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

Chapter 90 The Emperor Has No Sincere Heart
"You vile woman!" Consort De, consumed by jealousy, angrily threw down a teacup.

Yunmei knew her mistress was angry, but she still wanted to prevent Consort Hui from successfully serving the emperor. If Consort Hui did serve the emperor and became pregnant with the emperor's child, then no one in the harem would be able to rival her.

"Your Highness, don't be anxious. Consort Hui has only just entered His Majesty's harem. With His Majesty's cold and aloof nature, Consort Hui may not be able to successfully serve him. At worst, Your Highness can intercept His Majesty tonight and make Consort Hui a laughingstock." Yunmei mustered her courage and offered her suggestion.

Consort De calmed down at this point.

Getting angry is useless. The most important task at present is to prevent Liang Wanying from successfully serving the emperor, otherwise I will lose the initiative.

“I used this method last time, but His Majesty got angry. It seems that since that day, His Majesty has been cold to me and hasn’t come to see me for some time. If I pretend to be sick again, I may not be able to take His Majesty away from Consort Liang.” Consort De’s eyes flickered slightly, feeling that although this method was old-fashioned, it was the most effective.

She used the same method multiple times, which only implicated the close attendants serving her. If it had worked, that would have been fine, but a monarch like Murong doesn't play by the rules, and it's uncertain whether he could snatch it from the Liang family.

"Perhaps we can use someone else to do the dirty work?" At that moment, Blueberry came in and served a cup of calming tea.

Consort De took the calming tea and took a sip: "There are only a few people in the harem whose names are known. Even Consort Ning hasn't seen His Majesty for over a month. We can't possibly rely on Consort Lou or Consort Tao."

"Even Consort Tao might not be able to help. His Majesty did have lunch at Yonghe Palace on the day she was conferred the title of Consort. However, Consort Lou was once detained by His Majesty and stayed at Qianqing Palace until evening. Didn't Consort Hui punish Consort Lou because of this, driven by jealousy? If Consort Lou could get back at Consort Hui, it would be a dog-eat-dog situation." At this point, Yunmei spoke bluntly, "I'm afraid Consort Lou doesn't have the ability to intercept her. I remember that after Consort Hui humiliated Consort Lou last time, His Majesty didn't do anything."

There is only one possibility: His Majesty turned his back on Consort Lou and didn't take her seriously at all.

Seeing that Blueberry seemed to be deep in thought, Consort De asked directly, "Have you thought of something?"

Blueberry seemed to wake from a dream, her eyes burning with determination, and said, "Perhaps Your Highness can use Abbess Kongchen to deal with Consort Hui."

Consort De was taken aback: "How can a nun like her compete for the emperor's favor?"

She didn't believe Lou Suyi had such abilities either.

“This servant has always felt that His Majesty treats Abbess Kongchen differently. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, the place His Majesty has visited most often is Xianfu Palace, and sometimes he stays there for several hours. Apart from the time when the Empress pretended to be sick and His Majesty stayed there for one night, Abbess Kongchen is the one who shows her face most often in front of His Majesty.”

As Blueberry spoke, she listed the number of times the new emperor had visited Xianfu Palace, and even the specific time he stayed there each time.

Consort De was secretly alarmed after reading it.

If Blueberry hadn't remembered so clearly, she wouldn't have known that His Majesty had visited Xianfu Palace so many times.

"You mean there's something going on between His Majesty and Lou Suyi?" Consort De asked in a hoarse voice.

Blueberry is unsure whether to tell the truth.

Seeing her like this, Consort De said in a hoarse voice, "Just say it, I can take it."

Since she had already accepted Murong's imperial status, she should have known that there were many women in the harem who were her rivals in love. However, what she once thought was Murong's uniqueness towards her was not the one and only she thought.

What's so unacceptable about that? The man she's set her sights on is so outstanding that even in modern society, many women would be drawn to him like moths to a flame, throwing themselves at him.

Blueberry truthfully expressed her thoughts: "This servant believes that His Majesty treats Abbess Kongchen differently. Abbess Kongchen moved into Xianfu Palace as soon as she entered the palace, and His Majesty sent his personal servants to serve her. Recently, even Granny Fan has been serving Abbess Kongchen. Furthermore, it was said that Abbess Kongchen was sent to the palace to exorcise evil spirits, but since entering the palace, apart from being summoned by the Empress Dowager to Quanfu Palace to annoy Consort Hui, Abbess Kongchen has not had a single proper exorcism."

Consort De panicked upon hearing this: "Yes, all these signs indicate that His Majesty treats Kong Chen differently. Why can't I see it?"

It's just that she's unwilling to admit it.

Before Liang Wanying entered the palace, everyone said she was Murong's white moonlight. But if she was the white moonlight, why was Murong unwilling to even touch her?
After Lou Suyi entered the palace, the best servants escorted her to Xianfu Palace. On the day Lou Suyi entered the palace, Murong even had dinner with her, and later he would often stop at Xianfu Palace.

On that occasion, Murong took Lou Suyi to Qiushui Residence, where they stayed for several hours. He didn't return to Qianqing Palace until midnight. During that time, no one else would know what he did to Lou Suyi.

Seeing Consort De on the verge of tears, Blueberry felt a pang of sadness: "Your Highness, please don't be sad. This matter is merely my speculation, and there is no conclusion yet."

Consort De forced herself to cheer up; she refused to believe that a time-traveling woman like herself couldn't defeat the ancient natives.

There's nothing to be sad about. Even if Murong Zhen is seduced by Lou Suyi, she can still win Murong back, both her heart and her body, from Lou Suyi.

The most urgent task is to test whether Lou Suying holds a place in Murong's heart.

"That's settled then. When His Majesty goes to Quanfu Palace tonight, have a palace maid with an unfamiliar face deliver a message saying that Lou Suying has fainted. I want to see if His Majesty really cares that nun so much!" Consort De gripped her cup tightly, her voice hoarse and low.

Lou Suyi had no idea that while she was sitting in Xianfu Palace, a pot could fall from the sky.

She had also heard about Liang Wanying being conferred the title of Consort Hui, as the matter was known throughout the harem. Upon hearing that the imperial decree had been issued, Murong immediately sent the imperial edict and register to Quanfu Palace.

Perhaps because Liang Wanying was once the late emperor's favorite concubine, there was no grand investiture ceremony. But once the matter was settled, Empress Dowager Chen was not given a chance to object, and Murong had already acted first and informed her later.

Jinshu, fearing that Lou Suyi might overthink things, reassured her, "His Majesty cares most about you, Miss, so please don't worry."

She still wanted the girl to focus on her pregnancy, fearing that overthinking might affect the unborn child.

Even if Consort Hui is favored, so what? The young lady has already conceived the imperial heir first, so Consort Hui is no match for her.

"Your Majesty is truly blessed." Lou Suyi's words came from the bottom of her heart.

That's the good thing about being an emperor—you have so many beauties, and you can appoint whomever you want, not even sparing a nun like her.

She felt that the emperor could not possibly be sincere, and that his actions against her, a nun, were probably driven by curiosity.

Jinshu felt that whatever she said would be wrong, so she simply served the food seriously. She couldn't very well say that His Majesty was not blessed, could she?
The girl was unhappy; she shouldn't have mentioned Consort Hui.

(End of this chapter)