In her previous life, Xu Rui knew the secret of her physical condition, so he had been using her blood to treat Lin Rouyu.

However, her physical condition also has disadvantages. No matter what poison she is infected with or what disease she suffers from, she will have to endure several times more pain than a normal person. For example, the aphrodisiac in her body now, if it were an ordinary person running in the rain for so long, most of it would disappear, but now her whole body seems to be even hotter than before. If there is no antidote, she will really explode and die.

Jiang Xiyu quickened her pace and walked towards the mountain. Even though her body was already soaked, she didn't care about anything else.

Half an hour later, she finally saw a few plants of Gujingcao beside a pond. This grass could just relieve the aphrodisiac fragrance in her body.

Jiang Xiyu went into the water without hesitation, but was surprised to find that the water was warm.

The warm spring water soothed her slightly frozen feet. She swam quickly to the other side, picked a few leaves and put them in her mouth to chew.

After eating, Jiang Xiyu felt the heat in her body slowly dissipating. In order to speed up the effect of the medicine, Jiang Xiyu took off her clothes and slowly soaked herself in the pool of water, because soaking in hot springs can promote the effect of the medicine.

Suddenly, she seemed to touch something in the pool and floated to the surface in panic, but the person in the water also quickly floated to the surface and rushed towards her, holding her tightly in his arms. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her neck.

Looking at the broad chest, Jiang Xiyu felt that this was a man.

Her eyes were full of panic, and she bit him hard. The man let go of her in pain. Jiang Xiyu immediately swam to the shore, quickly put on her clothes, and ran down the mountain.

Not long after Jiang Xiyu left, two secret guards came and took the man away.

Jiang Xiyu finally arrived near Lanruo Temple with lingering fear and entered the temple from the corner gate at the back.

The monk guarding the corner gate was bribed by Zheng and Zhou Lai, so this corner gate was left unattended.

Jiang Xiyu quietly returned to her room and changed her wet clothes.

Looking at the teeth marks on her shoulder, Jiang Xiyu frowned.

Thinking of what had just happened in the pool, her face began to burn uncontrollably.

Although she and Xu Rui have been married for many years, she has never consummated their marriage, nor has she been so close to other men. But now she doesn't even know who that man is.

If she hadn't been a widow for Xu Rui and not been wearing a veil, she would have stabbed him to death.

Now I don’t know who that person is, so just think of it as being bitten by a dog.

Jiang Xiyu no longer thought about what was at the bottom of the pool. She quickly changed into clean clothes, and then held an umbrella and went to the meditation room of Master Wuming, the abbot of Lanruo Temple.

When she walked outside the Zen room, she found that there was no light inside. Jiang Xiyu walked up and knocked on the door. "Master, I have something to ask you. Please see me."

A few seconds later, the lights in the Zen room came on and Jiang Xiyu breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon a monk in a gray double-breasted shirt came out and said to the side, "Madam Xu, please."

After Jiang Xiyu walked in, the room was warm. She sat opposite the nameless master, who cut a cup of tea for her and pushed it in front of her.

"I wonder what the donor wants?"

Jiang Xiyu's face was full of melancholy, and she looked exhausted.

"I just dreamt of my late husband. He said he had suffered a great injustice. He cried blood and complained in the dream. I felt uneasy, so I wanted to perform a ritual for him immediately to comfort his spirit in heaven."

"It's not difficult to perform the ritual, but it's getting late now and the disciples have all gone to bed..."

"Master." Jiang Xiyu interrupted Master Wuming before he could finish.

"Your late husband met his end after he went off to war. He appeared in your dream and told you of a grave injustice. This matter concerns military affairs and warfare. It is of such importance that I ask you, Master, to perform this ritual for you tonight. If your late husband appears in your dream again, perhaps it will help us resolve the difficulties facing the Yun Dynasty. This is a matter of great importance for the country and the people, and will also be a meritorious deed for you and Lanruo Temple."

Jiang Yuxi directly brought up the issue of the imperial court. Master Wuming was stunned, but he quickly agreed, "In that case, I will ask my disciples to stand up."

"Thank you for your help, Master." Jiang Xiyu stood up, clasped her hands together solemnly towards the nameless master, and bowed slightly. "If my late husband's dream is successful, I am willing to rebuild the Buddha's golden body as a token of my gratitude."

"Amitabha." Master Wuming also stood up and bowed.

"Master, please prepare. I will go to the main hall and wait for you."

The nameless master nodded.

As soon as Jiang Yuxi left, two men in black entered the meditation room with anxious expressions on their faces. "Master Wuming, please take a look at the prince. The prince is injured."

**

Jiang Xiyu waited in the main hall for almost two incense sticks before Master Wuming came over with his disciples.

While they were performing a ritual, Jiang Xiyu knelt in front of the Buddha statue and closed her eyes to pray.

Of course, she was so pious not for Xu Rui, but because she was waiting for a wonderful show.

I still remember that in my previous life, Zheng's mother and daughter and Zhou Lai's mother came to Lanruo Temple at dawn. Not only did they want her to give birth to a child to inherit the title of Yonglin Marquis, they also wanted to use her affair with Zhou Lai to control her so that she would be at their mercy in the future.

At the foot of Lanruo Temple.

It had rained all night and a layer of white mist rose in the woods. In the hazy mist, a carriage was seen approaching quickly.

Soon, the carriage stopped at the temple gate.

The first person to get off the carriage was a woman with a watermelon-like face, dressed in plain white. Although her appearance was not particularly beautiful, she was pretty.

She is the legitimate daughter of Yonglin Marquis, Xu Rong.

Next came two women.

The one in front, supported by a nanny, with red and swollen eyes and a tired look, is Zheng, the old lady of the Yonglin Marquis Mansion. The one behind her, with a plump and radiant face, is Zheng's sister, Madam Zhou.

That is Zhou Lai’s mother.

The three of them got off the carriage and headed straight for the back mountain of Lanruo Temple with a few servants.

They didn't even go through Lanruo Temple, but instead took a detour outside the temple.

It is not a good thing after all, and they are also afraid that the matter will be leaked and damage the reputation of the Xu and Zhou families.

The group quickly arrived at the Zen room on the hillside behind the mountain.

A few people listened at the door for a while, but didn't hear any sound.

Zheng and Zhou looked at each other, then pushed the door open and walked in.

Zhou's puzzled voice came from inside the house, "Where are the people?"

Xu hurriedly walked in, but there was no one in the room. Not only was Jiang Xiyu nowhere to be seen, but even Zhou Lai was nowhere to be found.

Zheng looked at the empty meditation room, her brows furrowed. "I personally brought her here last night. There's no mistake."

Xu Rong glanced at the slightly messy bedding on the bed. She was sure that someone had stayed there before. Thinking of something, she said, "Could it be that my sister-in-law ran away to the mountains?"

"It's also possible that Jiang Xiyu was drugged by the incense. She can't get far." Zheng then ordered the servants at the door, "All of you go up the mountain and search for her. You must find her."

"Yes." The slaves roared in response and went up the mountain together.

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