Pei Yan was struck by lightning.

After a long while, he stammered, "No, it won't happen, right?"

Tao Qing analyzed the situation with him in detail: "You said that you accidentally bumped into Miss Yu, and you and Miss Yu parted on bad terms. Logically, if Miss Yu forgave you, she would definitely have no grudge against you. You took care of her family's business, so she should thank you no matter what. Am I right?"

"That's right!" Pei Yan looked at Tao Qing eagerly.

Tao Qing continued: "If Miss Yu didn't forgive you, she would definitely stay away from you. No matter what you said or did, she would definitely pretend not to see it..."

Yu Tang is now turning a blind eye to him!

Pei Yan was shocked.

Tao Qing knew that he had thought it through, so he simply said, "Let's talk about you again. You have always been open and forthright in doing things, repaying grievances with honesty and repaying honesty with virtue. How come you are so confused about this matter with Miss Yu? You didn't say anything about a good matter, and just threw it all in front of Miss Yu. Miss Yu is not your colleague in the Shuji Academy, nor is she your colleague in the court. She is not familiar with your style, so how can she know what your real intention is?"

Pei Yan stood up immediately after hearing this, bowed to Tao Qing and said, "Brother, I'm going back first. See you at Lingyin Temple tomorrow afternoon." Then he started to run.

Tao Qing grabbed Pei Yan and said, "Since you treat me as your brother, we are family and should not talk behind each other's backs. Tell me honestly, has anything happened to An? You know me well. I am content with what I have. You don't have to worry about making me feel bad."

"No, no." Pei Yan just wanted to go back quickly at this moment.

He asked Qing Yuan to persuade Yu Tang to go to Lingyin Temple tomorrow. What if Yu Tang was still angry with him and he told her to go east but she insisted on going west?

There is no time to waste.

He had to quickly clear up the misunderstanding with Yu Tang.

Otherwise, wouldn't he have lifted Jiang Chao up in vain?

Pei Yan's mind was racing, and he said hurriedly, "Brother, we asked you to come here to ask how much money your family is willing to pay for the arrangement. If you think it's not worth it, there are ways to fix it. If you think it's worth it, there are ways to fix it. Then, Brother Yin and I will no longer be your family members."

Tao Qing was very excited when he heard that there was still hope for Tao An's case. He said with full confidence, "We in the Tao family will definitely cooperate with you. You know, anything that can be solved with money is not a difficult problem. The only thing to worry about is that the money will be useless."

Pei Yan understood.

The Tao family is going to use all their strength to help Tao An win the position of Jiangxi governor.

Tao Qing was afraid that Pei Yan would retreat in the face of danger, so he decided to tie Pei Yan to his own carriage and said, "Since you don't treat An as an outsider, I won't be shy with you. I will also be part of Jiangnan's affairs. As for the 200,000 taels of silver, at worst, our Tao family will pay for it all."

Rich and generous.

Pei Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother. I know what I'm doing. You just take a rest. I'm leaving first." After that, he helped Tao Qing close the door and disappeared into the night.

By the time Tao Qing chased out, Pei Yan had already disappeared.

Tao Qing shook his head and stood in the early summer evening breeze. He was silent for a long time before going into the house to rest.

It was past midnight when Pei Yan returned home. He wanted to see Yu Tang right away, but he could only sigh at the night.

The next morning, Yin Hao came to question him: "Brother Tao asked us to meet him last night, and you said we couldn't make it too conspicuous, so we agreed to meet at Lingyin Temple today. Then why did you go to see Brother Tao alone last night? Tell me the truth, what did you say to Brother Tao yesterday? Why did you leave me aside? What exactly are you planning? Cooperation requires sincerity, and you are not sincere at all."

Pei Yangang had just sent someone to inquire about Yu Tang's whereabouts, but there was no news from there. He was getting anxious, but Yin Hao pulled him aside to nag him. He was unhappy and spoke impatiently: "Why are you talking so much? The Tao family must be willing for us to help Tao An fight for a third-rank official. The problem is how can we convince Wang Qibao to help him today."

Yin Hao believed in Pei Yan's character. He thought that Pei Yan must have had something urgent to do last night, so he didn't have time to call him, or didn't need to call him. But he had a rare chance to catch Pei Yan's handle, so he couldn't help but want to tease him. He kept asking Pei Yan why he went to see Tao Qing alone.

Pei Yan was worried about whether Yu Tang would go to Lingyin Temple as he wished, so he had no mood to get involved with Yin Hao. He even wanted to shut Yin Hao up.

The two were arguing with each other when Qing Yuan came over.

Pei Yan left Yin Hao and stood outside in the yard talking to Qing Yuan.

Qing Yuan smiled and said, "I checked the weather and it might rain tomorrow. Miss Xu and Miss Yu decided to go to Lingyin Temple today."

Pei Yan breathed a sigh of relief and thought that he had to find an opportunity to talk to Yu Tang in the afternoon. Otherwise, if the misunderstanding continued, the two of them might never have anything to do with each other again.

As for Yu Tang, she sat in front of the mirror, gesturing with her hairpin at her temples, while she said to Miss Xu who was sitting on the Luohan bed next to her, "How do you know it will rain tomorrow?"

Miss Xu leaned on her elbows to pick out the candies in the box on the bed, and said absentmindedly: "The maid next to me can read the weather! She reminded me yesterday that she was afraid of rain. I want it to rain, so we can just visit Lingyin Temple in the rain. But Qingyuan said she was afraid the weather would get cold, so she thought it would be better to go today. Besides, Pei Xiaguang will be there later. I heard from Yin Mingyuan that the abbot of Lingyin Temple was a scholar before he became a monk. He is very talented in writing, especially painting. It would be a small thing for us to ask the abbot to help with the rituals through Pei Xiaguang. Maybe we can even ask the abbot for a few paintings. Our Yin Mingyuan really likes painting."

Yu Tang could see that Miss Xu was going there just to borrow Pei Yan's reputation.

You deserve it!

People like him need to be plotted against several times before they can feel relieved.

In the past, Yu Tang would definitely protect Pei Yan's reputation, but now, she decided to work with Miss Xu to borrow Pei Yan's light.

She thought of the second time they met, when Pei Yan was furious when he saw that she was taking advantage of the Pei family's power to do things.

Let him try it again.

Yu Tang even felt a little schadenfreude and said, "Well, let's go to Lingyin Temple today. I heard that Yongfu Temple is right next to Lingyin Temple, so why don't we go to Yongfu Temple as well?"

"Okay!" Miss Xu was very excited. The two of them discussed the itinerary to Lingyin Temple, and then they took Qingyuan, Afu and others to Lingyin Temple in a sedan chair.

Lingyin Temple had received the news long ago. A junior steward under the fourth steward had already informed the monk in charge of reception at Lingyin Temple before they arrived. He had tidied up the resting room and was waiting for them at the foot of the mountain.

The two of them got off the sedan chair in front of the temple gate. The monk in charge of reception came forward and led them into the temple through the side door.

After burning incense in the main hall and donating a considerable amount of money for incense, Yu Tang and Miss Xu went to the meditation room of the abbot accompanied by the monk in charge of reception.

The presiding master personally arranged their ritual, and the presiding monk recommended by the presiding master was a senior monk. He said humbly: "I am old and my energy is not good. I have guests coming to visit me this afternoon. I am sorry to neglect you two donors!"

Yu Tang and Miss Xu looked at the master, whose hair and beard were completely white but who was treating them with great courtesy and respect, and hurriedly returned the greeting respectfully, saying "I dare not" repeatedly.

Miss Xu even debated whether to ask the host master for a few paintings.

Yu Tang was worried that Pei Yan might cause trouble, so he gave Miss Xu some advice: "Then ask Master Pei San to help. Didn't Qing Yuan say that he is very familiar with the host master? Can't he do such a small thing?"

Miss Xu was cheered up after hearing this.

The two of them had a fast at Lingyin Temple and instructed the nuns who served them to tell them immediately if Pei Yan came. Then they slept soundly in the compartment without any cares.

When I woke up in the afternoon, I heard that Pei Yan and Yin Hao had already arrived at Lingyin Temple. They were not accompanied by the abbot master and I didn't know where they were wandering.

Yu Tang discussed with Miss Xu that they had to find Pei Yan.

Qing Yuan volunteered to go find someone.

Yu Tang and Miss Xu waited for a whole incense stick but Pei Yan did not show up, and Qing Yuan also disappeared without a trace.

The two of them were getting a little anxious waiting, so they went to the yard to appreciate the flowers together.

Who knew that as soon as he walked out of the room, he met Gu Chang.

"Ms. Yu, I didn't expect to meet you again?" His face was full of joy.

Yu Tang was also very surprised. He bowed to Gu Chang with a smile and said, "I didn't expect you to come to Lingyin Temple as well. What a coincidence!"

"Yes! Yes!" Gu Chang smiled. He felt that Yu Tang's beautiful eyes were clearly black and white in the sunlight, as clear as a pool of autumn water. They were more beautiful than the jade-like appearance in the moonlight.

His smile grew even brighter without him noticing, and he said, "Miss Yu, what are you doing at Lingyin Temple? I'm from Hangzhou, and I've been coming to Lingyin Temple to burn incense since I was a child. The year I passed the imperial examination, I came here to fulfill my wish. Miss Yu, if you need anything, you can come to me."

"Thank you!" Yu Tang said politely, and the two exchanged a few pleasantries.

Miss Xu, who was left out, looked left and right, with a hint of coldness in her eyes. Seeing that Gu Chang was still trying to find something to say, she coughed heavily twice.

Gu Chang then realized that he was being rude and greeted Miss Xu with a smile.

Miss Xu responded with a half-smile and took Yu Tang away.

Gu Chang felt that he and Yu Tang were really destined to be together. He stood there looking at their backs, wondering whether he should find an opportunity to "accidentally" meet Yu Tang again. However, Miss Xu pulled Yu Tang aside and whispered, "Gu Chaoyang will probably marry the daughter of his mentor, Mr. Sun. Let's ignore him."

"I know!" Yu Tang just admired Gu Chang's ability to protect Gu Xi, so she looked up to him. She smiled and said, "I've heard people say that before."

Miss Xu had no doubts and thought that since Yu Tang knew some things, it was fine. If she went too far, she would doubt Yu Tang's character. So she changed the subject and said, "We can't just wait for Pei Xiaguang like this! How about we go to Yongfu Temple first? And then go see Pei Xiaguang after we come back from Yongfu Temple?"