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

Chapter 264 Abandoning the Emperor...

Lou Suyi yawned: "His Majesty has been drugged again? Is he alright?"

Jinshu spoke of what she knew: "This servant does not know how His Majesty is, but I'm afraid Consort Li will be tortured terribly. Would Your Highness like to go and see her?"

Lou Suyi thought to herself that this matter had already reached her, and as the Empress, she couldn't ignore it, after all, human life was of paramount importance.

Lou Suying quickly dressed and came out. Chunlan knew that Lou Suying was going to take care of this matter when she saw this.

She was extremely excited: "Your Majesty the Empress, please save Consort Li!"

"Let's go." Lou Suyi was too lazy to waste any more words.

Chunlan readily agreed and followed closely behind Lou Suyi.

Unexpectedly, Murong rushed to Xianfu Palace at this moment, and Lou Suyi hurriedly led a group of people to pay their respects to Murong.

"Is the Empress going out?" Murong's voice was a little hoarse.

Lou Suyi didn't notice anything unusual about him and replied, "I have to go to Quanfu Palace. I'm in a hurry. I'll tell His Majesty when I get back."

She was indeed in a hurry, after all, a woman's appearance is very important.

Without waiting for Murong to reply, she led her entourage away.

Ji Qing really wanted to call Lou Suyi back, but now His Majesty was even more anxious.

The medicine administered by Consort Hui was very potent, and Imperial Physician Liu suggested that it would be better to counteract its effects using normal methods.

His Majesty originally thought he could bear it, but after returning to Qianqing Palace, His Majesty still felt unwell, so he made a special trip to Xianfu Palace.

Who knew that the Empress would abandon His Majesty and run away? What should we do?
"How about I go and ask Her Majesty the Empress for help?" Ji Qing asked cautiously, stealing glances at Murong's expression.

Murong tried to steady her breathing: "No need."

As he spoke, he went to the clean room and ordered Jiqing to prepare cold water.

Ji Qing was heartbroken.

His Majesty is clearly the supreme ruler, yet under these circumstances he resorts to such a torturous method. The Empress is utterly incapable of reading His Majesty's mood and is far too inconsiderate and sensible.

Lou Suying, however, did not think too deeply about it. She was focused on getting to Quanfu Palace as soon as possible to rescue Consort Li from Liang Wanying's clutches, and did not ponder why Murong would go to Xianfu Palace at this time.

She went to Quanfu Palace as quickly as possible. When she entered the hall, the nanny serving at Quanfu Palace was slapping Consort Li hard across the face.

Consort Li's face was swollen and distorted, and blood was seeping from the corner of her mouth. She looked very pitiful.

"Stop!" Lou Suyi shouted in a deep voice.

The old woman was surprised to see Lou Suyi, and for a moment she didn't know what to do with her raised hand.

"I have business with Consort Li, so I'm taking her with me!" Lou Suyi only wanted to take the person away.

She looked at Jinshu, gesturing for her to help Consort Li to her feet.

Someone had already reported the situation to Liang Wanying. Liang Wanying hurriedly came out and saw that Lou Suying was about to take Consort Li away. She frowned and said, "Sister Li has done something wrong and is being punished. Where does Your Majesty intend to take Sister Li?"

Lou Suyi usually only takes advantage of Murong, but she even interferes in Murong's treatment of Consort Li. With such abilities, why doesn't Lou Suyi just fly to the sky?

"I have something to discuss with Consort Li. Yes, what has Consort Li done wrong that has caused Consort Hui to make such a fuss?" Lou Suyi asked calmly.

On her way to Quanfu Palace, she roughly learned what had happened. It was nothing more than Liang Wanying drugging Murong and finding Consort Li to be her scapegoat.

Murong must have seen through Liang Wanying's scheme, which is why he punished Liang Wanying by confining her to her quarters while also rewarding Consort Li.

That is why Liang Wanying became enraged and committed this heinous act against Consort Li.

Speaking of which, Consort Li was quite unlucky. She usually fawned over Liang Wanying, but at the crucial moment, Liang Wanying pushed her out to take the blame. Not only was she framed, but she was also punished by Liang Wanying.

With Liang Wanying's behavior, who would dare to get close to her in the future?
"This is a private matter between me and Consort Li, and it is inconvenient to tell Her Majesty the Empress. I want to keep her here, so Your Majesty should come and see Consort Li another day." Liang Wanying refused to budge.

She was already unhappy, and Lou Suyi had to come and get in her way. How could she easily give in to this woman's wishes?

"I heard that His Majesty was drugged while dining at Quanfu Palace. As Empress, I have a responsibility to be concerned about the progress of this matter. I originally intended to ask Consort Li about the situation, but since Consort Hui refuses to release him, how about this: Consort Hui will accompany Consort Li to Xianfu Palace," Lou Suyi said calmly.

She was actually a little anxious, because she belatedly realized why Murong would go to Xianfu Palace at this time.

Presumably, the effects of the drug were still strong and hadn't completely worn off in his body. He went to Xianfu Palace most likely to find her to detoxify him.

This kind of thing can't be kept to herself; she was worried about Murong's health, which is why she was eager to return to Xianfu Palace.

Liang Wanying was speechless for a moment, wondering how this matter had reached Lou Suying's ears so quickly.

Lou Suyi nodded knowingly when she saw that Liang Wanying remained silent: "That's right, I had forgotten that Consort Hui was confined by His Majesty and could not leave Quanfu Palace."

Liang Wanying's face turned ugly after being ridiculed by Lou Suyi, but she was unable to refute it.

"Now I'm taking Consort Li away. Does Consort Hui have anything else to say?" Lou Suyi raised an eyebrow impatiently.

Liang Wanying hated Lou Suyi to death; she wished she could rush up and scratch that damned woman's face.

But there was nothing she could do.

Lou Suying ignored Liang Wanying and calmly ordered, "Let's go!"

This time, Liang Wanying could only watch helplessly as Lou Suying led her entourage away, as if she were in a vegetable market, and even took Consort Li away with her.

Utterly hateful!!
After leaving Quanfu Palace, Lou Suying looked at Consort Li, who was almost disfigured, and said, "Sister, your face is swollen. Take good care of it when you get back, so you don't ruin your face."

Consort Li replied softly, "Thank you very much for saving me, Your Majesty. I am deeply grateful."

"No need for thanks. As the Empress, I cannot stand by and watch Consort Hui use torture against the concubines. I'll return to Xianfu Palace now, and you should go back soon too, sister." With that, Lou Suying hurriedly boarded her palanquin and ordered her attendants to quicken their pace.

Consort Li watched Lou Suyi and her group walk away, her mind wandering.

Chunlan briefly explained the process of inviting Lou Suyi, and then said, "Aunt Jinshu is kind-hearted and woke up the Empress in time. At that time, His Majesty went to Xianfu Palace, but the Empress ignored His Majesty in order to save the Consort as soon as possible."

Consort Li smiled bitterly: "Thanks to the Empress's kindness, otherwise I might have lost face in Quanfu Palace today."

She never expected that Liang Wanying would be so cruel to her after she had tried so hard to please her.

"Your Excellency now sees clearly that Consort Hui is a viper. It's better to curry favor with the Empress than with Consort Hui. In this servant's opinion, the Empress is a thousand times, ten thousand times better than Consort Hui!"

As soon as Consort Li raised the corner of her lips, her wound was aggravated.

Yes, the Empress knew that she and Consort Hui were close, yet she still helped her without expecting anything in return. In terms of character, the Empress is indeed much better than Consort Hui.

Today is Valentine's Day again, it's like celebrating it every other day, haha.