After Li Chaoyun came to Huguo Temple today, he first performed a ritual to pray for Shen Zhao's soul to rest in peace. Then he went to see Master Ci'en and told him what happened that night.

I thought Master Ci'en could explain the reason or tell her a solution.

Unexpectedly, Master Ci'en said: One must not go against one's conscience, and a righteous spirit is the basis of one's protection.

She wanted to ask again, but Master Ci'en stopped talking.

After leaving the meditation room, she felt something was not right. What did Master Ci'en mean by this? Was he saying that she had done something wrong and that was why the devil came to her?

She was already in a bad mood, so she didn't think much about it when she scolded the monk.

Danju also glared at the monk with contempt, "You spilled water all over my young lady, why don't you apologize now."

The monk looked at the master and servant with his eyes wide open, obviously not convinced. But he didn't want to cause trouble, so he put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, I didn't mean it."

Li Chaoyun cursed in his heart that the man was a piece of trash, as he couldn't even carry water properly.

He said coldly: "Get lost."

The monks here were all coolies in the tofu house at the back, so Li Chaoyun dared to speak like this. If she was facing the big monk in the front hall, she really wouldn't dare to do this.

The word "get out" made the monk's face change.

He then said seriously: "Don't speak nonsense, this is a sacred place for Buddhism, the Buddha is watching us."

There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

Li Chaoyun had already planned to leave. With her status, how could she argue with a monk? The two sentences just now were just to vent her dissatisfaction with Huguo Temple and Master Ci'en.

But when he heard what the monk said, Li Chaoyun was completely unhappy.

She looked at the monk coldly, "It's not your turn to teach me a lesson yet. Pick your water carefully. If you can't even pick the water properly, this Huguo Temple won't tolerate you."

The monk was obviously not one to be bullied, he looked at her coldly, without any trace of compassion from a monk.

"Whether Huguo Temple can accommodate this poor monk is not up to you, young lady. No matter how prominent your family background is, you shouldn't come to this pure land of Buddhism to show off your power."

This made Li Chaoyun laugh. "Buddhist Pure Land? Where do you think this Buddhist Pure Land came from? Isn't it made from the money from our various families' incense offerings?"

"I just don't believe it, and I can't say anything to you."

What she said was true. An important source of incense money for the Huguo Temple was the ladies and young ladies from the wealthy families in the capital.

Then, without waiting for the monk to speak, Li Chaoyun said, "Danju, go tell the abbot of the temple that this monk offended me and had bad intentions."

The monk's face changed drastically. If the abbot believed it, he could not stay here.

"Miss Li is still so good at making up lies."

Su Qingyu walked over and comforted the monk, "Don't worry, Master. I will testify for you. I saw everything that happened just now and I will not let you be framed."

Li Chaoyun turned around and saw Su Qingyu coming. He gritted his teeth and said, "It has nothing to do with Third Madam Shen."

Su Qingyu smiled faintly, "I can't stand people bullying the weak. Miss Li is no longer a princess. I thought she could change her bad habit of bullying others."

She knew very well what Li Chaoyun cared about, so she only spoke up about things that made her unhappy.

He didn't care whether it would anger Li Chaoyun or not. As the feud would never end, he would naturally do whatever he could to vent his hatred.

Li Chaoyun snorted, "Now it seems more like Third Madam Shen is bullying others by taking advantage of her power. After all, I am just a young lady from a marquis's mansion, and you are the powerful Madam Shen."

"Who do you think is bullying whom between us?"

Li Chaoyun smiled and accused Su Qingyu of bullying. Of course, the fundamental reason was that he couldn't convince Su Qingyu.

Su Qingyu's expression remained calm. "That's not as good as Miss Li, but she's the daughter of a princess. Even though your Li family has changed from a royal mansion to a marquisate, it hasn't stopped you from showing off here."

Before she finished her words, the lame monk next to her looked at Li Chaoyun in surprise. Then, before anyone could react, he lowered his eyes again, with a faint light in his eyes.

Su Qingyu did not notice the monk's abnormality and continued, "I forgot to remind Miss Li that this Huguo Temple is the national temple of the Great Zhou. If you stir up trouble here and disturb the Buddha and affect the fate of the country, can you bear it?"

Li Chaoyun's face changed, and he wished he could tear Su Qingyu apart with his bare hands.

Seeing this, Danqing whispered in Li Chaoyun's ear, "Miss, the princess has asked you to keep a low profile during this period of time. Try not to cause any trouble, and don't provoke anyone from the Shen family."

Danqing's words also helped Li Chaoyun regain some of his sanity.

She suddenly found it ridiculous that she was arguing with a monk.

I think it was Master Ci'en's words that influenced her, causing her to lose her usual clarity and rationality.

She glanced at Su Qingyu sarcastically. It wouldn't be long before she would be destroyed along with the Shen family. There was no need to argue with her at this moment.

Thinking of this, Li Chaoyun quickly returned to normal.

"Mrs. Shen San reminded me, so let's just forget about today's matter."

Then he took his men and walked outside, passing Su Qingyu.

After Li Chaoyun left, the monk stepped forward to thank Su Qingyu. Su Qingyu just nodded politely and took people to buy tofu.

The tofu at Huguo Temple is not clearly marked with a price. You only need to add some money to the merit box to take the tofu and soy milk home. Of course, you can't take more than that. The tofu is limited to five yuan and the soy milk is two buckets.

Su Qingyu and Shen Yue successively added incense money, while the maids and servants took the tofu and soy milk, and the group returned to the mansion.

Although Li Chaoyun regained his sanity after returning from Huguo Temple, he was still angry. When Chen Ping returned home after his shift, he could tell at a glance that Li Chaoyun was unhappy.

He didn't ask Li Chaoyun, but asked the maid Danju.

Danju exaggerated what happened today, saying that the monk almost hurt the young lady and used rude words, and also that Madam Shen San made insulting remarks.

Chen Ping was so angry after hearing this. It was fine if it was Madam Shen San, she had always been at odds with the Li family, but why would a monk bully Li Chaoyun?

He was furious and was about to leave the house, planning to go to Huguo Temple to settle accounts with the monk. At the very least, he would beat him up to vent his anger.

When she was about to leave the mansion, she ran into Jia Huai, the old guard in the mansion, who was also Princess Yongjia's confidant.

When Jia Huai heard about this, he was eager to go with Chen Ping, saying that he could not bear to see the eldest lady being bullied.

In this way, the two of them left the house and headed for the Huguo Temple. When they arrived there, it was already dark.

They asked the monks in the temple and soon found out where the lame monk lived. Because people often stayed overnight in the temple, the two did not attract anyone's attention.

The monk who makes tofu gets up early in the morning and goes to bed early at night.

The monk had already fallen asleep when he suddenly noticed two people entering the room.

The moment he was caught, he subconsciously wanted to fight back. But after seeing the man's face clearly in the moonlight outside, he somehow stopped trying.

After a round of punching and kicking, the two men felt relieved and turned to leave the house.

When he was leaving, Jia Huai muttered, "Why does this monk look so familiar to me?"

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