The carriage arrived at Shangqing Temple within half a day.
When it reached the foot of Shangqing Temple, Chu Yue parted ways with the monk.
He was reluctant to let her go, but they had already reached Shangqing Temple, so he could not ruin her reputation. He could only let go of her after saying, "Remember to come over to cook."
Chu Yue blinked. Even though she said nothing, her bewitching eyes were filled with lingering affection and a reluctance to part with him. When the monk saw it, his heart became warm.
"Go," he said.
So Chu Yue went back first. She swayed her hips while looking incredibly charming. Her back alone was enough to make the monk stand still and stare at her for a long while. Then, he reluctantly turned around and returned to Longan Temple.
When Hupo came back, Chu Yue had already finished making porridge.
"Milady, why are you making this? You're still sick," Hupo said anxiously.
"It's all thanks to the master. When I came back, I went to see a physician. He was really good, and after acupuncture, I became better," Chu Yue said.
Hupo touched her forehead. Chu Yue did indeed not have a fever. Her complexion was also pretty good, so she sighed in relief. "I've been feeling really guilty along the way back. Milady, next time, we can't go outside like this anymore."
"Okay." Chu Yue nodded in agreement. "Hurry up and eat. Once you're done, I have to go over and cook for the master. I owe him a lot."
Hupo was originally thinking about asking her mistress not to go, but when she heard the reasoning, she swallowed her words. The master had indeed taken care of them while they were here.
After having their meal, Chu Yue had Hupo clean up their house while she went to the other mountain.
The monk waited for her in the courtyard. Chu Yue cast him a loving look but said nothing. She just turned around and headed into the kitchen.
Eunuch Feng hurried into the kitchen to give her a few reminders. All he said and hinted at pointed that his master knew that she went to Xiang City and he was worried that she would be in danger, so he traveled nonstop for two days without resting.
Chu Yue told him that she knew.
Eunuch Feng waited for a long time, but she said nothing else. His master sacrificed so much for her, and she was not in the least bit touched? All she said was that she knew?
That was all?
When he saw that she had already started making vegetarian dishes without paying attention to anything else, he thought, 'Did the master end up fancying a monster or spirit dwelling in the mountain? She's so thoughtless!'
Chu Yue couldn't care less about the ill-intentioned and stupid eunuch. She just focused on cooking for the monk. Once she was done and sent the meal over, the monk had already started reading Buddhist scriptures in his room with a serious look on his face.
"Master, please rest for a while. You should eat," Chu Yue said gently.
"Have you eaten?" The monk put down the scripture and looked at her.
"I have." Chu Yue nodded.
"Next time, come over here and eat with me."
"No," Chu Yue rejected firmly, leaving no room for argument.
The monk had thought that she would agree to it, so he did not expect that she would reject him. He looked at her. "Why not?"
"Master, you're vegetarian. I eat meat. We don't belong at the same table," Chu Yue said.
The monk felt resigned. Couldn't the widow just try to compromise with him a little? "Even if I am vegetarian, my diet will not prevent you from eating meat."
Once he finished eating, Chu Yue put away the cutlery and went out. The monk knew that she had not left, so he was very calm.
The widow was very happy to just be in the same room with him, so how could she possibly leave?
Just as he expected, the widow came back and said, "Master, I've soaked some red beans. Later, I'll make red bean soup for you."
"Alright," the monk replied calmly. Then, he continued reading his scriptures.
Chu Yue looked at him before she drew closer to him and asked, "Master, what are you reading?"
"A Buddhist scripture." He looked at her.
"I have been rather upset lately, so I'd like to read Buddhist scriptures as well to calm my heart," Chu Yue said and sat beside him to read the Buddhist scripture with him.
Chu Yue's body was not very healthy. After riding in a carriage for half a day to return, she felt a little tired. When she sat down beside the monk, she felt a great sense of safety. Hence, in a while, she fell asleep.
The monk reached out and grabbed a mink cloak to cover her before he resumed reading.
Chu Yue slept for more than an hour. When she woke up, the monk was no longer reading the scripture. He had closed his eyes to rest as well.
The stupid eunuch had not lied to her. The dark bags under the monk's eyes proved that he had not had enough sleep.
When she saw the mink cloak covering her body, she felt satisfied. Her monk still knew how to cherish her.
The monk sensed movement and opened his eyes. "Are you awake?"
"I am." Chu Yue went over to lean into his arms. After some time, she said softly, "Master, I'll go and make red bean soup for you."
The monk hummed in agreement but did not let her go.
Chu Yue just lay in his arms. Neither of them spoke nor did anything. but the atmosphere was very sweet. Chu Yue felt that this was perhaps what others meant when they said that it would be better to remain silent than to speak in this sort of situation.