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

Chapter 331 Good news

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was already the end of February. Soon it would be Xiao Muchen's first birthday.

Lou Suyi has been feeling tired and sleep-deprived lately, but because it's her son's birthday, she's forcing herself to cheer up and want to throw a warm birthday party for him.

Last year, because of the birth of Xiao Muchen, the concubines who had their birthdays in February celebrated quietly, and Empress Dowager Chen also forgot about it, so this year she will definitely hold a grand celebration.

One is Consort De's birthday, and the other is Consort Ning's birthday. Both of them are of high rank, and in addition, they need to make up for last year's birthday celebrations, so they need to make special arrangements.

Chen Xing had recently been assisting Lou Suyi in managing the harem. Seeing Lou Suyi yawning again and looking somewhat haggard, he couldn't help but worry: "Your Majesty doesn't look well. Did you not sleep well last night?"

Lou Suyi was so sleepy she could barely open her eyes: "I didn't wake up all night, and I went to bed early, but I just feel so tired."

"Perhaps it's because you've been too busy and overworked that you're tired? Why don't you have the kitchen prepare some nourishing soup so Your Highness can recover?" Chen Xing said with concern.

Lou Suyi thought that she had drunk enough nourishing soup recently, so she said, "It's no use to supplement it anymore. It's probably spring fatigue."

Chen Xing felt the weather was unusually cold. Could this be considered spring fatigue?
"Maybe the earth dragon is burning too brightly, which is why it's not warm enough." Lou Suyi's attention was quickly diverted, and she stopped wasting time discussing this meaningless matter.

She had a lot to do in February, and she realized that being an empress was not as easy as she thought.

Fortunately, Chen Xing was quick to learn and can now help her with many things, otherwise she would be exhausted.

After lunch, Lou Suyi was so sleepy: "I'm going to take a nap. Sister, you should go back and rest early too."

She simply didn't want to exhaust herself.

Chen Xing smiled and said, "I'm not tired. Sister, go and rest. I'll finish what I'm doing before I go back."

Seeing that she insisted, Lou Suyi did not force her and went into the inner room to take a nap.

When Murong came to Xianfu Palace, he heard that Lou Suyi was in the study, so he made a special trip to find her.

Seeing the woman busily working at her desk, he assumed it was Lou Suyi and quietly stood beside her.

However, after looking at it for a while, he recognized that it was not Lou Suyi.

Just then, Chen Xing looked up and saw Murong arrive, so he quickly got up to greet him.

Murong dismissed her formalities and asked, "Where is the Empress?"

"Her Majesty the Empress has gone for her afternoon nap," Chen Xing replied truthfully.

Murong nodded, glancing thoughtfully at Chen Xing's delicate handwriting: "No wonder the Empress asked you to assist in managing the affairs of the inner palace."

Chen Xing blushed slightly: "This concubine is still studying."

Murong said no more, turned and left the study, heading towards his bedroom.

When he entered the dormitory, Jinshu and Yanhui were about to bow to him, but he stopped them, saying, "Both of you, step back."

The two palace maids bowed and withdrew, leaving only Murong in the room.

He slowly walked to the bedside and saw Lou Suying sleeping soundly. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Lou Suying's complexion didn't look good.

He sat there for a long time, while Lou Suying slept soundly, completely unaware of his arrival.

Surprisingly, he didn't find it boring at all, and watched her for quite a while before coming out.

"The Empress doesn't look well. Did she not sleep well last night?" Murong asked.

Jinshu responded, "Your Majesty went to bed early yesterday and didn't wake up all night, so you should have had a good rest. But Your Majesty has been feeling tired these past few days, and I don't know why."

"Did you ask Minister Liu to examine the Empress?" Murong pressed.

"Her Majesty said that such a minor matter does not require consulting Imperial Physician Liu. She said that since she has no other discomfort, there is no need for Imperial Physician Liu to make a special trip. Her Majesty also said that she will be fine in a few days," Jinshu replied respectfully. Upon hearing this, Murong instructed Jiqing to invite Imperial Physician Liu over.

Jinshu was worried that the arrival of Imperial Physician Liu would wake the Empress, and His Majesty had obviously thought of this as well, so he did not ask her to wake the Empress.

Physician Liu was surprised that Ji Qing had called him over so urgently, only to find that the Empress was taking a nap.

He didn't mind, after all, waiting for the Empress was the proper thing to do, but His Majesty actually sat there patiently, waiting until the sun set in the west before the Empress finally came out yawning.

The Empress mumbled incoherently, "I slept so soundly that it's already dark, but I still feel so sleepy?"

Imperial Physician Liu glanced at the out-of-focus Empress, then at the Emperor with an unreadable expression, unsure whether he should kindly remind the Empress that His Majesty had been waiting for her all afternoon.

Lou Suying felt the silence was too much and finally realized something was wrong. When she saw Murong sitting not far away, looking at her with an inscrutable expression, she said sullenly, "Why didn't you wake me up when His Majesty came?"

Judging from his appearance, he must have been waiting for her for a while, right?

Jinshu quickly moved closer to her and whispered, "His Majesty has been waiting for the Empress for almost two hours."

I must say, the Empress really can sleep.

Lou Suying suddenly felt a little guilty. She didn't know why she could sleep so much; she was completely bewildered.

She coughed lightly twice and said, "Then it's just in time for dinner."

She glanced around and noticed that Imperial Physician Liu was also there.

At this moment, Murong looked at Imperial Physician Liu and said, "Go and take the Empress's pulse."

Lou Suyi felt there was a huge misunderstanding: "I'm perfectly fine, why would you need to take my pulse?"

“Peaceful pulse!” Murong looked at Lou Suyi as if to say, “What else do you have to say?”
Lou Suyi immediately shut her mouth and obediently let Imperial Physician Liu take her pulse.

Imperial Physician Liu thought that Lou Suyi was unwell, which was why His Majesty had asked him to examine her. However, when he took Lou Suyi's pulse, he was somewhat surprised.

Lou Suyi noticed that Physician Liu's expression was a bit strange: "Am I really sick?"

Please don't let it be some terminal illness; she's so young and doesn't want to die.

Imperial Physician Liu looked at Lou Suyi, signaling her to be quiet and not move.

Lou Suyi immediately straightened her posture so that Imperial Physician Liu could take her pulse more accurately.

Imperial Physician Liu held his breath and checked Lou Suyi's pulse again.

Murong, who was standing nearby, also noticed something was wrong and suddenly became a little worried: "Is the Empress ill?"

Imperial Physician Liu checked Lou Suyi's pulse again to make sure he hadn't made a mistake, and immediately knelt down: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Empress is pregnant!"

Lou Suyi's eyes widened: "Are you sure you didn't misread the pulse?"

She didn't have this reaction when she was pregnant last time, and she's never felt this tired before.

Moreover, she hadn't gotten pregnant for a long time, and she was starting to suspect that there was something wrong with her body. How could she suddenly get pregnant?

Murong breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; thankfully, she wasn't sick, but pregnant.

The servants at Xianfu Palace were overjoyed upon hearing the news. However, His Majesty's reaction seemed rather indifferent, as if the Empress's pregnancy with the imperial heir was not such a remarkable thing.

Lou Suying also found it strange: "Does His Majesty not like this pregnancy?"

Why don't you look happy at all?