To Be a Mighty Empress, Or Not to Be - C108

If this matter was done well, it would definitely improve Third Prince’s perspective in the Emperor’s heart. Only, this way, it would push him to the heart of the struggle, and Li Mu didn’t know whether it would be good for him or not, or the outcome would be bad.

In the afternoon, the emperor and the Imperial Noble Consort Zhao were taking a walk in the imperial garden. I heard that the emperor was very good to the Imperial Noble Consort Zhao as well, and it was she who spoke up last time at the storage palace. From then on, Shi Anran had a good impression of this Imperial Noble Consort Zhao, but none of the people in the palace were simple people, so no matter who it was, they had to be on guard against them, and so when she thought about it, she just smiled faintly.

“I heard that the emperor has a maid who’s very skilled at making tea. Is that you?” The Imperial Noble Consort Zhao looked at Shi Anran with a smile. Her smile carried a sense of elegance, making people feel warm just by looking at her.

Shi Anran took a step forward, and answered politely: “Yes, Anran pays her respects to Imperial Concubine!”

“You’re obviously a smart girl. With you by the side of the emperor, I’m relieved!” The Imperial Noble Consort Zhao said in an elegant manner.

Shi Anran quietly brewed tea, with every gesture, she had the demeanor of a lady from a noble family.

“Your majesty, now that Little Sister Lan has a son of the dragon, the emperor should spend more time with her!” Imperial Noble Consort Zhao said with concern.

After hearing her reminder, the emperor recalled, “It’s still my beloved concubine who knows all too well about my heart!”

After the emperor left, the Imperial Noble Consort Zhao looked deeply at Shi Anran and said, “The people of the palace can be said to be plotting everywhere. I heard about what happened a few days ago. “In the future, if you have any troubles within the palace, you can rely on this item to find me within the palace.”

Hearing that, Shi Anran received the jade pendant, and quickly reacted: “Anran thanks the imperial concubine for her good will!” So the palace that Third Prince had said would have someone helping her, it turned out to be the Imperial Noble Consort Zhao. What was the relationship between the two of them? Thinking about it, Shi Anran’s heart also did not know how to react.

“You don’t need to think too much. This is a secret between you and me, I believe Miss Anran understands what I mean, right?” Imperial Noble Consort Zhao said with a gentle voice.

Shi Anran’s eyes were clear as water, she nodded: “Anran understands!”

“What a sensible child!” No wonder the Third Prince was worried. Then, she continued, “Take care of everything, especially the people around you. Of course, you can trust me completely.”

As someone from the Third Prince s, she naturally could trust him. Shi Anran said this silently in her heart.

Imperial Noble Consort Lan, who was already arrogant enough in the past, now that she had a prince in her stomach, it could be said that she held the limelight. Everywhere she went, she would bring a long string of palace maids and guards with him.

On this day, Shi Anran had once again returned to the storage palace. She had received the orders from the emperor to pick out the Consort Candidate s that would be sleeping tonight, which made it difficult for her to choose.

“Mistress, if Mistress had not been a maidservant then, she would probably be a concubine of the harem now!” Xiu Er unintentionally said.

Shi Anran gently said in a gentle voice, “Actually, what does it matter if you become master? “It would be better to be more comfortable like this …” There were so many concubines in the emperor, and they all needed to be showered with rain and dew before they could be reborn. Sometimes, it would be better for them to just be ordinary people living their lives. However, Shi Anran was different. After she was reborn, she knew that she would not be ordinary again in this life.

“Greetings, aunt!” The Consort Candidate all saluted in unison.

Only Li Ruoxue stood at the door with her arms crossed, and said with a smile that did not reach her eyes: “What wind blew our Aunt Anran over here?”

Shi Anran did not bother with her rudeness, and said to the Consort Candidate: “Tonight, the Emperor will choose one of you to serve.”

Before she could finish her words, Li Ruoxue had already jumped up: “Is what you said true?”

“Young Master Li, Anran cannot afford to bear the crime of falsely passing down an imperial decree …” The meaning behind her words was true.

In an instant, all the Consort Candidate s returned to their rooms and started to tidy up and dress up. Some of them even stuffed treasures that they had brought from outside the palace into Shi Anran’s hands, but they were all politely rejected by Shi Anran.

Hong Ling walked forward shyly, and only after a long time did she say a single sentence. “Big sister Anran, my family is poor, so I don’t have anything to give you …”

Towards Hong Ling, Shi Anran still had a good impression of her, she just felt that this woman was not as simple as it seemed, ever since she first appeared in Consort Candidate’s team, she had already suspected her.

The corner of Shi Anran’s mouth slightly curved upwards, “Hong Ling, sometimes things are not as easy as you think they are. The higher you climb, the more people would target you.”

Hearing this, Hong Ling was so anxious that she was about to cry. “Big sister Anran, I know that you’re a kind-hearted person and Hong Ling doesn’t want to die of old age in the palace forever.

Shi Anran only looked at the young lady in front of him with a calm expression. There were specks of light in her eyes, as she attempted to use her grief to obtain the sympathy of others, but unfortunately, Shi Anran was not a merciful and soft-hearted person. She straightforwardly answered: “Hong Ling, I cannot make a decision on this matter, it all depends on the drawing of lots!”

Hong Ling’s eyes were red as she watched her back. Shi Anran did not have the slightest bit of sympathy as she turned around and sat on the soft chair. Consort Candidate, who was trying to curry her favor, had already served her tea and snacks.

Why would the Emperor hand this matter over to Shi Anran? Li Ruoxue clenched her teeth as she looked at her with hatred, feeling extremely depressed and unreconciled in her heart. Her sister had said that she would definitely help her, but she had not heard any news of her at all, it was truly worrying to death.

When the time was right, Shi Anran ordered Xiu Er to bring the prepared lots, and after fiddling with them in front of all the Consort Candidate, he gently said: “Every young master who draws a bamboo stick, only one of the bamboo sticks has words on it, whoever draws it will be able to sleep tonight.”

As a result, under the excited emotions of the Consort Candidate s, the Imperial Noble Consort Lan walked over slowly under the escort of the palace maids: “Those who choose to sleep, why hasn’t anyone come to inform me?” As she spoke, she shot a cold glance at Shi Anran.

Under Li Ruolan’s gaze, the palace maid walked over and took the lot from Xiu Er’s hands: “Leave this matter to me!”

Shi Anran slightly nodded her head to indicate her permission before letting go. It seemed that there were many things that one could not avoid just because they wanted to change their mind.

“I got it, I got it!” Li Ruoxue’s joyous laughter broke the silence in front of them, and the s sighed in grief. If Li Ruoxue became their concubine, their future life would probably not be easy.

This was already within his expectations. With the Imperial Noble Consort Lan coming out personally, how could she fail? Shi Anran smiled slightly: “Congratulations, young master Li. Please follow me now!”

The Imperial Noble Consort Lan’s lips curved up in a satisfied smile. After glancing at the storage palace indifferently, she left in a formidable array.

Along the way, compared to Li Ruoxue’s excitement and unease, Shi Anran was also immersed in her own emotions. In her previous life, she had been tortured by the Li sisters to the point that she was about to die.