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

Chapter 188 The murderer is among them
Liang Wanying was so angry she almost laughed. If she had done it, then she wouldn't be wronged, but she really hadn't.

When Empress Dowager Chen humiliated her before, she did think about killing Empress Dowager Chen so that the old hag would no longer be able to make things difficult for her.

However, this trip was rushed, and she didn't have time to plan, so she naturally couldn't make a move.

Little did anyone know which vicious person was targeting Empress Dowager Chen, actually trying to harm her. It was simply outrageous!
"Your Majesty, I am innocent! If I had ordered this old woman to poison the Empress Dowager, may I die a horrible death!" Liang Wanying swore an oath in anger.

Empress Dowager Chen, however, was convinced that Liang Wanying had harmed her: "Emperor, at a time like this, you wouldn't still be protecting this vile woman, would you?"

She had just escaped death; if the emperor still protected the Liang family who had harmed her, then she had raised this son for nothing.

Murong pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked at Lou Suyi: "Suyi, do you think this was orchestrated by Consort Hui?"

Lou Suying hadn't expected Murong to push her forward. She frowned slightly, feeling that Murong was being unfair. Given the feud between Empress Dowager Chen and Liang Wanying, she might offend Empress Dowager Chen if things weren't handled properly.

"Don't you think this matter is somewhat similar to what Consort Wan and Consort Ma did to harm you?" Murong asked again when Lou Suyi remained silent.

Upon hearing this, Lou Suyi recalled that Granny Wang had suddenly claimed to have a headache, just like Consort Wan had done before.

If it was Leung Wan-ying who poisoned Empress Dowager Chen this time, then it's also possible that Leung Wan-ying was the one who harmed her in the first place.

But if these previous schemes were all devised by Liang Wanying, there's no reason why she would be so easily accused by Granny Wang this time.

Murong suddenly dragged her into the mess. Whether he wanted to protect Liang Wanying or not, the person the mastermind really wanted to deal with was her.

Having figured out the intricacies of the matter, she said to Empress Dowager Chen, "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Let His Majesty investigate it thoroughly. If it was indeed Consort Hui who poisoned you, His Majesty will surely find out the truth and seek justice for you. If it wasn't Consort Hui, then we must find the real culprit. We can't let the culprit lead us by the nose. What do you say?"

If anyone else had said these words, Empress Dowager Chen certainly wouldn't have listened. But Lou Suying was her savior and also her victim, so this matter really needed to be thoroughly investigated, and the real culprit couldn't be allowed to escape justice.

Originally, she intended to drag Liang Wanying down with her, regardless of whether Liang Wanying had harmed her or not...

"Su Yi is right. Your Majesty, you must thoroughly investigate this matter. Since Granny Wang has testified against Consort Hui, Consort Hui is a suspect. Your Majesty, take her away and interrogate her properly!" Empress Dowager Chen had just experienced a major upheaval and was in poor spirits at the moment.

"Your Majesty is right. I will send people to thoroughly investigate this matter." Saying this, Murong looked at Su Yi and said, "You must not neglect your duty to attend to the sick tonight!"

Lou Suyi readily agreed.

Murong then ordered Liang Wanying to be taken away, and then led his entourage away, restoring peace to the bedroom.

Lou Suyi sat by the bedside, looking at Empress Dowager Chen's haggard face, and said softly, "His Majesty is filial to Your Majesty and will surely help you find out the truth. Your Majesty should take care of your health and get some rest."

Empress Dowager Chen recalled the scene of Lou Suying bravely jumping into the lake to save her earlier that day, and her feelings were quite complicated. She grasped Lou Suying's hand: "I said before that you are the Emperor's lucky star, and I never expected that you would save me again today. Thanks to your help today, otherwise..."

Lou Suying quickly interrupted Empress Dowager Chen, saying, "It is Your Majesty's noble destiny that I only happened to intervene. Your Majesty has been frightened today, so please rest for a while. Leave the rest to His Majesty; he will handle it."

Empress Dowager Chen was not so optimistic, lamenting, "The people who harmed you the last two times have not yet been found. If it is that same person who plotted against you this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find the culprit."

"That's not necessarily true. No one knew beforehand that Her Majesty the Empress Dowager would be traveling by pleasure boat. Fang Ruo happened to be away, so the real culprit might have been on the boat and devised a plan on the spot. If that's the case, the scope narrows considerably. Your Majesty, don't forget that there were only ten concubines accompanying you on this trip. The people who harmed me the first two times must have been concubines from the harem; they had the motive." Lou Suyi said in a low voice.

Empress Dowager Chen's eyes lit up, and she gripped Lou Suying's hand tightly: "You're such a clever girl."

In other words, the murderer could be one of the ten concubines who accompanied the emperor, which narrows down the possibilities considerably.

"Your Majesty, please go to sleep first. I'll stay here with you," Lou Suyi said softly.

Empress Dowager Chen was in a much better mood and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Lou Suyi breathed a sigh of relief. Turning around, she saw Fangruo secretly wiping away tears. She and Fangruo left the bedroom, and Fangruo immediately knelt down in front of her: "Thank you so much today, Miss. Otherwise, I would be guilty of a thousand deaths!"

In that critical situation, besides the few who knew how to swim, there were also some who lacked courage, since they could easily lose their lives if they made a mistake.

Miss Lou jumped into the lake without hesitation to save the person, and her courage alone is admirable.

Lou Suyi stepped forward to help Fangruo up: "Aunt, you're too kind. I've received a lot of care from the Empress Dowager since I entered the palace. The Empress Dowager is the person His Majesty values ​​most, and she is also Chen'er's grandmother. Isn't it only right that I save the Empress Dowager?"

Fangruo was still grateful to Lou Suyi, but Lou Suyi teased her, "Why is Aunt still like a child, crying all the time? If the Empress Dowager saw this, she would definitely laugh at you."

Fang Ruo was amused by Lou Suyi.

That night, Lou Suyi stayed in the East Annex Hall.

The next day, Empress Dowager Chen was in much better spirits. She had been frightened, and Imperial Physician Liu was worried that she would develop a fever again during the night. Fortunately, she had rested well the night before and slept through the night without developing a fever again, which was a rare and good sign.

When Murong came to have breakfast with Empress Dowager Chen early in the morning, he looked listless and dispirited.

"Your Majesty, although you are young, you must take care of your health. I know that it will not be easy to find out the truth of this matter, but we have narrowed down the scope." Empress Dowager Chen said, looking at Lou Suyi. "Suyi reminded me yesterday that if the person who harmed me is the same person who harmed Suyi, then it is very likely that the murderer is one of the ten concubines who accompanied Your Majesty this time."

Murong had of course thought of this as well, but he had personally investigated and found that all ten concubines were with him at the time. They had witnesses to prove that the other was around him, unless one of the ten concubines had sent someone else to hypnotize Wang Mama.

Seeing Murong's slightly somber expression, Empress Dowager Chen smiled and said, "As Su Yi said, no matter how meticulous this person's plan is, there will always be a time when he slips up. Since he is one of these ten concubines, the scope is much smaller. Let's have breakfast first, and we can discuss this matter in more detail later."