An Eight-year-old Princess

The carriage creaked and swayed. Yun Shang lay 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 had completely lost the last contest and had been forced to flee the Royal Palace.

She would have been dead by now if her mother hadn't come 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 plan 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 plan nor her own trusted men to support her. Under these circumstances, all her actions would be equivalent to committing suicide. Luckily, she had come to her senses just in time to make remedies. Now that her mother had tried all means to escort her out of the Royal Palace, 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 to come."

couldn't help staring at the little girl. She was about

Shang frowned, having no idea what Wu

grin, Wu Na replied, "She is going to be Princess Hui Guo, the

over the Master's words. 'Is going

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

attend to Princess Hui Guo." He looked at Yun Shang again and said,

on earth was Mr.

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

plan and played along, "Yes, I know what to do. Don't worry, Princess.

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

small clearing. The man looked to be in his forties and wore a simple black 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

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 flavors to his charm. As they made eye contact, Yun Shang recognized him.