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

Chapter 405 The Situation Reverses
The officials personally promoted by Murong also stepped forward and echoed Qi Yan's words.

The other ministers, seeing this, immediately sensed something was wrong.

The truth is that none of these people stood up to defend Lou Suyi a few days ago, and at that time everyone thought they were all on the same side.

Just after Xie Zhijie and Qi Yan spoke up for Lou Suyi, these officials stepped forward, and the situation reversed in an instant.

This was clearly a premeditated scheme by the emperor.

In this way, the ministers who insisted on removing Lou Suyi became very conspicuous.

If they insist on deposing the empress, they might be branded as criminals who deliberately framed the empress.

For a time, no one dared to make any rash moves, otherwise, a single mistake could not only cost them their official positions, but could also bring disaster upon their entire family.

The Great Xia Dynasty valued both civil and military officials, with military officers even holding higher positions than censors. Xie Zhijie and Qi Yan were among the most outstanding young civil and military officials, and their words carried considerable weight.

The moment they stepped forward and Lou Suyi spoke, it signified a turning point in the situation.

Murong glanced around and, seeing no one else speak, raised his lips and said, "Issue my decree: thoroughly investigate this matter. Anyone who dares to frame the Empress and curse our dynasty shall have their entire family executed!"

His words silenced the entire hall.

Everyone present was intelligent; the prophecy of "when the demon queen appears, the Great Xia will perish" must be the work of someone plotting behind the scenes.

This rumor was exactly what everyone wanted to hear, so everyone reached a tacit understanding and forced His Majesty to depose the Empress.

This time, everything was in the right place at the right time, and all preparations were complete. Under their pressure, it was a foregone conclusion that His Majesty would depose the Empress. Little did they know that His Majesty had already prepared a countermeasure.

Everyone was just glad they hadn't been at the forefront and the fire hadn't reached them.

But the one who spread rumors behind Lou Suyi's back that she was a demon empress was the one the emperor wanted to kill.

Everyone in the harem was paying close attention to what was happening in the court, and someone would always find a way to get the news.

It would be a lie to say that the concubines were not disappointed when they learned that Murong had quickly quelled the storm.

They never expected things to escalate to such a huge extent. They had mobilized all the resources of the aristocratic families, thinking that Lou Suying's demotion was a foregone conclusion. Who would have thought that Murong would resolve this crisis so easily?

In fact, Lou Suyi herself was also disappointed.

The reason she argued with Murong that time was to get him to put her in the cold palace so that the real culprit would have a chance to poison her and be caught red-handed.

Her suggestion infuriated Murong, who even scolded her for having a problem with her brain.

But she really thought the suggestion was good. She had already conspired with Tao Shi, and if she were sent to the Cold Palace, Consort Ning would most likely use Tao Shi to deal with her. In that case, she would have a great chance to seize on Consort Ning's weakness and eliminate this threat.

But Murong refused, and she had no choice but to leave him alone. The couple parted on bad terms that day.

Now that the crisis of being deposed as empress has been resolved, her plan to be sent to the cold palace can only be shelved.

"Why is Your Majesty sighing so sadly? His Majesty resolved this crisis of deposing the Empress all by himself. Isn't that a good thing?" Yan Hui asked, puzzled.

Lou Suyi waved her hand: "You don't understand."

Jinshu knew what her mistress was thinking. She deliberately waited outside the door before whispering to her mistress, "Your Majesty, don't even think about moving into the Cold Palace. His Majesty won't agree, and neither will this servant. Your Majesty will soon give birth, and even for the sake of the child in your womb, Your Majesty shouldn't be too hasty. We can think of other solutions, but everything should be for Your Majesty and the imperial heir's sake."

Lou Suyi knew Jinshu's words made sense. She still felt that if she were sent to the Cold Palace, Consort Ning would take action against her. But that was definitely not the case now, because Murong had dealt with those ministers in the court who wanted to remove her from the position of Empress. If she were to suddenly move into the Cold Palace, it would only arouse Consort Ning's suspicion.

"Forget it, I'll just have the baby first and then make other plans," Lou Suyi said, then muttered under her breath, "I wonder if His Majesty has calmed down yet."

Murong's face was grim when he left that day. He was usually a man of few words, so he must have been truly angered by her that time.

"How could His Majesty bear to be angry with the Empress? He must have already calmed down, but no one has given His Majesty a way out."

Jinshu's words made Lou Suying's eyes light up.

That's true. He's the emperor, so he definitely has to save face. He got angry and left that day. If she didn't give him a way out, how would he, as the emperor, lose face?
Thinking of this, she quickly asked Granny Fan to prepare a nourishing soup and then had it sent to the Emperor.

When Jinshu delivered the soup to the Imperial Study, Murong did not even glance at her.

She mustered her courage and relayed the message: "This is a tonic soup that Her Majesty the Empress sent over. Her Majesty said that His Majesty works hard in handling state affairs and needs to take good care of his health, and should not overwork himself."

Murong paused in her writing, recalling the day she said she wanted to move into the Cold Palace, and her face immediately turned cold: "Take good care of the Empress, and make sure she doesn't think about any nonsense. You may leave."

"Yes, this servant will take her leave." Jinshu bowed and withdrew.

She returned to Lou Suyi and relayed Murong's words truthfully.

When Lou Suyi heard the word "mess," her expression turned slightly embarrassed: "Isn't this also to prevent future troubles?"

Jinshu smiled and chimed in, "His Majesty is angry because he cares about the Empress, and even more so because the Empress doesn't value her."

"Where have I not taken care of myself?" Lou Suying pressed on, "Do you think His Majesty is still angry with me?"

Jinshu chuckled: "How could His Majesty bear to do that? His Majesty did have a stern face at the time, but he still remembered to care about the Empress. You can see that His Majesty couldn't bear to be angry with the Empress."

Lou Suyi thought about it and agreed.

Since Murong likes her, he certainly doesn't want to see her in danger, especially since she's about to give birth. If she were in Murong's shoes, she wouldn't be happy either.

"If he's still angry after a while, I'll go see him again," Lou Suyi thought.

Although there's no such thing as a grudge that lasts overnight between husband and wife, she was in the wrong this time, and it was her turn to apologize first.

Two more days passed, and Murong still hadn't come to Xianfu Palace, so Lou Suying decided to go see him.

However, she did not expect that when she arrived at Qianqing Palace, she was stopped by the guards.

"His Majesty is busy with state affairs and has no time to see Her Majesty the Empress. Your Majesty, please return first."

Lou Suying now knew what it felt like to be stopped. Murong was really something; even if he was angry with her, did he really have to block her from entering the Qianqing Palace?
That person is so stingy.

She had no choice but to turn back to Xianfu Palace.

Not long after she returned, Jili told her that Murong had blocked her from entering Qianqing Palace because the dispute over the deposition of the empress had not yet subsided, and that he was deliberately ignoring her to make people feel that she was being neglected by Murong.

Jili also said that His Majesty's original words were for her to have a good pregnancy, and he was not angry with her.

Lou Suyi hadn't really paid much attention to this matter. She had assumed that Murong was angry and that's why he was blocking her from the outside. Although she was a little confused at the time, she wasn't angry.

Now that Murong has specifically asked Jili to pass on a message to her, she is even less likely to be angry.