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

Chapter 285 His Majesty strips me of my title as Empress and releases me from the palace.
After returning to the Liang residence, Madam Liang reported to Grand Tutor Liang what had happened at Quanfu Palace.

Grand Tutor Liang remained silent for a long time after hearing this.

Madam Liang was somewhat afraid of Grand Tutor Liang. She waited for a while before Grand Tutor Liang spoke, "I have my own plan for this matter. You may leave."

Mrs. Liang breathed a sigh of relief and left the study.

It seems that the old tutor knew all along that this matter would not go smoothly. I wonder if the old tutor has any other methods.

She didn't really want Xiaoying to enter the palace. Her several encounters with the esteemed Emperor had left her feeling that the noblewoman was unfathomable. Looking at the current state of the harem, even if another Liang family girl were sent, she would likely be left to live a life of widowhood.

Take Consort An, who was once loved by everyone, for example. After entering the palace, she still didn't have the opportunity to serve the emperor.

Is Your Majesty a man who is fond of women? Even if a woman is the most beautiful and wonderful, in Your Majesty's eyes she is probably no different from a man.

Therefore, it is the current Empress's ability that allowed her to climb into the Emperor's bed and ascend to the position of Empress despite having no one to rely on.

She admired him greatly!

Lou Suying, whom Madam Liang admired, also had a busy day ahead. The reason was simple: the affairs of the inner palace were complicated at the end of the year, and Empress Dowager Chen entrusted her with all of them.

That doesn't matter. After all, she has taken the position of Empress, so she should fulfill her duties.

However, she was not free at night either, because Murong would come over almost every other night, making her realize that he really wanted another child, otherwise he would not come so frequently.

He seemed to enjoy it, but it was tough on her, this delicate young woman, who worked day and night and visibly lost weight.

That evening, Murong came again, pinching Lou Suyi's pointed chin and asking, "Why has the Empress lost weight?"

Lou Suying couldn't very well say that she was being bullied by him, so she forced a smile and said, "There's a lot going on at the end of the year, I'm probably just too tired..."

Murong recalled that he had been coming to the Empress's bedchamber frequently lately, and every time he served her, she would say that she was tired. At the time, he thought she was just being delicate, but now he realized that she might really be tired.

Did I overdo it?
"Fine, I won't touch you tonight." Murong released Lou Suyi.

Lou Suyi's eyes lit up, and she felt that her slender waist was not so sore anymore.

But thinking about how she had served the emperor so many times without getting pregnant, she felt a lot of pressure.

"Did Lord Liu say anything to His Majesty?" Lou Suyi wondered if there was something wrong with her body, and that Imperial Physician Liu had examined her but not told her.

Murong pulled her into his arms, but she felt uncomfortable sleeping in his arms and instinctively tried to struggle.

Murong looked at her, and she immediately stopped moving.

"What do you want Liu Qing to say to me?" Murong asked in a calm voice.

Lou Suyi realized that he didn't seem to be faking it, and thought to herself that she must have been overthinking it.

Imperial Physician Liu would check her pulse every two weeks to ensure her health, and it was unlikely that he would hide anything from her if there was a problem with her health.

Is her inability to conceive simply due to her constitution making it difficult to get pregnant?
It's possible that she was just lucky to give birth to Xiao Muchen.

Thinking about it this way, she felt even more pressured.

It's clear that Murong really wants a second child. Every time she sees Empress Dowager Chen recently, Empress Dowager Chen mentions it, saying that the pressure on her belly is too great.

"It's nothing, I was just asking," Lou Suyi said awkwardly.

Murong pinched her cheek: "Don't overthink it. Having a child can't be rushed. We're still young, and we'll have a chance to have a second one eventually. At worst, I'll just have to work a little harder and come to Xianfu Palace more often in the future..."

Lou Su felt even more sore in her back when she heard his words.

"If, if I can't get pregnant..." she hesitated.

Murong scoffed, "Does the Empress doubt my abilities?" Lou Suying blushed, "That's not what I meant. I'm worried about my health and whether I can conceive..."

Before she could finish speaking, Murong looked at her with a deep gaze: "With me here, Empress, please rest assured."

Lou Suyi blushed even more, immediately understanding the deeper meaning in his words.

This emperor is really something. He seems like such a proper person in public, but he speaks to her so recklessly in private.

She simply crawled into bed.

Forget it, he's not in a hurry, so why is she? Doesn't she still have her son to help her out? He can probably hold on for another year or two without much of a problem.

Before long, Murong reached out and pulled her into his arms again.

Before falling asleep, she was still half-asleep, wondering why we have to sleep in each other's arms? It's so uncomfortable.

The next day, she woke up naturally, assuming that Murong had already gone to court. But when she sat up, she saw Murong standing in the room with a sullen face.

Not far away, Jinshu and Yanshu also looked off.

She sat up, confused: "What happened?"

The next moment, Murong tossed her a letter: "Empress, what do you have to say?!"

Lou Suyi was completely bewildered and unfolded the letter to read it carefully.

At first, she was confused: "Whose letter is this? The handwriting looks somewhat familiar..."

Her voice trailed off as she realized it was her own handwriting.

But the contents of the letter puzzled her: "Did I write this? But I don't remember—"

The more she read, the more her brows furrowed. Could the "Ayan" mentioned in the letter be Qi Yan? Was she stupid or crazy to write a letter to Qi Yan?

At first, she had just woken up and her mind wasn't working properly, but now she understood that Murong had just seen the letter she wrote to Qi Yan, which meant that someone had framed her.

"If I say I didn't write it, will Your Majesty believe me?" Lou Suying looked directly at Murong.

Murong and Lou Suyi stared at each other for a moment. The anger they had felt earlier had completely vanished. He calmed down and ordered in a deep voice, "Find someone to compare the Empress's handwriting with the letter's."

Ji Qing quickly stood guard at the door and hurriedly replied, "Yes, this servant will take care of this matter immediately."

Lou Suyi was in a bad mood from the start of the morning. She quickly washed up and rewrote the contents of the letter in front of Murong. Now she just had to wait for people to check her handwriting.

Murong Xian compared Lou Suyi's handwriting with the letter's and found them to be identical. He then looked at Lou Suyi with scrutiny: "Lou Suyi, have you been secretly corresponding with Qi Yan behind my back?"

Lou Suyi laughed in exasperation: "Since Your Majesty doesn't trust me, is there any need to verify the handwriting?!"

Murong snorted coldly: "You'd better not have one, otherwise—"

Lou Suying laughed angrily: "Otherwise what? Are you going to throw me into the cold palace? Or strip me of my title as Empress?! How about this, Your Majesty, strip me of my title as Empress and then let me leave the palace!"

Murong's eyes turned cold: "So you're letting me leave the palace so I can live happily ever after with Qi Yan?"

"That's not necessarily true—"

Jinshu was so frightened that she knelt down and shouted to stop her: "Your Majesty, please don't speak in anger! Now is not the time to act rashly."

Lou Suyi quickly regained her composure and broke out in a cold sweat.

Jinshu is right. Now we should find out who framed her, instead of saying hurtful things and jumping into their trap.