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

Chapter 58 I think too highly of you!
"What kind of unclean thoughts are you having?" Murong scoffed.

Lou Suyi frowned slightly and couldn't help but retort, "It's clearly His Majesty who does unclean things, yet you blame me for having unclean thoughts?"

Murong raised an eyebrow at her, his gaze dark and inky: "Tell me what unclean things I have done?"

His pointed remark made Lou Suying blush, realizing that her skin wasn't as thick as the emperor's. This man appeared stern and proper on the surface, but his actions had completely changed her perception of him.

Murong didn't press her further, and asked again, "Do you sleep on the bed or on the floor?"

Lou Suyi quickly got into his dragon bed this time.

Rather than being tormented by him under the bed, I'd rather sleep in his comfortable dragon bed.

She had barely settled down when Murong pulled her into his arms. She passively leaned against him, glancing at the book in his hand—a military strategy book—but lost interest after a single glance.

"Is there anything you want?" Murong asked casually.

Lou Suying only wanted to leave the palace, and she was willing to accept silver notes if she could: "How about giving me silver notes? Or perhaps gold would be fine too."

This makes it convenient to carry when leaving.

Murong gently flicked the tip of her nose: "Tacky, think about it again."

Lou Suyi was depressed.

He asked her what reward she wanted, and after she told him, he refused to give it to her. What kind of person is he?
“I like vulgar rewards, and I’m vulgar myself. So Your Majesty, just say whether you’ll give it or not.” Lou Suyi really stood her ground.

Murong simply kissed her forehead, then pushed her away, saying, "This is a reward for you."

Lou Suyi looked completely bewildered: ? ? ?

She lay there for a while before she realized that the reward he was referring to was a kiss.
She glared at Murong for a while, until he looked over, then she suddenly leaned forward and kissed him on the forehead: "A gift for His Majesty, you're welcome!"

Murong looked at her with a half-smile, and she snorted coldly: "A nun's kiss is rare in this world, Your Majesty should not look down on it."

As she spoke, she lay down with her back to Murong.

Murong's voice came from behind her: "I thought you were a smart person, but now it seems I overestimated you."

Lou Suyi turned to Murong again: "Your Majesty, can you please speak more directly?"

Why do we have to use cryptic language? Why can't we just say it directly?

Murong ignored her, tossed aside the military treatise, and planned to make arrangements as soon as possible.

Lou Suying was left feeling awkward. She looked at the emperor lying next to her and still found it strange.

How did a nun like herself end up having an affair with this emperor? And he even got her into his bed.

But thinking about it, that doesn't make sense. He took her virginity by force, so what's wrong with her sleeping in his bed?
After waiting for Murong's answer for a long time without getting one, she yawned and quickly fell asleep.

Hearing that the little nun beside him had stopped moving, Murong opened his eyes and stared at her sleeping peacefully for a while before closing his eyes and falling asleep.

Lou Suyi didn't sleep well that night. She kept thinking that this was the dragon bed, not a place for a nun like her to sleep.

So when she opened her eyes early in the morning, she didn't expect Murong to be staring at her intently.

Her voice was a little hoarse when she got up: "Your Majesty?"

Murong said expressionlessly, "You're drooling." Lou Suying was a proud woman, and her face instantly turned red with embarrassment. She hurriedly wiped the corner of her lips, as if there was no drool.

Seeing Murong get off the dragon bed, she quickly followed suit, thinking she would have to help him change his clothes again. But the emperor decided to take matters into his own hands this time and didn't let her serve him.

Afterwards, Jinshu went inside to help him wash up, but he remained indifferent throughout and did not even look at her directly.

After Murong went to attend to important matters, Lou Suying hurriedly ate some breakfast. Fangruo arrived and asked her to go to Shou'an Palace.

Upon seeing Empress Dowager Chen, she stepped forward to pay her respects and then stepped aside.

When Empress Dowager Chen questioned her, she was simply asking what Murong and Consort Liang had said and done the previous evening.

After she answered truthfully, Empress Dowager Chen expressed her appreciation, and then changed the subject: "The emperor's status is precious, so you should stay by his side at all times and protect him. Next time Liang sends you away, just follow her. You must not let evil spirits have a chance to get close to the emperor."

Lou Suyi readily agreed: "This humble nun respectfully obeys the Empress Dowager's decree. However, sometimes His Majesty issues an oral edict, and this humble nun cannot disobey it."

"Although the Emperor is decisive, he respects me greatly. I will take responsibility for everything; you just need to do as I say," Empress Dowager Chen said, and then had Fang Ruo bring out a golden alms bowl. "This is a reward for you; please accept it."

Lou Suyi suppressed her joy and accepted the gift with both hands: "Thank you for your gift, Your Majesty. If Your Majesty has no other instructions, this humble nun will take her leave."

Empress Dowager Chen waved her hand, indicating that she could leave.

As soon as Lou Suyi left Shou'an Palace, she couldn't wait to weigh the golden bowl in her hand; it was so heavy.

It's really unfair of her to be with Murong; not only did she have to serve him in bed, but she also had to endure his humiliation. It's different with Empress Dowager Chen; if she does her job well, she gets a reward.

This golden alms bowl weighs several kilograms and is quite valuable.

She decided to go back to Xianfu Palace first and hide the alms bowl.

When she returned to Qianqing Palace, Xie Zhijie suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blocked her way: "Suyi, I have something to say to you..."

Jinshu warily shielded Lou Suying behind her: "This is the inner palace, Lord Xie, please show some respect!"

"Jinshu, I am friends with Suyi, please step aside!" Xie Zhijie put on the airs of a Grand Secretary.

“I’m sorry, I cannot comply. Master Kongchen is a distinguished guest invited to the palace by His Majesty. If Lord Xie wishes to see Master Kongchen, he must first obtain His Majesty’s permission. Otherwise, I will not be able to explain to His Majesty!” Jinshu invoked her mistress’s name.

Xie Zhijie was speechless for a moment and could only watch helplessly as Jinshu protected Lou Suyi and walked away.

He turned around again and saw His Majesty standing under the eaves of the South Study. Because he was backlit, he couldn't see the new emperor's eyes, but they seemed unfathomable, and a chill ran down his spine.

He gritted his teeth and went to the new emperor to plead: "Your Majesty, I wish to see Su Yi. I left Su Yi on the brink of death back then, and this has always been a worry in my heart. I implore Your Majesty to grant me permission to speak with Su Yi."

Murong lightly turned the jade thumb ring on his hand and calmly said, "It's not that I don't want to help you, my dear minister, but Su Yi doesn't want to see you. Since she was invited into the palace by me, I should respect her wishes."

Xie Zhijie was unwilling to give up: "Your Majesty did not ask her, how do you know she is unwilling to see me?"

"I saw it with my own eyes." Murong's gaze fell on Xie Zhijie's face, and he brought up the important matter, "This year, the floods in Jiangnan are severe. I intend to send you, my dear minister, to Jiangnan to manage the floods. What do you think?"

Xie Zhijie did not want to leave the capital at this critical juncture, but could he disobey the imperial decree?
He was still hesitating when Murong said again, "If you have no objections, I will issue an imperial edict immediately to send you to Jiangnan to control the floods."

Ugh, I suddenly realized that writing sweet romance novels is a dead end. What's the point of just having fun with myself? Should I change my writing style or something?

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