My wife wants a divorce; if she ruins my life, I'll leave.

Yu Ye advised, "Miss, you'd better not go. What if you encounter villains again?"

They didn't know that it was someone sent by Song Chen'an; they thought they hadn't found out yet.

After Yu Yan found out last time, she didn't know if he had made any moves behind the scenes, but Meng Ruohua was busy with the cotton-padded clothes and forgot to deal with this matter. Today, coming to Guangsheng Temple reminded her.

During this period, Song Chen'an was relatively well-behaved. Apart from staying in the mansion, he chatted with the scholars. However, based on Meng Ruohua's understanding of Song Chen'an, he must have been unwilling. But Yu Yan's status was not something that anyone could afford to offend, especially since Song Chen'an was no longer an official.

But that incident shouldn't be blamed on her, since it was Song Chen'an who started it!

Aside from Song Chen'an, she probably hadn't offended anyone else, and these official families valued their reputation above all else; they wouldn't resort to such despicable means.

"We can't be that unlucky, can we? If we run into thugs again this time," Meng Ruohua paused and then said, "I'll never come to Guang Sheng Temple again."

Hearing their conversation, Xu Pingping and Yang Liu came in together. Xu Pingping said, "If Miss wants to go and take a look, that's fine. My parents have already explored the back mountain."

In fact, it wasn't just Xu Hui and Aunt Xu; Princess Yangcheng's people had already thoroughly inspected Guangsheng Temple. Today, apart from officials and noble families, commoners were not allowed to enter the backyard.

Most importantly, she knew that Yu Yan had sent people to secretly protect Meng Ruohua.

Meng Ruohua thought to herself that she wasn't an important person, and probably no one would risk offending Princess Yangcheng to deal with her.

San'er looked around, hesitated for a long time, and then timidly said, "Wife, let's go together. We'll play for a little while and then come back."

Yu Ye whispered a rebuke to her, "Just because you want to go out and have fun, do you really want to put your wife at risk?"

Meng Ruohua felt that San'er was a little different today. Although she always seemed timid and hesitant, she wanted to go out to play several times today, which was quite suspicious.

Not only did she become suspicious, but Xu Pingping and Yang Liu also glanced at her a few more times.

As if sensing their gazes, San'er shrank back timidly, her eyes darting around, and her face showing some panic.

It seems something has indeed happened.

Meng Ruohua gave Xu Pingping a wink, and Xu Pingping immediately nodded in response.

“Yu Ye, stop talking about San’er. We’re out having fun, we should be happy.” Meng Ruohua stopped Yu Ye from lecturing her. “We’ll just play for a little while and then come back. What could possibly happen?”

Yu Ye glared at San'er resentfully, thinking, "I'll teach you some manners when we get back to the manor!"

San'er shrank back and moved closer to Yang Liu, as if that would block Yu Ye's stern gaze.

After tidying her clothes, Meng Ruohua left with her three maids. Yu Ye quickly found a nanny and told her, so that Meng's mother wouldn't be unable to find her when she woke up.

As they were leaving, Aunt Xu followed them.

Meng Ruohua shook her head and smiled slightly, "With Aunt Xu here, if we run into those scoundrels again, Aunt Xu will definitely be able to beat them all down."

Aunt Xu, being a cheerful person, laughed heartily upon hearing this and said, "Miss, please don't praise me anymore. If people hear this, they'll think I'm some kind of tigress."

Meng Ruohua and Yu Ye smirked, knowing that when Aunt Xu disciplined Xu Hui, he would call her a "tigress."

Aunt Xu is easygoing and never takes the title to heart; in fact, she sometimes brings it up to joke about it.

The group chatted and laughed as they walked toward the back mountain, unaware that Aunt Xu and Xu Pingping had kept San'er imprisoned beside them.

Meng Ruohua glanced back and thought, "If San'er has colluded with villains today, I'll make sure they don't leave alive!"

The group walked to the back of the mountain, and sure enough, the maple leaves had turned red, and some ginkgo leaves had turned golden yellow. Looking from a distance, the entire mountain forest had layers upon layers of several colors.

The afternoon sun was warm and gentle, shining on the mountains. The maple leaves were bright red, the ginkgo leaves were as golden as gold, and the evergreen pines and cypresses still stood tall, occasionally interspersed with a touch of gray-white rocks.

Yu Ye couldn't help but exclaim, "It really is beautiful!"

"No wonder the ancients loved to climb high and look far. The scenery in these mountains is a masterpiece of nature, beyond human comprehension."

Even the best painters can only capture the scenery of the mountains, but it is difficult to capture their grandeur.

Meng Ruohua glanced at San'er and saw that she was becoming increasingly flustered. She guessed that San'er must have arranged people in the back mountain.

Today I risk my life so that I won't have to be on guard every step of the way in the future.

Meng Ruohua gave Aunt Xu and Xu Pingping a look, then casually walked forward.

Xu Pingping kept a close eye on San'er's expression, her whole body tense, ready to make a move at any moment. Aunt Xu had already walked to Meng Ruohua's side, her expression equally serious.

Meng Ruohua smiled helplessly. She wasn't someone of high status, and being surrounded by three or five people like this was fortunate that no one was around, otherwise people would have laughed at her.

As they walked forward, each lost in their own thoughts, they suddenly noticed a rustling sound coming from the bushes along the path ahead.

Aunt Xu nervously shielded Meng Ruohua behind her, staring ahead and shouting, "Who goes there? Come out!"

Then a person actually jumped out, holding a bundle of incense that was already lit.

Why don't you offer incense in the main hall in front? Is someone blocking your way?

The man drew closer and closer, and Xu called out, "Stop! Don't be disrespectful to my wife."

Meng Ruohua looked at the person and felt that he looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

Aunt Xu's warning had no effect; at least the man showed no sign of stopping.

She slowly walked towards Meng Ruohua and her group, holding a fragrant incense stick in her hand, and walked very quickly.

Today the sky was clear and a gentle breeze was blowing, and a faint fragrance drifted over on the wind. Just a couple of breaths made me feel relaxed all over.

Aunt Xu shouted, "It's sleeping potion!"

But it was too late. Meng Ruohua collapsed to the ground, completely powerless. Yu Ye also slumped to the ground. Although Aunt Xu, Xu Pingping, and Yang Liu were in better health than the average person, they still couldn't resist the domineering incense. They only managed to hold on for a few more breaths before finally collapsing to the ground as well.

The woman seemed to be holding her breath. Seeing that everyone had collapsed, she threw the incense in her hand to the ground and immediately crushed it with her foot. She ran back a few steps against the wind before taking a deep breath.

Once she had caught her breath, she beckoned to the bushes, and a middle-aged man in gray clothes emerged from the bushes.

The two men worked together to lift Meng Ruohua up, seemingly still somewhat wary of her identity, as they wrapped her in a mat before lifting her.

Although Meng Ruohua was weak and sore, she was still conscious. She stared at the tattered straw mat and mentally spat out two "pui" sounds.

You are the ones wrapped in straw mats, your whole family is wrapped in straw mats!

I thought it would be the same kind of thugs as last time, but I didn't expect it to be an old woman who didn't know how to fight. She was carrying a kind of drug incense from the martial arts world, and even Aunt Xu fell for it.