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

Chapter 180 The Art of Winning Favor
Lou Suyi sat to the side watching Empress Dowager Chen present the treasure to her. All I can say is that the Empress Dowager really likes Xiao Chen'er.

The Empress Dowager's voice was so loud that everyone outside the carriage could probably hear it.

As Lou Suyi had suspected, everyone nearby heard Empress Dowager Chen's words, and their expressions varied.

Even Murong heard it. He glanced at the carriage carrying Empress Dowager Chen, a faint smile flashing in his eyes, before stepping onto the imperial carriage.

"May I ride in the imperial carriage with Your Majesty?" Just then, Liang Wanying ran to the front of the imperial carriage and asked.

Murong looked at Liang Wanying, whose big, watery eyes met his gaze earnestly.

Consort De clenched her fists when she saw Liang Wanying's alluring appearance.

Liang Wanying has always been a major concern for her. Just the fact that Liang Wanying became the late emperor's favorite concubine and is now Murong's favorite concubine shows how skilled this woman is at seducing men.

Even if she had traveled from the modern era, she wouldn't dare to make such a request to Murong in public, because she wasn't confident in her abilities.

If she were rejected by Murong in public, she would never be able to hold her head high in the harem again. She dared not gamble, but Liang Wanying did.

If Liang Wanying wins this bet, won't she be smug for a while?

Not only was Liang Wanying holding her breath, awaiting Murong's answer, but everyone, including Consort De, was watching the spectacle. When Murong finally agreed, everyone couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

Liang Wanying happily boarded the dragon carriage and sat side by side with Murong.

Normally, when the emperor attends an event, the woman sitting next to him is the empress. Since Murong has not yet appointed an empress, Liang Wanying is the highest-ranking concubine in the harem, so it's understandable that she sits beside the emperor.

But this scene was extremely irritating to the eyes of the concubines in the harem.

Liang Wanying giggled throughout, occasionally giving Murong flirtatious glances.

Murong occasionally responded with a word, but he seemed blind throughout, not exchanging glances with Liang Wanying. Even when Liang Wanying kept crowding around him, he showed no emotional reaction.

This frustrated Leung Wan-ying.

If it were the late emperor, she might have directly sat on his lap to seduce him, but facing Murong's cold and stern face, she dared not be too presumptuous.

She was also afraid that Murong would look down on her, and besides, this was in public, so she couldn't do such a lewd thing.

Others only saw Liang Wanying's glamorous side, unaware of the resentment in her heart.

Even though Murong was right beside her, she tried her best to seduce him, but he remained unmoved.

He even favored that woman, Lou Suyi, so why was he indifferent to such a stunning beauty as her?
By the time the imperial procession arrived at Yi Garden, Liang Wanying had made no progress whatsoever, not even managing to touch Murong's hand, which left him utterly frustrated.

Empress Dowager Chen spent the entire time interacting with the children. It wasn't until she got off the carriage and saw Liang Wanying descend from the imperial palanquin that she realized that in her moment of inattention, Liang Wanying had had the opportunity to get close to the emperor.

She immediately gave Lou Suying a strict order: "Suying, from now on, you must keep a close eye on the Emperor and not allow him to have any opportunity to be alone with Lady Liang."

Lou Suyi whispered, "But I have to take care of the child..."

"I will help you take care of Chen'er, so you can spend as much time as you like by the Emperor's side. Besides, the Emperor usually doesn't have time to take care of the child, so now that you have the opportunity to be with him with the child, he will definitely be happy," Empress Dowager Chen said solemnly.

Lou Suying didn't hesitate. She knew that it would be useless for her to refuse; the Empress Dowager would definitely say that it was an imperial decree and she couldn't refuse.

She might as well play it by ear, pretend to serve the emperor, and then find an opportunity to give Murong freedom so that he can have a chance to hunt for women.

Afterwards, she took the child and went to Murong's side. Murong turned to look at her, as if asking what she wanted to do. She innocently explained, "The Empress Dowager has instructed me to serve His Majesty and be ready to be at His Majesty's disposal at any time!"

Murong scoffed, "I wonder who's serving whom." Though his voice was soft, Lou Suying heard him clearly.

She couldn't help but reflect on herself. Had she ever had Murong serve her when she was serving the Emperor? Obviously not.

It's unclear where the emperor got this conclusion.

She shook her head, clearing her mind, and followed closely beside Murong.

At this moment, Liang Wanying also came over and took the empty seat to Murong's right.

Lou Suyi saw Liang Wanying give her a defiant look, but she pretended to be blind and not see Liang Wanying's vicious gaze.

So, she's now competing for favor with Murong's favorite concubine, right? No wonder Liang Wanying hates her.

She silently followed beside Murong, while Liang Wanying chatted animatedly with him. Or rather, Liang Wanying was flirting with Murong.

However, Murong was oblivious to romance; despite Liang Wanying's playful remarks, he didn't respond at all.

Just as Liang Wanying was about to take Murong's arm, Murong suddenly looked at Lou Suying and said, "Give the child to me."

Lou Suying hurriedly handed the child to Murong, who took it and weighed it in his hand: "It's gotten quite heavy."

The child lay in his arms, staring at him with wide, innocent eyes, looking silly, like a little nun.

“At three months old, the baby changes every day,” Lou Suyi replied blankly.

Murong glanced at her, then at the little one in his arms: "It's better if he looks like me."

Lou Suyi didn't understand his meaning for a moment: "What does Your Majesty mean?"

Why is someone like her bad?

Murong looked at her deeply and expressed his concern: "You are not very intelligent, it would be better if you were like me."

Lou Suyi: ...

Hearing their conversation, Liang Wanying glanced at Lou Suying with a mocking look. It seemed that Murong looked down on this woman from the bottom of his heart.

Perhaps it was because Lou Suyi had once saved his life that he favored this woman?
Lou Suyi thought to herself that she might not be as intelligent as Murong Conghui. How could he become emperor if he wasn't intelligent?

It was his irritating tone that annoyed her. If no one else were around, she would definitely have snapped back.

She stopped talking. Looking at Murong's gloomy face, she felt much happier looking at the air.

After that, Murong and Liang Wanying started chatting again. Lou Suying kicked the pebbles at her feet out of boredom. When she looked back, she didn't expect that Empress Dowager Chen was right behind them.

Seeing her look over, Empress Dowager Chen gave her a knowing look that couldn't be expressed in words. Surprisingly, Lou Suying felt she understood.

Empress Dowager Chen definitely wanted her to actively attract Murong's attention.

But she just stared blankly at Empress Dowager Chen. Seeing her silly look, Empress Dowager Chen simply pulled her aside and whispered something in her ear.

And so, under the supervision of Empress Dowager Chen, Lou Suying returned to Murong's side.

Perhaps her steps were too heavy, for Murong glanced at her, and she immediately returned his smile: "How about I carry the child?"

He could completely ignore her and have a proper romance with Liang Wanying.