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

Chapter 208 This is the establishment of an empress!
“There are many concubines in the harem; any one of them could be a possibility,” Jinshu lowered her voice. “Doesn’t Consort Ning have a better chance?”

After all, Consort Ning is the highest-ranking concubine besides Consort Hui. She comes from a general's family and is low-key. No matter what, she has a better chance of winning than Consort Hui.

Lou Suying, however, held a different opinion: "Isn't Consort De more likely? Wasn't Consort De His Majesty's favorite consort in the past?"

Since it was Empress Dowager Chen who chose the person, Liang Wanying could not possibly rise to the position; that was a foregone conclusion.

As for the other concubines, she felt that Consort Ning and Consort De had a better chance. Both of them had been Murong's concubines, and they had been with Murong the longest. Currently, their ranks were also relatively high.

However, since Consort De was born into a concubine's family, her chances of becoming Empress were relatively small.

Consort Ning is the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion, but if Murong is wary of the General's Mansion's power, Consort Ning may not be a candidate for Empress.

Or perhaps the candidate for empress is not one of these two at all?
"Speaking of favor, this servant believes that His Majesty's favorite is you, Miss." Jinshu felt that Consort De's favor paled in comparison to that of the young lady.

Lou Suyi replied to Jinshu with a fake smile: "I don't think His Majesty favors me."

It's true that Murong enjoys making her uncomfortable.

Yan Hui stared at Lou Suyi for a long while: "If we're talking about who's more favored, I think you have a better chance. Doesn't the Empress Dowager prefer you? If the Empress Dowager were to choose, wouldn't you be the best candidate for Empress?!"

Jinshu and Lou Suyi were both stunned.

Lou Suying then laughed heartily: "Silly girl, do you think just anyone can become Empress? I don't even have a title, I'm a concubine's daughter, and now I've severed ties with the Lou family. Do you think I'm worthy of the Empress's position?"

Even if it rained blood, something this absurd wouldn't happen, okay?
The Empress Dowager does indeed like her, but this is about establishing an empress! Even if the Empress Dowager is being unreasonable, Murong cannot let Empress Dowager Chen make decisions on her own, can he?

Jinshu also thought it was impossible: "Exactly! Besides, you're not a concubine in the imperial harem. Didn't you hear that she was a concubine?"

Yan Hui was speechless. It seemed that was the case; it appeared she had indeed misunderstood.

Jinshu suddenly added, "This servant believes that the Empress cannot be one of the ten concubines who accompanied His Majesty to Yi Garden last time. His Majesty's men are still thoroughly investigating these ten concubines. How could His Majesty possibly appoint one of them as Empress before the matter is clarified?"

Lou Suying nodded as she listened: "What you said makes sense! I forgot about this. It's really unlikely that His Majesty would appoint those ten noble ladies as empresses before finding out the real culprit."

But if these people are not on the Empress's list, then it's even less likely that the other concubines are included, right?

Murong's harem only had ten concubines who were truly outstanding.

Lou Suyi became more and more confused and lost interest: "It doesn't matter who becomes empress, as long as they don't target me."

Since the matter is already settled and the imperial edict to bestow the title of empress has been issued, no one can change the outcome.

If the newly appointed empress is deliberately targeting her, she still has Empress Dowager Chen backing her up, so there's nothing to be afraid of.

Lou Suyi stopped guessing who the empress would be, but then Consort De and Consort Tao suddenly came to her and asked if she knew who the new empress would be.

"I haven't seen the Empress Dowager for the past few days, so I don't know which noble lady she has chosen as Empress." Lou Suyi said, both amused and exasperated.

She truly hadn't expected Consort De and Consort Tao to come and inquire about information from her. She was, after all, a marginal figure in the harem, and the one most sparsely informed.

However, neither Consort De nor Consort Tao has a high chance of becoming empress. They are both suspects in harming Empress Dowager Chen, so how could Empress Dowager Chen possibly let them become empress?

However, she couldn't speak this blunt truth, lest she offend these two women. Seeing that Lou Suying didn't seem to be feigning ignorance, Consort De couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

"Would Miss Lou like to come with us to Shou'an Palace?" Consort Tao asked with a smile.

Lou Suying thought to herself that although she was a little curious, there was absolutely no need for her to get involved. Wasn't Tao Zhaoyi asking her to go along so she could sound out Empress Dowager Chen's opinion?

She must be stupid to let Tao Zhaoyi use her as a pawn.

"I have to take my child with me, so I won't be going. Please take care, esteemed guests." Lou Suying took the opportunity to urge them to leave.

Tao Zhaoyi looked at Lou Suyi with a half-smile: "Miss Lou, aren't you curious about who can catch the Empress Dowager's eye? No matter who becomes Empress, they will eventually rule the harem. Even if it's Miss Lou's child, they will still have to call the Empress their stepmother. They can never surpass the Empress."

“What Consort Tao says is true, but I really can’t leave. Consort Tao, why don’t you find another consort to go to Shou’an Palace with you?” Lou Suyi replied calmly.

Seeing that Lou Suyi was unyielding, Tao Zhaoyi didn't say anything more.

Consort De was already impatient. She felt that instead of arguing with Lou Suyi about irrelevant things, she would rather ask Empress Dowager Chen for information.

Lou Suyue also came this time, but with Consort De and Consort Tao present, she had no chance to interrupt.

Before leaving, Lou Suyue turned back to Lou Suyi and said, "If His Majesty appoints an Empress in the future, and she targets Fourth Sister, Fourth Sister can ask me for help."

Lou Suyi didn't want to pay any attention to Lou Suyue, pretended not to hear, and looked away.

Lou Suyue curled her lips slightly, inwardly unconvinced.

What's the use of having a prince? He still has no official status. Once His Majesty appoints an empress, Lou Suyi's child will most likely be given to the empress to raise.

Will Su Yi still be able to feel smug when she goes to view the property?

And so, the group left Xianfu Palace and headed towards Shou'an Palace.

When they arrived, Shou'an Palace was already packed with people. Apart from Consort Ning, almost all the other concubines whose names they could recall were there.

Seeing them take their seats, Fang Cairen whispered, "I was just asking about Consort De with a few other sisters, and then I found out she's here."

Consort De, along with several others, paid their respects to Empress Dowager Chen, saying with a half-smile, "My sisters, you've arrived quite quickly."

"I'm just here to make up the numbers, but of course I'm also very curious about which lucky person will become the empress." Fang Cairen seemed very interested.

Consort De glanced at Fang Cai again, wondering to herself, "Does Fang Cai not want to become Empress?"
Anyone with a brain would want to be the empress, right?
Looking at the room full of beautiful women, Empress Dowager Chen knew why they had come.

However, she pretended not to know, wanting to know who would expose the matter first.

At this moment, Consort De spoke up: "I just went to Xianfu Palace. I was planning to come to see the Empress Dowager with Miss Lou, but Miss Lou said she had to take care of the young prince, so she couldn't come. However, she was also curious about which lucky person would become the Empress, and asked me to ask the Empress Dowager."

Even though Lou Suyi isn't coming, she can still use her to her advantage.

Haha, Brother Mu is finally going to have a wife!