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

Chapter 237 Reprimanding Her for Consort Hui

Murong thought Lou Suying's words made sense. She was his wife, and it was only natural for her to keep an eye on his concubine.

At this moment, Liang Wanying said excitedly, "Then even the Empress cannot use torture on me."

Then she said to Murong, "Your Majesty, whether I was a young woman waiting to be married or in the harem, I have never suffered such humiliation. Yet the Empress almost ruined my appearance. The Empress is clearly jealous of me and is looking for an opportunity to take revenge on me. I hope Your Majesty will do me justice."

Lou Suyi found it unbelievable.

What could she possibly resent about Liang Wanying? She was the Empress, wasn't she? Besides, she gave birth to such an adorable child as Xiao Chen'er. How could she possibly resent Liang Wanying being confined to her quarters?

"I'm actually quite curious too, Consort Hui, what is it about you that I'm jealous of?" Lou Suyi asked directly.

Liang Wanying replied without hesitation, "Of course you're jealous of His Majesty's favor!"

She was absolutely confident in the emperor's favor.

Lou Suyi was speechless; she truly hadn't expected Liang Wanying to be so confident.

Well, the emperor was also present, so she couldn't very well say that she wasn't jealous of Liang Wanying's favor with Murong, could she?
If she were to say this, she could offend even the emperor.

Seeing that Lou Suying was speechless, Liang Wanying immediately felt refreshed: "Does the Empress have anything else to say?!"

Lou Suyi secretly rolled her eyes. Liang was the most confident and arrogant woman she had ever met. Should she learn from Liang?
“Consort Hui, you’re overthinking it. I hit you because you take yourself too seriously. This harem isn’t your private garden. It’s right for you to punish Consort Ling, but you shouldn’t have gone too far. Since His Majesty made me Empress, I won’t allow you to harm other concubines for personal gain right under my nose. As Empress, it’s not only my right but also my duty to discipline disobedient concubines.”

At this point, Lou Suying looked at Murong and asked, "Your Majesty, am I right?"

"That makes sense." Murong replied in a businesslike tone.

Liang Wanying looked at Murong in disbelief: "I have suffered such a great injustice and almost ruined my appearance. Will Your Majesty not seek justice for me? If even Consort Hui can be beaten by the Empress at will, then wouldn't all the other concubines be beaten to death by the Empress?"

Murong seemed to understand, and thought Liang Wanying's words made sense. He then asked Lou Suying, "Empress, would you arbitrarily have other concubines beaten to death?"

Lou Suying's expression was indescribable; she replied blankly, "No."

Murong was very satisfied with Lou Suyi's answer and said to Liang Wanying, "If the Empress says it won't happen, then it won't happen. My dear consort, you can rest assured that such a thing will not happen."

Liang Wanying hadn't expected Murong to be so easily swayed.

He asked Lou Suyi, and Lou Suyi naturally said no. How could he so easily believe Lou Suyi's nonsense?

“What if the Empress is outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant? If Your Majesty does not punish the Empress today, she will only become more and more ruthless in the future! I am only concerned for the safety of all the sisters in the harem. I only ask Your Majesty to punish the Empress so that all the sisters in the harem can feel at ease!” Liang Wanying said with burning eyes.

Murong thought there was some truth to this, so he made a decision: "The Empress will stay, and I will reprimand her properly. However, my beloved concubine's face is swollen and disfigured. It is more important for her to go back and treat the injury on her face."

When Liang Wanying heard Murong say that her face was red and swollen, her heart tightened.

She had always been very vain, and only now did she realize that Murong had seen her at her ugliest. Although she was unwilling to leave, she didn't want Murong to see her ugly side again, so she hurriedly left.

Lou Suyi watched Liang Wanying leave, wondering how Murong would scold her.

When he reprimands her, should she argue back? After all, she is now the Empress, on equal footing with him, and has no reason to suffer such humiliation.

After Liang Wanying left, Murong said to Jiqing, "Send someone to bring some fruit and snacks. You can keep the Empress company and help her relax." Jiqing looked at his master.

Didn't you say you were going to give the Empress a good scolding? How come you're saying the exact opposite of what you just said?
Lou Suyi was also somewhat surprised, wondering if he wanted to give her a little sweetness first before scolding her.

Murong looked up and saw that Ji Qing and Lou Suyi were both looking at her, and they didn't seem very bright.

He shook his head secretly: "Jiqing, please feel free to ask any questions you may have."

Ji Qing then snapped out of his shock and sent someone to fetch fruit and snacks for the imperial study.

He then invited Lou Suyi to sit down and chatted with her about everyday matters.

Afterwards, Lou Suying ate fruit while chatting with Jiqing about random things. Looking at Murong, she saw that he was so busy he barely had time to breathe, and she felt sorry for him.

By the time Murong finished his work, it was already past 1 PM. This was only because Lou Suyi noticed that he wasn't eating lunch on time, and she wasn't eating either, so Murong put down his official duties and ate with her.

Seeing that Murong was focused on his meal and showed no sign of scolding her, Lou Suyi couldn't help but ask after holding back for a long time, "Wasn't Your Majesty going to scold me?"

She's still waiting.

After he finished scolding her, she still had to go back to Xianfu Palace to take care of the baby.

Murong then remembered this matter: "I was just about to say something to you. You could have let Jinshu and the others do the beating. Why did you have to do it yourself? From now on, you can leave this kind of hard work to others."

Lou Suyi: ...

Is this his reprimand?
"Doesn't Your Majesty feel sorry for Consort Hui?" Lou Suyi blurted out.

Murong finally looked at her properly: "How do you expect me to answer?"

"Of course, I'll answer whatever Your Majesty thinks." Lou Suying was in a good mood and put a piece of meat into his bowl.

"A few slaps, what's there to feel sorry about? It won't cost her a piece of flesh. Consort Hui is too delicate, complaining about such a small matter. Doesn't she think about how many people are starving, and how there are many more pitiful than her?" Murong's thin lips parted slightly.

Lou Suying was surprised by Murong's answer; she had thought he genuinely cared for Liang Wanying. At least before, when he was with Liang Wanying, he seemed to side with her.

It turned out to be different from what she had imagined.

Therefore, the emperor's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea; so-called favor is just that—favor.

But it is a fact that he was kind to the people, and he was a very good emperor, worthy of respect.

After lunch, Lou Suying was about to leave when Murong said, "Are you just going to leave like this?"

Lou Suyi was taken aback. If she didn't leave, would she stay and be scolded by him?
Just as she was hesitating about how to answer, she heard Murong say again, "You only know how to take care of the children, but you don't care about my life or death?"

Ji Qing, who was standing to the side, was taken aback. Was His Majesty vying for the young prince's favor? It was true, ever since the young prince was born, the Empress had been completely focused on the young prince and rarely paid attention to His Majesty.

To be precise, since the Empress entered the palace, she hasn't paid much attention to His Majesty.

Has His Majesty now stooped to competing for favor with the young prince?