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"Cough, cough …" Shi Anran coughed intensely while holding onto her chest. After a while, he laughed weakly, her eyes filled with determination: "I now only know that I cannot let Liu Yue die in vain, I need to avenge her!"

"Alright, I can avenge you, but I can help you. But look at yourself now, are you qualified? Heh, wanting to take revenge is just a pipe dream. " Li Mu said mercilessly, word for word, as it struck deep into her heart.

Shi Anran lifted her chin, her pale white face carried an untold amount of cold hatred. She took a few breaths, and closed her eyes: "What should I do, how can I protect the people around me?"

Li Mu's eyes suddenly filled with complicated emotions. A faint ridicule hung at the corner of his mouth, and his voice carried a kind of inexplicable coldness: "What you need to do is to constantly strengthen yourself, and can't protect the people around you, because you're not strong enough, and you don't have the ability to control everything."

Although these words were cold and merciless, every word was the truth.

What Li Mu said was not wrong, if she had been more decisive this entire time, this might not have happened.

As she thought about it, Shi Anran once again thought back to the past. Her mind was in a mess, and she didn't know where to place the chess pieces next.

"I was the one who killed Liu Yue and Xiu Er …" She had pondered over this line who knows how many times, but at this moment, her voice trembled slightly.

Li Mu turned his head and glanced at her, before slowly spitting out his words in an indifferent tone: "What do you plan to do with your current state? Should he continue to be depressed, or should he become stronger as soon as possible? But don't forget, only the strong can do what they want and have the ability to take revenge. "

Shi Anran was completely confused, after hearing Li Mu's words, she could not help but nod her head and say, "I promise to do my best to help you …"

"Very good …" After obtaining the accurate answer, Li Mu nodded his head in satisfaction. What she wanted was for Shi Anran to truly become strong, and to wholeheartedly help him, she would feel heartbroken because of the death of a servant girl.

Then, he seemed to have thought of something and continued, "Go back to the palace. If you stay outside for too long, it will arouse suspicion. Leave the rest to me. You don't need to interfere anymore."

"Third Prince, thank you …" After Shi Anran said that, he remained silent, and his entire being seemed to be in a daze.

It was already late at night by the time she returned to the palace. Shi Anran had a high fever for the entire night and had not woken up at all. During this time, the Emperor also sent her royal doctors over to visit.

Lying on the bed until dawn, Shi Anran finally woke up. SShe opened her eyes wide and looked at the ceiling blankly. He opened his mouth, but did not say a single word.

When Cui Yun entered the room, he saw that she had woken up, and was elated. However, she then saw that her eyes had dimmed down, and said with a pained heart: "Aunt, you have finally woken up, your servant and Yi Yue are worried to death."

"Cui Yun, has the emperor passed already?"

"The emperor has already said that aunty doesn't need to be on duty these few days. She can just stay at the Palace to recuperate and recuperate." Cui Yun said gently while blowing hot medicine for her.

Hearing that, Shi Anran nodded, as though she had already accepted the news of Liu Yue's death. She took a deep breath, put it down, and said lightly, "Put the medicine down, I don't want to drink it right now."

"Aunt, don't hold back. Your body is more important, these pills were left behind by His Highness the crown prince." Cui Yun unintentionally said this, but unexpectedly it stabbed into Shi Anran's sensitive nerves.

The Crown Prince had come? Shi Anran was secretly startled, her face was still expressionless: "When did the crown prince come?"

"The time at noon, I've already been gone for a long time."

"Mm, next time he comes, remember to wake me up …" After she finished speaking, Shi Anran pursed her lips and sank into deep thought.

Every time the crown prince came, he would just leave in a hurry, and not stay for long. In an instant, she was also unable to understand what Li Gan meant.

After Cui Yun covered sher cup with the medicine, she placed it on the table and quietly left. Cui Yun stood right outside the door, and after exchanging a glance with Yi Yue, he helplessly shook her head and said. "I wonder when aunty will be as happy as she was before."

"This time, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult." According to Yi Yue's understanding of Shi Anran, this matter seemed to have already scarred her heart. It was simply impossible for her to completely leave this place. No matter how long it took, the scar would not disappear.

Time flowed by, seven days passed by quickly, Shi Anran, as usual, followed by the emperor. No one who did not know the truth would be able to tell what had happened to her, it was just that the previous gentleness in Shi Anran's eyes had already been replaced by indifference.

Xiang Rongcheng had also heard of what had happened, but at that time he was still investigating, and he could not separate his body and mind to accompany her. In the past few days, he had also written a letter to get someone to send it to Shi Anran, but when he heard that she was burnt to ashes without even looking at it, the more Xiang Rongcheng thought about it, the more speechless he became. In the past, even if she didn't look at it, he wouldn't let anyone burn it. But this time, she was heartless.

"Young General, the Emperor is calling for you!" Someone reminded him.

After Xiang Rongcheng regained his senses, he lowered his head and said, "Your majesty!"

The emperor took in a deep breath, his eyes carrying a meaningful look. "The border war is in chaos. General Xiang has already handed me a paper, saying that he is willing to lead an army to guard the border. I wonder what Young General thinks? "

Father is going to guard the border? Why had I never heard him talk about it? Xiang Rongcheng's eyes slightly froze for a moment, then he cupped his hands and said: "This subject has never heard father mention it before."

"Great General has been on the battlefield for decades, and he's not young anymore. At any time now, there will be a war at the border. What I mean is that Great General should stay in the capital for the next few years. Young General should go and pacify the situation, then help your father guard the border, what do you think?" The Emperor spoke in a carefree tone.

After hearing what he said, Xiang Rongcheng was obviously stunned. His father was only over forty years of age, what did the Emperor mean by that, when he was in his middle years of life, bravely fighting him?

All of the ministers lowered their heads without saying a word. At this time, no one would step forward. They understood the principle of shooting the bird in the head.

Suddenly, Crown Prince Li Gan took a step forward and said in a gentle voice, "Royal father, this son thinks that something is amiss."

"Oh, what's wrong with that?" The Emperor asked leisurely.

The crown prince said seriously, "Great General Xiang is an old general of the imperial government after all. He is experienced and knowledgeable about the matters of the battlefield. This son believes that the young general should stay in the capital. This way, if something were to happen in the capital, with the young general in charge, the situation would not become so serious that it cannot be reversed. "

The ministers from the crown prince's party also agreed, "I think that the crown prince is very polite. The young generals are not suitable to stay at the border!"

After hearing this, the emperor's expression slightly changed, but he quickly concealed it. He opened his mouth and faintly said, "So, what's the meaning of this young general?"