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

Chapter 109 The Emperor Shows Off to Xie Zhijie
Murong glanced at everyone, his gaze finally settling on Lou Suyi's face, and calmly said, "Whatever you say goes."

His words not only made the faces of the concubines present look unpleasant, but Lou Suying herself was also very annoyed.

Why can't the emperor speak properly? His words make it seem like he's going to do whatever she wants. He clearly wants all the women in his harem to think he's giving in to them, but the truth is quite the opposite.

What a treacherous man!

Because of the few words exchanged between Murong and Lou Suyi, the hall suddenly fell silent.

Murong glanced around and then spoke: "From today onwards, Kong Chen will be chanting scriptures and praying for blessings at Xianfu Palace for at least a month. During this period, no one is allowed to enter Xianfu Palace to disturb Kong Chen."

The concubines were momentarily taken aback, not understanding why Murong would suddenly make such a decision.

Lou Suyi herself was also surprised.

If these people can't come to Xianfu Palace for a month, wouldn't that allow her to delay for another month?

By then, her child will be six months old and her belly will be big. Even if she wears many clothes, she may not be able to hide her protruding belly.

She suddenly suspected that Murong might already know she was pregnant and was trying to buy her time so that the concubines in the harem would discover her pregnancy later.

"Unless it's urgent, you may all leave." Murong directly issued the order to dismiss them.

The concubines gave Lou Suyi a complicated look before getting up and leaving.

Consort De, Consort Ning, and Liang Wanying walked together, and when Consort Tao saw this, she pulled Lou Suyue to join them.

Consort De spotted Lou Suyue at a glance and said sarcastically, "Lou Cairen has been in the palace for many days, but she has not caught His Majesty's eye. How come it is your half-sister who has become a nun who has impressed His Majesty?"

Lou Suyue's feelings were also complicated.

She had initially thought that she was just overthinking things and that His Majesty would not possibly be interested in Su Yi upstairs.

She was still somewhat dazed, unable to understand why His Majesty would only take a liking to this nun, Lou Suyi, among so many beauties in the harem, each with her own unique charm.
She replied with a wry smile, "To be honest, Consort De, Fourth Sister has been popular with men for many years. Back then, Marquis Dingyuan almost broke with his own family because of Fourth Sister. Now that she has caught His Majesty's eye, it doesn't seem like anything special. How could I possibly compare to Fourth Sister in this regard?"

Consort De glanced coldly at Lou Suyue: "It seems that Consort Lou is also a good-for-nothing!"

At this moment, she vented all her jealousy and hatred towards Lou Suyi on Lou Suyue.

Lou Suyue lowered her head even further, her voice choked with sobs: "Consort De is right to reprimand me. I am indeed useless and incapable of getting His Majesty to summon me to his bedchamber."

As soon as she said this, the concubines present all felt that Lou Suyue had also insulted them.

Lou Suyue failed to serve the emperor, but aren't they the same? None of them have been chosen by Murong since entering the palace, not even Consort De, the so-called "white moonlight," has been able to serve the emperor.
And Liang Wanying, the first woman in the harem whom Murong insisted on making Consort Hui despite everyone's opposition, also failed to serve the emperor.

Everyone's just as bad as the pot calling the kettle black; nobody's better than anyone else.

After a while, everyone lost interest in continuing the conversation and dispersed.

Inside Xianfu Palace, Lou Suying, seeing everyone had left, subconsciously looked at Murong: "Is Your Majesty...?"

Do you know she's pregnant?

But if he knew she was pregnant all along, why was he able to pretend nothing was wrong?

If he didn't know she was pregnant, why would he forbid anyone from disturbing her peace? Those were all his concubines; he had no reason to side with her.

Unless she was said to have gained status through her son. Her gaze finally settled on Murong's waist. Hanging from it was the sachet she had made the day before, which, when paired with his dragon robe, didn't look out of place at all.

Yesterday, on the Emperor's birthday, Murong wore a sachet, and she is wearing one today as well. Is it because she likes it?

Seemingly sensing her gaze, Murong glanced down and said, "I heard from Jili that you put a lot of thought into making this sachet, so I will reluctantly wear it."

Upon hearing the phrase "reluctantly," Lou Suyi immediately lost interest in guessing Murong's thoughts.

Whether he knows she's pregnant or not, she can't hide it for long anyway.

“If Your Majesty doesn’t like it, you don’t have to wear it. It’s not some rare or unusual thing,” Lou Suyi said, yawning involuntarily.

Seeing that she was sleepy, Murong took her hand and led her to the bedroom, saying, "Go back to sleep for a while. I will leave after you fall asleep."

Lou Suyi glanced at his gentle eyes and said nothing more.

She lay in bed, watching him tuck her in, and for some reason sighed softly.

To be honest, she didn't know why she and Murong had ended up like this. She, a nun, had willingly become pregnant with the emperor's child.

All I can say is that she likes children.

She quickly fell into a peaceful sleep, and Murong watched her sleeping face for a while before quietly walking away.

Because the emperor issued an imperial edict, for a time the concubines in the harem dared not go to Xianfu Palace to cause trouble for Lou Suyi.

As September drew to a close, Lou Suying remained secluded at home.

Murong only occasionally visited Xianfu Palace and never stayed overnight there. For a time, everyone speculated that Murong might have a little interest in Lou Suyi, but this interest was not enough to make Murong summon a nun to serve him in bed. This was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Xie Zhijie, however, saw Murong wearing the sachet given to him by Lou Suyi every day. One day, he finally couldn't help but ask about the origin of the sachet: "Your Majesty's sachet is very unique. I wonder who made it?"

Murong glanced at the sachet and said bluntly, "It was a birthday gift from Suyi to me. Seeing her sincere heart, I reluctantly accepted it."

Xie Zhijie tensed his jaw upon hearing this. How could he not have sensed that His Majesty was "reluctantly doing it"?

Moreover, he seemed to detect a hint of boasting in His Majesty's words.

For reasons unknown, he blurted out, "The needlework of the woman in plain clothes is indeed quite good. I also have a knotted cord that she gave me."

Upon hearing this, Murong finally looked at Xie Zhijie properly. Xie Zhijie immediately regretted it; he shouldn't have challenged the monarch's authority.

Even if Murong Zhen were to fall for Su Yi's tricks, what could he do? He couldn't possibly still want to snatch Su Yi from His Majesty, could he? If he did, what would all his years of scheming and plotting have amounted to?
"If Minister Xie has nothing else to say, you may leave." Murong stared at Xie Zhijie for a moment before issuing the order to leave.

Xie Zhijie dared not meet Murong's gaze and retreated with his eyes lowered.

Then Murong stared at the sachet at her waist and suddenly laughed.

When Ji Qing looked up and saw his master's sinister smile, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Oh no! Xie Zhijie's provocation just now has enraged His Majesty, otherwise His Majesty wouldn't have laughed so frighteningly.

The worst fear is that it will be these close attendants who suffer the consequences.