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

Chapter 53 He ruthlessly took her life!

Lou Suyi thought for a moment and carefully replied, "I want to sleep outside."

Could the bed Murong mentioned be the dragon bed? And is the space under the bed next to it?
The emperor's words must be carefully considered, or one may fall into his trap without realizing it.

"Whatever you want," Murong said, then went to bed to rest.

Lou Suyi: ? ? ?

She stood there for a moment, making sure that Murong had really gone to rest, before tiptoeing out of Hanzhang Room.

Jinshu was stunned to see Lou Suyi come out: "Why did you come out, Miss?"

"His Majesty sent this humble nun out." Lou Suying looked around; there was no one there. "Am I to stay here all night? Can't I get some sleep?"

Isn't it a bit too harsh to treat a nun like this?

Empress Dowager Chen sent her here to help Murong exorcise evil spirits, so how could she treat a master nun like this?

Lou Suyi's question stumped Jinshu.

Their daughter's status is different from others, so how can she have to work so hard?

"Alright then, this servant will go and fetch a chaise lounge," Jinshu said, and then ordered someone to fetch the chaise lounge.

After the chaise lounge was moved over, Jinshu whispered, "It's not appropriate for you to lie down in front of others, Miss. How about we move the chaise lounge into Hanzhang Room? That way, you can protect His Majesty more closely, which would also be considered as fulfilling the task assigned by the Empress Dowager."

Lou Suyi thought this made sense.

"We'll move in after His Majesty falls asleep," Lou Suyi said in a low voice.

To avoid making a fool of herself in front of the emperor. After all, she was the one who said she wanted to sleep outside, but then she went to sleep inside; wouldn't that be a slap in her own face?
After waiting for about an hour, Lou Suyi could no longer bear it, so she and Jinshu carried the chaise lounge into Hanzhang Room.

Before lying down, she made a point of glancing at the direction of the dragon bed to make sure the emperor was asleep before settling onto the chaise longue and quickly falling into a deep sleep.

Unbeknownst to her, there was movement coming from the direction of the dragon bed after she fell asleep.

Murong lifted the curtain, walked slowly to her, looked down at her from above for a while, and then went back to the dragon bed to sleep.

Lou Suyi was in a daze, but she kept feeling like someone was watching her.

She opened her sleepy eyes, and when she saw the man's face so close to hers, she pushed him away forcefully...

Upon touching the real surface, she suddenly opened her eyes, only to see Murong's face, which had a half-smile on it.

She was a beat slow to react, belatedly realizing that she was now in Hanzhang Room, the new emperor's territory.

Seeing that Murong was still staring at her intently, she awkwardly got off the chaise lounge, cleared her throat, and asked, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

"Help me change my clothes and serve me my washing." As Murong spoke, he lightly stroked her face, where there were marks left from when she slept.

Lou Suying quickly responded, then called out loudly, "Jinshu, come in quickly and help His Majesty wash up!"

Murong's lips curled up: "You certainly know how to use other people's hands."

"I was just afraid of not serving His Majesty well and displeasing him. Come, come, let me help His Majesty change his clothes." As soon as Lou Suyi finished speaking, Jinshu came in.

Lou Suyi looked at the dragon robe on the clothes rack next to her. She curiously touched the dragon totem on the robe and thought that the person wearing this clothes was really domineering.

She sighed inwardly before carefully helping Murong change into the dragon robe.

"Your Majesty is truly blessed to have a master like me to help you change your clothes." Lou Suying inadvertently revealed her true feelings.

Murong calmly said, "You are also fortunate. If you hadn't been touched by my dragon aura, you wouldn't have been able to return unscathed." Lou Suying thought to herself, "Bullshit. I didn't return because of him. But doesn't that sound like the kind of flattery I used before?"

Jinshu, who was standing to the side, pricked up her ears to eavesdrop and secretly clicked her tongue in amazement. So His Majesty would bicker with Miss Lou when they were together.

"I seem to have come to His Majesty's side to exorcise evil spirits, rather than to be a palace maid." Lou Suyi felt it necessary to mention to Murong that her current identity was that of an exorcism master.

"I have few capable people around me, so I'm lending you this small favor. You won't lose anything, since you're idle anyway," Murong said, before going to wash up.

Lou Suyi felt this was not a good idea: "Doesn't His Majesty think it's a waste of talent for someone as important as me to also serve as a palace maid?"

Murong glanced at her indifferently: "Those who can serve by my side are all important people, and you are obviously one of them."

Lou Suyi felt that this made sense and finally felt a little more at ease.

After washing up, Lou Suyi stood aside and watched Murong eat breakfast.

There were sixteen dishes for breakfast, laid out on one table.

Lou Suyi noticed that Murong only ate one bite of each breakfast dish and thought to herself how wasteful it was.

By the time Murong finished eating, it was nearly dawn.

A month after the new emperor ascended the throne, the court sessions were changed to once every two days. In other words, Murong attended court about ten days a month. Compared to the previous emperor who did not attend court for ten days or half a month, Murong was considered a diligent emperor.

Although he didn't attend court every day, there were still many memorials that needed Murong's approval. There were also many close ministers of the emperor on duty in the Southern Study, ready to be summoned by Murong at any time.

Before leaving to attend to his work, Murong bestowed his breakfast upon Lou Suyi and Jinshu.

Lou Suying didn't seem to feel anything, but Jinshu was flattered. This was the first time she had been granted a meal since the new emperor ascended the throne, and she only had this honor because of Miss Lou.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Murong was busy with important matters, so Lou Suying took the opportunity to go out of the main hall for a visit.

She had just stepped down the stairs when she heard someone calling her name from the direction of the South Study: "Suyi?"

Lou Suyi turned around and saw that it was indeed Xie Zhijie, that persistent ghost.

"It really is you." Xie Zhijie saw that it was indeed Lou Suyi and walked over quickly.

Lou Suyi's expression turned cold: "Lord Xie, please stop!"

Xie Zhijie rushed to her side without regard for anything else and said urgently, "Suyi, come with me out of the palace. I won't force you. This palace is not a place for you."

He had actually received the news that Lou Suyi was going to accompany the emperor. While he found it absurd, he also knew that this was his chance to see Suyi.

The most urgent task is to trick Su Yi into leaving the palace.

He feared that if Su Yi remained in the palace, His Majesty might actually take a liking to her. The current Emperor even wanted to bring the late Emperor's women into his harem; it wouldn't be surprising if Su Yi were chosen by His Majesty someday.

Lou Suying ignored Xie Zhijie, but in desperation, Xie Zhijie blocked her path: "What will it take for you to leave the palace?"

"You'll have to wait until you're dead then," Lou Suying sneered, ignoring Xie Zhijie's pale face as she walked past him.

Xie Zhijie said unwillingly, "What happened back then was my fault. I can spend the rest of my life making it up to you..."

"But Lou Suyi from back then is already dead, Lord Xie, can't you recognize this fact?!" Lou Suyi interrupted Xie Zhijie's self-righteousness with a sneer.

Given the circumstances back then, everyone knew that Lou Suying couldn't possibly survive. Even she herself knew it, and Xie Zhijie naturally knew it too, but he ruthlessly chose to take her life!

(End of this chapter)