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

Chapter 457 Drag it out and beat it to death.
Lou Suyi thought the idea was pretty good: "Of course."

Consort De's eyes lit up: "Could the prize be His Majesty accompanying the winning side on a hunt?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the backs of all the concubines straightened involuntarily, and even the noble ladies who wanted to climb the social ladder held their breath and looked at Lou Suyi.

Lou Suyi paused slightly in her teacup, inwardly sighing at Consort De's cunning.

However, she dared not make decisions about Murong's affairs lightly.

She smiled and turned to look at His Majesty the Emperor: "That depends on His Majesty's opinion."

Murong looked up and met Lou Suyi's smiling eyes, which clearly said, "Your Majesty, may you have good fortune."

She, on the other hand, was just enjoying the drama and didn't even try to protect him.

All eyes turned to Murong, who replied calmly, "I have to accompany the Empress on the hunt and simply cannot spare the time. The Empress can add the prize money; I will not join in the fun."

As soon as Murong spoke, everyone's anxiety finally subsided.

Consort De was not surprised by Murong's answer. In Murong's eyes and heart, there was only Lou Suyi; how could he possibly go hunting with another woman?

She simply wanted to take this opportunity to provoke Consort Ning and make things difficult for her.

"In that case, everyone can sign up for tomorrow's polo match today. I don't play polo and won't join in the fun, but everyone is welcome to participate. The winning team will be rewarded by me." Lou Suying didn't mention any reward, but her status and position spoke for themselves.

Some unmarried young ladies from prominent families were eager to try their luck.

If one could win the favor of the current Empress, it would be a great honor when it came time to arrange a marriage. Naturally, everyone would eagerly sign up to participate, making it quite lively for a time.

Seeing that Consort Ning made no move and seemed to have no intention of signing up for polo, Consort De immediately felt bored.

Lou Suyi also noticed that Consort Ning was too quiet and low-key, not like she was going to cause trouble, which was different from what she had expected.

Of course, it's also possible that because everyone in the General's Mansion had been reprimanded by Murong, Consort Ning dared not cause any more trouble.

Just as things were getting lively, the song and dance performance began.

The sound of string and wind instruments suddenly arose, and the glass palace lanterns swayed gently in the night breeze.

Twelve dancers dressed in moon-white gauze robes floated into the hall like drifting clouds. The lead dancer tiptoed, and the silver bells at her waist and the gold bracelets on her arms jingled melodiously. The light veil on her face rose and fell with each twirl, and in a fleeting glance, one could see the vermilion mole between her brows flickering like a star in the candlelight.

Even Lou Suyi, a woman, was attracted by the dancer and wanted to see the stunning beauty hidden under the veil.

She felt that the geisha wore veils not because she was ugly, but to arouse people's curiosity and attract certain people's attention.

This "certain person" naturally refers to His Majesty the Emperor sitting next to her.

Lou Suyi turned to look at Murong, only to see him holding a little prince in one arm, busy with his own business, not even glancing at the alluring dancer.

Perhaps sensing her gaze, Murong looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lou Suyi peeled a grape and stuffed it into the Emperor's mouth: "Your Majesty has worked hard taking care of the child."

Murong's eyes lit up with a smile: "Delicious, have another one."

Lou Suyi stopped peeling grapes and instead stuffed a piece of wild boar meat into his mouth.

His Majesty the Emperor was easily satisfied: "Su Yi, you must treat me this well from now on."

"Yes, yes, I will serve His Majesty well for the rest of my life," Lou Suying said, suppressing a laugh. So, the dancer hoping to win favor could only be disappointed; she was throwing herself at a blind man, and Murong's heart was not with this dancer.

Just then, the geisha's veil suddenly fell off, revealing a beautiful face.

Lou Suyi's gaze was instantly drawn to the geisha, entirely because the geisha's features resembled her own. Seeing such a face, even a fool would understand what was going on.

Someone deliberately presented the dancer to Murong. Murong doted on her, so the person who presented the dancer assumed that Murong would also become interested in her.

Not only did Lou Suyi herself realize the situation, but everyone else also saw the key point. For a moment, everyone was waiting to see the show, wanting to know how His Majesty would react when he saw the dancer who resembled Lou Suyi.

Ironically, Murong didn't notice anything amiss until the dancer's veil fell off.

Lou Suying gently tugged at his sleeve and asked, "Has Your Majesty noticed that the lead dancer looks a lot like me?"

Upon hearing this, Murong looked towards the center of the arena, where a dancer finished her performance and gracefully bowed.

"Raise your head," Murong said calmly.

The dancer shyly raised her eyes and looked at Murong.

Murong looked the dancer up and down, but couldn't find any resemblance between her and Lou Suyi. In his opinion, Lou Suyi's face was unique.

Seeing that Murong kept staring at the dancer, everyone assumed that His Majesty the Emperor had taken a liking to her. Everyone was waiting to see the show, and some were even waiting to see Lou Suyi make a fool of herself.

Just then, everyone heard the emperor's cold voice: "Drag him away and beat him to death with sticks."

This decree instantly silenced the bustling scene.

The dancer was terrified and cried out, "Your Majesty, have mercy! Spare my life! Your Majesty, have mercy!"

Jiqing quickly stepped forward, covered the dancer's mouth, and dragged her away.

The execution site was not far away. Soon after, everyone heard the dancer's screams, until they fell silent.

Murong immediately covered the little prince's ears, while Lou Suyi took Xiao Xiao'er and covered the child's ears as well.

Only after the execution was completed did Murong say, "Why did you stop? Continue."

The musicians all agreed without question, and dared not have any further thoughts.

Seeing this, Consort De said to Consort Ning, who was sitting next to her, "I don't know which fool came up with this idea, daring to try to attract His Majesty's attention in this way. Offering a dancer who looks like the Empress is just asking for trouble with His Majesty."

She saw it all clearly; from the moment the dancer entered, Murong hadn't given her a second glance. Murong liked Lou Suyi as a whole, not just her face.

Consort Ning replied calmly, "Consort De should focus on eating."

"Do you know who presented the dancer?" Consort De stared intently at Consort Ning.

Consort Ning knew that Consort De suspected the dancers she had presented, but how could she do something so foolish?

She knew what kind of person Murong was. If just any beautiful woman could catch Murong's eye, how could he have neglected his concubines in the harem for so many years?

"I don't know, sister, you've asked the wrong person." Consort Ning stared intently at the family seated at the head of the table.

Consort De followed Consort Ning's gaze and said softly, "Her Majesty the Empress is so lucky. She has won all of His Majesty's love, and His Majesty has also given her enough respect. It must be because the dancer resembles Her Majesty that His Majesty cannot keep her, right?"