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

Chapter 140 He had no choice but to accept her advances...

"What does Your Majesty think?" Lou Suyi asked Murong.

Murong countered, "What do you think?"

“I think Madam Ma’s madness is rather suspicious. Compared to killing her quietly, driving her insane would be far more discreet and wouldn’t alert anyone. Who would go to the Cold Palace to find Madam Ma for no reason? If this hadn’t happened today, I wouldn’t have connected it to Madam Ma’s strange behavior. If I’m not being paranoid, Madam Ma has someone behind her, and it’s the same person who was behind this today,” Lou Suyi said, expressing her conjecture.

Murong remained silent, and Lou Suyi assumed he was displeased that she thought he was being too suspicious: "Doesn't Your Majesty have anything to say?"

"I'm listening to you." Murong was worried that Lou Suying would get tired of standing, so he simply pulled her down to sit.

Lou Suyi said irritably, "Doesn't Your Majesty have anything to say?"

"Whatever you say goes, I have no objection. I'm only worried about whether you were frightened today, and whether the child in your womb is alright."

Murong's words instantly silenced Lou Suying's temper.

Well, all the emperor cares about is his child. Judging from his words, it doesn't matter whether the real culprit is found or not. She's just doing her job without thinking.

Seeing Lou Suying's face suddenly turn cold, Murong didn't know what he had done to displease her: "Did I say something wrong?"

"How could Your Majesty possibly say something wrong? Your Majesty has spent a long time at Xianfu Palace today, why don't you return to Qianqing Palace?" Lou Suyi forced a smile.

Murong stared at Lou Suyi for a long while before making a final judgment: "You're angry."

Lou Suyi retorted defiantly, "His Majesty may have become a bit paranoid since becoming emperor."

Seeing that Murong was staring at her without saying anything, she stood up and said, "I'll go check on the small kitchen. Your Majesty, please make yourself at home."

Watching the young nun walk away, Murong looked at Jiqing and asked, "Why did I upset the young nun?"

When Jiqing first heard his master call the Fourth Sister "Little Nun," he thought it was an affectionate term of endearment from his master.

Seeing that his master was still looking at him, he lowered his eyes and replied, "Fourth Miss is probably just overthinking because she was frightened. It's not that His Majesty did anything to upset her. Fourth Miss is magnanimous and will surely reconcile with His Majesty soon."

Furthermore, he didn't think His Majesty had said anything wrong. Perhaps it was because the Fourth Miss was framed today that she was in low spirits.

Murong felt that Ji Qing's words made some sense: "She was frightened and may not sleep well at night, so I will stay with her tonight."

Ji Qing nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty is right."

Anyway, they've already spent two nights in a row at Xianfu Palace, and everyone knows that His Majesty's heart is completely biased.

Since the Fourth Princess became known to everyone, His Majesty no longer hides it and often stays overnight at Xianfu Palace.

It was precisely because the Fourth Princess remained in the Emperor's favor and was pregnant with the Emperor's child that everyone was jealous of her.

Fortunately, today's events ended without serious harm; the Fourth Princess and the Crown Prince are both safe and sound.

Lou Suying deliberately lingered in the small kitchen for a while before returning to the main hall. She thought Murong had left, but when she returned to the main hall, she found that Murong was still there.

"If I have done anything wrong, I can correct it. Just tell me. You will be giving birth soon, so please rest well in Xianfu Palace. I will give the order that no one is allowed to come to Xianfu Palace to disturb your pregnancy before you give birth." Murong had just thought about it before coming to say this.

"Then could Your Majesty refrain from disturbing my pregnancy?" Lou Suyi asked directly.

Murong's previously warm face instantly turned expressionless. He said, word by word, "No! You are carrying my child. As the father, I have the right to visit the child."

Lou Suyi understood that he meant he came to see the child, not her.

Lou Suying harbored resentment towards Murong. His heart and soul were completely focused on the child, while she was merely a tool for pregnancy. But that was secondary; after all, she herself loved children, and once the child was born, she was half the child.

What she hated most was that he had so many concubines in his harem who still dared to provoke her, and when she got pregnant, she had to bear the brunt of all the concubines' anger, while no one dared to disrespect him, the culprit.

No matter how handsome Murong's face was, she couldn't stand it now.

During dinner, Murong remained silent. Lou Suyi, who was usually talkative, didn't want to engage with Murong, and the atmosphere became somewhat subdued.

Seeing that their master didn't speak, the others also tried to keep their presence to a minimum.

Lou Suyi put down her chopsticks early and went out to digest her food.

Jinshu followed closely behind, whispering, "Miss, you should treat His Majesty better. Every time I see you ignoring His Majesty, I'm terrified, fearing he'll make things difficult for you. In this harem, His Majesty is the most honorable. If you soften your attitude, it will be good for you and for the future imperial heir."

Lou Suying sighed softly, "I know, but I'm just used to being disrespectful to His Majesty."

Today, she relapsed into her old ways because she had been angered by his concubines in the harem.

Recently, she has actually been changing herself, and she knows that things are different now. Before, she didn't want anything; she just hoped that Murong would dislike her and drive her out of the palace.

Now that she and her child both depend on Murong, she really needs to change her bad temper.

Upon hearing this, Yan Hui squeezed in and chimed in, "This servant thinks that His Majesty likes you, young lady, perhaps precisely because you don't see him as a king, but rather as your own man..."

As soon as she said this, Lou Suying and Jinshu both looked over.

Jinshu's eyes lit up: "Yan Hui's words make sense. His Majesty might like it when the girl is disrespectful to him."

Lou Suyi was taken aback by the phrase "her own man," and felt goosebumps rise on her arms.

“Miss, please don’t take it lightly. If His Majesty didn’t care about you, why would he treat you so specially?” Jinshu saw through Lou Suyi’s thoughts.

Lou Suying pointed to her pregnant belly: "Because I'm elevated by having a child. Even if His Majesty is willing to grant my every wish, His Majesty is just hoping that my belly will bring him honor."

She hadn't forgotten how the Prince of Nan'an and his wife had treated Murong Xuanwa last time.

As an emperor, not having an heir would be criticized by the court officials, but she was a great contributor to the birth of an heir.

"Is it possible that the son's status actually comes from his mother's influence?" Yan Hui weakly argued.

Jinshu gave Yan Hui a thumbs up, as she also felt that this was a possibility.

Lou Suying laughed at the two young palace maids, saying they were incredibly naive. Murong always talked about the imperial heirs, and she was just taking care of them incidentally.

However, after Jinshu's reminder, she also realized that she shouldn't go too far.

After showering, she took the initiative to wrap her arms around Murong's neck, showing him affection.

Murong frowned as he saw her wink at him and asked, "What do you want to do?"

He was afraid of pressing on her pregnant belly, so he tried to push her away a little, but she pouted and kissed him. Helpless, he had no choice but to accept her embrace.

Just as he was beginning to enjoy the moment and wanted to deepen the kiss, she suddenly pushed him away again…

Hehe, I've been so busy lately!