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

Chapter 470 Interrogation of Consort Ning
"When did I agree to that? You want to sleep in a separate bed from me? Absolutely not. But don't worry, I'm not a beast. I won't touch you tonight."

Murong's last words put Lou Suyi's mind at ease.

However, he really has no awareness at all. Judging from his behavior last night, how is he any different from a beast?
She couldn't even be bothered to talk to him anymore.

At least I can get a good night's sleep tonight.

Because of the prior agreement, when Murong hugged her, she was too lazy to push him away. After all, he usually liked to hold her while sleeping, and she was used to his embrace.

After a while, something was off. He started kissing and touching her, which seemed like he was getting aroused.

She simply faced him and said, word by word, "If Your Majesty lays a hand on me again, I'll go sleep in the next room."

Murong casually withdrew his hand: "You're overthinking it. I was just covering you with a blanket."

Lou Suyi couldn't hold back any longer and pinched his face with both hands. She didn't care if he was the emperor or not; he just deserved a beating.

Murong let him frolic all over her, looking at her with doting eyes: "You're too weak, it's like tickling."

These words infuriated Lou Suyi, and she wanted to bite him as soon as she opened her mouth.

To everyone's surprise, he didn't shy away from the topic but instead said, "Get to the point."

Lou Suyi suddenly stopped being angry. He even thought it was a bit of fun, and besides, he was the emperor; leaving a tooth mark on his face would be a huge deal.

Forget it, arguing with him will only lead to losses anyway.

She quickly got out of bed, grabbed a quilt, and placed it in the middle: "Your Majesty is not allowed to step over this quilt tonight. If Your Majesty cannot do so, Your Majesty will not be allowed to sleep in my bed for the next two weeks!"

Murong looked at the unsightly quilt and wondered if it was really necessary, or even superfluous.

He wanted to sleep with the soft, fragrant empress in his arms.

This time, Lou Suyi found the right way to deal with the emperor, and he finally behaved himself, allowing her to get a full night's sleep.

But she didn't know that after she fell asleep, Murong "accidentally" kicked off the blanket that represented the Chu-Han border.

However, when she got up in the morning, Murong had already left, and the quilt had been put back in its original place.

For the next two days, Murong behaved herself, and Lou Suying also rested well.

The weather was nice that day, and she went to the North Third Prison where Consort Ning was imprisoned.

Consort Ning had been thirsty for three days straight, and she couldn't even eat spoiled food; she was on the verge of a mental breakdown. The moment she saw Lou Suyi, she wanted to rush towards her, but Yunzhong stopped her in time.

"Lou Suyi, did you order people to mistreat me? Although my rank is lower than yours, I am still a second-rank imperial concubine. How could you treat me like this?! Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will blame you?!" Consort Ning shouted hoarsely.

Seeing Ning Fei's frenzied state, Lou Suyi knew that her psychological defenses were crumbling.

How could Consort Ning have lost her composure like this before? She must have realized that once she fell into Consort Ning's hands, it would be almost impossible for her to escape unscathed.

"It seems you don't know yet, His Majesty has entrusted this matter to me. Actually, you don't even need to confess. I can just pin a few charges on you, and you'll be banished to the Cold Palace. That's secondary; the entire General's Mansion will be implicated because of you." Lou Suying said leisurely. "Also, don't yell at me. I don't like it." Consort Ning glared fiercely at Lou Suying, but Lou Suying seemed not to see her gaze and said calmly, "I came here today only to see your miserable state."

Consort Ning subconsciously looked at herself; her clothes were wrinkled, and she hadn't bathed since she was imprisoned in the North Third Prison.

She smelled terrible; her hair was unkempt and she could smell the stench emanating from her.

From a young age, she was the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion, the center of attention, and she could easily obtain anything she wanted.

Only with Murong, despite being his concubine and spending the most time with him, she could never touch or reach him.

"His Majesty will release me soon, so don't be too smug." After a long while, Consort Ning finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

Lou Suying laughed upon hearing this: "You've been in the palace for so long, and His Majesty has been neglecting you for so long, how can you still be so naive? His Majesty said that this matter is entirely under my jurisdiction. If I don't let His Majesty see you, you will never be able to see him again."

Consort Ning clenched her fists, telling herself that this was nothing but Lou Suying's boastful talk. Even if Lou Suying was the Empress, she couldn't possibly control Murong's actions, and she didn't need to pay any attention to her.

“His Majesty stays in my room every day now, and I can’t get rid of him no matter what I do. His Majesty’s heart and eyes are only for me, how could he possibly think of you, this treacherous adulteress? Take last night for example, I wanted to send His Majesty to sleep in the next room, but he insisted on staying by my side, and I couldn’t get rid of him no matter what I did…”

"Lou Suyi, shut up!!" Consort Ning's forehead veins bulged, she just wanted to tear Lou Suyi's mouth apart.

Lou Suyi was only testing the waters, but this test revealed that Consort Ning truly liked Murong.

Speaking of which, Murong is quite popular with women. Didn't Consort De and Chen Xing like him a lot? Adding Consort Ning to the mix, it's really not surprising.

"There's something I don't quite understand. How did you get in touch with Lord Xie? There's no doubt that the case impeaching me was a scheme orchestrated by the two of you to bring me down from my position as Empress..."

Consort Ning, who had been in a frenzied state, suddenly calmed down upon hearing this, and instantly regained her composure: "I don't know what you're talking about."

“Of course you won’t admit it. I’ve already prepared the charges for you. You just need to sign them.” Lou Suyi said, looking at Yun Zhong.

Yun Zhong understood and took out the list of crimes he had written earlier, handing it to Consort Ning.

Consort Ning would certainly not compromise, but how could she possibly resist Yun Zhong's strength? Soon, Yun Zhong forced her to press down her finger membrane and then delivered the charges to Lou Suyi.

"Once this charge reaches His Majesty's hands, he will issue an edict to depose you. Of course, the General's Mansion will not be spared either. Consort Ning, this is all your own doing, you can't blame anyone else." Lou Suying said, and then got up to leave.

This was different from what Consort Ning had expected. She knew Lou Suying would come sooner or later, and she was mentally prepared. No matter how Lou Suying interrogated her, she would never confess.

But she never expected that Lou Suyi would actually come, but instead of asking her a single question, she would list out the charges against her and force her to confess.

This shouldn't be the case. Even if Lou Suyi is the Empress, she shouldn't be able to do whatever she wants.

"I want to see His Majesty, Lou Suyi! You can't force a confession out of me! I did nothing wrong, so why are you framing me? Aren't you afraid that this will reach His Majesty's ears and he will depose me?!" Consort Ning rushed forward and blocked Lou Suyi's path.

Lou Suyi looked at Consort Ning with pity: "You still haven't come to terms with the facts. In this harem, I hold absolute power, and you can't do anything to me. If I say you are guilty, then you are guilty."

There was a missing chapter in the early morning update, but it has been corrected now.

This story will be finished in a few days.