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

Chapter 230 You have no right to divorce me!
To Lou Suyi's surprise, this time Consort De sat quietly and waited for so long without showing any impatience.

Hearing her footsteps, Consort De looked over and stared at her intently. Her eyes were dark and deep, as if there were undercurrents surging within them, but they quickly returned to calm.

"I remember today isn't a day for paying respects, so why are you here?" Lou Suying asked calmly after taking her seat.

Consort De still stared at her with those lifeless eyes, her gaze somewhat eerie.

Lou Suyi met her gaze calmly, wanting to know what Consort De's purpose was in coming here.

Cloudberry felt a little scared when she saw her master's reaction.

She was worried last night, so she stayed up all night to watch over her mistress. Knowing that Consort De had hardly slept all night, she also barely slept.

Especially since her master arrived at Xianfu Palace so early this morning, she couldn't figure out his intentions.

She was truly afraid that Consort De might be too traumatized and do something to harm the Empress, in which case they would all be punished.

Just as Yunmei was panicking, Consort De spoke up: "Your Majesty, His Majesty slept with you last night, didn't he?"

She had been thinking about this all night. While waiting for Lou Suyi here, she also thought that Lou Suyi must have been too tired from serving the emperor last night, which was why she was late getting up.

No one present expected Consort De's question to be so direct; it was rude and extremely disrespectful.

Although Lou Suyi had anticipated that Consort De's intentions were not good, she did not expect Consort De to ask so directly.

Jinshu was the first to react, coldly rebuking, "Consort De must not be disrespectful to Her Majesty the Empress!!"

Consort De only managed a smile that looked more like a grimace: "That's how we talked back then. Fine, then I'll ask in a more subtle way. Your Majesty the Empress was too tired from serving the Emperor last night, so you slept so late, right?"

Lou Suyi felt that Consort De was acting strangely, saying something about "in our time." Didn't Consort De and she live in different eras?

"I have been waiting for Your Majesty the Empress for several hours, just wanting an answer. Can't Your Majesty give me an answer?" Consort De asked again in a hoarse voice.

Seeing that Consort De's mental state was not right, Lou Suyi said to Yunmei, "Take Consort De back with you."

Before she could finish speaking, Consort De rushed up to her and said, "Lou Suyi, tell me the truth, did you serve the emperor last night?"

She suddenly made her move, tearing open Lou Suyi's collar. By the time Granny Qiao tried to stop her, it was too late.

When Consort De saw the suggestive marks on Lou Suyi's neck, she broke down in tears: "What have you done to deserve His Majesty's affection for you? I begged him to stay yesterday, but he insisted on returning to your Xianfu Palace. So he couldn't bear to part with you. What makes you better than me? Xie Zhijie is infatuated with you, and so is His Majesty..."

"Cover her mouth!" Lou Suyi's face darkened, and she shouted sternly.

Just as Granny Qiao was about to make a move, Consort De suddenly felt dizzy and fell backward.

Fortunately, Yunmei reacted quickly and hurriedly helped Consort De up, preventing her from falling and bleeding from her head.

Blueberry also came forward to help and found that Consort De had fainted and lost consciousness.

Lou Suyi watched as Consort De's people were in a flurry of activity, and she sighed helplessly, wondering to herself what kind of mess this was.

The person had fainted in Xianfu Palace, so she couldn't just ignore it and had to order Imperial Physician Liu to come over.

When Imperial Physician Liu arrived at Xianfu Palace, he learned that he was there to treat Consort De.

He gave Consort De acupuncture, and she soon woke up.

After confirming that Consort De was alright, Imperial Physician Liu reported the situation to Lou Suyi: "Consort De did not rest well and was also stimulated, which caused her to suddenly faint. At present, she is fine, so please rest assured, Your Highness."

"Thank you for your trouble, Your Excellency," Lou Suyi replied. After Imperial Physician Liu left, Lou Suyi instructed Yunmei, "Take Consort De back and let her rest well."

Consort De was quiet after waking up and did not make any extreme movements, but her mental state was still not quite right.

Lou Suyi didn't say anything more, so as not to provoke Consort De.

As Consort De was about to leave, supported by Yunmei, she suddenly asked Lou Suyi, "Does Her Majesty the Empress like His Majesty?"

Lou Suyi hadn't expected Consort De to ask such a question. She herself had never considered this issue; discussing liking someone within the royal family was a very irrational thing to do.

"But I like him very much, so much so that I'm willing to share the same man with His Majesty and other women," Consort De murmured to herself. "What is it about me that's wrong? I come from the modern world, I'm more knowledgeable than you, and my talent is more outstanding..."

Yunmei was worried that Consort De might make a mistake, so she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, why don't you return to Changqiu Palace first?"

Consort De, feeling disheartened, added, "I love His Majesty even more than you do. What makes you think you have won His Majesty's heart and soul?"

Lou Suyi was speechless, wondering where Consort De had come to this conclusion.

She did indeed get Murong's body, but how did she come to the conclusion that she got his heart?

The emperor is such a deep and calculating man, how could he possibly truly like any woman? She wouldn't presume to think she had the ability to win Murong's heart.

"Take care of Consort De and let her get a good night's sleep," Lou Suyi instructed Consort De's attendants.

If I get enough sleep, my mind will clear, and I won't go crazy in front of her.

If it weren't for her magnanimity as Empress, she could have severely punished Consort De for her disrespect earlier.

Cloudberry and Blueberry responded in unison, and quickly helped Consort De walk away.

After leaving Xianfu Palace, Consort De smiled bitterly and said, "Do you all think I've gone mad?"

"Of course not, Her Majesty just didn't get enough rest and was also stimulated, which is why she was so emotional," Blueberry quickly replied.

"I know what I'm doing. Right now, I'm just too desperate, feeling like I have no future." Consort De sat on the palanquin, weak and listless, feeling that everything she relied on for confidence had collapsed.

She felt she hadn't guessed wrong; Murong had fallen for Lou Suyi.

Everyone thought Lou Suying was lucky to be able to serve the emperor, give birth to a prince, and then become empress. She used to think so too.

But she felt that it was only because Lou Suyi was someone Murong valued that Lou Suyi was able to get everything that the concubines in the harem wanted.

Thinking of this, she sighed silently, feeling that her future was bleak.

**
Xie Mansion.

After returning home yesterday, Lou Suya deliberately stayed in her own courtyard and did not go out, just to avoid running into Xie Zhijie.

But when she saw Xie Zhijie step into her courtyard, her hands and feet turned cold, and she felt the autumn sun shining on her, making her hands and feet feel cold.

Xie Zhijie walked slowly to Lou Suya and handed her the prepared divorce papers.

Lou Suya's fingers had barely touched the divorce papers when she recoiled as if burned, staggering back several steps. She lost control and roared, "Xie Zhijie, you have no right to divorce me!"

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