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

Chapter 435 No Husband's Dominance
With Murong around, Lou Suyi could just sit back and win. Before long, she had solved many riddles and won so many gifts that she could hardly carry them all.

The boss, also spurred on by his competitive spirit, decided to take the initiative and asked Murong to solve a riddle about a household item.

Murong didn't take it to heart until the shopkeeper read out the riddle: "Eyes without pupils, belly empty, lotus flowers emerge from the water, joyfully meeting. Paulownia leaves fall, parting, loving couples don't last until winter. Young master, please guess what this is."

Murong was speechless for a moment, not knowing what it was.

Lou Suyi stared intently at him, seemingly certain that he could guess, which made him somewhat unhappy.

Seeing Murong's strange expression, Lou Suyi realized that Murong did not know the answer to the mystery.

The household items that the boss specially selected were most likely things that Murong had never used before, so it's quite normal that Murong couldn't guess them.

Has she used this before?

She read it several times, then suddenly guessed what it was, and replied somewhat uncertainly, "A bamboo wife?"

The boss was taken aback, not expecting that Lou Suyi would guess it.

Seeing that the couple was well-dressed, he thought they might not have used bamboo wives before and thought he could turn the tables. However, he didn't expect that this seemingly noble and refined young man would be stumped, while his wife guessed it.

"I guessed right?" Lou Suyi jumped up excitedly when she saw her boss's constipated expression.

The shopkeeper, looking pale and sickly, handed the prize to Lou Suyi: "Young master and madam, please have mercy and continue elsewhere. My small business can't afford to lose money."

Lou Suyi knew that it wasn't easy for people to run a business, so she accepted the prize and left with Murong.

"I never thought I'd have a day when I could win over my husband." Lou Suyi was beaming with joy.

Murong Wan'er: "Yes, my wife is more capable than I am."

Seeing her happy made him happy too.

"I know my own limitations. My advantage lies in having used the bamboo wife before. Your Majesty has never used or seen one, so you can't possibly guess." Lou Suying walked with a brisk pace because she was happy.

Seeing that she was walking too fast, Murong quickly took her hand tightly, afraid of losing her.

Just then, the crowd became even more congested, and Murong quickly wrapped his arm around Lou Suyi's waist, fearing that the crowd would separate the couple.

The guards hidden in the shadows protected the two masters in time, preventing the crowd from separating the emperor and empress.

Lou Suying only noticed that there were more people, which she assumed was normal. She always went wherever there was excitement, watching the acrobatics and the dragon dance, completely forgetting about the people and things around her.

Murong met the gaze of one of the guards, understood immediately, and pulled Lou Suyi along, saying, "It's almost time, let me take you for a boat trip on the lake."

Lou Suyi was puzzled: "What's so fun about boating on the lake? Why don't we go to the lantern festival instead? It's lively here."

The guards standing nearby became anxious upon hearing this.

Someone tried to use the crowd to separate His Majesty and the Empress; I'm afraid there will be another round.

Now everyone was hoping that His Majesty would stop indulging the Empress, but the next moment His Majesty said, "Then let's stroll around a little longer."

The guard sighed upon hearing this, for His Majesty showed no authority whatsoever in front of the Empress.

The two masters wanted to continue strolling through the lantern festival, so they had to stay extremely vigilant to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation. They didn't know who the attacker was, or whether the target was His Majesty or the Empress; ultimately, neither master could afford to be harmed.

Lou Suying strolled around for another half an hour before finally feeling satisfied and leaving the lantern festival.

The guards all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Empress had finally had her fill of fun.

If either of these two masters were to make even the slightest mistake, they would be unable to bear the consequences. Furthermore, His Majesty is completely obedient to the Empress, making their role as secret guards extremely difficult.

Lou Suying was unaware that everyone was watching her expression. She happily took Murong's hand and left the lantern festival: "Shall we stay on the painted boat tonight?"

Seeing her happy, Murong knew this trip out of the palace was worthwhile: "You don't necessarily have to stay on the pleasure boat; you can stay somewhere else if you wish." Hearing the Emperor's words, the guards feared the Empress might indeed want to change her lodgings, which would require clearing the area temporarily…

Lou Suyi smiled and said, "I can stay anywhere; I will follow His Majesty's arrangements."

The guards breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the Empress is a reasonable person; otherwise, if His Majesty had spoiled her, they would have been in a difficult situation.

"Then shall we stay on the pleasure boat tonight?" Murong took Lou Suyi's hand tightly and headed towards the lake.

The night of the Lantern Festival was very lively. Even though it was late, there were still many painted boats on the lake. The sounds of silk music and sweet laughter could be heard from inside.

Murong led Lou Suyi onto the painted boat. As soon as Lou Suyi sat down, a grand fireworks display was set off on the boat.

Lou Suyi looked at Murong: "Were these fireworks set off by His Majesty's orders?"

Murong nodded: "Today is the Lantern Festival, and as husband and wife, we should celebrate in a festive atmosphere. Do you like it?"

These fireworks were set off just for her, and he naturally hoped she would like them.

Lou Suyi nodded vigorously: "Of course I like it. It's just a bit of a waste that it's just the two of us watching it. It would be great if Chen'er and Xiao'er were here too."

Murong smiled upon hearing this, thinking it was better that the children weren't around. She missed those two little ones all the time, so she should pay more attention to them.

"They've already gone to bed, why are you thinking about them?" As soon as Murong finished speaking, palace maids filed in, bringing a lot of food.

Lou Suyi hadn't dared to buy any food at the lantern festival, and after wandering around for so long, she got hungry.

She took a piece of grilled meat and started eating it, not forgetting to hand one to Murong.

Murong stared at the piece in Lou Suyi's mouth, which startled Lou Suyi so much that she quickly finished eating it.

Murong felt it was a bit of a pity; he would have liked it even more if she fed him with her mouth.

Lou Suyi was afraid that Murong would do something unexpected, so she dared not feed him anymore and ate by herself.

At this time, the female musicians of the Imperial Music Bureau were also ready, and for a time, singing and dancing flourished.

Lou Suyi ate while watching the song and dance performance, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's such a waste for the two of us to make such a big fuss."

Murong said irritably, "Don't forget that you are the Empress. Is this all you're going to do?"

Lou Suyi thought about it and realized that she was not magnanimous at all and did not know how to enjoy the privileges of being an empress.

Lou Suyi didn't eat too much because Murong stopped her.

After the female musicians from the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau) left, Murong led Lou Suyi to set off fireworks by the boat.

It was getting late. Lou Suyi usually went to bed early, and she was feeling sleepy, yawning constantly.

She wanted to go to sleep, but was afraid of spoiling Murong's mood, until Murong picked her up in his arms.

She thought Murong was taking her to sleep, and nestled comfortably in his arms.

Once in bed, Murong showered her with kisses, and she realized something was wrong.

"His Majesty……"

"I have inquired, and you are now clean and ready to receive my favor." After saying this, Murong kissed Lou Suyi deeply.

Lou Suyi was so dizzy from his kisses that she was still thinking that he was waiting for her here after making her happy all night.