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

Chapter 174 Keeping a Woman Outside

When Madam Yin saw that Lou Suya looked absent-minded after returning, she assumed that she and Lou Suyi had had a falling out.

"I told you she was determined to sever ties with the Lou family, even abandoning her own mother. What's the point of trying to win over such a heartless and ungrateful person?" Madam Yin said coldly.

Lou Suya did not heed Yin's words; she was still thinking about what Lou Suyi had said to her earlier.

If it were before, things would have been better. Lou Suying was helpless and alone in the Lou family. In any case, Lou Suying was controlled by her mother, and if she wanted to get rid of her, she could do it by any means.

Now that Lou Suying is in the palace and has given birth to a prince, it would be extremely difficult for her to take action against Lou Suying.

Unless, of course, someone in the palace is found to remove Lou Suyi's clothes.

After much thought, she could only think of Lou Suyue.

"Mother, I'm going to talk to Suyue for a while." Lou Suya set her sights on Lou Suyue.

She and Lou Suyi were destined to be enemies to the death. Rather than waiting for Lou Suyi to become too powerful, it would be better to eliminate her before she became too powerful and prevent future troubles!
Lou Suyue saw Lou Suya pull her to a secluded spot, acting furtively, and assumed something serious had happened.

"Sister, please speak quickly. I rarely have the opportunity to see His Majesty, so I need to find a way to make him remember me," Lou Suyue said impatiently.

Lou Suya sneered inwardly. Someone like Lou Suyue, beautiful as she may be, is not unique enough. How could she possibly make His Majesty remember her?

Since even seeing His Majesty is as difficult as ascending to heaven, it's better to be her pawn and use her for his own purposes.

"Just now, Lou Suyi told me that once she takes power, she will eliminate everyone in our Lou family. We can't wait for her to become powerful, otherwise all of us in the Lou family will die at her hands. Suyue, you have to get rid of her and her child before she becomes powerful!" Lou Suya whispered.

Lou Suyue's expression changed upon hearing this: "Does elder sister know what she is saying? Leaving aside Lou Suyi, just look at her child. That is His Majesty's eldest son. To plot against the imperial heir is punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family. How dare elder sister have such a rebellious thought?"

Has my sister lost her mind? If my sister tells her to poison Lou Suyi and her son, isn't that sending her to the underworld?

Lou Suya thought disdainfully, "Don't you want to get rid of them, mother and son?"

It would be a lie to say that Lou Suyue wasn't jealous of Lou Suyi, but she wouldn't be so foolish as to attack Lou Suyi and plot against the imperial heir, which would be a matter of life and death.

"No matter what, she's surnamed Lou. Why would I get rid of them? But why did my sister suddenly decide to kill them?" Lou Suyue was worried that someone was overhearing her, so she carefully observed her surroundings.

To her surprise, when she looked up, she saw Lou Suyi staring in their direction.

She was startled and quickly moved away from Lou Suya: "Sister, you've probably had too much peace and quiet, and you're actually looking for trouble. You can't have such rebellious thoughts, otherwise it will harm the entire Lou family."

Seeing that Lou Suyue wanted to leave, Lou Suya tried to stop her, but she shook her off.

This was, after all, the palace, and she couldn't make too much noise, so she could only watch helplessly as Lou Suyue walked away.

Lou Suyue is also a useless piece of trash. She doesn't dare to do this or that. Does she want to wait until Lou Suyue's child grows up and has a chance to compete for the throne, and then turn around and deal with her?
But apart from Lou Suyue, she didn't know anyone else in the palace. Since Lou Suyue was unwilling to take action, her plan to eliminate Lou Suyi had to be abandoned.

After that, Lou Suyue kept her distance from Lou Suya, fearing that Lou Suya would try to persuade her to poison Lou Suyi again.

Now she dared not look at Qinglou Suyi, always feeling that this woman was not to be underestimated, otherwise she would not have been able to climb into the emperor's bed and give birth to the imperial heir.

All three groups that tried to kill Lou Suyi were defeated by her. She didn't possess her elder sister's deep cunning and didn't want to court death. Ah, yes, her elder sister suddenly ordered her to eliminate Lou Suyi—could something have happened that she didn't know about?
It's definitely not as simple as my sister said. Someone like my sister wouldn't be so rash as to say that she should get rid of Lou Suyi.

After the Spring Flower Banquet ended that day, Lou Suya couldn't find another opportunity to persuade Lou Suyue.

Exhausted, she returned to the Xie residence, changed her clothes, and then went to find Xie Zhijie.

She couldn't find anyone in the mansion. She wanted to ask Xie Zhijie where he had gone, but everyone gave the same answer: they didn't know where Xie Zhijie was.

Lou Suya stood in front of Xie Zhijie's courtyard, intending to wait for him to come to her.

Poor thing, she waited until late at night, but Xie Zhijie never showed up.

Unwilling to give up, she stood in front of the courtyard and continued to wait. She waited until dawn, but Xie Zhijie still did not return home.

Right, when was the last time she saw Xie Zhijie?
It could have been ten days ago, or it could have been half a month ago. She didn't even know if Xie Zhijie hadn't returned to the Xie residence the night before, or if Xie Zhijie often stayed out all night.

On the surface, she appears to be the mistress of the house, and everyone respects her, but only she knows that it's all just a facade.

The servants in the Xie household only recognized Xie Zhijie as their master; she, as Madam Xie, was actually nothing.

She was Xie Zhijie's first wife, yet she didn't even know where Xie Zhijie was.

This time, she left someone to guard outside Xie Zhijie's courtyard. She wanted to know when Xie Zhijie would return home, and she also wanted to know if Xie Zhijie was having an affair.

Unexpectedly, Xie Zhijie returned to the manor that afternoon. Lou Suya immediately came to find him and questioned, "Husband, where did you go last night?!"

Xie Zhijie looked weary: "Do I need to report to you where I go?"

What right does she have to question him?

Three years ago, he and she had reached a point where they had nothing left to say to each other.

Lou Suya was enraged by his cold attitude: "Xie Zhijie, are you keeping a mistress on the side?!"

Xie Zhijie laughed upon hearing this: "Just think of me as keeping a woman on the side. If that makes you feel better."

Even if he didn't keep a mistress outside the marriage, he still had Su Yi in his heart, so the outcome was no different.

Lou Suya's face turned ashen. Did Xie Zhijie no longer bother to explain to her?

She didn't want to continue living like a widow any longer; she wanted to have a child with him.

She softened her tone, "My lord, please just think of me as going crazy. Don't take it to heart. I just love you so much..."

"Lou Suya, don't try that with me. I thought we had already reached a consensus. I'm keeping the position of Mrs. Xie for you not because I think you're suitable for it, but simply to avoid causing trouble. Go away, don't linger in front of me. Seeing your face reminds me of what you did back then!" Xie Zhijie interrupted Lou Suya before she could finish speaking.

Lou Suya's face drained of color, and she blurted out, "Husband, have you forgotten? It was you who made the choice back then. No one forced you to choose me that year; you insisted on saving me!"