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

Chapter 329 The Emperor Had Never Suffered the Bitterness of Love

As soon as Murong entered, he was met with Empress Dowager Chen's unfriendly gaze.

"What did my son do to displease his mother?" Murong gracefully took her seat.

"You told Su Yi in public that you didn't like her?" Empress Dowager Chen asked bluntly, looking at the emperor who appeared respectable.

The emperor was handsome and women always flirted with him, so he had never suffered the pain of love, but that was no reason for him to embarrass Su Yi.

Murong was speechless, never expecting that the Empress Dowager had summoned her for this very reason.

He was indeed in the wrong; he hadn't thought things through at the time, and he regretted it afterwards. But the words were already spoken, and it was too late to take them back.

Empress Dowager Chen understood everything from his reaction.

"Are you aware that this matter has caused quite a stir in the palace? Su Yi is your Empress. Even if you don't like her, is it necessary to embarrass her in public? She is your wife, and you should give her the dignity she deserves. I don't need to teach you this," Empress Dowager Chen said solemnly. "Now everyone is saying that Su Yi is not favored by the Emperor, as if everyone can laugh at her. How can she, as Empress, command respect from the public?"

Murong hadn't expected the news to spread, and his expression darkened slightly: "My son will handle this matter properly!"

Empress Dowager Chen felt relieved when she saw that he had taken her words to heart: "Don't let me down."

Murong agreed, chatted with Empress Dowager Chen for a few more minutes, and then left Shou'an Palace.

After boarding the palanquin, Murong instructed: "Gather all the people who were at Xianfu Palace that day, and question them one by one about who spread the message. Investigate thoroughly for me!"

Ji Qing also knew that this matter was of great importance; His Majesty was about to clean up the Qianqing Palace.

That afternoon, Ji Qing found out a palace maid and a nanny and brought them to Murong.

Murong went to the main hall and ordered all those serving in the Qianqing Palace to gather there. He also summoned all the concubines of the harem. Of course, Empress Lou Suyi was also invited by him.

Lou Suying was also taken aback by the grand spectacle when she entered the Qianqing Palace. All the concubines in the harem, whether she knew their names or not, had come; it was a huge, bustling crowd.

She didn't know what had happened and looked at Gilly questioningly.

Jili personally invited her over, but Jili didn't say anything, only led her to stand in front of Murong.

Murong reached out his hand to Lou Suyi, who hesitated, unsure of what Murong intended to do.

Murong didn't give her a chance to hesitate or refuse. He forcefully took her hand and sat down next to her.

"What happened?" Lou Suyi couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Murong turned to Jili and said, "Begin the execution."

Jili understood and ordered his men to drag the talkative nanny and palace maid in.

The concubines who had been bribed to gather information immediately understood what was going on when they saw the nanny and palace maids: His Majesty was going to get rid of the gossipy servants in the Qianqing Palace.

"They talk too much, pull out their tongues!" Murong ordered coldly.

Lou Suyi suddenly felt a pain in the root of her tongue when she heard his words.

We called her over just to have her witness the execution? She talks a lot, so isn't this a veiled warning to her to speak less in the future?
The nanny and the palace maid were so frightened that they tried to struggle and escape, but the executioner forced them to kneel on the ground, unable to move.

Most people dared not look at such a bloody scene, but then Murong spoke up: "Everyone, look carefully, this is the consequence of gossiping!"

Lou Suyi originally wanted to look away, but upon hearing his words, she stiffened her neck and didn't dare to turn her head.

At this moment, Murong said to her, "If the Empress dares not look, she may look at me." Lou Suying immediately perked up upon hearing this, and she hurriedly looked at Murong, meeting his handsome face. It must be said that the Emperor's face was much more pleasing to the eye than the scene of the execution.

Upon hearing Murong's words, everyone felt that His Majesty was extremely hypocritical. He forced them all to witness such a bloody scene, yet the Empress could choose not to.

When the execution was completed, the concubines were terrified and their faces turned pale.

"Did you all see today's execution clearly? If I find out again that someone is spreading rumors, this is the fate they will suffer," Murong said calmly.

Everyone agreed without daring to express the slightest dissatisfaction.

Consort De was a modern person from a civilized society. Even after she transmigrated, she lived a life of luxury. She had never seen such a bloody scene before.

Her legs trembled slightly, and she felt terrible. In particular, the image of the palace maid and the old woman having their tongues pulled out kept replaying in her mind.

Her chest was churning with nausea, and she felt like vomiting, but fearing she would lose her composure in front of the emperor, she could only forcefully suppress the nausea surging within her.

When Murong signaled that everyone could leave, Consort De was the first to walk out quickly.

Once she reached the outside of the Qianqing Palace, she could no longer hold it in and vomited.

Seeing Consort De's strong reaction, Consort Ning quickly came over and asked, "Are you alright, sister?"

Consort Tao was also uncomfortable, but seeing Consort De vomiting like this, she joked, "My Consort De is very brave, but it turns out she is quite timid. Such a simple scene has frightened her like this."

Just before that, when Su Yi from Xiaohualou was disliked by Murong, Consort De's voice was the loudest.

Chen Xing then chimed in, "His Majesty's move is merely a warning shot. From now on, all of you sisters should watch your mouths and not blindly follow others, lest you bring disaster upon yourselves."

Furthermore, judging from how His Majesty protects the Empress, how could he possibly dislike her?
He clearly liked her very much, which is why he made such a big fuss, just to help the Empress vent her anger.

Consort De vomited, which made her feel a little better. At this moment, she had no mood for verbal sparring and just wanted to get away from Qianqing Palace as soon as possible.

It has to be said that feudal society was no place for humans to live. A single word from the emperor could make life worse than death. At this moment, she had no mood to argue anymore: "I'll head back now. Please, ladies, make yourselves at home."

After speaking, she rode away in her palanquin.

Watching Consort De's departing figure, Consort Ning said calmly, "I told you the rumors were unreliable. How could His Majesty not like the Empress?"

Consort Tao, however, had her own opinion: "Whether His Majesty likes the Empress or not, as long as the Empress sits in the central palace, His Majesty will surely protect the Empress's dignity."

She had heard that before Murong made a big move, he went to Cihe Palace first. It must have been something Empress Dowager Chen said that made Murong decide to clean house.

Before this, the rumors in the harem were all about Murong disliking Lou Suyi.

Murong's actions silenced all doubts and had a remarkable effect.

When it comes to controlling people's hearts, Murong is the best.

"From now on, everyone should be careful with their words and actions." Consort Ning did not want to say more and took the lead in riding away in her palanquin.

While the other concubines' reactions weren't as exaggerated as Consort De's, they were still quite frightened and just wanted to get away from the Qianqing Palace, that cannibalistic place.

Inside the Qianqing Palace, Lou Suyi saw that everyone had left and also wanted to get up and take her leave.

Murong called out to her, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Your Majesty, please give your orders if you have any." Lou Suyi was still confused and did not know why Murong wanted to carry out the execution in public.