Huangjue Temple was the most popular temple in the Dai Viet Dynasty. Not only because the abbot, Master Chanji, was the imperial teacher of the dynasty and had profound knowledge of Buddhism, which made the wishes of pilgrims come true, but also because of its close relationship with the royal family. Many members of the royal family voluntarily or were forced to become monks here.

Rong Ci is one of them.

The temple is divided into two parts. The inner part is reserved for the royal family and nobles, while the outer part is where ordinary people are allowed to burn incense.

Ever since Rong Ci got in touch with An Yan, he started making plans when he came back. They were two people who had nothing to do with each other on the surface, so there had to be a legitimate reason for them to get to know each other before they could talk about marriage.

Master Chan Ji and Rong Ci have been close friends for many years. They can see that his fate has changed and his original tragic ending has been altered, so they are happy for him, so it is not a big deal to tell him a few lies.

Rong Ci not only asked Master Chan Ji to endorse their match made in heaven, but also arranged the script for their first meeting.

An Yan arrived as promised, went up the mountain on a sunny hour, and came to Huangjue Temple.

She first lit incense reverently, asked for a sign, and came to the marriage tree in the yard, which was already surrounded by people.

The tree was densely tied with red silk, and below it hung small wooden plaques. It was said that hanging a wooden plaque on the marriage tree would bring good luck in marriage, and the higher the better. Many people ordered many plaques, hoping to get them to the top.

An Yan watched as many people kept trying and cheered for throwing into a good position. She imitated them and threw forward with force.

The wooden sign jumped over the crown of the marriage tree and hit Rong Ci directly on the head.

Today, Master Chan Ji was giving a lecture in a temple outside the city, and many people came. Rong Ci came here under the pretext of helping him, and happened to pass by here holding a few volumes of scriptures.

"Ouch!" Rong Ci pretended to feel pain as he took the sign from his bald head. He looked at the name on the red silk and asked loudly, "Which one is Miss An Yan?"

An Yan blushed and walked up to him embarrassedly, bowing and saying, "Sorry, Master, I didn't know it would hit someone. Did I hurt you?"

At this time, someone nearby started to make a noise, "What do you mean by hitting someone? Could it be that the Bodhisattva saw your sincerity and chose a good husband for you?"

"That's right, little monk, why don't you leave the monastery and marry the girl? You are so pretty and she is so beautiful, you are a perfect match!"

Rong Ci blushed and explained, "I'm just temporarily staying at Huangjue Temple for training. I haven't become a monk, so I can get married." He glanced at An Yan shyly, "Miss, do you believe in karma?"

An Yan glanced at him secretly and nodded shyly, "Of course I believe it."

"That's perfect, young master, hurry up and propose marriage, or you'll miss out on this God-given marriage!" The people around them applauded and supported them.

Both of them blushed. An Yan seemed to have made a great decision, "Young Master, can you please excuse me for a moment?"

"Of course!" Rong Ci was very excited and led her to the meditation room.

When they reached a deserted place, they stopped pretending to be strangers. An Yan asked curiously, "Were those people hired by you?"

"Yes, wouldn't it be nice to have a few leaders? The little emperor's eyes will naturally see it and pass it on to his ears in vivid detail."

Rong Ci took out a written letter from his desk. On the cover was written "Personally from the Emperor's Eldest Nephew". The content inside was naturally that he had fallen in love with a woman at first sight and wanted to get married, and asked the Emperor to arrange the marriage for him as soon as possible.

The letter was sent out by someone, and Rong Ci told An Yan to stay here and wait for news. The emperor would definitely agree, it was just a matter of time.

In order to show his determination, Rong Ci sent several letters to urge the matter.

The emperor had received Rong Ci's letter a long time ago and knew what happened under the marriage tree. He was very curious about what kind of talent could make someone like Rong Ci fall in love at first sight and want to spend his life with her.

Or maybe it was some kind of noble birth and background that allowed him to go to such great lengths to marry her despite years of dormancy. Did he still have ambitions for the throne?

The emperor immediately sent people to investigate, and within half a month, he had detailed results.

The spies could easily find out that An Yan's household registration was in Yi County and that this was her first time to burn incense at Huangjue Temple.

The spy disguised himself as an ordinary citizen and came to Yi County. While eating in a restaurant, he called the waiter and claimed to be a distant relative of An Yan, who wanted to come and seek refuge with her and wanted to ask if he knew anything about her situation.

The waiter had a very secretive look on his face at first, but he immediately smiled when he saw the silver. He looked around warily and talked about the whole story of how the Cheng family abandoned their wife and was punished by heaven.

Of course, the spy would not just listen to one side of the story. He inquired from many sources and heard many more outrageous rumors, which were processed by gossipy girls and women.

But one thing is certain, the prince is going to marry An Yan, the wife of his life who was abandoned by the new number one scholar Cheng Shuo.

The spy rushed back to the capital and reported the results of the investigation to the emperor.

The emperor was puzzled. "She's just a commoner with no support, and a second-married woman nearly ten years younger than him. The emperor's uncle has a very special vision."

No matter how much he complained, this marriage was beneficial to him. He had asked Master Chan Ji in advance whether their union would help stabilize the imperial power, and he got a positive answer, so he didn't have much objection to it.

Rong Ci is actually a man who knows how to deal with current affairs. Although he participated in the fight for the throne, when he saw that the situation was not favorable to him, he immediately volunteered to go to Huangjue Temple to pray for the country. He has been living a peaceful life for so many years without causing any trouble.

In order to demonstrate his benevolence, the emperor issued a special edict, saying that Rong Ci had worked hard to pray for the country over the years, and specially named him King Xiaoyao, brought him back to Beijing, and let him enjoy his old age. At the same time, he granted him a marriage and asked the Ministry of Rites to prepare the wedding ceremony for him.

The emperor was very satisfied with An Yan's life. He wanted a woman who could not give him any help or even hinder him. Suddenly, a familiar name popped up.

Cheng Shuo? Isn't this the new number one scholar?

The Emperor frowned, remembering how his sister, Princess Jinyang, had once taken a fancy to Cheng Shuo and how he had specifically asked him if he was married. He had sworn he was unmarried, but was he actually deceiving the Emperor? How audacious! To have tried to climb the social ladder, yet had he actually deceived him? He must be fed up with life!

The emperor wanted to order someone to arrest Cheng Shuo immediately, but then he thought of his unruly sister. If he didn't let her get what she liked, he would have a headache.

Forget it, let him live for now, tell Jin Yang everything, and let her decide for herself!

The emperor snorted coldly. Cheng Shuo's name had been removed from the list of people to be reused, so it was just a matter of him being a minor official.

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