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

Chapter 303 I'll listen to you...

"To give false testimony is to deceive the emperor, a capital offense!" Lou Suyi shouted.

The palace maid was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground, not daring to utter another sound.

Murong was surprised that Lou Suying would appear at this critical moment. The fierceness in his eyes dissipated, and he stepped forward to help her up: "I will handle this matter. You were just injured and need to rest properly. Listen to me, go back and rest first."

Lou Suyi wondered to herself if she could rest.

Judging from Murong's posture, he plans to go on a killing spree on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

How unlucky it is for the first day of the new year to be stained with blood!

Moreover, she felt that this incident was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. Perhaps the assassination of Empress Dowager Chen was just a pretext, and the other party's real target was her.

However, she hasn't sorted out the mess yet and needs to sort it out properly.

"I just had a nightmare. I dreamt that someone wanted to kill me, and then I suddenly woke up." Lou Suying paused at this point. "Is it possible that the person they wanted to harm today wasn't actually my mother, but me?"

Murong frowned upon hearing this: "Could it be that you're overthinking it?"

“I hope I’m just overthinking things, but what if it’s not just my imagination? If what Lanlan said tonight was true, that she wanted to gain favor with Consort Hui by attacking the Empress Dowager, it’s contradictory. Because if she attacked in public, Lanlan would definitely be arrested, which would only implicate Consort Hui, and she herself would be punished. So, what she did has nothing to do with gaining favor?” Lou Suyi said ramblingly.

She hadn't thought about it deeply before, but now her mind was opened up; this matter was illogical from the very beginning.

In his anger, Murong hadn't thought this far ahead, but after Lou Suying clarified his thoughts, he instantly realized that Lou Suying's concerns were valid.

Seeing that Murong's expression softened, Lou Suyi knew that he had taken her words to heart: "If His Majesty really kills everyone in Quanfu Palace, he may very well have fallen into the trap set by the real culprit."

Murong thought Lou Suying's words made sense: "How do you think we should deal with this? I'll listen to you."

Lou Suying was somewhat surprised that Murong was so agreeable. She went along with it and said, "It's too late now, and it's the first day of the new year. Why don't you rest first, Your Majesty? It's not too late to deal with this matter tomorrow. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Murong did not object: "I will listen to the Empress."

Ji Qing, standing to the side, was so grateful that he almost burst into tears.

Seeing His Majesty's fierce expression, he had thought many people were going to die this time.

Fortunately, he invited the Empress. With just a few words from the Empress, His Majesty changed his decision to massacre the entire Quanfu Palace. The Empress is truly remarkable.

Seeing that Murong did not object, Lou Suyi said to Ji Qing, "Keep a close eye on these people. Make them kneel all night, and no one is allowed to get up!"

This naturally includes Leung Wan-ying.

She had no connection with Liang Wanying, and having been stabbed in the back, she knew Liang Wanying was also involved. If she didn't take the opportunity to kick her while she was down, she would be doing herself a disservice.

Liang Wanying, of course, also heard Lou Suying's words. If it were in the past, she would definitely have argued with Lou Suying.

Having just escaped death, and persuaded by Lou Suyi, Murong changed her mind. At this moment, she felt that kneeling for one night was better than dying.

Adding to her woes, she had been subjected to severe torture, and her entire body was in excruciating pain. At that moment, she had only one thought: to survive…

Lou Suyi and Murong returned to their bedroom. Lou Suyi, unusually considerate, took the initiative to help him undress, saying, "Your Majesty has had a long day. Please get some rest."

Murong Mo Ran, dressed in plain clothes, went upstairs to bed to rest.

Lou Suyi's wound was still a little sore, but it didn't affect her much. She fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Murong stared at Lou Suyi's sleeping face in the darkness for a long time. He still couldn't forget the panic he felt when he saw Lou Suyi being stabbed.

This feeling was very unfamiliar to him... Lou Suyi was unaware that after she fell asleep, Murong was not sleepy and stared at her for half the night before finally going to sleep.

The next day, Lou Suyi woke up before dawn, as it was the first day of the Lunar New Year and she still had to pay her respects to Empress Dowager Chen.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she heard Murong say, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

“On the first day of the Lunar New Year, some concubines will come to Xianfu Palace. Your Majesty slept late last night, so why don’t you sleep a little longer?” Lou Suyi said, getting up as she spoke.

Murong quickly stopped her: "Slow down, be careful not to aggravate the wound."

Lou Suying almost forgot that she was injured. With Murong's help, she got up and said with a smile, "It really heals quickly. The wound ointment specially made by Physician Liu is very good. The wound doesn't hurt today."

Murong agreed, "In that case, Minister Liu should be richly rewarded."

Lou Suyi didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She got out of bed and was about to change her clothes when Murong said, "I'll help you."

Lou Suyi was taken aback, realizing that this was inappropriate.

Murong, however, was very interested and insisted on helping her change her clothes. Jinshu and Yanhui, who were not far away, tactfully left the room.

Yan Hui whispered to Jin Shu, "Do you think His Majesty has fallen in love with the Empress?"

Jinshu poked her forehead in an annoyed tone: "Is all you can think about is love and romance?"

Yan Hui looked slightly embarrassed and dared not utter another word.

"From now on, you're not allowed to read those storybooks anymore; they're all confiscated."

Jinshu's next sentence made Yan Hui feel like the sky had fallen.

Her only hobby now is reading storybooks, and Jinshu actually wants to take that away?

However, she could plead with the Empress to intervene in Jinshu's affairs and stop being so cruel to herself.

Lou Suyi, dressed indoors, felt extremely uncomfortable watching the emperor help her change her clothes.

His movements were clumsy, clearly indicating he had never done anything like this before, but his serious and earnest expression suggested he was undertaking something extraordinary.

It took Murong nearly fifteen minutes to finally help Lou Suying get dressed. Murong breathed a sigh of relief, and Lou Suying herself also breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as she finished washing up, Jili reported to her that all the concubines in the harem had come to pay their respects to her.

Before Lou Suyi could reply, Murong said, "The Empress should have breakfast first and let them wait!"

Lou Suyi assumed that Murong was hungry, so she didn't object.

She went to the palace after having breakfast.

The concubines were sitting in the hall waiting, while everyone from Quanfu Palace was kneeling on the ground, including Liang Wanying.

During this time, Consort De made many sarcastic remarks to Liang Wanying, which Liang Wanying would have retorted long ago. However, after this incident, she was unsure of her fate, so she endured it.

Especially seeing the concubines of lower rank sitting while she was kneeling, the disparity made her extremely uncomfortable.

The concubines came to Xianfu Palace to pay New Year's respects to Lou Suyi, but Lou Suyi did not show up for a long time. Was she trying to use these concubines to humiliate her?
After witnessing Murong's murderous intent towards her yesterday, she lost all illusions about him.

Just as she was lost in thought, Murong appeared, supporting Lou Suyi.

Everyone offered New Year's greetings to Lou Suyi and Murong, but Murong excused the concubines from the formalities.