20 Good Medicine Is Bitter

The monk said nothing. He just stared at her silently. 

Chu Yue laughed coldly in her heart. 'Monk, you're a really dishonest one!'

So, on the surface, she "fainted" because she was "too sad".

The monk quickly wrapped her arms around her. He couldn't care less about everything else and just shouted out, "Get the imperial physician!"

Yingda was stunned, but he quickly went to summon the imperial physician. Imperial Physician Chang then thought, 'Ever since His Majesty formed a good relationship with the widow, I have practically become the widow's designated imperial physician.'

Just as he expected, he was there to treat the widow again. 

"This lady is born weak. I believe that she did not have a good life since she was young. Besides, she… She is…" Imperial Physician Chang was rather hesitant. 

"What about her?" The monk frowned. 

Imperial Physician Chang lowered his head and said with a quiver in his voice, "Her yin energy is very high. If she does not nurse her health, it will be incredibly difficult for her to bear children."

He might have said that her body had a lot of yin energy, but in truth, she had the symptoms of having a lot of yin energy in the womb. 

The monk's gaze landed on the widow's face, and he felt a pang in his heart. 

It was no wonder why others could not tolerate her, considering her personality, body, and possession of such treacherous thoughts. 

Without his protection, she might disappear quietly from the world at some point in time. 

"Why is the medicine she was drinking before not working?" the monk asked him. 

Imperial Physician Chang frowned. "This shouldn't have happened. I wonder if the lady has not drunk the medicine I prescribed her."

The monk summoned Yingda over, and Yingda said, "The lady has let her servant drink the medicine."

When Imperial Physician Chang heard this, he nodded and said, "No wonder, then." 

The monk looked at the unconscious woman and could only suppress the anger in his heart. "Go and get medicine. Next time, put the medicine here."

"Understood." Imperial Physician Chang went out while trembling. 

Chu Yue only woke up when it was noon with a blurry head and saw the monk's face before her. She was stunned for a moment. "Master, what happened to me?"

"Your body is weak, and you fainted," the monk said. 

"How long was I unconscious? What time is it? I must go back now, or else my maid will be worried." As Chu Yue spoke, she tried to get up from his arms. 

The monk stopped her. "I had Yingda go over and tell your maid that you're making birthday buns, so you won't be returning for lunch."

Chu Yue was shocked for a moment. She then looked at him and said, "Master, monks should not lie." 

The monk looked at her. Even though he did not speak, his eyes were basically saying 'Who do you think I lied for?'

Chu Yue lay meekly in his arms. 

Soon, Yingda's voice came from outside. "Master, the medicine is ready."

"Medicine? What medicine?" Chu Yue was taken aback. She quickly looked at the monk and asked, "Are you feeling ill?"

"It's not for me. It's for you." The monk then called out to Yingda, who was outside the door. "Come in."

Before Yingda came in, Chu Yue quickly got out of the monk's arms, and the monk looked in her direction. 

However, the atmosphere between the two was still very sweet, and Yingda thought, 'Eunuch Feng, you made a misjudgment this time. Our master might actually like jealous women like the widow.'

Eunuch Feng had been really disappointed last time, and before he left, he did not forget to make all sorts of sarcastic quips. 

Yingda might not be as smart as Eunuch Feng, but he had served the monk for a long time, and he was a pretty good judge of character. He put the medicine down and left. 

"Master, this is bad. He saw us," Chu Yue said. 

"It's fine." The monk did not mind. 

"But…" Chu Yue felt a little worried.

"Yingda is my subordinate." When the monk saw her reacting this way, he added, "Go and drink your medicine."

Chu Yue saw that the medicine was warm, so she drank it in one go. Then, she frowned and said, "It tastes disgusting."

"Good medicine tastes bitter," the monk said. 

"Master, where is the rest of the medicine? I will bring it back and drink it at home." 

The monk cast her a cool glance before he said, "Next time, you'll drink all three daily doses of medicine here. I'll have Yingda make the medicine for you." 

"He's here to protect you, and he's very busy. He's not free to do that." Chu Yue did not want to drink the medicine. She knew her body well. It might be slightly weaker, but there wasn't much of a problem with it, so why should she torment herself by drinking some medicine?

"If he's not free, I can make it for you," the monk said while looking at her. 

The widow looked down rather guiltily and said, "It's late now. Master, I'll go and cook for you.

Then, she left with the mink cloak over her shoulders. 

Chu Yue made dinner for the monk and had Yingda send it over. Then, she returned to her mountain. 

When the monk saw Yingda sending the food over, he asked, "Has she gone back?" 

"Yes." Yingda nodded. 'What exactly is the widow thinking about? The days the master will spend in Longan Temple are running out.'

The monk was a little dejected, but he said nothing. The widow had to care about her reputation, after all.

When Chu Yue returned to her compound, she ran into Grandmaster Jingmian and Yumei. 

"Good day, Masters." Chu Yue and the two nuns hated each other, but Chu Yue still smiled and greeted them when she met them. 

Once she left, Yumei quickly said, "Aunt-master, did you see that? The widow was… She was…"

Jingmian's expression was dark. 

She was now certain that the widow had a relationship with the monk next mountain, because she had stayed there for an entire day!