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

Chapter 243 I Don't Blame My Beloved Consort

"You're very kind, my dear consort," Murong said calmly.

Seeing the soup set aside, Liang Wanying said with dissatisfaction, "I personally cooked this soup, won't Your Majesty try it?"

Lou Suyi curiously peeked inside and found the soup to be very fragrant, but she wondered what it tasted like.

Murong glanced at her sideways at this moment, and she immediately looked away, placing Xiao Muchen on the table beside her and watching the child crawl all over the table.

I didn't want to be criticized by Liang Wanying like this.

"Your Majesty should at least know some manners. This is the Imperial Study, and the desk Chen'er is climbing on is where His Majesty keeps his memorials. Chen'er is still young and doesn't understand, but doesn't Your Majesty understand as well? How could you put a child in such an important place..."

"According to Consort Hui, if the desk is a place to put memorials, then what is the purpose of putting the soup that Consort Hui sent on the desk?" Lou Suyi interrupted Liang Wanying's incessant chatter.

Before Liang Wanying arrived, Murong personally placed Xiao Muchen on the desk in front of him. It was he, as the father, who let the child cause trouble, setting a bad precedent.

If Liang Wanying loves to preach so much, why doesn't she go and educate Emperor Murong?
Liang Wanying was speechless after Lou Suyi's retort.

Lou Suying, however, was unforgiving and smirked sarcastically, "Consort Hui is truly strict with others but lenient with herself."

Liang Wanying's face flushed and paled after being ridiculed by Lou Suyi. After a long while, she stamped her foot and said to Murong, "Your Majesty should at least do something about the Empress. I only said something unintentionally, and the Empress is so unforgiving, she won't let me go. As the Empress, can't you be a little more magnanimous?"

Lou Suyi rolled her eyes so hard she almost flew to the sky when she saw Liang Wanying acting coquettishly towards Murong.

"Who says an empress has to be magnanimous? This is how I am. If someone treats me with respect, I'll treat them with even greater respect. If someone insists on causing trouble, I won't tolerate it," Lou Suying said with a half-smile.

She was not afraid of Murong at all.

If Murong were to reprimand her for Liang Wanying's sake, she would take her son to play elsewhere.

Liang Wanying wanted nothing more than to tear Lou Suying's mouth apart, but Murong remained expressionless and seemed to have no intention of helping her teach Lou Suying a lesson.

She said with a slight reproach, "Your Majesty is biased. You just stand by and watch the Empress bully me. Doesn't Your Majesty feel sorry for me?"

"My beloved consort has made a mistake. I left Chen'er playing on the desk. Does my beloved consort mean that I made a mistake?" Murong finally spoke, looking directly at Liang Wanying with a calm yet authoritative expression.

Liang Wanying's face instantly turned pale. She opened her mouth, but couldn't speak for a long time.

If she had known earlier that it was Murong who put the little prince on the desk to play, she wouldn't have said anything.

“My beloved consort has never been a mother, so she naturally does not know the playful nature of children. I do not blame her,” Murong said again.

On the surface, it was to exonerate Liang Wanying, but Liang Wanying found his statement that she had never been a mother very offensive.

Lou Suyi said she had never had a child, fine, but why did he have to say something so hurtful?

She didn't become a mother, wasn't it because he didn't choose her? If he didn't choose her, how was she supposed to have a child?
"It was my fault. I made a hasty judgment without understanding the whole story." Liang Wanying took a while to suppress her embarrassment. She quickly changed the subject, "Your Majesty, please drink the soup first. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

She was worried that Murong would be angry with her, but luckily Jiqing scooped up a bowl of soup and brought it to Murong.

Murong quickly finished his bowl: "Not bad."

Liang Wanying had long forgotten her previous unpleasantness and said happily, "If Your Majesty likes it, I will bring it over again next time." "My dear consort, you are so thoughtful," Murong said, continuing to bury himself in his official duties.

Seeing this, Liang Wanying simply ground ink on the side, occasionally throwing Lou Suying a provocative glance.

Lou Suyi felt that Liang Shi was seriously ill, as if grinding ink was some great blessing, but she found that grinding ink made her hands sore.

She initially felt that her presence might be interfering with Liang Wanying and Murong's romantic conversation, but seeing Liang Wanying's cheeky expression, she wasn't in a hurry to leave.

At this moment, Xiao Muchen started babbling in the direction of Murong. Seeing this, Liang Wanying said to Lou Suyi, "Why don't you take Chen'er out for a walk, Your Majesty? It's easy for His Majesty to be distracted by Chen'er here."

She intentionally sent Lou Suyi away, wanting to spend some time alone with Murong.

Lou Suyi smiled and said, "Chen'er is happy to see His Majesty. It's a rare opportunity for him to see His Majesty more often, and I can't bear to see him disappointed."

"But Chen'er is too noisy, it will disturb His Majesty..."

Before Liang Wanying could finish speaking, Murong looked up at his son, who was excitedly waving his little hand at him, and said slowly, "Chen'er will not hinder me. Seeing Chen'er makes me very happy, and it makes handling state affairs much more efficient."

His words silenced Liang Wanying.

Lou Suying glanced at Liang Wanying with a half-smile, successfully provoking Liang Wanying.

Her chest heaved with anger, but because Murong was present, she couldn't lash out and could only swallow her anger.

Ji Qing felt the atmosphere was a bit strange, so he whispered to Liang Wanying, "The Empress came to Qianqing Palace today because His Majesty misses the young prince, so the Empress specially brought the young prince here so that His Majesty could take a closer look."

His meaning was simple: His Majesty cares most about the young prince, and the Empress naturally gains status because of her son.

Consort Hui's claim that the young prince is influencing His Majesty is nothing but self-inflicted humiliation.

Liang Wanying frowned, once again feeling that she had acted like a petty person.

No wonder Lou Suying was so smug; it turned out she was only at Qianqing Palace on Murong's orders. She assumed Lou Suying had brought the young prince to Murong to plead for leniency because she had been impeached by the censors.

It wasn't just her who misunderstood; others misunderstood as well.
Liang Wanying glared at Lou Suyi, just as Lou Suyi looked over, a slight smile playing on her lips, as if mocking her arrogance.

She belatedly realized something: if Murong cared about the officials impeaching Lou Suyi, why would he order Lou Suyi to bring the young prince to Qianqing Palace?
In other words, with the young prince around, Lou Suyi's position as empress is very secure.

Just as Liang Wanying was feeling down, Lou Suying walked over carrying Xiao Muchen.

Seeing that Liang Wanying was still staring intently at her, Lou Suying asked infuriatingly, "The tonic soup made by Consort Hui smells very good, Your Majesty, may Chen'er have a taste?"

She had intended to ask if she could have a bite, but then felt she wasn't presumptuous enough to ask, so she changed her mind at the last minute.

Murong glanced at Lou Suyi and said solemnly, "The child is so young, he shouldn't drink tonic soup."

Lou Suyi curled her lips slightly and seized the opportunity: "I'm busy taking care of the child, can I drink this nourishing soup?"

Murong glanced at Liang Wanying, and Lou Suying smiled and said, "His Majesty and I are husband and wife. Since Consort Hui is showing filial piety to His Majesty, she is also showing filial piety to me. She won't be reluctant to part with me."