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

Chapter 79 Congratulations, Your Majesty! Miss Lou is pregnant!

Mu Ren suppressed the urge to strangle the little nun. He got out of bed with a sullen face and didn't look at her again.

He was afraid that if he looked at her for even a second, he would be unable to resist strangling her.

Lou Suyi looked at Murong's back as he walked away, and she was actually quite scared.

She slapped the emperor's face! Who would dare touch the emperor's face? She not only touched it, she slapped it! Isn't that a capital offense punishable by death?

Just as she was staring intently at Murong's retreating figure, wary of him making a move, she saw Murong once again turn and leave.

Once she was sure Murong was far away, she wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

It's a miracle that Murong didn't drag her to behead her for being so reckless.

Those waiting outside saw the new emperor emerge from Lou Suyi's bedroom with a gloomy expression, and there was a suspicious red mark on his face...

Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look at the new emperor's face.

Murong left Xianfu Palace on his own, then slowed down, took a deep breath, and quickly calmed down.

"Minister Liu will be on night duty in the palace tonight." After a moment's thought, Murong issued an imperial edict.

Lou Suyi's series of actions had only one purpose: to avoid having her pulse taken.

Her reluctance to have her pulse taken is simply due to a guilty conscience. If she were perfectly healthy, why would she refuse to have her pulse taken?

Furthermore, he hadn't seen her for some time, and when he saw her again, he noticed she had gained a lot of weight. Seeing her at Yi Garden, he felt she was somewhat different from before.

After returning to Qianqing Palace, Murong was still pondering this question.

Because he was preoccupied with Lou Suyi's matter, he had no interest in official duties. After a moment's thought, he sent Jiqing to Xianfu Palace to summon Jinshu for questioning.

Jinshu quickly arrived before the Emperor. When Murong asked her if Lou Suyi had acted strangely lately, she thought carefully before replying, "Miss has been eating and drinking well lately, nothing unusual."

"Think about it again carefully," Murong said calmly.

Jinshu thought about it carefully and said uncertainly, "You've been sleeping a lot lately, is that unusual?"

She thought the girl had always been a heavy sleeper, but sometimes when she was serving at the Emperor's court, she couldn't stay up too late. Since being sent back to Xianfu Palace, the girl had been eating and sleeping all day, like a piglet. Was that unusual?

"How far can you sleep?" Murong pressed.

"She can sleep for more than six hours a day, sleeping until noon in the morning and then until dusk after lunch. She also has a good appetite; she can eat three bowls of rice in one meal..."

The more Physician Liu listened, the faster his heart raced. He couldn't help but interject, "Have you ever seen Miss Lou vomit?"

Jinshu was dumbfounded when he asked that question.

Does Lord Liu suspect that the young lady is pregnant?
At that moment, Murong and Jinshu had the same thought.

Could it be that Lou Suyi is really pregnant?

During his visit to Yiyuan, he felt that Lou Suyi had changed in some way, a change that was indescribable.

Jinshu thought about it carefully and suddenly remembered some suspicious points: "This servant has never seen Miss vomit, but sometimes Miss will suddenly get up and walk away while eating, and this happens quite often."

Upon hearing this, Imperial Physician Liu became somewhat agitated and subconsciously looked at Murong.

The emperor and his minister were clearly thinking the same thing, but they kept it to themselves.

To determine whether Lou Suyi is pregnant, we need to take her pulse.

"Tonight, light some calming incense for Su Yi. The incense must not be harmful to her health. After she falls asleep, Minister Liu and I will go to Xianfu Palace. You may leave." Murong Qiang suppressed his excitement and slowly gave the order.

If she were truly pregnant, her eagerness to escape would be understandable, and her reluctance to have her pulse checked would seem perfectly reasonable.

"Yes, this servant takes her leave." Before leaving, Jinshu secretly glanced at the new emperor.

His Majesty appeared distracted, clearly suspecting the young lady was pregnant. Throughout the day, Murong had no interest in handling state affairs.

Jiqing could understand his master's excitement. Although it was not yet confirmed whether the Fourth Miss was pregnant with the imperial heir, if it was true, it would be a great joy.

Your Majesty is already in your twenties and is the ruler of a country. You are diligent in governing and love your people. The only thing that is criticized is that you have no heir.

If the Fourth Miss were to conceive the Emperor's child, she would be a unique figure in the harem.

Although His Majesty appeared calm on the surface, he was in a daze, and he knew that His Majesty was very excited.

Physician Liu was equally excited.

He knew that His Majesty and Miss Lou had an improper relationship, but he did not expect that His Majesty might have an heir so soon.

If Miss Lou really gets pregnant, he will be the first person to know this huge secret. Miss Lou's good fortune is yet to come, right?

Lou Suyi herself was unaware that her pregnancy was about to be exposed.

After eating and drinking her fill in the evening, she felt sleepy. After taking a bath, she was so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open. She lay down on the bed and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing that Lou Suyi had fallen asleep silently, Jinshu leaned closer and softly called out, "Miss?"

Lou Suying was fast asleep and did not respond.

Jinshu was afraid that Lou Suyi was pretending to be asleep, so she simply nudged her.

Lou Suyi still didn't react. She covered Lou Suyi with a thin blanket, leaving only one hand exposed.

She let out a soft sigh and left the dormitory.

Sure enough, His Majesty had quietly arrived at Xianfu Palace, followed by Imperial Physician Liu, dressed as a eunuch, to avoid being seen.

Lou Suying was fast asleep and completely unaware that Murong had arrived with Imperial Physician Liu.

Murong sat by the bed, watching the sleeping little nun for a while before giving Imperial Physician Liu a look.

Physician Liu understood and stepped forward to take Lou Suyi's pulse. The pulse was smooth and round like rolling beads. He looked at Murong with surprise.

Seeing the surprised expression on Physician Liu's face, Murong guessed that the little nun was indeed pregnant.

Fearing he might have misdiagnosed the pulse, Imperial Physician Liu examined it again carefully and finally confirmed that it was a pregnancy pulse.

Murong followed Imperial Physician Liu out of the bedroom. Imperial Physician Liu immediately knelt down and said joyfully, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Miss Lou is pregnant!"

Murong rarely smiled: "Yes, there will be a reward!"

Ji Qing also knelt down on the ground, grinning from ear to ear.

Jinshu was mentally prepared, but Yanhui and Jili were still confused. When they heard that Lou Suyi was pregnant, they were dumbfounded.

Jinshu was the first to kneel down: "This servant congratulates Your Majesty!"

Yan Hui and Ji Li then knelt down in a daze to congratulate Murong, who was overjoyed: "They will all be rewarded."

After calming down, Murong pondered for a moment before saying, "Since she doesn't want you to know she's pregnant, just pretend you don't know for now. As long as she's happy."

The attendants of Xianfu Palace looked at each other in disbelief. Was this really possible?

But considering that the young lady recently made a fuss about leaving the palace and had a huge argument with His Majesty last time, it's more important for her to have a safe pregnancy right now.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" the group replied in unison.

Murong knew that her every move was being watched, so she stayed in Lou Suyi's bedroom for a while before leaving Xianfu Palace.

(End of this chapter)