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

Chapter 64 Plain Clothes, Are You Jealous?

The most outrageous thing is that Lou Suyi, this nun, was taken by Murong's side. She didn't want to go, but Murong said it was the Empress Dowager's decree that she should stay by his side at all times, thus blocking her way out with one sentence.

The ladies were of all shapes and sizes, and Lou Suying was secretly astonished.

At a glance, there were at least a hundred young ladies from prominent families. If there were so many in the capital alone, imagine the number of women from all over the country entering the palace—wouldn't it be tens of thousands?

"What does Kong Chen think of these young ladies?" Murong's voice suddenly rang out.

Empress Dowager Chen, who was closest to him, looked over upon hearing this and wondered if the emperor would have to listen to Lou Suyi's opinion when selecting concubines.

Lou Suyi said "Amitabha," and then turned her head to see the strange look in Murong's eyes, the same look he gave her last night when he pinned her down—that was, "impure."

She looked away and replied calmly, "In my humble opinion, these young ladies are all beautiful and have distinguished backgrounds. Seeing them makes me feel young again."

Consort Liang, who was listening intently, smiled and said, "Master Kongchen is right. Seeing these young and beautiful young ladies makes me feel better."

"Sister Liang, why don't you help the Emperor choose a few ladies for the imperial concubines?" Empress Dowager Chen was the best at kicking someone when they were down.

She refused to believe that Lady Liang could still laugh when she saw the emperor taking concubines into the harem.

Liang was indeed beautiful and not very old, but compared to these teenage girls, she was still quite inferior.

Consort Liang's expression remained unchanged, but in her heart she hated Empress Dowager Chen to the core.

Today she wore a scarlet embroidered double butterfly top and a matching scarlet tassel palace skirt, with her hair styled in a flying apsara bun, adorned with a silver-gilt coral fairy riding a phoenix ear-shaped hairpin, which made her slender and elegant neck appear even more graceful.

Compared to the somewhat naive young ladies present, she appeared exceptionally graceful and charming.

She smiled charmingly: "I am unaware of Your Majesty's preferences; it is up to Your Majesty to choose."

Empress Dowager Chen knew that Lady Liang wished she could reject all the candidates, so she looked at Murong and said, "These candidates have all been carefully selected. The Emperor should go and see if there are any who suit his taste."

Murong followed instructions and went to the ladies-in-waiting. The ladies-in-waiting held their breath, all hoping to be selected.

But the new emperor walked around in front of everyone without leaving a sign or dropping one.

Consort Liang was delighted to see this. Since even Murong didn't approve, did that mean all these young women would have to be sent out of the palace?
Empress Dowager Chen's face darkened, and she looked at Murong, asking, "Does the Emperor not favor these young ladies?"

"I'm overwhelmed by the choices." Murong said, glancing indifferently at Lou Suyi.

Lou Suying was utterly bewildered. He was overwhelmed by the choices, so why was he looking at her? Was he simply overwhelmed, or was it her fault?
"Your Majesty, the selection of officials is a major event. Please choose carefully again," Empress Dowager Chen advised kindly.

"I still have state affairs to attend to, so I'll return to the Qianqing Palace first. Since the selection of concubines was arranged by the Empress Dowager, she can make the decision." After saying this, Murong left.

Lou Suyi stood there, stunned, watching Murong walk away.

Is this the end?

At this moment, Murong looked over, and she felt a chill and quickly followed.

She walked a few steps when she suddenly felt a gaze fixed on her. Following the direction of the intense gaze, she saw the person's face clearly—it was Lou Suyue, the sixth daughter of the Lou family, and Lou Suya's younger sister.

She shouldn't be surprised. With the new emperor holding a selection of concubines, how could the Earl of Suning miss the opportunity to send the Lou family's daughter into the palace?

Furthermore, the Lou family daughters are all beautiful, and the Earl of Suning will surely send eligible Lou family daughters to the palace to serve the emperor.

She paused for a moment, then followed closely behind Murong back.

Murong glanced at Lou Suyi, who was unusually quiet, and noticed that she was in a bad mood: "Suyi, are you jealous?"

Lou Suying was a beat slow to react, and it took her a while to understand what the emperor was saying. "This humble nun is merely envious of Your Majesty's good fortune in having so many beauties by your side," she replied softly.

Although the imperial procession lagged behind, what would happen if someone overheard Murong's words?

Murong glanced at her and quickened his pace.

Lou Suying quickened her pace, wondering what had upset the young emperor. So many beauties wanted to snuggle into his bed, even her own sister; it was truly enviable.

Although Murong ignored the selection process, with Empress Dowager Chen in charge, nothing went wrong.

Finally, Empress Dowager Chen selected twenty young women for the imperial concubine selection. They were all outstanding in terms of appearance, figure, and family background.

Since Lou Suyue was also among them, Lou Suyi asked Jinshu another question. Unsurprisingly, Lou Suyue also left her name tag.

In terms of appearance, Lou Suyue is even more beautiful than Lou Suya.

She hadn't expected that Lou Suyue was seventeen years old, yet the Marquis of Suning was still keeping her around. Was it to send her to the palace that they hadn't arranged a marriage?
All the young ladies moved into Chuxiu Palace, and Lou Suyue was no exception.

"Is something on your mind?" The next day, after Murong finished dealing with the memorials, he saw Lou Suying staring blankly.

Lou Suying blinked: "No."

She was just thinking about those unpleasant memories from her time at the Lou family's house.

She was an illegitimate daughter, and was born inferior to the legitimate daughters of the Lou family. Although Lou Suyue was only twelve years old at the time, she had perfectly imitated Lou Suya's haughty attitude and never looked at her directly.

In short, seeing the Lou family woman reminded her of the suffocating living space in the Lou family.

At that time, her biggest wish was to marry into a respectable family, leave the Lou family, and never go back.

Murong wanted to ask more, but Jinse's voice suddenly came from the door of Hanzhang Room: "Lou Cairen is outside Qianqing Palace. She says she wants to see Abbess Kongchen. Please come over."

Lou Suyi thought to herself, "I have no relationship with Lou Suyue, so why should I see her?"

But she had no problem leaving Murong's sight for a while.

"Your Majesty, may this humble nun go to see my sister?"

Murong waved his hand, indicating that she could leave.

Lou Suying left Hanzhang Room, followed closely by Jinse, who said sarcastically, "This servant thinks Lou is as beautiful as a flower, and now that she's entered the palace, would the abbess be trying to help Lou steal the emperor's favor? Or does the abbess want to serve the emperor alongside Lou?"

Lou Suyi slowed her pace and looked at Jinse: "This humble nun is a guest invited to the palace by His Majesty, and Consort Lou is also a mistress of the harem. Do you, a mere maid, intend to commit insubordination?"

Jinse was speechless for a moment and could not answer.

She was indeed a palace maid, but she was still a palace maid serving the emperor, and many masters in the harem fawned over her.

Who does this nun think she is? How dare she act like a master in front of her?

“Although I am a nun, I am not someone a palace maid like you can boss around. You are too aggressive, and I suggest you restrain yourself, otherwise you will suffer a disaster one day.” Lou Suyi said calmly, and then walked out of Qianqing Palace without looking back.

After exiting the Moon Flower Gate of the Qianqing Palace, Lou Suyue was indeed waiting there.

Upon seeing her arrive, Lou Suyue stepped forward to greet her: "It really is Fourth Sister. It's been so many years, how have you been, Fourth Sister?"

Sorry, I was very busy today, so the update is a little late.

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