Summon

Feng Ye Isey was dejected and angry at Qin Ru for all the show she created. He did not want to talk to her. They returned home with no intention of talking to each other. Qin Ru after coming back immediately went to his room to meditate, Until evening she did not come out.

Feng Ye Isey was still angry and had many questions to ask. Why would she do all this? Why give the illusion that we are engaged? Why is she so against Zhi Yin? All these questions were in his mind when he realized that it's been dawn, yet she hasn't come out. He was getting concerned for her.

Keeping his anger aside he reached the room door and knocked but no response came. He knocked again but still, the response was silence. He was getting worried and for the last time he knocked but when he still received no sound he entered. He found Qin Ru sitting cross-legged facing towards the window with eyes closed.

She had a peaceful look.

Ye Isey furrowed his brows because if she was not sleeping then couldn't she answer him? He went to her and called, "Hey…can't you respond when knocked thrice?"

She still continued her meditation. At first, he thought that she was sleeping in a sitting position but on observing her closely he realized that she was meditating. "Hey…. hey…. you could have answered. I was getting worried.", he said with a concerned voice.

"Are you jobless?", Qin Ru replied with eyes still closed.

Confusion plastered on his face he asked, "what?".

" you have so much time to spare that you are disturbing my meditation and worrying about me…. I thought so", Qin Ru said eyes still closed and shrugging her shoulder.

Ye Isey wanted to strangle her but ignoring his irritation he asked, "Aren't you hungry?"

Qin Ru finally opened her twinkling eyes while looking at him, "of course, let's go".

He was perplexed. They settled to have dinner and though it seemed like a peaceful time still it wasn't the situation. Ye Isey was having an internal questionnaire. But it seemed it wasn't the same with her. She was peacefully having dinner ignoring Ye Isey's anxiety and anger.

Isey finally couldn't handle it anymore when he asked, "why did you do that?"

"hmm?"

"the show you created in the courtroom... I don't remember getting engaged to you neither do I remember telling you about my feelings for Ah Yin, So how?"

She remained silent while looking calmly at him. Her eyes clear, and had a composed expression.

"Can you clear things out for me because I can't figure out a single reason for your presence and the commotion you caused?"

After a long silence, she replied, "Forget about Zhi Yin. She has become the holy lady and you can't feel what you felt for her earlier, so move on."

Feng Ye Isey felt offended, "You have no right to tell me what I have to feel about anyone. None of your business."

Qin Ru was lost in her own thoughts. She made a mental recall of her purpose here. She had to bring her real face in front of Ye Isey to change the previous fate. She was determined to leave this damn place after taking what she has to from here so that she can continue to achieve her aim. And for that, she was ready to be in action.

"Listen I am going to help you to find out the culprit of your father's death so that you can prove your capability and worth in the kingdom. After that, I will leave this place."

"I don't need your help. I can do it myself.", Feng Ye Isey wasn't ready to take help from her.

"You don't have much time in your hand to do so and plus two brains are better than for effectiveness and efficiency. Moreover, I am trying to return the favour of you bringing me to your home yesterday".

Ye Isey finally agreed after Qin Ru explanation. The rest of the dinner was rather peaceful.

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Next morning a summon came from a holy lady stating that he was asked to meet her in the temple. Feng Ye Isey didn't want to go but he can't deny a summon. He knew the consequence of denying was no less than death. He decided to go.

Qin Ru came after having her breakfast. It was then she got to know about the summon. To Ye Isey's surprise Qin Ru didn't stop him, rather told him to go.

"Feng Ye Isey you must go however do wear a talisman under your clothes". Though he couldn't understand her purpose of actions, he still agreed to wear the amulet provided by Qin Ru. He then went to meet Zhi Yin.

The holy lady was supposed to live in the royal temple, a residence given to the priestess by royalty.

The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests was a magnificent triple-gabled circular building, tall, built on three levels of marble stone base, where the Emperor prayed for good harvests. The Imperial Vault of Heaven wss a single-gabled circular building, built on a single level of marble stone base. It is located south of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and resembles it but is smaller. It was all painted red.

When he arrived, attendants escorted him to the holy lady's chamber which was at the south of the temple. Ye Isey sensed something unusual as he pushed his uncomfortable thoughts back in his mind.

When he opened the door, he saw a big bed in the opposite direction with a soft red quilt. The whole room was red in colour and the curtains were left open to welcome the sunlight. Then he noticed the fragrance which was completely different from the one in the temple. He found 3-4 incense sticks burning beside the bed on a small table and also near the door. The environment felt aromatic. Ye Isey feels uncomfortable and frowns on the setup since he is a righteous man he couldn't understand it.

Zhi Yin then appeared wearing a red dress that was neither see-through nor slutty, yet it gave an extremely sexy look to her. And the way she walks swaying her hips left and right making it look very natural and sexy and ever so slightly blink her eyes make

Ye Isey swallows hard. He can't comprehend the reason for the meeting and all this, but all his facial expressions revealed a shock.

"Why are you standing at the door?", Zhi Yin ever so politely asked him.

Ye Isey came back to reality on her question and bowed his head to show respect for her.

"Will you not come inside? I especially prepared some chrysanthemum tea for you.", Zhi spoke calmly and opened her one hand towards the direction of the bed indicating to come inside.

Ignoring her proposal, Ye Isey maintained the formal tone as he spoke, "you send a summon to ask for my presence. What is it that I can do for the holy lady?".

Seeing that Ye Isey had no intention to come, Zhi Yin found her patience crumbling and spoke, dropping her extra polite tone, "I will tell you once you close the door and come inside".

Realizing that Zhi Yin was persistent in bringing him inside, he closed the but didn't enter further in the room than one more step from his earlier position.

He looked with a questioning look at her, Zhi Yin finally spoke her purpose of all this, "I want you to have a relationship with me where we can love each other but we will not talk about this to anyone."

Feng Ye Isey was shocked. "You want to have an illicit relationship with me? Do you even realize what you are saying?", He asked, forgetting his position and her as the Holy Lady.

"I promise you that I will use this Holy Lady position to help you in every possible manner and everything would be set in alignment and we could continue living the way we both are living till now."

She continued, "the only thing I want is that you shouldn't marry too, since I can't marry. We can continue like this only."

Ye Isey spoke after a while, "If there isn't anything to serve you, I ask for leave, holy lady?". He even turned around to leave but Zhi Yin came in front of him and asked while one hand on his cheeks and the other on his neck, "I can give you everything you want. Love, money, fame, desire, luxury, and even respect. No one will ever mock you. All you have to do is say yes to me".

When she saw that Ye Isey was not moving, she started removing her clothes but Ye Isey closed his eyes and even tried removing her hands from his body. He tried to barge through the door and leave but Zhi Yin stopped him, saying, " I, as the Holy Lady, commands you to stay where you are, and dare leave the room."

He felt irritated because the position and his duty towards this kingdom had become a chain for him right now. He stopped but did not turn around facing his back towards her.

Zhi Yin hugged her from the back using one hand to draw circles on his shoulder while the other around his waist. She said coquettishly, " Don't you love me anymore? I am your same Zhi Yin whom you wanted to stay with and have a life full of happiness. But now I have looked for this solution yet you denying it"

"Don't tell me that girl is your fiancee. I don't buy this lie"

She turned him around caressing his face and while drowning in his handsomeness she inched her face closer while removing her hanfu, "we can live together forever. You don't have to worry about anything.", she said in a whisper. But before her hanfu could fall, leaving her completely naked, Ye Isey grabbed it and covered her naked shoulders. Without leaving eye contact he said, "This is the last thing I ever wanted Zhi Yin." he left the room and slammed the door angrily as he went back to his home.