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

Chapter 258 I grant your wish!

Ke Shi did not expect that Murong would completely ignore her.

She was clearly Su Yi's biological mother. Without her, how would Su Yi have had the opportunity to come into this world?
If she goes back like this today, she will definitely be disliked by the Earl.

She would have to find a way to speak with Su Yi later, but in the current situation, she dared not be presumptuous, for fear of embarrassing the Earl of Suning.

Liang Wanying, who was not far away, was displeased to see Murong easily resolve Lou Suying's embarrassment.

Ke is indeed a fool. If Ke continues to make trouble, everyone will be able to laugh at Lou Suyi.

Unfortunately, Mr. Ke did not pursue the matter further, which disappointed her.

Instead, Murong gave Lou Suyi face in public, and Lou Suyi was in the limelight for a time.

The banquet was drawing to a close, and Madam Ke was thinking that she should say a few words to Su Yi later so that the Earl would think she was useful.

Meanwhile, Murong was stopped by Empress Dowager Chen, while Lou Suyi got up first, carrying the sleeping little Mu Chen.

Empress Dowager Chen glanced at Lou Suyi's retreating figure and whispered to Murong, "You will escort Suyi back to Xianfu Palace later."

Ji Qing, standing to the side, thought to himself that His Majesty had not yet received the Empress's birthday gift and would surely send the Empress back, so there was no need for the Empress Dowager to remind him.

"Yes, Mother, you should also go back and rest early." Murong helped Empress Dowager Chen to her feet.

Empress Dowager Chen added in a low voice, "Su Yi has recovered, and I think she is almost ready to have a second child. You only have one son, Chen'er, which is a bit too few offspring."

Murong's eyes flickered slightly: "No rush, Chen'er is only seven months old. It would be better to let Suyi's body recover for another year or two."

Empress Dowager Chen was somewhat surprised, thinking to herself that the emperor actually understood how to appreciate the hardships women endure.
“You’re not young anymore, and you don’t often move around in the harem…”

Empress Dowager Chen wanted to persuade him to look at the other concubines, but remembering her favorite plain clothes, she ultimately didn't bring it up.

"Mother, do not worry, I know what I'm doing," Murong replied calmly.

Lou Suyi turned around and saw Murong and Empress Dowager Chen whispering to each other, so she walked out of Qianqing Palace first.

Just then, Madam Ke suddenly appeared and blocked her path: "Su Yi..."

Seeing that Madam Ke's expression changed slightly, Jinshu quickly stopped her: "How dare you block Her Majesty the Empress's path!"

Madam Ke felt that Lou Suying was being too presumptuous. Even if Suying became Empress, she was still her daughter. Without her as her mother, Suying would not exist.

It is unfilial of Su Yi to disown her after becoming empress!
"Suyi, I am your own mother. You cannot be so cold-blooded. Don't think that just because you've become empress..."

Before Madam Ke could finish speaking, Lou Suyi calmly ordered, "Where did this vulgar woman come from? Shut her mouth!"

At her command, Granny Qiao swiftly covered Madam Ke's mouth.

The Earl of Suning was startled when he saw this scene from afar. He broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly walked over to Lou Suyi, saying, "Please, Your Majesty, have mercy!" Lou Suyi looked at the Earl of Suning and calmly said, "Has the Earl of Suning been living a peaceful life for too long that he can't even control the people around him?"

Cold sweat poured down the Earl of Suning's forehead: "Your Majesty is right. I will certainly discipline my wife properly. Please, Your Majesty, show leniency!"

At this moment, Murong and Empress Dowager Chen approached. Murong saw that Madam Ke's mouth had been covered by Granny Qiao, and coldly said, "Earl of Suning, from now on, don't let irrelevant people get in front of the Empress. I can tolerate you once or twice, but I can't let you off every time. If you don't want to be Earl of Suning, I'll grant your wish!"

The Earl of Suning was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong! From now on, I will keep a close eye on my wife and make sure she doesn't appear in front of Her Majesty the Empress."

Murong stepped forward and took the child from Lou Suyi's arms, looking down condescendingly at the Earl of Suning: "Earl of Suning, you'd better watch yourself and keep your family in check. The Empress has no further connection with the Lou family; this is common knowledge throughout the world. Your past treatment of the Empress has never been a secret. Don't think that just because she is now the Empress, you still have a chance to leech off her!"

The Earl of Suning was sweating profusely and repeatedly agreed.

Murong had no interest in reprimanding the Earl of Suning any further and sent Lou Suyi back to Xianfu Palace.

Some people, witnessing this scene from afar, felt that the Emperor was once again disliking the Marquis of Suning, and that the Lou family's decline was evident. Everyone was opportunistic and knew to stay away from the Lou family to avoid being implicated by the Marquis of Suning's household.

Granny Qiao also let go of Madam Ke and couldn't hold back her words: "When Her Majesty the Empress was still a young lady waiting to be married in the Lou family, did you treat Her Majesty the Empress like a daughter? Now that Her Majesty the Empress has ascended to the throne, how dare you come to Her Majesty the Empress to show your presence? Where do you get the nerve!"

Lady Ke was surprised that the palace maids would treat her, the wife of the Marquis of Suning, with such disdain. She was both angry and anxious, but under the glare of the Marquis of Suning, she dared not utter a sound.

Knowing that there were many gossips in the palace, the Marquis of Suning did not reprimand Ke on the spot. It was only after leaving the palace that he slapped Ke hard across the face, making half of her face numb.

She looked at the Earl of Suning in disbelief: "Your Excellency, did you hit me?"

He's been treating her very well lately, how could he bear to hit her?

“From now on, you will stay in the Marquis’s residence and not go anywhere. You have made me lose face today. I shouldn’t have brought you to the palace!” Marquis Suning was filled with regret.

Perhaps he shouldn't have helped Lady Ke ascend to the throne in the first place, otherwise how could he be so disliked by His Majesty today?
Ke Shi is a woman who will never be respectable.

Lady Ke sobbed, "I was only trying to help the Lord..."

"Are you trying to help me? You're only hurting me. When you treated the Empress coldly back then, did you ever think she would hold a grudge? Now you still think you're her biological mother, that she'll look up to you because of blood ties? Do you think that's possible?! I was stupid enough to actually believe that you could get the Empress to acknowledge you as her biological mother?"

The Earl of Suning was filled with regret; he had been blinded by greed.

“Back then, it was clearly because the Earl didn’t like Su Yi that I treated her coldly,” Madam Ke argued.

The Earl of Suning sighed deeply, recalling how he had never once given Su Yi a second glance back then, and he regretted it.

If he had treated his daughter even slightly better, there wouldn't have been no way to salvage the situation.

“It’s my fault. I thought she was a concubine’s daughter and had no value, so I never cared about her. But I never expected that you, her mother, would be even more heartless. I didn’t even know that you locked her in the woodshed for three days and three nights, almost starving her to death. How could you be so cruel?” The Earl of Suning hated Madam Ke to the extreme at this moment.

He heard it from the servants in his household, who said that the storytellers in the capital had spread the word about it extensively.

“My husband says I’m heartless, but what about him? Has he ever made new clothes or bought jewelry for Suyi during festivals? I’m looked down upon, but does that mean Suyi will be respected? I hate that she’s not a son and can’t protect me, her mother, but what have I done wrong? It’s my husband who has never treated Suyi like a daughter, making her and me suffer indifference in the Lou family!” Madam Ke accused, tears streaming down her face.