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

Chapter 55 A nun climbing onto the emperor's bed—what a joke!
Lou Suying was quickly rendered dazed by Murong's kisses. With her last shred of willpower, she pushed him away, panting, "To the bed, on the bed..."

Murong scoffed, "Too late."

"Let's go somewhere else, or don't even think about touching me..." Lou Suyi's words were cut off by the man's kiss.

She was on the verge of tears, cursing inwardly what kind of perverts these were.

She guessed that tonight would be tough, and it turned out just as she expected. The emperor tormented her relentlessly, almost breaking her back.

Afterwards, she asked weakly, "Did I offend His Majesty?"

Is he going to torture her like this? With her small frame, how many times can she withstand this kind of torment?

"Want more?" Murong's words startled her into silence.

Just before falling asleep, she felt something was off. Was she going to have to spend the night at Qiushui Residence? And what about Murong?

But she was too tired and fell asleep without a care in the world.

When she woke up the next day, she felt weak and sore all over, and her legs didn't even feel like her own.

She shakily got out of bed, and saw Jinshu come in, smiling like a cat that had stolen cream: "Miss, you worked hard yesterday. This servant will help you change your clothes."

"How can you still laugh when I'm in this state?" Lou Suyi gritted her teeth. "Go get me some contraceptive pills."

This time, Jinshu had a solution: "Silly girl, your constitution makes it impossible for you to conceive. Those contraceptive pills are harmful to your health, so you can't take them anymore."

Lou Suyi recalled what Imperial Physician Liu had said and realized that she really didn't need to go through all that trouble.

"But what if something unexpected happens?" she stammered.

Jinshu laughed even more exaggeratedly this time: "Do you think it's possible, Miss? With your current condition, even if His Majesty summons you to his bed every night, you still can't get pregnant."

Lou Suyi laughed when she arrived. She was about to say that Murong was probably useless, but when she thought that Jinshu was Murong's person, she dared not speak so recklessly about the emperor.

After washing up, she ate breakfast by herself before asking Murong, "When did His Majesty leave?"

"His Majesty left last night after you fell asleep. Don't worry, no one will know about His Majesty and you," Jinshu said, suppressing a smile.

Lou Suyi suddenly felt a little depressed. What kind of emperor was this?

Sleeping with her every now and then, even though she enjoys it, isn't she losing out? She gets to serve him for no reason and doesn't even receive any reward.

As far as she knew, anyone who had served the emperor in bed would be rewarded with gold, silver, or jewels, right? But why did she get nothing? And yet she had to work so hard.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt she was being taken advantage of, and she couldn't let Murong take advantage of her like this anymore. Next time he asked her to sleep with him, she would definitely refuse firmly and state her position.

The problem is, he's the emperor! Choosing who to sleep with is as simple as a word. His word is law. How can a nun like her fight against such a powerful force?

Is leaving the palace the only way to escape this predicament?
Having learned from her previous experience, this time she made sure to apply powder to her face to make sure no one could tell anything was wrong before she planned to leave Qiushui Residence.

Xie Zhijie had been inquiring about Lou Suyi's whereabouts since early morning, but apart from His Majesty's close attendants, no one knew where Lou Suyi was, not even Jinse.

However, Jinse told him that Lou Suyi did not return to Qianqing Palace last night, and His Majesty did not return until close to midnight.

For some reason, he felt something was off when he heard about it.

The new emperor's schedule has always been very regular, and he rarely rests until close to midnight. Why did he return to Qianqing Palace so late on both occasions when he was with Suyi?
He paced back and forth in front of the South Study, peeking out every now and then. To his surprise, he spotted someone familiar. Overjoyed, he rushed forward to greet them: "Su Yi..."

Lou Suying felt annoyed the moment she saw Xie Zhijie's face. She pretended not to see him and quickly headed towards the main hall.

Xie Zhijie wanted to chase after her, but Jinshu quickly stopped him: "Lord Xie, please stop! This is the Qianqing Palace, and Master Kongchen is His Majesty's honored guest. Lord Xie, please know when to stop!"

As she finished speaking, Lou Suying had already almost entered the main hall.

Jinshu saw Lou Suyi enter the Qianqing Palace and was about to follow when Xie Zhijie suddenly asked her, "Where did Suyi stay last night? Why did His Majesty return to the Qianqing Palace so late?!"

Upon hearing this, Jinshu looked at Xie Zhijie, her face darkening: "Lord Xie, how dare you inquire about His Majesty's movements? Is this an act of insubordination?!"

Xie Zhijie realized he had spoken out of turn, so he softened his tone: "Could you tell me where I stayed last night in plain clothes?"

"This is not something Lord Xie should inquire about!" Jinshu said, and quickly walked away.

In fact, it wasn't just Xie Zhijie who wanted to know why Murong returned to Qianqing Palace so late; Consort De and Consort Liang also wanted to know.

Most suspiciously, both times Murong returned home late at night with Lou Suyi, and Lou Suyi did not return to Qianqing Palace until the next day, which inevitably makes people think.

Inside Changqiu Palace, Yunmei inquired around without success before returning to Consort De to report back.

"Can't we find out anything?" Consort De's heart sank slightly. "Could His Majesty have taken favor with Lou Suyi?"

Yunmei hurriedly shook her head: "Impossible! Isn't His Majesty interested in Consort Liang? If so, why would he favor a nun? Besides, such a big matter must be recorded in the official history..."

“Don’t forget, no one knows His Majesty’s whereabouts, and Tong Shi is certainly not by His Majesty’s side. If His Majesty intended to conceal this, no one would know about it.” Consort De interrupted Yunmei, “I hope I’m just overthinking it.”

Yunmei thought her mistress was worrying unnecessarily: "This servant thinks it's impossible. If Abbess Kongchen is favored by His Majesty, there's no reason for His Majesty not to give her a title, right? Abbess Kongchen is His Majesty's benefactor."

Consort De thought Yunmei's words made sense, and she curled her lips in a sneer: "I'm afraid even Lou Suying wouldn't have the face to do such a thing."

Imagine the ridiculousness of a nun climbing onto the emperor's bed.
But given that Consort Liang wanted to enter Murong's harem, it doesn't seem so strange that a nun would climb into the emperor's bed.

Meanwhile, Consort Liang's people also failed to get any information, and Consort Liang didn't think much of it after hearing it.

Her most pressing concern was to serve the emperor as soon as possible, but if Murong didn't come to her, how could she serve him?

Moreover, Empress Dowager Chen even placed Lou Suyi next to Murong...

"Go to Qianqing Palace this afternoon and invite His Majesty to my palace for dinner," Consort Liang quickly decided.

Mo Lan accepted the order.

In the afternoon, she went to the Qianqing Palace to meet him and explained her purpose.

"I will go later," Murong Xinran agreed.

Lou Suyi, who could fall asleep standing not far away, knew that Murong was going to Quanfu Palace again, and knew that her hard days were not over yet.

After she returned to Qianqing Palace, Murong suddenly became obsessed with keeping her by his side at all times. He would even wake her up if she took a nap, without considering why she was so sleepy.

"Your Majesty, can I not go?" Lou Suyi yawned.

(End of this chapter)