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

Chapter 336 The Empress is a Master of Smooth Talk
Lou Suyi smiled and said, "I have enough tonics here, there is no need to send any more to Xianfu Palace."

She couldn't possibly eat all of these, so it would be better to send them to Shou'an Palace to pay respects to Empress Dowager Chen.

"Your Majesty is carrying the imperial heir; no matter how many children you carry, it's not too many. By the way, does Your Majesty have any message for His Majesty?" Ji Qing looked at Lou Suyi eagerly.

He hoped that the Empress would speak well of His Majesty so that he could report back.

"Thank you for making this trip." Lou Suyi said, looking at Jinshu and gesturing to give Jiqing some money for running the errand.

Jinshu was used to doing this, and she took a bag of melon seeds and stuffed it into Jiqing's hand.

Ji Qing looked distressed. He was a servant in the imperial court and was not short of money. What he wanted was for the Empress to express her concern for His Majesty.

Lou Suyi thought Jiqing thought it wasn't enough, so she looked at Jinshu. Jinshu understood and stuffed another bag of melon seeds into Jiqing's hand.

Ji Qing felt that this was a huge misunderstanding. He stuffed the golden melon seeds back into Jin Shu's arms and solemnly said to the Empress, "It is my duty to run errands and I should not accept rewards, but Your Majesty should still convey a message to His Majesty after I have made this trip."

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to His Majesty.

This stumped Lou Suying. After a moment's thought, she said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty?"

Ji Qing slumped his shoulders, instantly deflated.

Jinshu wanted to laugh at this scene, and whispered a reminder to her mistress: "Perhaps Your Majesty could show more concern for His Majesty."

Lou Suyi then realized that this was how it was.

So the emperor sent her tonics, but she still had to feign concern?
"I really like the tonics His Majesty sent. I only care about whether His Majesty is eating well and staying warm. His Majesty is the most important person in my life, so he must take good care of his health. Jiqing, you are the person His Majesty trusts the most, so you must help me take good care of His Majesty, understand?"

Ji Qing smiled, her face crinkling with laughter: "I understand, I'll go back and report right away!"

Watching Ji Qing walk away happily, Lou Suyi couldn't help but sigh, "Serving in front of the emperor isn't easy."

Ji Qing was so badly abused by Murong that his mind was no longer quite right.

“Not every master is as good as Your Majesty.” Yan Hui also felt sorry for Ji Qing.

Serving in front of the emperor is a dangerous job; one wrong move and you could lose your head. It's much harder than serving the empress.

Everyone in Xianfu Palace felt fortunate to have the opportunity to serve there. Not only was their salary the highest, but their master was also kind and generous, and the Empress was always very lavish in bestowing gifts upon them.

Countless palace maids envied her and Jinshu.

The atmosphere inside Xianfu Palace was harmonious and joyful. Jiqing returned to Qianqing Palace and repeated Lou Suyi's words.

After hearing this, Murong only commented, "The Empress is always glib and smooth-talking."

Ji Qing thought the opposite. If he hadn't specifically reminded her, the dull-witted Empress wouldn't have even bothered to say a few kind words to His Majesty. For someone as oblivious as the Empress to have been chosen by His Majesty was truly incredibly lucky.

Knowing what his master wanted to hear, he replied, "This servant sees that Her Majesty the Empress's feelings are sincere, all because she cares about His Majesty and is so concerned about His Majesty's health. Her Majesty the Empress is afraid that His Majesty is hungry. If she were not pregnant, she would definitely come to Qianqing Palace to supervise His Majesty's meals on time."

"What else did the Empress say?" Murong asked again, neither confirming nor denying.

This stumped Ji Qing. The Empress only said one sentence, which was added at the last minute after he reminded her.

What else does Your Majesty want to hear?

If he is making things up, wouldn't that be considered deceiving the emperor?

"Her Majesty the Empress repeatedly instructed me to take good care of His Majesty, or else I would be held accountable." Ji Qing slightly modified Lou Suyi's original words to avoid accusations of deceiving the Emperor. Murong said calmly, "The Empress is pregnant and easily fatigued, yet she still cares for me; this thoughtfulness is rare. Go to the storeroom and see if there are any small trinkets that would please the Empress and send them to Xianfu Palace."

Ji Qing replied cautiously, "Her Majesty the Empress said that there are plenty of tonics in Xianfu Palace, and she even specially instructed me to give His Majesty some tonics."

"I only asked you to find some novel little trinkets to send over, not to send tonics." Murong thought Jiqing was not clever enough, so he simply sent Jinli instead.

Although Jinli, the palace maid, was a little timid, she was more clever than Jiqing and was more to his liking when doing errands.

The koi fish thus arrived at the emperor's private treasury. Upon seeing the dazzling array of rare treasures, it thought to itself that its life had been worthwhile, having the opportunity to witness such a grand spectacle.

She had come with a royal decree, and the storeroom manager treated her with utmost respect, introducing her to all sorts of rare and precious treasures to make it easier for her to find valuable items.

Jinli felt that someone like the Empress had no shortage of gold and silver jewelry, so only something novel could pique her interest.

She skipped over the gold and silver jewelry and went to the novel category of objects.

She was very patient, picking through them one by one. Before long, her eyes lit up and she picked up a painting of a lady with four wheels.

A horse sits on four wheels, and on the horse sits a beautiful lady, her entire body carved from gold.

With a gentle push, the four wheels of the carriage moved forward; it was quite an interesting thing.

Anyway, as a young woman, she likes this thing, but I don't know if the Empress likes it.

Seeing the koi carp emerge so quickly, the head eunuch of the storeroom hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Have you made your choice, Aunt?"

Jinli took out the selected item: "I wonder if Her Majesty the Empress will like it."

The warehouse manager's eyes lit up when he saw the item: "This is interesting. If Aunt hadn't picked it out, we wouldn't have known we had this."

Moreover, it was carved from gold, and I've heard that the Empress Dowager's favorite thing is gold jewelry.

Upon hearing this, the koi fish's confidence immediately increased.

His Majesty had instructed her beforehand that once she had chosen a piece, she should send it directly to Xianfu Palace without inquiring about his opinion.

Jinli immediately had the storeroom manager choose a box made of golden nanmu wood, packed it up, and then headed to Xianfu Palace.

Lou Suyi never expected that Jinli would come again so soon after Jiqing left, and this time he was here to give her gifts.

She thought it was just some tonics and didn't have high expectations, but when Jinli took out the golden nanmu wood box, she realized that the box was very valuable.

When she saw the actual object, her eyes widened in surprise, and she blurted out, "This thing is interesting!"

The koi fish breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, look, it can still run forward!"

She placed it on the table, gave it a gentle push, and the carriage moved forward, while the lady sitting on the horse seemed to come alive instantly.

Lou Suyi smiled brightly: "Not bad, not bad. Where did you find this treasure? Why are you giving it to me?"

"His Majesty ordered me to deliver a novel little trinket to Her Highness. I found it in His Majesty's private treasury. I was afraid Her Highness wouldn't like it," Jinli answered truthfully.

"I love it, I love it so much! There's a reward for you." As soon as Lou Suyi finished speaking, Jinshu stuffed a lot of rewards into Jinli's hands.

Jinli didn't care about these things, but this was a reward from the Empress, which meant she had to save face in front of the Empress, so she didn't refuse.

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