The Rebirth of the Empress

Back to the House (part 1)

The door slowly opened but no one went up to look.

The guest rooms at Wo Long Temple were rather empty and not as beautiful as the houses themselves, plus that this was a specially chosen room, even more spacious. The bed was in the middle of the room and there was not even a screen cover blocking it. So because of that, everyone could see how the room was.

Shen Yue was the first to shout.

Seeing the clothes strewn on the ground, they were completely torn to pieces and the blankets on the bed were thrown away, and all the books on the table were swept to the ground. The tea device shattered into pieces as if it had suffered a disaster.

But the most surprising thing is not this.

The woman in bed was lying in a mess. She was barely covered by a blanket and only half lying on the side of the bed and with her back facing outward, she said, there was a red bite section with some bloodstains and bruises that shocked one's eyes and heart. There was also a bloodstained whip under the bed that was split in two. Looking back at the traces on the woman's body, one would know that the whip was used to cause those injuries.

“Heaven!” Shen Yue clenched his mouth and stepped back, "Who, who is it... That's not Eldest Brother is it?" He suddenly turned around and looked at Ren Wan Yun.

Because Shen Miao had said that he and Shen Qing had exchanged rooms, so at this moment the person who should be in the room was Shen Qing. But from what was shown by all those in front, Shen Qing had been in an accident! Even though Shen Yue was an unmarried woman, she knew that this scene was definitely the imprint of a defiled woman!

Gui Momo also did not expect that there was someone in the room. When Shen Miao had just spoken, she thought that Shen Miao had spoken to Ren Wan You and only wanted to enter the room to continue. As a result when he opened the door and saw there was a woman, he was surprised, could there be another woman who was also played by Prince Yu last night. If so, then he has ruined his job. But Shen Yue's words made his soul fly and scatter. Shen Qing's? The woman lying there was Shen Qing?

When Yan Mei and Shui Bi saw Shen Qing like this, their hearts practically turned cold. For such a thing to happen to their own Young Miss, there would be no way of life left for them. The two looked at each other and saw despair in each other's eyes before kneeling down and prostrating continuously to Ren Wan Yun.

Ren Wan Yun stood staring blankly at the sight.

"Shen Second don't let someone go up and look?" In silence, Shen Miao gently opened his mouth. His tone was calm, as if he had never seen this scene of tragedy. Ren Wan Yun tilted his head and saw the young girl looking at him calmly.

His chest was pounding as if he was in a dangerous situation but he still continued to walk briskly to the room with a pale face before half kneeling in front of the woman on the bed.

The woman's hair was disheveled and there was a lot of hair loss on the floor, which seemed to be plucked out by someone. Ren Wan Yun's hand stretched out trembling and turned the woman over.

A rumbling sound rang out, as if reflecting his mood, the curtain of rain that had stopped suddenly returned. In the pile of dark clouds, thunder was heard by everyone.

Ren Wan Yun closed his eyes painfully. The woman in his arms was Shen Qing!

The more one looked closer, the more shock he felt. Shen Qing's face was swollen. It turns out that the abuse was not mild at all. And based on looking at his body, there was no clean area that was unharmed. And one of his hands was soft and folded into a strange posture, it seemed like – Broken!

Prince Yu is so cruel!

But what he hated the most was Shen Miao!

All of this was supposed to befall Shen Miao but now her Qing-er had to suffer. To be tortured under such circumstances, the next half of Shen Qing's life had come to an end. He could not wait to break Shen Miao's neck, drink Shen Miao's blood and eat Shen Miao's flesh!

Ren Wan Yun was the one who managed the Shen residence, so even at a time like this, he could control himself and not go crazy. Instead he instructed Xiang Lan, who was beside him, in a trembling voice, "Go and find a horse carriage to immediately descend the mountain."

"But ..." Xiang Lan looked at him in fear, "Furen, outside of the heavy rain and traveling is impossible."

The mountain was located deep within the valley and the path was already surging. With such rain, it would be so muddy that one would not be able to move forward. If one forcefully went down the mountain, he would be afraid of being caught in an accident. It was impossible to go out in such weather.

"Then what about Qing-er?" Ren Wan Yun finally could not resist and shouted. With a 'pa', he slapped Xiang Lan and ferociously said, "What about my Qing-er?"

Outside the room, Shen Miao looked calmly.

He stood under the roof and looked at the rain curtain covering the scene, seemingly covering all the dirty schemes.

The first person to be insulted was him. But now the one who let Shen Qing be insulted was also him.

Ren Wan Yun had personally heard his own daughter humiliated all night. At first he was able to save her, but he watched with his hands folded all night. Wouldn't Ren Wan Yun feel a bone-chilling, heart-wrenching pain every time he remembered it? Would he feel the pain he felt upon hearing of Wan Yu's death?

For now wanting to bring Shen Qing back to the city for treatment but having to stay here due to the rain, Ren Wan Yun could not move forward or back. Will Ren Wan Yun who blushed from success feel a trace of despair?

“Go find a doctor! Whatever the method, go to the doctor! If you can't find a healer, you'll die here!” Ren Wan Yun shouted at Xiang Lan.

Xiang Lan had followed Ren Wan Yun for many years but had never been reprimanded by Ren Wan Yun before. He felt guilty and scared and agreed before running out quickly. As he dashed out, he could not help but glance at Shen Miao.

Everything was undoubtedly planned in advance and the one who should be resting here was Shen Miao. How could there be such a coincidence? Shen Qing was not an easy person to talk to, let alone he had a grudge with Shen Miao so he would not agree to exchange rooms with her. It's a freak. He looked at the thin young woman dressed simply. He looked pleasant to look at but one did not know why there was a killing feeling flowing out of his body.

"Cai Ju, go and call some people and close the door." Ren Wan Yun angrily said with fury between gritted teeth.

When the door is closed, the inside and outside of the door are like two different worlds.

Shen Yue had yet to recover from his consciousness as he turned to Shen Miao and said in disbelief, "Fifth Sister, is Eldest Brother being insulted by some criminal?"

Shen Miao did not express an opinion. Prince Yu did indeed really intend to play with the others and leave before dawn. He also understood that for a princess in a noble family, the most terrifying thing was that their reputation was destroyed by someone unknown. But it seemed like Prince Yu was also not stupid so he would eventually find a clue to it. After all, this substitution tactic was actually so simple that it was surprising.

There was no doubt Shen Qing who was resting in the Southern pavilion last night and Shen Miao was resting in the Northern pavilion but in the end both of them changed their location and this happened. If the rooms were not exchanged then the person lying here was Shen Miao. And with Shen Yue's understanding of Shen Qing, he would never hand the room over to Shen Miao.

Could it be that everything here was Shen Miao's doing? Shen Yue looked at Shen Miao like he was looking at something very frightening.

But he only heard and saw Shen Miao smiling lightly, “Second Sister, rice can be eaten carelessly but words cannot be spoken carelessly. How do I have such an ability to hurt Eldest Brother, you think too highly of me. ”

“But...” Shen Yue still had some suspicions in her heart but she did not know why she felt that something was wrong with Shen Miao. And the matter last night would definitely be attributed to Shen Miao.

"If you have the heart to worry about this, why not worry about yourself" Shen Miao said.

"I?" Shen Yue started to tense up, "What about me?"

"Do you think your two servants beside you will be able to live after seeing this Eldest Brother's personal matter?"

"What?"

“It looks like Second Brother really has no idea how evil this world is.” Shen Miao softly smiled, "The servant who knows the secret of his master, especially if the secret is a scandal, how long do you think they can live?"

Huang Ying and Qing Luan, who were beside Shen Yue, suddenly turned pale. They naturally knew that in the higher ranked great families, there was no lack of dirty and shameful secrets. If any maids were to witness, there was only a dead end for the maids as only the dead could keep a secret. The two of them had seen Shen Qing insulted by someone and there was certainly no way out.

Shen Yue turned pale from fear. He only cared about his shock and even forgot about this matter. It was not that he was a sentimental person but to train a servant by one's side would require a lot of energy. How could one be willing to sacrifice for nothing just because of this matter, let alone sacrifice two of the most useful?

“Not only the two of them.” Shen Miao smiled gently and her eyes swept over the scene and landed on Gui Momo and gave a meaningful gaze, "Nobody can escape."

Gui Momo and the two maids instantly nearly fainted.

What to fear? What's so scary? When one reaches power, even his fowl and dog will ascend to Heaven, but if his master is not good, no servant can escape. In his previous life when the Shen family home was ransacked and property confiscated, the servants who relied on strength to bully others all helped others secretly. Follow any master they have to accept with whatever the outcome.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be wasting too much talent for a small job if the move only harmed one person?

She turned to leave and Shen Yue hurriedly called out to her when he saw her, "Where are you going?"

"Isn't the purpose of coming to Wo Long Temple to pray?" Shen Miao replied lightly, "I also have a lot of confusing problems and would naturally want to ask the Buddha about it and burn incense, otherwise, it would be a wasted trip."

The plain dress was left just like that and that indifferent back did not even pause for a moment as if no catastrophic event had just happened today. Everything was as planned. Sleep all night and then go up to burn incense and pray for safety and peace.

"That's not true!" Shen Yue suddenly said, "Why aren't the two servants here?"

Gui Momo was also dazed.

This morning when Shen Miao saw Shen Yue, she let Jing Zhe and Gu Yu go to the kitchen to bring some food and until now, she had let him go, they had yet to appear so they did not know about Shen Qing's matter. Now to think about it, how could it be a coincidence that Shen Qing and Shen Yue's servants witnessed the scandal and would not be able to escape the consequences but only Shen Miao's servants were absent. It was clear that he had deliberately sent them away.

He knew before that this would happen. He knew that misfortune would befall Shen Qing. Shen Qing's matter was arranged by him!

When Shen Yue looked back and walked along the roof, Shen Miao's figure was no longer there. But those clear yet hidden eyes seemed to appear before him, making him feel a chill that he had never felt before.

By midday, the rain finally stopped.

Xiang Lan traveled all over the mountain but she was unable to find a doctor. Usually other than the occasional pilgrim, no one asked. If the monks were sick, they would only take some herbs to boil and drink. Xiang Lan was unable to find what she was looking for, and could only search for monks to obtain tranquilizing potions and external wound medicine for Shen Qing to use.

The room was filled with herbal scents and other scents that even if cleaned, still lasted quite a long time. The woman on the bed closed her eyes as Ren Wan Yun sat down and leaned against the window. Only a few Shichen are short (1 shichen \= 2 hours) and it looks like he has been over ten years old.

The servants in the room did not even dare to breathe loudly as they were afraid that her mistress' anger would explode after such a big problem occurred.

When Ren Wan Yun was looking at the curtains in a daze, there was suddenly some movement on the bed. He quickly looked down and called out, "Qinger?"

Shen Qing opened his eyes and glimpsed at Ren Wan Yun before his face turned into a color of fear and his hands stretched out to scratch Ren Wan Yun's face, “Take me off! Go then! Help!"

“Qing-er, it's mom! i'm mommy! Don't be afraid, I'm here! ” Ren Wan Yun felt as if his heart was cut off but Shen Qing did not notice it. He just continued to struggle while staring fixedly at the ceiling and shouting frantically.

Xiang Lan and Cai Ju quickly went up to help restrain him but Shen Qing like him had gone mad, completely devoid of consciousness at all and could not even recognize Ren Wan Yun. With his struggle, all the medicine that was applied was everywhere and his wounds were exposed to Ren Wan Yun. Ren Wan Yun's face was filled with pain and he couldn't help but scream.

"Furen." Xiang Lan and Cai Ju were shocked and scared in their hearts. Ren Wan Yun had been a decisive person all along. No matter how big an event was, he was able to deal with it calmly and the wind and waves he had gone through over the years were also not small. But facing such a situation he was forced to such a point. The two maids who had followed Ren Wan Yun for so many years could not help but be surprised.

“Where is Shen Miao?” Ren Wan Yu spoke aggressively.

"Fifth Young Miss ... It's in the temple hall." Cai Yu said carefully.

“Jaga well Qing-er. If he gets into an accident again, you two won't be alive. ” Ren Wan Yun turned around and walked out the door.