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

Chapter 312 Deprivation of title
At this moment, Liang Wanying followed in and, seeing Lou Suying's strange expression, asked, "What's wrong?"

Mo Lan also dragged her heavy body over. Noticing that Lou Suyi's expression was off, she asked, puzzled, "Is there something wrong with my room?"

Lou Suyi carefully examined Mo Lan, but saw no trace of panic on Mo Lan's face.

Just then, Ji Qing's high-pitched voice rang out: "His Majesty has arrived!"

Lou Suyi came to her senses and took the lead in going out to greet the emperor.

Murong spotted Lou Suyi in the crowd at a glance. Strangely enough, among so many people, he easily caught sight of Lou Suyi, simply because he thought she was exceptionally beautiful and walked with remarkable lightness.

In short, she is different from others.

When Lou Suyi walked up to him, he noticed that her expression was off: "What happened?"

Lou Suyi turned to look at Liang Wanying and her servant. Since she was at a loss for what to do, she told the truth: "I smelled the fragrance of flowers in Mo Lan's room. It was the same fragrance from the wooden box."

She suddenly remembered that the scent seemed familiar at first, as she had smelled the same scent on Mo Lan before.

She simply hadn't noticed this detail at the time, and with Mo Lan imprisoned, she didn't think of it for a moment.

Upon hearing Lou Suying's words, Liang Wanying frowned slightly: "What does Your Majesty mean by that?"

Lou Suyi hesitated for a moment: "I traveled through all the palaces where the concubines lived in the harem, and finally came to Quanfu Palace, where I smelled the same floral fragrance as the wooden box in Mo Lan's room."

The evidence found seemed to confirm that Liang Wanying was the murderer. It was like a perfect closed loop: Lanlan was a palace maid in Quanfu Palace, and Molan was one of Liang Wanying's most capable maids; all the evidence pointed to Liang Wanying.

So here's the problem: everything went too smoothly, as if someone deliberately left clues for her to find out about Leung Wan-ying.

If all of this was done by someone with ulterior motives, then was she being led by the nose by the murderer?
It felt like the other person was mocking or ridiculing her, and in short, it made her feel very uncomfortable.

Liang Wanying looked at Mo Lan in astonishment. Mo Lan's face turned pale, and she knelt on the ground: "As a palace maid, I don't usually use incense, but because I like fragrance, I occasionally pick flowers to make perfume and spray it in the room. Many people in Quanfu Palace know about this, so someone must be using this to frame me. I was imprisoned at the time, how could I possibly bribe the executioner? Please, Your Majesty, judge this clearly, I am innocent."

Lou Suyi looked solemn and remained silent.

Murong rarely saw Lou Suying so serious, so he asked her, "What do you think?"

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Lou Suyi's face.

Lou Suyi hesitated.

Seeing this, Murong said, "Speak, and I will believe you."

Liang Wanying felt only sorrow upon hearing this. In other words, if Lou Suyi were to say that she was the murderer, Murong would assume that she was the murderer.

Her life and death were in Lou Suyi's hands.

This was a golden opportunity to get rid of her, how could Lou Suyi possibly miss it?

Just as she was in a daze, Lou Suying said, "Your Majesty, may I have a word with you?"

Murong Yiyan and Lou Suying walked to the side. Lou Suying expressed her thoughts and then added, "I think the real culprit is mocking me in this way. The real culprit must be hiding behind the scenes, watching me being led by the nose, and feeling quite smug, right?" Murong Yiyan took her hand and said, "Don't be discouraged. The net of justice is vast, and though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it. One day, we will find the real culprit."

Lou Suyi was surprised that Murong not only didn't laugh at her for being led by the nose by the murderer, but also comforted her instead. This was not like his harsh nature.

Lou Suyi was still frustrated: "I thought we could find the murderer this time, but I've been completely fooled."

Seeing her dejected expression, Murong asked in a calm voice, "If you give up, you've fallen into the real culprit's trap. When the real culprit is caught, I will help you avenge today."

Lou Suyi looked at Murong and met his gentle gaze.

Her heart skipped a beat; she realized that he was actually quite nice when he wasn't being sarcastic.

At least he didn't laugh at her at this time.

Lou Suying quickly regained her composure. There was no need to be discouraged; she was a seasoned veteran, having seen it all.
Having faced life and death once, what is this little setback?
She and Murong walked up to Liang Wanying. Upon seeing this, Liang Wanying also knelt down in pain: "Your Majesty, Mo Lan has truly been wronged. She could not possibly have betrayed me. Please, Your Majesty, see the truth!"

"The Empress also believes that Mo Lan was framed, so I will believe you for now. But Lan Lan is someone close to you. She attempted to assassinate the Empress Dowager on New Year's Eve, and you, as her mistress, cannot escape responsibility." After a pause, Murong quickly made a decision, "Therefore, the title of Consort Hui is stripped, and she is demoted to Consort Kang."

Liang Wanying had prepared for the worst, but this time she was only demoted to Consort Kang instead of being banished to the Cold Palace, which was the best outcome for her.

She kowtowed to Murong Helou Suying: "This humble servant thanks Your Majesty for your grace!"

"Consort Kang, this is the greatest leniency I can show you. Take care of yourself."

After saying this, Murong did not linger at Quanfu Palace and left with Lou Suyi.

Before long, the news that Liang Wanying had been demoted to Consort Kang spread throughout the entire harem.

Consort Kang was the lowest-ranking among the Nine Consorts, while Consort Hui was the highest-ranking among all the previous consorts. Liang Wanying has fallen from grace, and judging from the situation, Murong is certain that Liang Wanying was framed.

However, since Lan Lan was someone close to Liang Wanying, and it is a fact that Lan Lan took action, Liang Wanying, as the mistress, was naturally to blame, and it was only natural that she was demoted.

The next day, there was no need for Consort De to pay her respects to Empress Lou Suyi. Unable to find anyone to gossip about the matter, Consort De went to Jingren Palace to find Consort Ning.

However, she arrived rather late; everyone else had already come to Jingren Palace to discuss the matter with Consort Ning.

When Consort Tao saw that Consort De had also arrived, she asked with a smile, "Sister Consort De, are you here because of Consort Kang's demotion?"

"I was just taking a stroll and happened to come see Consort Ning. I didn't expect all my sisters to be here," Consort De said with a smile. "Speaking of Consort Kang's demotion, it's quite interesting. I thought she would be banished to the Cold Palace, but she was only demoted to one of the Nine Consorts. Does this mean His Majesty doesn't believe Consort Kang is the murderer?"

Everyone felt that Consort De was particularly hypocritical, as she was only there because Liang Wanying had been demoted, yet she was still putting on airs.

Consort Tao disdained Consort De's behavior, but smiled and replied, "Perhaps His Majesty only treats Consort Kang lightly because he values ​​her."

"Sister Tao, perhaps you have forgotten that His Majesty once decreed that if the true culprit is found, his entire family will be executed!" As she said this, she paid special attention to the expressions of all the concubines present.

Unfortunately, nothing can be seen.