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

Chapter 190 Why did the nun leave as soon as I arrived?
Murong slept very soundly and didn't wake up until the afternoon.

While helping him change his clothes, Jiqing couldn't stop smiling: "Your Majesty hasn't slept this soundly for many days, thanks to Fourth Miss."

Murong was also somewhat dazed. When he spoke, his voice was a little hoarse: "Where is she?"

"The Fourth Miss is concerned about the young prince and is currently with the Empress Dowager and the young prince," Ji Qing replied respectfully, knowing that his master was asking about the Fourth Miss.

"I'll go take a look."

Murong didn't say who he wanted to see, but Jiqing felt that His Majesty most wanted to see the Fourth Miss.

When Murong arrived at the East Annex Hall, he heard cheerful laughter coming from inside. He didn't know what Lou Suyi had said, but his mother seemed very happy, and the laughter of children could be heard interspersed among the sounds.

Lou Suyi was telling jokes to Empress Dowager Chen when she suddenly sensed something behind her. Turning around, she saw Murong enter silently.

"Your Majesty has arrived?" Lou Suying stood up to greet him, her face beaming. "Your Majesty seems much better after catching up on your sleep. By the way, has Your Majesty had lunch yet?"

Ji Qing was taken aback; he had actually forgotten such an important matter: "Oh no, His Majesty hasn't had lunch yet! This servant will go and arrange it right away!"

"Deliver the meal to the East Annex Hall," Murong ordered.

"Alright," Ji Qing replied and left, his voice sounding cheerful.

Lou Suyi looked at Jiqing's retreating figure and smiled, "Your Majesty's good rest has improved Jiqing's mood."

Murong took her hand and walked to the bedridden Empress Dowager Chen, asking, "How is Mother?"

Empress Dowager Chen looked at their clasped hands with great satisfaction: "I am very well. Su Yi is a joy to behold; with her by my side, my mood improves. Emperor, you should spend more time with Su Yi in the future..."

Lou Suying hadn't expected to be dragged into this again, so she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is the ruler of the country, and all the people in the world are in Your Majesty's heart. There's no need to waste your time on a nobody like me."

Empress Dowager Chen increasingly felt that Lou Suyi was foolish and didn't know how to fight for what she wanted.

This girl is truly a lucky star for them, mother and son. She saved the emperor's life before, and now she's saved hers too.

Murong had no heir, and Su Yi gave birth to Chen'er. She was also a sensible girl, and now she liked Su Yi no matter how she looked at her.

"Son knows." Murong lowered his eyelids and looked at the hands that were clasped together between him and Su Yi.

The day before the Dragon Boat Festival, Empress Dowager Chen's health had greatly improved. With Murong, Lou Suyi, and young Muchen all by her side, it would be difficult for her not to recover.

On the fourth day of the month, under the repeated instructions of Empress Dowager Chen, Murong accompanied Lou Suyi to walk by the lake.

When Liang Wanying heard that Murong had come out, she rushed to the lakeside as fast as she could and happened to see Murong and Lou Suyi chatting and laughing.

A flash of intense jealousy crossed her eyes. After calming herself down, she walked gracefully toward Murong and said, "What a coincidence! I just arrived here and have already met Your Majesty. It seems we are destined to meet."

Murong looked at Liang Wanying, his eyes devoid of any extra emotion.

Lou Suying, however, immediately greeted Liang Wanying with a bow and respect because of Liang Wanying's noble status.

For reasons unknown, Liang Wanying hesitated to refuse Lou Suyi's request.

Lou Suying waited for a while and saw that neither Murong nor Liang Wanying had excused her from her formalities, so she simply held her waist and said, "Alas, I think I hurt my back when I jumped into the lake to save the Empress Dowager a few days ago."

Murong helped her up and asked, "Should we ask Imperial Physician Liu to take a look at you?"

"It's not too serious, I'll be fine after some rest. I'm worried about the Empress Dowager, I'll go see her first." Without waiting for Murong to speak again, she hurried away. Liang Wanying seized the opportunity to torment her, wasn't she just taking advantage of the fact that she was Consort Hui? She couldn't be bothered to get involved.

"Why did you leave as soon as I arrived? Did I upset you?" Liang Wanying looked at Murong with her beautiful eyes.

Murong looked at Lou Suyi's back with a calm expression and said nothing.

Unsure of Murong's thoughts, Liang Wanying cautiously asked, "Has this concubine disturbed His Majesty and the Abbess?"

Why did she sense that Murong didn't seem very happy?
Murong glanced at Liang Wanying, his eyes devoid of emotion.

His unpredictable demeanor made Liang Wanying even more uneasy. When she was the late emperor's favorite concubine, she was never as careful and cautious as she was now his favorite concubine; this man was truly hard to fathom.

It was just an answer, but he wouldn't tell her, leaving her to guess. How could she possibly understand his thoughts?
This man evoked both her love and hate.

Just as she was in agony, Murong suddenly asked, "My dear consort, who do you think is the most suspicious this time?!"

It took Liang Wanying a while to realize that he was asking about Empress Dowager Chen being thrown into the water. Since he was asking her, did he believe that she was not the one who did it?
"I dare not speak presumptuously. There is no evidence for this matter. It only means that everyone on the pleasure boat this time is a suspect," Liang Wanying replied cautiously, unable to fathom Murong's intention in asking her this question.

"The Empress Dowager believes the murderer is one of the ten concubines who accompanied the Emperor. What do you think, my beloved?" Murong gazed at the tranquil lake.

Liang Wanying's heart skipped a beat, because she was also one of the ten concubines. If the ten concubines were suspects, she was too.

How should she answer this?

Or was Murong merely testing her reaction?

"This... I really don't know."

Liang Wanying peered at Murong's expression, but Murong suddenly looked at her and smiled. He was usually stern and rarely smiled; his smile should have been stunning. And indeed, his smile was handsome, but Liang Wanying felt a chill run down her spine.

She unconsciously took two steps back, not daring to meet Murong's gaze: "This concubine, this concubine cannot imagine who is so audacious as to dare to lay a hand on Her Majesty the Empress Dowager."

It couldn't be her!
She looked down at her toes, feeling Murong's gaze fixed on the top of her head, which terrified her. At that moment, she had no desire to seduce him; she only wanted to distance herself from him: "I won't disturb Your Majesty's stroll any longer. This concubine takes her leave."

"Go back."

Having just received Murong's permission, she couldn't wait to leave.

She had walked quite a distance when she could still feel Murong's gaze fixed on her. In the past, she would have been overjoyed, but she couldn't be happy now, because Murong most likely suspected her of being the one who pushed Empress Dowager Chen into the lake.

After this ordeal, Liang Wanying was still worried that Murong would suddenly send people to arrest her and torture her until she went to bed.

In contrast, the Qingyan Hall was filled with peace and tranquility.

Empress Dowager Chen was disappointed to see that Lou Suyi was planning to stay in the East Annex Hall again.

She quickly came up with an idea, and had the small kitchen prepare a nourishing soup, which she then handed to Lou Suyi: "Suyi, help me deliver this nourishing soup to the Emperor."

Lou Suyi looked at the scalding hot soup and wanted to throw it away: "I still need to take care of Chen'er. Why don't we ask Aunt Fangruo to make the trip?"

"I'm watching over Chen'er. If I tell you to go, then go." Empress Dowager Chen gave Lou Suying no chance to back down.

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