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

Chapter 468 I want your head!
Murong noticed the look in Lou Suyi's eyes when she glanced at him; it was clearly filled with disdain.

He sensed that the woman was still angry that he had brought her back to the palace, so he could only put his arm around her and coax her, "I truly know I was wrong. Next time I have some free time, I'll take you out of the palace again..."

"This matter is over, there's no need to bring it up again," Lou Suyi interrupted Murong.

He had treated her well enough, so she couldn't take advantage of him or be too greedy. She couldn't listen to Consort De's encouragement.

But she is a woman, and deep down she must hope that her husband will only have her.

It must be said that Consort De's proposal of monogamy appealed to her.

But he's the emperor! How could he possibly disband the harem for her sake? Most of the concubines in the harem come from powerful families. If they were sent out of the palace, how could their families possibly agree to it?

She couldn't think about it anymore.

That night, Lou Suyi, unusually, had something on her mind and couldn't sleep.

She tried her best not to disturb Murong's sleep, but how could Murong, as the closest person to her, not know that she wasn't asleep?

It's strange, I haven't seen her for only a day, but she seems to be full of worries.
She used to tell him everything directly, unlike now where she keeps things to herself.

He finally couldn't help but ask her, "Suyi, if you have anything on your mind, feel free to tell me. I will do whatever I can."

Lou Suyi's heart softened when she heard him say that.

Yes, he said he would do whatever he could. But he was an emperor, not an ordinary person. How could she make things difficult for him for her own selfish desires?
"What could be troubling me? I'm probably just a little unaccustomed to being back in the palace. I'll be fine in a couple of days. Your Majesty, please go to sleep early," Lou Suyi said, placing a kiss on Murong's forehead.

This man is truly wonderful; she must have accumulated some great merit in her past life to have met him.

Murong knew she wasn't telling the truth, but she refused to, and there was nothing he could do about it.

After Lou Suyi figured things out, she quickly fell asleep.

Murong quietly got up and called Yunzhong over to ask him questions.

Yunzhong had no idea what was going on, that her master was summoning her at this hour.

"When did the Empress start acting strangely?" Murong asked calmly.

Yunzhong looked at his master, momentarily bewildered.

Murong's eyes turned slightly cold: "I ordered you to keep a close eye on the Empress at all times, and you can't even do this small thing?"

Yun Zhongxin shuddered and knelt down.

After carefully recalling the events, she finally remembered: "It seems that after Consort De whispered something to Her Majesty the Empress, the Empress started to drift off into thought."

Murong sneered upon hearing this: "Consort De!"

"This servant is not sure if it's because of Consort De, but Her Majesty the Empress's emotional change definitely started around that time." Yun Zhong didn't want to wrongly accuse the wrong person.

"You may leave." Murong returned to her dormitory.

Seeing the woman sleeping peacefully in bed, his sharp features softened.

He will find out tomorrow whether Consort De is behind this or not.

The next day, when Lou Suyi got up, Murong was nowhere to be seen. Thinking about it, being an emperor must be tough; he's exhausted every day, having to get up before dawn—it's truly miserable.

Feeling sorry for her husband, she began her busy day.

Consort De, on the other hand, was not so lucky.

She was summoned to Qianqing Palace early in the morning, only to be left standing there, leaving her in a state of utter turmoil. She wondered if Lou Suying had mentioned the abolition of the Six Palaces to Murong, and if she was being blamed for instigating the Empress and was now being punished.
The thought of this possibility filled her with unease.

She felt that Murong must love Lou Suyi very much. If Lou Suyi said it, even if Murong couldn't do it, he probably wouldn't blame Lou Suyi.
But Murong summoned her and then left her hanging, clearly intending to give her a hard time.

That's it, she shouldn't have acted with modern thinking. Although she did want freedom, it wasn't worth risking her life for it.

Thus, she was left standing in the main hall for two hours until noon when Murong finally appeared.

She was filled with anxiety when she couldn't see Murong, and she was still in a state of turmoil when she finally saw him.

Don't panic, she was just making a suggestion. Even if she instigated Lou Suyi, she can just admit her mistake. Murong wouldn't just dismiss her, would he?

But she was still panicked. It was incredibly frustrating for a transmigrated woman to end up like this.

She pretended to be calm and stepped forward to greet Murong.

Murong did not excuse her from her bowing, but made her maintain the bowing posture.

When she was exhausted, Murong finally let her get up.

Do you know why I summoned you here?

Consort De wanted to pretend she didn't know, but she wasn't someone he liked, so he wouldn't indulge her.

Did Lou Suyi mention the abolition of the six palaces to Murong? If she didn't, then if she did, wouldn't that be an admission of guilt?

"No, I don't know," Consort De replied softly.

Murong sneered, "I don't know?!"

Consort De's legs trembled, and she almost knelt down in a cowardly manner.

"Consort De, are you trying to deceive the Emperor?!" Murong shouted.

Consort De could no longer resist and knelt down in fear, saying, "This concubine dares not."

"Speak! What did you say to the Empress? If you dare to lie, I will take your head!"

Consort De secretly groaned.

As expected, Lou Suying was a coward; she didn't even mention that matter to Murong. But Lou Suying must have been tempted, which is why she lost her composure, and Murong noticed her reaction.

Okay, now the pressure is on her.

Lou Suyi was the woman Murong deeply loved. It was fine for Lou Suyi to say the words about abolishing the six palaces, but it was definitely a problem for her, who was not favored.

Fine, let her die. This is for my own benefit. She'll die anyway if she doesn't tell the truth, so I might as well take a gamble.

Thinking of this, she straightened her back: "This concubine did indeed speak to Her Majesty the Empress. This concubine thought that His Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress had a deep and affectionate relationship, and that we concubines in the harem were really an eyesore, so this concubine spoke to Her Majesty the Empress, saying..."

Murong frowned: "Don't beat around the bush, get to the point."

Consort De mustered her courage and whispered, "This concubine asks Her Majesty the Empress to advise His Majesty to abolish the harem."

Murong's pupils narrowed slightly. He had considered many possibilities, but this one was the last one he had considered.

Seeing that things were out in the open, Consort De bluntly said, "Your Majesty deeply loves the Empress. Hasn't he considered giving her unique love? There are other concubines in the harem. If any of them are restless, they will inevitably harbor thoughts of harming the Empress. Only by abolishing the harem can these conflicts cease. Since Your Majesty treats us other sisters as mere decorations, why not simply set us free?"

Murong looked at Consort De quietly for a long while before saying, "You may leave."

Consort De breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Murong was neither angry nor upset. Just as she was about to leave, she added, "Your Majesty the Empress must also want to be an ordinary couple with His Majesty, but you didn't want to put His Majesty in a difficult position, so you didn't say anything, right?"