Children of Loulan

Madam Zhao was fully aware of Concubine Xian's plans and thoughts, but even though she knew it, she had to do it because given Concubine Xian's personality, if she didn't do it, it would be a betrayal, and she would surely die.

With the thought in mind of "I'd rather die than my friend", she racked her brains to think of what measures to take to avoid being caught by the virtuous concubine and to successfully complete the difficult task at hand.

However, no matter how hard she thought, she still got nothing. Seeing that time was running out, she had no choice but to order her trusted maid to find an unfamiliar palace maid to go to Yunhe Hall to pass on the message!

At this moment, after eating, Hanguli gently rubbed her swollen temples and prepared to take a short rest. These days, she has been taking medicine according to the prescriptions prescribed by the imperial physician to regulate her body. Now the heart-pounding nightmare no longer appears frequently, making her feel much more relaxed.

Hanguli slowly walked to the soft couch in the room and lay down gracefully. Seeing this, Dar, who was standing by, quickly took out a soft blanket, carefully covered Hanguli with it, and whispered:

"My dear, please have a good rest! I will be waiting outside the door. If you need anything, just call me."

Hanguli smiled slightly to show that she understood, then she gently closed her eyes and fell asleep. Dar stood quietly by the door, gazing at Hanguli's peaceful face, his heart full of joy. Seeing that her husband's sleep condition was improving day by day, she felt sincerely happy and relieved. Dar knew that her husband was too tired. She had not eaten well or slept well for too long. Now she could sleep peacefully, which was really a blessing. Thinking of this, the smile on Dar's face became more and more brilliant, as if the warm spring sun warmed people's hearts.

However, this peaceful time did not last long. A burst of hurried footsteps broke the tranquility. A palace servant hurried over, knelt on the ground respectfully, and reported to Dar:

"The queen invites Li Liangren to go to Kunning Palace."

Upon hearing the news, Dahl's heart tightened.

She looked at Hanguli who was still sleeping beside her, and Dar couldn't bear to wake her up. However, the queen's message could not be delayed at all, so she had no choice but to tiptoe to Hanguli's side, carefully stretched out her hand, and gently patted Hanguli's shoulder.

"My dear, my dear..."

Dahl called out in a low voice, so soft as if he was afraid of waking up a butterfly. Hanguli seemed to feel Dahl's touch in her sleep and slowly opened her eyes. However, it was only a moment of clarity, and soon she slowly closed her eyes again as if she was hypnotized, obviously still immersed in a sweet dream.

Dar had no choice but to call her twice softly. Hanguli then tried to open her eyes again, but her eyelids were still twitching. Holding on to her wakefulness, Hanguli slowly said:

"Dar, what's wrong? Is something wrong? I haven't woken up yet..."

Dar felt very distressed when he heard Hanguli's words. Although he was reluctant, he still had to speak:

"My dear, we should get up. The Queen has summoned us!"

Hanguli half-closed her eyes, as if she didn't hear Dal's words clearly, so she tried hard to wake herself up again and continued to ask:

"What? What's the matter? I want to sleep for a while!"

Dahl: "My dear, the Queen has summoned you!"

However, this time Hanguli heard that it was the Queen who wanted to summon her. She suddenly woke up as if she had been enlightened, and stared at Dal, as if she wanted to confirm the news again.

"The Queen summoned me?"

Her voice was still hazy from not waking up yet, and she asked with a tone of disbelief.

Dahl nodded affirmatively: "That's right, my dear, the maid who sent the message is waiting outside the door now!"

Upon learning that the palace maid who had sent the message was still waiting for her, Hanguli did not dare to delay for even a second. She immediately sat up from the bed and prepared to get out of bed to greet her.

"Then let her in!"

She spoke to Dahl anxiously, while hurriedly tidying up her clothes and hair, trying to make herself look neater.

Dar hurried forward to support Hanguli, gently helped her tidy up her clothes, and comforted her:

"Don't worry, my dear. The Queen knows your situation very well and I don't think she will blame you!"

"Ok!"

Hanguli did not respond much to Dal's comfort, she just said "hmm" lightly.

Because at this moment, she was wondering why the Queen had suddenly summoned her? What was the matter? Ever since the day of thanking her, when the Queen publicly told of her "heroic deeds" when she was attacked, she had been pushed to the forefront.

In the past few days, many new people have used the excuse of visiting to express their desire to get close to the queen through her. Among them was her "ally", Lan Cairen. Fortunately, Lan Cairen eventually followed Concubine Ru.

Although Lan Cairen did not reveal it to her, when she saw him going to the Imperial Garden for a walk to digest his food that night, she immediately understood the real purpose of his trip!

In the next two days, the Lancai people helped her fend off several groups of visitors. Although Dar tried to stop them, she was just a small servant after all, and the number of people she could stop was limited.

Hanguli knew the queen's intention very well. As for the fact that the queen suddenly summoned her today, she thought that nothing good would happen!

After she had finished tidying up, Dar brought the maid in. The maid respectfully bowed to Hanguli and said:

"Meet Liliangren!"

Hanguli stared intently at the palace maid in front of her, whom she had never met before, and asked softly:

"The Queen wants to summon me?"

The maid replied respectfully, "Yes, Li Liangren, the Queen invites you to go to Kunning Palace immediately!"

After hearing this, Hanguli could not help but frown slightly, but it was only for a moment. Then, she quickly cast a meaningful look at Dar who was standing beside her. Dar instantly understood the deep meaning, and she immediately stepped forward, with a sincere smile on her face, and said:

"Sister, do you know why the Queen is so anxious to summon my beloved? My beloved has just entered the palace a few days ago, and he has been bedridden due to illness. He is not familiar with the many rules and affairs of the palace. If there is anything wrong, I hope my sister can give me some advice!"

As she spoke, she took out a purse from her sleeve and prepared to give it to the palace maid. This trick of "bribery" was taught to her by Lan Cairen.

Originally, this palace maid was the one who falsely conveyed the imperial decree. When she saw the purse, her heart tightened. However, since things had come to this point, she could only try her best not to reveal any clues. After calming down a little, she reached out her hand to catch the purse and replied with a smile:

"Ms. Li, you are too polite! I am just a little palace maid who delivers messages. How can I, with my humble status, know what the masters are thinking? But since the queen has invited you, you'd better go immediately! I'm afraid you'll keep the queen waiting for a long time!"

Seeing that he could not get any useful information from the other party, Dar had no choice but to say:

"Then please go back first, sister. We will pack up and go right away!"

The maid bowed again: "Then I will take my leave!"