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

Chapter 295 The Emperor and Empress's Discord
Liang Wanying walked out of Qianqing Palace full of resentment, and her anger flared even more when she saw Jiqing's round face.

Ji Qing was glared at fiercely by Liang Wanying, but he pretended not to notice.

He could understand Consort Hui's feelings, but it was not something a servant like him could comment on.

He was acting on imperial orders, so it was no use for Consort Hui to complain. It was just that Consort Hui didn't have the ability to win His Majesty's heart.

Liang Wanying was indeed angry. She even felt that Murong was not a normal man, as he did not have any normal male reaction in the face of a charming woman like her.

Then there's Lou Suyi, who always goes out without makeup. She's beautiful, but she's nothing compared to Lou Suyi, who has a womanly charm.
Why is Lou Suyi allowed to serve the emperor in bed, while Murong is unwilling to even accompany her for a stroll in the garden?
They even dumped her on that dog of a servant, Ji Qing.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and the more she looked at Jiqing's face, the more it bothered her. But Jiqing was a favorite of the emperor, so she couldn't take her anger out on him, which was why she couldn't vent her anger.

She took a stroll in the Imperial Garden, then said to Jiqing, "I'm going back to Quanfu Palace. You may do as you please!"

Ji Qing also felt this was a difficult task, but he couldn't be happier: "Respectfully seeing off Your Majesty!"

Liang Wanying snorted coldly, got into her palanquin, and left.

Ji Qing breathed a sigh of relief, turned back to Qianqing Palace, and reported the situation to Murong.

Murong remained silent, and Jiqing knew that his master did not care about Consort Hui's feelings.

That makes sense. If His Majesty cared about Consort Hui, why would he ask him to accompany her to stroll in the garden?
He stood quietly to one side, ready to be at his beck and call.

But he soon realized that His Majesty was not reading, but was lost in thought, because His Majesty had not turned a page for a long time.

Just as he was staring blankly at His Majesty, His Majesty suddenly asked, "There's still no news about the matter I asked you to investigate?"

Ji Qing didn't immediately realize what was going on.

Seeing his somewhat dim-witted appearance, Murong patiently asked again, "After all this time, haven't you found out which concubine has a problem?"

Ji Qing suddenly realized and quickly replied, "No problems have been found so far. The concubines who accompanied the emperor on the Dragon Boat Festival were all women from respectable families and were raised in seclusion. Logically speaking, they would not know any unorthodox people."

Since no problems could be found, the matter remained unresolved.

"Perhaps you're going in the wrong direction. You need to understand one thing: the Empress Dowager was pushed into the lake, and the culprit can only be one of those ten concubines. If you haven't found out the problem, then you're incompetent." Murong glanced at Ji Qing.

Ji Qing secretly groaned in despair.

Can you blame him for being incompetent? He even investigated the ancestors of these concubines for eighteen generations and found no problems.

"If you can't find anything, keep investigating until you get a clue." Murong waved his hand. "You can leave now; seeing you is annoying."

Ji Qing was speechless, utterly innocent.

Is he really that annoying? He has served His Majesty for so many years and is the closest person to His Majesty, so why does His Majesty dislike him?
He had previously been disliked by Consort Hui, and now he was caught in the middle, with no one in his league.

Jinli was also a palace maid who served in front of the emperor. After Jinse was demoted to the laundry department, she was given important responsibilities.

Seeing Ji Qing come out with a mournful face, she asked in a low voice, "What did you do to displease His Majesty?"

"How would I know? I didn't do anything." Ji Qing felt wronged.

After a moment of contemplation, Jinli suddenly whispered to Jiqing, "Could it be related to the Empress?"

Ji Qing was taken aback, then suddenly realized: "You're right, it's very likely related to the Empress. His Majesty didn't sleep well at Xianfu Palace yesterday, and even mocked the Empress for sleeping well. Later, he returned to Qianqing Palace, and his mood has been quite bad ever since." Connecting the dots, it's clear that His Majesty's unhappiness is due to the Empress.

"Can you give me some advice? Should we invite the Empress to the Qianqing Palace?" Jiqing asked Jinli.

Jinli thought it would be difficult: "Ever since His Majesty told the Empress not to come to Qianqing Palace unless necessary, the Empress has not come again. Even if we go to invite her, the Empress may not come."

Ji Qing thought this made sense, and his brows furrowed with worry: "What should we do? It's the New Year, we can't just watch His Majesty be unhappy, and we can't even share his burdens."

After pondering for a while, Jinli suddenly came up with a plan: "Isn't there the Empress Dowager? Let's invite the Empress Dowager to the Qianqing Palace. With the Empress Dowager's intervention, the Empress will definitely not disrespect her."

Ji Qing gave Jinli a thumbs up: "You're so clever. I'll go to Shou'an Palace, you wait for His Majesty there."

"Alright, alright, go ahead." Koi had no objections.

Ji Qing went to Shou'an Palace as quickly as possible and explained his purpose.

Empress Dowager Chen was surprised to hear this: "The Emperor is actually angry with someone dressed in plain clothes?"

"It's just my guess, but after His Majesty spoke harshly to the Empress last time, the Empress hasn't visited Qianqing Palace again. Seeing that His Majesty is unhappy, I feel I should share his burdens, so I thought I'd ask the Empress Dowager to make a visit," Ji Qing said solemnly.

Empress Dowager Chen had no objection: "It's the New Year, and it's not good for the Emperor and Empress to be at odds. I'll go there, and you go back to Qianqing Palace to wait for me."

Inside Xianfu Palace, Lou Suying was playing with Xiao Muchen when Empress Dowager Chen arrived.

Empress Dowager Chen played with Xiao Muchen for a while before casually saying, "I haven't seen the Emperor for two days and I'm about to go to the Qianqing Palace. Suyi, you and Chen'er will come with me."

Lou Suyi wondered what she was going to do at Qianqing Palace, but seeing that Empress Dowager Chen had spoken, she couldn't refuse.

Empress Dowager Chen didn't give her a chance to refuse, and said directly, "Let's go."

Lou Suyi had no choice but to take her son and head to the Qianqing Palace.

Ji Qing was waiting at the door when he saw Lou Suyi and Empress Chen arrive. He immediately went to greet them with joy.

He knew that the Empress Dowager would bring the Empress over, and His Majesty would surely be pleased to see the Empress.

Lou Suyi was a little surprised to see Ji Qing and the others standing in front of the Qianqing Palace: "You knew we were coming?"

"This servant was waiting for the Empress Dowager, but I never expected to see the Empress's beautiful face. His Majesty will surely be happy to see the Empress." Ji Qing stepped forward happily, "The little prince is heavy, let this servant carry him."

Lou Suyi handed the child to Jiqing. As soon as Xiao Muchen was in Jiqing's arms, he tried to grab Jiqing's face. Jiqing made funny faces, which made Xiao Muchen laugh.

"Chen'er, you're not allowed to bully Jiqing!" Lou Suyi scolded the child with a stern face.

Empress Dowager Chen smiled upon seeing this: "Chen'er is still young, he doesn't understand anything yet."

Ji Qing then brought his face close to Xiao Muchen's, wishing the little prince would pinch him a few more times.

Seeing this, Lou Suyi stopped trying to stop them.

When she and Empress Dowager Chen entered Hanzhang Room, Murong was still staring blankly at the military book.

As Lou Suyi walked up to him, her bright face magnified in his pupils.

"Is Your Majesty reading or just daydreaming? Your Majesty didn't even notice when my mother and I came in," Lou Suying said with a smile, blinking her beautiful eyes.