and Shen Wantang were covered in sweat, and she felt slightly satisfied.

She leaned over to wipe her daughter's sweat, but scolded Shen Wantang, "You're not sitting properly, that's a huge disrespect to Buddha! Today we're here to pray for your father's well-being, and if you're so perfunctory, you'll anger Buddha, and that's no joke! You can skip lunch and continue kneeling here chanting sutras. You're not allowed to get up unless I tell you to!"

After Qi finished speaking, she pulled Shen Mingxuan up and walked out of the front hall.

Shen Mingxuan turned to look at Shen Wantang, a smug smile on her face: "Sister, pray for Father well. Whether Father can get better depends entirely on you. If you kneel well today, I will definitely put in a good word for you in front of Father."

Shen Guannian's poison has long been cured, and his body has recovered in the past few days. What need does he have for prayers?

Shen Wantang sneered inwardly, but remained kneeling there without moving.

Only after Madam Qi disappeared with Shen Mingxuan and the maids and nannies, and the monks who had been chanting sutras ran away as fast as they could from the heat, did Shen Wantang stand up.

Du Juan and Qin Xin rushed over to help her.

Shen Wantang stepped out of the front hall and walked to the lush sycamore tree in front of the hall, asking Qin Xin, "How's the investigation going?"

"Miss guessed right! There really is a man living in the back room of Guyuan Temple! The man is exactly as Sanshui described; he must be the one Madam is keeping outside!"

Shen Wantang nodded: "She wanted to ruin me, so it's nothing more than those underhanded tricks, not hard to guess. I asked you to steal Shen Mingxuan's package, did you steal it?"

"It's already been stolen. As Miss instructed, it was thrown down the mountain. I guarantee Miss will never find it!"

Shen Wantang smiled gently: "That's good."

Just then, Qingjin in the sycamore tree whispered, "Miss, that person is coming this way."

Shen Wantang sighed sarcastically, "I thought Qi Xiangru was quite tolerant, spending the whole morning in the front hall trying to exhaust me so I wouldn't have the strength to resist. It turns out she couldn't hold back at all. They had barely left when she immediately called that man over."

After she finished speaking, she went back into the front hall and knelt on the prayer mat.

This time, however, she was kneeling on her stomach, which allowed her to cover her face.

She had only been kneeling for a short while when she heard footsteps behind her.

Immediately afterwards, a flippant voice rang out: "Miss, why are you still kneeling here at this hour? Don't you need lunch? I wonder who you are praying for and when? Don't catch a heatstroke before you receive any blessings! Get up quickly!"

Shen Wantang knelt there, motionless, as if she hadn't heard anything.

Wei Dazhang frowned slightly, stepped forward, and was about to enter the hall.

Qin Xin and Du Juan stepped out from either side, blocking his way.

"Where did this scoundrel come from, disturbing my young lady's chanting and prayers? How shameless! Get out of here!"

"Our young lady is perfectly healthy! You lecherous scoundrel, you're deliberately cursing her with heatstroke! Your intentions are malicious! If you don't get out of here, we won't be so polite!"

Wei Dazhang glanced at the two of them, his eyes revealing a greedy look.

The maids in the Shen family are all pampered with delicate skin; I can't imagine how tender the young ladies must be!

However, this is not the place to make a move. Besides, these two maids are in the way, and they need to be lured away. He's only here to recognize people, as instructed by Madam Qi.

He couldn't see the face right now, but he remembered the clothes.

She's the only one wearing such a lovely pink color in the entire Guyuan Temple; there's no doubt about it!

Besides, he had seen Shen Wantang once before from afar and roughly remembered what she looked like. He felt that it was really unnecessary for Madam Qi to have a portrait drawn for him and then have him come to recognize her face.

There weren't many worshippers at Guyuan Temple today, so how could he have mistaken someone for someone else?

He snorted and turned to leave—he needed to go find the Qi family to collect some interest first; he wasn't going to work for nothing!

Qin Xin and Du Juan immediately helped Shen Wantang up.

Qin Xin, recalling the man's greedy gaze, was furious: "Miss, what should we do next? That scoundrel is disgusting! We should just have Qingjin and Qingyin gouge out his eyes!"

Shen Wantang walked out unhurriedly: "Don't rush, someone will take care of him, we don't need to do it."

Qin Xin was taken aback: "Who will deal with him? Does Miss have any accomplices in secret?"

Shen Wantang chuckled: "Not an ally, but an adversary."

"adversary?"

"Let's go, we need to find my good elder sister. I can't be suffering here while she's enjoying herself over there. It's time for a change."

Soon, Shen Wantang found Shen Mingxuan in a side room.

Shen Mingxuan was drinking tea when she saw Shen Wantang. She immediately glared at her and said, "Why are you here? Didn't Mother tell you to continue kneeling and praying for Father? How dare you disobey Mother?!"

Shen Wantang stepped forward, snatched the tea from her, drank it all in one gulp, then grabbed her arm and dragged her outside.

Shen Mingxuan was both shocked and furious: "What are you doing? Let me go!"

"What else can we do? Of course, we'll drag my sister along to pray for Father's well-being. You don't have any filial piety at all, do you? You're not even willing to pray for Father's well-being?"

"I'm not going! You're the one who should be praying, I've already prayed! Let go of me, don't pull me!"

As Shen Mingxuan spoke, she pulled back with all her might.

Shen Wantang was not to be outdone and dragged her out with all her might.

The two men's maids quickly joined the fray, and in no time, the room was in complete chaos.

Then, with a "rip," Shen Wantang forcibly ripped off one sleeve of Shen Mingxuan's clothes.