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

Chapter 371 Trouble in the Palace
Murong hadn't seen the Crown Prince for over half a month and noticed that the young prince had grown taller and had a bigger temper, no longer looking at his father, the Emperor.

"What's wrong with Chen'er?" Murong asked, puzzled, seeing that Xiao Muchen was ignoring her and seemed to want to cry but dared not.

How can such a young child have such complex emotions?
“Chen’er likes me to hold him, but Granny Fan and the others are afraid that if I hold the child, it will affect my pregnancy, so they don’t allow Chen’er to get close to me. Such a young child can’t be separated from his mother, so he naturally feels wronged.” Lou Suyi looked at the little prince with affection.

Murong then understood what was going on.

He stepped forward and picked up Xiao Muchen, reasoning with the little prince in this way, and finally said: "Your mother is carrying your little sister, a little sister as beautiful as your mother. As the older brother, shouldn't you also love and protect your little sister? So, before your mother gives birth to your little sister, you can't let your mother hold you."

Lou Suyi wanted to laugh when she heard Murong's words.

Little Muchen is only a little over a year old, how could he understand Murong's words?

The little prince looked at Lou Suying's belly with a half-understanding expression, then staggered over and touched it: "Sister..."

Lou Suyi smiled and said, "Your little brother might be in my belly too."

Murong wanted a little princess, but she was open to whatever came her way; she loved both princes and princesses.

Murong watched Lou Suyi and her son from the side, and a feeling that he couldn't quite put his finger on was welling up inside him.

This is his family, his wife, and his children; they are the closest people in the world.

In the past, Empress Dowager Chen was too focused on the late emperor and would always complain to him about his father's fickle and heartless nature, and told him not to follow his example.

Perhaps it was due to subtle influence, but he never got close to women from a young age.

Lou Suying was the first woman he had any real interaction with, simply because she had saved his life. He was ultimately grateful to his savior, but he wasn't used to dealing with young women and always gave her a cold shoulder…

"What is Your Majesty thinking about?" Lou Suyi asked, puzzled, when she saw Murong's eyes were vacant.

"I recall the time when the Empress saved me." Murong did not hide anything.

Lou Suyi smiled and did not discuss the matter.

In short, she saved a prince back then and later married an emperor, so she was quite lucky.

Even after death, she could be brought back to life. Her life must be unique, right?

Murong spent much the same time in Xianfu Palace and Qianqing Palace, just reading books and spending time with her children – very cozy times.

With Lou Suyi by her side, time flew by.

The next day, as he left Xianfu Palace, he looked back at the palace and felt inexplicably reluctant to leave.

He had never experienced such strange emotions before.

“If Your Majesty is reluctant to part with the Empress, you may come again tonight,” Ji Qing said quickly.

Murong, unusually, did not refute. When did he become so reluctant to leave the harem? Besides, the Empress always liked to go against him, and Xianfu Palace could hardly be considered a harem.

After returning to the Qianqing Palace, he finally had some free time. Remembering that he hadn't yet painted Lou Suyi's portrait, he ordered Jiqing to prepare the Four Treasures of the Study.

When Consort Ning arrived at Qianqing Palace, Murong was painting in Hanzhang Room.

Curious, she moved closer to see what Murong was drawing. Suddenly, Murong looked at her and asked, "What brings you here, my beloved consort?"

"I heard that Your Majesty has not been sleeping well these past few days. I happen to know a renowned physician who prescribed a calming medicine, which Your Majesty might find useful, so I brought it over," Consort Ning said, handing the prescription to Murong. Ji Qing took the prescription and handed it to Murong.

Murong glanced at the prescription and replied calmly, "My dear consort, you are very thoughtful."

Consort Ning smiled and said, "It is what I should do. What is Your Majesty painting? May I have the honor of seeing Your Majesty's masterpiece?"

Murong turned to Jiqing and said, "Jiqing, go and see Consort Ning off. Don't neglect her."

Consort Ning's smile froze slightly; she knew that Murong was giving her the order to leave: "Then I will not disturb Your Majesty's enjoyment any longer. I will take my leave."

Murong didn't look at Consort Ning, but waved her hand, indicating that she could leave.

After Consort Ning left Hanzhang Room, Jiqing escorted her out of Qianqing Palace before returning to the Emperor to report.

Looking at her master's indifferent expression, Linglong couldn't help but complain, "Your Majesty is so unromantic. That prescription was obtained by the Empress with great difficulty, yet Your Majesty is unwilling to say a word about it."

Can't Your Majesty see what your master is thinking? You're still busy painting.

His Majesty is usually very busy, so the Empress doesn't dare to approach him for fear of disturbing him.

Knowing that His Majesty had recently finished his work, the Empress dared to deliver the prescription to His Majesty's door, but His Majesty did not even glance at her. How could this not be disheartening?

"His Majesty is painting, it's normal that he doesn't have time to pay attention to me." Consort Ning said calmly.

Linglong said indignantly, "His Majesty wasn't busy, he was painting for the Empress..."

Consort Ning looked at Linglong upon hearing this, her brows furrowing slightly: "What did you just say?"

She didn't see clearly what Murong was painting and thought he was painting a landscape. It turned out that he was painting for the Empress.

But the Empress is in Xianfu Palace, and Murong isn't watching over her. How can he paint this picture well?
Linglong let the cat out of the bag and dared not hide it any longer, so she went all out: "This servant has found out that recently His Majesty has been sending a painting to Xianfu Palace every day, and those are all portraits that His Majesty personally made for the Empress!"

She hadn't said anything before because she was afraid her master would be upset, but since she'd let it slip today, she decided not to hide it anymore.

Consort Ning paused for a moment, then calmly said, "This shows that His Majesty values ​​the Empress. The deep affection between the Emperor and Empress is indeed a beautiful story."

Seeing her mistress so calm, Linglong felt extremely distressed, so she simply changed the subject, hoping to divert her mistress's attention...

Murong had a few days of free time, but quickly became busy again.

However, he developed the habit of painting portraits for Lou Suyi, and the paintings would still be delivered to Lou Suyi every day. Moreover, whenever he had free time, he would go to Xianfu Palace.

Soon, rumors began to circulate that Lou Suyi was a bewitching empress who had captivated Emperor Murong and made him the sole recipient of his favor. Lou Suyi was also the culprit who caused the other concubines in the harem to live as widows.

An official surnamed Liu even impeached Lou Suying again, calling her a wicked empress who brought chaos to the palace.

Murong's reaction was normal; he showed no displeasure. However, the censors became even more aggressive, impeaching Lou Suyi in court for several days in a row.

Later, others followed suit and impeached Lou Suyi, even claiming that Murong should depose Lou Suyi from her position as empress and restore a normal harem to Murong.

Just when everyone thought Lou Suying's position as empress was in jeopardy because of Murong's tacit approval, an old story of bribery by a Liu surnamed official was suddenly revealed.

This incident caused turmoil in the imperial court, as many people were implicated because of this old matter.

Once Lord Liu was imprisoned and subjected to a joint trial, everyone's attention was drawn to the case, and no one mentioned Lou Suyi's role in causing chaos in the palace.