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

Chapter 355 Getting saddled with a man like Murong

Consort De watched Consort Ning's departing figure with great pleasure.

She always thought Consort Ning was pretentious. Sometimes she even thought that although Lou Suyi was hateful, she wasn't as hypocritical as Consort Ning.

Consort Ning, however, always pretended to be indifferent to everything. Who knows what kind of person she was in private?
But Murong's attitude was also suspicious.

Normally, a spring hunt should take place in March, heading towards the Mulan Hunting Grounds. With March fast approaching, the itinerary is still undecided, which seems unusual. Could there be some unforeseen circumstances surrounding the spring hunt?
Consort De felt increasingly that the spring hunt was still uncertain and the plan might very well fall through.

What she couldn't understand was why Murong didn't just say so if the Spring Hunt plan was shelved? Consort Ning asked a question, and Murong got upset; the Emperor's reaction was really strange.

Many concubines were eager to know the result, so they went to Jingren Palace to wait for Consort Ning to return.

Upon seeing Consort Ning return, Consort Tao was the first to ask the question everyone wanted to know: "Sister, what did His Majesty say? Has the matter of the spring hunt been decided?"

Consort Ning looked at the other concubines and saw that they were all looking at her expectantly.

They were destined to be disappointed this time.

She shook her head and said, "His Majesty didn't say anything. In my opinion, this matter is hopeless."

Although Murong did not give her an answer, she vaguely felt that the Spring Hunt had encountered some changes and there was a high probability that it would not be able to take place.

Dissatisfied with this outcome, the crowd glared at Consort Ning with hostility.

Consort Zhuo did not believe Consort Ning's statement and coldly questioned, "Since His Majesty has not said anything, how can you be so sure that this matter is hopeless?"

It's probably not that she herself wouldn't go, but that she hoped the other concubines would also be disappointed.

"If the spring hunt goes ahead, the departure date should be set by now. But when I inquired, His Majesty said it was not my business and accused me of meddling. I was just guessing. As for whether it's true or not, my sisters will soon find out." Consort Ning replied calmly. "I'm sorry I can't help you. If there's nothing else, you may all leave."

The group looked at each other, having come with high hopes but leaving disappointed.

However, since Consort Ning had given the order to leave, they could not linger and took their leave one after another.

Consort Tao deliberately stayed until the end. Although she was disappointed, she knew it wasn't Consort Ning's fault. Whether the spring hunt would take place was not Consort Ning's decision. Even if the spring hunt was arranged, how many concubines could accompany the emperor?

It is utterly unreasonable for these people to take their anger out on Consort Ning.

"Human nature is like this, sister, don't be upset by their attitude. But it's strange, I heard that this matter was almost settled, but now it has suddenly changed, I don't know why." As she finished speaking, Tao Zhaoyi muttered to herself in confusion.

Consort Ning replied calmly, "There must be a reason why the Spring Hunt cannot take place. Just consider that Her Majesty would not feel comfortable leaving Her Majesty alone in the palace after Her Majesty's sudden pregnancy."

Consort Tao was taken aback: "Your Majesty is a man of great importance. How could you possibly cancel the spring hunt just because the Empress is pregnant?"

She had never considered this possibility before.

"I was just using an analogy. His Majesty is the ruler of the country, and many things are more important than the Spring Hunt. This is not surprising." Consort Ning said, ordering someone to pour tea, and then chatted with Consort Tao about other matters.

Consort Tao sat in Jingren Palace for another half an hour before getting up to leave.

After leaving Jingren Palace, Consort Tao was still pondering the cancellation of the Spring Hunt. She asked the palace maid Ziyan beside her, "Do you think His Majesty might cancel the Spring Hunt because the Empress is pregnant?" Ziyan shook her head without thinking, "His Majesty is not an ordinary mortal. How could he cancel the Spring Hunt because the Empress is pregnant? These are completely unrelated matters."

It's absurd that the master immediately linked Consort Ning's casual remark to the Empress.

Tao Zhaoyi, however, felt that Murong Dailou Suyi was different from the others. But considering Murong's cold-blooded and ruthless nature, she realized she was overthinking it and stopped worrying about it.

The news of the cancellation of the spring hunt quickly spread throughout the palace, and of course, it also reached Lou Suyi's ears.

Lou Suying, who was drafting the list of concubines to accompany the emperor, was somewhat surprised when she heard the news: "It's really canceled?"

“Everyone says it’s very likely that it’s been cancelled, and Consort Ning even went to Qianqing Palace. This servant also feels that something has changed regarding the Spring Hunt, otherwise why hasn’t anyone come to inform Her Majesty the Empress yet?” Jinshu replied.

Lou Suyi recalled Murong's reaction when she asked about the spring hunt that night. Could it be that he suspected her of interfering in politics at that time?
The news that the spring scavenging has been canceled should have nothing to do with her, right?
"Let it be canceled. It'll save me some trouble. I won't need to prepare a list of accompanying drivers anymore. Anyway, I won't lose anything." Lou Suyi stopped overthinking.

Anyway, as a pregnant woman, she would never have the chance to go to the Mulan Hunting Grounds. It's easy to imagine that the other concubines who wanted to accompany the emperor would be very disappointed.

This was originally a perfect opportunity to climb onto the emperor's bed, but suddenly that opportunity is gone. Wouldn't these people be kicking themselves for it?

Once she understood this, she suddenly realized that it must be tough for the concubines in the harem to be stuck with a man like Murong.

She had initially envied those who could go hunting, but now that everyone was on the same level, she felt refreshed.

"Is it possible that the Empress is pregnant with the imperial heir, and His Majesty is worried about leaving her alone in the palace, so he canceled the spring hunt?" Yan recalled the stories she had read and suddenly had a wild idea.

In storybooks, male protagonists who dote on female protagonists are capable of anything. If Your Majesty were the male protagonist and the Empress were the female protagonist, it wouldn't be surprising if Your Majesty did this.

"Yan Hui, is this the inspiration you got from storybooks?" Lou Suyi looked at Yan Hui with complicated eyes.

Yan Hui nodded honestly: "That's how it's written in the storybooks..."

"Now I also want to advise you to stop reading those unrealistic novels. You've been poisoned by them too much." Lou Suying shook her head.

Yan Hui wanted to say something more, but Jin Shu said irritably, "Get out of here! I told you to read less storybooks, but you wouldn't listen."

Seeing Jinshu's fierce expression, Yan Hui immediately dared not utter another word.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. How could a rigid man like His Majesty possibly cancel the Spring Hunt for the Empress? She must be obsessed.

She retreated to the side, feeling resentful, and realized she shouldn't continue fantasizing.

His Majesty hasn't visited Xianfu Palace for several days now, and the Empress is pregnant with the imperial heir, yet His Majesty treats her so coldly; it's truly disheartening.

Although news of the cancellation of the spring palace hunt spread, many people still held onto a sliver of hope that it was just a rumor.

As March approached and there was still no news, everyone knew that the spring hunt had indeed been canceled. Moreover, some families had received confirmation that the event was indeed off the table.

As for why it was canceled, no one knows the reason.