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

Chapter 224 Expelled from the Palace
Lou Suyi shouldn't comment too much on this matter.

The Duchess of Fuguo was still watching her intently, perhaps considering her a potential enemy.

Just then, Empress Chu suddenly walked up to her and said, "Xingxing will be staying in the palace for a while. If she does anything wrong, please forgive her, Your Majesty. Xingxing is innocent and naive, unlike the scheming people in the palace..."

Empress Dowager Chen felt increasingly uneasy as she listened. She frowned slightly and said, "Chu Shi, if you are so worried about Xingxing, then Xingxing doesn't need to stay in the palace."

What does it mean to be a cunning and scheming person in the palace?
How dare she spout such nonsense in front of the Empress Su Yi?!
Chu knew she had said the wrong thing. Although what she said was true, Lou Suyi could tell at a glance that she was not a simple person, but she could not tell the truth to Lou Suyi's face.

Lou Suyi calmly continued, "What Mother says is true. If Miss Chen is too naive, she may not be suitable to stay in the palace. Since the Duchess is not at ease with this, why let Miss Chen live in the palace?"

Chu Shi was taken aback when she realized that Lou Suyi and Empress Dowager Chen were working together in concert.

At this moment, Chen Xing walked over. The moment Chu Shi saw her, she quickly pulled her over and said, "Xingxing, I misspoke just now and displeased the Empress. Please put in a good word for me with the Empress."

Chen Xing was taken aback and looked at Madam Chu: "Auntie, what did you say that displeased Her Majesty the Empress?"

Chu Shi looked restrained and said, "I just spoke carelessly. I didn't expect it to displease Her Majesty the Empress."

Chen Xing believed her and explained to Lou Suyi, "Your Majesty, please don't take my aunt's words to heart. My aunt is just quick-tempered, but she doesn't have any bad intentions..."

“If Miss Chen doesn’t know what happened, she shouldn’t make a hasty judgment.” Lou Suyi really didn’t have any particular feelings about Chen Xing.

However, she doesn't like to believe everything others say, nor does she enjoy socializing.

She then said to Empress Dowager Chen, "Mother, I'll take Chen'er over there to admire the flowers."

Empress Dowager Chen did not stop Su Yi from leaving the building; she hoped that Su Yi would stay away from Chu Shi.

Seeing Lou Suying walk away, Chen Xing was at a loss for words: "What exactly did Auntie say to Her Majesty the Empress?"

"She said you are simple-minded, unlike the cunning people in the palace, and she said that in front of the Empress!" Empress Dowager Chen sneered.

Chen Xing's face turned pale; he couldn't believe that Chu Shi would say such a thing to Lou Suyi.

Now that Lou Suyi is the Empress, Empress Dowager Chen and Lou Suyi are the two most powerful figures in the palace. How could Lady Chu say in front of these two noble ladies that the people in the palace are scheming? Don't the people in the palace include Empress Dowager Chen and Lou Suyi?

“Auntie, this is wrong! What will Her Majesty the Empress think?!” Chen Xing was furious and was about to drag Chu Shi to apologize to Lou Suyi.

Empress Dowager Chen stopped her, saying, "Enough. Don't let her get in Su Yi's way again. Chu Shi, you should leave the palace as soon as possible. I don't want to see you."

At this point, Chu Shi also realized the seriousness of the matter.

She genuinely disliked Lou Suyi. She even felt that without Lou Suyi, the Empress's position might have fallen to Xingxing. Furthermore, she genuinely liked Xingxing and hoped she would become Empress, naturally making her dislike Lou Suyi even more. She had spoken rashly, never expecting Lou Suyi to be such a petty person.

How can such a person be worthy of the position of Empress?
Furthermore, Lou Suyi has no family to rely on. Just now, Madam Yin, the wife of the Marquis of Suning, stood at a distance, and even Madam Xie, Lou Suya, kept her distance from Lou Suyi.

How far can an empress without a powerful family to rely on go in the harem? It's no wonder she looks down on Lou Suyi.

Because Empress Dowager Chen gave the order, Chu Zhe had no choice but to leave the palace early.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager Chen did not take her anger out on Xingxing, and Xingxing would still stay at Shou'an Palace for a few more days. After seeing that Lady Chu had gone far away, Chen Xing said to Empress Dowager Chen, "I will go and apologize to Her Majesty the Empress."

Empress Dowager Chen nodded in satisfaction: "Go ahead. Su Yi is a magnanimous woman. If you speak to her nicely, she won't hold it against you."

Chen Xing went to find Lou Suyi as instructed.

She lowered her stance: "I just asked my aunt and learned that it was my aunt who was disrespectful to Her Majesty the Empress. I didn't ask for the reason and made a hasty judgment. I came here specifically to apologize to Your Majesty and hope that Your Majesty will not hold it against me."

Lou Suyi felt that Chen Xing was indeed a sensible person; at least he admitted his mistakes quickly and his attitude was sincere.

"Words can be dangerous, and this is the inner palace after all. Since you're going to be staying here for a while, you'd better keep a low profile. Besides, it's not your place to apologize for the Duchess of Fuguo's mistakes," Lou Suyi said calmly.

Chen Xing quickly replied, "Your Majesty is right. Just now, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager reprimanded Aunt and ordered her to leave the palace. In truth, it was my fault, and I should apologize to Your Majesty the Empress."

She adored the Empress. The Empress's face was the kind of radiant beauty she admired, and despite being born a concubine's daughter, she had managed to rise to become Empress.

Furthermore, she liked His Majesty, and the Empress was His Majesty's first wife. She did not want to offend the Empress and become someone the Empress disliked.

Seeing Chen Xing's guilty look, Lou Suyi sighed inwardly, thinking that this Miss Chen was indeed a good person.

Perhaps it's because he's still young and honest, or perhaps the Chen family really did a good job raising him.

She softened her expression: "Miss Chen, there's no need to feel guilty. Let's just let this matter rest. You'll be staying in the palace for a while, so there's no need to be too reserved."

Since Chen Xing is staying at Shou'an Palace for a while, and since Chen Xing is a member of the Chen family and Empress Dowager Chen also has the surname Chen, there is no need for her to be too harsh on Chen Xing.

Chen Xing breathed a sigh of relief: "I was afraid of making a mistake and displeasing Her Majesty the Empress. If I do anything wrong in the future, I hope Her Majesty will correct me."

"You're welcome," Lou Suyi said with a smile.

Lou Suya, who was not far away, had been waiting for an opportunity to make her move.

Seeing Chen Xing return to Empress Dowager Chen's side, she quickly walked to Lou Suyi's side and said respectfully, "This humble woman greets Your Majesty the Empress."

Lou Suyi was surprised that Lou Suya dared to approach her: "Does Madam Xie want to settle the score with me from back then?"

Lou Suya was taken aback; she had almost forgotten about this.

But she was ordered to enter the palace today by Xie Zhijie, and she had to strike up a conversation with Lou Suyi.

Xie Zhijie had been pushing for His Majesty to appoint an Empress, and he had indeed succeeded. However, Xie Zhijie did not expect that Lou Suyi would become Empress. As a result, Xie Zhijie was depressed for a while, but he has only recently cheered himself up again.

She took out the gift box that Xie Zhijie had prepared for Lou Suyi: "It was my fault in the past, and I hope Your Majesty will not hold it against me. This is a gift I specially prepared for Your Majesty as an apology. I hope Your Majesty will accept it with a smile."

After speaking, she handed the gift box to Lou Suyi.

"You just casually let my life slip by like that?" Lou Suyi waved her hand, knocking the gift box in Lou Suya's hand to the ground.