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

Chapter 279 Internal strife
Liang Wanying felt that Consort De was always up to no good, and that giving her hope now was probably because she felt that Murong did not value her birthday.

Just as she was pondering this, she heard Consort De continue, "However, sister, don't have too high expectations. Not everyone is like the Empress, who can receive such a rare item as a phoenix crown as a birthday gift. His Majesty and the Empress have a deep and loving relationship that no one else can compare to, and I'm sure you, as a favored concubine, are no exception."

Liang Wanying looked coldly at Consort De: "I wonder what birthday gifts you received this year, sister?!"

This woman just wanted to destroy her heart; how good was Consort De herself?
As far as she knew, no one remembered the date of Consort De's birthday this year.

Consort De's face instantly turned ugly.

This is because her birthday is on the third day of the second month, which is the day after the little prince was born.

Everyone was focused on the young prince, including Empress Dowager Chen and of course Murong. Who remembered her birthday?
She spent her birthday all alone that day, with no one to accompany her.

To this day, she is unwilling to recall what happened that day, but Liang Wanying insists on bringing up her painful memories.

Liang Wanying clearly knew that Consort De's birthday had been forgotten by everyone. She exaggeratedly said, "Ah, I remember now, my sister's birthday is the day after Chen'er was born. Nobody remembers that it was my sister's birthday, let alone receiving a birthday gift from His Majesty?"

Consort De sneered upon hearing this: "I am no match for you, elder sister. You are His Majesty's favorite concubine, while I am nothing. It is not surprising that I do not receive His Majesty's birthday gift. On the contrary, your birthday this year will surely be grand and glorious. You may even receive a better birthday gift than the Empress, which will make your younger sister envious again."

It's normal that her birthday was forgotten because of the young prince, after all, he is the only bloodline of the Murong family, and everyone values ​​him.

She had long since come to terms with this matter, but she was still angry when Liang exposed her.

Furthermore, she wasn't the only one forgotten at the time; Consort Ning was also forgotten.

Consort Ning's birthday is also in February, a few days later than hers, so she was also forgotten?
Later, Empress Dowager Chen felt guilty and gave them both birthday gifts, which was of course no secret.

But as everyone knows, the birth of the little prince did indeed cause quite a stir in the harem, and she and Consort Ning were the most affected.

The reason Liang Wanying specifically mentioned her birthday to Lou Suyi was probably because she was afraid that Lou Suyi would use the excuse of forgetting to refuse to help her hold a birthday banquet.

"That's beyond doubt, so there's no need for you to worry about it, sister." Liang Wanying stopped arguing with Consort De and got into her palanquin and left.

Consort De watched Liang Wanying's retreating figure with a cold smile. She then boarded her palanquin and headed back to her residence.

Yunmei advised, "Why does Your Highness have to make things difficult for Consort Hui? Your common enemy is the Empress."

Instead of fighting amongst themselves, which would benefit neither of them.

Consort De curled her lips in disdain: "I disdain associating with the Liang family!"

Cloudberry and Blueberry exchanged a glance. Sometimes they felt that their master was too impulsive and not tactful enough.

We won't comment on Consort Hui's character for now, but at least she and the Empress are on the same side.

"I know what you're all trying to say. I just don't like that woman, Liang. Speaking of which, although Lou Suyi was unchaste and seduced His Majesty after becoming a nun, at least she's not as detestable as Liang, is she?" Consort De continued to herself.

Seeing this, Blueberry suggested, "Why doesn't Your Highness approach the Empress like last time, and then use the Empress to get closer to His Majesty?"

Consort De thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Forget it. Lou Suyi is a very cunning woman. She can't possibly be unaware of my intentions. We usually don't get along. If I suddenly get close to her and call her 'sister,' do you think she'll believe me?"

Even she doesn't believe it herself, right?
Yunmei thought to herself, "This won't work, that won't work, what should I do?"

"How about I stick with Consort Ning? She doesn't seem so bad," Consort De said leisurely.

Although she didn't necessarily think Consort Ning was a good person, for her, it was just a second-best option. After all, one couldn't expect to have any true friends in this harem.

After Liang Wanying's special reminder, Lou Suying deliberately opened the booklet recording the birth dates of all the concubines in the harem after returning to Xianfu Palace.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that there were indeed two concubines of relatively low rank celebrating their birthdays this month.

She specially selected the birthday gifts and then sent Jinshu to Qianqing Palace to ask Murong if he wanted to send birthday gifts to the two concubines.

Before long, Jinshu returned and reported Murong's reply, saying that she could handle the matter herself and there was no need to specifically ask him.

Lou Suyi thought about it and realized that Murong was usually so busy, how could he have time to remember the birthdays of all the concubines in the harem?
Chen Xing's birthday is coming up early next month.

Chen Xing has been conferred the title of Consort An and resides in Yonghe Palace.

At the time, Murong instructed that the investiture ceremony be simple and low-key, and it hardly caused any stir in the harem.

Furthermore, Murong never summoned Chen Xing after she was conferred a title, so everyone felt that Chen Xing, a daughter of the Chen family, was not well received as soon as she entered the palace and was therefore useless.

If we're talking about truly formidable characters, then Lou Suyi is the one to emulate.

She entered the palace as a nun, and immediately moved into Xianfu Palace. Murong then sent servants who served the emperor to attend to Lou Suyi. Who else was valued by Murong as much as Lou Suyi?

Not to mention others who, upon reminiscing, found some clues, Lou Suyi also felt that her entrance into the palace was more grand than that of ordinary people.

This was Chen Xing's first time celebrating her birthday in the palace, and as a member of the Chen family, she naturally couldn't be neglected.

The next day, she made a special trip to Shou'an Palace to ask Empress Dowager Chen for her opinion.

Coincidentally, Chen Xing was also there.

Upon seeing her, Chen Xing immediately bowed to her.

"No need for formalities, please sit down," Lou Suyi said kindly.

Empress Dowager Chen immediately took the baby boy from her arms, calling him "Chen'er" over and over with joy.

Lou Suyi sat to the side and chuckled, while Chen Xing also smiled.

Lou Suyi originally wanted to ask Empress Dowager Chen whether she should hold a grand birthday celebration for Chen Xing, but since the person in question was present, she couldn't ask directly.

Coincidentally, Murong also arrived at Shou'an Palace shortly afterward.

Chen Xing frequently visited Shou'an Palace to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Chen. In addition, Murong was a filial son and would visit Empress Dowager Chen whenever he had free time. Therefore, Chen Xing saw Murong quite often.

However, she could only sit on the sidelines and watch most of the time, and almost never had the chance to talk to Murong.

"Why is the Empress here today?" Murong glanced at the grandmother and granddaughter who were "chatting happily" and then asked Lou Suyi.

Lou Suyi subconsciously looked at Chen Xing.

She hadn't intended to ask in front of Chen Xing, but when Murong brought it up, she answered truthfully: "It's Consort An's birthday at the beginning of next month, so I came to ask the Empress Dowager's opinion."

Murong hadn't expected Lou Suying to come for this matter. He glanced at Chen Xing, who was sitting quietly, and remained noncommittal.