Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 21

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."

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 replacement?" 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."