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

Chapter 181 Come and sleep with me for a while
Murong said calmly, "I haven't held him in a long time. Now that I finally have some free time, you want to take him from me?"

Lou Suyi, not daring to contradict Murong, stepped aside and said, "Your Majesty is right."

Seeing Lou Suyi's wooden expression, Empress Dowager Chen shook her head in disappointment and said to Fang Ruo, "Suyi doesn't know how to compete for favor. How can she possibly compete with Lady Liang?"

That vixen Liang Wanying enjoyed the emperor's exclusive favor during the late emperor's reign, and now she's seduced his son. What a damned fox spirit!

Fang Ruo, however, held a different opinion: "This servant feels that His Majesty treats Miss Lou differently."

As for the differences, she couldn't quite put her finger on it, except that His Majesty treated Lou Suyi with more affection than Consort Hui.

Even though His Majesty spoke to Miss Lou without any mercy, she still felt that His Majesty's attitude towards Miss Lou revealed an intimacy that he didn't show to others.

“Indeed, it’s different. The Emperor is particularly harsh on Su Yi,” Empress Dowager Chen said irritably.

Fang Ruo paused for a moment, feeling that her mistress was only seeing the surface. She still felt that His Majesty treated Miss Lou differently from others.

Lou Suying silently followed beside Murong. Murong was talking to Liang Wanying and had no time to pay attention to her, but the child would reach out to her from time to time and smile at her.

She couldn't help but smile at the child, and just then Murong looked at her, his gaze unreadable.

The journey was arduous, but fortunately, we soon arrived at Qingyan Palace, which was Murong's residence.

"Your Majesty, please give Chen'er to me," Lou Suyi said to Murong.

Murong refused, saying, "The child has been with me these past few days."

Lou Suyi was taken aback, and subconsciously said, "Chen'er can't be without me at night. He'll cry if he can't see me."

As soon as she said this, Liang Wanying gave her a disdainful look.

Empress Dowager Chen was very happy, feeling that Lou Suyi had finally come to her senses: "The Emperor has never raised a child and does not know that a child cannot be separated from his mother at night. In that case, Suyi will also stay in Qingyan Palace tonight, in case Chen'er cannot see Suyi crying at night."

Murong looked at Lou Suying, who was quite embarrassed. Well, probably the whole world thinks she's using this method to gain favor, right? And they'll definitely think she's using her child to win his affections.

But that's not what she really meant.

Seeing that Murong was only looking at Su Yi without speaking, Empress Dowager Chen smiled and said, "It's decided then! Su Yi, you will stay in Qingyan Palace tonight. You must not wrong Chen'er."

She spoke in a grand and dignified manner, but who among those present didn't know what Empress Dowager Chen was really up to?
The reason why Lou Suyi was so highly regarded by Empress Dowager Chen was simply because she gave birth to a prince, which was truly enviable!
Murong didn't say anything, and simply carried the child into Qingyan Palace.

Seeing that Lou Suying was still standing there, Empress Dowager Chen pushed her: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and follow her, or Chen'er will cry and make a fuss if he doesn't see his mother."

Lou Suying looked slightly embarrassed, avoiding the strange looks from the crowd, and hurriedly followed behind Murong.

Seeing this, Liang Wanying was so angry she almost gritted her teeth. Just as she was about to follow, Empress Dowager Chen said, "Consort Hui, I have something to tell you. Come with me!"

Liang Wanying pursed her lips, her face extremely pale. Watching Empress Dowager Chen's retreating figure, she finally followed after her.

No one else dared to trespass into Qingyan Palace; they could only watch helplessly as Lou Suying and Murong disappeared from sight.

Standing beside Consort De, Consort Tao sighed softly, "I truly envy the Abbess. She was able to rise in status through her son. Perhaps the Abbess will serve the Emperor tonight?"

Consort De's expression remained unchanged: "That's not necessarily true!" If Murong loses interest in Lou Suyi, even if Lou Suyi were naked, Murong might not give her a second glance.

The worst thing is that Murong will develop interest in Lou Suyi again.

“I’ve always felt that the nun must have some unique qualities to be able to win the emperor’s favor and give birth to a prince. Now that the nun and His Majesty have a chance to be alone, I think the nun should be able to seize this opportunity to serve him. However, this is something we can only envy.” As Tao Zhaoyi spoke, she went to find her own courtyard to rest in.

Consort De stood there stunned for a moment, her face contorted with jealousy. But what could she do? She had no children to rely on, and Murong no longer doted on her as before. She could only stand in the shadows, heartbroken.

Lou Suyi knew she had once again attracted attention. She wondered if she could come up with a way to leave Qingyan Palace with her child that night so that she wouldn't become the target of everyone's criticism.

While she was secretly plotting, Murong suddenly turned back to her and shoved the child into her arms.

She looked at Murong blankly, and Murong said calmly, "I'm tired of holding you, you can hold me for a while."

Lou Suyi was speechless. Looking at the little guy in her arms grinning at her, she said in a muffled voice, "Chen'er, your father is so weak. He gets tired after holding you for a while. He's not as strong as your mother."

When the child saw Lou Suyi talking to him, he waved his chubby, lotus-root-like hands in her arms, as if he were echoing her.

Lou Suyi looked at Murong smugly, and Murong scoffed, "Chen'er looks very silly, just like you."

With no one else around, Lou Suying reverted to her true nature, saying in a sarcastic tone, "Yes, the good things all resemble His Majesty, and the bad things all resemble me."

Murong simply pinched her cheek: "That's the truth."

Lou Suyi slapped his hand away and turned to see Ji Qing's disapproving look, clearly feeling that she had overstepped her bounds.

It's not her fault. Murong is a gentleman in front of outsiders, but he's so rude to her. Anyone would be angry in her presence.

"It's rare for Your Majesty to leave the palace for a trip. To avoid being bothered by the child, how about I take Chen'er with me?" Lou Suyi said, unable to resist kissing the child on the cheek.

Murong simply said, "Keep up!"

Lou Suyi stared at Murong's retreating figure, having no desire to accompany him.

He seemed unwilling to let her stay with him before, so why is he insisting that she stay now that she wants to leave?

Sometimes she felt that men's hearts were hard to fathom, and a man like Murong was even more unfathomable to her.

She then followed Murong into the dormitory, and when she saw Murong heading towards the bed, she was caught in a dilemma.

Even Ji Qing was somewhat taken aback by this scene. Just as he was hesitating whether to speak, he heard his master say, "Su Yi, come and sleep with me for a while."

Ji Qing was both surprised and delighted. Could it be that His Majesty, after abstaining from sex for so long, was finally going to return to being a normal man?
Seeing Lou Suyi still standing there dumbfounded, he suddenly remembered what His Majesty had said about the Fourth Miss being silly, and realized that His Majesty's words made a lot of sense.

"Fourth Miss, please give the young prince to me. His Majesty was busy until very late yesterday, so please keep him company." Ji Qing said, taking Xiao Muchen away and then leaving.

Lou Suyi saw that the other maids and eunuchs who had been serving her had also left one by one, leaving only her and Murong in the room. She felt that the development of this situation was a bit strange.

At this moment, Murong got out of bed, came to her side, and without saying a word, picked her up and placed her on the bed.