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

Chapter 217 He felt that the death of Lou Suyi was no big deal.
Xie Zhijie remained silent on his way back home. He felt both drunk and not drunk until he arrived home.

Lou Suya saw Xie Zhijie drunk and with bruises on his face, and couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Your husband must be heartbroken to see your fourth sister being crowned empress, right?"

Although she was outside the palace, the news that Lou Suyi had been made empress had already spread far and wide, and it would be difficult for her not to know.

Xie Zhijie didn't say a word, and stumbled back to the courtyard to rest.

Lou Suya was furious at his dejected appearance and shouted, "Lord Xie, haven't you seen clearly yet? Fourth Sister is no longer the fourth daughter of the Lou family. She is now the Empress, the mother of the Great Xia Dynasty. Even if you are a powerful minister, Lord Xie, you will never be able to reach Fourth Sister!"

Since he chose her back then, why couldn't he be devoted to her? Why did he keep looking around and thinking about Lou Suyi, the woman who would never look back at him?

Xie Zhijie turned around upon hearing the sound, and looked at Lou Suya's distorted face. He thought to himself, how could he have been so bewitched back then, abandoning Suyi for such a woman?

He had fallen for Su Yi from the start, but Lou Su Ya seduced him. It was this woman who made him feel that marrying Su Yi, a concubine's daughter, would only hinder his future, so he...

No, it was his desire for power that blinded him, causing him to abandon the person he truly loved.

He knew perfectly well that Su Yi couldn't have survived under those circumstances six years ago, yet he still chose to save Lou Su Ya.

He felt that the death of Lou Suyi was no big deal. What he wanted was wealth and honor, to stand out from the crowd. He didn't want to live a life of poverty anymore, and he didn't want to live a mediocre life.

"Yes, it's all my fault, I was wrong..." Xie Zhijie turned away sadly, as if all his strength had been released, and suddenly fell backward.

Fortunately, Zhang Mao helped him in time, saving him from a bloody head injury.

That night, Xie Zhijie, who had not had a fever in twenty years, suddenly developed a high fever that wouldn't go down, and kept muttering Lou Suyi's name.

Lou Suya wished she could cover Xie Zhijie's mouth with a handkerchief so he could never utter that grating name again.

Moreover, times have changed. Is Lou Suyi's name something Xie Zhineng is so attached to? If this were to reach His Majesty's ears, what a grave crime that would be?

She dismissed the crowd, fearing that too many people would gossip and bring trouble to the family.

She hated Xie Zhijie intensely, yet she loved him deeply.

She hated him for being so hung up on Lou Suyi, she hated him for not loving her...

Compared to the chaos and turmoil at the Xie residence, Xianfu Palace was much more peaceful and warm.

Lou Suyi only remembered that Murong had said he would stay overnight at Xianfu Palace when he saw him arrive at Xianfu Palace.

"Why do you have this expression when you see me?" Murong pinched Lou Suyi's cheek when he saw her strange expression.

Lou Suying waved his hand away: "Why does Your Majesty keep pinching my face?"

She has very little flesh on her face, and he would pinch it whenever he saw her.

Murong pinched him again: "You look like you want me to pinch you."

Lou Suying was amused by the emperor's words: "Is this how you treat your empress?!"

Murong raised an eyebrow: "You've adapted well to your new identity."

She keeps bringing up her status as an empress; she's really not humble at all.

Lou Suyi thought to herself, what is there to be unable to adapt to? She is very adaptable.

Fortunately, Granny Fan remembered that Murong was coming over that evening and prepared a table full of delicious food.

Lou Suying glanced at Murong and whispered, "Your Majesty is so lucky. As soon as you arrived, Granny Fan made Your Majesty's favorite dishes. But that only shows that Granny Fan treats Your Majesty as a guest. I'm different. Granny Fan treats me like one of her own!" Murong looked at Lou Suying's smug expression and stuffed a piece of braised pork into her mouth.

Lou Suyi stopped being sarcastic and started eating while pondering the fact that the emperor would be staying overnight at Xianfu Palace that night.

She glanced furtively at the young emperor in casual clothes; his face and physique were no exaggeration—the kind of man any woman would want to sleep with…

Alerted that she was thinking about something she shouldn't have, she coughed lightly and buried her head in her food.

Murong saw Xiao Ni... no, she's not a nun anymore, she's his empress now. Her ears were bright red, and she looked like she'd done something wrong.

"Is my Empress thinking of anything improper?"

Lou Suyi, who was engrossed in eating, almost bit her tongue.

To be honest, she was indeed wondering if tonight would count as their wedding night, and then she remembered the image of Murong sweating profusely on her body, and for a moment she felt ashamed.

"You're the one who's unclean, and your thoughts are unclean!" Lou Suyi retorted angrily.

Murong seemed to be deep in thought: "Is the Empress thinking about our wedding night?"

Lou Suying looked at Murong in disbelief: "So Your Majesty's thoughts are so filthy?"

Murong pinched her cheek again: "The Empress is indeed not very good at speaking. The wedding night is a normal human affair, how is it dirty?"

Lou Suyi saw everyone silently step back a little, and her old face turned red: "One should not speak while eating or sleeping, Your Majesty, please eat!"

Murong glanced at her, but didn't continue the topic.

After dinner, Murong held the child in one arm and Lou Suyi in the other, and the three of them went to the corridor to digest their food.

Seeing how easily he held the child, Lou Suyi felt that men were indeed stronger.

She turned to look at the group of servants following them in the distance, and thinking of her rise in status, she unconsciously straightened her chest.

After becoming empress, she felt she could finally hold her head high, and that feeling was wonderful.

Murong noticed Lou Suying's series of subtle actions. He felt that his empress always easily captured his attention, no matter what.

"Empress, from now on, I will entrust the important task of having many children to you." Murong leaned down and whispered in Lou Suyi's ear.

Lou Suying, who was pleased with herself for being promoted to empress, was taken aback and looked at Murong, thinking that this was not just her problem.

But she was the empress, and this important matter seemed to have a great deal to do with her.

Was he implying that she should help arrange for other women to sleep with him?
"What type of beauty does Your Majesty prefer?" Lou Suyi asked tentatively.

Murong remained silent, only giving her a complicated look.

"Your Majesty must tell me what kind of beauties you like so that I can make arrangements—" Before Lou Suyi could finish speaking, Murong suddenly let go of her hand, picked up the child, and walked away quickly, leaving her behind in no time.

Lou Suyi was completely confused and quickly chased after them.

Could it be that she misunderstood, and he didn't mean for her to help arrange for him to sleep with her? Or did he mean he wanted her to have more children?
To her surprise, Murong quickened his pace to catch up, but Murong's steps were just as fast, preventing her from getting close.

Ha, Lou Suyi decided not to chase after him anymore, but then she saw that Murong had also slowed down.