Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Daxiangguo Temple.

The Shen family has a special meditation room in the temple for rest, and there are usually young monks to help clean it.

The abbot of Daxiangguo Temple, Shikong, knelt on a cushion while Old Madam Shen poured tea across from him. "Abbot Shikong, Master Liaochen still refuses to see me?"

Abbot Shikong chanted "Amitabha" and said, "It's not that Master Uncle is unwilling to see you, but Master Uncle specifically instructed us not to be disturbed before he went into seclusion."

Madam Shen said, "Abbot, my family has donated three thousand taels of silver and is also planning to build a golden statue for the Bodhisattva during the Ten Thousand Buddhas Festival. I wonder if you could be so accommodating."

Abbot Shikong: "Please be merciful, my uncle really doesn't want to be disturbed."

When Madam Shen heard that she couldn't see Master Chen, she didn't get angry. Instead, she took out two pieces of paper and asked, "Could you please ask Abbot Shikong to help look at these two birth dates?"

On these two pieces of paper, one had Shen Chuning's birth characters written on it, and the other had Shen Jingwan's birth characters written on it.

Abbot Shikong picked up a piece of paper with his birth date written on it, pinched his fingers together, and counted silently. The more he counted, the tighter his brows furrowed. Then he put down the paper in his hand and picked up another one. He pinched his fingers together faster and faster. Beads of sweat covered his head, and a trace of blood even flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Abbot Shikong put down the two pieces of paper, picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, suppressing the fishy sweetness in his throat. "I am not very knowledgeable and cannot understand the birth dates of these two people."

Madam Shen asked anxiously, "Why can't you see through it? What's the explanation?"

Abbot Shikong explained, "It's possible that this person is not in the cycle of reincarnation, or it's possible that this person has a noble fate and has great opportunities and good fortune. With my current abilities, I'm still not able to fully understand what's going on. Perhaps I can wait for my uncle to come out of seclusion and help."

Abbot Shikong said a long speech, but Madam Shen only heard the four words "noble destiny".

Old Madam Shen thought, if both of their horoscopes are unclear, then doesn't that mean Shen Chuning and Shen Jingwan are both people with noble fates? Old Madam Shen's face was instantly filled with smiles, "Thank you, Abbot Shikong, for clearing up my doubts."

After Abbot Shikong said goodbye, Madam Shen ordered Nanny Gui to add two thousand taels of incense money to Daxiangguo Temple.

"Xiangxue, you must hurry up and give birth to a son, so that the third brother will have a reason to marry you. Jingwan is almost at the age to get married, so it's better not to delay the child's marriage." Old Lady Shen patted Xiangxue's wrist and said.

Xiangxue blushed: "Yes, aunt"

Old Madam Shen was in a good mood and didn't even bother to turn her face away from Xiangxue. She just said, "Don't call her aunt in front of outsiders in the future."

……

In the study of the Shen Mansion, Mr. Shen Huaizhong was handling government affairs, and Shen Chuning was standing beside him grinding ink.

Shen Huaizhong put down the pen in his hand and glanced at Shen Chuning. "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you sighing here?"

Shen Chuning put down the silent note in her hand, "A Ning is angry that my father is not doing his job well, and he causes trouble for grandfather all day long."

Shen Chuning's serious expression made Master Shen laugh. "Oh? Why don't you tell me what your father did that Grandfather doesn't know about?"

Shen Chuning: "It's not the same thing as the rumors outside."

Shen Huaizhong breathed a sigh of relief. "There's no point in taking the rumors outside seriously. Besides, that's just how it is in the capital. Once something new happens in a few days, this will naturally pass."

Shen Chuning was surprised and asked, "Grandfather, do you actually think this is fake? Grandmother has already persuaded An Ning to accept her sister."

Shen Huaizhong: "Are you serious?"

Shen Chuning blinked, "Of course it's true. The concubine was taken to the government office, and it was Shen Zong's housekeeper who handled it."

"Shen Zong." Shen Huaizhong shouted loudly to Shen Zong outside the door.

Butler Shen Zong pushed the door open and bowed, "Master."

"Did you go to the government office?" Shen Huaizhong asked.

Shen Zong looked up at Master Shen, then at Shen Chuning who was standing next to him. Seeing no one to help her out, he could only bite the bullet and say, "Master, it was Nanny Gui who was beside the old lady who said that the old lady had a distant relative and there was some misunderstanding with someone. So I went to Jingzhao Prefecture and brought the person out."

Shen Huaizhong thought for a moment. Most of Madam Shen's relatives had suffered in the corruption case more than ten years ago. She didn't have much contact with the rest, and she hadn't heard of any relatives coming to Beijing recently. How come when something happened in Jingzhao Prefecture, the housekeeper of the Shen Mansion was mobilized to rescue people?

Seeing that Master Shen didn't say anything, Shen Chuning asked, "Butler Shen, does the young lady from that day look similar to An Ning?"

Shen Zong didn't know why Shen Chuning asked that. He just looked up and looked at her carefully for a moment. "To Miss Nine, that young lady does look a bit like Miss Nine, but she doesn't have the delicate and majestic look of Miss Nine. If I think about it carefully, she actually has more similarities with the old lady when she was young."

Shen Huaizhong thought that what Shen Chuning said might be true. Then he asked, "Where is that person now?"

Shen Zong lowered his head. "This old servant was only responsible for negotiating with Lord Wang, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. After the mother and daughter left Jingzhao Prefecture, they were taken away by Nanny Gui, who was by the old lady's side."

Shen Chuning quickly said, "A Ning knows where it is."

Shen Huaizhong and Shen Zong, the housekeeper, looked at Shen Chuning together, "The concubine was taken back to the mansion by my grandmother. I heard that my sister is missing."

"Brought her back to the mansion? Why did you take her into the mansion without my consent?" Shen Huaizhong asked sternly.

Although he shouldn't interfere with his son taking a concubine, there are rules in the Shen family. Moreover, the concubine has given birth to a child. His wife did this without informing her, which shows that she doesn't take him seriously.

Shen Chuning gently stroked Master Shen's chest with her small hand, "Grandfather, don't be angry. I just brought her back home, not as a concubine. Now the concubine is the maidservant beside Grandmother."

Shen Huaizhong frowned, "The head maid? What on earth does she want to do? To let her housekeeper change into this?"

"Grandfather, don't blame grandma. Grandma has no choice. I heard that my younger sister is missing, so I sent someone to look for her. Once they find her, they will bring my aunt and younger sister back home in style."

Shen Huaizhong glanced at Shen Chuning and said, "Then wait until your grandmother comes back from Daxiangguo Temple. After all, adding someone to the backyard will always require her approval."

Shen Chuning bit her lip lightly and said in an awkward tone, "Other people in the family can wait, but I'm afraid grandpa can't."