When Zi Yi and Lu Jingye returned to the temple, Mrs. Lu was not resting inside her room. One of the bodyguards informed her that she had gone to meet Master Huihe.
Lu Jingye carried the cherries inside and got someone to submerge some of them in a bowl of saltwater. "Eat them only after they've soaked for a while."
Zi Yi nodded. "Then let's go find Auntie."
Thus, the two of them headed towards Master Huihe's yard.
When they arrived, Master Huihe seemed to have said something to Mrs. Lu, as her joyous voice could be heard from outside.
"Is that so? Then I can rest assured."
Zi Yi and Lu Jingye met gazes before they continued making their way inside.
Just as they arrived in the middle of the yard, they encountered Mrs. Lu and Master Huihe coming out from the hall.
Master Huihe came up to them and greeted them by raising her clasped hands.
Lu Jingye followed her movements and returned a greeting.
