The Rebirth of the Empress

Night Under the Moon Crow

At the Wo Long Temple in the mountains, it was a time at night when the sky started to darken and a thin drizzle descended. The rain came with a cold wind, so Gu Yu closed the window before saying to Shen Miao, "Young lady must be careful and not catch a cold."

Jing Zhe wrapped Shen Miao in a robe and spoke anxiously, “The mountain path is not easy to traverse. If it rains all night, it's not sure if someone can leave after morning prayers tomorrow. Someone may need to stay one more day because the road will be muddy.”

"One more day to rest then one more day to rest." Gu Yu smiled, “The view of this place is very good and the surroundings are also calm and secluded. It was still better than..” He swallowed the rest of the words back into his stomach as he wanted to say that it was better when compared to the snakes in the Shen residence.

Shen Miao sat at the table while moving the chess piece. Right now he likes to play chess but unfortunately some of the girls by his side do not know how to play, he has to play by himself. Sometimes Gu Yu and Jing Zhe would find it strange when their Young Miss played by herself, as there were times when she described some strange expressions that would make one's heart turn cold.

The door was pushed open and Gui Momo walked in with a smile on his face. In his hand carrying some food, he smiled as he said, “Young Miss, this is the vegetarian cuisine of the temple. Although vegetarian, the cuisine of Wo Long Temple is quite tasty. This old servant specifically asked for a bowl of Osmanthus crystal broth. Eldest Young Miss and Second Young Miss already tried it and said that it was good.”

"Oh. Put it there.” Shen Miao said clearly.

“It would be better for Young Miss to eat it while it is still hot. It won't be good if it's cold.” Gui Momo warmly brought the bowl to hand over to Shen Miao.

"Why is Momo worried?" Jing Zhe picked up the porcelain bowl seamlessly from Gui Momo and smiled, “Young Miss has said to put it down. Just now he felt uncomfortable and will drink it after a while.”

Gui Momo felt annoyed in his heart but when he saw Shen Miao not caring about Jing Zhe's words, he could only clench his teeth. Previously Shen Miao would always treat Gui Momo's words as the most important and if Gui Momo was at odds with the servants, he would definitely punish the servants first. He did not know since when Jing Zhe, Gu Yu and the two girls were valued by Shen Miao.

As he was pondering, he heard Shen Miao suddenly say, "Momo has been with me for fourteen years."

Gui Momo's heart skipped a beat as he looked at Shen Miao. At the same time, Shen Miao also turned her head. A pair of clear eyes that had childlike innocence that also made Gui Momo possessed.

Unwittingly, the crying baby sadly asked for the food had become a little girl and had grown into a slender and graceful young woman before him. Gui Momo's heart sighed, at first when Shen Xin and his wife went to the battlefield, they asked him to take good care of Shen Miao and in the blink of an eye, fourteen years had passed.

"Momo's been close to me all this time." Shen Miao said softly, "Someone remembers there was a time where I was feverish and outside of the rain, just like now. The physician that the residence invited for a long time did not come, so Momo was worried and ran out to look for him. In the end, Momo slipped and broke your head but kept looking for another doctor to come.”

Gui Momo was startled and her expression could not help but soften, "Young Miss still remembers these things."

“Of course people will remember. Momo has been with me for over a decade and even Dad and Mom won't accompany me more than Momo. I see Momo as a loved one.”

"This old servant doesn't deserve Young Miss's wealth." Gui Momo wailed in his heart. He had not expected that at this moment Shen Miao, who had treated him coldly, had suddenly become so intimate. Waves of feelings appeared in his heart after all nothing like this from the start. At first Shen Xin and his wife made him Momo Shen Miao, his son was unmarried and he had no grandchildren so he treated Shen Miao as his own grandson. There was also a period where he treated her with real feelings, but... Every man for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him. Shen Miao was not his biological granddaughter and if the Second House fulfilled his promise, when the matter succeeded, his son's entire family would be able to reap the benefits.

Money came from danger, moreover Shen Miao would not be able to bring anything for him. Gui Momo's expression changed several times but in the end he smiled and said, “Young Mona, the weather is cold and the night is dark, it would be better to rest after eating. When it is time to rest, turn on the incense and sleep a good night then it would be better to pray for Master and Furen tomorrow morning.”

“Thank you very much for Momo.”'s attention Shen Miao also smiled but her smile seemed to contain some unknown things. He said, "Momo back off first, I'll eat by myself."

Gui Momo wanted to stay even longer but seeing that Shen Miao looked like she was chasing after him, she could only retreat. When he came out of the room, he did not walk far and moved to the window so that he could listen to the movements inside.

After a while inside the room, Gu Yu's voice sounded, "Young Miss, the plate is starting to cool."

After that there was the sound of the clanking of chopsticks, it seemed like someone had been sitting on the table to eat. Jing Zhe asked, "Does Young Miss think this Osmanthus broth is delicious?"

"Not bad." Shen Miao's voice rang out, "It's to taste."

“Then, eat more.” Gu Yu said with a smile.

After listening for a while, Shen Miao seemed to have finished and the sound of the tableware being cleaned sounded before Gu Yu walked out, carrying the food basket. One could only hear Jing Zhe say, "Young Miss still wants to read for a while?"

“Feeling a little tired, will read for a moment again. Go and turn on the incense.” Shen Miao's voice was somewhat weakened.

Gui Momo straightened up and heaved a sigh of relief before looking back at the window again. He walked out of the courtyard and only when he came out of the courtyard did he then mutter, "Young Miss must not blame this old servant for being cruel, she said, Second Furen wants to deal with you and no one can stop him."

When Gui Momo left, he did not see a male figure appear behind him. He saw the look behind Gui Momo leaving and a somewhat angry expression appeared on his face.

Inside the room, Jing Zhe looked at Shen Miao anxiously, “Young Miss, Gu Yu is already out. This servant still does not understand what Young Miss really wants to do?”

He did not know why but Jing Zhe's heart felt somewhat uneasy, as if on this deep and silent mountain, something was about to happen. He asked, "Young Miss played a show to deceive Gui Momo just now, is it because Gui Momo is planning a scheme?" And the words that Shen Miao spoke kindly to Gui Momo made Jing Zhe nervous, she was afraid that Shen Miao would be like before where she would listen to Gui Momo's words.

Shen Miao looked at the flame from the candle wick. The small spark formed by the flame had a crackling sound, which was a stark contrast compared to the rhythm of the rain outside.

Pretending to eat and pretending to light incense, is only a temporary measure. As for the reason for saying such words to Gui Momo, it was not because of his gentle heart.

On the road of revenge, no one can turn around. It is not that if there was a good in the past, there would be a reason why mistakes could be made in the future. The wicked never deserve mercy and the victor will always speak the last words to the loser before their head falls.

He closed his eyes lightly.

"Young Miss, what can be done now?" Seeing Shen Miao not answering him, Jing Zhe could only change his question.

"Wait."

"Wait what?"

The young lady's eyelashes slightly fluttered as her lips slightly lifted.

"Wait the night under the moon crow when it's time to kill and rob."