Chapter 16 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“No matter what I say, it’s not important. What is important is that the master likes your service, Ma’am. Next time, if you need anything, please tell Yingda. I will make sure to have everything arranged for you.” Eunuch Feng extended an olive branch.

‘You stupid eunuch, you’re seriously so immoral. My monk is a good man, yet you’re just thinking about harming him.’

But she smiled and said, “Sir, you’re too polite. If I truly lack something, I will tell you. If you have nothing else to say to me, I will head back first.”

“Ma’am, have a safe journey.” Eunuch Feng nodded in satisfaction.

When Chu Yue returned home, Eunuch Feng went back to bring word to the monk.

Once he heard that Chu Yue had gone back, he hummed a little while handling the reports.

“Master, I’ve heard from Yingda, and I believe that the lady is very weak. A new batch of bird’s nests has been sent to the palace lately. Should I send some here?” Eunuch Feng asked softly.

He could be considered to be trying to curry favor with the widow now.

If she did not decide to work for the master, there was no way she could eat something as nourishing as bird’s nests.

The monk cast him an indifferent glance, which caused Eunuch Feng to feel a little terrified. Then, he heard his master say, “Put aside all those thoughts. She’s different from the others.”

“Yes, I’ve overstepped my boundaries. Please forgive me.” Eunuch Feng was so scared that he quickly knelt down. There was no way he would dare to say anything else.

He wanted to curry favor with Chu Yue, but that was built on the basis of his master favoring her. If his master did not favor her, why would he bother to curry favor with her?

He was filled with regret. He had ended up brown-nosing the wrong target.

“Give her a set of bird’s nests.”

Eunuch Feng found himself speechless.

As he watched his master handle the reports, he wondered whether he had misheard things.

When the monk did not get any reply, he cast him a glance. Eunuch Feng shuddered and quickly said, “I’ll have someone send a set of bird’s nests to the lady.”

He did not dare to continue bothering his master and quickly got up and went out of the room. Then, he exhaled quietly. A delighted grin showed up on his face. By the looks of it, he had managed to lick the right person’s boots.

When the bird’s nests were delivered, Chu Yue was eating jujubes while playing a game of pitch pot.

Hupo got it for her. She said that Chu Yue’s exercises were not elegant, and pitch-pot was a much better game.

Chu Yue found the game quite novel and was quite entertained by it.

When she heard a bird chirping, she had Hupo continue playing and came out on her own.

“The master sent it to you,” Yingda said while he gave her the box.

Chu Yue did not expect that he would give her bird’s nests.

“This bird’s nest is a tribute, and it’s really expensive. The master actually gave this to me?” Chu Yue asked curiously.

“The master said that you’re weak, and he specifically asked someone to buy it so that you can nourish your body,” Yingda said.

“I am but a commoner. Why would the master treat me in such a manner?” Chu Yue said with a soft sigh. Meanwhile, she thought, ‘Wow, after that ruckus in Shangqing Temple, the monk has become even more attentive to me.”

“Ma’am, do you have anything you want to say?” Yingda asked.

“Please tell the master that I have already mastered my craft. If the master finds that his shoulders are sore after he has been sitting for a long time, I can relieve some of his soreness,” Chu Yue said.

Yingda went off to tell the monk what she said. Eunuch Feng listened by the side, but even after he waited for a long time, he did not hear Yingda report anything else, such as the widow saying that she was so touched that her heart was about to melt.