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

Chapter 296 This feeling is not romantic love.

Murong frowned as he stared at Lou Suyi. Seeing his serious expression, Lou Suyi quickly suppressed her smile.

She forgot that this man was the emperor, a rigid and dull person; how could she possibly make fun of him?

Empress Dowager Chen, who was standing nearby, sensed that something was wrong and was afraid that the emperor and empress would quarrel. She quickly took little Mu Chen from Ji Qing's arms and placed him on Murong's lap: "You usually take care of Chen'er in plain clothes. Now that the emperor is on leave, you should help take care of the child."

As soon as Xiao Muchen was in Murong's arms, he was reminded of the scenes of not being able to see his mother. He did not want to stay in Murong's arms and turned around to hug Suyi.

Seeing that the child was not giving the emperor any face, Lou Suyi gently persuaded, "Chen'er, your father misses you. Give your father a kiss, and he will be happy."

Little Muchen didn't care what Lou Suyi said and called out to her, "Mommy, hug me!"

Seeing that her son was not cooperating, Lou Suyi looked awkwardly at the expressionless Murong: "How about I carry him instead?"

Murong shoved the child into Lou Suyi's arms and went to entertain Empress Dowager Chen.

Lou Suyi was only grateful that Empress Dowager Chen was there, otherwise the emperor would definitely have given her a hard time.

Ji Qing placed fruit and snacks in front of her, smiling at her in an exaggerated way, which made her feel disgusted: "Why are you smiling like that?"

Is there something about her that Ji Qing would want to scheme against?
"This servant thinks Your Majesty the Empress has become even more beautiful. Seeing Your Majesty the Empress makes me very happy." At this moment, Ji Qing learned the sweet words that Lou Suyi was used to.

Lou Suyi chuckled: "How did you become so eloquent?"

Since you're so eloquent, you might as well talk more; she loves to listen.

Murong was listening to Empress Dowager Chen's lecture when he turned around and saw Lou Suying and Ji Qing chatting enthusiastically. He wondered what kind of common topics these two could have that they could talk about so much.

When Empress Dowager Chen noticed that Murong was lost in thought, she followed his gaze and saw Lou Suying and Ji Qing chatting and laughing, looking very happy. She then said, "Be gentle with Suying. Don't bully her just because she has a good personality."

"I know, son." Murong agreed with his mother's statement. Lou Suying had a good personality and was always smiling at everyone.

Even after she became empress, she never acted like one, and she was kind and gentle to her servants, which is a rare and precious quality.

"If you really know, then don't give her that sour look. It's the end of the year, and you two rarely have time to get together. Don't waste your time arguing."

Empress Dowager Chen had come to terms with it. Her son was eccentric, and it was unrealistic to let him move around in the inner palace. It would be more practical to let him spend more time with Su Yi.

If Su Yi's womb is fertile enough to bear two more children, then there will be no shortage of imperial offspring.

"What Mother says is true." Murong had no objection.

Empress Dowager Chen wasn't sure if Murong had really listened to her, but at least he hadn't refuted her.

She then made an excuse to leave Qianqing Palace first, while Lou Suyi was chatting with Jiqing. By the time she realized that Empress Dowager Chen had left, it was already half an hour later.

After Empress Dowager Chen left, she also wanted to return to Xianfu Palace.

To everyone's surprise, Murong simply scooped Xiao Muchen from her arms and said to her, "Have lunch first. After lunch, I'll take you for a walk around the Qianqing Palace."

Lou Suyi was puzzled. She had been to Qianqing Palace so many times, what was there to see? She had already explored it all.

As expected, after lunch, Murong handed Xiao Muchen over to Jiqing, and then took her for a walk around the Qianqing Palace.

Lou Suyi pondered that if he were an ordinary citizen, with his dull personality, probably no normal woman would want to marry him.

"Would the Empress like to stay at Qianqing Palace tonight?" Murong Wenlou asked in plain clothes after walking for about half an hour.

Lou Suyi quickly said, "I'd better go back to Xianfu Palace."

Murong didn't insist: "I will accompany you back then." Lou Suyi thought to herself that it was such a short distance, he didn't need to personally escort her.

But seeing Murong's cold and stern face, she swallowed her words back.

Honestly, walking with Murong made her so bored she almost fell asleep; that emperor was utterly boring.

Just as she was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open, Murong took her hand and led her to Hanzhang Room.

As soon as Lou Suyi stood in front of the dragon bed, all her drowsiness vanished.

She looked at Murong, whose lips curled up: "I'll sleep with you."

It's really strange, why is the emperor smiling so gently?

While she was still in a daze, Murong then explained, "The Empress Dowager told me to treat the Empress better, to be gentler, and to be more patient."

Lou Suyi was speechless. She felt that Murong was very opinionated and did not seem like someone who would be swayed by Empress Dowager Chen's lectures.

But she was indeed sleepy and too lazy to investigate why Murong was behaving so strangely.

She mumbled groggily, "If Chen'er is looking for me, Your Majesty, wake me up."

"Okay, you can sleep peacefully." Murong lowered his voice.

In just a moment, Lou Suyi fell into a deep sleep.

At this moment, Murong felt that making her empress was the right decision. This feeling might not be romantic love, but having her by his side made him feel at ease.

Lou Suyi slept very soundly and did not wake up until sunset.

When she came out of Hanzhang Room, she saw Xiao Muchen riding on Murong's shoulders, laughing happily, while the palace maids and eunuchs around her covered their mouths and laughed.

Seeing the child laughing so happily, Lou Suying couldn't help but sigh at how easily the child could be won over. Before, the child hadn't wanted to be held by Murong, but now he was playing with him.

Although Lou Suyi didn't speak, Murong was able to detect her arrival immediately.

Sure enough, as soon as he turned around, he saw Lou Suyi looking at him and his son with a smile on her lips and a gentle look in her eyes.

Lou Suyi walked over and reached out to Xiao Muchen: "Chen'er, come into Mother's arms."

Xiao Muchen immediately climbed off Murong's shoulder and jumped into Lou Suyi's arms, whereupon Lou Suyi gave him a warm hug.

After dinner that evening, Murong escorted the mother and son back to Xianfu Palace, where they stayed overnight.

When Liang Wanying learned of this news, she suddenly didn't even have the strength to be angry.

During the day, she went to see Murong, hoping he could accompany her to stroll through the garden, but he instead had Jiqing accompany her. How did he find time to accompany Lou Suying? He even personally escorted Lou Suying back to Xianfu Palace and even stayed there overnight.

If he had treated everyone equally, that would have been fine, but he treated Lou Suyi so differently.

"Do you think His Majesty likes the Empress?!" Liang Wanying asked with difficulty, her heart aching.

Mo Lan and Yu Lan exchanged a glance, neither of them knowing how to respond.

Whether His Majesty likes the Empress or not, only His Majesty knows. How could they possibly guess His Majesty's intentions?
"I asked His Majesty to keep me company, but he sent Jiqing to send me away instead. Lou Suyi went to Qianqing Palace, but was able to stay there for a whole day. In the end, His Majesty even sent that woman back. What else could this be but liking her?"

This also shows that Murong disliked her, which is why he used Jiqing to humiliate her.

If he didn't like her, why did he defy public opinion and bestow a title upon her? He even disregarded Empress Dowager Chen's objections to grant her the title, making her believe that Murong loved her.