Children of Loulan

After listening to her sister's explanation, Bayer seemed even more confused. She frowned and asked:

"confuse?"

Seeing his sister like this, although Dahl felt a little helpless, he still maintained enough patience and explained to her in a soft voice:

"The reason for this has to start with the maid who led us in the beginning. That maid had accepted our money, so she revealed some key information to us."

It turned out that Hanguli and Dar were not wandering around aimlessly during this period. They knew the power of money, so they generously gave the maid more money. In this way, the maid knew everything about the courtyard.

For example, the woman named Gu Lixian, she was indeed from Lishan Village, but in fact, she had already colluded with the daughter of the Minister of Revenue. She was willing to act as a pioneer for others, deliberately gathering all kinds of information, just to help the daughter of the Minister of Revenue to gain a deeper understanding of the various beauties in Xiangyuan.

On the right side is a room decorated elegantly. A woman in a bright red dress is sitting quietly by the window, reading a book in her hands. She has a graceful figure and beautiful face, especially the teardrop mole under her left eye that shines like a gem, which adds a bit of charm to her.

Behind the woman in red, two maids stood respectfully, as motionless as two sculptures.

Suddenly, there was a slight knock on the door - "Knock, knock, knock."

After hearing the sound, one of the maids quickly stepped forward and gently opened the door.

Standing outside the door was Gulixian, who had just been to Hanguli's room not long ago. She smiled and bowed to the inside of the house:

"Meet Miss Celine."

The woman in red slowly put down the book in her hand, raised her head slightly, and her eyes fell on Gu Lixian. She had a beautiful face and elegant temperament, giving people a gentle and kind feeling.

The red-dressed woman raised her lips slightly, revealing a faint smile:

"Sister Gu, why are you so polite? We are all family. Please come in and sit down and talk."

Although she spoke very passionately, she did not move and remained sitting upright, just looking at the older woman in front of her with her beautiful eyes.

However, Gu Lixian was not a stupid person. She certainly understood that the woman in red was being polite to her.

After all, she knew too well the methods of this little girl in front of her. Although she looked young and harmless, she was actually cruel and ruthless. If someone didn't understand her, they would definitely be deceived by her innocent appearance.

And it was because I looked down on her that I fell for her trick, so now I have no choice but to be a pawn for this person in front of me.

She straightened up slowly, moved lightly, and sat gracefully opposite the little girl in red.

"Miss Celine."

"Sister, why are you so polite? Just call me sister!"

Xilin said with a smile, which was as bright and innocent as a flower blooming in spring.

However, Gu Lixian's heart couldn't help but tremble violently, but her expression didn't change at all, she just pretended to be a little flattered.

"Okay, sister. I just went out for a walk and met four beauties. Two of them are pretty good, you can try to get them to help you with things. As for the other two..."

"Oh? How are the other two, sis?"

Xilin blinked her big curious eyes and asked impatiently.

The maid behind her brought a pot of tea, gently poured it for the two of them, and then stepped aside.

Gu Lixian picked up the teacup and took a sip before slowly saying:

"One is the daughter of Liaocheng County Government. She has been spoiled and brought up in luxury since childhood. She has never experienced the hardships of life. People around her surround her like the moon surrounded by stars. I'm afraid she can't be willing to be inferior to others!" The person who spoke sighed.

"Oh, and what about the other person?"

Xilin asked.

"As for this other woman..." Gu Lixian frowned slightly, looking thoughtful.

"She was originally the daughter of a wealthy family in Baiya Village. She was quite pretty, but...she seemed a little silly." Gulixian said.

"A little silly?"

Xilin had already brought the teacup to her lips, but upon hearing that, she gently put it down.

"Looking at your expression, it seems that this matter is not that simple."

Xilin stared at Gulixian sharply, as if she wanted to see through her eyes what she was thinking.

Gu Lixian rubbed her chin subconsciously and frowned tightly.

"Her behavior and manners clearly show that she is a fool, but...how could her parents send a fool into the palace? Isn't that sending her to her death?"

Xilin gently closed the book, not intending to read any more, and handed the book to the maid behind her. She then looked at Gu Lixian and said:

"So what do you think, sister?"

Gu Lixian seemed unsure and said:

"I wonder if she might be...faking it?"

Xilin smiled lightly after hearing this, and said nonchalantly:

"If you want to know if he's pretending, just give it a try and you'll know. There's no need to worry, sister!"

Gu Lixian looked at the woman in front of her thoughtfully and asked carefully:

"If it's fake, what should I do, sister?"

Xilin stood up slowly, walked to the dressing table, took off her hat and asked the maid to comb her hair, and said softly:

"If he is pretending, he must be unwilling to go with us. He might be a nuisance after entering the palace. I don't want to leave a disobedient person behind!"

Seeing this person who was younger than her, but could talk about harming others so easily, Gu Lixian felt a chill on her back. She asked carefully again:

"Then...what if she is really stupid?"

"Haha..." A sneer escaped from the corner of his mouth: "If he is really a fool, then it's fine. No need to pay attention to him and let him develop freely. After all, such a person who poses no threat and allows us to control him may be of some use in the future!"

After all, it is not worth personally dealing with someone who poses no threat to you and can be manipulated at will. Moreover, if there is a need in the future, this kind of person will undoubtedly become the best scapegoat or scapegoat.

However, those guys who think they are smart but disobedient must not be kept. Otherwise, they may turn against you in the future and become difficult opponents.

As night fell, everything was quiet and all the ladies had gone to sleep. Only Hanguli was tossing and turning on the couch, unable to fall asleep. Finally, she sat up and leaned against the window, gazing at the bright moon hanging high outside.

At this moment, Dar turned over and found that the lady's seat was empty, so he sat up and looked for her. His eyes followed the window and saw his lady staring blankly into the distance, as if she was lost in thought. So, she moved gently, slowly crawled to Hanguli's side, and gently put a coat on her.

"Miss, what's wrong? Are you homesick?"

Seeing Dar's concerned look, Hanguli shook her head gently. She patted the seat beside her, motioning Dar to sit next to her. After Dar did so, Hanguli looked out the window again and said with a slightly sad look in her eyes:

"Dar, I'm afraid... I'll have to play dumb for the next six months!"

Dahl nodded in agreement and said:

"Well, but miss...will they believe it?"

Hanguli said helplessly:

"Believe it or not? Why don't you try it and find out?"

At this time, Dar also said with some concern:

“I just don’t know how they will try it?”

Hanguli also said helplessly:

"No matter how hard I try, I have to take this loss"

"Miss, I'm sorry to trouble you!"

The two of them were talking in low voices, but they still woke up Bayer.

She had practiced some martial arts, and her hearing was very good, so even if the two of them were talking quietly, she would wake up after a few more words.

She rubbed her eyes sleepily, crawled over and asked in confusion:

"Miss, why?"

Because Bayer really couldn't understand why the lady did this.

Hanguli raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, but soon she shook her head and looked out the window again.

Dahl held his sister's hand tightly and explained to her:

"If those people find out that Miss is pretending to be dumb, then Miss will definitely die. This means that Miss actually knows everything, but just chose to be deaf and dumb. In this way, Miss is obviously not on the same side as them, and will definitely become their enemy in the future. Therefore, in order to reduce future hostile forces, they would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go."

Listening to the two sisters talking, Hanguli had a lot of thoughts in her mind?

In fact, when Gu Lixian came to see her today, she had not thought of playing dumb. It was just that the maid who led the way a few days ago had told her that these maids were also divided into factions.

For example, the queen and the eldest prince are on one side, the second prince and the virtuous concubine are on one side, and the third prince and the concubine are on one side.

It was obvious that Gu Lixian came today for two reasons: one was to investigate, and the other was to win over. However, she didn't know which faction Gu Lixian belonged to.

If one is not good and makes the wrong choice, he will be easily expelled. If he has already entered the palace but is eliminated during the selection, it will not have any impact on himself or the treasury.

But it is not possible now. If I am sent back while I am being taught, I will be convicted and it will bring trouble to the treasury and even my parents will suffer.

In order to avoid being eliminated early due to making the wrong choice too early, when Gu Lixian came to spy on the situation, she suddenly recalled what Bayer had said before:

"If you have dirty hands and feet, you are stealing." These words were like a flash of lightning that cut through the night sky, shocking her heart.

At dawn the next day, the sky was just beginning to light up, and the morning bells rang melodiously. All the concubines and maids got up and began to get busy. They quickly put on their clothes and combed their hair, and the whole scene was in order.

Each concubine was assigned two maids, one of whom was responsible for helping her master with her dressing and makeup, while the other went out to fetch food for her master. After breakfast, all the concubines were dressed up and put on veils, and only took one maid to the dance practice venue. The remaining maid stayed in the room to tidy up.

Hanguli took Dal to the dance practice room. As soon as she entered the dance practice room, a familiar young lady came over and said hello:

"Are you from Baiya Village?"

Hanguli stared at the overly intimate beauty in front of her with suspicion in her heart, only to see a thin veil covering her face.

This uninvited guest did not seem to notice Hanguli's uneasiness. Even if he did, he would probably choose not to notice.

Hanguli responded softly: "Hmm..."

Before she finished speaking, the young lady came straight forward, took her arm tightly, and asked in a tender voice:

"I heard that Baiya Village is famous for its abundant medicinal herbs. Do you know much about these herbs? After all, they grow in such an environment..."

"I...actually I don't know much. My father once told me that it's useless for girls to learn these things, so I have never studied them in depth." Hanguli answered timidly.