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

Chapter 57 Why is His Majesty so attractive to women?

Consort Liang and Murong went to the corridor to digest their food. They chatted as they walked, and the two seemed quite harmonious.

To be precise, it was Consort Liang who was speaking, and Murong occasionally responded with a word.

Seeing that the self-disciplined and proper young emperor had not made any intimate gestures towards her, Consort Liang suddenly became displeased. Why was it that she was the one who spoke, yet he was so indifferent? He was already so cold-hearted before he even had her; if he really did have her, wouldn't he just leave her hanging all day?
"Why is Your Majesty so cold to me?" she asked bluntly.

Murong glanced at Consort Liang and said with a slight smile, "I still have state affairs to attend to. I'll come see you again next time."

Consort Liang was startled: "Is His Majesty angry with me?"

She shouldn't have been so disrespectful to him. How could she be so disrespectful to someone of his high status?
"Don't overthink it," Murong said before walking away.

This terrified Consort Liang: "Is His Majesty angry?"

Mo Lan quickly reassured her, "Your Majesty, please don't worry. His Majesty loves you so much, how could he bear to be angry with you? In my opinion, His Majesty is just a cold and indifferent person, otherwise he wouldn't have not favored any of the concubines in the harem until now."

Consort Liang was somewhat annoyed: "I was too hasty. I forgot that he is now the ruler of a country. His joys and sorrows determine my joys and sorrows. I should have been more patient."

Lou Suyi and Jinshu were chatting and laughing when Jiqing returned and said to her, "Come on!"

Lou Suying hurriedly followed behind Ji Qing, puzzled, and asked, "Where are you taking me... this humble nun?"

"His Majesty has already left, does Fourth Miss still intend to stay overnight at Quanfu Palace?" Ji Qing said irritably, truly clueless.

They were dismissed by Consort Liang with just a few words; they had no sense of propriety at all.

"Huh? Weren't you supposed to be talking about love and romance? Did you finish so quickly?" Lou Suyi asked from the bottom of her heart.

Ji Qing was so angry he laughed. He was just glad that His Majesty hadn't heard her words, or he would have been driven mad by Lou Suyi.

"Let me remind you, young lady, that you should act a bit possessive in front of His Majesty. From now on, wherever His Majesty is, you should go there, and you don't need to listen to what others say." Ji Qing said, quickening her pace to catch up with her mistress who was not far ahead.

Lou Suyi slowed her pace, pondering the meaning of Ji Qing's words.

Could it be that Murong got angry because she didn't keep up with him and prevented him from having a private date with Consort Liang?

No way?
The young emperor finally has a chance to be affectionate with his old flame. Without her interfering, he should be happy.

And so, Lou Suying mingled with the imperial procession and returned to the Qianqing Palace.

Given the large number of people serving the emperor, Lou Suyi and Jinshu simply stayed in front of Hanzhang Room.

Jinse had never been able to find an opportunity to speak with Lou Suyi alone. This time, she specially found a palace maid to distract Jinshu. When no one was around, she went to Lou Suyi and said, "Master, please come with me. I have something I want to discuss with you."

Lou Suyi didn't take it to heart: "You can say whatever you want here. This humble nun needs to be at your service at any time and cannot be too far away."

Judging from Jinse's shifty-eyed appearance, she's definitely not a good person. How could she possibly get any good fortune?
Jinse thought of Xie Zhijie, who was on night duty in the South Study, and said seriously, "I have something very important to discuss with you. You can come with me. It won't take too much time."

"As I said, nothing is more important than His Majesty. Just say what you have to say, or leave if you don't." Lou Suyi didn't bother with Jinse.

Not to mention that everyone in the palace is hostile, just considering the initial hostility Jinse showed towards her, she couldn't be foolish enough to follow her blindly.

Who knows if Jinse has set a trap for her to fall into?

Jinse hadn't expected Lou Suying to be so unyielding. She had promised Xie Zhijie to lure Lou Suying to the South Study, but this stubborn nun was being unreasonable; she couldn't very well just take action against her directly, could she?

If she didn't trick the person away soon, Jinshu would be back. She suppressed her anxiety and whispered, "This servant wants a favor from the nun. If the nun is willing to help this servant, this servant will reward her handsomely."

People die for money, birds die for food; I believe Lou Suying would be willing to go with her if tempted by money.

To everyone's surprise, Lou Suyi said righteously and sternly, "This humble nun serves before the Emperor to protect His Majesty, not for money. Do not use worldly things to humiliate this humble nun!"

Jinse laughed in anger. She was so angry that she wanted to drag the person away, but she held back.

Just then, Jinshu turned back and saw Jinse's unfriendly expression. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "What happened?"

"She said she had something important to discuss with me, but she insisted on taking me somewhere else to talk about it," Lou Suyi complained directly.

Jinshu looked at Jinse suspiciously: "What can't be said here?"

Jinse deflated as soon as she saw Jinshu: "Never mind, I'll figure it out myself."

After Jinse walked away, Jinshu frowned and said, "Miss, you should be more careful in the future. Jinse is wicked and you should be wary of her."

Lou Suyi thought to herself that they were thinking the same thing, and insisted on taking her somewhere else to talk. But when Jinshu came, she said it was nothing. If there was no article, she would write her name backwards.

Why doesn't she like me?

Jinshu, fearing that Lou Suyi might overthink things, did not directly address the issue, but replied ambiguously, "She is probably unhappy because you took away her opportunity to serve in front of the Emperor. There is no need to pay attention to it."

"Could it be that she wants to climb into the emperor's bed and become His Majesty's woman?" Lou Suyi was insightful and immediately thought of this possibility.

Jinshu secretly slapped herself, but it didn't matter if the girl knew: "She's just too ambitious. Serving the emperor isn't enough for her; she dreams of climbing into the emperor's bed. But His Majesty is unaware of her ambition."

The implication was that His Majesty was unaware that Jinshu harbored feelings for him.

"His Majesty's face is always so serious and unsmiling, so why does he attract so many women?" Lou Suyi sighed after a moment of contemplation.

Then, Jinshu did not reply.

She turned around and saw Murong returning from her bath, still damp, which inexplicably made her look alluring.

Murong walked past her without looking at her, leaving her with the words, "Go wash up."

Lou Suyi stared at his back. What did he mean? Did he expect her to serve him in bed again after she had washed up?

Jinshu quickly took Lou Suyi to bathe, and then pushed her to the dragon bed.

Lou Suyi looked left and right, and just as she was feeling bewildered, Murong calmly said, "You're blocking my light."

She quickly stepped back, but the emperor spoke again: "Come here!"

Lou Suying had actually prepared herself to serve His Majesty in bed. She hesitated and said, "Isn't it inappropriate to do this here? If we make too much noise, won't people find out that I'm having an affair with His Majesty?"

Murong looked up at Lou Suyi with a half-smile: "Too much commotion?"

Lou Suying's heart trembled under Murong You'an's gaze. He had made such a fuss last night, so it was no wonder she thought that way.

(End of this chapter)