Chapter 39 The Second Master is in trouble

Shen Qingtan's eyes gradually became deep, as if he could not see Qiu Chan's little thoughts, and gave the errand job to her.

She placed the scripture in her hand on the table. When Zhao Yi discovered the "Medicine Buddha Sutra", she felt very uncomfortable.

He praised her handwriting, and she felt an indescribable emotion in her heart, as if he should not just praise her handwriting.

When he said the last two teasing words, her awkward thoughts were seen through and she became angry and embarrassed.

Shen Qingtan sighed softly and rubbed his eyebrows.

Zhao Yi could easily arouse her emotions, but she didn't hate this feeling.

After Shen Qingtan took a bath, her black hair fell to her waist like clouds. She wore an apricot-colored waistcoat, a silver-red silk jacket inside, and a stand-up collar and wide-sleeved shirt outside. She sat cross-legged on the cushion and continued to copy scriptures.

Liu Yue was grinding ink and yawning sleepily.

Shen Qingtan had only copied half of the scripture and was about to call Liu Yue to go to bed first.

Suddenly, a servant called out frantically from outside the door: "Second Madam, is the Second Master here with you?"

A drop of ink fell on the smooth rice paper, ruining the half-copied scripture.

Shen Qingtan thought to himself: Here it comes.

She put down her brush, stood up and went to the door.

When she opened the door, she saw a strange servant.

The servant asked breathlessly again, "Second Madam, is the Second Master here with you?"

"No." Shen Qingtan frowned: "He is with the old lady."

"When the Second Master left the old lady's residence, he was stopped by your maid, who told him that you were waiting for him in the Sutra Library. He was only wearing a thin spring shirt and told me to fetch a cloak. When I went to the Sutra Library with the cloak, I didn't see you or the Second Master."

The servant's face turned pale: "It's over, something happened to the Second Master!"

Shen Qingtan asked, "You said it was my maid who took the Second Master away?"

The servant replied, "Miss Qiuchan."

Liu Yue suddenly remembered Qiu Chan returning to the dormitory and seemed to glance at Zhao Yi several times.

Qiu Chan is very ambitious and has never been willing to be a servant. She dreams of being favored by the master of the family and giving birth to a child to support her.

She cursed, "You bitch, if you really betray your master, I'll skin you alive."

Shen Qingtan stopped Liu Yue and told the servant: "This matter must not be made public. Let's disperse and look for him."

The servant quickly agreed: "I will go to the old lady again."

Shen Qingtan nodded slightly and ordered Liu Yue to hold a lantern.

Liu Yue was furious. "When I was following her, she was very honest and never contacted Third Grandma. It turns out she was harboring evil intentions and was just waiting here to climb up the social ladder."

In a flash, Liu Yue suddenly had an idea: "Second Madam, Qiu Chan and Second Master are not in the cabin in the mountain behind the Sutra Library, right?"

She said to herself, "It must be there. Qiu Chan is Third Madam's person. She colluded with Third Master and Third Madam to force Second Master to take her as a concubine."

The more Liu Yue spoke, the more logical it seemed to him. Otherwise, why would Qiu Chan take on the job of running errands?

She turned around and saw Shen Qingtan's face was as cold as ice. She opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, she heard a noise coming from the front.

"I heard someone is violating the precepts and rules of Longhua Temple in the mountains behind the Sutra Repository. The monks on night patrol have already taken them there."

"Monk or pilgrim?"

"I don't know about that."

When the guess was about to be confirmed, Liu Yue fell silent.

Shen Qingtan glanced at Shen Mingzhu's residence with a subtle look, a smile with ambiguous meaning appeared on the corner of his lips, and he quickly walked towards the Sutra Library.

I just arrived at the foot of the mountain and met another group of people.

"Big sister?" Shen Mingzhu glanced at the coldness between Shen Qingtan's eyebrows and eyes, and her heart was filled with joy. She pretended to be worried on the surface: "I heard that my brother-in-law is missing, so I helped to find him. Have you heard the news?"

"No." Shen Qingtan frowned and said in a cold voice: "Someone said that the monks on night patrol found someone on the mountain. I came to take a look."

Shen Mingzhu's eyes flashed. She was the one who arranged the person to deliver the message because she was afraid that Shen Qingtan would not be able to find this place.

Qiu Chan is quite resourceful and does things efficiently and effectively.

She had previously arranged for Wandong to show Qiuchan a clear path, but Qiuchan did not respond to her.

Seeing Zhao Jue's attitude towards Shen Qingtan today, she wanted to write a letter to Chunjiao, asking Chunjiao, who was staying in the Duke's Mansion, to take action against Zhao Yi while Shen Qingtan was not at the mansion.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yi came to Longhua Temple.

When Qiu Chan asked her to serve the Second Madam, she threatened Qiu Chan with the indenture contract to attack Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi was in poor health and focused on self-cultivation, being pure-hearted and free from desires.

After all, Shen Qingtan is so beautiful, but Zhao Yi remains calm.

She gave Qiu Chan a packet of aphrodisiac.

Judging from the time, we should succeed.

Shen Mingzhu was gloating and was looking forward to Shen Qingtan's expression when he found out.

She said hypocritically: "Big sister, it's not safe in the mountains, so you brought a maid with you. I will go with you."

Shen Qingtan glanced at the large group of people she brought with her. Not far away, there were people walking with lanterns, seemingly there to watch the fun.

She frowned, wanting to stop him.

Shen Mingzhu, however, took her arm and led her to the mountain: "Big sister, let's go quickly. Let's find my brother-in-law as soon as possible so that we can go back to sleep as soon as possible."

Shen Qingtan seemed to have missed the opportunity due to this interruption and could only follow Shen Mingzhu forward.

Seeing this, Shen Mingzhu curled the corners of her lips.

Ever since she got married, she had never had a smooth life. Today, she finally defeated Shen Qingtan and finally felt proud of herself.

She glanced at the large group of people coming over, and felt particularly happy. Then she chattered incessantly, constantly provoking Shen Qingtan with words.

"Don't worry, big sister. My brother-in-law might be somewhere else. The person in the mountain is someone else."

"The monks on night patrol said that people in the mountains are violating the Buddhist precepts and rules. My brother-in-law is a gentleman of good character and elegance. He would never do such a thing."

"I hope it's a misunderstanding. Otherwise, with so many eyes watching, I'll be completely embarrassed."

"A person with such bad character brings shame to the family and should ask to be removed from the family tree."

"You've said too much today." Shen Qingtan looked at her deeply and said in an unclear tone, "But you're right about one thing. Someone with such bad behavior, unless he's selfish, should ask to be removed from the family tree."

Shen Mingzhu felt frightened when she looked at her. She wondered if Shen Qingtan really didn't understand, or was pretending to be ignorant... or was she trusting Zhao Yi's character too much?

"Then again, to do such a shameless thing in the pure land of Buddhism shows that he is shameless. How can we expect him to leave the clan?" Shen Mingzhu pouted. "Those who are greedy for power are even more reluctant to give up wealth and glory."

Shen Qingtan asked back: "How do you know the other family is rich?"

Shen Mingzhu choked and was about to say something when the cabin came into view and she heard crying from inside.

"No...no, please...let me go..."

The woman's weak crying could be heard intermittently.

Shen Mingzhu's expression suddenly changed: "Big sister, this is the sound of the autumn cicada..." She ordered the servant anxiously and angrily: "Go and save them quickly."

Four servants rushed to the cabin and kicked it.

"Bang--"

The wooden door opened.

Shen Mingzhu kept staring at Shen Qingtan's reaction. Seeing her covering her face and turning around, she comforted her, "Big sister, don't be too sad. Which man doesn't have three wives and four concubines?"

She wanted to see the ugly appearance of the handsome man who looked like a banished immortal being pulled down from the altar and falling into the mud.

When she saw the ugly man in the cabin, the smug smile on her face collapsed.