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

Chapter 61 I will grant you a title, what do you say?

After Consort Liang entered the West Warm Pavilion, she saw Murong sitting at the desk, while Lou Suyi was a little far away from Murong.

Although the two people in the West Warm Pavilion were some distance apart, she still felt a strange sense of unease.

She suppressed her unease and joked, "I haven't disturbed Your Majesty, have I?"

Murong replied calmly, his gaze turning slightly gloomy: "What is it?"

Consort Liang was taken aback, suddenly noticing that Murong seemed a little unhappy. Murong was usually very reserved, but at this moment her emotions were showing.

She didn't know what she had done to displease him, and stammered, "I just happened to be passing by the Qianqing Palace and suddenly wanted to see Your Majesty, so I came in."

Murong glanced at her indifferently and said only, "I am dealing with important matters. If you have nothing else, you may leave."

Consort Liang felt a lump in her throat upon hearing this; even a fool could see that Murong disliked her.

If there were no outsiders, it would have been fine, but unfortunately Lou Suyi was also there and saw her at her most disheveled, which made her feel terrible.

Lou Suyi was so embarrassed that she scratched her toes on the ground, wanting to leave this place of trouble and not get involved in the feud between the two.

Consort Liang's eyes reddened, and she forced a smile: "I shouldn't have annoyed His Majesty. I'll take my leave now."

She thought Murong would at least say something to comfort her, but Murong didn't even look at her or say a word to her, so she could only lower her head and walk out of the West Warm Pavilion.

Lou Suying wished she could disappear into thin air. Now that Consort Liang had left, she wanted to find an excuse to leave as soon as possible.

But before she could even take a step, Murong spoke up: "Where do you want to go?"

"Ah, I'll go get His Majesty a cup of tea." Lou Suyi had a sudden inspiration.

Murong stared at her for a moment, then suddenly said, "Stay away from me. Do not approach me without my order!"

Lou Suyi: ...

She quickly left the West Warm Pavilion and breathed a sigh of relief.

To her surprise, when she looked up, she saw that Consort Liang had not left and was smiling at her.

Just a moment ago, Consort Liang looked like she was having tears in her eyes, but how come she's all happy again in the blink of an eye?

She was unaware that Consort Liang had deliberately stayed put, wanting to know Murong's attitude towards Lou Suyi after she left.

As a result, he overheard that Murong was even stricter with Lou Suyi, so compared to his attitude towards himself, Murong's attitude was relatively mild.

Murong is just that kind of cold-hearted person. She is indifferent to everyone. When Murong dismissed Lou Suyi just now, she was even more direct. This is the difference between her and Lou Suyi. At least Murong still cared about her face.

"Serving His Majesty must be tiring, right? You've worked hard, Abbess." At this moment, Consort Liang found Lou Suyi pleasing to the eye no matter how she looked at her.

Lou Suyi felt that apart from being tired when serving the emperor, she was fine at other times. Although Murong was cold-hearted, he would not make things difficult for her without reason.

In addition, the emperor was usually busy with state affairs and did not usually supervise her much.

"It's alright," Lou Suyi replied gently.

Seeing that she was well-mannered and didn't say much, Consort Liang found her even more pleasing to the eye.

She took Lou Suyi's hand and said softly, "I heard that you and Consort De had a conflict. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just come to me and I will help you get revenge."

Lou Suyi was at a loss for how to react.

Is it because she can see Murong all the time that even Consort Liang wants to win her over?

The women in the harem, vying for the emperor's favor, would befriend anyone, not even sparing a nun like herself. "Your Highness, you flatter me. This humble nun is merely a guest in the palace, and may soon be leaving. What difficulties could I possibly encounter? Although His Majesty is somewhat aloof, he will not mistreat this humble nun." As she spoke, she subtly withdrew her hand.

Consort Liang smiled charmingly: "Since you are an enlightened nun, please read my face and tell me what my future holds?"

Lou Suyi shook her head and said, "This humble nun dares not easily look at the face of a noble person. As the saying goes, heavenly secrets cannot be revealed, and this humble nun dares not predict Your Highness's future."

Anyway, she wouldn't dare to earn the money of the nobles in the palace; she was already content with the golden alms bowl bestowed upon her by Empress Dowager Chen.

Upon hearing Lou Suying's words, Consort Liang smiled broadly: "I won't make things difficult for you any further. If you need anything in the future, you can still come to Quanfu Palace to find me. I love making friends."

Lou Suying neither agreed nor disagreed, chatted with Consort Liang for a few more words, and watched the noble lady walk away.

Because Murong had given an imperial edict, Lou Suying simply stopped showing her face in front of him.

Jinshu noticed that Lou Suyi was keeping a distance from Murong during lunch, and she was puzzled until Lou Suyi repeated Murong's words.

"Did His Majesty have a fight with the young lady?" Jinshu asked worriedly.

Lou Suyi waved her hand dismissively: "Who knows? The emperor's heart is unpredictable. It's also a pity that you've served His Majesty for so long."

She felt that serving the emperor was not a job for humans; the difference in status was too great. The emperor could kill you with a single word, and you couldn't even resist.

Like Ji Qing, who was usually loyal to Murong and was Murong's most favored person, but Murong would punish him at will, giving him twenty strokes of the cane as a beating.

Serving such important figures is unlikely to bring any benefits; it's pointless.

"If you have displeased His Majesty, please speak kindly to him, and he will forgive you," Jinshu said encouragingly to Lou Suying, hoping that she would take the initiative.

At this time, it is of course important for the young lady to please His Majesty.

In the palace, the emperor's favor is the key to long-term survival.

"How would I know why he's unhappy? I'm not going. I'm going to the palace to exorcise evil spirits, not to be his servant." Lou Suying stretched. "I'm hungry. Eating is the priority."

Just as Jinshu was about to follow, Jiqing came out and asked, "Where is Fourth Miss?"

"I've gone to have my vegetarian meal," Jinshu replied truthfully.

Ji Qing stamped his feet anxiously: "His Majesty has a poor appetite, why is Fourth Miss only thinking about eating by herself?"

"Could it be that His Majesty and the young lady had a falling out?" Jinshu guessed.

"That's probably it. Go quickly and summon Miss Lou to the Emperor!" Ji Qing said, then returned to the Emperor's presence to serve him.

Meanwhile, Jinshu quickly found Lou Suying, who was enjoying her meal. Lou Suying replied slowly, "I'll serve you after I've finished eating."

The next moment, Jinshu grabbed her and forcibly dragged her to Murong's side.

Murong looked up at Lou Suyi, who then plopped down next to him.

Seeing that Jiqing had led his men away, she picked up her chopsticks and began to eat.

Murong stared intently at Lou Suyi, who looked back at him and said while eating, "It wasn't my own idea to come; Jinshu forcibly dragged me here. It wasn't me who disobeyed the imperial decree!"

Murong stared at her intently for a moment, then suddenly caught her off guard: "I will grant you a title, what do you say?"

Lou Suying almost choked on her words. She blinked and looked at Murong.

Murong Liang's thin lips parted slightly: "Dazed by the surprise, are you hard of hearing?"

(End of this chapter)