The Rebirth of the Empress

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The sky gradually darkened and in the temple, the monk rang the last bell of the day as the sky thickened. The rain fell on the trees, emitting a fragrant smell of earth ...

Shen Yue sat down in front of the table and put his pages down. He rubbed his eyes and it seemed like he was a bit tired. The waiter at the side asked, "Does Miss want to take a break?"

Shen Yue did not say anything. He opened the window and the room next to him was Shen Qing's room. Shen Qing's room was not far from him and at this moment lit up.

"Second Young Miss wants to sleep together with Eldest Young Miss?" The waiter hesitantly asked.

"No." Shen Yue turned around in disdain, "Go to the courtyard door and close."

On the other end, Shen Qing was inside the room fiddling with some toys and yawning lazily. He looked outside, "It's late at night ..." He got up, "Happy to rest."

When he passed the table, he suddenly noticed there was a place of uniquely shaped incense sticks and there was also an incense stick nearby. Shen Qing took it and smelled it and felt that it was a clear scent, he said, "Light this incense as well."

After a short moment, the lights in the room went out.

Everything is associated with silence. As night fell on the ancient temple on the mountain, aside from the chirping birds and sleeping insects, there was only rain hitting the tile and the sound of rain spatter dripping from the tile onto the stone floor.

In the silence in the deepest room in the Northern pavilion, even the candle was extinguished quietly.

There seemed to be the footsteps of someone passing by gently in the darkness and if there was someone passing by, one would be able to see a purple-clothed young lady sitting at the table by the window. His skin was clean and there was no expression on his face. There was only a pair of eyes so clear that night could not cover it, as if it was a hunting beast chasing its approaching prey.

The tiles above their heads seemed to have a rustling sound, making Gu Yu and Jing Zhe, who were standing behind Shen Miao, raise their heads as they nervously protected the person in front of the table.

After a while, the cat's call 'meow' sounded from the window outside.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously.

Not waiting for them to catch their breath, they heard the sound of rapid footsteps. Although his voice was light, they were very clear to the three of them who were not sleeping. After that the window opened and a figure jumped in.

"Young Miss, this is Mo Qing." The man whispered.

It was then that Gu Yu and Jing Zhe finally felt relieved. Jing Zhe lit a thin candle because she was afraid that the light could be seen from the outside. At first glance, he was shocked when he saw that Mo Qing was carrying someone on his back and that person was Shen Qing.

At this moment Shen Qing's eyes were closed, with a look of being sound asleep. Jing Zhe and Gu Yu were terrified endlessly but Shen Miao looked at Shen Qing before she lightly spoke, "You did well."

Mo Qing's expression was somewhat embarrassed. This was also the first time he had done this kind of thing and he had no idea what Shen Miao was really planning. He guessed in his heart that most likely it was Shen Miao's anger because he was dissatisfied with his current room so he used this method to change rooms in the middle of the night. But this method is too brutal. If a person is not careful and caught, he will become a flower thief (aka a thief who removes flowers), no matter how much he explains, there is no way to clean himself.

"Take him to bed" Shen Miao said.

Mo Qing followed the instructions and after some thought, he pulled out a blanket to cover Shen Qing. Even at this moment, Mo Qing still did not understand what Shen Miao wanted to do.

“Young Miss, now we..” Gu Yu asked curiously. In this room, other than Shen Miao, no one else knew what he wanted to do. Mo Qing thought that Shen Miao was acting rashly and to Jing Zhe and Gu Yu, they could vaguely say that something was wrong. The current Shen Miao would not act rashly just because the room was not ideal and not to mention about bringing someone in the middle of the night. If it was just because of that little thing, it made a mountain out of a mole's nest.

"Leave." Shen Miao's eyes swept over the person on the bed.

"Leaving?" Gu Yu was startled for a moment, "Where are we going?"

“Of course to my oldest sister's room.”

Mo Qing sighed in his heart, it was indeed a childish joke. There was some dissatisfaction in his heart about Shen Miao. She did not think that Shen Miao looked quiet and cool but had a stubborn temper, even toying with TangJie's innocence for such a small matter. As he was thinking, suddenly his expression changed and he whispered, "Who is that?"

This time, Gu Yu and Jing Zhe panicked.

"Did you look when you came?" Shen Miao's expression sank. If people were from that side, there was no logic for them to be this quick. With Ren Wan Yun's comprehensive and thorough temperament, he would definitely not let that side of him and wait any longer. How could it be that when Mo Qing brought that person in, someone would find out. Could it be. His expression changed. If there is no choice then one can only take the lowest approach.

"I'll go out to see it." Mo Qing took out a sword from his waist but when he reached the door, there was a figure hovering near the window. Since Qing Mo did not want to make such a big move, she called out softly, "Who is that?" And his sword pointed in that direction.

Yet the black-clothed man only avoided Mo Qing's sword lightly. No one knew what skill he was using, with one foot on the roof of the window, he could fly like a sparrow and swim like a fish in the water. As soon as he entered the room, he suddenly turned around, making Mo Qing unable to respond in time, then the person turned to the side in an instant and grabbed the sword in Mo Qing's hand easily. In the next moment, the sword pointed up Mo Qing's neck.

The sudden change made everyone become dumbfounded. Shen Miao was also somewhat shocked in her heart. With Mo Qing's high martial arts, he could definitely rise to the position of a commander. Originally because of her martial arts skills, she was able to protect Shen Miao for many years in the Qin state. Yet he was unable to surpass this black-clothed person and even lose his sword to someone else for no more than five moves?

Mo Qing also did not think that his opponent would have any higher skills than him, and although he was embarrassed, he was more worried about Shen Miao's safety when he said, "This one has no ill feelings with this brother, why is there a need to take such violent action?”

His words are not wrong. Tonight at this temple, other than the monks, there were only guards from the Shen residence. But the guards in the Shen residence did not possess high-level skills. Mo Qing was surprised, was there anyone else in this Wo Long Temple?

Others have no intention of letting go. Listening to the slightest sound, it was Shen Miao who lit the spark and re-lit the nearly extinguished candle.

Others did not expect that someone would suddenly start a fire and could not disguise his face quickly enough, unknowingly intending to kill those who saw it.

But when the small dim light shone, there was nothing to hide in the room. When Shen Miao's cold eyes met that handsome face, there was a hint of astonishment but then there was a frown on that face, "Shen family girl?"

"Is it possible to let my bodyguards go." Shen Miao's voice was colder than the autumn wind outside, "Thank you to the little Xie Marquis."