Five years after her death, she awoke on the dragon bed.

Chapter 11 Reunion with Qi Yan
Lou Suya revealed a strange smile: "So what? Lou Suyi will never have the chance to enter her husband's harem. Now let's see who's faster!"

Having made up her mind, she turned back to Qi Yan and said seriously, "Lord Marquis, you must hide at the Lotus Nunnery tonight. I will prepare a room for you..."

Qi Yan became wary upon hearing this: "What does Madam intend to do?!"

Xie Zhijie and he didn't get along, so it couldn't be that Madam Xie wanted to frame him.

Lou Suya didn't want to make things clear, but at this moment, she couldn't hide it any longer.

"Hasn't the Marquis been looking for someone these past few days? I'll deliver the person to the Marquis later. Right now, because my husband is still lingering in the nunnery, I can only deliver the person to the Marquis after he leaves the Lotus Nunnery!" Lou Suya no longer concealed her intentions and simply stated her words clearly.

Qi Yan was shocked upon hearing this.

The person he was looking for was that vegetarian nun who looked like Lou Suyi.
Judging from Lou Suya's words, that person is inside the nunnery, and Lou Suya can even bring the person to him.

He was worried that this was a trap, but he hadn't told anyone about it. How did Lou Suya know about this nun?

The most likely explanation is that Lou Suya has met that person.

Money makes things easier, and Lou Suya quickly arranged for an extra room for Qi Yan to wait there.

Knowing Qi Yan's worries, she repeated before leaving, "Your Excellency can rest assured, I will bring the person over soon. You only need to wait here in peace. I will be back as soon as possible."

On the other side, seeing that Xie Zhijie still didn't want to leave even though it was getting dark, the abbess had no choice but to urge him to leave: "Lotus Nunnery will be closing soon, this humble nun will see Lord Xie out."

Xie Zhijie certainly didn't want to leave, but he didn't want to linger in the nunnery, so he looked at Lou Suyi and said, "Suyi, see me off."

Lou Suyi turned her back to him, completely ignoring him.

Her reaction made Xie Zhijie laugh, but he was helpless.

"Then I'll come see you again after court tomorrow." Xie Zhijie had no choice but to back down.

In any case, he sent people to guard outside the Lotus Temple tonight, so Lou Suying had no chance to leave his sphere of influence.

Little did he know that as soon as he left the Lotus Nunnery, Lou Suya found Lou Suyi and said, "I have prepared five thousand taels of silver notes. Come with me to get them."

Lou Suyi had spent the day in the abbot's meditation room and was just about to go out for a stroll.

Lou Suya's enthusiastic and proactive attitude made her wary. As the saying goes, "Those who offer unsolicited kindness are either up to no good or are thieves."

Her elder sister wanted her to leave the capital, but she wouldn't let that woman have her way.

Currently, Lianhua Temple is relatively safe.

"Your brother-in-law came to see you today, didn't he? He feels very guilty about what happened five years ago. He saved me back then, but my sister lost her life. He's been holding a grudge about it and feels guilty towards her." Lou Suya said, while observing Lou Suyi's expression. "What did he say to your sister today?"

Lou Suyi was unaware that Lou Suya was testing her. Remembering Xie Zhijie's desire to take her as a concubine, and considering that Lou Suya was the legitimate first wife, if she told the truth, wouldn't Lou Suya hate her to death?
"I don't want to mention Lord Xie, nor do I want to talk about unpleasant things," Lou Suyi said, too lazy to give a direct answer.

Lou Suya smiled and said, "Even if you don't say it, I probably know that he wants to take you as a concubine so that he can take care of you for the rest of your life and atone for what happened back then. But, you'd better not go into your brother-in-law's backyard. Even if he takes you as a concubine, it will only be out of guilt. In the end, he will make you live a widow's life, which will only harm you. You'd be better off with a man who truly cares for you."

Upon hearing this, Lou Suyi looked at Lou Suya. The two sisters exchanged glances, and for a moment Lou Suya thought that Lou Suyi had seen through her thoughts.

"Sister, don't worry, I have no interest in sisters sharing a husband."

Lou Suying did see through Lou Suya's worries, but she hadn't wanted to be a concubine before, and she wanted it even less now. She'd rather spend her life in seclusion at the Lotus Nunnery than be a concubine.

Aunt Ke became the concubine of the Earl of Suning, and spent half her life vying for his favor, living a life of subservience. Even her daughter was used as an object by the concubine to compete for his favor.

She didn't want to follow in Aunt Ke's footsteps.

Most importantly, even if all the men in the world died, she could never be Xie Zhijie's woman.

Lou Suya almost lost her composure, but she stubbornly said, "I'm worried about my sister. I'm worried that if she makes a wrong step, she'll ruin her life..."

"Alright, give me the five thousand taels, and I promise I won't go into Xie Zhijie's backyard!" Lou Suyi interrupted Lou Suya.

Lou Suya's expression darkened slightly.

If five thousand taels could settle things with Lou Suying, that would be ideal. But to be on the safe side, she still needed to find a man for this woman so that she could have no worries.

Having already made plans, she quickly led Lou Suying to Qi Yan's quarters: "The silver notes are in the quarters, please, sister."

Lou Suyi followed the instructions and entered the room. The next moment, the door was suddenly closed, and she could hear the sound of it being locked from the outside.

She hadn't yet noticed anyone inside. Turning around to open the door, she heard Qi Yan's trembling voice behind her: "Su Yi?"

Lou Suyi turned around upon hearing the sound and saw Qi Yan standing inside.

Their eyes met in mid-air, and the room remained silent.

Qi Yan dared not blink, for fear that if he were to lose focus for even a moment, the girl in front of him would vanish without a trace.

He had dreamed of her many times. She would always look at him quietly, and as soon as he spoke, she would disappear without a trace, like a phantom.

Lou Suyi never expected to meet Qi Yan again under such circumstances.

Years ago, when she last met Qi Yan, he told her to wait patiently at home. He also said he would definitely persuade the old Marquis and his wife, and then, with proper matchmakers, he would marry her into the Qi family.

If that incident hadn't happened, she felt she might already be Qi Yan's wife, and they might be living in harmony, perhaps even with a son and a daughter.

Now that time has passed, he has married another woman and inherited the title. When he thinks back to his past with her, he can only sigh that they were destined to be apart.

"Ayan, it's been so many years, how have you been?" Lou Suyi thought she would feel resentful, but in the end she just smiled with relief.

Qi Yan's eyes reddened as he stared intently at Lou Suyi, as if afraid that she would disappear again in the blink of an eye.

How could he possibly be alright?
For the past few years, he had thought of her constantly, but in the end, for the sake of the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion, he broke his vow to Suyi and married someone else.

Lou Suyi avoided Qi Yan's focused and affectionate gaze. She took a deep breath and turned to open the dormitory door.

Qi Yan quickly walked behind her and carefully touched her wrist. Feeling the real, warm touch, he asked, "Su Yi, is it really you who's back?"

Lou Suyi avoided Qi Yan's touch: "I am indeed back. Now is not the time to talk about this. My sister has locked the door from the outside. It is not appropriate for us, a man and a woman, to be alone in a room. It is more important to leave the dormitory first."

Before she could finish speaking, Qi Yan suddenly hugged her tightly from behind: "Su Yi..."

(End of this chapter)