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Li Mu had already walked in, and as he came back to his senses, he followed behind, trying his best to increase the distance between the two of them. Li Mu seemed to feel that she was trying to distance himself from him intentionally as he glanced at her with a strange expression in his eyes.

Seeing him stop, Shi Anran was actually stunned in place, and did not know what to do. Lowering her head, he restored her previous expression, and calmly walked past him, not even sparing him an extra glance.

Seeing that, Li Mu opened his mouth, as though he had something to say, but did not know what to say. He kept having the feeling that there was something different about Anran compared to before, but he couldn't quite pinpoint it. Could it be that something had happened to her recently?

At this moment, everyone below the emperor's neck was immersed in a medicinal bath as they closed their eyes to rest. He seemed to have heard something and opened his eyes. It was as if someone was breathing.

The emperor's expression straightened. If one listened carefully, they would realize that it wasn't an illusion. In that instant, the drowsy mind cleared up. After putting on his outer robe, he slowly walked to the shore. However, when he turned around the corner, he saw a quiet and sleeping woman.

This woman had a beautiful face, but what the imperial harem lacked the most was beauties.

The woman seemed to have sensed his presence and slowly woke up. She yawned and looked at the newcomer with misty eyes. She immediately reacted and somewhat panickedly said, "Your servant greets Your Majesty!"

"Which palace's maid are you?" The emperor's lukewarm tone made it difficult for her to figure out what was going on in her heart.

Li Ruoxue was depressed, she had purposely dressed up today, why did the emperor think that she was a palace maid? After all, how many times had she met her before? Had the emperor forgotten about him so quickly? She lowered her head and said with some disappointment: "Reporting to the emperor, this servant is the newly advanced Consort Candidate Li Ruoxue."

"Li Ruoxue, so it's you." The emperor still had some impression of her. Looking at the delicate woman in front of him, he slightly narrowed his eyes.

"Your Majesty …" Li Ruoxue lifted her chin, and her eyes that contained starlight stared fixedly at the emperor's eyes, as if she was waiting for the emperor's next words.

The Emperor took in a light breath, her fingers pinching her chin as she faced herself. Just as she was about to open her mouth and say something, Shi Anran walked in, and said softly with a gentle voice, "Your Majesty, Anran has prepared a new medicinal food for Your Majesty. How does Your Majesty like it?"

After hearing what was said, the emperor simply nodded and then released Li Ruoxue without a care in the world. He then turned around and left.

Li Ruoxue, whose bashful expression was still hung on her face, was stunned in place, and only reacted after a long while. Why was it Shi Anran again? Why did this woman keep lingering around like a ghost? She was ruining her good fortune time and time again!

Thinking, Li Ruoxue clenched her five fingers tightly and followed along, the cold light in her eyes seemed to want to freeze Shi Anran.

Shi Anran meticulously made the porridge using the ingredients. It was a completely different taste from the imperial kitchen, the emperor had only taken a bite before he praised, "It's not bad!"

"Your majesty, how could there be a Consort Candidate from the Palace? This has always been a forbidden area." The group training that was passed down from the previous emperor didn't allow anyone to enter without the emperor's orders, not to mention that this was a Consort Candidate that the emperor hadn't even set her eyes on before.

Li Ruoxue seemed to know that she had gotten into trouble, and immediately turned pale white and explained in a hurry: "It's not like that Your Majesty, this servant had only dropped the kite here, and accidentally fell asleep here while I was looking for the kite. I didn't know that this is a forbidden area!" In truth, she also did not know that the Jadepoint Garden was a forbidden area. Otherwise, no matter how daring she was, she would not dare to enter.

The emperor's face did not look good. After sweeping a glance at Li Ruoxue with disgust, she turned her head and asked, "Who dared to let her in?"

After Shi Anran glanced over, she already understood that Chen mama was not a person who coveted money. Most likely, Li Ruoxue had used some method to threaten her, which was why Chen mama agreed to help Li Ruoxue.

Li Ruoxue said in a trembling voice: "Reporting to the emperor, this servant saw that the back door was not closed so I entered through the back door. This servant really does not know where I am, I beg your forgiveness, your majesty."

"Scram, write down the palace rules a hundred times and hand them to Anran. If there is a next time, we will definitely not let them off lightly." The Emperor was currently in a good mood and the punishment wasn't too heavy, which was why Li Ruoxue was able to leave so easily.

"Yes, thank the Emperor for his kindness!" Li Ruoxue lowered her eyes and walked out. Her teeth were about to shatter. She definitely wouldn't let those people who had stopped her go! Especially this Shi Anran, she would get rid of her sooner or later!

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince has arrived!" Eunuch Zhao reminded from the side.

With these words, he broke the silence. The Emperor slowly raised his eyes and said, "Let him in."

After a while, Li Mu walked in and bowed respectfully: "This son greets royal father!" He was a little curious, why did royal father let him come to this place? Even if he had something to discuss, this place didn't seem to be too suitable, right?

"Get up." The emperor was dressed in bright yellow inner clothes. Shi Anran picked up the outer robes from the ground and helped him wear it. Her movements were skilled and gentle, as if she was extremely proficient in it.

"Ol 'Three, how is the matter that I told you to investigate?" The emperor slowly asked.

After hearing this, Li Mu said in a bland voice, "Reporting to royal father, we have already investigated everything. The poison in the medicinal food was all administered by Imperial Physician Zhou, and he even joined forces with a few people in the Imperial Hospital to cheat and deceive us. As for the evidence we have gathered, this son has already sent someone to deliver it to royal father's study."

"Hmm, that's good too. I'm afraid the poisoning won't be that simple this time." The Emperor wasn't a foolish person, how could he not know that it was someone behind the scenes?

Shi Anran looked around quietly, as though she did not hear anything. How would Third Prince explain himself this time?

Li Mu said in a shallow voice: "This son also suspects that I have been ordered by someone, but all the evidence and clues have only reached Imperial Physician Zhou, and will not be able to be investigated in the future."

The emperor naturally knew that this was a thorny task, so he didn't say much. He lightly breathed in and put it down before replying, "Just pay more attention to what's going on behind the scenes. It's also very difficult to find out what's going on in a short period of time."

"Your son knows what to do now!" Li Mu lowered his eyes and agreed.

After a long while, the Emperor put down the spoon in his hand, and turned his gaze towards Shi Anran who had been silent all this while, "If someone really orders us to do this, no matter when we find out, we will definitely give you an explanation."

Heh, why would I need to account for my death?

Shi Anran indifferently replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Were the royal family so hypocritical? Even though she said that there was another trick to it, she should spend more time to understand them.