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

Chapter 374 Keeping a Calm
"Even though Her Majesty the Empress is pregnant, she is still radiant and beautiful." It was Fang Lairen who spoke.

Lou Suying touched her pregnant belly: "Nothing else matters, the most important thing is that the child grows up healthy. If I can successfully give birth to another prince, His Majesty will surely be very happy. As for the imperial heir, it's unlikely that my sisters can rely on me..."

Seemingly realizing she had said something wrong, she stopped abruptly, but those present felt uncomfortable, and many of them changed their expressions.

Of course, there were also those who remained unfazed, such as Consort Ning and Consort Tao.

Consort De couldn't stand Lou Suyi's words the most, and she retorted sarcastically, "Your Majesty should wait until after the birth of the prince to say these things, lest His Majesty be disappointed if the birth is to be a princess."

Lou Suyi's smile deepened upon hearing this: "If it were a princess, His Majesty would be even happier. His Majesty told me long ago that he would like it even more if this child were a princess."

When Consort De saw Lou Suyi's smug smile, her fists itched, and she really wanted to punch Lou Suyi in the face.

"Yes, none of us sisters are as capable as Her Majesty the Empress alone," Consort De said sarcastically.

They were just not as good at seducing men as Lou Suyi, and even she, a transmigrator, was no exception.

"Sister Depin, you are too modest. You are all young and beautiful, unlike me, who already has two children. How can I compare to your freshness?" Lou Suyi was being modest on the surface, but in fact she was belittling everyone present.

No matter how young or beautiful she is, she still doesn't have the chance to serve the emperor.

Anyone with a shred of spirit would react to her provocation, right?
As expected, many people present looked grim, and even Tao Zhaoyi's expression subtly changed, her gaze turning sharp in an instant.

The only one who remained unmoved was Consort Ning; she was truly composed, and even Ning herself began to admire her.

Consort Ning seemed to sense Lou Suyi's gaze, and she looked over, her eyes meeting Lou Suyi's.

“Consort Ning is different from the others.” Lou Suyi said, then looked at Liang Wanying. “Consort Kang is somewhat inferior to Consort Ning. Consort Ning followed His Majesty when His Majesty was not valued by the late Emperor, while Consort Kang abandoned His Majesty at that time.”

As soon as she said this, everyone's eyes were focused on Liang Wanying's face.

Leung Yuen-ying has been keeping a low profile lately, but that doesn't mean she's resigned to her fate.

In her mind, there are no men she can't afford, only men she doesn't want.

She refused to believe that she couldn't seduce Murong; she just needed the right opportunity.

But she never imagined that while she was keeping a low profile, Lou Suying would suddenly humiliate her in this way.

The fact that she was the late emperor's favorite concubine was undeniable, and with Empress Dowager Chen, an elder from the late emperor's era, she could never escape the fact that she had served the late emperor.

Lou Suyi, however, compared her to Consort Ning.

Back when Consort Ning was with Murong, Murong was indeed the least noticeable of all the princes and the one furthest from the throne.

Therefore, she did not hesitate for long before listening to her grandfather and entering the late emperor's harem, thus breaking off her engagement with Murong.

But after that, Consort Ning entered Murong's harem as a concubine. Moreover, Consort Ning was the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion; she was just not beautiful enough, yet she was willing to become a concubine of an unfavored prince. When she heard this, she thought Consort Ning was out of her mind, and the General's Mansion had taken the wrong medicine.

Who could have known that Consort Ning's judgment was so accurate, and she bet on the right horse, leading to Murong becoming emperor.

The past was too painful to recall, and Lou Suying's words made her the focus of everyone present. "So, it's true that Consort Ning has good taste. Consort Kang's taste was far worse than anyone else's. She actually abandoned such a good man as His Majesty and became the late Emperor's favored concubine." Lou Suying curled her lips in a mocking smile.

Liang Wanying was furious at being publicly ridiculed by Lou Suying and subjected to strange looks. "What, is Your Majesty trying to stir up trouble between me and Consort Ning?!"

If that's true, Lou Suying is truly wicked.

Lou Suying lightly shook her slender finger: "Consort Kang's mind is too narrow. Do I look like such a bad person? I just mentioned it casually because I remembered this old matter. When I saw Consort Ning just now, I was reminded of how Consort Kang abandoned His Majesty back then, causing His Majesty to lose face. Only His Majesty, the Prime Minister, is magnanimous enough to accept a woman who once betrayed him, right?"

The crowd had initially been just watching the spectacle, but after hearing Lou Suyi's words, they suddenly felt something was off.

Although none of them had the opportunity to serve the emperor in bed, and the chance to see his face was also rare, Murong was by no means the kind of person who would be lustful at first sight.

There aren't many men in the world who wouldn't mind a woman who cheated on them, right?
They had all heard about what happened back then. If Murong was confused, why would he bring Liang Wanying into the harem? If Liang Wanying was Murong's unattainable white moonlight, then it would be understandable for Liang Wanying to enter the harem.

As it turns out, Liang Wanying was not a white moonlight at all, and Murong did not care about the Liang family.

Therefore, His Majesty's insistence on bestowing the title upon Liang Wanying must have had other hidden reasons.

Liang Wanying naturally thought of things that others could understand.

She couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly stood up, saying, "I have something to attend to, please excuse me."

Before Lou Suyi could speak, Liang Wanying hurriedly walked away.

Lou Suying's original intention was merely to test Liang Wanying. Judging from Liang Wanying's appearance, she was quite capable as a favored concubine, but in terms of scheming, she was even inferior to Consort Tao, let alone Consort Ning.

Her gaze swept across Consort Ning's calm face almost imperceptibly, and she suddenly couldn't quite recall what Consort Ning looked like when they first met...

Meanwhile, Liang Wanying hurriedly left Xianfu Palace and quickly entered Qianqing Palace.

She met Murong in the imperial study and recalled how, as Murong's fiancé, she had secretly seen her future husband. Seeing how handsome he was filled her with joy.

If her grandfather hadn't arranged for her to enter the late emperor's harem, she would have already married Murong and would now be the empress.

"What's wrong?" Murong asked in a low voice when he saw Liang Wanying looking at him with red eyes.

With a thousand thoughts swirling in her mind, Liang Wanying said in a hoarse voice, "There is something I have never been able to understand. Can Your Majesty give me an answer?"

"Go ahead," Murong said calmly.

Looking at the emperor like this, Liang Wanying's expectations gradually disappeared.

"Why did Your Majesty bestow this title upon me?" Liang Wanying asked, her eyes red-rimmed.

Murong hadn't expected this question. Since so much time had passed, there was no need to hide it: "This was Grand Tutor Liang's last request before retiring. Considering Grand Tutor Liang's contributions to the Great Xia, I granted his request."

To him, it was just a trivial matter of having one more person in the harem.