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

Chapter 4: You dodged one, and another one appeared!
Just when Lou Suyi thought she couldn't escape, Xie Zhijie rudely pushed her aside and asked Qi Yan, who was chasing after them, "Where is the Marquis going in such a hurry?"

Lou Suyi was secretly pleased upon hearing this, knowing that Xie Zhijie hadn't seen her face.

She quickly rounded the corner and hid in the nearby hut.

Qi Yan only wanted to continue chasing after the nun ahead, but Xie Zhijie blocked his way: "What a coincidence, why is the Marquis at the Lotus Nunnery?"

Qi Yan thought Xie Zhijie was sick.

Over the years, Xie Zhijie had been at odds with him and had been opposing him at every turn. He didn't even know where Xie Zhijie's hostility towards him came from.

If anyone should hate someone, it should be Xie Zhijie.

If Xie Zhijie hadn't abandoned Su Yi back then, Su Yi would never have disappeared without a trace, neither alive nor dead.

He was about to catch up with the nun in plain clothes when Xie Zhijie ruined his plans again.

He bypassed Xie Zhijie and went to the corner, but did not see the vegetarian girl. He knew he had lost her.

Seeing Qi Yan's distraught appearance, Xie Zhijie suddenly realized that the person Qi Yan was so anxiously chasing was the nun who had just bumped into him.

He hadn't seen the nun's face, so he had no idea what kind of stunning beauty would make Qi Yan not even spare a nun.

"Everyone says that Marquis Dingyuan is a lovesick fool, but today he's chasing after a nun. Does the Marquis's wife know that the Marquis has such unusual tastes?" Xie Zhijie disliked Qi Yan no matter what, and his words were full of barbs.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yan looked at Xie Zhijie, his expression stern and cold: "Why does Lord Xie target me in everything?"

If he acted this way in court, Xie Zhijie made no attempt to conceal his malice towards him after court.

Yes, Xie Zhijie has been at odds with him ever since Su Yi died a violent death about five years ago.

Previously, Xie Zhijie was from a poor family and dared not be as blatant as he is now. Now that he has entered the cabinet and concurrently served as the Minister of Personnel, Xie Zhijie no longer hides his actions and has become even more brazen.

Xie Zhijie pressed his thin lips together and suddenly fell silent.

"If anyone is to hate someone, it is I who hate Lord Xie. It was thanks to Lord Xie that Su Yi died such a miserable death!" After saying this, Qi Yan angrily turned and left.

If nothing unexpected happens, it is no coincidence that Xie Zhijie will appear at Lianhua Nunnery. Over the years, Xie Zhijie has been sending people to keep an eye on him, and he is often found wherever Xie Zhijie is.

Lou Suyi hid in her room and clearly heard the conversation between her two exes.

Actually, she couldn't understand why Xie Zhijie was so fixated on Qi Yan. Just now, Xie Zhijie's sarcastic and barbed manner towards Qi Yan made people think that Qi Yan was his father's killer.

Forget it, they're all irrelevant to her anyway, why bother mentioning them?
After waiting for about 15 minutes, and making sure that Xie Zhijie and Qi Yan had gone far away, she returned to her dormitory as quickly as possible.

The palace guards sent to protect Lou Suyi witnessed this scene and found the story of the two men and one woman particularly fascinating, so they recorded it in their notebooks with pictures and text.

Therefore, when Murong received the report from the secret guards, the first thing he saw was Lou Suying peeking out of the dormitory door and her furtive appearance as she fled.

He stared at Lou Suyi's lifelike portrait for a long while before reading the contents of the document.

Upon seeing Qi Yan, they fled as fast as they could, like fugitives on the run.

If she wasn't guilty, why would she hide?

This woman must be Lou Suyi; there's no other possibility.

"She is Lou Suyi." Murong closed the folded book, his expression indifferent and aloof, as if nothing in the world could enter his heart.

Although Ji Qing was mentally prepared, he still found it strange: "Such a strange thing exists in the world. It is too bizarre that Miss Lou could survive in such a desperate situation."

He really wanted to ask His Majesty how to deal with Lou Suyi.

No matter what, Lou Si once saved His Majesty's life. Even if His Majesty dislikes Lou Si's complicated relationships with women, now that his savior is stranded at the Lotus Nunnery, shouldn't His Majesty show some appreciation?
Murong silently tossed aside the memorial without offering any comment. Ji Qing also wisely refrained from mentioning Lou Si again.

Although the new emperor has only been on the throne for a little over a month, he is a man of his own mind, and it is not for someone like him, a close attendant, to fathom the emperor's intentions.

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As evening fell, Qi Yan lingered in the nunnery, the sight of the nun he had caught glimpsed during the day always reminding him of Lou Suyi.

He specially painted a portrait of Lou Suyi and asked several nuns if they had seen the girl in the painting, but they all said no.

He was still unwilling to give up and leave.

Soon he saw a novice nun of about ten years old, and he handed her a portrait of himself in plain clothes.

After seeing the painting clearly, the novice nun let out a soft exclamation.

Upon hearing the voice, Qi Yan looked at the novice nun, his heart racing and his palms sweating: "Nun nun, have you met this female benefactor?"

"About two weeks ago, a nun who still had her hair and practiced Buddhism moved into the Lotus Nunnery. She looked exactly like the female benefactor in the painting." The novice nun answered truthfully without lying.

Qi Yan excitedly asked, "May I ask where this female benefactor lives?"

The novice nun was very hospitable: "This little nun will take you to the female benefactor's quarters."

The sudden encounter with an old friend left Lou Suyi restless all afternoon, until she heard footsteps outside.

The footsteps were steady and powerful, and the more she listened, the more familiar they seemed; it was clearly Qi Yan who had arrived…

She stood there stunned for a moment, looking around the room. There wasn't even a screen; there was nowhere to hide.

Just as she was feeling lost, she saw a hiding space under the four-poster bed, enough to hide just her.

She made a quick decision and lay on her back to move under the bed, which was the easiest way to hide.

Just then, a knock sounded on the door. It was the novice nun's voice: "Is Senior Sister inside?"

Lou Suyi blinked, naturally not responding to Shamini.

Seeing that the door was unlocked, the novice nun simply pushed it open and went inside. She found the bedding neatly folded, but no one in the room.

Qi Yan disregarded everything else and was about to follow her in to see what was going on when the novice nun quickly stopped him: "You mustn't, benefactor. This is my senior sister's residence. Male benefactors are not allowed to enter. I just checked, and my senior sister is not inside."

Qi Yan peeked into the room and saw that there was indeed no one there.

His excited heart instantly calmed down.

He then waited outside the dormitory. Shamini, worried that something might happen, also waited outside with Qi Yan.

They waited until dark, but the owner of the hut did not return.

"The nunnery is about to close. Why don't you come back tomorrow, benefactor?" The novice nun said, trying to shoo away Qi Yan, who was reluctant to leave.

Although Qi Yan was unwilling, he could not force her to stay and decided to come back tomorrow to find out what was going on.

Little did he know that Xie Zhijie, having heard the news of his departure, had also come looking for him out of curiosity.

Lou Suying was lying under the bed, almost asleep, but she was still cautious and waited until Qi Yan had been gone for almost fifteen minutes before trying to come out from under the bed.

No sooner had she moved than familiar footsteps approached again, and this time she recognized them as those of an old friend.

Bad luck! It's Xie Zhijie, that persistent plague!

I'm rolling around on the ground, begging for votes!
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