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

Chapter 416 Mutual Spiing
Murong's eyes were deep: "Ignore these people. You are the Empress, and you are in charge of this harem."

Furthermore, he was originally hers alone. He was her husband, and they belonged only to each other.

Lou Suying was quite happy to hear this, but she also knew that this was on the premise that his beloved had not yet entered the harem. If his beloved did enter the harem, and that woman was possessive, wouldn't his position as empress be precarious?

Murong saw Lou Suyi's smile fade quickly and asked, puzzled, "What are you thinking about?"

Lou Suyi touched her belly and said softly, "I hope this baby will be a son."

Although she realized that her feelings for Murong were romantic, she couldn't let her love cloud her judgment. If she were to be divorced in the future, her child would suffer along with her.

The struggle between royal families is no child's play; it can be deadly.

If it's a son, then the two children can help each other out in the harem.

"What's so good about a prince? I still prefer a princess." Murong's attention was instantly diverted by Lou Suyi.

Lou Suyi looked at Murong with complicated emotions, and suddenly realized that she still needed to find a way out as soon as possible.

A man like Murong, who hasn't been moved by love for eight hundred years, might do something drastic once he falls into the quagmire of love.

"Your Majesty, if one day you meet a woman you like, will you give her the best of everything?" Lou Suyi asked, seemingly casually.

Murong Shen glanced at Lou Suyi. Hadn't he given her everything he could?
"Perhaps," Murong replied calmly.

Lou Suyi knew Murong to some extent; he never spoke too definitively, especially about private matters like relationships.

What he said might actually be a certainty.

The position of his wife has already been given to her. When the person he likes enters the palace, her reign as empress will be over.

It wasn't that she coveted power, but rather that she worried the person he loved wouldn't be able to accept her two children.

It's so worrying to even think about it.

Murong had no idea what Lou Suying was thinking. He only saw his empress sighing and looking worried, as if she had something on her mind that she couldn't resolve.

Lou Suying couldn't hear anything Murong said after that; she was thinking that she needed to plan her future as soon as possible.

If all else fails, could she run away with her two children?

But Xiao Muchen is the Crown Prince. If she takes the Crown Prince away, Murong will definitely hunt her down to the end, right?
But she couldn't bear to leave the child in the palace and run away on her own.

Her mind was in turmoil, and she didn't hear what Murong was saying. She just wanted to get rid of him: "I want to take a nap. Your Majesty, please make yourself at home."

Murong noticed that she was distracted and, unable to get anything out of her, left the bedroom.

He summoned several of Lou Suyi's close attendants to his side and asked Lou Suyi if there was anything unusual about her.

Jinshu didn't dare to hide anything and told Lou Suyi the truth about her unusual behavior.

In fact, Murong received letters from Yunzhong every day, and he knew that Lou Suying's emotions were not quite right. And this unease began after she met Xie Zhijie.

Could it be that Lou Suyi is still hung up on Xie Zhijie and that's why she's behaving this strangely?

The thought of this possibility caused the pressure around him to drop, and everyone sensed it, daring not to breathe, for fear that if they weren't careful, His Majesty would take their lives.

Lou Suying was quite carefree. After a lot of wild thoughts, she couldn't come up with a solution. Plus, there was still time before she gave birth, so she figured she could think about it slowly. As a result, she quickly fell asleep.

Unbeknownst to her, Murong sat by her bedside watching her sleep, his aura filled with hostility. Before Lou Suying woke up, she felt as if she were trapped by a wild beast; that oppressive feeling made her suddenly open her eyes.

To her surprise, when she opened her eyes, she saw Murong's enlarged face right in front of her, and his hand was on her neck.

"What is Your Majesty going to do?" Lou Suyi asked in surprise.

Why did she feel like he wanted to strangle her?

Murong sat up straight as if nothing had happened, quickly suppressing his fierce aura.

Yes, it's time to settle accounts with her.

Ever since he learned that Xie Zhijie had met his beloved Empress, he told himself it was nothing. It was just that Xie Zhijie had greeted Lou Suyi, and Lou Suyi had declined Xie Zhijie's formalities.

This is perfectly normal etiquette, especially with so many people watching. They wouldn't dare to cheat on him.

But she became so distraught after meeting Xie Zhijie that no one would believe that she and Xie Zhijie were completely innocent.

"The Empress has been asleep for quite some time, and I was just about to wake her up." Murong said, stepping forward to help Lou Suyi up and assisting her in changing her clothes.

Lou Suyi was a little flattered. Looking at Murong's handsome face with its flat expression, she actually thought it was extremely handsome.

She felt her heart beating a little fast and quickly looked away, saying, "I can do it myself. Your Majesty's status is too noble for me to be served by you..."

She had just touched her clothes when he slapped her hand away, saying, "I will serve the Empress."

Lou Suyi had no choice but to let him have his way.

Seeing how carefully he helped her change her clothes, her gaze couldn't help but fall on Murong's sexy thin lips.

She had always known that His Majesty the Emperor was handsome, and after seeing him for so long, she had become immune to it. But she had to admit that seeing his lips, so ready to be kissed, made her a little restless.

Just as she was staring intently at Murong's lips, Murong looked over and gently asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about?"

Lou Suyi was a little worried that she might have given herself away, so she feigned innocence and replied, "It's nothing."

You can't exactly say that she wanted to take liberties with him and kiss his sexy lips hard, can you?
"Is the Empress hiding something from me?" Murong asked, his eyes carrying a hint of inquiry.

Lou Suying thought to herself that he had clearly hidden the fact that he had someone he loved from her. Could it be that he had secretly hidden that person in the palace all along, and that he had been spending all his time with his beloved, which was why he hadn't come to see her?

"What could I possibly be hiding from His Majesty? On the contrary, isn't it His Majesty hiding something from me?" Lou Suyi retorted.

Murong narrowed his eyes slightly: "How about this, Empress, tell me what you've been hiding from me."

Lou Suyi thought to herself that she was busy taking care of her pregnancy, so what could she possibly be hiding from him?

“I haven’t hidden anything from Your Majesty. So, Your Majesty, is there anyone or anything you’ve kept from me?” Lou Suyi asked again.

Murong grabbed Lou Suying's chin, too lazy to play games with her anymore: "Empress, have you thought this through? Are you sure you're not hiding anything from me?"

Lou Suying frowned slightly: "What exactly does Your Majesty want to say?"

"Didn't the Empress see Minister Xie before?" Murong asked coldly.

Lou Suyi was dumbfounded: "What's the point of hiding this? So many people saw it at the time, we met on the palace road..." Lou Suyi's voice trailed off as she looked at Murong suspiciously.

He's in such a hurry to accuse her, probably because he wants to find fault with her and pull her down from the position of Empress.