Children of Loulan

Chapter 342: Grievances Vanish

At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through Concubine Ru's mind - someone had tried to poison the Crown Princess before, attempting to murder the fetus in her belly. Unfortunately, the conspiracy ended in failure. Concubine Ru couldn't help but sigh in her heart: "The person behind the plot is really useless. He actually sent a fool to poison! Such a simple thing was messed up!"

At the same time, she couldn't help but sigh that the Queen, this foolish woman, was so lucky. Whether it was today's crown prince's enthronement ceremony or the harem's conferring ceremony, the King and the Queen Mother personally asked the palace guards to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble or secretly plot a murder, I'm afraid it would be difficult to succeed.

At this moment, although Concubine Ru was burning with jealousy, she could do nothing. She could only grit her teeth and curse fiercely in her heart: "Humph! Let you be proud for a while! I want to see if your good luck can stay with you forever! Let's wait and see!"

After the ceremony, Hanguli, surrounded by her maids, slowly returned to the East Palace. She looked a little tired, but still beautiful and noble. As soon as she entered the bedroom, Ba Ma and Dar hurried forward, carefully helped her sit on the bed, and then began to help her take off the complicated and heavy clothes.

At this time, Bayer walked in quietly, holding a bowl of steaming, fragrant Tremella soup in her hands. She came to Hanguli, bowed slightly and said, "Crown Princess, you must be exhausted today. Come, drink a bowl of Tremella soup while it's hot to replenish your body." Then she handed the bowl to Hanguli.

Hanguli smiled and nodded to Bayer, who took the bowl from her. She picked up the spoon and stirred it gently for a few times, then scooped a spoonful into her mouth and tasted it carefully. The smooth and refreshing white fungus paired with the sweet soup instantly made Hanguli feel satisfied. She ate one spoonful after another, and before she knew it, the whole bowl of white fungus soup was gone.

Hanguli put down the empty bowl in her hand, licked her lips with satisfaction and said, "Well, the Tremella soup today is really well made, and it tastes delicious!" Upon hearing this, Grandma Ba, who was standing aside, couldn't help but chuckle.

"My princess, it's not that the Tremella soup is particularly delicious today, but because you are really too tired today, so you find that the food you usually eat is so delicious now!" While saying this, Nanny Ba carefully helped Hanguli tidy up her slightly messy hair.

After listening to this, Hanguli nodded thoughtfully and sighed, "Well, I am indeed a little tired today. I never expected that the ceremony of enthroning the prince would be so cumbersome and lengthy. Just completing those rituals in the previous dynasty was enough to exhaust me. I haven't even gone to the Taimiao to worship my ancestors, nor have I stepped onto the altar to perform the sacrificial ceremony, but I already feel that my body is about to be unable to bear it. Alas, I don't know what the situation is with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He must be much more tired than me!" After saying that, Hanguli couldn't help but look worried, and secretly worried about the crown prince in her heart.

She frowned and looked out the door with a worried look on her face, worried about the prince. Seeing this, Nanny Ba stepped forward and comforted her, "Your Highness, don't be so worried. The prince has been practicing martial arts since he was young, and has fought bravely on the battlefield. He has experienced countless life and death tests. Although the procedures for the prince's enthronement ceremony are complicated and lengthy, with your strong physique and strong will, you will definitely be able to handle it easily, and there will be no problems!"

Daer carefully took off Hanguli's gorgeous crown princess attire and changed her into a simple and elegant casual dress. Then he asked softly, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the bowl of white fungus soup you just had is far from enough to fill your stomach. Do you want to order some food now?"

Hanguli slowly turned her head and looked out the window. After staring for a moment, she shook her head and replied, "Not for now, Dal. Let's enjoy it together when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returns. He has gone to the Queen Mother's palace to pay his respects, and the Queen is currently presiding over the ceremony of conferring a concubine in the harem. I think he will be back soon after everything is done."

Dahl nodded, "Yes, then your Majesty, please lie down for a while. When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince comes back, I will ask you to get up!"

After the grand ceremony of the previous dynasty was successfully concluded, the king was eager to go to the queen's palace. He took big and fast steps, as if there was wind under his feet, and hurried towards his goal. He was in such a hurry because he was eager to see Lan'er's expression when she was named a concubine.

However, things did not go as planned. When the king finally arrived at the palace, he found that the ceremony of conferring the title of queen had already ended. Despite this, many concubines did not leave and remained where they were.

At this moment, the sharp-eyed concubines saw the king's figure, and they all knelt down to salute, shouting in unison: "Your Majesty, your servants pay their respects to you!" The voices were uniform and loud, echoing in the palace.

Seeing this, the king just waved his hand casually and said in a relaxed tone: "Well, everyone get up!"

After that, he walked straight to where Dalan and Xilin were without hesitation, and stretched out his hands, one hand to support each of them, and slowly helped them up from the ground. Then, the king said with concern: "Well, you two have just given birth and are still weak. Sit down and rest!"

The two of them responded in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The king sat at the head of the table. The queen handed him a cup of tea. He took a sip and said to Xilin and Dalan, "Regarding the names of Xiao Si and Xiao Wu, I have ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to select characters. Once they are selected, I will immediately give them the names."

The two were filled with gratitude and bowed again, saying, "We, on behalf of our son, would like to thank the king for his gift!" Their words were sincere and full of humility.

The king nodded slightly, indicating his acceptance of the gratitude, and then chatted with the queen for a while before taking Dalan's hand and slowly leaving the queen's residence and walking towards the bedroom. Along the way, the two walked side by side, and although they did not say much, the tacit understanding between them flowed quietly.

After returning to the bedroom, Dalan walked to the dressing table and sat down. She raised her delicate hands and began to slowly remove the complicated and gorgeous decorations on her head. At this time, the king walked forward quickly and came behind her in just two steps. He stretched out his broad and warm hands, gently took the hairpins, pearl flowers and other ornaments from Dalan's hands, and carefully helped her unload these heavy burdens.

The king's movements were extremely gentle, as if he was treating the most precious treasure in the world. Dalan stared through the bronze mirror in front of him at the man she had loved for many years. At this moment, he was concentrating on combing her hair, with a doting smile on his face. Looking at this scene, Dalan's heart was filled with sweetness and satisfaction.

In fact, in the past, when this man had to keep a certain distance from her for various reasons in order to ensure his own safety, Dalan had a trace of unspeakable resentment in her heart. However, at this moment, all the dissatisfaction and grievances have disappeared in an instant. Because this man not only gave her the honorable position of concubine, but also gave her the love she had always dreamed of. Those former hazes have long disappeared without a trace under the sunshine of love.