After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

As she spoke, Shen Tian smiled and looked at Liu Su, "Miss Liu Su, you've seen it too. I'm nothing without the Marquis's mansion. Even if I use a maid, I'll be seen as an oddball. My mother doesn't like you either. You should go back, lest you push my mother too far. She's just a country woman who doesn't understand the rules of the capital. If she gets violent, it'll be awkward for everyone."

"Girl, why are you talking to her so much? She looks all seductive and has ulterior motives. I'm telling you, get out of here right now and don't you dare come near my son!" Huang Xinghua shouted angrily.

They deliberately targeted the innocent Shen Dagou.

Shen Dagou jumped up in a panic, "Mom! I'm completely devoted to Er Ya, I would never fall for another woman! I promise!"

Huang Xinghua rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Who knows if what you're saying is true? She's been following us all this time, she must have ulterior motives. Who knows if you can resist her temptation!"

Liusu was so angry that she was trembling all over; she really couldn't stay here any longer!

Watch as she stormed off in a huff.

The three people in the room laughed simultaneously.

Quickly pack your things and head to the temple.

Murong Xu instructed Liu Su to persuade Shen Tian's family to return to the Yong'an Marquis's residence so that he could personally propose marriage. He was confident that as long as they were at the Yong'an Marquis's residence, he could persuade Shen Tian's mother to accept the marriage.

After waiting and waiting, Liusu finally returned, only to find that the girl's eyes were red, clearly indicating that she had been crying.

Murong Xu's face darkened. "Were you bullied?"

Liusu tearfully recounted what had happened, “Master, I was following your instructions to persuade Miss Shen and her family to leave the inn, but Madam Shen was unreasonable. The moment she saw me, she glared at me and berated me for having ulterior motives. She even said that I was shameless and had ulterior motives for following them, and that I had taken a fancy to Miss Shen’s elder brother. I’m truly innocent!”
But Madam Shen is stubborn and inflexible, and she has a loud voice in a place like an inn. I really can't stay here any longer!

Murong Xu's temples throbbed. He had initially thought she was just an ignorant country woman, whom he could easily subdue with a combination of kindness and force. However, he hadn't expected her to be such an unreasonable shrew, which made him feel quite troubled.

He was unwilling to just let go like that.

Shen Tian is neither a stunning beauty nor a lady from a prominent family, but she possesses a composure and calmness beyond her years, as if she could remain unfazed even if Mount Tai collapsed before her. She has an ethereal temperament and regards wealth and glory as fleeting clouds.

She was unlike any other woman he had ever met; he couldn't possibly miss such a special one.

"Enough! Since you'll make Madam Shen misunderstand, it's better not to go back, lest Madam Shen become even more suspicious. Let Granny Ning go; I don't believe an old woman like her can be misunderstood by Madam Shen."

Liu Su was taken aback for a moment, then blurted out, "Master, will Madam Shen think that Granny Ning is targeting Master Shen?"

"Pfft!" Murong Xu spat out all the tea in his mouth, laughing in anger, "Liusu, you can leave now!"

Granny Ning was a stern and unsmiling old woman. Because she came from the palace, she was particularly strict about etiquette. As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the inn, she frowned in disgust, "How could His Highness take a fancy to such a country bumpkin? And even send this old woman to personally invite her."

In her mind, all country girls were vulgar and uncouth, and no matter how beautiful they were, they were not worthy of being called elegant. Her Highness was only interested in her for a short time, and yet he was acting so pretentious and shameless!
The furious Granny Ning had barely entered the inn when she coldly gave orders to the waiter who came to greet her.

"Take me to see the family of three who just moved in: a woman, a young man, and a young woman."

Upon hearing Ning Mama's words, the waiter immediately recognized who she was, and couldn't help but feel regretful.

“Grandma is late. That family of three just checked out half an hour ago.” “What? They checked out? How could you let them check out?” Granny Ning’s voice rose instantly, furious.

The waiter was also getting angry, but he held back and explained in a gentle voice, "Grandma, this is an inn. We are just ordinary people. They are guests, so we have to treat them with respect and service. When they want to leave, we have to greet them with a smile. It's really unreasonable of you to say that we can't let them leave!"

"Hmph! Useless thing! He doesn't even know the slightest bit of tact. He deserves to be a waiter for life!" Granny Ning vented her anger on the waiter.

The waiter's face also darkened. "Yes, I've been a waiter my whole life. Our humble establishment can't possibly entertain someone as important as you. Please, please!"

As the waiter went to attend to others, Ning Mama was furious. She turned around, then stopped and asked in an unfriendly tone, "Where did they go?"

Xiao Er completely ignored Ning Mama.

Granny Ning's face turned completely dark. She gritted her teeth and said, word by word, "I'm asking you, where did they go? Are you deaf? Do you still want to work in the capital?"

"I don't want anything!" The waiter angrily threw down his handkerchief, glared fiercely at Granny Ning, and strode away.

Granny Ning was furious and went to find the innkeeper, "Is this the kind of staff you have at your inn? You call yourself the biggest inn in the capital, but you're nothing special!"

Having witnessed the entire process of Granny Ning causing trouble, the shopkeeper naturally recognized her identity. With a forced smile, he said, "May I ask how this Granny is addressed? I will pass on your opinion to our master. Oh, by the way! Our master is Princess Huai'an."

The waiter you looked down on earlier was sent by Princess Huai'an.

Ning Mama's expression changed slightly. She took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and her attitude became noticeably more amiable. "Manager, you don't need to use Princess Huai'an to pressure me. I'm just doing my job for the Second Prince. You lost the person the Second Prince wanted, and the fault lies with you!"

The shopkeeper immediately distanced himself, "You can't say things like that! The Second Prince never instructed us to watch over his people, so how can it be that we lost them? We can't afford to take such a big blame. How about I go see the Second Prince myself and explain? Or I can go see our Eldest Princess and have a good talk with her?"

"You!" Unable to win the argument with the shopkeeper, Granny Ning stormed off in anger.

After being bothered by her unreasonable behavior, Shen Tian and her family had already arrived at the Buddhist temple.

After learning about Shen Tian's situation, the abbot agreed to let her family stay at the temple for a month to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures.

By the time Murong Xu found out the whereabouts of the family of three, it was already the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

It just so happened that the Empress Dowager was going to a Buddhist temple with some high-ranking concubines to do good deeds and make offerings today, so he went along.

The other princes, seeing this, found Murong Xu's behavior strange and followed suit.

What started as an ordinary trip out of the palace by the Empress Dowager unexpectedly turned into a grand and elaborate procession.

The Empress Dowager looked at the Empress beside her and smiled from ear to ear, "In previous years, those children were not willing to get involved in such matters. Only you are willing to accompany this old woman!"

The Empress covered her mouth and chuckled, "Mother, isn't it perfect that they're willing to go together? Today is Laba Festival, and many officials' wives and daughters are going to Buddhist temples to offer incense. Since my sons are going too, perhaps a few couples will be formed!" (End of Chapter)