Chapter 15 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Her mistress might have actually sought death in the past, but ever since she recovered from her illness, she saw through things and would not actually ram her head against a pillar. If being truthful though, even her mistress in the past would not have rammed her head against a pillar, because it would hurt.

“But Longan Temple just helped us, so I have to go over and thank them,” Chu Yue said.

“Your medicine is almost ready. Milady, you should drink it first before you go.”

“These are to nourish the body. Drink it yourself. Your body is weaker than mine.” Chu Yue waved her hand in dismissal and “feebly” went off to search for her monk.

But before she went to him, she visited the kitchen to boil water to wash his feet. It was too late to cook dinner now, so he should have already eaten.

When the monk saw that she had actually brought over the basin to wash his feet, he could not help but say, “Why didn’t you stay in your house to rest?”

“I came over to thank you for helping me clear my name,” Chu Yue said gently.

“Come in, it’s cold outside.” The monk took the basin in her hands and moved to the side.

Chu Yue hesitated for a moment before she shook her head. “I don’t think I should go in.”

“Why?” The monk looked at her.

“With my background, I’m already very satisfied that you were willing to give me this job so that I will not have to endure hunger and suffer from the cold during winter. I do not want to get you involved with me and have the people in the world regard you coolly,” Chu Yue said with a weak smile.

“It will not bother me even if the world regards me coldly. Come in.”

Once he finished speaking, he brought the hot water into the room.

Chu Yue stared at his back before she entered the room with him. Then, she shut the door partially.

“You do not have to be so cautious.”

The monk knew why she did it and came over to shut the door, which blocked off the wind and snow outside.

“Master, thank you for helping me.”

Chu Yue said nothing else. She just thanked him weakly.

“I just had someone tell them the truth. Did they apologize to you?” the monk asked while looking at her.

“Yes.” Chu Yue smiled and looked up at him. “Master, let me wash your feet.”

“Alright.”

The monk wanted to refuse at first, since she was so weak, but when he saw how expectant she looked, he sighed softly in his heart and nodded.

He removed his shoes and put his feet into the basin.

The widow sat down on the small stool and started washing his feet. Her gentle and obedient look made it hard for anyone to imagine that she had actually tried to ram her head against a pillar to prove her innocence earlier.

“If you have never done something, they cannot accuse you of it. You do not need to do something so extreme to prove your innocence,” the monk said.

“They… were not too far off in their accusations,” the widow admitted with her head lowered.

“Hmm?” The monk did not understand.

The widow looked up and cast him a glance before she lowered her head and continued washing his feet. “I… feel guilty.”

Those words were not supposed to mean anything, but the monk felt as if his heart had been caressed by a feather. He lowered his head and looked at the widow’s crown.

However, Chu Yue said nothing else about it. She just washed his feet and said, “Master, please rest early. I will go back first. Tomorrow, I will come over to make breakfast for you.”

Then, she went back. The monk wanted to keep her around to speak to her, but when he opened his mouth, the words died on his tongue.

When Chu Yue returned to the courtyard, she saw Yingda waiting for her. In his hands was the mink cloak that the monk wore.

“Isn’t that the master’s mink cloak?” she asked in puzzlement.

“The master asked me to give it to you. Wear it.”