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

Chapter 185 Those with official titles cannot compare to the favor bestowed upon nuns.
Lou Suyi's words were a direct insult to Consort De and Liang Wanying, and both women looked displeased, while the others watched with amusement.

To be honest, Lou Suyi's words did make sense.

They want to have children themselves, so what's the point of them always eyeing Master Kongchen's children?

"Did His Majesty really make such a promise to Abbess Kongchen?" Liang Wanying hated Lou Suying to the core, but she still looked at Murong with her alluring eyes.

Murong glanced at Liang Wanying, then looked at Lou Suying who was glaring angrily to the side, and asked, "Did I ever make you such a promise?"

Lou Suying felt like vomiting blood upon hearing this. This emperor was a typical scumbag. He was the emperor; how could he turn around and forget the promise he had made?
She replied firmly, "Of course! Jiqing was there at the time, and His Majesty made a promise, so we cannot go back on our word."

She looked at Jiqing as she spoke.

Upon seeing this, Ji Qing knelt on the ground and replied, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty did indeed personally promise Fourth Miss that you would personally raise the young prince."

At that time, His Majesty said that since the Fourth Miss was not leaving the palace, the young prince would naturally be raised by the Fourth Miss, his biological mother. That was roughly the meaning.

Murong pretended to think for a moment, as if he had finally remembered the matter, and said with an expression of enlightenment: "Since I have made a promise to Suyi, I cannot break it. In that case, Chen'er will be raised by Suyi herself."

Empress Dowager Chen finally relaxed, and Lou Suying also breathed a sigh of relief.

This emperor is so unreliable! He completely forgot about it without her reminder? Luckily, Jiqing was there at the time and overheard her conversation with the emperor. Otherwise, if her child had been given to another concubine to raise, how wronged she would have been.

Seeing this, Liang Wanying and Consort De were unhappy, but there was nothing they could do.

After all, Murong had made a promise to Lou Suyi first, and his not breaking his promise only showed that the king's word was law, and his words were like an imperial edict.

"My two beloved consorts, please rise."

Murong waved his hand, ignoring the two women, and walked straight to Empress Dowager Chen, saying, "Mother, you should take care of your health and not get angry easily."

Empress Dowager Chen glared at him: "It's you who made me angry!"

Murong was quite eager to admit his mistake: "Mother is right, it's all my fault."

When Empress Dowager Chen saw that he was very sincere in admitting his mistake, her heart softened instantly.

She knew her son was grown up and had become emperor. He had always been opinionated, let alone now.
It's normal that she displeased him by interfering in his harem, but she was doing it for his own good. That bitch Liang Wanying is really no good.

"You should stay away from Lady Liang. Listen to me, that woman is wicked!" Empress Dowager Chen seized every opportunity to persuade her.

Murong looked helplessly at Empress Dowager Chen, who knew he wouldn't listen to her when she saw his expression.

Feeling utterly powerless, she simply pushed Lou Suying next to Murong: "You try to persuade the emperor!"

Lou Suyi looked completely innocent. What did this have to do with her?

She herself doesn't even have a formal title, so what right does she have to advise Murong to stay away from Liang Wanying? She doesn't have that kind of nerve.

Murong stared intently at her, seemingly curious about how she would persuade him. Lou Suying turned her gaze to the lake, exclaiming in surprise, "The scenery in the lake is so beautiful! Let me go closer to take a look."

As she spoke, she took the child and moved away from the troublesome mother and son, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

Empress Dowager Chen was not surprised at all by Lou Suyi's cowardly appearance.

She sighed softly, "The emperor is too old for me to control. Since he is determined to have Lady Liang, I will not stop him. But under no circumstances can Lady Liang conceive the imperial heir. This is my only request!"

Liang Wanying happened to walk over and, upon hearing Empress Dowager Chen's words, her eyes revealed a look of resentment and malice.

So, the reason why Murong did not summon her to his bedchamber was because Empress Dowager Chen disliked her, which is why Murong did not choose her.

Just now, when she asked for custody of the young prince, Murong was clearly about to agree. Since Murong indulges her in everything, what reason does he have not to choose her?
The only possibility is that Empress Dowager Chen is behind this!

Consort De also overheard the conversation between Empress Dowager Chen and Murong. She sighed, "If Consort Hui hadn't become the late Emperor's favorite concubine, she would be the Empress Dowager by now. Yes, could it be that Consort Hui saw that His Majesty wasn't valued by the late Emperor and felt that marrying him would be a loss, so she switched her allegiance to him?"

Liang Wanying clenched her fists and looked coldly at Consort De: "What nonsense are you spouting?"

Consort De chuckled, "My sister was just guessing casually. Could it be that she guessed correctly? Does His Majesty know that my sister refused to marry him for the sake of power?"

Liang Wanying had regained her composure by this time: "Sister, you have a dark mind. No wonder you have not been able to serve His Majesty in bed for so many years. You know that in His Majesty's heart, you are nothing but a plaything."

Consort De was stung by Liang Wanying's words and retorted, "Everyone says His Majesty values ​​you, but why is it that after all this time, you're not even as good as Master Kongchen? By the way, you haven't even had the chance to serve His Majesty in bed. It seems you're not that important to His Majesty. At least His Majesty is willing to summon Master Kongchen to his bedchamber, while you haven't even had the chance to be chosen by His Majesty."

They're no better than Leung Wan-ying; what right does Leung Wan-ying have to make fun of her?

Just as the two were exchanging barbs, Consort Tao's voice suddenly rang out behind them: "Sisters, peace brings wealth, so please talk things out. However, I agree with what Consort De said. None of the sisters in the harem have the ability of Abbess Kongchen. She used to be a nun, yet she was able to get His Majesty to summon her to his bedchamber. Moreover, her little prince will soon be old enough to run errands."

So what's the point of their argument? They're both equally bad. No matter how loud the argument gets, the baby won't automatically jump into their bellies.

Consort De and Liang Wanying suddenly lost their temper and looked at Lou Suyi, who was holding a child. She was still wearing a monk's robe, but the child in her arms was the only prince of the Murong family.

Coincidentally, Murong and Empress Dowager Chen were also looking at the building in plain clothes.

Perhaps seeing the adorable and beautiful child in Lou Suyi's arms, the usually aloof emperor inadvertently revealed a touch of tenderness.

At that moment, both Consort De and Liang Wanying were deflated.

Even if they have official titles and Murong does value them, what good is it? The most urgent thing is to serve the emperor and conceive a royal heir. Otherwise, they can't even compare to Lou Suyi, a woman without official titles. Just thinking about it makes them feel discouraged.

Lou Suying had no idea that she had done nothing wrong, yet she had become the object of everyone's jealousy.

When she sensed the venomous gazes from Consort De and Liang Wanying, she pretended not to see them.

Perhaps she shouldn't have come out this time, otherwise no one would have noticed her presence. Because of Xiao Muchen, Empress Dowager Chen and Murong's attention was focused on her and the child, which is why Consort De and Liang Wanying resented her.