Bai Yehua shook his head repeatedly, "That's not it, I didn't..."
You touched my skin!
The Duchess hurriedly covered Yanran's mouth. If others heard this, how could Yanran face anyone?
Something's not right. Bai Yehua has always been at odds with Liu Yu and looks down on the Duke's mansion. Why would he make a move on Yanran? Glancing sideways at Bai Yehua, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, Shen Yu secretly looked at him.
Shen Yu realized that Bai Yehua must have intended to take advantage of her, and that Yanran had been sexually assaulted by Bai Yehua simply because she had run into the Mu family's sedan chair.
She escaped unscathed, but Yanran's innocence was ruined!
Yanran wept bitterly, her mind filled with the illicit affair between the Duchess and Yideng. A surge of anger welled up in her heart, and without thinking, she forcefully shoved the Duchess away.
Caught off guard, the Duchess staggered backward a few steps and almost fell to the ground. She steadied herself, lowered her head, and remained silent.
Ignoring the Duchess, Yanran turned and rushed into the temple.
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Two hours passed, and the maids and servants came to report, "Madam, we have searched the entire temple, but we have not found the young lady."
"What should we do? We clearly saw Yanran run into the temple, but she's gone! Go look for her again, and she's not allowed to come back until we find her!"
"yes."
Upon hearing the Duchess's instructions, Chen Yu secretly followed the servants into Putuo Temple.
Upon arriving at Yideng's side courtyard, a servant from the Duke's mansion ran over and said, "Miss Chenyu, the room is empty. Miss Yanran is not here."
She nodded slightly to indicate that she understood, but the doubts and speculations in her heart about the west wing drew her closer slowly.
She stopped in front of the west wing and gazed silently at the closed door. The crimson paint on the door had peeled off, revealing the marks of time.
She took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the door. The hinges creaked softly, startling her slightly.
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