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

Chapter 2 What is your intention in climbing onto my dragon bed?

"Speak! Who sent you?" Murong exerted force, almost breaking Lou Suying's slender waist.

Lou Suying groaned in pain, but Murong's handsome face darkened: "Who gave you permission to make such a sound? What are you trying to do by climbing into my bed?!"

Lou Suyi's mind was racing.

Murong was of noble status, and this nobleman had always looked down on her. In the past, whenever she tried to seduce Xie Zhijie by any means necessary, he would always catch her in the act.

It's a truly tragic fate.

That's secondary. If what he said is true, now that it's been five years, wouldn't he think she was a spy sent by the enemy?
She stammered, "I...I don't know..."

Murong finally took pity on her and released her. He pulled up his clothes, took a long stride, and stepped off the dragon bed. The hem of his robe drew a beautiful arc with his movement.

Lou Suyi was staring blankly at the man when he turned and glanced at her, as if telling her to get off his bed!
Lou Suyi was quite sensible; she quickly got out of bed and curiously looked around.

Incense burns in the incense burner ahead, and the sound of bells can be heard in the distance. Is this a temple?

Just as Lou Suyi felt that the scene and the person were too strange, Murong suddenly turned around and looked at her, scrutinizing her face and clothes carefully.

"No matter who sent you, stay away from me. If you dare to show your face in front of me again, I will not let you off easily!" Murong finally spoke after a long silence.

The eunuch in charge of the Imperial Secretariat, who was serving outside, heard the commotion and hurriedly entered. He was startled the moment he saw Lou Suyi.

Lou Suyi felt a sense of warmth upon seeing an acquaintance: "Jiqing, it's me..."

"What are you standing there for? Get them out of here!" Murong waved his hand.

Ji Qing quickly agreed and stepped forward to drag Lou Suyi, who obediently did not struggle.

After dragging Lou Suying out of the Dragon Heart Palace, Ji Qing examined her closely and muttered to himself, "So alike...so much like her..."

Lou Suyi also realized that this was Huangjue Temple, a royal temple.

The Dragon Heart Hall she was just in was the palace where the emperor stayed when he came to pray for blessings. So, Murong became the emperor?
Ji Qing carefully examined Lou Suyi from the side, secretly marveling: "Who is this young lady? How did she enter the Dragon Heart Palace and even climb into the dragon's bed?"

The area outside the Dragon Heart Hall was heavily guarded; not even a fly could get in, let alone a person.

Lou Suyi blurted out, "I am Lou Suyi, Ji Qing, don't you remember me?"

Ji Qing's expression changed drastically: "Absurd! Miss Lou died five years ago. How could you possibly be Miss Lou? Who are you? Who sent you to approach His Majesty?"

Lou Suyi suddenly fell silent.

After that, Jiqing asked her any questions, but she did not answer them.

Ji Qing wanted to keep her for further questioning, but then he remembered how much Lou Suyi had helped him before His Majesty became emperor. Looking at her face, he couldn't bear it and reminded her, "His Majesty spared your life this time out of mercy. You should take care of yourself and not dream of climbing onto the dragon bed or climbing the social ladder."

Lou Suying nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand, I won't come back!"

After saying that, she turned and left, wanting only to escape this place of trouble.

If Murong were to imprison her as a spy or evil spirit, it would be a huge problem. She had been to Huangjue Temple before and was familiar with the layout, so she left Huangjue Temple as quickly as possible.

When she arrived at a teahouse, she asked the waiter for details and learned that the new emperor had only been on the throne for a month, and the previous emperor had already passed away. It had been five years since she was kidnapped by the bandits.

"Excuse me... have you heard of Lou Suyi?" Lou Suyi asked with a glimmer of hope.

The waiter replied, "Miss Lou died five years ago. Back then, some audacious bandits appeared out of nowhere and kidnapped two daughters of the Marquis of Suning, saying they could only ransom one of them. Later, Miss Lou fell into the fire and her body was never found. The Marquis of Dingyuan, who was then the heir apparent, was heartbroken and, in a fit of rage, killed all the bandits. He then waited for Miss Lou for three years before marrying and having children two years ago, and has now inherited the title..."

Lou Suying pressed for details about the robbers' whereabouts, but got no results. Could it be that they were just ordinary robbers? Perhaps she could find out more if she encountered Qi Yan someday.

Recalling the last scene of Qi Yan rushing over back then, Lou Suyi felt bitter.

Qi Yan stayed by her side for three years after her death, which can be considered more than enough. He couldn't possibly remain unmarried for life just because she died.

She initially wanted to marry a man from a poor family, but she ended up setting her sights on Xie Zhijie, unaware that Qi Yan had already taken a liking to her.

Later, Qi Yan sent someone to propose marriage, and even vowed that he would marry no one but her in this life.

She was indeed moved by Qi Yan's sincerity back then.

A man as exceptionally talented as Qi Yan should have married a noblewoman of equal social standing, but she was merely an illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingyuan. The Marquis and his wife vehemently opposed the marriage.

Five years ago, when she was kidnapped, Qi Yan was still fighting against the Marquis of Dingyuan and his wife for the chance to marry her.

Now that time has passed, she and Qi Yan have ultimately missed their chance.

As for Xie Zhijie, he was indeed a promising man, just as she had imagined. He had rendered meritorious service to the emperor and became a close advisor to the emperor after Murong ascended the throne.

Unsurprisingly, her elder sister Lou Suya and Xie Zhijie also became lovers and eventually married, living happily ever after.

Everyone else has a bright future ahead of them, but she is penniless and has nowhere to stay tonight.

She knew that her face was too striking and could easily attract trouble, so she dared not linger outside, nor could she return to the Lou family home.

The Earl of Suning and his wife are heartless and cruel; if she were to return home, they would surely treat her as an evil spirit.

It would be better to rest temporarily at the Lotus Nunnery, five miles away. She had been there many times with Aunt Ke before; the abbess was kind-hearted and often helped helpless women and children. If she was lucky, she might even run into Aunt Ke again…

She walked for about 15 minutes and arrived at the Lotus Temple.

Just as she was about to enter the mountain gate, she was greeted by the women of the Suning Marquis's household. The one in the lead was none other than her stepmother, Lady Yin, the Suning Marquis's wife, who never gave her a second glance.

Lou Suyi cursed her bad luck inwardly.

When Madam Yin looked up and saw Lou Suyi, she was so frightened that she took several steps back and almost tripped and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Wang Mama, who was standing nearby, helped her to steady herself.

"Who...who are you?" Madam Yin was still in shock, looking at Lou Suyi warily.

I've started a new story, is anyone reading it?

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