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

Chapter 321 Your Majesty, Please Beg Me

Empress Dowager Chen felt that Chen Xing's words made sense.

What's rare is that Chen Xing is kind, humble, and a good kid.

It's a pity that she entered the palace and followed the emperor, a man who doesn't understand romance. She probably won't see a way out in this life.

If anyone else were in the Empress's position, she would definitely try to create opportunities for the Emperor and Chen Xing.

But because Su Yi was the empress, she could not do that.

To Empress Dowager Chen's surprise, Lady Chu submitted a memorial to enter the palace.

After paying her respects, Lady Chu knelt before her.

Empress Dowager Chen's brow twitched slightly: "Why are you kneeling before me for no reason?"

Lady Chu crawled to Empress Dowager Chen and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please help Consort An, considering her young age. The Duke's Mansion is Your Majesty's family, and Consort An is the only hope for the Duke's Mansion. If Your Majesty could lend Consort An a helping hand..."

"It's no use begging me. The Emperor doesn't even fancy Consort An. Do you think I'd send her to the Emperor's bed?" Empress Dowager Chen interrupted Chu's incessant chatter with a cold laugh.

She wondered why Lady Chu had suddenly come to the palace to visit her; it turned out she had been asked to act as an intermediary.

"His Majesty is a filial son. He will listen to what the Empress Dowager says, as long as the Empress Dowager is willing..."

"I once drugged the Emperor to make Consort Li serve him in bed, but what was the result? The Emperor simply doesn't like her, no matter how much I did!" Empress Dowager Chen felt that Consort Chu was talking without understanding the situation.

If Chu Shi weren't a member of the Chen family, she wouldn't be here listening to Chu Shi's nonsense.

“Consort An is different from Consort Li. Consort An is loved by everyone. His Majesty just doesn’t understand Consort An. If His Majesty were given more time to spend with Consort An, he would know how wonderful Consort An is.” Chu looked at Empress Dowager Chen earnestly.

Empress Dowager Chen thought that Lady Chu had gone mad: "Enough, get up. I'm going to make you face reality."

She immediately ordered someone to invite Murong and Chen Xing to Shou'an Palace.

Murong was originally at Xianfu Palace when he learned that Empress Dowager Chen was looking for him. He then said to Lou Suying, "I'm going to Shou'an Palace. Do you want to come with me?"

Lou Suyi thought to herself, "The person Empress Dowager Chen wants to see is him. What am I doing running off to?"
"No."

Murong turned and walked a few steps away, then turned back and asked her, "Are you sure you don't want to go?"

Lou Suyi smiled, her beautiful eyes sparkling: "Does Your Majesty really want me to go? How about this, Your Majesty, please beg me, and I will go with Your Majesty."

Murong glanced at his empress, then walked away decisively.

Lou Suying curled her lips slightly, finally managing to get rid of the emperor. She knew the emperor cared about his image, and this would make him wisely stop pursuing the matter.

When Murong arrived at the gate of Shou'an Palace, Chen Xing was about to enter as well.

Chen Xing immediately greeted Murong, who declined her formalities and walked and talked with her as they entered Shou'an Palace.

When Chu saw Murong and Chen Xing chatting and laughing, she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. The more she looked at the two of them, the more perfectly matched they seemed.

After paying his respects to Empress Dowager Chen, Chen Xing took his seat. Murong asked directly, "Did Mother summon me here for something?" "I had the kitchen prepare some snacks, which I would like the Emperor to take back and try," Empress Dowager Chen replied casually. She then asked, "Just now I saw the Emperor and Consort An chatting and laughing. What did they talk about that made the Emperor so happy?"

"We chatted for a bit, it wasn't anything important. From now on, for such trivial matters, we can just send someone to deliver the snacks." Murong glanced at Chu Shi beside him.

Lady Chu felt the emperor's imperial might was overwhelming; a single glance from him made her breathless.

"Isn't this just so I could catch another glimpse of the Emperor? What, do you think I'm in your way?" Empress Dowager Chen said reproachfully.

Murong Lian said he dared not.

After sitting for a while, Empress Dowager Chen said to Lady Chu, "Come with me. I have a few words to say to you privately."

Knowing that Empress Dowager Chen was giving Murong and Chen Xing some space to be alone, Lady Chu hurriedly followed.

Through a curtain, Empress Dowager Chen made it clear to Chu Shi how Murong usually interacted with Chen Xing.

At first, Murong would exchange a few words with Chen Xing, but after a quarter of an hour, Murong stood up and said to Chen Xing, "I'm leaving first. Tell the Empress Dowager later."

When Chu saw this, her heart sank. She couldn't understand why His Majesty wouldn't take a liking to Xingxing, who was so charming.

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Chen lifted the curtain and came out, her voice tinged with reproach: "What business does the Emperor have that requires him to leave in such a hurry?"

Although she said that, she still had Fangruo take out the snacks she had prepared earlier and hand them to Murong: "Take the snacks back and remember to let Suyi try them."

Murong had no objection, picked up the snacks and left, without giving Chen Xing another glance.

Seeing that Murong had gone far away, Lady Chu went up to Chen Xing and said, "His Majesty came just now, why didn't Your Highness take the initiative?"

She's like a block of wood, never taking the initiative to strike up a conversation. How can she expect the emperor to remember her?
"I'm bad with words, I don't know what to say," Chen Xing replied calmly.

As she spoke, she looked at Empress Dowager Chen and asked, "I wonder what Your Majesty has summoned me for?"

"The Duchess wishes to see you, so I have summoned you here," Empress Dowager Chen said, glancing at Lady Chu.

Chu knew that vying for the emperor's favor wouldn't be easy, but she had come to the palace on a mission and couldn't return empty-handed. So she earnestly said to Chen Xing, "Your Majesty has been in the palace for quite some time now, yet you haven't served the emperor. Everyone is concerned for you. In this harem, Your Majesty has more opportunities to see His Majesty than others; you must seize them..."

She went on and on, basically telling Chen Xing to seize the opportunity to win favor.

Chen Xing listened quietly until she finished speaking before replying, "I know what I'm doing. I'm not the only one in the harem who hasn't been able to serve the emperor. Apart from the Empress, no one else has had the chance."

At this point, she looked at Empress Dowager Chen and said, "If Your Majesty has no further instructions, I shall take my leave."

Empress Dowager Chen did not stop her and allowed her to leave.

Chu Shi wanted to call Chen Xing back, but Empress Dowager Chen stopped her: "You saw what happened just now. The Emperor has no interest in Consort An. Even if I locked them in the same room, the Emperor would not have any interest in Consort An. The Emperor has been on the throne for two years now. If he is not interested in someone, even if you drug him, it will be useless. This matter ends here. Don't force Consort An. This is not her problem."

Lady Chu was so anxious that sores appeared on her mouth and tongue: "What can we do? We can't send two Chen family girls into the palace, and neither of them will succeed. Could it be that Her Majesty the Empress has cast some kind of spell on His Majesty..."

"Chu Shi, how dare you be so rude! This is a grave disrespect to the Empress!" Empress Dowager Chen suddenly frowned and rebuked her.

Chu knew that her words were treasonous, but what else could it be but the Empress casting a spell on His Majesty?
No normal man would ignore so many beautiful women, especially a king; it doesn't make sense.