Chapter 21 Family Reunion


    The carriage creaked and swayed. Yun Shangy inside with her eyes closed. She was immersed in


    her thoughts. It had been nearly a month since she had been reborn as her younger self. With the help


    of her memories from her previous life, Yun Shang had struck and prevailed a few times. However, she


    hadpletely lost thest contest and had been forced to flee the Royal Pce.


    She would have been dead by now if her mother hadn''te to her rescue.


    ''Steady on, now, '' Yun Shang sighed and thought to herself. She had been driven by nothing but hatred


    ever since her rebirth. She had jumped to her n for vengeance without thinking things through. She


    had obviously forgotten that, at this point, she was not strong enough to fight back.


    So far, she had neither a n nor her own trusted men to support her. Under these circumstances, all


    her actions would be equivalent tomitting suicide. Luckily, she hade to her senses just in time


    to make remedies. Now that her mother had tried all means to escort her out of the Royal Pce, she


    would seize the precious opportunity to get all the preparation work done.


    ''Empress Yuan Zhen and Princess Hua Jing, wait for me to return and take back everything you owe


    me.''


    It had passed noon when the carriage finally stopped. Holding Qin Yi''s hands for support, Yun Shang


    got off the carriage. Looking up, she saw stone steps leading to the front door of the Ning''guo Temple.


    Yun Shang then followed Master Wu Na into the temple.


    Wu Na led the way and didn''t stop until they saw a small yard located at the foot of the hills behind the


    Temple. He said to Yun Shang, "This is the residence that we prepared for Princess Hui Guo. May she


    enjoy a quiet retreat here in the days toe."


    As Wu Na introduced the surroundings, Yun Shang noticed a monk approaching with a young girl. Yun


    Shang couldn''t help staring at the little girl. She was about the same height as Yun Shang and even


    looked quite like her.


    "Master, who is she?" Yun Shang frowned, having no idea what Wu Na intended.


    With a sly grin, Wu Na replied, "She is going to be Princess Hui Guo, the Princess who lives here..."


    Yun Shang thought over the Master''s words. ''Is going to...''


    Yun Shang thought she had an idea of where the Master was headed. "Is she my recement?" she


    asked.


    Wu Na nodded and turned to Qin Yi, "You''d better stay and attend to Princess Hui Guo." He looked at


    Yun Shang again and said, "Now if you''d like follow me this way, Mr. Yuanshan has been waiting for


    you for quite a while."


    Who on earth was Mr. Yuanshan?


    Yun Shang paused in surprise. She then recalled Qin Yi had mentioned it to her earlier that day.


    Though she never had a chance to meet him in person in her previous life, Yun Shang had been led to


    believe that Mr. Yuanshan was her grandfather. Thinking of that, Yun Shang ordered Qin Yi, "Stay here.


    Send me a message if something is wrong."


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    Qin Yi was a clever girl. She immediately understood Wu Na''s n and yed along, "Yes, I know


    what to do. Don''t worry, Princess. I''ll make sure that everything is under control here."


    Yun Shang hummed her approval. She looked over Qin Yi''s shoulder. She stared at the girl for a long


    while before turning back to Wu Na and said, "After you, Master Wu Na."


    Wu Na led Yun Shang through a lush bamboo forest. In the middle of the forest, she saw a few huts.


    They had hardly reached the huts when they saw a man standing outside in the small clearing. The


    man looked to be in his forties and wore a simple ck linen long gown. Yun Shang couldn''t see the


    man''s face clearly because of the distance. However, from the unique charisma he exuded, despite


    being so casual, she knew for certain that he was by no means as ordinary a man as he appeared to


    be.


    The man seemed to notice both Wu Na and Yun Shang in no time. He walked slowly towards them and


    stopped in front of Yun Shang. She noticed that he was smiling at her. Yun Shang stopped as well and


    looked at the handsome man before her. Though he was not young anymore, age had hardly left traces


    on his face. And the maturity added more vors to his charm. As they made eye contact, Yun Shang


    recognized him. She was too excited to speak up. They stared at each other silently until Yun Shang let


    out a smile and called out, "Grandfather."


    The man beamed and replied, "There you are, Shu Jin''s little girl. You look just like her when she was


    little, so pretty and so clever."


    Yun Shang looked up at the man and couldn''t help grinning as well. She felt so thrilled to be reunited


    with her grandfather.


    Xiao Yuanshan stepped forward and lifted Yun Shang, "You''ve grown up. You were just a tiny little


    newborn babyst time I saw you."


    He then turned to Wu Na and said, "I owe you a big one. How about I give you a three-pieces head


    start next time we y Go?"


    Yun Shang looked back at Wu Na curiously, and was surprised when he answered calmly, "I have


    vited my precepts. I brought the Princess out of the Royal Pce by lying. And you want to make it


    up to me with only three pieces? That will be far too easy for you. Next time youe here, bring me a


    pot of refined peach blossom wine and we are even."


    Xiao Yuanshan raised his eyebrow, "Depraved." He then carried Yun Shang into the yard while warning


    her, "Shang''er, let''s pay no attention to him. There''s no truthing out of his mouth. I don''t see how


    he could deceive so many people."


    Leaning against Xiao Yuanshan''s shoulder docilely, Yun Shang found the inner peace that she had


    long been searching for. So she muttered softly, "I know."