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

Chapter 250 I'll help you put it on

"Outrageous! Today is the Empress's birthday, what is Consort Hui doing inviting the Emperor?!" Empress Dowager Chen's face was grim as she rebuked him in a low voice.

Without a doubt, Consort Hui did it on purpose.

Worried that Lou Suying might be unhappy, she quickly reassured her, "The Emperor is a man of principle; he will be here soon. Please wait a moment."

Everyone present was a woman confined to the inner quarters of the palace; who didn't know that Consort Hui had deliberately chosen this day to abduct the emperor?

A man like the new emperor could surely see through the intricacies of the situation. Since the new emperor went to Quanfu Palace, it must be because in his heart, Consort Hui was more important than Empress Lou Suyi.

The concubines were already dissatisfied with Lou Suyi becoming empress, and they were happy to see Lou Suyi make a fool of herself.

As for the noblewomen who came to congratulate Lou Suyi, they had no connection with her, but the fact that a woman who had nothing suddenly became empress made them somewhat disdainful.

But in front of Lou Suyi and Empress Dowager Chen, they dared not show it, only secretly gloating in their hearts.

Lou Suyi knew that many people wanted to see her make a fool of herself, so she replied generously and politely, "Consort Hui and His Majesty have always had a deep and affectionate relationship, so it is normal for His Majesty to visit Consort Hui."

Empress Dowager Chen felt sorry for Lou Suyi and was also worried that Murong Zhen would be entangled with Consort Hui. If he did not appear on such an important day as Suyi's birthday, Suyi, as the empress, would be ridiculed by everyone.

That won't do.

She whispered to Fangruo, instructing her to go to Quanfu Palace and bring Murong over as soon as possible, no matter what.

Lou Suyi wanted to stop it, but there were too many people around and too much talk. As the Empress, she couldn't very well argue about this and become a laughingstock.

In the end, she said nothing and watched Fang Ruo walk away in a hurry.

Fearing that Lou Suying might overthink things, Empress Dowager Chen held her hand and whispered, "With me here, the Emperor will surely come."

Lou Suying wanted to laugh when she heard this. She blinked her bright eyes and said, "I have my mother's love, that's enough. It doesn't matter whether His Majesty comes or not."

"You mustn't say such hurtful things. You and the Emperor are husband and wife, destined to spend your lives together. If he's done something wrong, I'll speak up for him." Empress Dowager Chen knew her son wasn't being kind.

All the noblewomen of the capital have come today. If Murong doesn't show up, Suyi will become the laughingstock of everyone.

She was so anxious that she developed mouth ulcers, but she couldn't show it on her face.

Fang Ruo had been gone for a long time and had not been seen since. Half an hour had passed and Murong still hadn't appeared. Everyone present thought that the new emperor was being held up by Consort Hui and probably wouldn't be at Lou Suyi's birthday banquet today.

The longer Empress Dowager Chen waited, the uglier her face became.

Lou Suyi knew that Empress Dowager Chen felt sorry for her, but she herself didn't care.

It's her birthday, not Murong's, so why does Murong have to come and make an appearance?

It is inherently unreasonable to place one's honor and disgrace on a man.

Knowing that Empress Dowager Chen was in a bad mood, she deliberately said many funny things to try to cheer her up.

Empress Dowager Chen felt increasingly guilty towards Lou Suyi.

She was also unhappy about Chen Xing being brought into the harem. The emperor didn't even come to this occasion, so where would Empress Su Yi put her face?
Consort De finally seized such a good opportunity to ridicule Lou Suying, and said with a smile, "Is Her Majesty the Empress still waiting for His Majesty? It's this late, and His Majesty is still with Consort Hui. He must be too busy to come, right?"

Empress Dowager Chen was already displeased, and Consort De's sarcastic remarks only made her more angry. She immediately rebuked her, "With so much delicious food, you still have to talk! Why are you being so nosy?!"

Consort De curled her lip slightly, feeling that Empress Dowager Chen's favoritism was too obvious. "Yes, I know I was wrong." She shut her mouth resentfully.

Who among those present wasn't secretly laughing at Lou Suying? She had simply spoken the truth. Only a hypocritical woman like Lou Suying could still manage a laugh.

According to her, Lou Suyi must have felt embarrassed too, but she was just putting on a brave face because she cared about her image.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Chen was angry, Lou Suyi spoke some kind words in a gentle and soothing manner, which softened Empress Dowager Chen's expression.

But Empress Dowager Chen's expression was still very unpleasant. She wanted to send someone else to invite Murong. Lou Suyi was about to stop her when a commotion came from outside.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Murong walking over surrounded by a crowd.

Empress Dowager Chen had previously resented Murong for not coming, but now that he had arrived, she resented his lateness. She didn't give him a pleasant look and said sarcastically, "The Emperor is really busy, only coming now to celebrate the Empress's birthday!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Qing quickly replied, "It is this servant's fault for not delivering the birthday gift His Majesty prepared for the Empress on time, which is why His Majesty is late."

Empress Dowager Chen was somewhat surprised upon hearing this: "Wasn't the Emperor invited away by Consort Hui?"

Ji Qing felt this misunderstanding was huge and needed to be clarified: "Your Majesty, His Majesty did visit Consort Hui, but Consort Hui fell ill. However, His Majesty left Quanfu Palace after the imperial physician arrived. Afterwards, His Majesty was waiting for the Empress's birthday celebration, which is why it was delayed until this moment."

Empress Dowager Chen's expression softened slightly. She glanced around and asked specifically, "Is Consort Hui ill?"

"Consort Hui is quite ill. When His Majesty went there, Consort Hui was not fully conscious."

As soon as Ji Qing finished speaking, Murong took the brocade box from the maid and walked up to Lou Suyi: "Empress, see if you like it."

As he spoke, he opened the box, revealing a phoenix crown inlaid with hundreds or even thousands of gems and pearls.

This phoenix crown is magnificent and exquisite.

"Do you like it?" Murong asked.

Lou Suyi nodded vigorously: "I like it."

She loved these kinds of luxurious jewelry. It was rare that the stingy Emperor Murong would be willing to give her such extravagant pieces.

Murong looked at Lou Suyi's hairstyle today and thought it was just right for her to wear the phoenix crown: "I will put it on for you."

Lou Suyi was somewhat taken aback. Seeing that everyone was looking at her and Murong, she quickly said, "Forget it, I'll wear it next time."

Murong seemed not to hear her and helped her put on the phoenix crown.

Lou Suying couldn't see what she looked like after putting on the phoenix crown, but seeing the envious and jealous expressions on other people's faces, as well as Empress Chen's face with wrinkles from smiling, she knew that the phoenix crown was indeed magnificent.

"Her Majesty the Empress looks absolutely stunning in this phoenix crown!" Ji Qing said with a smile, and the others chimed in.

Lou Suyi paused for a moment, thinking that it was mainly because she was beautiful.
If she were plain-looking, even a phoenix crown couldn't make her beautiful.

Murong also felt that the phoenix crown suited Lou Suyi's face very well. He sat down next to Lou Suyi and took the opportunity to pick up little Muchen.

Because Lou Suyi was wearing a phoenix crown, and because Murong was clumsy and didn't put it on properly, she didn't dare to turn her head too much, for fear that the phoenix crown would fall off and make everyone laugh.

At this moment, Consort De felt that she had just laughed at Lou Suyi, but now she herself seemed to be the biggest joke.

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