Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

The next morning, everyone in the Tang family got up very early. Six carriages were lined up in a row at the entrance of the Tang family mansion. Servants were busy going in and out of the mansion. To ensure that nothing went wrong, Tang Guangquan personally supervised the scene. Standing beside him were Tang Tianlei, who was both expectant and apprehensive, and Tang Wan, who was still sleepy-eyed.

"Be careful!"

"Hurry up!"

Tang Guangquan's orders were contradictory; at one moment he told the servants to hurry up, and at another he told them to be careful, leaving the servants in a dilemma, unsure whether to be fast or slow.

"Father, do you think it will work out today?" Tang Tianlei asked somewhat anxiously.

"Why not? Have some ambition! How can I entrust the Tang family to you if you're like this? You don't even have the courage to come and apologize!" A nameless anger rose in Tang Guangquan's heart.

It's not entirely Tang Tianlei's fault. He had made Shi Jinpeng so unhappy yesterday, especially since Shi Jinpeng was a prefectural commandant. Tang Tianlei was quite afraid of him because of that position.

"Master, everything is ready." The butler walked over at this moment, interrupting Tang Guangquan, who was about to continue scolding Tang Tianlei.

"Alright, go to the prefectural commandhouse and inform them that we are already on our way and will arrive shortly."

Upon hearing this, the steward immediately set off for the Prefectural Commandant's residence. Meanwhile, Tang Guangquan, along with his son and daughter, boarded a carriage and slowly made their way to the Prefectural Commandant's residence.

"Father, didn't you say we'd be there soon? Why are we traveling so slowly?" Tang Tianlei asked, puzzled by the slow pace of the convoy.

Seeing that her father seemed about to lash out again, Tang Wan, who had already regained her senses, quickly said, "Brother! You're a celebrity at Qingfeng Academy, known as a child prodigy. It's still early. If we go too fast, what if Uncle hasn't woken up yet? Don't we give them any time to pack up? Saying we'll be there immediately is just a friendly reminder."

Tang Guangquan was clearly very satisfied with Tang Wan's explanation. He glanced at Tang Tianlei and said, "Learn more from your sister! I don't know what she's learning at the academy all day."

The caravan moved slowly, and people along the way watched the red-striped procession and discussed it. Some people who liked to watch the excitement even followed along the way. Tang Guangquan was not stingy and ordered his servants to scatter copper coins along the way as festive money. People who received the copper coins were even happier. Before long, the caravan was followed by a large crowd of people who followed all the way to the prefectural governor's mansion and did not disperse. They gathered in front of the governor's mansion to watch the excitement.

The steward had been waiting in front of the mansion for a long time. When Tang Guangquan got out of the carriage and saw that the gate of the prefectural governor's mansion was wide open, he said to Tang Tianlei beside him with confidence and satisfaction, "Lei'er, today's matter is accomplished." Then he strode over and, led by the guards, went to meet Shi Jinpeng.

Upon seeing Shi Jinpeng, he found him looking haggard and preoccupied, sitting at the head of the table, one hand on his forehead, sighing. Seeing Tang Guangquan arrive, he quickly stood up to greet him.

"Brother Tang, how could I trouble you to come in person?"

“Brother Shi, I have heard about what happened yesterday and I am very worried. It is truly my fault for not disciplining my son properly. His behavior yesterday has kept me up at night! I have come today for two reasons. First, I want to see Yao’er and bring some tonics to help her recover from her injuries. Second, I think there has been some misunderstanding regarding the recent events, so I have come to apologize to you and Yao’er and to explain the whole story.”

"Brother Tang, thank you for your kindness, but Yao'er is still unconscious. Let's not disturb her. Let's talk here. Serve some tea!"

After everyone took their seats, a maidservant soon served them tea. Tang Guangquan picked up his teacup, tasted it, and seeing that the tea was of good quality, he made up his mind. He then put down his teacup and said, "Then I'll get straight to the point. If there's anything I've missed, Wan'er, please fill it in for your father."

Then Tang Guangquan pieced together the scattered clues he had sorted out in his mind the day before and slowly recounted them.

It took about ten minutes, with Tang Wan's additions, to fully explain the story between Tang Sanshi and Jin Yang'er, and between Tang Tianlei and Shi Yao'er.

"You mean, the reason why everyone went to so much trouble to arrange Yao'er and Lei'er's marriage is that the two of them had already fallen in love under false identities and didn't even know each other's true identities, which is why so many messy things happened?" Shi Jinpeng felt even more dizzy. If he had known this would happen, why did he have to cause all this trouble in the first place?

"Hehehe, that's right, so our two families are truly destined to be in-laws! Hahahaha, now we've really become a pair of bickering lovers. But, is Yao'er's injury alright? If it's too serious, Brother Shi, you don't need to tell me, I'll personally punish this unruly boy!" Tang Guangquan started off laughing and joking, then suddenly changed his tone and was about to punish Tang Tianlei.

"Ah, my daughter's injuries are nothing serious. Yesterday's incident was sudden, but fortunately, there were healers present who treated her in time. She should wake up after another day of rest. Yao'er was also partly to blame during this time, it wasn't just Lei'er's fault." Shi Jinpeng stopped Tang Guangquan, intending to let the matter drop.

Tang Guangquan naturally went along with it, scolded Tang Tianlei a few more times, and then got back to business: "Brother Shi, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, what do you think about Yao'er and Lei'er's marriage..."

"As for the wedding, let's wait until Yao'er wakes up and see how she is feeling before setting a date. I think it's best if Brother Tang lets Lei'er stay with me for a few days to keep Yao'er company and also to clarify these matters."

"Hmm, that makes sense!" Tang Guangquan knew the marriage would definitely go through, but he didn't expect Shi Jinpeng to offer to let Tang Tianlei stay in the county magistrate's mansion to accompany Shi Yao'er. He immediately agreed: "Then I'll trouble Brother Shi to have the guards bring the carriages from outside into the mansion. I've brought the engagement gifts today, so the marriage between our two families is settled."

"Hehehe, good." Having cleared up the misunderstanding, Shi Jinpeng immediately summoned the guard on duty and ordered him to fetch the carriage. Seeing that the matter was settled, Tang Guangquan didn't linger and prepared to leave: "Brother Shi, then I'll head back first." Turning to Tang Tianlei, he said, "Lei'er, you stay here and take good care of Yao'er. Be sure to do your best!"

"I understand, Father."

"Brother Shi, we won't see you off any further; we'll be heading back now."

Shi Jinpeng, following proper etiquette, saw Tang Guangquan and his daughter onto the carriage. After closing the gates, Shi Jinpeng walked ahead, with Tang Tianlei following anxiously behind. The two walked side by side, step by step. Since Tang Guangquan left, Tang Tianlei seemed to have lost his backbone. On one hand, Shi Jinpeng exuded too much pressure; he was not only the prefectural magistrate but also Shi Yao'er's father and his future father-in-law. He was afraid that he might accidentally say something wrong and displease Shi Jinpeng, so he remained silent.

The two walked on and soon arrived at the garden. Shi Jinpeng found a stone bench and sat down. He looked up at Tang Tianlei, who was still standing, sighed, and said, "Lei'er, you sit down too."

"Yes, Uncle!" Tang Tianlei answered mechanically, then sat down mechanically. Shi Jinpeng watched, feeling uneasy. He had carefully selected Tang Tianlei, finding him quite capable—talented and exceptionally intelligent. How could he have acted so foolishly today? For a moment, he couldn't help but ask himself:

"Did I make a mistake?"