To Be a Mighty Empress, Or Not to Be - C150

“Greetings Third Prince!” The palace maid’s voice rang out.

At this moment, Shi Anran felt as if her entire body had been struck by lightning, she had the feeling that she had just done something bad, and was even caught on the spot. She was so ashamed that she wanted to find a hole to hide in, but it was too late, because Third Prince was already walking towards her. He had no idea how much he had heard from the conversation he had with Imperial Noble Consort Zhao.

“Raise your head!” Li Mu said in a calm and gentle voice.

Shi Anran bit her lips, she could not hide her blushing face at this moment, she did not want Third Prince to misunderstand her. Seeing that she did not react for a long time, Li Mu’s eyes had a hint of playfulness in them as she slowly walked over and squatted beside Shi Anran. Her slender fingers gently lifted her chin, and the boundless gentleness in his eyes dispersed.

Shi Anran, who had never been looked at like this by a man before, was anxious and angry. What exactly did this Third Prince want to do? Even the most shameless Xiang Rongcheng had never treated him like this, but he actually …

Her handsome face seemed to be a little bad, but her eyes were clear and clean like the bottom of a crystal. Shi Anran was extremely displeased to be looked at in such a manner. She was about to avoid her gaze, but then he realized that she had actually pinched her chin.

Li Mu only thought of the words, she likes him? Looking at the unhappy expression in Shi Anran’s plain and indifferent eyes, he suddenly had the urge to tease her. “Anran, was what Imperial Noble Consort Zhao said true?” Even though he knew it was impossible, he still couldn’t help but ask this as though it was a joke.

As expected, he still heard it. Did he not hear the previous few words? What the hell! This was the first time Shi Anran felt so embarrassed while facing a man. She raised her chin and said: “Third Prince must have heard wrongly!”

Seeing that it was rare for her to joke with him, Li Mu laughed: “What, don’t you want this to be real?” Wasn’t that what she wanted?

“Third Prince, you really heard wrong. Can we skip over this topic and not talk about it anymore?” She pursed his lips and pretended to be calm.

Her current appearance was completely captured in Li Mu’s eyes, but it became another meaning. But even if she didn’t explain himself, Li Mu understood that this woman was currently not thinking about him at all. When that thought appeared in his mind, Li Mu’s heart suddenly rippled, and then, he helped her stand up.

Shi Anran just stood to the side with her head lowered, trying her best to not speak. However, Li Mu’s expression was too strange, causing her to not know where to look.

Imperial Noble Consort Zhao looked at the two of them and could not hold back her laughter: “Alright, if you two have anything to say, you two can’t finish it. From now on, it’s not like you have time to say it, and this isn’t the time to be in a rush either, right?”

“Empress, Anran still has things to do, so she’ll be leaving first!” Shi Anran really could not stand the current atmosphere, all she wanted to do was to quickly slip away in front of Third Prince.

Li Mu was still in the middle of his interest, he raised his hand and blocked her path: “I still have something to say, where are you going?”

“Third Prince, you …” Shi Anran turned her head, met his deep eyes, and then quickly shifted her gaze away.

“Haven’t been together for a long time. Don’t you have something to tell me?” Li Mu walked over and sat down, and said with an indifferent voice.

Shi Anran did not feel that she needed to tell him anything, so she lowered her head and said: “I have nothing to say!”

“Hmm?” After hearing that, Li Mu slightly raised his eyebrow, his eyes slightly narrowed, and then laughed at her: “Then why are you so anxious to leave after seeing me?”

If he did not deliberately make things difficult for her, would Shi Anran even think about leaving? She bit her lips and spat out a sentence: “Third Prince, do you think that this is very interesting?” They were all smart people, so they naturally knew that all of this was just a joke. No one would take it seriously.

“Alright, let’s get down to business!” The Imperial Noble Consort Zhao smiled at the two of them. Seeing that Shi Anran was really embarrassed, she spoke out.

There would be no outsiders coming in, so the three of them could talk without having to worry. Li Mu straightened his expression, “The crown prince has started to try to rope Xiang Rongcheng in secretly, what do you think of this?”

Imperial Noble Consort Zhao waved the fan in her hand unabashedly, and after hearing what was said, he slowly opened her mouth: “This young general is a stubborn person, I think he isn’t easy to deal with.”

“What do you think, Anran?” Li Mu did not look at her, as her voice slowly came out of her throat.

Xiang Rongcheng… Shi Anran bit her lips, trying her best to look calm. Then, she said with a calm expression: “I think the Empress is right, the Young General is not someone who can be easily talked to, she doesn’t even sell the crown prince any face, and she might not even give Third Prince a chance to recover. So, I feel like this is not the time to rope him in. ” In reality, Shi Anran did not plan to drag Xiang Rongcheng in from the start, but looking at Third Prince’s intentions, she would inevitably take Xiang Rongcheng as her own. If he already decided to do this, then it would depend on Xiang Rongcheng’s decision.

After listening to what she had to say, Li Mu also nodded in agreement, “That’s right, I also think that it’s not the time to make a move, but my royal father’s body is obviously getting worse by the day, so it’s best to decide on this matter as soon as possible.”

Shi Anran acknowledged lightly: “Then, what is your Third Prince’s plan?”

“As far as I know, Xiang Rongcheng doesn’t have a single concubine by his side, so …” After saying that, he deliberately paused for a moment.

Imperial Noble Consort Zhao immediately understood and laughed: “This method is not bad, we just need to see what kind of woman he likes.”

Shi Anran didn’t know what was going on, she only felt her heart stifling, as if something was blocking her, causing her to be unable to breathe. She opened her mouth, but no words came out.

With a ‘whoosh’, Li Mu opened her fan, leisurely waved it, and said: “Since you don’t know, then choose a few more, I don’t believe that he will look down on any of them.”

If that’s the case, then I’ll tell the emperor about this matter. If the Third Prince were to personally deliver it, then I’m afraid it would be a bit unjustifiable. If the emperor were to open his mouth, I don’t believe that this young general would have the guts to reject. The Imperial Noble Consort Zhao said meaningfully.

Seeing the two of them talking with each other, Shi Anran was a little absent-minded. In her eyes, men would always feel sorry for beauties, would Xiang Rongcheng be able to withstand such enticement?