To Be a Mighty Empress, Or Not to Be - C140

“Your servant obeys!” Pearl spoke with her head lowered, not caring about her injured forehead. She only felt that the Imperial Noble Consort Lan at this moment was too terrifying.

Pearl saw that the person on the ground did not react for a long time, and would not move no matter how she splashed him with water. She felt her heart tighten as she used her finger to probe, but she instantly retracted it. She … “No more auras …”

After hearing this, Li Ruolan was also startled, a strange look flashing past her eyes. It was just a palace maid, the emperor shouldn’t do anything to her, right? After thinking about it like this, Li Ruolan also gradually calmed down: “Why are you panicking, get someone to throw it over to the unmarked cemetery outside the palace.

After a sleepless night, until the sun rose, Shi Anran dragged her exhausted body out of the back door. As she watched her walk further and further away, a tinge of affection suddenly appeared in her heart. What she needed was not only to help her, but to hone her skills as well. If Shi Anran lost because of a palace maid’s death, from today onwards, he would be the one to make a mistake.

“Aunty …”

“Miss!” Two voices sounded out.

Yi Yue walked over quickly and supported her tottering body: “Miss, are you alright?”

Cui Yun immediately opened the blanket and helped Shi Anran up onto the bed, then carefully covered her up: “Aunt did not return for one night, so this servant and Yi Yue have been worried for one night!”

Shi Anran no longer had the strength to speak. She closed her eyes and quickly fell into a deep sleep. When she opened her eyes, she was finally able to clearly see who it was. She said in shock, “Liu Yue, Xiu Er, why are you two together?”

Liu Yue walked over to stand beside her and said with a smile: “Miss, this servant can continue to serve you.”

Xiu Er obediently nodded her head: “That’s right, I originally said that I would serve Aunt with Sister Liu Yue, but now I’ve finally gotten my wish!”

Shi Anran felt that something was amiss, and suddenly thought about it. Thinking of this, Shi Anran broke into a cold sweat, and quickly woke up from her dream and straightened her body.

Yi Yue who was guarding the side saw that something was amiss, she quickly walked over: “Miss, what’s wrong, are you dreaming?”

Xiu Er was clearly dead, but she had actually dreamed that Liu Yue was with her, and it was definitely not a good dream, so Shi Anran quickly donned up her clothes, “Yi Yue, has the emperor come to the imperial court?”

“Miss, it’s already noon. The emperor has left a long time ago.”

It was already noon, but what about Liu Yue? What happened to Liu Yue? Shi Anran quickly walked out and saw Li Ruolan from afar. Unexpectedly, the moment Li Ruolan saw him, she immediately turned and headed to the other side. Why was she so unlucky? She actually met her?

Anxious, Shi Anran quickly chased and stopped her in her tracks: “Where is Liu Yue, where did you take her?”

“What’s this July Liu Yue thing? I don’t know what you’re talking about, hurry up and get out of my way, don’t block my way.” Li Ruolan’s eyes flashed.

“Stop playing dumb. If you don’t tell us where Liu Yue is, then we’ll talk to the emperor.” Shi Anran didn’t even give her a bit of respect right now, and Li Ruolan didn’t seem to realize this. It was probably because of Li Ruolan’s shameful deeds, that she was afraid of being exposed.

After Li Ruolan straightened her face, she arrogantly said: “Alright, I’ll go then, it’s just the execution of a palace maid who tried to scheme against me, what other tricks can you play?”

Execute him?

These two words reverberated in Shi Anran’s ears. She took two steps forward and grabbed Li Ruolan’s arm: “You executed her?”

“How dare you! Let go of me!” Li Ruolan was a little scared. At this time, Shi Anran’s eyes were filled with the cold aura of hell, as if he wanted to swallow her whole. Even if Li Ruolan was unruly and unruly, she was still a little unsure. What if Shi Anran went crazy and hurt her prince?

Seeing that, Zhu’er immediately called two palace maids over, pulling Shi Anran away, and said: “That palace maid is disrespectful to the Empress, she threw the corpse away last night!”

“You actually executed her?” Shi Anran’s mind went blank, Li Ruolan, she actually killed Liu Yue? In just a single night, Liu Yue had turned into a corpse.

Shi Anran was still in a daze, with her sharp eyes, Li Ruolan had long seen the emperor walking over, he immediately grabbed her lower abdomen and shouted: “My stomach hurts!”

“Empress, are you alright?” After her gaze turned towards Shi Anran, she said coldly: “You actually dare to push our esteemed empress, don’t you know that she has a prince in her stomach?”

Shi Anran had long since been unable to hear what they were saying, only when she was dragged by a few guards to kneel on the ground did she finally react and raise her head to look at the Emperor with a dark and cold expression. If he was willing to appear, Liu Yue would not have died last night.

“Do you know your crime?” The Emperor’s voice was lukewarm.

“What crime did Anran commit?” Shi Anran replied indifferently.

Eunuch Zhao saw that the emperor’s expression was dark and scolded him, “How dare you! What kind of attitude is this?” Saying that, Eunuch Zhao immediately looked at Shi Anran, why was she so stubborn? At this time, even if he were to speak a few more words, the Emperor would not punish him severely!

Shi Anran lowered her head, her gaze unfocused, and said slowly: “Anran’s maid died at Phoenix Maiden Palace last night. Anran wants to ask Imperial Noble Consort Lan something today, why did you hurt my servant girl?”

That palace maid died in the Phoenix Nest Palace? The Emperor’s questioning gaze swept over. Li Ruolan immediately pretended to be in pain: “Your Majesty, chenqie only said a few words to her. I didn’t expect that the palace maid would actually tame and discipline chenqie, and give her a small punishment.

What a perfect reason. Shi Anran sneered in her heart, and didn’t say a word. Of all the men and women in this palace, who are the best? Let alone a palace maid’s death, even if Shi Anran was killed by Li Ruolan one day, the emperor would most likely still have a cold and detached look on his face.

In that moment, Shi Anran understood what Li Mu meant. In this palace, if one did not want to be bullied by others, the only way was to constantly make themselves stronger, and to bully someone else, even if that person was himself, he could not ruin his dignity.

“Whatever, get up!” The emperor glanced at Shi Anran, then said slowly: “We will send a few palace maids over to you.”

“Your majesty, Anran begs your majesty to bestow this servant out of the palace to search for Liu Yue’s corpse …” There was a rule in the palace that those who were normally thrown around for burial would not allow anyone to identify or bury their corpses. But today, she actually did not have any concerns at all, all she knew was that she would not allow Liu Yue’s soul, which had been left behind after her tragic death, to rest in peace.

The emperor’s face had always been dark. Looking at the usually calm and gentle woman, he actually seemed like two people today, yet a mere death of a maid could cause her to feel so anxious. Immediately, the emperor’s lips parted as she said, “Anran, you’re being too presumptuous today.”