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

Chapter 242 The Empress Cares More About His Majesty

Inside the Imperial Study, Murong taught Xiao Muchen for a long time, but the little guy could only say "Liang" and not "Dad". He eventually accepted this fact and handed the child back to Lou Suyi.

"From now on, you should come to Qianqing Palace every few days. I want to spend more time with Chen'er," Murong instructed.

Lou Suyi: ...

Seeing Lou Suying staring at him silently, Murong raised an eyebrow: "What, you still want to keep the child all to yourself?"

Lou Suyi couldn't hold back any longer: "I think His Majesty's competitive spirit is too strong."

So what if the child called her "mother" first? How could the emperor, a man of such stature, be so concerned about such a trivial matter? Aren't there enough important national affairs for him to handle?

Murong calmly said, "You said that I spend little time with my child. In that case, send the child over so that he can spend more time with me."

Lou Suyi saw that he had made up his mind, so she didn't bother to persuade him anymore: "I was afraid of disturbing His Majesty. Since His Majesty has made up his mind, I will bring the child over every two days so that you and your son can be reunited."

Otherwise, when the child grows up and has a strained relationship with Murong, he might blame her.

Afterwards, Murong was reviewing memorials and insisted on holding little Mu Chen in her arms, while Lou Suyi stayed by her side, adding fragrance to her work.

Ji Qing saw this scene from afar and couldn't stop smiling.

Therefore, it still has to be Her Majesty the Empress; no one else will do. His Majesty is a man of few words, and he only shows his true feelings in front of Her Majesty the Empress and the young prince.

Even the so-called favored concubine, Consort Hui, did not possess the same abilities as the Empress.

Lou Suyi was worried that Murong would ask her to stay overnight in Qianqing Palace again, so she left without saying goodbye after lunch while Murong was busy.

When Murong looked up to look for her son, she found that Lou Suyi and her son were nowhere to be seen.

Ji Qing hurriedly stepped forward and replied, "Her Majesty the Empress was afraid of disturbing His Majesty's handling of state affairs, so she took the young prince back first. Before she left, Her Majesty instructed me to remind His Majesty to eat on time, and also said that she would bring the young prince back to accompany His Majesty in a couple of days."

Murong remained expressionless and continued with her work.

Lou Suying never expected that the rumors in the harem would escalate so rapidly. It started with the news that she had been impeached by the censors, and then it spread further because she had taken her child to the Qianqing Palace.

The story took an unexpected turn, with rumors circulating that she was expelled from Qianqing Palace by Murong and was in a terrible state, and that she cried when she was expelled.

If Lou Suyi weren't involved, she would have believed all these rumors.

Fortunately, she didn't care about such rumors; she knew what was going on herself.

Yan Hui was initially somewhat dissatisfied, but later she felt that Jin Shu was right about one thing: as long as they knew that the Empress was favored, that was enough. The Empress was magnanimous, and their awareness as her close attendants should also improve accordingly.

She then thought about the other concubines in the harem who had been in the palace for so long without ever having the chance to serve the emperor. What was wrong with letting them have a moment of mental victory?
Thinking about it this way, she suddenly felt refreshed.

Over the next two days, there was no further news regarding the impeachment of Lou Suyi, but Lou Suyi took Xiao Muchen to the Qianqing Palace again.

In light of this, some people say that Lou Suyi was anxious, which is why she frequently visited the Qianqing Palace.

Lou Suyi was also aware that her every word and action was under scrutiny, because everyone in the harem treated her as an enemy and wanted to see her fall into ruin.

While everyone was waiting to see her make a fool of herself, she should have kept a low profile, but because she had promised Murong, she couldn't go back on her word.

As soon as Murong saw her, he asked her to hand over the child to him.

She did as she was told and handed the little one to him. Then she heard the young emperor say to little Muchen, "Chen'er, call me Father." Lou Suying: ...

Ji Qing couldn't help but chuckle: "Your Highness is still young, Your Majesty, please don't worry. In a few more months, Your Highness will learn to call out to people."

Murong still felt that he had spent too little time with his child, so he simply said to Lou Suyi, "From today onwards, you and Chen'er will live in Qianqing Palace. I will teach him to call me Father Emperor."

Lou Suyi: ...

auspicious……

Lou Suyi felt this was inappropriate, so she tried to reason with him gently: "Qianqing Palace is His Majesty's bedroom, it's not appropriate for me to stay here. How about this, I'll come over every other day from now on, until Chen'er learns to call me 'Father,' what does Your Majesty think?"

Murong glanced at Lou Suyi, but ultimately did not insist any further.

But he still handled government affairs while holding his child, even letting the child climb onto his desk and throw the documents everywhere.

Lou Suyi whispered to Jiqing, "Don't you think His Majesty is sometimes quite childish? Just because Chen'er called me 'Mother,' he wanted to argue about it."

Ji Qing, however, held a different view: "This servant can understand Your Majesty's feelings. It is only natural for Your Majesty to want to hear the young prince call you Father Emperor as a new father."

He felt that the Empress's words had also touched His Majesty. The Empress had said the day before yesterday that His Majesty spent too little time with the young prince, which was why the young prince was closer to the Empress. Perhaps that was why His Majesty wanted to spend more time with the young prince.

Lou Suyi nodded: "I was too naive."

“Your Majesty, please spend more time with His Majesty. His Majesty is always immersed in state affairs, and his days are quite dull. It is only when Your Majesty and the young prince come that His Majesty feels a little more alive. Although His Majesty doesn’t say it, I know that His Majesty is always very happy to see Your Majesty,” Ji Qing said in a low voice.

He just hoped that the Empress would care more about His Majesty.

“It’s not really appropriate for a woman like me to frequently enter and leave the Qianqing Palace, and I’m also afraid of disturbing His Majesty’s important business.” After a pause, Lou Suyi added, “I know what I’m doing.”

Ji Qing beamed with joy upon hearing Lou Suyi's words.

Lou Suyi had nothing to do after that. Little Muchen was held in Murong's arms, and she only needed to eat and drink on the side.

While taking care of the child, Murong was also reading the memorials. Occasionally, she would glance up and see Lou Suying looking carefree and relaxed.

He couldn't help but sigh to his son, "Your mother really knows how to manage a household."

The chubby little dumpling was particularly sensitive to the word "mother" and immediately called out "Liang" in Lou Suyi's direction.

Lou Suyi looked at her silly son upon hearing the sound and smiled brightly: "Silly child, you just can't learn no matter what. You're a mother, not a good one."

She stood up and stepped forward: "With Chen'er causing trouble, Your Majesty cannot concentrate. Please give me the child first."

Murong didn't insist. Indeed, the child was too good at causing trouble, and his efficiency today was much lower than usual. He handed the child to Lou Suyi as instructed.

The warm atmosphere didn't last long. Soon after, Liang Wanying brought the tonic soup to the Imperial Study.

When Liang Wanying entered, she gave Lou Suyi a defiant look.

Lou Suyi pretended not to see Liang Wanying's provocation and focused on playing with the children.

Liang Wanying felt that Lou Suying was avoiding her sharp edge, so she went straight to Murong and offered him a nourishing soup: "This is a nourishing soup that I made myself. No matter how busy Your Majesty is with state affairs, you must take care of your health."

Time to go back to work! The holiday went by so fast!