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

Chapter 38 She has fallen out of favor...

Murong looked over, his eyes unreadable.

Lou Suyi spoke with righteous indignation: "I saved His Majesty back then, and after entering the palace, I cleared my name for His Majesty. I don't owe His Majesty anything, and His Majesty has no reason to confine me to the deep palace."

He tricked her into the palace and then took advantage of her, and now someone is trying to harm her. It's not that she's wronged him.

Murong raised an eyebrow: "Are you full?"

Lou Suyi nodded truthfully, but that's not the point.

"I'll take you to digest your food," Murong said, taking Lou Suyi's hand as a matter of course.

Lou Suyi was so angry she laughed.

She told him she wanted to leave the palace, but he pretended not to hear her?

"I said I want to leave the palace!!" Lou Suyi broke free from his grasp.

Murong patted her head: "I heard you."

Lou Suyi waited for him to continue, but after saying this, he took her hand again and insisted on taking her to digest her food.

"Your Majesty, please grant me permission to leave. I am not suited to stay in the palace," she said in a muffled voice.

Looking at Lou Suying's dejected appearance, Murong replied calmly, "I want to keep you here for two years."

Lou Suying suddenly looked up at Murong: "Why two years?"

Murong placed her hand in his palm and patted it gently: "You can stay in the palace with peace of mind. With your intelligence, even if someone tries to frame you, you can escape unscathed. This is not an excuse for you to insist on leaving the palace."

Lou Suyi was so angry she almost laughed.

Could it be that he's keeping her in the palace for two years because he's certain she can survive those two years thanks to her intelligence? To be honest, she herself doesn't even know she's intelligent.

"Does Your Majesty mean that if I survive in the harem in two years, I can leave the palace?" she asked irritably.

Murong smiled, a rare occurrence for him: "Since I said I'd keep you here for two years, then it will be two years. During this time, you must stay here peacefully and not cause me any trouble. Besides, what's wrong with you staying in the palace? If you leave the palace now, will Xie Zhijie and Qi Yanji let you off the hook? Or do you want to be taken as a concubine by them?"

Lou Suyi thought there was some truth to that.

Two years later, Xie and Qi might lose interest in her as well.

"Alright, I'll stay for now." Lou Suyi made up her mind immediately.

In truth, it was better to be with Murong in the palace than to be a concubine of Xie and Qi, whom she loathed from the bottom of her heart.

As for Murong...

She looked at the man's face and physique and felt that getting him for free was a win for her.

Murong noticed the way Lou Suying was scrutinizing him, but he simply tightened his grip on her hand and said, "You need to be more careful in the future; there are bad people in the palace."

"Your Majesty has finally spoken the truth. Your Majesty is also..."

Lou Suyi, who was known for her outspokenness, suddenly stopped talking.

She always forgets that he is now the emperor and she can't speak to him as disrespectfully as before.

"I am indeed not a good person. In this harem, you should not trust anyone," Murong said earnestly.

He shouldn't have believed it, but he didn't say it aloud.

Lou Suyi wholeheartedly agreed.

The concubines who usually frequented Xianfu Palace all wore smiling faces, seemingly befriending her, but in reality, weren't they just using her to get close to Murong? Because Murong often visited Xianfu Palace, some people, to prevent any trouble, threw away sachets containing musk.

To be honest, if she hadn't suddenly decided to search for any hidden dangers in Xianfu Palace, she wouldn't have bothered to look through the donation box, which she originally planned to take with her when she left the palace.

Murong spoke a few more words to her before leaving Xianfu Palace.

Lou Suyi was left standing there, thinking to herself that she had thought he had taken her to digest her food so that she would serve him in bed later. It turned out that she had been thinking dirty thoughts and had misunderstood.

After that day, Murong didn't come to Xianfu Palace for several days, and she was happy to have some peace and quiet.

She occasionally overheard Yan Hui and Jin Shu whispering in a corner, and wondered if she had fallen out of favor.

Lou Suying curled her lips slightly. Was she considered favored before? She didn't think so at all.

Two more days passed peacefully, and Jiqing came and told her that the culprit who put musk in the donation box had been found—it was Consort Ma.

Lou Suyi couldn't remember what Consort Ma looked like at all until Jiqing threw her in front of her. The moment she saw Consort Ma, she remembered who she was.

Mingming Ma Guiren always smiled at her innocently, not at all like a malicious person with ulterior motives.

"Why would a noble person put a sachet containing musk in the donation box?" Lou Suyi asked curiously.

Consort Ma tried to argue, "I didn't do it on purpose. I usually put a little musk in my sachet. It has the effect of promoting blood circulation and has no effect on the body..."

“The musk content in Consort Ma’s sachet exceeds the normal range. Master Kongchen is His Majesty’s savior, yet Consort Ma dares to frame him. If she does not confess honestly, I will have no choice but to take her before His Majesty and ask him to punish her!” Jiqing interrupted Consort Ma’s explanation.

Consort Ma bit her lower lip lightly. She couldn't remember who she had heard it from, but it was said that although Lou Suyi had become a nun, she was determined to climb into the emperor's bed.

Later, she heard that His Majesty had stayed at Xianfu Palace for extended periods of time on several occasions, and she felt that precautions should be taken.

Upon seeing the donation box, she had an idea. She put musk in the sachet, thinking she had done it secretly and no one would find out. Who knew it would be exposed so quickly?

After listening attentively, Lou Suying remained silent for a while before asking, "Who told you, Your Excellency, that this humble nun is not a well-behaved person?"

Consort Ma couldn't remember who it was, but she did recall that it was something like this: "Everyone thinks that the master's face is too beautiful, not like a proper woman."

Lou Suyi was speechless for a moment.

Is it her fault that she's good-looking?

"This humble nun thinks His Majesty's appearance is too striking. Does that noble lady dare to say His Majesty is wrong?" Lou Suyi asked sarcastically.

Consort Ma's expression was a little stiff, and she couldn't answer for a moment.

Knowing that her scheme had been exposed, she climbed up to Lou Suyi and said, "I didn't cause any harm to you, Master. You are a monk and should be compassionate. Please let this matter go and consider it as accumulating merit for yourself."

Consort Ma's matter-of-fact remarks enraged Lou Suyi, who laughed in response: "This humble nun is indeed compassionate, but this humble nun is also truly the victim. Jiqing, hand Consort Ma over to His Majesty. After all, she is one of His Majesty's concubines, and this humble nun should not overstep her bounds in dealing with her."

Consort Ma's expression changed upon hearing this: "Master, please have mercy! Do not hand me over to His Majesty..."

Ji Qing stepped forward, covered Ma Guiren's mouth, and dragged her away.

Soon Jili arrived at Lou Suyi's side to report, informing her that Consort Ma had been demoted to a commoner and banished to the Cold Palace.

Jili later added, "Yes, His Majesty also ordered someone to pull out Ma's tongue."

Lou Suying was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Wasn't she banished to the cold palace? Why were her tongues pulled out?"

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Murong: The palace is full of bad people.

Plain Clothes: I know the answer to this question. The worst one is the dog emperor!
(End of this chapter)