Five years after her death, she awoke on the dragon bed.

Chapter 105 Reveals Her and His Affair
Later, Empress Dowager Chen finally found an opportunity and whispered to Murong, "The emperor's sachet is very unique. Who made it so skillfully?"

Murong glanced down at the sachet and replied in a low voice, "Suyi specially made this sachet for me. Jili said she put a lot of thought into it. Seeing her filial piety, I reluctantly accepted this birthday gift."

Looking at the emperor's indifferent expression, Empress Dowager Chen thought, "Is this what you call doing it reluctantly?"

She reluctantly accepted it, and even more reluctantly wore it on such an important occasion as the Emperor's birthday. How come she couldn't see the Emperor's reluctance at all?

Doesn't she know his personality?
If he were truly forced to do it, he wouldn't even glance at it, let alone wear it.

She immediately realized the difference in meaning: the emperor treated Su Yi differently from others.

"It's a pity that Su Yi's status isn't high enough, otherwise we could have let her see the grand occasion of the Emperor's birthday celebration and broaden her horizons," Empress Dowager Chen subtly probed.

Murong just smiled and said, "She's lazy by nature, and she might not be willing to participate."

Empress Dowager Chen smiled and said, "The needlework in plain clothes is quite nice. Next time, have her make a sachet for me as well."

Murong wanted to say that Lou Suying was five months pregnant and should not overexert herself, but in the end she didn't say it.

"Is the Emperor perhaps reluctant to let Su Yi do such hard work?" Empress Dowager Chen joked with a smile.

"Mother is really joking." Murong didn't want to continue the discussion.

Murong's every move is closely watched, especially on such an important day.

Jinse had also noticed early on that the new emperor was wearing a sachet, and she took the opportunity to spread the news. Before long, all the concubines in the harem knew about it.

When Jinshu received the news, she immediately told Lou Suyi.

Lou Suyi was somewhat taken aback: "The sachet His Majesty is wearing is the one I made?"

Doesn't the emperor find it objectionable?

“Exactly! His Majesty would never wear a sachet made by anyone other than the one made by you, young lady. This shows how much His Majesty values ​​you!” Jinshu beamed with joy.

Lou Suyi touched her stomach, wondering if the emperor had discovered she was pregnant and that was why he was giving her a second glance.
But if he discovers he is pregnant with the imperial heir, there is no reason not to announce the good news.

He currently has no heir, and now that someone is pregnant, even if she is a nun, it should be widely publicized.

She quickly put the matter out of her mind and didn't take it to heart.

Unlike the daytime banquets held by the outer court, the evening banquets were attended by many women from the inner palace.

Fang Ruo also made a special trip to Xianfu Palace to ask Lou Suyi to go to Qianqing Palace with her.

Fangruo kept glancing at Lou Suyi's belly, because the little nun's belly seemed to be bigger than when she last saw Lou Suyi.

Lou Suyi pretended not to see the strange look Fang Ruo was giving her while staring at her stomach. She didn't want to join in the fun, but it was no use refusing. Fang Ruo said it was an imperial decree from Empress Dowager Chen.

Lou Suying was afraid of being stared at her belly, so she wore an extra coat. When she arrived at Qianqing Palace, it was already packed with people.

As soon as she appeared, everyone looked at her because of her status as a nun.

Empress Dowager Chen couldn't help but glance at her a few more times when she saw that she was dressed in bulky clothes.

"Is she so afraid of the cold?" Empress Dowager Chen shook her head secretly.

She clearly wanted to create an opportunity for Su Yi to get close to the emperor, but this girl didn't get it. Dressed like that, what normal man would be interested in a nun dressed like that?

Lou Suyi chuckled dryly and replied, "This humble nun has been afraid of the cold since childhood." She glanced up and met Xie Zhijie's probing gaze from not far away.

Without giving it much thought, she sat down in the seat below Murong, as arranged by Empress Dowager Chen. She could see Empress Dowager Chen and Murong in the main seats whenever she looked up.

Even Consort Ning and Liang Wanying were not as close to her as she was.

Anyone with eyes can see that Empress Dowager Chen was praising her.
Just as she was feeling restless, the sound of a child crying suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was the Princess of Nan'an holding her youngest son, who was crying loudly.

It is said that the Princess of Nan'an was very fertile and gave birth to four boys in a row. At the beginning of the year, the 35-year-old Princess of Nan'an gave birth to another boy.

This trip to the capital was also to offer birthday greetings to the new emperor, Murong, on his birthday.

The fact that the Princess Consort of Nan'an's son cried inevitably reminded people of the fact that the new emperor is already twenty-three years old and has no heir.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Prince of Nan'an rose and said to Murong, "Your Majesty, please forgive my son's young age and lack of manners. I hope Your Majesty will not take offense. However, Your Majesty is not young either, and has no children..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Princess of Nan'an coughed a few times.

The Prince of Nan'an stopped speaking instantly.

He feigned embarrassment and quickly sat down.

But everyone understood what he didn't finish saying.

The new emperor turns twenty-three today. Although he has many concubines in his harem, none of them have conceived an heir. To be precise, Murong has not summoned any of his concubines to his bedchamber.

With the new emperor like that, it's no wonder he can't have children.

Lou Suyi thought that the Prince of Nan'an and his wife were really immoral, deliberately bringing up this matter on Murong's birthday, just to make Murong unhappy.
She simply did not believe that the couple had done it on purpose.

She really wanted to go to the Prince of Nan'an while she was heavily pregnant, so that they could see that Murong also had an heir, only that he was still in her belly.

However, given her current status, she can't really do anything even if she's angry.

She glanced at Murong instinctively, only to find that Murong was also looking at her.

Their eyes met across the distance. Lou Suyi didn't know what Murong's gaze meant, but she felt something was off.

Empress Dowager Chen was very displeased that the Prince of Nan'an had caused trouble on the Emperor's birthday. She looked coldly at the Prince of Nan'an and his wife and said, "The child is making a lot of noise and affecting the banquet. You should take the child out so as not to spoil everyone's enjoyment."

The Prince of Nan'an and his wife did not expect Empress Dowager Chen to be so impolite. Although the couple had intended to embarrass the new emperor, they also had a testing mind.

Now that they had been driven out of the banquet by Empress Dowager Chen, they could not stay any longer and had no choice but to leave.

Once outside the Qianqing Palace, Prince An of the South sneered, "Am I wrong? His Majesty has no heir, which affects the foundation of the royal family..."

Princess Nan'an quickly stopped him: "Your Highness, please keep your voice down. It's not a good place to talk. Be careful not to say anything that could cause trouble."

The banquet inside was not affected by the disruption caused by the Prince of Nan'an and his wife, and the new emperor did not seem unhappy at all. However, Lou Suyi felt that Murong kept glancing at her.

Because his gaze was too direct, the other concubines also noticed the unusual situation, making Lou Suyi feel extremely uncomfortable.

Murong suddenly stopped staring at her without any attempt to hide it. Could it be that he wanted to expose their affair?

Empress Dowager Chen, of course, noticed Murong's frequent glances at Lou Suyi, and she was secretly delighted. The Emperor's meaning couldn't be clearer: he was interested in Suyi!