To Be a Mighty Empress, Or Not to Be - C145
Seeing her disapproving expression, Li Ruolan bit her red lips without saying a word, and only retracted her venomous gaze after Shi Anran had walked far away, thinking in her heart: What exactly does Shi Anran know?
Originally, she only wanted to hit Shi Anran, but since she knew so much now, she couldn’t blame her for being ruthless. However … She said that she had written all the evidence in the letter, so it seemed that she would not let go of even one of her friends outside the palace.
Since she was going to deal with Shi Anran, Li Ruolan naturally thought of her own little sister who had always hated Shi Anran.
Ever since Li Ruoxue was humiliated at the palace banquet last time, she no longer had the arrogance she once had. Other than going to see Li Ruolan, she hid within the storage palace, but the hatred she had for Shi Anran became stronger and stronger. Just as she was thinking about how to kill Shi Anran, she heard the news that her servant was beaten to death by her elder sister.
When she heard the news that Imperial Noble Consort Lan had come to the storage palace, she immediately came out of her room. From afar, she saw Li Ruolan with reddened eyes, “Big sister, I thought you didn’t even want to recognize this little sister of yours!”
That period of time that Li Ruolan had was only to avoid those words, which was why she did not come over. At the same time that she let out a small breath, she also pulled Li Ruoxue’s hand and entered the room. After muttering to herself for a while, she said seriously: “Ruoxue, big sister needs your help right now.”
“Elder sister, please speak!” Li Ruoxue looked straight into her eyes.
“Shi Anran caught hold of my weakness, and I want you to obtain the emperor’s favor as soon as possible. This matter cannot be delayed any longer.” she said sternly.
“Big sister, it’s easy for you to say that. The emperor doesn’t even look at me directly, let alone any pampering. If you hate me, you won’t make it in time!” As she spoke, Li Ruoxue lowered her eyes. Thinking back to the humiliation from the other time, she felt that she would not be able to swallow this insult.
Li Ruolan smiled enigmatically, “Three days from now, the Emperor will be bathing in Jade Wave Garden, and the Jade Wave Garden is right behind the storage palace. Do you still need me to remind you what to do?”
Hearing that, Li Ruoxue’s eyes lit up, and pulled her hand: “I understand! However … There’s someone guarding that place, and I can’t even get in. ”
“Aren’t there still Chen mama?” I don’t believe that she would not dare to help you. ” With that, Li Ruolan smiled. She finally had a glimmer of hope. This Shi Anran was already so arrogant that she dared to speak to her like that, who knows when she would be riding on her head. She had to make Ruoxue the favorite concubine of the Emperor, otherwise she wouldn’t believe that the Li family’s forces wouldn’t be able to fight against such a small daughter.
Li Ruoxue was at a loss of what to do. “Elder sister, then what do I need to prepare?”
“You don’t need to prepare anything, just dress yourself up beautifully. I’ve brought some rouge and cosmetic powder, but they’re all top quality items. Even the empress of another palace might not be able to get them, so I’ll give them to you.” As Li Ruolan looked at her young and beautiful appearance, she couldn’t help but reminisce her past. She was both envious and jealous. But no matter what, she was still a sister of her own family. It was still better for her to be doted on by the Emperor than for others to snatch him away before going against her.
“Thank you elder sister, I will definitely try my best to make the emperor set his sights on me.” With that, she lowered her eyes with a blush. Any woman would be embarrassed when they met.
After Li Ruolan left, Li Ruoxue couldn’t wait to find Chen mama and get her to help him enter the Jade Wave Garden. Naturally, Chen mama didn’t easily agree, “Little Master Li, the emperor might not be able to justify his decision.”
“Don’t mind so much. Just help me in. I can explain the rest.” “Moreover, the Jade Wave Garden is only one wall away from the Sage Storage Palace. Even if it appeared inside, it could only be a coincidence. The Emperor won’t say anything.”
Chen mama was still frowning worriedly. She had followed the emperor for decades, was she going to betray him? But if she didn’t do so, the lives of her family members would still be in the hands of the Li family. After biting her lip, Chen mama raised her eyes and said, “What does Young Master Li want to do with this old servant?”
Seeing that she had agreed, Li Ruoxue said excitedly: “Chen mama need not feel troubled, sooner or later, the Consort Candidate s of the storage palace will all become the emperor’s people, it’s just a matter of late. Now that Chen mama has helped me, if Xue’er becomes master in the future, and stands at the top, I will definitely not forget Chen mama.”
Inside the Palace, Cui Yun was helping her wash up. “Aunt, did you notice that you have gotten prettier again?”
“Is there?” This Shi Anran had lived two lifetimes, and after seeing his face, she was tired of it.
“Of course, aunty’s appearance is even more heroic than before. Even if you don’t look at her palace attire, people would still think that aunty is a noble person.”
Shi Anran smiled as she looked at herself in the mirror. Indeed, she had changed a little compared to before, and Cui Yun was a careful little girl.
Cui Yun placed a blue hairpin onto Shi Anran’s hair tip and sized her up with satisfaction: “It’s not Cui Yun who is talking nonsense. Yi Yue, take a look, doesn’t Aunt look like a great beauty no matter how you look at it?”
Yi Yue pursed her lips and said indifferently: “Miss has always been like that.”
Seeing the two of them echoing each other like that, Shi Anran couldn’t help but laugh: “Alright, what are you guys doing in your room in such a good weather? You can go out and take a walk!”
“If even aunt isn’t going, then what are we going to do with our servants?” Cui Yun curled her lips. Ever since Liu Yue and her death, she rarely went out to walk, especially after she had died. It was as if she had really changed into a different person.
After hearing that, Shi Anran just smiled, the situation in the imperial court was not serious, the emperor’s health was getting worse, she only stared coldly at the grudges and conflicts in the palace, right now, all of these things had nothing to do with her.
“Today, the emperor is going to Bibo Garden to soak in a medicinal bath!” Cui Yun unintentionally said.
“Green Pao Garden?” After thinking for a while, Shi Anran stood up and said, “Now, Yi Yue is going to bring the congee for the emperor, it’s time for us to take a walk at the Jade Wave Garden.”
Yi Yue lowered her eyes, turned around and went into the neighboring kitchen to take out the rice porridge. Cui Yun was puzzled: “Miss, why didn’t you wait for the emperor to return to the palace? It’s too early to carry it out now. It’ll probably get cold. ”
“It’s also good to be early, lest the emperor gets hungry.” Shi Anran said with a bland expression. With Li Ruoxue’s temper, how could she let go of such a good opportunity?
Along the way, Shi Anran did not have much of an expression. After meeting the Third Prince, she calmly greeted with a bow. “Greetings, Third Prince!”
“No need for formalities!” Li Mu looked at the porridge in Yi Yue’s hands, and without saying anything, he walked past them.
What was Third Prince doing in the palace at this time? From the looks of it, he was also going to the Jade Wave Garden … Shi Anran did not have much time to think, and followed closely behind.
When Chen mama and Eunuch Zhao, who were guarding the door, saw that it was two people, they did not think much about it and let them in. However, today, Chen mama’s expression did not look good.
He actually didn’t even have the courage to look her in the eye.