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

Chapter 291 His Majesty Enjoys Being Tortured by the Empress
Murong played with his son for a while, then noticed Lou Suying and Jiqing whispering to each other, so he came over and asked, "What are you talking about?"

To be precise, it was what the Empress said that made Ji Qing look as if he had lost his father.

Lou Suyi smiled and lied through her teeth: "Jiqing and I were saying that His Majesty is handsome, and Chen'er is handsome too. The sight of the two of them standing together is captivating."

Murong Shen glanced at Lou Suyi. He felt that although the Empress's sweet words were not heartfelt, he still found them very pleasing.

Ji Qing could only sigh inwardly at how easily the Empress could spout such blatant lies; he admitted he was no match for her.

Judging from His Majesty's pleased expression, he must really enjoy hearing the Empress's flattery.

In short, it was a case of one willing to hit and the other willing to be hit. He was just being a petty person, thinking that His Majesty really enjoyed being abused by the Empress.

Lou Suyi watched as Ji Qing silently walked to the side, looking utterly devastated, and couldn't help but smile.

Murong followed her gaze and asked, "Is Jiqing really that good-looking?"

Did it make her laugh?

Lou Suyi smiled and said, "Jiqing is loyal to His Majesty, and I am happy for His Majesty."

"That's all he's good about," Murong said calmly.

Although Murong's voice was unreadable, Lou Suyi could tell that he was very satisfied with Jiqing.

The emperor and empress had a warm and harmonious time together, but the concubines in the harem were eager to make their move after learning that Murong had gone to Xianfu Palace after the sealing of the imperial seal.

Murong rarely visits the inner palace, so there's no reason for him to only go to Xianfu Palace during his day off. If he doesn't come looking for them, they could easily take the initiative and deliver themselves to Murong, so he remembers that Lou Suyi isn't the only woman in the inner palace.

This time, Consort De was smarter. Instead of going to Xianfu Palace alone, she went with other concubines.

Normally, people might not cooperate with Consort De, but today is Murong's day off, and everyone knows that this is a rare opportunity to show their face in front of Murong. Therefore, Consort De responded to everyone's call and soon invited more than a dozen concubines to go to Xianfu Palace together.

When they arrived, Murong was playing with the young prince, while Lou Suying watched from the side.

Upon seeing so many concubines suddenly appear at Xianfu Palace, Lou Suyi immediately understood why they had come.

After bowing to Lou Suyi and Murong, Consort De immediately approached Murong and exclaimed in surprise, "Chen'er is looking more and more like His Majesty, as if they were carved from the same mold. He's so handsome."

Lou Suyi thought to herself that this was true; the older the child got, the more he resembled Murong, only he was a bit more rounded than Murong.

At this moment, Murong suddenly looked at her, his eyes holding an ambiguous expression.

She looked puzzled, wondering what Murong's look meant.

Not only Lou Suyi was confused as to why Murong was looking at her, but everyone else was equally puzzled. It was Consort De who had remarked on the resemblance between the father and son; why was Murong looking at Lou Suyi?

Only Murong knew that when Consort De praised the father and son for their good looks, he felt nothing at all.

But when Lou Suyi insincerely complimented him on his appearance, he felt pleased.

Lou Suyi thought that Murong was staring at her and asking for her opinion, so she chimed in, "Yes, yes, Chen'er is growing more and more like His Majesty. He's so handsome!"

Murong's lips curled up slightly. He found that he could indeed be pleased by Lou Suyi's exaggerated praise.

He then turned to Consort Tao and asked, "What do you think, my beloved consort?"

Consort Tao was surprised that Murong would call her name. She quickly replied, "This concubine also thinks that Chen'er looks very much like His Majesty, and is very handsome!"

Murong frowned and suddenly fell silent. No one knew what had happened, or why praising the young prince's resemblance to His Majesty would displease the Emperor.

Not only were the others confused, but Lou Suyi was also baffled. Could it be that he was annoyed that she was disturbing his relationship with his beloved concubines?
"Your Majesty, please give Chen'er to me." Lou Suying stepped forward and tried to take the child.

Murong avoided her, saying, "You entertain the guests, I'll take care of the children."

After saying that, he took Xiao Muchen and left.

Lou Suyi never expected Murong to react like this. He would rather take care of the child than cultivate a relationship with his beloved concubines.
You don't even need to look at their expressions to know how disappointed they were.

Lou Suyi ordered people to serve snacks and fruits to entertain the guests.

Consort De only wanted to find Murong, so she said to Lou Suyi, "It's rare for me to come to Xianfu Palace. May I take a walk around and look around?"

Lou Suying knew that her real intention was not what she was looking for, so she had no objection: "Please go ahead."

After Consort De left, Consort Tao was also eager to join in: "Your Majesty, I want to go with Consort De."

"Please feel free, sister," Lou Suying replied with a smile.

Seeing that Lou Suyi was not unhappy, the others also made excuses to leave.

Soon, Lou Suyi was the only one left in the huge hall, and she couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle.

Yan Hui said irritably, "Your Highness is just too good-tempered, which is why these nobles dare to disregard her."

She actually went to see His Majesty right under the Empress's nose, clearly trying to seduce him. Why didn't the Empress take precautions?

Lou Suyi smiled and said, "It was my idea that opportunities should be earned. I can't say one thing and do another, and then stop them when they are actively seeking them out."

Furthermore, Murong was not her husband alone; all the concubines in the harem wanted to have him. What reason did she have to stop them?
This is something she couldn't stop.

Yan Hui kicked Jin Shu, hoping Jin Shu would say something to persuade her, but Jin Shu glared at her and said, "Shut up! The Empress has her own way of doing things, why are you meddling?"

Yan Hui sighed softly, thinking to herself that the empress wasn't worried, but the palace maids were. Oh well, she wasn't in a hurry anymore.

Anyway, His Majesty doesn't like the Empress, so it's perfectly normal for him to fall for someone else.

Lou Suyi stopped paying attention to whether the concubines had found Murong. She only knew that when it was almost lunchtime, she learned that Murong had already left Xianfu Palace and even took the child with him.

"Chen'er was taken away by His Majesty, why didn't anyone inform him?" Lou Suyi was a little unhappy.

It's good that Murong took it away, but how dangerous would it be if someone else took it away quietly?

"This... His Majesty said he wanted to know when the Empress would discover that the young prince was missing," Jili replied.

Lou Suyi was speechless, wondering what Murong was up to this time.

Without her child by her side, Lou Suyi slept soundly during her afternoon nap. But as soon as she woke up, her first instinct was to look for her child.

She also had to admit that it wasn't that the child couldn't live without her, but rather that she couldn't live without the child.

"By the way, did Dewan and the others leave after His Majesty left?" Lou Suyi asked casually.

“I heard from Jili that His Majesty left and Consort De followed right after. I wonder what happened to her afterward.” Yan Hui said, while secretly observing her mistress’s expression. “This servant thinks that Consort De probably went to Qianqing Palace. Your Majesty should be more careful.”