Chu Yue lived a rather satisfied life. Every morning, she headed to Longan Temple early and stayed there for such a long period of time that she even told Hupo to handle her own meals.
In the beginning, Hupo did not ask, but after this lasted for a few days, she could no longer hold back her curiosity.
However, what Chu Yue told Hupo was that she was busy making steamed buns because she decided to help when she heard that Longan Temple was going to give steamed buns to the villages ten Chinese miles around the temple.
Chu Yue was not coming up with a random lie. Longan Temple was really going to give steamed buns to the poor. They did this every year.
Hence, Hupo said nothing else about it.
But the reason Chu Yue went over to Longan Temple early in the morning every day was because she wanted to enter while the monk was still lying about in bed.
But the monk woke up really early. When she came over, it was at most around half past six in, but the monk was already awake and even dressed properly.
But Chu Yue did not give up so easily. The next day, when the sky was still dark, she got up to tidy her bed.
She refused to believe that the monk would be awake at this point in time.
This time, her guess was correct. The monk had not woken up yet. When she came over, Yingda appeared.
"I came to look for the master." Chu Yue waved her hand.
When Yingda heard this, he said nothing else and just went to hide.
Chu Yue trudged softly into the monk's room and tentatively opened the door.
The monk was a martial artist, so he would naturally be aware when someone approached him. He woke up the moment she came inside.
But he did not move. He wanted to see what sort of thief would be able to sneak past Yingda and move inside.
Then, he felt resigned, because he noticed that the person was not a thief, but his widow.
She did not say anything. After taking a look at him, she went to the outer room to sleep. Even though it was the outer room, she still stayed under the same roof as he did.
The monk was incredibly resigned. He did not know that the widow would be thinking about something like that.
But she was an easily satisfied person. When she entered the outer room, she fell asleep right away.
She had woken up too early, and soon, the sounds of her slow and steady breathing came from the other room.
It was only then that the monk opened his eyes. He got out of his bed and went to the outer room to see the widow sleeping soundly with the blanket in her arms.
Doting appeared in his eyes.
He should be getting up now. Every morning, he got up early to practice martial arts. Hence, every time she came over, he would be awake.
But today… oh well, it was fine if he lazed around for one day.
Yingda was absolutely impressed while waiting outside. He did not think that the widow would actually succeed. His master was a very disciplined person, but he did not go out to practice his martial arts this morning.
After Eunuch Feng received his orders in the morning, he came over to send word. The former emperor wanted his master to go back to the palace to celebrate the new year, and this could not be delayed. That was why he came over early in the morning.
Then, he found that the master had not woken up yet.
Eunuch Feng was shocked. He did not dare to cause a ruckus, so he called for Yingda and asked, "Is the master not awake yet?"
"No, not yet." Yingda nodded.
"What's wrong? Is he sick?" Eunuch Feng asked quickly, looking anxious. When his master was in the palace, he never lazed in bed.
"The widow is inside," Yingda said faintly.
From this single sentence, Eunuch Feng instantly understood everything. He was in disbelief. Then, he sighed.
They had been arguing over the past few days, and the master's expression had been absolutely sour. When Eunuch Feng saw him, he was worried that he would be dragged into trouble, so he did not expect that when he came over this time, they would be sleeping together.
He had to say that the widow was indeed very pretty. If she just dressed up a little, the ones who joined the palace from his master's previous abode would really be unable to win against her.
And she was really skilled. In just a short while, she successfully made his master allow her to climb into his bed.
But she was born with a rebellious spirit, and she had a certain treacherous thought in her mind, which was a very negative thing.
Otherwise, Eunuch Feng would be willing to support her and push her up the ranks despite the fact that she was a widow.
But he still stood by the sentence that the palace would not allow an existence such as hers to exist.
That was why he just had to make sure that he did not offend her. There was no need to care about anything else.
After learning that his master had not gotten out of bed yet, Eunuch Feng was not in a hurry to go back to the palace to report for duty. He decided to just wait respectfully.
He waited until nine o'clock in the morning.
Chu Yue had actually fallen asleep in the outer room. She did not pretend to be asleep. When she woke up, the monk had already woken up and was copying scriptures.
"You're awake?" The monk heard a noise and turned around to look at her.
"No." Chu Yue slipped back under the covers.
The monk came to her with his brush. He stood before her and asked as if he was interrogating her, "Widow, do you know what you have done wrong?"