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

Chapter 350 No Fighting
"As His Majesty's wife, I should naturally be more open-minded. Although I cannot be as wise and powerful as His Majesty, I can only try my best not to hold him back." Lou Suyi's beautiful eyes were tinged with a faint smile.

Looking at the smiling Empress, Murong thought to himself that the Empress was still the one who won his heart.

He felt relaxed when he was with the Empress, but he felt oppressed after staying in Jingren Palace for a while. This was the difference between the Empress and Consort Ning.

The Empress's way of handling things always won his favor.

That night, Murong slept soundly. Before getting up, he looked at Lou Suyi's sleeping face for a while, then leaned down and kissed her on the face.

After completing the action, he felt that his movement was somewhat abrupt.

Fortunately, the empress was not awake and did not see his actions.

On this day, as was customary, all the concubines came to pay their respects to Lou Suyi. Lou Suyi was late in getting up, and everyone waited for a long time before Lou Suyi finally arrived.

The Empress's complexion was rosy, and her fair face was like a peeled egg, making her seem even more beautiful than before.

The thought that Murong had stayed at Xianfu Palace that night made everyone feel somewhat complicated.

In the past, regardless of the dynasty, even if the most favored concubine became pregnant, the emperor was unlikely to continue to stay in that concubine's palace, thus giving other concubines the opportunity to serve him in bed.

This approach didn't work on Lou Suyi. Even though she was pregnant, Murong still slept in Xianfu Palace every night.

Take Consort Ning yesterday for example. She was clearly sick, but Murong was unwilling to spend much time with her, and she didn't even stay overnight at Jingren Palace. That's why people say Lou Suyi is such a hateful woman.
Just then, Consort Ning arrived at Xianfu Palace, supported by Linglong.

She was still coughing and looked very frail.

Lou Suyi excused Consort Ning from the formalities, and then Consort Ning said, "I got up too late this morning, so I am a little late. I hope Your Majesty will not be offended."

Lou Suyi said calmly, "Since you are sick, my sister should rest and recuperate in Jingren Palace. I am not an unreasonable person. Rules are rigid, but people are flexible and can be adapted to different situations."

Consort Ning coughed twice, and after her breathing became easier, she replied, "It's not a serious illness, not to the point where I can't go out. Besides, I can't neglect the proper etiquette; this is my way of showing my filial piety to Her Majesty the Empress."

"Alright, whatever makes you happy." Lou Suyi dropped the subject.

Consort De, however, wanted to stir things up. She looked at the quiet Liang Wanying and said, "Why is Consort Kang so quiet today?"

Liang Wanying, who is usually spoiled and willful, has suddenly become more low-key. Even her clothes are not as extravagant as usual, but much simpler, which makes people laugh.

Who could have predicted that Leung Yuen-ying would end up like this?

Liang Wanying glanced at the ill-intentioned Consort De and replied gently, "Her Majesty the Empress is pregnant with the imperial heir. It would be best if we did not cause her any trouble."

This is also a warning to Consort De: avoid causing trouble, otherwise if anything goes wrong with Lou Suyi's pregnancy, Consort De will also be held responsible.

“I remember Consort Kang used to love causing trouble, but now she seems like a completely different person. Perhaps it’s because she’s been demoted, but suddenly she’s become sensible and knows how to restrain herself.” Consort De was determined not to let Liang Wanying have an easy time, picking on her sore spots.

Liang Wanying's expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal.

It's a fact that she was demoted. Even if Consort De didn't mention it, she was no longer one of the four consorts. Her current rank was even lower than Consort De's, so even Consort De could ride roughshod over her.

She had never felt so humiliated in her life.

At this moment, Consort Tao suddenly raised her voice and said, "Has everyone heard? His Majesty plans to go to the Mulan Hunting Grounds for a spring hunt next month."

Lou Suying didn't know what a spring hunt was, so Jinshu noticed her confusion and whispered an explanation in her ear. Only then did she realize that a spring hunt was simply a hunt conducted during the spring season.

Consort De immediately perked up: "Really?"

Tao Zhaoyi looked at Lou Suyi and said loudly, "Why don't we just ask the Empress? His Majesty values ​​the Empress, so she will surely receive firsthand information."

Lou Suyi thought to herself that it would be strange if she knew, since Murong had never told her about this.

"Does Your Majesty know about this?" Consort De asked Lou Suyi.

Lou Suying shook her head: "His Majesty has never mentioned this to me. Sister Tao knows a lot. Why don't you ask Sister Tao where she heard the news from?"

Consort Tao is a woman from the Tao family. Princess Guangyi and Murong are close, so if the news comes from Consort Tao, it has some credibility.

Tao Zhaoyi seemed surprised that Lou Suyi was unaware of this matter. She stammered, "I only heard it secondhand, it may not be true."

Lou Suyi felt that Tao Zhaoyi must have a source for saying this in public.

“If even Her Majesty the Empress doesn’t know, it must be false,” Fang Cairen replied.

Consort De, however, had a different opinion: "That's not necessarily true! Perhaps His Majesty is intentionally keeping it from the Empress. After all, the Empress is pregnant, and if he really goes on the spring hunt next month, the Empress probably won't be able to accompany him, right?"

If that's the case, everyone will have the opportunity to serve the emperor, which would be an extremely good thing.

Lou Suyi thought that Consort De's guess made a lot of sense.

To be honest, after being in the palace for so long, she also wanted to go out and have some fun. If there was a spring hunt next month, then of course she, as a pregnant woman, couldn't go along.

She also wanted to go out for a walk, but the child was the priority.

“If there is a spring imperial examination next month, we still need to decide on the concubines to accompany the emperor. There’s no rush. I’ll ask His Majesty then,” Lou Suyi said.

As the saying goes, what is said without intention may be taken to heart by the listener. Everyone suddenly remembered that even though Lou Suying was pregnant and could not go to the Mulan Hunting Grounds for the spring hunt, she was still the Empress.

If anyone wants the opportunity to accompany the emperor, then it is undoubtedly up to Empress Lou Suyi to decide whether or not they can do so.

No matter who you offend, you can't offend Lou Suyi. Lou Suyi can decide their fate with just one word.

Consort De dared not cause any more trouble and said solemnly, "Your Majesty the Empress is right. This matter has not yet been decided, so sisters should not follow the crowd."

Seeing Consort De's cowardly appearance, Consort Tao felt disdain, but she didn't dare to offend Lou Suyi at this time, so she wisely kept quiet.

Consort Ning suddenly spoke up: "If we go to the Mulan Hunting Grounds for the spring hunt next month, Your Majesty need not consider me. I don't know when my cold will get better, so I don't want to affect everyone."

For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Consort Ning's face.

Consort Ning is truly not competitive or vying for favor. This was a rare opportunity to accompany the emperor, and there was even a chance to serve him in bed. Anyone with a bit of ambition would not want to miss this excellent opportunity to accompany the emperor.

It seems that Consort Ning is different from everyone else; she truly has no desire to compete for the emperor's favor.

Consort De suddenly began to doubt her own judgment. She had initially thought that Consort Ning was deliberately falling ill to vie for the emperor's favor, but Consort Ning hadn't even tried to compete for the position of accompanying the emperor during the spring palace hunt, so why would she need to deliberately fall ill to gain favor?

Could it be that she's being petty and has misunderstood?