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

Chapter 13 His Majesty has arrived...

Lou Suyi laughed instead of getting angry: "I am the master of my own life, and I don't need anyone else to tell me what to do, not even my elder sister!"

Lou Suya suppressed her agitation: "Since there's nowhere for you to stay in the capital anyway, why don't you just leave?"

Lou Suyi curled her lips slightly: "The Lotus Nunnery is quite nice. His Majesty might come looking for me soon, so why should I leave for a distant land?"

This is to tell Lou Suya not to act rashly, as she has the new emperor backing her up.

This doesn't count as deceiving the emperor, since the new emperor couldn't possibly know that she was using him as a tool behind his back.

Lou Suya became wary as soon as Lou Suyi mentioned the new emperor.

If Lou Suying were all alone and helpless, she would have plenty of ways to make Lou Suying disappear from Xie Zhijie's sight, but she was afraid that Lou Suying was the new emperor's person, so she hesitated and dared not take action.

When Lou Suyi saw that Lou Suya had finally shut up, she knew that the new emperor's shield was very effective.

Unbeknownst to her, her every word and action was being relayed to Murong by the secret guards.

After reading the contents of the secret guard's report, Murong calmly said, "Lou Si is too bold."

Ji Qing was wondering what Lou Suyi had done when his master suddenly showed him the memorial.

After reading it, he secretly clicked his tongue in amazement. Seeing that His Majesty did not seem angry, he smoothed things over, saying, "The Fourth Miss is all alone and helpless. She probably admires His Majesty and thinks that His Majesty is like a god. That's why she regards His Majesty as her support. She is quite a devoted person."

Murong looked at Ji Qing: "When did you learn to lie through your teeth? She's so adept at juggling several men, yet she's still considered a devoted lover?"

Ji Qing silently lit a candle for Lou Suyi in his heart, and still said a good word for her: "It's just that the Fourth Miss is so likable that Lord Xie and Marquis Dingyuan can't forget her. Although the Fourth Miss tries her best to avoid it, she is weak and alone. If His Majesty doesn't help her, she may not be able to get out of her current predicament."

Having said that, he awaited the Emperor's decision.

"I see she's enjoying herself; she really likes the feeling of being pursued by men..."

Ji Qing stopped speaking halfway through the new emperor's sentence, worried that his master might change his mind and not go to the Lotus Nunnery this time.

After holding his breath and waiting for a moment, the new emperor said nothing more, and Ji Qing was immediately relieved.

He sensed that after receiving the report from the secret guards, His Majesty regretted going to the Lotus Temple to offer sacrifices, but still did not change his mind, indicating that Lou Suying still had the opportunity to enter the palace to serve the emperor.

Inside the Lotus Nunnery, Lou Suyi dismissed Lou Suya, took a bath, and then went to bed.

One old friend after another approached her, leaving her exhausted. She decided to wait until she had slept enough before dealing with anything else.

Unbeknownst to her, Qi Yan had not left the Lotus Nunnery and had been secretly watching her. After she fell asleep, Qi Yan silently sneaked into her room and stood not far away, keeping a close watch on her.

He was terrified that if he didn't keep a close eye on her, she would disappear without a trace again.

Lou Suyi was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt someone watching her. She opened her eyes and saw Qi Yan lifting the curtain and staring intently at her.

It's ironic that Qi Yan used to be the most respectful of etiquette, but now he acts without considering the consequences.

She glanced out the window; it was still dark. Qi Yan's eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept all night.

"I thought about it all night, and I still want to take care of you for the rest of my life, as close as possible," Qi Yan said frankly.

He had watched helplessly as she fell into the fire. Five years had passed, and he still couldn't forget her; he didn't want to miss her again. Lou Suying got up to wash, pondering how to resolve her current predicament.

Xie Zhijie wanted to take her as a concubine, but Qi Yan, being a stubborn man, wouldn't easily change his mind once he made up his mind, and they didn't care about her opinion.

"Knowing I don't want to be a concubine, are you still forcing me?" Lou Suyi stared directly at Qi Yan.

Qi Yan understood Lou Suyi; he knew she wanted something he couldn't give her now.

"I'll take you into my backyard first, and then I'll figure out what to do next—"

"My respected Ayan is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. He is courageous and willing to take responsibility. You and Lady Dingyuan have a marital bond, and you have a son. What wrong have your wife and child done? I do not want to be the sinner who destroys your happy family, nor do I have any intention of entering your inner quarters." Lou Suyi interrupted Qi Yan's self-righteousness.

She knew what he wanted to say: that making her a concubine now was just a temporary measure, and that he might divorce his wife and marry her in the future. But what had Lady Dingyuan done wrong?

Besides, she had no intention of entering his backyard at all.

Qi Yan smiled sadly: "Five years have passed, and I still can't forget you. I've only ever been willful once in my life, defying my parents just to marry you. I can be willful a second time, still because of you. Even if it means defying the world, I'm determined to have you!"

Lou Suying was exhausted, so she changed the subject: "By the way, who were the robbers back then? Have you found out anything about them?"

“They were a group of robbers after money. I questioned them carefully, but they didn’t get anything out of me. In a fit of rage, I killed them all to avenge you,” Qi Yan replied.

"Not a single one was left alive?" Lou Suyi asked anxiously.

"They killed you, why should I spare their lives?" Qi Yan's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Lou Suyi was speechless for a moment, so there was no hidden story in the kidnapping case back then?

After daybreak, Xie Zhijie also arrived.

She went to the abbot's meditation room, and Xie Zhijie and Qi Yan followed her in.

Seeing this, she decided to explain things to them, and the abbot deliberately gave them some space.

With no one else present, Lou Suying spoke frankly: "The reason I chose Lord Xie back then was because of his poor family background. If I married him, I could become his principal wife. In truth, I had no romantic feelings for him whatsoever. I never imagined that he would think making me his concubine was an honor. Does Lou Suying know how shameless you are?!"

Xie Zhijie was shocked by Lou Suyi's blunt words. He felt embarrassed, but even more heartbroken.

She pursued him so relentlessly back then, it's not that he wasn't tempted, but he chose Lou Suya for the sake of power.

He thought that returning in plain clothes would give him a chance to make up for the regrets of the past, but it turned out that he was just being delusional; the other person had never liked him at all.

Lou Suyi looked at Qi Yan again and said, word by word, "Back then, the Marquis made a lot of efforts for me, which I saw. But time has proven that the Marquis did not need me. Now that the Marquis has a son, he says he wants me to be his concubine. This makes me feel that... the so-called deep affection is short-lived is an illusion, and the Marquis is nothing but a heartless and ungrateful person."

Qi Yan's face turned pale. He wanted to explain, but it seemed that anything he said would be wrong.

The meditation room was deathly silent.

After that, Lou Suyi ignored the two of them and focused on copying the scriptures.

As evening fell, Lou Suya appeared and walked straight toward Xie Zhijie: "I came to the nunnery to offer incense, and when I heard that my husband was here, I came to look for him. I didn't expect to actually find him. Oh, right, news came from the palace that His Majesty will come to Lotus Nunnery to offer sacrifices tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)