Pei Tan came out of the Da Ming Palace and saw that the girl was already standing beside the carriage, still with a tattered package and a few old clothes.

  Jing Wan'er looked at Pei Tan and subconsciously called out, "Sir."

  I really didn't expect the two of us to meet again so soon, and this time it's different from before.

  "First return to the temple of Dali." Pei Tan glanced at Pei Shiwei, who was also serving as a charioteer.

  In the carriage, due to the small space, even Jing Wanyu could smell the strange smell emanating from her own body. She looked at Pei Tan, for the first time, her usual quick wit and clever words were of no use.

  Pei Tan saw the shoes Jing Wanyu was wearing on her feet. In the past, even the servants in the Pei family wouldn't have worn such shoes.

  Jing Wan'er suddenly smiled, but then awkwardly withdrew her own feet: "It seems that once again, it's Wan'er who is holding back the adults."

  Although she didn't know why Zhong Zong made this sudden decision, it was clear that anything related to her wouldn't be good.

  Pei Tan looked at her and said after a while: "You alone can't drag down the Great Temple of Dali, don't think wildly."

  He closed his eyes.

  The horse carriage continued to rumble along for more than two hours, when the guard at the gate said, "Sir, just around the bend ahead is the temple."

  Just listen to Pei's words and open your eyes. He said: "At the southern corner, there is a shoe-selling shop. Stop at the door for a moment."

  Just for a moment later, the carriage swayed and really stopped.

  Pei Tan lifted the curtain of the horse carriage and looked out.

  Jing Wan'er felt somewhat ill at ease.

  Pei Tan turned around: "Come down."

  Pei Tan was still wearing his official uniform as he had just come from an audience at the palace, and when he appeared in front of the shop, the owner immediately came out with a look of genuine fear on his face.

  "Little one has seen big one, dare ask if big one wants to buy shoes?"

  Pei Tan glanced at the small storefront before turning his eyes to Jing Wanyu: "Buy shoes for this young lady."

  The boss was startled and quickly looked at Jing Wanyan.

  The girl's eyebrows and eyes were elegant, her clothes were ordinary, but she had a kind of refined air about her. It was just... there was an unusual smell coming from somewhere on her body.

  Hurriedly, he didn't dare offend her and bowed his head saying: "Please follow me, miss, to measure your foot."

  Jing Wan'er glanced at Pei Tan, and at this time, being bashful was also inappropriate, so she followed the boss away.

  At this time a young girl came out, who should be the boss's daughter. She held a ruler in her hand and lifted the door curtain of the inner room, "Please come in, miss."

  Jing Wan'er followed the girl in and said, "Please take off your shoes, miss."

  Jing Wan'er took off her shoes, which emitted a foul odor. However, inside, her feet were fair and delicate. The little girl holding the ruler was taken aback for a moment.

  She immediately knelt down and carefully compared her foot with Jing Wanyu's. Then she lowered her head.

  Jing Wan'er put her shoes back on and followed the girl out.

  The boss listened to the girl's words and bowed his waist, saying to Pei Tan: "Sir, there is no shoe size for this young lady in our store now. We need to make it custom-made."

  "Pei Tan said: 'How long will it take?'"

  The boss thought for a moment: "It will take at least three days."

  Pei Tan looked at the shoes on Jing Wanyu's feet and said slowly: "I don't know if I can find a pair, temporarily making do with it."

  The boss was at a loss: "This..." He glanced at his daughter beside him and suddenly raised an eyebrow.

  "If it's not too much trouble for the adults, my shoes happen to be similar to this young lady's. I can get a clean pair and lend them to her temporarily."

  Pei Tan looked at Jing Wanyu and saw that she didn't react, so he said: "Alright, thanks boss."

  The boss was busy and looked at the girl: "Quickly go inside the house and fetch a pair."

  The girl nodded and slipped into the house. A moment later, she brought out a pair of embroidered shoes. The floral patterns on the shoes were exquisite, and the soles were spotless.

  Obviously the girl cherished it and had only worn it a few times herself.

  The girl held the shoes and walked up to Jing Wanyan with her head down.

  The boss explained: "Please don't despise us."

  Jing Wantong took the shoes and saw that the insoles were carefully stitched. She smiled slightly at the girl, "Thank you."

  She knew that for a country girl, such a pair of shoes was no different from treasures, carefully stored away.

  Pei Tan took out a gold ingot from his sleeve and handed it over: "Three days later, I'll send someone to pick up the shoes."

  The boss looked at it in horror: "Sir, this is too much."

  This money is enough for them to buy half a house.

  Pei Tan put down the golden hairpin and looked at the girl who was lowering her head: "You should also thank your daughter for giving it up."

  Shoes are not expensive, but they can be stolen, and it's not a gentlemanly thing to do.

  The girl slowly raised her head and stared at the gold ingot, seemingly a little disbelieving.

  "Let's go," said Pei, turning around.

  Jing Wan'er held up the new embroidered shoes and smiled at the girl again.

  Returning to the Temple of Dali for a moment, everything in the temple, from every blade of grass to every tree, was still as Jing Wan'er had remembered.

  "You still live in the same house." Pei Tan's gaze met the girl's.

  Jing Wan'er's lips curled up slightly as she faintly nodded at Pei Tanruo and automatically walked towards the location of her room.

  When she arrived, the door was not locked. Jing Wanyu stood by the door for a while before stretching out her hand to push it open.

  A gentle breeze blew across her face, and Jing Wanyu saw that the room was even cleaner than when she left, with the bedding on the bed neatly stacked.

  Jing Wan'er looked around steadily and it was clear that this room had been cleaned recently.

  Her feet were wet and uncomfortable, but although she didn't change her expression in front of outsiders, Jing was also enduring to the extreme.

  She sat down in the chair and took off her shoes from her feet.

  At this time, a voice came from outside, and Jing Yu'er immediately got up, opened the door, and saw the yamen runner outside. She smiled slightly: "Excuse me, brother, could you help me fetch a basin of clear water? Thank you." She was barefoot at the moment and it wasn't proper for her to go out to get water.

  As soon as I took off those shoes, I didn't want to wear them again.

  When the yamen runner saw Jing Yuanner, his eyes almost popped out. Originally, it was unreasonable for the Temple of Justice to discover a woman, but after taking a closer look, this girl's face looked so familiar.

  "You, you're not that..."

  Jing Wan'er smiled: "In the future, Wan'er will still have to rely on several big brothers for care."

  The official's face turned green with rage.

  Before long, the clear water that Jing Yuanner wanted was really brought over. The bailiff secretly glanced at Jing Yuanner and immediately covered his face and walked away.

  Jing Wan'er didn't think much of it and immediately carried the water back into the house, soaking her feet in it.

  Refreshing and comfortable.

  After washing clean, Jing Wan'er used her handkerchief to wipe off the water droplets and carefully put on the new shoes, stepping into them with both feet.

  The size is just right, thinking of that little girl in the store, at most twelve or thirteen years old, a pair of small feet perfectly matched with Jing Yuanyuan.

  At this moment, Pei walked into his study, and Pei's guard followed him in.

  "Gongzi, what's going on with Jing'niang?" He furrowed his brow, not daring to ask more along the way, and only managed to ask now.

  Jing Wantong and Dalisi Temple's inexplicable fate, is it just sown from now on.

  Pei Tan glanced at his guards, "His Majesty has issued a decree, from now on she will be stationed in the Grand Temple."

  Pei's face flashed with astonishment.

  "I don't know why Your Majesty suddenly summoned Gongzi into the palace?" If it's just for Jing Wanyan, that's not a good enough reason.

  Pei Tan's expression turned solemn and quiet, "Your Majesty has another decree, wanting the Grand Court to assist."

  Thinking of what Zhong Zong Fang Cai had said, Pei Tan thought for a moment, but still felt uncertain in his heart.

  "Pei Qing, do you know who has been living in Hanbing Hall?"

  Pei Tan's expression changed slightly at the mention of this name. The Han Bing Palace was a cold palace where the Ming dynasty imprisoned and abandoned its imperial concubines. Suddenly,

  Zhong Zong mentioned Han Bing Dian, which already makes people feel ominous.

  Zhong Zong continued to say in a low voice: "What I want you to do, Da Li Temple, is to escort a concubine from the Han Bing Palace to the White Horse Temple outside the city. This matter is of great importance and must be delivered personally."

  Even if calm and composed, she could only raise her head to ask Zhong Zong: "Your Majesty, the only ones who can be detained in the Hanbing Hall are the imperial concubines. Why not let the Imperial Guard... how can they be handed over to the Dalisi Temple for escort? Besides, since Zhong Zong's restoration, shouldn't the Hanbing Hall have been uninhabited long ago?

  Zhong Zong stared at Pei Tan: "Even if you are the Minister of the Grand Council, there are some things that you should not ask about. I still hope you don't ask too many questions."

  The emperor's words left Lord Pei stunned for a long time.

  However, Zhong Zong seemed to think that it was not suitable to keep it completely secret either, so he said to Pei Tan: "This person has a special identity and is really not suitable for mobilizing the palace guards. After thinking about it repeatedly, I still think it's best for you to handle it at the Dali Temple."

  A few sentences ago, he was still scolding Pei Tan and his Temple of Great Benevolence for making the Tang imperial family lose face, now saying that it's actually the Temple of Great Benevolence that handles things properly.

  The heart of the king is truly hard to fathom.

  "May I ask Your Majesty when the escort from Dali Temple will begin?"

  Zhong Zong's eyes were deep and mysterious at this time: "Don't worry, after a few days I will arrange it, and someone will notify you."

  Thus, Pei Tancai left the Zichen Hall and bid farewell.