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

Chapter 120 The Emperor Has an Heir, He Can Finally Stand Tall and Raise His Head

Only Lou Suya was happy.

Her biggest worry was Lou Suyi. She was constantly concerned that Xie Zhijie would insist on bringing Lou Suyi into the Xie family. Now that Lou Suyi had become the emperor's woman, even if Xie Zhijie still wanted Lou Suyi, he had no hope of ever getting her in this lifetime.

However, if Lou Suying gives birth to a prince in this pregnancy, Lou Suying will be the first in the palace to do so.

Lou Suyi's power is too great, which is of no benefit to the Lou family, unless Suyue can use Lou Suyi to rise to power and then find an opportunity to get rid of this eyesore...

The Lou family members had different thoughts, and Lou Suying also went from being awkward at first to becoming calm.

From this day forward, her most important concern is preventing someone from harming the child in her womb.

The imperial harem is full of all sorts of monsters and demons, so she needs to be extremely vigilant to avoid being harmed.

Today is Empress Dowager Chen's birthday, a big day in itself. In addition, upon suddenly learning that Su Yi was pregnant, she couldn't hide her joy.

Murong held Lou Suyi's hand the whole time, as if silently supporting her.

Afterwards, Empress Dowager Chen changed into formal attire and, accompanied by Murong, went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to receive the congratulations of princes and ministers.

Because he was worried about leaving Lou Suyi, a pregnant woman, alone in Shou'an Palace, a place surrounded by wolves, Murong decided to take Lou Suyi with him.

While Empress Dowager Chen received congratulations in the main hall, Lou Suying was enjoying sour plums in the back hall, which seemed quite pleasant.

Besides Yan Hui and Jin Shu, Ji Qing was also there to serve her.

Seeing that several servants were staring at her as she ate the sour plum, Lou Suyi kindly asked, "Would you like some?"

Everyone shook their heads and swallowed hard.

It all looked sour, but only Miss Lou, a pregnant woman, seemed to enjoy it.

Lou Suying was in a good mood mainly because she had finally gotten rid of a worry, and the absence of the resentful looks from the concubines in the harem made her feel relaxed and comfortable.

She touched her round belly from time to time, and soon she felt sleepy.

After the Prince of Nan'an paid his respects to Empress Dowager Chen in the palace, he deliberately brought up the fact that the Murong family had not yet produced an heir.

Empress Dowager Chen was in a good mood today, and only after the Prince of Nan'an finished rambling on did she speak up in a good mood: "What the Prince of Nan'an said is very true. Fortunately, the Emperor already has an heir, so there is no need for the Prince of Nan'an to trouble himself with this matter!"

At this moment, Empress Dowager Chen felt relieved and proud that the emperor had an heir!

Several other ministers, who had originally intended to stand up and advise Murong to appoint an empress as soon as possible, were stunned upon hearing this.

Everyone exchanged bewildered glances, having heard nothing of any of the concubines in the harem becoming pregnant with the emperor's child. Wasn't it said that the emperor hadn't summoned any concubine to his bedchamber since his ascension to the throne? If so, where would the imperial heir come from?

Only Xie Zhijie and Qi Yan had different expressions, but at the same time, they both thought of Su Yi.

After Empress Dowager Chen finished receiving the court congratulations, Xie Zhijie couldn't wait to catch up with Murong and asked in a hoarse voice, "May I ask which noble lady in the harem is pregnant?"

Murong glanced at Xie Zhijie, her voice icy: "Minister Xie, you have overstepped your bounds!"

Xie Zhijie's face turned ashen as he watched Murong walk away.

He turned to Qi Yan and asked, "Have you heard anything about this?"

Qi Yan's expression was solemn: "Never."

Xie Zhijie couldn't sit still any longer, so he hurriedly sent someone to find out who was pregnant with the imperial heir.

This was a momentous event, and not only Xie Zhijie wanted to know, but other ministers also wanted to know which noble lady was pregnant with the imperial heir. When the definite news arrived, although he was somewhat prepared, Xie Zhijie still felt a "buzz" in his head, as if he had gone deaf.

Qi Yan was stunned for a long time when he heard that Lou Suyi was pregnant.

He guessed that His Majesty was interested in Su Yi, but he never expected His Majesty to act so quickly. He heard that Su Yi's belly was quite large, at least six months pregnant.

In other words, Su Yi gained favor shortly after entering the palace, but no one knew about it.

No wonder Su Yi stayed in the harem for so long; she had already become His Majesty's woman.

He sighed softly and said to the distraught Xie Zhijie, "Things have come to this point, Lord Xie, please don't cause her any more trouble."

Su Yi has no support in the harem. The Lou family favors Consort Lou. If Xie Zhijie causes more trouble for Su Yi, Su Yi's life will be difficult.

Su Yi is now pregnant with the imperial heir. If she gives birth to a prince, he will be Su Yi's support in the future.

Xie Zhijie's handsome face twisted and contorted with jealousy: "She's mine!"

Seeing that there were many people in the hall, Qi Yan simply pulled Xie Zhijie away a little before whispering, "It was Lord Xie who wronged Su Yi first. She has never wronged Lord Xie in any way! Su Yi has not been able to get to where she is today. For the sake of our past relationship, Lord Xie, let's stop here and stop being so stubborn."

He recognized his mistakes and hoped that Xie Zhijie would stop making Su Yi's days in the harem unbearable, even though he was madly jealous of His Majesty.

Xie Zhijie brushed Qi Yan's hand away and said in a hoarse voice, "It would have been better if she had died back then, but she came back. My only thought now is her. I know her; she wouldn't like that cannibalistic place like the harem. I will definitely find a way to take her away..."

"Xie Zhijie, she is pregnant with the imperial heir and is already His Majesty's woman. You will kill her sooner or later if you continue like this! How dare you even think of her? What did she do to offend you, this heartless and ungrateful plague god?!" Qi Yan was also furious, grabbing Xie Zhijie's collar and cursing.

At this moment, a minister surnamed Wang walked over and, seeing their flushed faces, asked with concern, "My lords, please talk this out."

Qi Yan instantly regained his composure, smoothed out the wrinkles on Xie Zhijie's collar, and said calmly, "This Marquis and Lord Xie have something to discuss. Lord Wang, please."

Lord Wang looked at Xie Zhijie, whose face was ashen, and was unsure whether these two talented young men would tear each other apart.

Xie Zhijie quickly returned to normal, not even giving Lord Wang a glance.

Lord Wang looked the two men over and over, making sure they wouldn't fight, before turning and leaving.

After Lord Wang had gone far away, Qi Yan said fiercely, "Xie Zhijie, if you dare to harm Su Yi again, I will definitely drag you down with me!"

Xie Zhijie sneered: "Don't tell me you're not jealous of His Majesty. With so many women in his harem, what can he offer Su Yi in terms of happiness?"

"Even if His Majesty has many concubines in his harem, they are still a thousand times, ten thousand times better than you!" Qi Yan said, then turned and left.

Only Xie Zhijie remained standing there, as if petrified.

Afterwards, accompanied by Murong, Empress Dowager Chen led a group of concubines to the Plum Garden.

It snowed heavily last night, and today is a perfect day to admire the plum blossoms.

Because the snow was slippery, Murong held Lou Suyi's hand the whole time.

Lou Suyi didn't actually want to join in the fun, but Murong said that today was Empress Dowager Chen's birthday and asked her unborn child to keep her company. With just one sentence, he blocked her path.

Later, Murong simply put his arm around Lou Suyi's waist and walked ahead. Lou Suyi didn't need to turn around to feel the resentful gazes of the other concubines fixed on her back.

She glanced again at the young emperor walking with his arm around her waist, and for some reason sighed.

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