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

Chapter 20 Welcoming the Fourth Young Lady into the Palace
"I will petition His Majesty to grant me permission to care for Su Yi for the rest of her life," Xie Zhijie said firmly.

Lou Suya's palms were slightly cold, and she was on the verge of tears: "We have been husband and wife for four years. Has my husband ever considered my feelings?"

Xie Zhijie remained silent.

Seeing him like this, Lou Suya knew that he had made up his mind.

"What if I don't agree?" Lou Suya still clung to the last glimmer of hope.

The carriage was dimly lit. Xie Zhijie met Shang Lou Suya's resentful gaze and curled his lips in a sarcastic smile: "The one least qualified to object is Madam."

Lou Suya was startled: "What do you mean by that, husband?"

"I'm just informing you. Su Yi will definitely enter the Xie family. I owed her a debt back then, and so does Madam. Also, whatever you do, don't touch Su Yi. If anything happens to Su Yi, I will hold Madam responsible." After Xie Zhijie finished speaking, he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Lou Suya clenched her fists, not daring to utter another sound.

She suddenly remembered that Xie Zhijie hadn't even entered her room in the past two years. Could it be that he already knew about her actions?
The thought of this possibility sent a chill down her spine...

The next day, after attending the morning court session, Xie Zhijie knelt before the new emperor: "Your Majesty, I humbly beg for your grace!"

Murong didn't respond, and Xie Zhijie knew that the new emperor had guessed his thoughts.

He crawled before His Majesty: "Your Majesty, I wish to present a plain robe as a tribute—"

"If you were to choose between power and women, I wonder which you would choose?" Murong suddenly interrupted Xie Zhijie before he could finish speaking.

Xie Zhijie's face turned pale, but he forced himself to reply, "I believe that both can be achieved!"

"You can only choose one of the two. There aren't many perfect solutions in this world! If you can give up power for a woman, I will grant your wish!" Murong's eyes were indifferent as he met Xie Zhijie's gaze.

Xie Zhijie opened his mouth, thinking about how he had worked diligently for the past few years to climb to a high position and had tasted the power and influence. How could he easily give it up?

Seeing Xie Zhijie's hesitation, Murong calmly said, "Instead of wasting your time on women, you should pay more attention to the flood victims in the south."

As he spoke, he threw the folded document in front of Xie Zhijie.

Xie Zhijie's thoughts have been entirely focused on Lou Suyi lately, and he is completely unaware of the floods that have occurred in the south.

Afterwards, he discussed flood control plans with Murong, and the idea of ​​taking Lou Suyi as a concubine had to be put on hold for the time being.

The new emperor's path is blocked, but he doesn't want to give up Lou Suying. Perhaps he could have someone kidnap Lou Suying, and then he could reappear at the right time, and once the deed is done, even if Suying is unwilling, she will have to become his woman.

After Xie Zhijie left, Murong went to the inner palace for a while, had lunch at Consort Ning's place, and then came out.

Ji Qing couldn't fathom his master's thoughts. Remembering Consort De, who was still in seclusion reflecting on her mistakes, he cautiously probed, "Changqiu Palace is not far ahead. Would Your Majesty like to go and sit for a while?"

Murong glanced in the direction of Changqiu Palace: "Consort De is currently reflecting on her mistakes behind closed doors. This is the Empress Dowager's decree. If I go there, what will become of the Empress Dowager's dignity?"

Ji Qing remained silent.

Well, so you mean you're not going. If His Majesty were willing, releasing Consort De would be a simple matter of a word, wouldn't it? Everyone says Consort De is His Majesty's most favored concubine, but that favor isn't necessarily that deep; it's not even as much as His Majesty's interest in Lou Suyi.

At least His Majesty still allowed Lou Suyi to serve him in bed, but in recent years, His Majesty has never stayed overnight in Consort De's courtyard.

Actually, when Consort De first entered the master's harem, the master treated her quite gently. However, at that time, the court was in turmoil, and the master and Consort De spent little time together. Later, something happened, and the master's relationship with Consort De became less close...

Your Majesty is twenty-two years old this year and is still a virgin. I wonder which concubine will ultimately benefit from this.

Yes, today Lord Xie wanted to ask His Majesty for Miss Lou Si again, but His Majesty shut him up before he could finish speaking. Does this mean that His Majesty still has a possessive desire for Miss Lou Si?

Lou Si has already shaved his head and become a monk. Surely His Majesty wouldn't make a move on a monk?

That night, Ji Qing harbored a probing intention and deliberately placed several memorials from his secret guards in a conspicuous place.

When Murong came out of the bath, he immediately saw the report from the secret guards. He ignored it and picked up the military treatise to read.

Seeing that his master didn't let him take it, Ji Qing didn't put it away either.

Perhaps Lou Suying's memorial can cheer her up when her master calms down.

After Lou Suying officially became a nun, she did indeed enjoy a few carefree days. At least Qi Yan and Xie Zhijie stopped bothering her. As for that important figure in the palace, he had countless beauties in his harem. Even if he had really considered bringing her into the palace, now that she had become a nun, His Majesty the Emperor certainly wouldn't force her.

She suddenly found the days of asceticism quite interesting. Every day, she recited and copied scriptures, and her soul felt purified. She even felt that she was becoming more and more like an enlightened person.

One day, someone asked her to interpret a fortune stick. She explained it very clearly, and the person gave her a tael of silver as a thank you: "You are truly an enlightened nun. Your words have enlightened me."

"Amitabha, you flatter me, benefactor." Lou Suyi forcibly suppressed the upward curve of her lips.

She thought that if one day she couldn't make it at the Lotus Nunnery, she might as well go and swindle people, and maybe they would even think she was a highly skilled Taoist.

She never expected that when she returned to her room and was about to put away this unexpected windfall, she suddenly heard a gust of wind behind her.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she was about to turn around to see what was going on when she felt a numbness in the back of her neck and collapsed to the ground.

She shook her dizzy head, trying to see what the person looked like, but at that moment, another man in black appeared and quickly knocked the villain who had attacked her to the ground.

When she crawled back to the bed to catch her breath, the room had returned to its usual tranquility, leaving her alone, as if the attack just now was merely her imagination.

The person who attacked her just now seemed to be trying to kidnap her. Could it be one of Xie Zhijie's men? And the person who suddenly appeared to save her, if there are no surprises, is probably someone sent by Qi Yan to protect her?
She was unaware that the person who suddenly came to her rescue was a secret guard sent by Murong.

When the guards saw that Su Yi had been attacked, they realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately sent a memorial to the palace.

When Ji Qing saw that the secret guards had suddenly sent a memorial to the palace, he guessed that something had happened.

He thought for a moment, then handed it to his master: "It's an urgent report sent to the palace by the secret guards. Something must have happened."

The next moment, Murong took the commemorative document. When he saw that Lou Suying had been attacked, his eyes turned deep and he tossed the document to Jiqing.

Ji Qing's eyes lit up after reading the contents, and he suddenly felt that an opportunity had come: "Fourth Miss is His Majesty's savior after all. Now that she is in danger, why don't I have someone bring Fourth Miss into the palace?"