The royal carriage entered the city earlier than usual, and the guards at the gate looked on as the carriages, covered in mud, slowly passed by. One of the younger men couldn't help but laugh and say, "The stable hands at the Wang estate will be busy till late tonight, maybe even all night!" Immediately, someone warned him, "Don't stir up trouble! If this gets out and is distorted, it'll reach Third Master's ears and he'll come knocking on our door looking for a fight."

  The city gate was already late, and there were only a few people coming in and out. The officers guarding the city gate rarely relaxed, and after hearing this, most of them burst into laughter. Someone immediately joked: "We'll help him spread the word, and if it gets distorted, it's not our problem. As long as that Third Master hears it, he'll come to beat up this little guy, and we'll all get a good meal out of his medical expenses." "Hahaha" On this rainy day, the officers guarding the city gate, wearing wet clothes, couldn't help but laugh one by one after hearing this. Only the soldier who told the truth muttered in a low voice: "I'm getting beaten up, and you're all happy about it."

  There was an older soldier who pulled him aside and patted his shoulder, saying: "They're teasing you, you're new here, don't know that Third Master hasn't randomly found someone to duel with in the past three years. When he was younger, he would often do such things. I'm just lucky that I rarely speak, so he couldn't find an excuse to duel with me. Those people, every single one of them has been duelled by him. Third Master is quite a unique person, even among the aristocracy, it's hard to find someone like him in a hundred years. But his uniqueness makes people admire him, if he injures someone, he'll pay for their medical expenses, and if someone injures him, no one from the Wang Manor will come looking for trouble."

  The new recruit looked at him in surprise and said, "Brother, you say he's thick-skinned, aren't you afraid I'll tell others and let the three masters come and beat you up?" The old soldier smiled lightly and said, "He can hear this kind of talk, it's music to his ears. When he comes, everyone will still be able to have a good fight with him, get some rewards, and eat a good meal. The three masters used to practice on us, but now they're in the camp, there are plenty of people to accompany them. Besides, everyone knows that he's never been ruthless towards weaker people, only towards those who are stronger than him. This time he lost, next time he'll come looking for you again." The old soldier took advantage of the leisure time to quickly pass on these things to the new recruit, who listened in amazement.

  The old master and mistress of the Wang family welcomed them at the gate. The young master and mistress also came to welcome them. After getting off the carriage, Lianhao stood at the gate with a cold face. His two elder brothers looked at his cold face and couldn't say anything about this younger brother who was being difficult again. They could only shake their heads and let him be. The two brothers went to welcome their wives, happily entering the gate. The servants guarding the Wang family gate saw Lianhao's cold face and didn't dare approach him, letting the young master stand at the gate like a human gatepost.

  Jiang Wanruo and Ji Yan jumped down from the horse carriage, raised their eyes to glance at the raindrops in the sky, and lowered their heads to look at the people under the umbrellas. Jiang Wanruo said softly to Ji Yan, "Let's hurry up and go inside. Getting soaked in the rain isn't good either." Jiang Wanruo reached out to grab Ji Yan, and the two of them rushed towards the Wang Manor without lifting their heads, naturally ignoring the human-shaped pillar at the entrance. Lian Hao first noticed that no one came to welcome Jiang Wanruo and the other, his eyebrows already furrowed deeply. At this moment, he saw the woman pass in front of him, completely ignoring him, and his entire face turned dark.

  Jiang Wanru entered the side room. Seeing the steaming hot bath water inside, she felt that although there were a thousand things wrong with the Wang estate, this woman who often came to tidy up her own side room did everything in a way that made her feel at ease. Jiang Wanru soaked herself in the hot water, letting out a comfortable sigh as she washed her hair clean. Suddenly, she remembered the small pouch containing the talisman, which was only as long as her thumb and about three fingers wide. When she touched it with her hand, she could feel the solid object inside. She thought that such a small pouch must contain an equally delicate and exquisite good luck charm.

  When Ji Yan arrived at Jiang Wanru's room, he saw her sitting by the table, holding a small circular jade pendant in her hand, carefully examining it under the candlelight. Under the candlelight, her expression was calm and serene, with her eyes gazing intently at the jade. Ji Yan approached her and noticed that her hair was still damp from washing, so he softly said: "Miss, let me help you dry your hair." Jiang Wanru looked up at Ji Yan's hair and shook her head, saying: "Never mind, when the servant comes in with the food later, it won't be good if they see my hair down. You go to the side room to dry your own hair instead."

  Ji Yan shook his head and said, "I've given up, miss. When did you buy such a good-looking jade?" Jiang Wanru placed the jade on the table and smiled as she picked up the pouch with the talisman. Just as she was about to speak to Ji Yan, they heard a voice from outside: "Third Master is here." Jiang Wanru quickly put her hand into the pouch and hid the object in her sleeve. When Lian Hao entered the room, Jiang Wanru stood up to greet him: "Third Master." Lian Hao looked at her coldly and said in a low voice, "I've told you before, don't be too formal when I come in. Sit down." Lian Hao sat down in his seat, and Jiang Wanru followed suit.

  Lian Hao sat down, and the little maid who was serving tea came in with a tray. She looked at his cold face and her hands couldn't help but tremble several times, causing the teacups to make an ear-piercing noise, which made him even more unhappy. He directly told the maid: "Get someone else to come and serve." The maid covered her mouth and rushed out of the room, and Lian Hao's face became even darker. Jiang Wanru shook her head slightly at Ji Yan, who was about to go forward to pour tea, indicating that Lian Hao was clearly in a bad mood and looking for someone to scold. At this time, anyone who went up would be asking to be scolded.

  Ji Yan received Jiang Wanru's hint, lowered his eyes and stood behind her with his face close to her back. The housekeeper came in, saw the situation in the room, smiled and went forward to pour tea for Lian Hua, saying: "Third Master, that little maid served poorly, I won't let her come near you again." Lian Hua picked up the tea, his expression slightly more pleasant towards this woman, said: "Send that maid out of the courtyard, she's really not a sensible person. Before I even spoke, she started crying pitifully, seeing people like that is annoying."

  The housekeeper glanced at Jiang Wanru, who was clearly staying out of the way with her downcast eyes, and then looked at Lian Hua, who had been particularly irritable lately. She let out a soft sigh in her heart, wondering why that little girl didn't usually come forward, but happened to show up today. Smiling and nodding, she said: "Alright, I'll listen to Third Master's orders. Just as we were about to deliver the meal, Third Master said...?" Lian Hua continued her sentence, saying: "Bring my meal here." The housekeeper had all sorts of guesses in her mind, but still smiled and nodded, saying: "Alright, I'll go pass on the message." Before leaving, the housekeeper also gave Jiang Wanru a sideways glance.

  Jiang Wanmu glanced out the window at the gloomy color and said to Jiyuan, "Third Master wants to have a meal here, go get another candle." Jiyuan smiled and exited the room. Jiang Wanmu looked at the man in front of her who was also holding his half-damp hair, looking at his handsome appearance wearing a large red brocade robe, couldn't help but marvel at his good looks, if not for the arrogant aura emanating from his eyebrows and eyes, this was indeed a face that was both masculine and feminine. Lianhao rudely stretched out his hand to Jiang Wanmu and said, "Let me take a look at the peace symbol that Master gave you."

  Jiang Wanmu handed the bag and the small square jade to him, Lian Hao looked at the celadon jade with a slightly surprised expression, took it over, his big hand gently holding the jade to admire for a while, and exclaimed: "The abbot of Guangming Temple rarely gives away personally blessed peace symbols, and this kind of jade is even rarer. You are indeed able to enter his Buddhist eyes, having such great good fortune." Jiang Wanmu slightly lowered her head, not daring to respond to the words of this moody person, worried that she might say something wrong again and provoke his bad temper.

  Lian Hao carefully examined the jade and said to Jiang Wanru, "Good jade." Then he rummaged through his pockets twice and again stretched out his hand to Jiang Wanru, saying, "Take out the other two for me to see." Jiang Wanru pretended not to hear this and Lian Hao looked at her uncooperative appearance with a displeased face, saying, "Since the host said it's a good omen, you must give it to her as a complete gift. Three is an auspicious number, don't hide them, take them out for me to see."

  Jiang Wanru acknowledged that she was no match for Lian Hao, so she gritted her teeth and handed over two more jade pendants. In the blink of an eye, she saw that they were the same as the previous ones. Lian Hao took them and smiled as he looked at them for a while, nodding his head and saying: "Wanru, you're really lucky to have gotten such good things on your first try. I've been to Guangming Temple so many times since I was young, but I only saw the abbot once when I was a kid. The peace charms that my grandparents got over the years were all paper talismans, but you actually got something this good. Come on, tell me what good deeds you've done?"

  Jiang Wanru lifted her now slightly swollen forehead for Lianhao to see, saying "I knocked my head hard in front of the Buddha." Lianhao frowned and looked at her swollen forehead, then took out a small box from his pocket and handed it to her, saying "Don't keep touching your forehead with your hands, this is medicine from the palace. Apply it lightly three times a day, and if the swelling doesn't go down after a few days, we'll have to call in a doctor. Forget it, I've said too much to you already, you're not someone who understands."

  Jiang Wanru listened to Lianhao's calm words and stretched out her hand, saying: "Return that jade to me." Lianhao held the three jades in her hand, admiring them, without responding to Jiang Wanru's words. The housekeeper carried a candle holder in and placed it properly, while the person serving food simultaneously arranged the dishes on the table. Lianhao said to the housekeeper: "You don't need to serve here, quickly use red thread to tie three knots, I want to string these three jades together and hang them around my neck."

  The housekeeper smiled and looked at the jade ring, saying: "Third Master, I won't be able to tie three knots so quickly, you'll have to wait a bit." Lian Hao didn't even lift his head and said: "First tie a simple knot, another day I will ask my mother to help me tie it personally." The housekeeper came in after they finished their meal, she looked at Lian Hao stringing the three jade rings on a thread, handing one to Jiang Wanru and saying: "Wear it close to your body, for peace and safety." Lian Hao hung another one directly around his own neck, and put the other one into his pocket and casually put it in his sleeve. He stood up and said to Jiang Wanru who was stunned: "You're tired today, rest early." Jiang Wanru stared blankly as the thief walked out with impunity.

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