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

Chapter 306 Only the Silent Dog Bite

Murong glanced around and then said in a low voice, "Since someone wants to frame Consort Hui and also try to harm the Empress, I hereby announce that the plan to promote all the concubines' ranks is hereby shelved!"

His words stunned everyone present.

Seeing this, Lou Suying added, "The Empress Dowager discussed with me before the New Year the matter of raising everyone's rank. Originally, many of my sisters had the opportunity to be promoted, but after this incident, the plan has changed. If you want to blame someone, blame the murderer who harmed people on New Year's Eve."

She agreed with Murong's decision.

Since the murderer has not been found, why should the concubine who may be the murderer be promoted in rank?
Everyone should know that the reason they cannot be promoted is because they are implicated by the murderer. If anyone is to blame, it is the murderer. He dared to cause trouble at the New Year's Eve banquet and even dared to attack Empress Dowager Chen. He has offended all the concubines in the harem.

At this moment, one of the concubines muttered to herself, "We weren't the ones who plotted against the Empress Dowager, so why are we being implicated?"

They already had enough of a humiliation by not even having the chance to be chosen by His Majesty. If they could be promoted, it would at least be an explanation to their families.

This incident just happened, and the promotion that was supposed to happen was lost. How can people not be angry?

"This matter has been decided." Murong's expression was indifferent. "If anyone can find the murderer, I will not only promote them, but their entire family will also be promoted and made rich."

As soon as Murong said this, everyone started discussing it.

Some people are even discussing that since they don't have the chance to serve the emperor, they should do their best to catch the murderer. If they are lucky enough to find the real culprit, they and their families will benefit, which would be a good thing.

For a time, everyone was eager to try it out.

Lou Suyi thought Murong's method was good, but without any clues, it would be difficult to rely solely on the concubines to supervise each other.

She had more faith in herself, but unfortunately, she hadn't found the owner of the fragrance of the flowers today.

After giving his instructions, Murong left the scene to Lou Suyi and walked away.

As soon as Murong, with her powerful aura, left, someone came up to Lou Suyi and asked if she had been on the list of those to be promoted.

The concubines who learned that they were originally on the list of those to be promoted were furious and vowed to find the murderer and avenge themselves for being implicated.

Lou Suyi found this scene amusing; it was the same principle as "money makes the world go round." Driven by self-interest, many hands make light work, and everything becomes twice as effective with half the effort.

Murong's method might actually have a miraculous effect.

Even after leaving Xianfu Palace, the concubines were still discussing who the murderer was.

After hearing this, Tao Zhaoyi felt that these people were all ignorant and unsophisticated. It was just a promotion in rank; given their current status, even if they were promoted, their rank wouldn't necessarily rise much higher.

"I'm very curious how His Majesty will deal with Consort Hui. In your opinion, will Consort Hui be punished?" Consort Tao asked Consort Ning.

Consort Ning recalled the scene of Liang Wanying being forced to kneel in Xianfu Palace yesterday and sighed, "His Majesty is truly cold-hearted. Consort Hui was once valued by His Majesty, but he punished her without hesitation, showing no regard for their past relationship. His Majesty was ruthless towards Consort Hui yesterday, and there will likely be more to come."

Consort Tao lowered her voice and said, "I heard that His Majesty originally intended to massacre the entire Quanfu Palace, but it was the Empress who intervened and stopped him from going on a killing spree. How credible do you think this is, sister?" Consort Ning looked at Consort Tao in surprise: "Where did you hear this news, sister?"

“Sister, don’t worry about what I heard. I feel that His Majesty and the Empress’s relationship is growing stronger. His Majesty is so autocratic, yet he still listens to the Empress’s advice. This shows that the Empress holds a very important place in His Majesty’s heart.” Consort Tao sighed, “Who could have imagined that the Empress would become the Empress?”

Having witnessed Murong protecting Lou Suyi today, she knew she was right; Lou Suyi was very special to Murong.

“His Majesty and the Empress are husband and wife, so it’s normal for them to have a deep affection for each other. Besides, His Majesty and the Empress are childhood sweethearts, so their bond is truly extraordinary,” Consort Ning chimed in.

"How can this be considered childhood sweethearts?" Tao Zhaoyi asked, puzzled.

"Her Majesty the Empress saved His Majesty's life when he was a child. Later, the Empress Dowager was grateful for Her Majesty the Empress's life-saving grace and would occasionally invite Her Majesty the Empress to the palace. Although His Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress did not grow up together, they had interactions when they were young, which can be considered a childhood sweetheart relationship." Speaking of this, Consort Ning mentioned Liang Wanying again, "In this respect, Consort Hui is not as good as Her Majesty the Empress."

After thinking about it carefully, Consort Tao suddenly realized that Consort Ning was referring to the fact that Liang Wanying had served the late emperor.

That's true.

Lou Suyi saved Murong when she was young, but Liang Wanying followed the late emperor when Murong was not valued by him. Isn't that the difference between heaven and earth?

Despite everyone's objections, Murong conferred a title upon Liang Wanying, which gave people the illusion that Murong cared about Liang Wanying.

But if he truly cared, why would Murong have conceived the idea of ​​massacring the entire Fu Palace?

Therefore, the truth and falsehood are difficult for ordinary people to discern, including Leung Yuen-ying herself.

After this ordeal, Leung Yuen-ying should have finally come to her senses.

Not only is Leung Wan-ying herself clear-headed, but others should also see clearly that Leung Wan-ying is not even worthy of carrying Lou Su-yi's shoes.

On the surface, it seems that Murong was furious because Empress Dowager Chen was assassinated and wanted to massacre the entire palace, but wasn't it also because Lou Suyi was the one who was injured that he went to such lengths?
Thinking of this, Consort Tao glanced at Consort Ning, who had a calm expression, and suddenly realized that Consort Ning was not a simple person. She must have seen this key point long ago.

Just as Consort Tao and Consort Ning were chatting, Consort De came over and asked, "What are you whispering about?"

"We all think His Majesty values ​​the Empress highly and is just envious of her. By the way, does Consort De also want to find the murderer?" Consort Tao immediately jumped to another question that everyone was concerned about.

Consort De shook her head and said, "I don't have that ability."

She felt that she was not on the list of those to be promoted this time. Not only her, but also the other nine concubines who accompanied the emperor on the Dragon Boat Festival last year were not on the list of those to be promoted.

Furthermore, that was the murderer who harmed Lou Suyi. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. How could she possibly help Lou Suyi find the murderer?
"Doesn't Consort De want to be promoted?" Consort Tao asked with a smile.

“Everyone wants to be promoted, and I’m no exception, but I know I don’t have the ability to find the murderer. Sister Tao seems clever and quick-witted, why don’t you help Her Majesty the Empress find the real culprit? Perhaps you can even be promoted to Consort.” Consort De glanced at the quiet Consort Ning as she spoke.

She suddenly wondered if the assassin who attempted to kill Empress Dowager Chen might be Consort Ning.

As Yu Yu said, "It's the silent dog that bites." Ning Fei gave her the impression of being scheming and not a good person.