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

Chapter 37 Your Majesty, please let me leave the palace...

Lou Suyi thought Consort Li was quite insidious. She said, "I appreciate Consort Li's kindness, but I cannot accept your command. I am a layperson, how can I enter the bathing pool of the noble ladies in the inner palace? This is against the rules."

Consort Li, however, remained adamant: "I said you can, so you can enter the Sweet Dew Pool! Besides, I'm giving you an order; I don't need your consent. Or is the abbess feeling guilty and afraid to bathe with me?"

Lou Suying looked troubled upon hearing this: "To be honest, Your Highness, my face is incredibly itchy, and I have even developed sores on my body. I am afraid that these sores will be contagious. If my sores were to infect Your Highness, I would be in grave danger."

As soon as she said this, everyone kept their distance from her, as if afraid of catching some kind of dirty disease from her.

Consort Li was also intimidated and silently moved further away from Lou Suyi.

"If that's the case, why didn't you say so earlier?" Consort Li looked at Lou Suyi's face and saw that the nun's face was indeed uneven.

Lou Suyi awkwardly explained, "We're still unsure of the cause. I originally intended to have Jili fetch the imperial physician to examine this humble nun, but I didn't expect so many distinguished guests to arrive. How about this: after the imperial physician diagnoses this humble nun and confirms it's not a contagious disease, this humble nun will accompany Consort Li to the Sweet Dew Pool to broaden her horizons?"

At this point, everyone was a little scared, and although Lou Suyi's face was covered with a thick layer of powder, it was indeed uneven and looked a bit frightening.

No one dared to linger and they all said their goodbyes and left.

Seeing that her other sisters had left, Consort Li could no longer sit still and left Xianfu Palace as well.

As soon as they stepped out of Xianfu Palace, Liuli whispered, "This servant suspects that Abbess Kongchen is faking her illness. If that's the case, it means there's something wrong with this nun."

"Simple. Keep an eye on Xianfu Palace and see if they've summoned the imperial physician." Whether it was psychological or not, Consort Li felt itchy all over; all she wanted to do at that moment was get away from Xianfu Palace.

Having received orders, Liuli had no choice but to stay near Xianfu Palace.

Shortly after everyone left Xianfu Palace, Guo Jianji invited the imperial physician, who was none other than Physician Liu, who had previously taken the emperor's pulse.

Physician Liu was invited by Ji Li to take Lou Suyi's pulse, which was also His Majesty's intention.

Lou Suyi noticed that Imperial Physician Liu's expression was somewhat serious after taking her pulse.

"My lord, is there something wrong with my health?"

Imperial Physician Liu carefully took Lou Suyi's pulse again, and then solemnly asked, "Little Master, have you ever consumed anything that is extremely cold in nature for an extended period of time?"

Upon hearing this, Lou Suyi's heart skipped a beat: "No. I know that cold foods are bad for the body, let alone long-term consumption?"

Physician Liu solemnly reminded him: "Based on my pulse diagnosis just now, the young master must have consumed extremely cold foods for a period of time, which has damaged his body. He will need to recuperate for some time to recover."

He had intended to say that with Liu Suying's constitution, it would be difficult for her to conceive, but considering that she had already become a nun, he didn't continue.

Afterwards, Imperial Physician Liu wrote a prescription and handed it to Jili.

Lou Suyi, however, was lost in her own thoughts.

Since she had not consumed any cold-natured foods, why did Lord Liu detect such a pulse pattern?

The only possibility is that she was given a malicious drug while she was at the Lou family's house without knowing it.

But she was just a lowly concubine's daughter, not someone anyone could threaten. It was impossible for Madam Yin and Aunt Ke to vent their resentment on her because they didn't get along.

Or rather, did Lou Suya secretly poison her?

But then she thought about it again and felt something was wrong. Lou Suya and Xie Zhijie were very close at that time, but she and Xie Zhijie had no contact for a long time afterward. Why would Lou Suya attack her?
She pondered it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out who the murderer was.

After seeing off Imperial Physician Liu, Jili took the prescription and went to see the Emperor.

Upon hearing this, Murong's expression darkened: "Summon Imperial Physician Liu." Shortly afterward, Imperial Physician Liu arrived before the Emperor.

"Tell me in detail about Su Yi's situation again," Murong Junyan said coldly.

When Imperial Physician Liu heard the new emperor call Lou Suyi by her maiden name, he immediately sensed something was amiss and carefully explained Lou Suyi's physical condition.

"Does someone with her body have a chance of getting pregnant?" Murong asked directly to the point.

Physician Liu's brow twitched slightly, and he answered truthfully: "She needs to recuperate for a while. If she recovers, she will have a chance to conceive. However, given Master Kongchen's current condition, it is not easy for her to conceive."

"From today onwards, take good care of her health. Keep this a secret. You may leave." Murong waved his hand.

Physician Liu quietly withdrew from the hall, breaking out in a cold sweat.

His Majesty has actually developed inappropriate feelings for a nun; he must have learned an incredible secret.

Inside Xianfu Palace, Lou Suying was still shocked by the injury to her body.

If she was drugged at the Lou family's residence, then all the concubines who came today might treat her as an enemy.

She felt that, just to be on the safe side, she should check everything that had recently come into Xianfu Palace.

Unexpectedly, during the inspection, a sachet containing musk was found in the donation box.

Lou Suying was so angry she laughed when she learned that something was wrong with the donation box. She had only wanted to earn some money from the concubines in the harem, but who knew these women were even more cunning, actually preventing her from getting pregnant.

Even before her affair with Murong became public knowledge, someone was already trying to harm her.

The servants at Xianfu Palace exchanged bewildered glances. Jinshu knew the matter was of great importance and that she would have to report it to His Majesty.

She hurriedly went to see the emperor and handed him a sachet containing musk: "This was found in the donation box. It contains musk that can easily cause women to miscarry."

Murong's expression darkened slightly: "Don't alert the enemy. Investigate this matter thoroughly. Jiqing, you go and investigate personally. Make sure you find the real culprit and give Suyi an explanation."

"Yes, this servant will take care of it right away." Ji Qing took the sachet, feeling a pang of sympathy.

Now things are really messed up. The Fourth Miss was already unwilling to be His Majesty's woman, and this incident will only make her more resentful towards His Majesty.

That night, just as Lou Suyi was about to have her meal, the tall and handsome new emperor arrived.

She thought his face was handsome last night, but looking at him again today, she felt that all beauties are poisonous and getting involved with them would bring no good.

However, she didn't show it on her face and stepped forward to bow.

"I have specially ordered the Imperial Kitchen to prepare some delicacies. Please see if you like them." As soon as Murong finished speaking, Jinshu and Yan Hui began to serve the dishes.

After all the dishes were served, there were as many as twenty, filling the table, but there were no vegetarian dishes.

"Where are my vegetarian dishes?" Lou Suyi asked, puzzled.

Murong replied gently, "Since you have already broken your vow of celibacy, it doesn't matter if you eat meat. It's just that we prepare vegetarian dishes for you to avoid attracting attention."

Looking at the emperor's gentle expression, Lou Suyi roughly understood that he was using food to comfort her wounded heart.

She didn't hesitate and ate happily. After she had eaten her fill, she put down her chopsticks and said, "Your Majesty, please let me leave the palace."

(End of this chapter)