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

Chapter 268 Using her as a raft

Lou Suyi took the child for a walk outside, and when she came back, she saw Consort De sitting on the sidelines, while Consort Wu was chatting with Murong from time to time.

This scene was so unusual that she couldn't help but take a second look.

When Murong saw her return, he beckoned to her and said, "Give Chen'er to me."

Lou Suyi handed the little one to Murong as instructed. Murong took the baby and said to Lou Suyi, "I have something to say to you. Come with me."

Lou Suyi was somewhat bewildered, unable to understand what Murong had to say to her.

She followed Murong as instructed, and then heard Murong say to Consort De and Consort Wu, "The Empress and I have something to discuss, you may leave."

Consort De was unwilling to leave like this, so she asked, "Your Majesty, may I have lunch at Xianfu Palace?"

Murong looked at Lou Suyi, as if seeking her opinion.

Seeing this, Consort De turned to Lou Suying and asked, "Empress, may I have lunch at Xianfu Palace?"

Lou Suyi really didn't know what expression to use.

Consort De addressed her as "elder sister" repeatedly, as if they were very familiar with each other.

Consort De, despite their obvious animosity, insisted on having lunch at Xianfu Palace. Everyone knew Consort De was after Murong.
"I'm not used to having outsiders dine here," Lou Suyi replied with a smile.

Consort De's plan to use her to get close to Murong was quite clever.

Consort De's face darkened slightly; she hadn't expected Lou Suyi to be unwilling to even exchange the most basic pleasantries.

"The Empress has her own principles. My beloved concubine, you should not linger in Xianfu Palace. You may all leave." Murong then spoke up.

Consort De dared not show any displeasure to Murong, and respectfully replied, "This concubine will not disturb Your Majesty and Empress any longer. I will take my leave."

"Take care, my two sisters," Lou Suyi said politely.

Consort De managed to force a smile: "Sister, you're too kind."

She clenched her fists and left Xianfu Palace with Consort Wu: "Your Majesty the Empress is certainly making quite a grand entrance."

Consort Wu replied, "I think Her Majesty the Empress is quite amiable and doesn't have any airs of an empress. She's a very kind person and easy to get along with. Perhaps you have some misunderstanding about Her Majesty the Empress. Back when Her Majesty was still a nun, she was very approachable, and now that she's become Empress, she's no different than before..."

Consort De was impatient with her incessant chatter. She listened patiently for a while, and seeing that Consort Wu showed no sign of stopping, she interrupted her: "I'm going back now. I'll take my leave of my sister."

She finally realized that Wu Meiren and Lou Suyi were in cahoots; otherwise, she wouldn't have spoken up for Lou Suyi like this.

After this incident, she suddenly realized that she could never be friends with Lou Suyi in this lifetime, not even pretend to be friends.

Lou Suying clearly shared the same thought as her; otherwise, she wouldn't have shown such ruthlessness earlier.

Inside Xianfu Palace, Lou Suyi finally saw off the hypocritical Consort De and entered the bedroom with Murong.

Seeing that Murong had placed the child on the bed and seemed to have no intention of speaking to her, she was puzzled: "Didn't His Majesty have something to tell me?"

Why call her in but not explain what's going on?

Murong pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "I suddenly can't remember what I wanted to say."

Lou Suyi: ? ? ?

Murong is so young, how could he be so forgetful?

Seeing her constipated look, Murong couldn't help but smile: "It shouldn't be anything serious."

Lou Suying was speechless for a moment. She turned and left the bedroom, saying to Yan Hui, "Your Majesty is so forgetful at such a young age. What will happen when you get older?"

Yan Hui, however, had her own unique perspective: "Is it possible that His Majesty simply doesn't want to deal with Consort De anymore, and is using her as a pretext to send her away?" Lou Suyi was taken aback: "How could that be?"

Consort De was one of Murong's favorite concubines, so how could he not want to spend time with her?
Jinshu looked at Yan Hui meaningfully, and Yan Hui raised her eyebrows triumphantly: "Anyway, this servant thinks that His Majesty deliberately said that he had something to discuss with Your Highness in order to get rid of Consort De and Consort Wu. Only Your Highness actually believed His Majesty's excuse."

Lou Suyi felt that Yan Hui's words were illogical.

Consort De is Murong's beloved concubine, so why is he unwilling to even spend time with her? He clearly speaks to her with a gentle expression and seems very patient.

She didn't think about it any further.

After lunch, before leaving Xianfu Palace, Murong specifically told Lou Suyi that he would be very busy in the next few days and probably wouldn't have time. Perhaps she could bring Xiao Muchen to Qianqing Palace so he could have a look at him.

“Alright, Your Majesty is busy with important matters. I will take Chen’er to the Qianqing Palace to see Your Majesty in a couple of days!” Lou Suyi readily agreed.

Murong kissed Xiao Muchen on the cheek, feeling the child's sweet and soft texture, making him reluctant to leave.

Lou Suyi noticed Murong's lingering affection and blurted out, "If Your Majesty really wants to see Chen'er, I will take him to see Your Majesty tomorrow!"

Murong smiled and pinched the child's rosy cheek: "Then I'll be waiting for you and your child."

Lou Suyi was initially angry with herself for speaking too quickly, but after hearing Murong's words, she felt relieved.

It seems the young emperor really likes Xiao Muchen.

After seeing Murong off, Lou Suying put the matter aside and didn't think about it until she woke up the next day.

It was Jinshu who reminded her that made her suddenly remember this matter.

Because she got up late, she hurriedly boarded a palanquin and went to the Qianqing Palace.

When she entered the imperial study, Murong was busy at his desk.

She immediately noticed the many snacks and fruits laid out on the coffee table next to her, all of which were her favorites.

"His Majesty knew the Empress would be coming today, so he specially ordered me to prepare everything early this morning. Who knew the Empress would arrive so late?" Ji Qing couldn't help but complain.

He saw it; His Majesty looked towards the door more than once, probably wondering why the Empress hadn't arrived yet.

"You got up too late." Lou Suyi chuckled and immediately handed her adorable son to Murong. "Your Majesty must be missing the child, right? Why don't you rest for a while and play with Chen'er for a bit?"

Murong took his chubby son and let him sit on the desk to play.

Xiao Muchen saw a memorial on the table, picked it up, and threw it around carelessly.

Lou Suyi was terrified and quickly stopped her, saying, "You can't just throw away something so important."

“What does a child know? Let him play.” Murong was very indulgent.

"This is a memorial to the throne, I'm afraid Chen'er will break it." Lou Suyi still wanted to take the mischievous little guy away.

"Let him be, just let him sit here and play, don't pay any attention to him." Murong slapped Lou Suyi's hand away.

Lou Suyi had no other choice but to stop trying to persuade her.

Xiao Muchen got more and more into playing and soon started throwing the memorials everywhere.

Ji Qing was busy picking them up, while Xiao Muchen threw them around even more happily, which really drove Ji Qing crazy.

Xiao Muchen probably thought Ji Qing was playing with him, and he laughed excitedly.

Seeing the child happy, Mu Chen smiled. Only Lou Suyi was worried, fearing that damaging the memorial would anger Murong.