Children of Loulan

Chapter 142 Congratulations

Hearing their answers, the Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction, but there was still a subtle vigilance in her eyes. She knew that these court officials were deep-minded. Although they expressed their approval on the surface, it was unknown whether they would secretly disobey. However, things had come to this point, and they could only take one step at a time. Thinking of this, the Queen Mother said in a firm tone: "Well, since no one has any objection, I will return to the palace to make the next arrangements! I hope you can all do your job and work together to make this wedding a success." After that, the Queen Mother stood up and left, leaving the court officials looking at each other in bewilderment.

The king: "Mother, I will accompany you back to the palace!"

The Queen Mother rolled her eyes at him and said, "Hmph, no need. I know the way back to the palace. Your Majesty, you should focus on state affairs. After all, I haven't heard any news about the murderer so far!"

Watching the queen mother leave, the king knew she was angry. As Loulan's eldest grandson, Keremu built the foundation of the entire city in the Gobi Desert in just three years. It took him more than six years to build a few garrison sheds! The king was naturally very satisfied with such an excellent son. However, who could have expected the accident to come so suddenly!

After sending away the courtiers, he turned to Aisan and said, "Aishan, who do you think is the murderer who hurt Muer?"

Aishan replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, didn't the people below say that the murderer was a foreigner? In the past three years, they have often sent troops to harass us, just because they don't want us to build a city to defend against them!"

The king snorted coldly: "Humph, you old man are really cunning. Then tell me why the Queen Mother didn't let me send her back to the palace?"

Aishan replied tremblingly: "The eldest prince was seriously injured, and the queen mother was naturally worried about her grandson. There was no news about the murderer, so she was a little angry!"

The king frowned, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone: "Not only is my mother angry that the murderer was not caught, she is also angry that I did not stand up for Mu'er. When the national teacher said that only my woman could bring happiness to Mu'er, I did not agree immediately. Moreover, she is also angry that I doted on Consort Xian too much!"

Aishan asked doubtfully, "What does this have to do with Concubine Xian?"

The king sneered: "Hmph, old thing, you know my mind best, and you can also see the Queen Mother's mind. How could you not know that the Queen Mother is suspecting the second son? But who do you think is the second son or the virtuous concubine?" There was a hint of cunning in his eyes, as if testing Aisan's insight.

Aishan: "Oh, I don't know about this, but I think the Second Prince is kind-hearted and upright!"

The King: "Yes, if the Second Prince is really so scheming and cunning, then how could he not know how his biological mother died for so many years? However, whether it is the Second Prince, the Concubine, or the Prime Minister, in the eyes of the Queen Mother, they are all the same person!"

After saying this, the king turned and left, and Aisan followed quickly.

At the same time, after the Queen Mother returned to the palace, she resolutely issued an edict to select a princess consort from all the concubines who entered the palace three years ago. Moreover, she strictly ordered all those who were suitable for the selection not to step out of the palace gate tomorrow until the selection was completed!

This imperial decree was like a bombshell, causing an uproar in the harem. For a moment, the entire harem was in an uproar, and everyone was discussing this matter. After all, the eldest prince was seriously injured and his life was uncertain. If she was chosen to marry, it would be good if she survived by chance, but if she died, she would inevitably be accused of being an unlucky person by others and would be buried with the eldest prince. For a moment, everyone was panicked and at a loss.

In the Imperial Garden, several people who entered the palace three years ago were talking to each other. At this time, a crisp cough interrupted their discussion. Everyone immediately stopped talking and looked in the direction of the sound. They saw that it was Concubine Ru. Everyone hurriedly bowed and said, "I greet Concubine Ru!"

Concubine Ru: "Well, what's going on? What happened?"

A palace concubine replied, "Replying to Madam Concubine Zhu, the concubines were just discussing that the Queen Mother has ordered that one of us should be chosen to marry the eldest prince!"

Concubine Ru smiled and said, "Well, I have heard about this, too. This is a great thing for you. You have jumped from a concubine to the legal wife, and you are also the legitimate consort of the eldest prince of Loulan. If you give birth to a child in the future, your status will be secure. It is much better than being a beauty lady in this palace."

Hearing this, the expressions of the people present varied. Some looked happy, as if they were looking forward to this opportunity; some seemed a little worried, wondering whether they would be selected; and some looked calm, as if they did not care about the matter at all.

One of the concubines asked cautiously, "Madam Rufei, who do you think is most likely to be chosen?"

Concubine Ru looked around at everyone, then chuckled and said, "It's hard to say. After all, the Queen Mother said that the Imperial Master will personally select the candidate. And the Imperial Master's selection depends on God's will, but..." She paused, then continued, "I think that no matter who is chosen, they should seize this opportunity."

Another concubine said, "But the eldest prince... the way he is now, will this wedding really work?"

Concubine Ru frowned, her tone somewhat unhappy: "These are not things you should care about, you just need to do your own job. As for the eldest prince's health, the national teacher said that as long as a woman with dragon energy is married to him, he will get better. What you have to do now is to obey the queen mother's will and wait for God's will to guide the national teacher to choose."

Concubine Ru talked about the benefits of marrying the eldest prince again in a few words, but another concubine said, "What Concubine Ru said is nice, but we are all the king's women, and some of us have already given birth. The purpose of marrying the king's son again is just to bring good luck. Once the good luck is over, will the eldest prince really treat his former father's woman well? If it is true that Concubine Ru can give birth to a son or a daughter as Concubine Ru said, how will the future children and the current children address each other? This is a palace scandal!"

Concubine Ru looked at the person who was speaking, she chuckled and said: "Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Lady Lan. Now that you have given birth to a princess, it is normal to have such concerns. However, since it was the national teacher who said that having a wedding to save the eldest prince's life, I believe that the person who had the wedding to save the life will certainly not be killed easily. If you are chosen, the eldest prince is kind-hearted and will treat you well. As for your daughter, I will tell the king to let her be my daughter. Don't worry, I will treat her as my own, after all, I really don't have a daughter!

Besides, the eldest prince has not yet married or taken a concubine. If you can give birth to a son for him, he will be the eldest prince's eldest son and will most likely inherit the throne in the future. By then, you will be the eldest prince's consort or the queen mother. Your status is so noble, why bother about these empty titles?"

The beauty Lan mentioned by Concubine Ru is Dalan. She has been relying closely on Concubine Ru for the past three years. Not only did she give birth to a princess, but she was also promoted to a beauty!