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

Chapter 214 Congratulations to Her Majesty the Empress on her ascension to the throne!

Lou Suyi replied without hesitation, "I live in Xianfu Palace! I'm used to it here, and it's very comfortable. Moving to another palace would be too much trouble."

Why must they live in the palace where the former dynasty's empress resided?

She had lived in Xianfu Palace for a long time and had developed an attachment to it, so she had no intention of moving to another palace.

"Have you thought it through? The palace where the former empress resided is closest to the Qianqing Palace." Murong said meaningfully.

Lou Suyi nodded repeatedly: "I've made up my mind, I'll stay here."

She doesn't need to keep an eye on Murong all the time, so why live so close?
Just then, Jili rushed inside, saying that many concubines had come to congratulate Lou Suyi.

Lou Suyi knew that these concubines had heard rumors and probably didn't really believe that she had become empress.

She looked at Murong, who then pinched her cheek again, but this time she nimbly dodged it.

Murong stopped pinching her face and instead let the concubines outside come in.

Many concubines came this time; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the entire harem had come, including Consort Ning.

When everyone saw Lou Suyi and Murong, who was holding the little prince, sitting at the head of the table, they were stunned.

They had all heard that Murong had announced the imperial edict of empress's appointment in court, and the empress they had been guessing for so long was actually Lou Suyi.

This was something no one expected.

Everyone knows that the Empress was chosen by Empress Dowager Chen, but wasn't it supposed to be chosen from among the concubines in the harem? Lou Suyi wasn't even one of the concubines in the harem; she didn't even have a rank. How could she suddenly be promoted to Empress?

But now His Majesty has made Lou Suying sit on equal footing with him, and what this signifies is self-evident.

Consort De stared blankly at Murong, who was holding the little prince, and asked first, "I heard that His Majesty has issued an imperial edict to appoint an empress, and the candidate is..."

She looked at Lou Suyi, still unwilling to believe that Lou Suyi had gotten the bargain.

Murong took out the imperial edict and handed it to Ji Qing.

"Since everyone is here today, Jiqing, you shall read this imperial edict appointing her as empress again."

Ji Qing received the imperial edict and read it aloud again from the original text.

After he finished reading the imperial edict, the scene fell into dead silence.

Consort Ning was the first to react, rising to congratulate Lou Suyi: "This concubine congratulates Her Majesty the Empress on ascending to the position of Empress!"

The other concubines followed suit and offered their congratulations to Lou Suyi.

Lou Suying was somewhat aware that these women were resentful. After all, she had obtained the Empress's position, which everyone desired, without lifting a finger, which even she found unbelievable, let alone the concubines in the harem.
"Please, everyone, take a seat." Lou Suying raised her hand slightly, gesturing for the concubines to sit down.

Murong then handed the imperial edict to Lou Suyi and the child to her, saying, "I still have state affairs to discuss with my ministers, so I'll be going now."

After walking a few steps, he turned back to Lou Suying: "I will give you the Empress's sacred book and records later. Today is the day you are officially appointed Empress, and I will come over tonight."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Lou Suyi wondered to herself why he would announce in public that he would be staying overnight at Xianfu Palace.

The concubines present looked at her with even more resentment. However, she also knew that Murong was spending the night at Xianfu Palace, treating it as his wedding night, so his presence was perfectly reasonable.

If he doesn't come to Xianfu Palace tonight, the entire harem will laugh at her for being alone on her wedding night.

Once Consort De was sure Murong was far away, she said sarcastically, "Her Majesty the Empress is truly capable, rising from an unknown nobody to become Empress. It's all thanks to Her Majesty's ability to please the Empress Dowager, otherwise she wouldn't be under the Empress Dowager's protection!"

When Lou Suyi met Murong, a filial son, she stood out from the crowd of women for no reason.

How can someone be so lucky? She became a nun, was favored by the emperor, gave birth to a prince, and is now the empress.

Comparing yourself to others can be incredibly frustrating!

Lou Suyi knew that everyone was dissatisfied, but she only found out about it today, and it was not something she had planned.

She gave a dry laugh: "Yeah, maybe I'm just lucky?"

It seems that ever since she returned unharmed last year, her luck has been incredibly good, to the point that even she finds it unbelievable.

When Lou Suyi said this, everyone fell silent.

What that dead nun said was true; she was just lucky, all the good things seemed to happen to her. Looking at the adorable, chubby little prince in the dead nun's arms, it was impossible to be angry with such a cute little prince.

Consort Ning glanced at everyone present, who all looked constipated, and coughed lightly, saying, "Her Majesty the Empress has her reasons for ascending to this position. From now on, all the sisters should show Her Majesty the utmost respect, paying their respects to her morning and evening without fail, and this rule must not be broken."

Lou Suyi was distressed at the mention of morning and evening greetings, but she was now the Empress, and it seemed against the rules not to follow this custom.

She cleared her throat and said, "I don't have that many rules here. How about this, you come to pay your respects once every ten days, that will be enough. If there are any important announcements, the time will be notified separately."

Consort Ning disagreed, saying, "The rules of propriety must not be disregarded! Now that Her Majesty the Empress has ascended to the throne, she should naturally establish proper etiquette. Although we all know that Her Majesty the Empress is kind-hearted, others who do not know this may think that we are disrespectful to Her Majesty the Empress. If this matter reaches the ears of the Empress Dowager, she will also blame us for not understanding the rules and etiquette."

Lou Suyi was speechless.

I think Consort Ning's words are not without merit.

At this moment, Consort Ning asked again, "Now that His Majesty has bestowed the title of Empress, will the Empress be in charge of managing the inner palace from now on?"

Lou Suyi shook her head without thinking: "I have no experience, so of course the Empress Dowager should manage the harem."

If she were to take away Empress Dowager Chen's power to manage the inner palace right from the start, Empress Dowager Chen would probably feel disheartened.

Furthermore, she really doesn't know anything, so she still needs to learn first.

“The Empress Dowager used to manage the inner palace because His Majesty had not yet established an empress. Now that His Majesty has bestowed the title of Consort, she should take over the management of the inner palace. Otherwise, people who don’t know the situation might think that the Empress Dowager is unwilling to relinquish power,” Consort Ning reminded her with a smile.

Lou Suyi smiled faintly: "What others say is not important. I have a clear understanding of this matter and will discuss it with the Empress Dowager before making a decision."

Consort Ning didn't say anything more and sat quietly to the side.

Consort De, however, was somewhat restless and said sarcastically, "Could it be that the Empress Dowager is unwilling to hand over the management of the harem to the Empress? Also, His Majesty said that the Imperial Archives and Books would be handed over to the Empress. Does that mean there won't even be a simple ceremony for her investiture as Empress? If that's the case, His Majesty doesn't value the Empress at all."

Lou Suyi recalled that Murong had specifically told her earlier that the coronation ceremony would be postponed. She smiled and said, "I don't care about these things. It doesn't matter whether His Majesty values ​​me or not. Now that I've taken this position, I will do my best to fulfill my duties. Consort De, you don't need to worry about this."

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