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

Chapter 139 Imprisonment and Prenatal Education

All eyes were fixed on Consort De, and Lou Suying was also amazed.

She was certain that Consort De wanted to get rid of her and the child in her womb, but Consort De dared to make such a vicious oath, which only showed that Consort De was a ruthless person who would even sacrifice her own family.

Seeing that no one else had yet spoken, Lou Suyi said calmly, "It seems that you noble people are all feeling guilty and dare not make a solemn oath."

Consort Ning then knelt down, her expression calm: "I love Your Majesty dearly, and naturally I love Your Majesty's children as well. I would never dare to harbor the slightest ill will toward the imperial heirs. If I were to lie, I would die a horrible death! As for why I did not swear a poisonous oath on my family, it is only because I care about my relatives. Even if I have a clear conscience, I am unwilling to swear a poisonous oath on my family."

Her words were undoubtedly a slap in the face to Consort De. After all, just moments before, Consort De had easily made a poisonous oath with her family.

A comparison of the two reveals the obvious difference in quality.

Consort De glanced at Consort Ning indifferently, but did not argue about the matter.

If Consort Ning truly didn't care about Lou Suyi's pregnancy, she wouldn't have come to Xianfu Palace with everyone else.

She didn't believe that Consort Ning was someone who was as indifferent as a chrysanthemum and never fought for anything.

When the other concubines saw Consort Ning make her oath, they also knelt down and made their own solemn vows.

With Consort Ning serving as a cautionary tale, everyone swore an oath on behalf of their own people. Of the dozen or so people present, only Consort De swore a poisonous oath on behalf of her family.

But Consort De did not regret it.

She felt that oaths should not be made lightly, but she swore an oath on the Chi family, so that even if there was retribution in the future, it would not fall on her.

Murong looked at the kneeling crowd and calmly said, "I have heard all the poisonous oaths you have made, and even Buddha must know them. If you harbor malicious intentions, these oaths will surely come true for you. There will be plenty of time in the future to witness this. I have said before that if any imperial heir is involved in any incident, I will hold everyone accountable and will not let anyone go unpunished. Since you are all suspected this time, I will deduct one year's salary from your pay and have each of you receive thirty strokes of the cane as a warning to others."

Everyone looked at the emperor in the head seat in disbelief. They had all been pampered since childhood and had never been punished.

What's more, it's thirty strokes of the cane?
Once the emperor issued a verbal decree, no one dared to object.

Murong didn't want Lou Suyi to see the bloody scene of the execution, but the little nun insisted on supervising the execution on site.

"Why is Your Majesty looking at me like that?" Lou Suyi asked, puzzled.

She was the victim; shouldn't the execution have been overseen on the spot?

Murong said in a low voice, "You are pregnant, and I'm afraid you can't bear to see such bloodshed. Besides, isn't this bad for prenatal education?"

Lou Suyi snorted: "I think my child with His Majesty is bound to be someone important. What's wrong with watching such a small scene? Since this is prenatal education, of course the child should know from a young age that we can't be saints. We should avenge wrongs and settle scores on the spot! They are all suspected of harming the child, so I want the child to see with his own eyes what kind of end these people will have!"

Murong was speechless for a moment, and surprisingly, he felt that the little nun's statement didn't seem so inappropriate. He actually quite liked her clear-cut likes and dislikes.

Forget it, let her do it.

"If you feel unwell later, just tell me. Don't push yourself," Murong added, still concerned.

Lou Suyi was too lazy to pay any more attention to Murong.

Afterwards, accompanied by Murong, Lou Suying went to the front of the hall and took her seat.

Before the executioner began, Lou Suying touched her pregnant belly and said with a smile, "Child, now you can see clearly that some of these people want to harm you. Although we should not have malicious intentions, if someone tries to harm you first, we must avenge our enemies and show them no mercy."

Murong glanced at Lou Suyi and said with a slight smile, "Execute her!" Lou Suyi's eyes widened with excitement. The people being escorted hated Lou Suyi for her appearance, but they couldn't be arrogant this time. Soon, screams of agony rose and fell.

Especially since that damned nun Lou Suyi was cheering and encouraging the executioner to hit her harder, it made them hate Lou Suyi even more.

At first, Murong was worried that Lou Suyi would be afraid of seeing such a bloody scene, but when he saw Lou Suyi's excited appearance, he realized that he had worried too much.

The young nun's personality is well-suited to life in the palace; she's not one to remain silent when wronged.

"Hit him harder!" Lou Suyi couldn't help but shout from the side.

The people who were beaten wished they could cover Lou Suyi's mouth, but they were all groaning in pain and had no mind to pay attention to Lou Suyi.

Lou Suying really wanted to go forward and help, but she was pregnant and her small frame wasn't as strong as the executioner's, so she decided to just cheer from the sidelines.

After she finished shouting, she realized that Murong was looking at her with a complicated expression.

Lou Suying glared back irritably and said sarcastically, "Your Majesty, you wouldn't be so chivalrous as to not want to see your beloved concubines suffer, would you? They brought this on themselves. They tried to harm my child, so letting them suffer a little is too good for them!"

Murong said calmly, "The child in your womb is also my child, and I feel sorry for him too."

Lou Suyi thought to herself that of course he cared about his child, after all, he didn't have a child yet, while her womb was doing well.

He only cares about the child, but not about her.

If she were truly tricked today and fell into a pool of blood, not only would the child's fate be unpredictable, but she herself would also be in danger.

She had barely escaped with her life, and she didn't want to lose it in the harem.

Today, I'll show everyone in the harem that anyone who crosses me, Lou Suyi, will be retaliated against tenfold. Those who harm me shouldn't fall into my hands; she's not one to show mercy.

After the executions were completed, the dozen or so people were all beaten until their skin was torn and their flesh was ripped open, and they cried out in agony.

The real culprit was the dead nun right in front of them.

Taking advantage of their pregnancy with the emperor's child, they beat them to a pulp.

Lou Suying stood up and said with a smile, "I believe in the saying, 'I will not offend others unless they offend me.' But if anyone dares to offend me, I will retaliate! Although I have no evidence today to prove who among you harbors ill intentions towards my child, let me make this clear: if I ever catch them red-handed, I will personally kill her!"

Looking at the little nun's haughty and unrestrained demeanor, Murong inexplicably found her rather comical.

"From this day forward, everyone shall remain secluded and reflect on their actions until the New Year. During this period, no one shall leave the palace without my order!" Murong then issued another imperial edict.

Everyone agreed, and the matter was finally settled.

This matter naturally spread throughout the inner palace.

All the concubines who went to Xianfu Palace were beaten with thirty strokes of the cane, and one of them, Wanxuanshi, died, which caused quite a stir in the harem.

After this battle, Lou Suyi thought that the people in the harem might calm down for a while.

News came from the Cold Palace that Lady Wan had gone mad. As for when she went mad, no one knew.