Chapter 335 Empress Hypnosis
The koi carp knows that relying on good fortune is useless, so it's better to save itself.

His Majesty cannot sleep at this hour and keeps mentioning the Empress, surely because he wants to spend time with her but cannot find an excuse.

If she goes against His Majesty's wishes, how can His Majesty be happy?
After thinking it over, she replied carefully: "Your Majesty the Empress is pregnant with your second child. This pregnancy will be more difficult than when you were pregnant with the young prince. If His Majesty is by your side, Your Majesty will feel more at ease."

Murong thought Jinli's words made sense, so he stopped playing chess and went to Xianfu Palace.

He knew it was getting late, and the Empress had been going to bed early lately, so she was probably already asleep when he arrived.

He entered Xianfu Palace without alerting anyone.

Yan Hui was on night watch today. When she heard the noise, she looked up and saw that it was His Majesty. She was about to step forward to pay her respects when His Majesty stopped her and sent her away.

Before leaving the bedroom, she peeked out and saw His Majesty quietly getting into bed, afraid of disturbing the Empress.

It's strange, since His Majesty was coming, why didn't he come earlier and wait until the Empress had rested before coming? What was the point of that?
Judging from His Majesty's appearance, it doesn't seem like he intends to wake the Empress.

Because Her Majesty is pregnant, the young prince can no longer sleep with her. Fearing that the young prince might accidentally kick Her Majesty at night, the young prince will sleep with Granny Fan tonight.

The young prince is also very obedient; after being coaxed to sleep by the Empress, he didn't even realize he had left her side.

Yan Hui dared not peek anymore and stood guard at the door so that the Empress would need someone to serve her if she got up at night.

Murong lay down next to Lou Suyi, looking at her sleeping face, and for some reason let out a sigh.

He stared at Lou Suyi's face for a long time, lost in thought, until he drifted off to sleep.

The next day, Ji Qing carefully observed His Majesty and found that the master was in good spirits, indicating that he had slept well the night before.

Was it the tranquilizer that worked, or did the Empress have a hypnotic effect?
He asked cautiously, "When did Your Majesty go to bed last night?"

Because there was no sound coming from inside, he eventually fell asleep. When asked, Yan Hui also said he hadn't heard any noise.

"I didn't notice." Murong thought carefully but still couldn't find the answer.

Ultimately, he fell asleep while looking at Lou Suyi's face; as for the exact time, that's not so important.

Ji Qing dared not ask any further questions, fearing that his master would dislike him.

The koi fish beside her was sleep-deprived. She was supposed to rest last night, but because His Majesty suddenly decided to visit Xianfu Palace, the poor thing had to come along too.

Seeing that His Majesty was in good spirits, she knew it was still early for bed, unlike her and Jiqing, who hadn't slept much because they were worried that their master might need their servants' attention at any time.

However, since their master sleeps well and is in good spirits, they, as servants, can rest assured.

As for Lou Suyi, she didn't get up until the sun was high in the sky, completely unaware that Murong had slept next to her the night before.

"I was fast asleep and didn't know His Majesty had arrived," Lou Suying replied matter-of-factly, not taking the matter to heart.

Anyway, she was pregnant, so Murong wouldn't bother with a pregnant woman like her.

"I don't know what His Majesty is trying to do by coming to Xianfu Palace so late. He knows perfectly well that the Empress has already gone to bed, yet he still sneaks over here. It's all unnecessary," Yan Hui replied carelessly. Jin Shu chuckled lightly, "I've never seen you so disrespectful before. You've been spoiled by the Empress."

“Isn’t it good to let your true nature shine? This shows that you suppressed your true nature when you served the Emperor, but you don’t have so many rules around me.” Lou Suyi was clearly protecting Yan Hui.

Jinshu said irritably, "Your Majesty spoils her too much. Be careful, she might cause a big disaster in the future."

"Besides reading storybooks, Yan Hui doesn't have any other hobbies. Besides, I know she knows her limits, so she dares to be so disrespectful in front of me..."

"She still dares to be disrespectful to His Majesty!" Jinshu felt that this was the biggest problem.

Lou Suyi looked at Yan Hui: "I have to say something about you. His Majesty is not like me. He has a bad temper, so you should restrain yourself in front of him. My official rank is higher than many others, but I can't surpass His Majesty."

Yan Hui was actually quite timid. She only lost control in front of His Majesty when she was standing up for the Empress: "This servant knows that, but sometimes I just can't control myself."

Jinshu knew, of course, that Yan Hui was doing this for her master, so she softened her tone: "You still have to be careful what you say when you're facing His Majesty."

"I know." Yan Hui felt that she should speak less in the future, lest she bring trouble upon the Empress.

“I think Yan Hui is quite good. Everyone in the palace is so rigid and inflexible. How oppressive would it be to live with such people for years? In any case, you can do whatever you want and say whatever you want in front of me, but you have to be more restrained in front of His Majesty. That’s settled!” Lou Suyi said as she ate heartily.

Yan Hui looked at her master with eyes full of love.

What good fortune did she accumulate in her past life to meet such a good master?
Little Muchen, on the other hand, was taken to stroll in the garden by Granny Fan. When he returned and saw his mother, Lou Suyi, he pouted.

Although the child is young, he still remembers what happened last night. He was sleeping next to his mother when he woke up and found that he had been moved, so he naturally felt wronged.

Lou Suyi knew the little one was sad and was about to take the child when Jinshu hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Your Majesty is pregnant now and must be careful. The little prince is too heavy. Let me carry him."

"Mommy, hug me..." Little Muchen waved away Jinshu and insisted on being hugged by Lou Suyi.

Lou Suyi smiled and said, "It's alright, I can hold him while sitting down."

Jinshu was worried that the little prince would kick people randomly, but she couldn't go against her master's wishes, so she had no choice but to put Xiao Muchen on Lou Suyi's lap.

As soon as Xiao Muchen was in Lou Suyi's arms, he hugged her neck and cried. Lou Suyi felt sorry for him because of his pitiful appearance: "Chen'er, we are men, we should not cry easily, it is not handsome."

Xiao Muchen knew that being handsome meant good, but he still lingered in his mother's arms, obediently leaning against her. Thankfully, his tears had stopped.

Once Lou Suyi had calmed the child down, Jinshu immediately took the child away, afraid of affecting her mistress's unborn child.

Lou Suyi felt that Jinshu was too nervous. This was her second pregnancy, and she was in good health. Although she was always tired, Physician Liu said that there were no major problems with this pregnancy and that she would be fine after a while.

After she finished her breakfast, Jiqing brought over some tonics.

"It was His Majesty's order. He was worried that the Empress was having a hard time during her pregnancy, so he specially ordered me to deliver it." Ji Qing smiled ingratiatingly at Lou Suyi.

He now believes that His Majesty likes the Empress, otherwise he wouldn't care so much about her.

It's unclear how much affection she has for the Empress, but she is definitely different from the other concubines in the harem.


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