In this regard, Gan Qiongying trusted Manyue very much. She was able to manage such a large princess's mansion in an orderly manner, and she could make a brute like Chen Wa treat Manyue with utmost care. More importantly, under Manyue's service, Gan Qiongying was always waited on hand and foot, and there was never anything inappropriate about her.

Gan Qiongying would not participate in or show favoritism towards anyone from Li Hua's side when it came to disciplining servants.

She also teased Manyue, saying, "Okay, okay, everything is decided by Aunt Manyue. I'm completely dependent on Aunt Manyue."

Although Manyue had a slightly arrogant expression, she blushed a little from Gan Qiongying's trust and flattery.

She stamped her foot and said coquettishly, "Princess!"

Gan Qiongying laughed. It was only at this moment that Manyue looked like a teenage girl, but she rarely acted coquettishly, which was quite rare.

"You learned this trick from tamarind? Then you have to bite your lip." Gan Qiongying said, mimicking the gesture, "Like this, bite half of it, and it'll look exactly like a tamarind..."

Full Moon blushed as Gan Qiongying teased her. The two, mistress and servant, laughed and joked in the quiet backyard of the Buddhist temple. The bright sun shone on their faces, making them look delicate and alluring, even more beautiful than the flowers blooming in the flower bed in front of them.

After listening to the chanting, they were to eat vegetarian food. Gan Qiongying was led by the young novice monk to eat vegetarian food again, which was honestly not tasty at all.

Gan Qiongying's palate had long been discerning; these simple porridges and side dishes were on a completely different level from the meticulously prepared porridges and side dishes in Princess Gan Qiongying's residence.

Gan Qiongying ate only a few bites, symbolically fasted for a while, and then came out with Manyue.

The next step is to find the most efficacious matchmaking deity in Qingshan Temple and offer a prayer. After that, the process is basically complete.

Gan Qiongying was led by Liao Liao to the front of the temple, where the first thing she saw was a huge ancient tree surrounded by bricks and stones.

It was impossible to tell what kind of tree it was, because the entire tree, from its roots to the branches, was covered with red ribbons, densely packed together.

Downstairs stood many devout women, dressed in various kinds of clothes, some simple and plain, others elaborate and ornate. This showed that all beings were equal before the Bodhisattva. These ordinary women and wealthy ladies, who would never normally meet, all shared a common wish—to find a suitable husband to entrust their lives to, to have a harmonious and respectful marriage.

Gan Qiongying, on the other hand, seemed less sincere, because she had already found her ideal husband.

It's the kind of one-of-a-kind that's hard to find even with a lantern.

Therefore, Gan Qiongying stood not far from that ancient tree, looking up at the huge canopy that resembled a small mountain and the towering branches that seemed to reach the sky and the earth. The wind rustled through the canopy, and the red ribbons on it fluttered and danced like a woman's dress swaying in the wind, grand and beautiful.

The scenery was beautiful, but Gan Qiongying was pondering a problem.

Is this Bodhisattva... able to manage all the work?

So many red silk ribbons, every word and phrase is a plea for a perfect husband, but where in this world are there so many perfect husbands?

And wouldn't these Bodhisattvas get mixed up? They don't even leave their names, so how could the Bodhisattvas tell who's who?

There are also a lot of people with the same name on those household registrations...

While Gan Qiongying was lost in thought, Manyue had already entered the temple and retrieved the red silk ribbon for her to make a wish.

Gan Qiongying hesitated for a moment and said, "If I don't go get it myself, wouldn't it seem a bit insincere?"

Manyue pulled Gan Qiongying and pointed into the temple, then pointed to her embroidered shoes and held up two fingers: "This servant was stepped on about twenty times, and this servant also has special skills in squeezing people. Does the princess really want to go by herself?"

Gan Qiongying recalled Manyue's agile, squeezing buttocks, which could often push people far away in one go, and Sweet Corner had never won against her. She immediately shook her head: "The Bodhisattva should understand, right?"

Full Moon nodded earnestly and said, "The Bodhisattva will surely understand."

Then Gan Qiongying went to the tree, held up the red silk ribbon very devoutly, bowed three times, and murmured... "May the Bodhisattva bless you, bless you, bless you, bless you."

—May Li Hua and I be together forever and have a perfect happy ending!

The red silk ribbon also had words like "flying wing to wing, growing old together" on it, but Gan Qiongying was afraid that the Bodhisattva wouldn't remember, so she kept saying her and Li Hua's names.

After making their wishes, they lined up again and tied the red ribbons to the tree, slightly close to the base of a branch. After finishing, they patted the tree and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"

After finishing, Gan Qiongying had basically completed her task for the day, but there was still a long time before the time agreed upon with Li Hua.

So Gan Qiongying simply wandered around the temple. Manyue followed closely beside her. Gan Qiongying turned to look at her and said, "Why don't you go and get a red ribbon too? Don't you have a suitable husband? Make a wish."

Man Yue immediately shook her head, like a rattle-drum.

Gan Qiongying touched her chin and said, "You're not young anymore, are you? How old are you again this year?"

Manyue didn't mind that she had been by her master's side for so many years, yet her master couldn't even remember her age. She replied, "This servant is nineteen years old this year, and has been by your side for nine years."

Gan Qiongying completely missed the hint of reproach in Manyue's tone, and instead said, "Do you have a man you love? I've noticed you and Chen Wa seem to be together quite often..."

"Princess! Who would like that brute!"

Gan Qiongying was just joking. She had already planned ahead and would not make any decisions for Manyue or marry her off to anyone casually. When she had no choice but to run away one day, she would leave Manyue a considerable sum of money and then send her to the residence of the Grand Princess of Huian.

Whether that money is used as a dowry for her marriage or she continues to work in the Grand Princess Hui'an's residence, the Grand Princess Hui'an will be able to protect her.

Therefore, Gan Qiongying didn't say anything more. When she mentioned that Chen Wa was just teasing Manyue and that Manyue was jumping up and down, Gan Qiongying laughed.