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Xiang Rongcheng pursed her lips in slight disgust, and slowly opened them after a long while. "If Your Highness really likes it, you can stay behind.

Li Gan felt that he had done it with a hot face today, hence he immediately scolded Xiang Rongcheng in a low voice when he saw him leave. It's just that royal father has set his eyes on the strength of Xiang Family, do you really think you're some kind of character? He really doesn't know how to appreciate favors. Li Gan snorted, turned, and walked away.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, and Imperial Noble Consort Lan's stomach had also grown. The emperor's gaze had also become increasingly focused on her, to the point where she had completely ignored the person she had just sealed for a few months, Venerable Lord Ling.

Rumor has it that noble Ling has not been able to recover from her downfall, so Shi Anran decided to walk into her palace when she had free time to more or less comfort her.

But after seeing Hong Ling's expression, Shi Anran couldn't help but be surprised. It didn't matter much if the Emperor didn't come to see her.

Hong Ling placed the delicate snacks on top of the table, rested her chin on it, looked at her and slowly said: "Anran, what is important in your eyes?"

Shi Anran had asked this question more than once, but she had never found a stable answer. This time, she had seriously considered it, and after a while she slowly said: "I believe in the most important thing in my eyes, to be able to keep one's heart and one's white head together, that's all." Whether it was kinship, friendship, or love, she wanted them to last for a long time.

After hearing this, Hong Ling pursed her lips and laughed secretly. "Looks like big sister Anran has someone you like. I wonder who he is."

"You misunderstand, it's not what you think." She was already beginning to dislike him, what right did she have to like others?

"Looking at Sister Anran's dejected look, could it be that she was just falling into a trap with ruthless intentions?" Hong Ling asked as she stared at him with her big round eyes.

Shi Anran laughed and shook her head, she had obviously treated these words as a joke. When she met with Hong Ling's puzzled gaze, she became suspicious, and looking at her again, she realised that she had recovered her usual expression. Shi Anran could not help but suspect, was she seeing things wrongly?

"Has the Emperor not come to your place recently?"

"Don't mention it. The Emperor has the Imperial Noble Consort Lan and the little prince in her womb. If he had the time, he would have already gone to the Phoenix Nest Palace. As she spoke, Hong Ling lowered her eyes and sighed.

Shi Anran did not miss the calm in her eyes. A sad person could pretend to be very ordinary, but eyes could not deceive people. As she thought about it, she became even more curious about Hong Ling. Just what kind of person was this woman? Could it be that she had hidden herself too deeply and didn't notice it? Or was it that she had thought too much into it?

Hong Ling poured a cup of scented tea for her. "Sister Anran, these are the petals that were picked a while ago. Do you like this taste?"

"Hong Ling, aren't you worried?" Drinking her tea, Shi Anran said, intentionally or not.

"What are you worried about? Are you worried that the Emperor will not like me? Right now, Imperial Noble Consort Lan was only pregnant with the prince and was thus spoiled. After she gives birth to the prince, how could there even be a place for others in the imperial harem? What's the use of worrying about it? " Hong Ling glanced at Shi Anran, and continued, "If she doesn't have a prince in her stomach, let's see how she will still be so arrogant."

The person who said that didn't mean to hear it, but he did. For example, Shi Anran. At this moment, her heart was already filled with indifference. She originally thought that Hong Ling should be someone who she could befriend deeply, but now it seems that it might not be so.

Shi Anran stood up and said gently, "I suddenly remembered that I have something to do. Hong Ling, I won't be accompanying you now, I'll talk to you another day."

Hong Ling nodded her head and watched her leave. Finally, she withdrew her expression and put on a meaningful look. She curled her lips and took a sip of fragrant tea as she raised her chin to examine the cup on her fingertips. It was as if there was something that attracted her attention.

"Mistress, will you write a letter today?" The maid whispered.

After lightly glancing at her, Hong Ling slowly shook her head, "There is no need, I have my own plans for this matter." She didn't like the feeling of being held down, just like now.

Just as Shi Anran walked out of the imperial flower garden, she met Imperial Noble Consort Lan. Seeing that she was alone, Shi Anran lightly swept her gaze across her body, and sure enough, he heard Imperial Noble Consort Lan's cold shout: "Stop!"

"Is there something the Empress needs?" Her voice, which was neither warm nor fire, carried that pair of clear and cold eyes, which made Li Ruolan feel somewhat astonished.

Cold sweat covered Zhu'er's forehead. After all, she had personally participated in Liu Yue's death, so much so that just thinking about it made her feel afraid.

Li Ruolan squinted her eyes, and revealed a sense of elegance, "What kind of attitude is this, you actually dare to not bow when you see me? Do you believe that I can get the emperor to take your head off with a single sentence? "

Hearing, this was a person with authority, her speech was so arrogant, did she forget about Liu Yue who was killed by her just now?

Thinking about it, Shi Anran's heart turned cold. She retreated back, stood beside her palanquin, and said slowly: "Imperial Noble Consort Lan, take a look. What did Imperial Physician Zhou tell me when he died?"

Hearing those three words, Li Ruolan's expression changed greatly. She opened her mouth but did not say a single word, and her eyes constantly flashed, after that she said calmly: "I do not understand what you are saying."

"Since Empress doesn't understand, then let's not ask the emperor and see if he can understand her?" Although Shi Anran did not know what benefits Li Ruolan had given to Imperial Physician Zhou, the two of them must have a deep relationship.

After hearing that, Li Ruolan glared evasively at Shi Anran, and then lowered her voice: "What are you trying to do?"

"It's simple, I'll pay with my life for my Liu Yue, then I'll let you go!" Seeing her compromising attitude, Shi Anran was sure that she and Imperial Physician Zhou were hiding something from the rest, and did not care anymore, and said this.

"You … Shi Anran, don't go too far! Li Ruolan held onto her lower abdomen, and said while gnashing her teeth.

She was going too far? When had she ever lied to anyone? It was just a simple counterattack from these people and she couldn't take it anymore? Then, who would bear the slightest bit of the pain of Liu Yue being beaten to death?

Looking at Li Ruolan's pale face, Shi Anran felt a little happy in her heart. Even her smile gradually became brighter, and then she lazily said: "I knew that the Imperial Noble Consort Lan's methods were brilliant, so Anran wrote a letter and placed it in the hands of a friend outside the palace. If something were to happen to me accidentally, he would probably pass the letter to the emperor.

"Shi Anran!" Li Ruolan yelled out with a pale expression on her face. Her fingers were tightly clasped on the edge of the palanquin, and she was about to bite down on her rosy lips until they bled.

Shi Anran raised her head to look at the brilliant sunlight, and said with incomparable satisfaction, "Today's sun is extremely hot, I'll be leaving first. With that said, Shi Anran casually left. Shi Anran's current goal was to stop Li Ruolan from attacking her in secret, so right now, she didn't have the energy to accompany her to play.