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

Chapter 116 Wearing Plain Clothes to Celebrate a Birthday
Lou Suyi looked up and saw that Murong was quite close to her; he was almost leaning on her shoulder.

"I'm not tired." She glanced at the young emperor, not understanding what was so interesting about her needlework that made him so focused.

Murong didn't say anything more, and just watched Lou Suyi busy herself.

Ji Qing was amazed. He couldn't understand what was so interesting about the Fourth Sister doing needlework, and why His Majesty was watching it with such relish.

This fourth young lady is also strange. While others are busy currying favor with His Majesty, the fourth young lady completely ignores him, truly not valuing him as the ruler of a country.

Could it be that His Majesty treats the Fourth Miss differently because she doesn't care about His Majesty?
As the saying goes, what you can't have is always the best.

All the noble ladies in the harem longed to climb into the emperor's bed, but the Fourth Miss was chosen by His Majesty himself, and even though she had become a nun, he still favored her.

Perhaps that's why the Fourth Princess is a novelty to His Majesty.

Murong had dinner at Xianfu Palace before leaving, which greatly worried the concubines in the harem.

Unfortunately, they couldn't enter Xianfu Palace and had no idea what it was like inside. They were all worried that Murong might stay overnight, but thankfully she left after nightfall.

As time passed, Murong never went to Xianfu Palace again. The concubines then focused their energy on the Emperor's birthday celebration, hoping to win over Empress Dowager Chen. If they were lucky enough, they might even have a chance to catch the Emperor's eye.

For a time, everyone was busy and had no extra energy to pay attention to Lou Suyi, the nun.

On the day of the Emperor's birthday, Lou Suying had already prepared herself mentally and was quite calm, while Yan Hui and Jin Shu were extremely nervous.

Lou Suying was still wearing a monk's hat, but her hair had already grown out. However, the two palace maids kept a close watch on her and didn't give her a chance to shave her hair again, so she didn't dwell on the matter.

Even with a child, she prioritizes her child above all else.

"This girl's outfit is so strange," Yan Hui muttered softly.

Lou Suyi was wearing a thick padded monk's robe, but to cover her pregnant belly, she wore a white cloak over it and was holding a hand warmer in her hands.

The two palace maids knew Lou Suying's intention. They held hand warmers and pulled their cloaks closed so that her pregnant belly could not be seen.

When the girl appeared at the chrysanthemum garden last time, many people ridiculed her for having a little belly.

It was winter, and everyone was dressed warmly. Unless someone forcibly pried open the girl's hands, it was unlikely that anyone would see her pregnant belly.

But things are different now. The girl's belly is quite large now, and even with the cloak covering it, you can still see her big belly.

"What's strange about it?" Lou Suyi glared at Yan Hui.

Yan Hui whispered, "This servant thinks that you shouldn't be wearing a cloak, Miss."

Otherwise, everyone would be able to see the girl's pregnant belly at a glance. If the girl were wearing a cloak, it's very possible that no one would see her pregnant belly until the end of the Christmas festival.

"It's cold, can't I wear more clothes?" Lou Suyi didn't care whether it was strange or not.

Anyway, she felt guilty appearing in front of so many concubines with her pregnant belly.

With the cloak covering her, perhaps no one would notice her protruding pregnant belly.

Since it was the Emperor's birthday, Lou Suying dared not stay too late. After getting ready, she left Xianfu Palace.

It snowed again yesterday, and the ground was very slippery. Lou Suying walked carefully, and Jinshu also carefully helped her. The three of them walked slowly, and when they arrived at Shou'an Palace, many concubines had already arrived, including Consort De, Consort Tao, Lou Suyue, and others.

They were chatting and laughing with Empress Dowager Chen when Lou Suying appeared. Everyone immediately fell silent, and they looked at Lou Suying with disdain.

Lou Suyue was the first to notice that Lou Suyi's attire was a bit strange.

Since Lou Suyi is a nun, why is she still wearing a luxurious cloak? Or does Lou Suyi no longer consider herself a nun and intend to settle down in this harem?

Thinking of this possibility, she stood up and stepped forward, taking Lou Suyi's arm in a friendly manner: "Fourth Sister, this cloak is so beautiful. Did you make it yourself?"

As soon as she spoke, everyone noticed the cloak Lou Suying was wearing.

Lou Suyi was a nun, so her attire should be simple and plain, and wearing a white cloak was not unsuitable for her. However, this cloak was made of the finest silk, with white fox fur trimmed on the cuffs and brim, and the workmanship was exquisite.

Such a magnificent cloak was not something every concubine in the imperial harem would have the opportunity to wear, but Lou Suyi, a nun, wore it.

Lou Suying looked down at herself as she followed the strange looks from the crowd, and then realized that the cloak was indeed a bit too luxurious. She had only thought of using it to cover her pregnant belly, but she never expected that Lou Suyue, that vicious woman, would try to embarrass her in public.

Consort De, of course, did not want to miss this opportunity to kick someone when they were down, and she curled her lips in a sneer: "The nun is really lucky. I don't even have such a luxurious cloak, but the nun is wearing it."

Lou Suyi was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Empress Dowager Chen was also examining Lou Suyi's cloak, which was indeed exquisite and elegant in every way. No wonder Consort De and the others felt uneasy.

At this moment, Jinshu cleverly stepped forward and replied, "His Majesty saw that it was freezing cold and was worried that the nun would catch a cold, so he bestowed the cloak upon her."

She was undoubtedly using Murong to intimidate the other concubines present.

Empress Dowager Chen smiled and beckoned to Lou Suyi: "Suyi, come and sit next to me."

She naturally held those whom the emperor favored in high regard as well.

Lou Suying wanted to stay away from Empress Dowager Chen. Today was Empress Dowager Chen's birthday, and many people wanted to curry favor with her. If she sat next to Empress Dowager Chen, wouldn't she become a target for everyone?
But since Empress Dowager Chen had spoken, she could only slowly step forward.

Consort De was unhappy, but she did not want to upset Empress Dowager Chen on such an occasion.

Tao Zhaoyi, however, couldn't sit still any longer and wanted to see Lou Suyi make a fool of herself, so she asked, "I wonder what birthday gift the nun has prepared for Her Majesty the Empress Dowager today?"

Lou Suyi made no attempt to conceal her identity, took out the hand-made garment she had prepared, and handed it to Empress Dowager Chen: "This humble nun has nothing to offer as a precious birthday gift, so I made this hand-made garment to present to Your Majesty."

Empress Dowager Chen took the garment and saw that it was covered with flowers and looked very ordinary at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one could vaguely see the words "Boundless Virtue and Grace, Longevity Like the Southern Mountain" embroidered with gold thread.

Although it was the most unremarkable of all the birthday gifts, she still felt comforted: "Not bad, it's getting cold, and it's just what I need."

Empress Dowager Chen even put on the hand-coated garment in front of everyone.

Seeing this, everyone's gazes toward Lou Suyi became even more hostile.

Just as the commotion was starting, Liang Wanying accompanied Murong, chatting and laughing, to Shou'an Palace.

Thinking that she could be by the emperor's side, Liang Wanying's eyebrows flew, causing everyone's gaze towards her to turn unfriendly.