Children of Loulan

Dalan: "Thank you for the reminder, father-in-law!"

The young eunuch said, "I wish Lan Cairen a successful career, and I will go back now!"

Dalan: "Slow down, father-in-law!"

After the young eunuch left, Dalan seemed to have all her strength drained away, and she collapsed to the ground. If Mi Feiti hadn't quickly caught her, she would have fallen to the ground.

"Cairen, Cairen, what's wrong with you?" Mifiti asked anxiously.

Daran's face was as pale as paper, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat. She said with trembling lips, "Hurry, help me back..." Her voice was so weak that it seemed like it would be blown away by the wind.

Mifeiti did not dare to delay for a moment, and quickly helped Dalan up and carefully sent her back to the house. After entering the room, Dalan dismissed everyone, leaving herself alone in this empty room, facing everything that happened today alone.

She tried to calm herself down, but no matter how hard she tried, her trembling heart could not calm down. Her thoughts were tangled together like a tangled mess, making her feel extremely depressed. The more she tried to concentrate on thinking, the more her heartbeat became, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.

Under such circumstances, Dalan knew that she could no longer think, so she simply gave up struggling and stopped forcing herself to calm down. She just covered her madly beating heart and slowly lay down on the soft couch. Gradually, fatigue came over her, and her eyes became extremely heavy. Finally, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep...

After leaving the Queen, Xi Meiren and Lady Zhao rushed straight to Concubine Xian's palace. As soon as they arrived at their destination, Lady Zhao could not wait to tell Concubine Xian everything that had happened in the Queen's palace in detail.

After hearing this, Concubine Xian sneered, "Humph, it's only because I'm not here that the Queen can be so prominent. She is really scheming. She even blatantly told all the newcomers that she would arrange for them to sleep with her only if they surrender to her!"

Madam Zhao echoed, "Yes, I guess only those newcomers who don't know their place would easily believe her lies. Anyone with a little bit of brains can see through her little tricks at a glance. If you were here, Your Majesty..."

A hint of sternness flashed in Concubine Xian's eyes: "If I were here, she would probably be in trouble. But it doesn't matter, let her be arrogant for a few days. After a few days, when I lift the confinement, humph, see how I tear her face off!"

Xilin, who was standing by, was surprised when she heard this and asked, "Cousin, will the ban be lifted in a few days?"

She remembered that she was clearly told to be under house arrest for a month, and it had only been a few days, so how come she was lifted so soon?

Madam Zhao's face was filled with pride. Her eyes fell on Xilin, and she chuckled and said, "My Lady Xi, you don't know that our Concubine Xian is the one that the King holds dear to his heart. How could the King really bear to confine the Queen for a month? It will only be ten days at most. Once the ten days are up, the King will find a reason to lift the ban on the Queen!"

Xilin heard this and revealed a hint of envy, and responded: "So that's the case!"

Madam Zhao continued, "That's right. In this huge harem, our queen is unique! Because of this, in the entire harem, only our queen dares to compete with the queen!"

Xian Fei frowned slightly, looked at Madam Zhao with a hint of reproach, and said angrily, "Oh, come on, come on, you've already said all the trivial matters that I have, can't you leave me some leeway?"

The words and expression of Concubine Xian seemed to be blaming Madam Zhao for leaking her secrets, but Xilin saw that the more disgust and impatience Concubine Xian showed on the surface, the happier and more proud she was deep in her heart!

Xilin pretended not to notice and continued to sip her tea leisurely, letting the two people in front of her perform to their heart's content. They talked enthusiastically about how the queen used her mind and tricks, and how she was hypocritical and pretentious to steal the show.

Xilin sneered in her heart, thinking: "You still say that the queen is fake and pretentious, aren't you the same? It seems that I overestimated this cousin, the virtuous concubine! But it doesn't matter, after all, everyone came together for the sake of interests, there is no need to be too serious. Even if the virtuous concubine encounters trouble in the future, I will have a way to stay out of it."

Xian Fei suddenly said, "Xilin, let's go meet that Li Liangren sometime!"

Xilin responded: "Cousin, you can come whenever you are free, but I overestimated her position in the Queen's heart. I didn't expect that she is just an insignificant chess piece!"

Concubine Xian: "Our queen, who is so high and mighty, is arrogant and looks down on everyone. However, since she intends to use these chess pieces to achieve her own goals, I will destroy her chess piece. If she uses one, I will destroy one; if she uses two, I will destroy both. This way, she will know how to be obedient and abide by the law, and at the same time, the newcomers in the harem will understand who has the final say in the harem!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhao immediately agreed in a flattering manner: "Your Majesty should have done this a long time ago! If Your Majesty had taken action earlier, there would be no need for the Queen!"

The virtuous concubine sighed softly and said helplessly: "Ah, no matter what, she is still the queen now. A newcomer to the palace must give the king some face. No matter what, I have to take the king's face into consideration!"

Madam Zhao nodded repeatedly and flattered, "You are so generous, Madam!"

The virtuous concubine smiled slightly and said gently, "After all, the king favors me and values ​​me very much. Since the king treats me so well, I naturally cannot let others laugh at me. If outsiders knew that the queen was so incompetent, wouldn't it be a loss of face for the king?"

Xilin seldom interrupted the conversation between the two of them. She just sat quietly by the side, watching the two of them talking to each other, like an innocent little girl who knew nothing about the world and could only sit there and listen quietly.

Madam Zhao and Concubine Xian chatted for a while until finally Madam Zhao stood up and left. When she returned to Yunhe Hall and just sat down in the inner hall, a palace maid hurried over to report:

"Madam, a eunuch just came to deliver the decree, saying that the emperor wants Lan Cairen to sleep with him tonight."

Madam Zhao nodded slightly, indicating that she was aware of the matter, and then asked, "So, how are the Lancai people preparing?"

The maid quickly replied, "Madam, I have already gone to Lan Cairen to ask about this. After returning from the Queen's Palace, Lan Cairen went back to his room to sleep!"

Madam Zhao couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this and said, "Falling asleep? Haha, she is really carefree! I have never seen a concubine who was about to sleep with the emperor dance with excitement, but she was able to fall asleep peacefully."

Madam Zhao's personal servant Nigtira spoke cautiously, "Madam, in my opinion, maybe she fell asleep because she was too nervous. After all, what new person wouldn't be nervous when they first sleep with you?"

Madam Zhao sighed and said helplessly, "Well, I'll send a nanny to explain the rules to her later, so that she won't lose face in front of the emperor and bring shame to Yunhe Palace!"

Tiara quickly responded, "As you command, I'll go call the nanny over right away!"

Madam Zhao turned around and looked at the palace maid who came to report the news: "Has the imperial physician from Li Liangren's side left?" Madam Zhao asked calmly.

The maid replied respectfully, "Madam, the imperial physician has left. It's just that I haven't had time to go see Lady Li."

Madam Zhao waved her hand and said calmly, "No need to go and see her. Let her come to my place for dinner later."

The maid nodded her head, then bowed and left the room.

Seeing this, Tiara couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Madam, why do you want to praise her? She is the one that Concubine Xian specifically wants to eliminate!"

Madam Zhao raised the corner of her mouth slightly, revealing a sneer: "What does it have to do with me if Concubine Xian wants to get rid of her? I asked her to come to dinner, just to follow the Queen's order and take good care of her."

Tiara: "I understand!"

Madam Zhao: "There's no need to do anything about the food, just treat her well. She won't live long anyway, so let her have a few more good meals!"

Tiara: "Yes, Madam. I will make the arrangements right away!"

Madam Zhao: "Well, go ahead, I'll take a rest for a while!"

After that, Madam Zhao slowly lay down, gently closed her eyes, and prepared to take a nap. Tira walked carefully to Madam Zhao's side, gently covered her with a quilt, and then tiptoed out of the room.

Time passed quickly, and night was about to fall. Dalan had already woken up when Madam Zhao sent a nanny. She had already finished her dinner, but she paced back and forth in the room restlessly.

At this moment, a maid's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Lan Cairen, the nanny is here!"

"Mammy? Didn't she just leave? Why is she here again?" Dalan was talking to Mifiti in a low voice, full of suspicion. According to common sense, the mammy should not come back after leaving. Just as she was lost in thought, the voice outside the door came again.

"I greet Lan Cairen. Please open the door. I am here to take her to bed with me!" It turned out that the king's maid had arrived. This news made Dalan, who was already very nervous, even more flustered. Seeing this, Mi Feiti hurried forward to open the door and bowed to the maid, saying, "I greet you, maid. I hope you are well."

The nanny smiled and said in a gentle voice, "Miss, there is no need to be so polite. Where is Lan Cairen now? It is getting late. Please follow me quickly!"