"Marquis Youngle's mansion?" Qin Heng frowned. "Her husband's family is Marquis Youngle?"
"I don't know." Yingda shook his head. The hidden guards just told him that the lady went in through the back door of Marquis Youngle's mansion. They said nothing else.
"Have them investigate it!" Qin Heng said.
"Understood," Yingda said. He knew that his master was angry now, so he quickly went to send word of new orders.
It was very easy for them to obtain news about someone after they had clues about them.
Hence, on the second day, news about the lady came back. Yingda read the letter first, and once he finished reading it, even his eyes turned as wide as saucers.
The lady… was actually…
Yingda did not dare to delay. He immediately sent the news over. Once Qin Heng finished reading it, his expression turned stiff for a moment.
The lady… was actually his nephew's wife?
Yingda did not dare to look at his master's expression. He quickly went to hide. 'What is this? My master just decided to snatch someone, but he will end up stealing his own nephew's wife?'
Qin Heng's expression remained stiff.
He was very certain that the lady did not know his identity. Only a few people in court knew that he was currently conducting spiritual training at Longan Temple. The important officials thought that he was still within the palace. They did not know that he was in Longan Temple.
This meant the woman would definitely not know about it, since she had been chased out on the second day of her marriage.
He knew that the lady wanted to tempt him, but it was impossible to say that she did it to stir up conflict between him and his nephew.
*****
Chu Yue returned to Shangqing Temple the next evening and felt exhausted.
She ate some snacks with Hupo before they washed themselves and went to sleep.
Qin Heng came over and entered Chu Yue's room. He stood in front of her bed, staring at her, but he did not touch her.
"Master."
Chu Yue was rather sensitive. Even if her mind was hazy with sleep, she could sense his presence.
She was incredibly familiar with it and could identify him even with her eyes closed.
When Qin Heng noticed this, he realized that she was dreaming of him. He pursed his lips and just watched her. He did not say anything.
Chu Yue forgot about what had happened when she woke up the next morning. She wanted to visit the monk once again, because she could tell that he did not want to break off all ties with her.
If she could, Chu Yue did not want to break ties with him as well. She did like him, but she could not accept him having multiple wives.
Hence, instead of saying that the two people had already broken off their relationship, it would be more accurate to say that they were currently in a stalemate. They were waiting to see who would be the first to compromise.
So Chu Yue ignored the monk. She just ate and drank whatever she wanted before training her body.
But for the subsequent nights, she kept dreaming of the monk.
For example, on one night, while her mind was still hazy with sleep, she dreamt that the monk came over once more.
"Master, have you come again?" Chu Yue murmured in her sleep. Since she had been dreaming of the monk repeatedly, she was not able to hold herself back this time. "Master, I miss you."
"How could you miss me? Didn't you decide to break ties with me?" the monk replied to her methodically.
"I just miss you," Chu Yue murmured in her sleep.
The monk did not want to pay attention to her, but soon, he heard her sobbing faintly. He sighed softly and got onto the bed to hold her.
When he held the lady, he felt incredibly satisfied.
How many days had it been since he held her in his arms?
"Master, you're so good," Chu Yue murmured sleepily in satisfaction.
The monk cast her a glance. At that moment, his expression had become gentle.
When Chu Yue fell into deep sleep, the monk left. He returned to his room, but when he lay down in his bed, he could not sleep.
Ever since he learned that the wicked lady was his nephew's wife, he wanted to break ties with her, but he could not hold back from seeing her.
It would have been easy to handle matters if she belonged to some other family, but she just had to be his nephew's wife.
Qin Heng frowned and only fell asleep when it was late at night.
Chu Yue found herself feeling a little awkward when she woke up in the morning. She had dreamt at night, and in her dream, she had acted sweetly with the monk.
It was a little embarrassing.
But soon, Chu Yue was attracted by the smell at her bedside. Wasn't this the fragrance that belonged solely to the monk? The incense she used was a little special, and it was incredibly pleasant. Chu Yue would not make a mistake when it came to this.
Chu Yue was stunned. Could it be that she did not have a dream last night, but the monk had really come late at night to indulge in an illicit relationship with her?
The thought made Chu Yue smile. She knew it, the monk could not bear to let her go. He actually came over late at night.
But Chu Yue pretended to not know about this.
Later in the day, she made snacks with Hupo and went to Longan Temple.
He had come late at night to touch her, so she had to come over to show that she missed him as well.
The monk only cast her an indifferent glance. On the surface, no one would be able to see that he had actually done something perverse for a couple nights.
Chu Yue cast a glance at him and said softly, "Master, I made some snacks for you. If you're hungry, you can eat them to fill your stomach a little."
The monk naturally knew why she had come. She had to miss him dearly, which was why she used the excuse of sending him a plate of snacks to see him.
"Alright," he answered faintly. He did not show off any other reaction.
Chu Yue pursed her lips and said, "I boiled some water. I'd like to wash your feet."
"Alright." The monk did not reject her. He just cast her a glance.
Hence, Chu Yue went to get warm water. While washing the monk's feet, she did not forget to touch them a little in a loving manner. When she saw that the monk pretended to not have noticed it, she did not stay for long. She just went back.
The monk could not continue reading his scriptures.