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

Chapter 14 Leaving Lotus Temple

Upon hearing Lou Suya's words, Xie Zhijie and Qi Yan's expressions changed.

The Cold Food Festival is just two days away, followed by the Qingming Festival, but there's no reason for the new emperor to come to the Lotus Temple to offer sacrifices on either of these festivals.

The new emperor suddenly arrived at Lotus Temple for only one reason: because Su Yi was there.

They both looked at Lou Suyi.

Lou Suyi was secretly pleased to hear that the new emperor would be coming to Lotus Nunnery, since the new emperor could keep his two ministers in check.

But then she thought about it again and couldn't laugh anymore.

Although she was Murong's savior, he was the emperor, and what the royal family feared most was evil spirits, right? If the new emperor knew she was still alive, wouldn't he treat her as an evil spirit and deal with her?

Her heart was pounding, but under the watchful eyes of several people, she didn't show it on her face: "It's wonderful that Your Majesty is coming to Lotus Nunnery! I've really missed Your Majesty, it's only been a few days since I last saw you."

Last time, Jiqing told her not to show up again. If she is accidentally seen by Murong, will he think she is disobeying him?
The people present were unaware of Lou Suying's worries; each of them had their own calculations.

Xie Zhijie and Qi Yan did not want the new emperor and Lou Suyi to meet, but this was not something they could control.

Lou Suya, on the other hand, harbored some probing intentions, wanting to know if Lou Suyi truly had the new emperor's backing. Otherwise, she could devise a way to make Lou Suyi disappear.

If Lou Suyi's backer is indeed the new emperor, she can only wait and see.

But she absolutely did not believe that the new emperor liked Lou Suyi. The new emperor was now the ruler of the Great Xia Kingdom, with countless beauties in his harem.

I've heard that His Majesty has a beloved white moonlight in his heart, which is why he hasn't favored any concubines since his ascension to the throne. The new emperor is keeping himself chaste for that white moonlight.

I've heard that the "white moonlight" (a term of endearment for a woman who is considered unattractive) is frail, and is the Consort De of the harem. She is a beautiful woman with a thousand charms and a very thoughtful and extraordinary woman.

Because Empress Dowager Chen disliked Consort De, on the second day after the new emperor ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager used this as an excuse to punish her, ordering her to stay at home for three months to reflect on her mistakes.

It is unknown whether the new emperor was worried that Consort De was too weak to receive the emperor's favor. Even though Consort De was promoted from a concubine to a secondary consort when she was still a prince, she is still a virgin.

Of course, there are also rumors that the new emperor prefers men and therefore doesn't touch his concubines.

Some say that the new emperor's true love is someone else, and that Consort De is just a front.

In short, the new emperor definitely wouldn't develop any romantic feelings for Lou Suyi. Otherwise, he could have brought Lou Suyi into his harem five years ago, instead of waiting until now.
"Your Majesty has come here for your sister, hasn't he?" Lou Suya stared intently at Lou Suyi, deliberately probing, not wanting to miss the expression on her half-sister's face.

Lou Suyi thought to herself, "How is that possible?"

Ji Qing also told her to stay away so that Murong wouldn't see her again.

She was timid inside, but she couldn't show it on her face, so she replied humbly, "Your Majesty is a man of great things, and it's not like you would make a special trip for someone as insignificant as me. However, Your Majesty is very loyal. I saved Your Majesty once, and Your Majesty has remembered it ever since."

In reality, Murong had no idea that she was at the Lotus Nunnery, so how could he have come for her?

Lou Suya got angry when she heard this.

Lou Suyi also liked to bring up this incident when she was at the Suning Marquis's residence, as if saving the new emperor was something extraordinary.

Five years ago, Murong was a prince who was not very favored. Who could have imagined that five years later, Murong would actually stand out from so many princes and become the king?

Lou Suyi saw that Lou Suya looked constipated and knew that this woman had been fooled.

She deliberately looked at Xie and Qi, the two favorites of the emperor, and said sarcastically, "Aren't you two Marquis and Lord Xie trusted ministers of His Majesty? His Majesty is coming to Lotus Nunnery, and you two important figures don't even know? Surely you two haven't lost His Majesty's trust so quickly?"

Qi Yan remained silent. Ever since he met Su Yi, he had taken leave and lingered at the Lotus Nunnery, little did he know that the new emperor was coming to the Lotus Nunnery.

Looking at Lou Suyi's charming appearance, Xie Zhijie suddenly realized that even if she didn't have feelings for him, he would still try to get her by any means necessary.

In an instant, he suddenly had a plan.

To avoid being beaten to it by Qi Yan, he might ask His Majesty to bestow Lou Suyi upon him.

Lou Suyi is His Majesty's savior, so it's hard to say how His Majesty will react. But as for the possibility that His Majesty has any romantic feelings for Suyi, he thinks it's unlikely.

His Majesty has always been cold-hearted. He had no interest in Su Yi many years ago, and now that he has become the emperor, it is even less likely that he will bring her into the harem.

Lou Suyi, unaware of Xie Zhijie's schemes, and not wanting to get entangled with the two men any longer, said, "I'm going to have my vegetarian meal. Please, all three of you!"

Before the three could speak, she strode away.

Qi Yan really wanted to catch up, but it was already dusk, and the temple gates would soon close, so he couldn't linger any longer.

He needed to think carefully about how to persuade Su Yi to willingly follow him.

It's true that he wronged her, but he still has a chance to win her back.

Because Lou Suya was pestering him, Xie Zhijie couldn't go after Lou Suya anymore.

The couple left the Lotus Nunnery. Lou Suya chattered incessantly all the way up, but Xie Zhijie didn't hear a word she said. He was pondering how to ask for Suya's clothes if he saw His Majesty the next day...

Lou Suyi returned to her quarters after eating and drinking her fill. She took out her secret stash and found that she had saved quite a bit of silver.

Now that she has money to spare, shouldn't she leave the capital and go somewhere where no one knows her to start over?

Although she didn't want to leave her hometown, there was no one or anything she missed in the capital. Before meeting Qi Yan, she had thought of asking him about the kidnapping incident from back then, but it turned out that Qi Yan had killed all the kidnappers, and she had no way of knowing whether there were other hidden stories back then.

People from royal families must be most wary of evil spirits, right?

Fine, for the sake of her life, she'll run away tomorrow before Murong arrives at the Lotus Nunnery.

She packed her things, and since it was already dark, she decided to leave Lotus Nunnery before dawn the next day.

The guards had been monitoring Lou Suyi's actions. After noticing something amiss, they disregarded the darkness and hurriedly reported Lou Suyi's plan to leave the Lotus Nunnery to the nobles in the palace.

Ji Qing had not expected that the secret guards would send another memorial to the palace after nightfall. He thought there must have been some unforeseen change for the secret guards to send the memorial to the palace.

As soon as Murong finished bathing, he saw the memorial handed to him by Jiqing.

He opened it and saw a picture of Lou Suying packing her things.

Seeing the new emperor staring blankly at the memorial, Ji Qing dared not say anything.

He thought the matter of the memorial was over, but when he was helping the new emperor to bed, he suddenly heard his master give an order: "I will leave the palace at dawn tomorrow."

"This servant obeys the decree!" Although Ji Qing was curious, she did not dare to ask any further questions.

The palace gates were just opened at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM). Something must have happened for His Majesty to leave the palace so early.

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