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

Chapter 253 His Majesty's Lust at First Sight
Murong looked at Lou Suyi quietly. Lou Suyi was blank for a moment, thinking about what to call him. After a while, she said uncertainly, "Husband?"

Murong smiled and took her hand, leading her towards the crowd.

Lou Suying thought Murong seemed very happy. Strange, he was her husband, and she called him "husband," so why was he so happy?
Little Muchen was also excited by the noise, jumping and hopping in Murong's arms. The little guy's lively appearance caught Murong's attention, and he said to Lou Suying, "This child looks like you."

"Like me?" Lou Suyi glanced at the child. "How does he resemble me?"

The child's features look remarkably like Murong's.

"You look like someone who's never seen the world." Murong's lips curved slightly.

Lou Suyi knew she shouldn't have any expectations of this man's words; as expected, a dog's mouth can't produce ivory.

Seeing her puffed-up face, Murong chuckled and asked, "Isn't that right?"

"It seems like Your Majesty... my husband has seen so much of the world. I've never seen my husband show his face in public so often before. Does my husband know what's going on up ahead?" Lou Suyi asked directly.

Murong stopped and observed for a moment before saying, "If I'm not mistaken, they're performing the Hu Xuan dance up ahead. There's nothing to see."

Lou Suying immediately became interested upon hearing about the Hu Xuan dance: "I want to see it!"

Although she had never seen it, she had heard of the Hu Xuan dance, and that men loved to watch it.

Murong Shen glanced at her, but seeing the dense crowd ahead, he couldn't bear to see her disappointed: "Fine, let Jiqing accompany you."

Lou Suying was a little surprised: "Your Majesty, aren't you going to look?"

Doesn't he have any curiosity at all?

“Not interested.” Murong looked at Ji Qing.

Ji Qing understood and stayed by Lou Suyi's side.

Looking at the packed crowd, he pulled out his secret weapon, throwing a handful of loose silver coins a short distance ahead and shouting, "Pick up the money!!"

As soon as everyone heard that there was money to be made, they all rushed to collect the loose silver pieces.

Lou Suying was also stunned, and gave Ji Qing a thumbs up: "Ji Qing, you're amazing!"

"You flatter me, Madam," Jiqing accepted the compliment without hesitation.

Lou Suying then saw the beautiful woman dancing. She was dressed in bright and revealing clothes, which showed off her snow-white arms and swayed her slender waist like a snake. She immediately understood why men loved watching the Hu Xuan dance.

This dance originated from the Western Regions. It's beautiful, but it's too revealing.

Such dances are certainly not seen in the mainland of Great Xia, so it's no wonder that so many people are watching the geisha performing them in the street.

At that moment, she also realized that all those who had watched the Hu Xuan dance before were men.

As for her man...

She turned to look at Murong, who was playing with a child not far away. It seemed this man was different from other men; he wasn't a lecher.

She watched for a while, gave some silver coins as a reward, but found it uninteresting, so she returned to Murong's side.

She deliberately asked, "Have you ever seen the Sogdian Whirl Dance before, husband?"

"I saw it once before at the Crown Prince's residence, but it wasn't very interesting," Murong replied calmly.

Lou Suying chuckled; she suddenly found this man rather strange. Despite being an emperor, entitled to possess all the beauties of the land, he showed little interest in them.

Now she suddenly believes that he brought her into the palace to repay a debt of gratitude.

But she didn't believe he wasn't interested in beautiful women; after all, she had served him in bed and witnessed his wanton behavior. Therefore, she found this man unfathomable, and she couldn't fathom his thoughts.

"Does my husband enjoy looking at this beauty?" she teased.

Murong Shen glanced at her: "What do you think, Madam?"

Lou Suyi was stumped by his question, and it took her a while to reply, "I'm so beautiful, of course my husband loves to look at me!"

A hint of a smile flashed in Murong's eyes: "You're quite confident."

"What, you think I'm not beautiful?" Lou Suyi persisted.

Murong looked at the bright face of the woman before him, his eyes deep and unfathomable: "Madam is indeed very beautiful."

Lou Suying was a little embarrassed by his sudden serious tone. She coughed lightly and looked away, saying, "I am not beautiful, and Your Majesty will not be lustful at first sight."

Murong simply smiled and didn't deny it: "Perhaps."

Lou Suying couldn't help but feel a little smug. It turned out that she was so beautiful that even a man like Murong couldn't resist her charms, which was enough to prove how high her looks were, something that ordinary mortals couldn't resist.

At this moment, she also noticed that many passersby were glancing at her and Murong. The fact that Murong was holding the adorable little baby made them even more eye-catching.

She searched around and was wondering whether she should find an inn to eat when suddenly someone appeared out of nowhere—it was Xie Zhijie.

The moment Lou Suyi saw Xie Zhijie, she instinctively looked at Murong.

Murong's expression didn't change much, but compared to before, she could clearly sense that he wasn't in a good mood.

If it were her, she wouldn't be happy either.

Xie Zhijie knew they were outside the palace, so he simply bowed to Murong.

When he faced Lou Suyi again, his gaze lingered on her face for a moment before he lowered his eyes and bowed to her, saying, "This humble official greets Madam."

Lou Suyi didn't look directly at Xie Zhijie, and replied in a calm voice, "No need for formalities."

Xie Zhijie seemed oblivious to Lou Suying's cold expression, chatting warmly with Murong while glancing occasionally at the little prince in his arms: "The little master is so handsome."

This was also the first time he had seen Su Yi's child up close. Although the child's features resembled Murong's, he felt that the child's eyes were very much like Su Yi's.

If this were his and Su Yi's child, how wonderful that would be?
Lou Suyi didn't want to see Xie Zhijie's face, so she said to Murong, "Husband, I'm going to take a walk over there."

"Go ahead, let Jiqing accompany you, but don't go too far." Murong had no reason to stop him.

Lou Suyi replied lightly, "I know, I'll wait for my husband to come over there."

After she finished speaking, she walked away without looking back.

Xie Zhijie told himself he shouldn't keep staring at Su Yi, but he couldn't control himself. His eyes kept glancing at the woman walking away, and he was momentarily dazed.

Years ago, she would always approach her with enthusiasm, but now she walks away indifferently.

Murong Ye watched Lou Suyi's retreating figure and said calmly, "Madam once said that the reason Chen'er is so handsome is because she is good at giving birth. Today is Madam's birthday, so I brought her out for a walk. I won't say any more to you."

Xie Zhijie felt bitter inside, but dared not stop them. He stepped aside and gave up his seat.

Murong walked towards Lou Suyi, who immediately flashed a big smile: "Husband, are you tired? Would you like me to carry the baby?"

She could feel Xie Zhijie's gaze fixed on her, making her feel uncomfortable, but she couldn't show it on her face and could only try to ignore it.

She felt that today's encounter was not a coincidence; Xie Zhijie might have been keeping an eye on her whereabouts, otherwise they wouldn't have bumped into each other on the street.