To Be a Mighty Empress, Or Not to Be - C96

After not seeing her for two months, Shi Anran’s tone of voice had also changed a little. At the very least, it had become a little more mature than before. Li Mu’s opinion of her had already changed, but she was right. Those things could only be changed if she made a move on them herself, no one would give away their wealth for nothing.

Thinking up to here, Li Mu immediately coughed lightly. There was an unfathomable color to his eyes, his thin lips formed a warm curve, and he said softly: “Perhaps what you said is correct …”

“Then, Third Prince’s meaning is … “Did you agree to it?”

If she said that, how could he deny it?

Li Mu laughed helplessly, he was not angry because she had made such a small move, but instead found it interesting, “Fine, I promise to help you this time, but Anran, have you thought about how to thank me?”

Hearing this, Shi Anran smiled, the boulder in her heart felt as though it was as easy as landing on the ground, “I will follow Third Prince’s arrangements!”

Li Mu did not say much, as the time was not right. Seeing Shi Anran’s smile, the complicated feelings in Li Mu’s heart seemed to have left as well.

“It’s getting late. Let’s go down the mountain first.” The profoundness in Li Mu’s eyes dimmed, and what replaced it was only a faint warmth and gentleness.

On the way back, sshe sat in the palanquin. As soon as Shi Anran lifted the curtain, he could see Li Mu, and coincidentally met his gaze. Shi Anran asked softly: “Just now, under the Marriage Tree, what wish did Third Prince have?”

“You don’t know?”

“Hmm?” Shi Anran was confused by his question. What did it mean? Should she know? She wasn’t a worm in his stomach.

Li Mu smiled lightly and asked again: “You really don’t know?”

Shi Anran really didn’t understand what he meant, and looked at his handsome face with unparalleled suspicion: “Forgive Anran for being stupid, but I don’t understand what Third Prince means!”

“Whatever. Since you don’t understand, then don’t think about it. You’ll know in the future …”

Actually, Shi Anran was also a bit curious, what would Li Mu write? However, from the looks of it, Li Mu would not tell her.

“Anran…” Reaching the fork, Li Mu suddenly called out to her, and then walked out of the palanquin and walked over to her.

Shi Anran lifted the curtain and looked at him with a gaze full of gentleness. She thought about what Li Mu had done in her previous life, but she could not tell if his gentleness was real or fake.

“I think I know who my benefactor is. I’ll meet you at the Bright Moon Tower tomorrow afternoon. I have something to say to you.”

Anran also had something she wanted to tell Third Prince. The two of them agreed to part ways here.

The next day, Liu Yue was sweeping around the desk when she found a few books. She asked in surprise: “Miss, are these all military books that you have read?”

Shi Anran laughed disapprovingly, the woman knew about the art of war but had never heard of it before, yet she wanted to try it out. There were some things that she had never tried before, so how could she know that she was incapable? She put down her pen and said softly, “When I’ve taken these out, I’ll order them together and make them into a book.”

“Yes …” Liu Yue did not disturb her and continued copying, then silently retreated.

He took a look at the sky and saw that Shi Anran had changed into a green muslin dress. Her pale makeup looked as if it didn’t have any makeup on, and her lips were red instead.

Bright Moon Tower … At the place where she met the Third Prince, she saw Xiang Rongcheng coming from another direction. At this moment, he was wearing a royal blue robe and riding a white horse. He looked down on her with eyes that seemed to be mocking her. Shi Anran was about to say something, but Xiang Rongcheng turned his horse around and rode away without saying a word.

The horse galloped all the way until it finally stopped in the middle of a small forest. Xiang Rongcheng angrily punched the tree, not caring that his hand was already dripping with blood. As expected, Shi Anran still came to see him …

Shi Anran had come early for a few hours, but she did not expect that Third Prince would already be waiting there.

“I came early.” Li Mu said with a humble smile.

“Third Prince seems to be exceptionally thrifty.” Compared to the other princes, Li Mu was indeed more low-key. Which prince didn’t wear gold and jade, only his embroidered robe and sleeves were light, he looked like he didn’t care about anything?

Li Mu slightly raised his brows, then said gently: “A person’s appearance and heart needs to be disguised, Anran only saw my surface.”

“Then that’s just a coincidence, what Third Prince sees is only Anran’s surface.”

“Anran, the matter that you entrusted to me that day has been completed, the Consort Candidate’s namelist will probably be distributed to the palace in a few days, you need to prepare.”

Shi Anran seemed to have already known about this, but she did not reveal much of an expression on her face. Instead, she gave an extremely calm and collected nod her head as she said her thanks, “Many thanks Third Prince for your help. It seems like Anran’s benefactor should be Third Prince without a doubt!”

“This trip to the deep palace is not something you can choose. Anran, you still have a chance to regret it.” Not knowing why, Li Mu instinctively felt that not letting her enter the palace would be harming her. That place was a huge cage, and people ate people without spitting out their bones. However, he didn’t understand. Why would there still be people willing to be imprisoned?

“What does Third Prince have to say about regret? Anran will definitely walk a path for herself, and be as fearless and fearless as the Third Prince. ” There was a rare touch of gentleness in her voice.

Li Mu usually did not like drinking alcohol, so he could not help but drink a few more cups in front of her. After that, he slowly took a breath and gently put it down, “Sometimes a choice that one does not have to make is also a choice one can make …”

“A man’s thoughts are meticulous, but sometimes it is not as meticulous as a woman’s. If Third Prince trusts Anran, Anran is willing to stay by Third Prince’s side to help you!” Shi Anran’s gentle voice revealed her intentions. This was also the reason why she came today, as every single place that she entered the palace required his help, and she could only rely on him to perhaps be safer.

She was indeed a bold woman. Wasn’t he afraid that he would kill her and silence her?

As he thought about it, Li Mu’s eyes revealed traces of admiration. She drained the cup of wine in one gulp, opened her lips with a warm smile, and said, “Very good … I admire Anran for being so bold, but she is far braver than a real man! ”

Hearing that, Shi Anran knew that she had succeeded, so she immediately stood up and bowed, lowering her beautiful eyes and smiling: “Then Anran will first thank Third Prince for your acknowledgement.”

“With your help, what do you want?” he asked softly, as if they were not conspiring against each other, but talking about old times.

Under the gaze of many people, Shi Anran’s lips faintly curved upwards: “A woman’s life is filled with the love of a husband and the laughter of their children, what else can they ask for?”

“Is that all?” As the young miss of a noble family, if Shi Anran wanted to marry someone, what good man would she do? Li Mu could not help but think, what exactly did she want to obtain?

His intuition was an answer that would even shock him. If a woman like Shi Anran wanted it to be too ordinary, it would only surprise him even more.

Shi Anran poured a full cup of wine for him, “In the future, Anran will toast the first goblet of wine to Third Prince. In the future, Anran will be able to successfully complete the second goblet of wine to Third Prince.