Chapter 42 This is what the Second Master made for you
Qiu Chan did not disappoint her. When she gave the cloak to Qiu Chan, Qiu Chan said that she was not worthy of the pink color she gave her, thus expressing her attitude.
Pink is the color that concubines wear when they marry into the family.
Qiu Chan didn't want to be Zhao Yi's concubine.
After she learned of Qiu Chan's intentions, she confirmed that her guess was correct and that Qiu Chan's target was not Zhao Yi.
Qiu Chan entered the Duke's Mansion as Shen Mingzhu's dowry. It was obvious that Qiu Chan's target was Zhao Jue.
Afterwards, she deliberately ordered Liu Yue to go to the back mountain to find Zhao Jue, which was to deliberately bait Qiu Chan to see if she would take the opportunity to confess Shen Mingzhu's conspiracy.
Sure enough, Qiu Chan handed her a note.
The note was written by Shen Mingzhu when Qiu Chan was in the Duke's Mansion. Shen Mingzhu asked Wan Dong to pass a message to Qiu Chan, asking Qiu Chan to find ways to get into Zhao Yi's bed and become his concubine.
Afterwards, Qiu Chan showed a medicine bag and pointed at the note, saying that Shen Mingzhu asked her to give the medicine to Zhao Yi.
Shen Qingtan laughed in anger. Zhao Yi was weak and a severe cold could kill him. To make things worse for her, she had the audacity to drug Zhao Yi.
If Zhao Yi took this medicine, he would probably die.
Since Shen Mingzhu loves to stuff women into other people's men's bodies so much, she will let Shen Mingzhu have a taste of it.
Shen Qingtan agreed to Qiu Chan's request and asked her to go find Zhao Jue.
Originally, she asked Zhao Jue to wait in the back mountain just to have someone beat him up to vent her anger.
Shen Mingzhu got what she wanted.
The master and servant came down the mountain.
The foot of the mountain was full of people, including the old lady, the second lady, the abbot, the receptionist and others.
Zhao Jue was utterly humiliated. With a tense face, he apologized to the abbot: "Today, I have violated the precepts and rules in this pure Buddhist land and have offended the Buddha. I am willing to make a golden statue for the Buddha to atone for my sin."
The abbot chanted a Buddhist mantra and said, "It's getting late. Please leave quickly tomorrow."
It is already a mercy that I did not rush down the mountain tonight.
"Abbot, please be merciful." Zhao Jue clasped his hands together and bowed, his attitude was quite sincere.
The abbot left with the monks.
The Second Madam rushed to Zhao Jue and grabbed his hand. "You've only been married for a few days? How could you be so foolish as to let a lowly maid bewitched and do... such a filthy thing in this peaceful Buddhist place?"
She first heard that Zhao Yi was missing, and then she heard that someone was having an affair in the mountains. She immediately thought that Zhao Yi had made a fool of himself. She suddenly felt less hungry and came over excitedly to watch the fun.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they saw a group of people coming down the mountain and talking about Zhao Jue having an affair with someone.
This was like a blow to the Second Lady. She felt dizzy and seemed to see the Black and White Impermanence holding hooks to take her life.
"You evil creature, I owed you a debt in my previous life, and you've come to collect it in this life!" The Second Madam smacked Zhao Jue's arm several times. "How can your father and I save our reputations if you commit such a shameful act?"
The veins on Zhao Jue's forehead throbbed, and he said impatiently, "You don't know where to put your face, then you are shameless."
The second wife was choked by his words, and her chest ached with anger, and she kept muttering "misfortune to our family".
Zhao Jue gritted his teeth and prepared to leave, but when he saw the solemn old lady beside him, he frowned and called out, "Grandma."
The old lady was extremely disappointed with him and didn't want to say more. "Go kneel before the Buddha for one night. Tomorrow, when you return home, go to your grandfather and accept the punishment."
Zhao Jue's heart trembled, and he said in a deep voice: "Grandson knows."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
The old lady was exhausted and signaled Mother Wei to help her go back to the dormitory to rest.
The second lady pushed the maid away and followed the old lady.
Shen Qingtan saw that everyone had dispersed, and then he took Liu Yue back to the dormitory.
Liu Yue always felt like she had forgotten something. It wasn't until she returned to the dormitory that she suddenly remembered. As she pushed open the wooden door of the dormitory, she asked, "Hey, are we going to look for the Second Master? The Second Master isn't in the mountains, so where is he going..."
The voice stopped abruptly, and Liu Yue opened her eyes wide and looked at Zhao Yi who was sitting cross-legged on the mat.
She was speechless: "Second...Second Master...you are back."
Shen Qingtan was behind Liu Yue. Before he saw Zhao Yi, he smelled a fragrance.
She couldn't help but take a sniff. It was the fragrance of plum blossoms mixed with the scent of rice grains.
As soon as Shen Qingtan entered the room, his eyes fell on the two porcelain bowls on the table.
She got up early today and had a poor appetite, so she didn't eat much.
I had vegetarian food at noon and didn’t eat anything at night. Now it’s the end of the hour of Hai and I feel a little hungry.
Seeing that her attention was completely drawn to the food, Zhao Yi said gently, "You guys were looking for me, and while you were looking for me, you encountered something new and interesting, so you forgot about looking for me?"
When Shen Qingtan heard his teasing words, she felt inexplicably hot in her ears, as if she had done something wrong.
She turned her eyes away from the food, looked into his quiet and smiling eyes, and explained softly, "I know the Second Master is in the dining hall."
"Yeah?"
“…”
Shen Qingtan's eyes wandered for a moment, and he changed the subject: "Second Master, haven't you had dinner yet?"
Even if he wanted to eat, why didn't he go to his own dormitory?
Shen Qingtan smelled the fragrance in his nostrils and felt more and more hungry. For a moment, he looked at Zhao Yi with a bit of resentment in his eyes.
Zhao Yi saw her expression change several times in an instant, and he didn't know what she was thinking about him.
"I've eaten." Zhao Yi pushed a bowl of porridge and a dish in front of her. "Qiu Chan said you didn't have dinner. I went to the dining hall. There are only these simple dishes. Please eat as much as you can."
Shen Qingtan was stunned. Did Qiu Chan use this excuse to get rid of him?
She pursed her red lips and said, "I'm praying and not eating at night."
Zhao Yi didn't try to persuade her to eat. Instead, he stirred the rice porridge with a porcelain spoon. "This porridge is cooked with snow water and white rice, and a handful of plum blossoms from outside the mountain gate hall are added. The plum blossoms are the petals that the monks collected and washed with snow ice water."
Shen Qingtan stared uncontrollably at the coarse porcelain bowl. As he stirred the plum blossom porridge, the rice grains became crystal clear and the soup became thick. The sweet aroma was refreshing and particularly appetizing.
She swallowed and forced herself to glance at the scripture beside her, resisting Zhao Yi's temptation.
"This dish is made with the red thorn thorn, also known as the forget-me-not. Pick the new shoots, blanch them in hot water, and add a few drops of soy sauce and vinegar. It tastes fresh and tender, and has a unique flavor." Zhao Yi pushed the plate toward her again. "It's called Forget-me-not, and it can make you forget your worries."
Shen Qingtan pressed her white and tender fingers on the scripture, lowered her long and thick eyelashes, and said in a neutral tone, "What sorrow do I have to forget?"
"You ate this bowl of porridge while praying for blessings, and now you feel sad." Zhao Yi handed her the porcelain spoon and said, "Eat the forget-me-not porridge and forget your worries."
Shen Qingtan: “…”
Seeing that his master was having a hard time coaxing his wife to eat, Jiang Mu leaned his head against the window and said, "Second Madam, this was made for you by the Second Master himself."
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