Children of Loulan

He frowned slightly, and after a moment of thoughtful silence, he slowly said:

"What did you see? Tell me everything!"

Seeing that the king was lost in thought, Concubine Xian's face darkened, and her originally delicate expression became even more endearing.

The virtuous concubine replied "yes" respectfully, and then burst into tears, narrating the whole incident with exaggerated details. She said that she had been confined to the palace for a long time, and after finally being freed, she wanted to walk around to relax.

So after leaving the Queen's Kunning Palace, she and her personal maid Yumei strolled around, but before they knew it, they came to the Imperial Garden. As they were strolling there, they seemed to hear a strange sound. Curious, the two followed the source of the sound, but were surprised to find that Madam Taji and others were in a tragic situation - a huge rock fell from the sky and hit them hard.

Witnessing this horrifying scene, Concubine Xian was terrified and immediately screamed. When she said this, her face was still a little red. She bowed slightly and said:

"I was so frightened that I was at a loss what to do. I could only hide in the rockery nearby with Yumei and tremble in fear."

The virtuous concubine continued to cry, "It was not until these guards arrived that I dared to come out from behind the rockery. I was really scared at that time. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I lost my dignity just now!"

When she said this, Concubine Xian also glanced at the Queen with the corner of her eyes. In that meaningful look, she hid her endless mockery of the Queen and the pleasure of revenge. After all, when the Queen saw the body of the nanny just now, she was panicked and fell on the King and cried loudly. Thinking about it now, Ren felt very relieved!

After that, the virtuous concubine began to sob, looking very pitiful. Seeing this, the king quickly comforted her, "Don't be afraid, my beloved concubine, it's over!"

At this time, the queen on the side said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter is quite strange. Why did the huge rock roll down for no reason? And Madam Taji has always been steady and prudent, how could she suffer such a misfortune so easily? And it just happened that the virtuous concubine saw it!"

Ever since Concubine Xian suddenly appeared, the Queen guessed that Concubine Xian might have something to do with this matter. But now Concubine Xian herself said that she was a witness from beginning to end, so it must be her doing without a doubt. She could only blame herself for coming in too hastily just now and not seeing clearly who was around!

"Hmph!" Concubine Xian sneered, "Is the queen hinting that this matter has something to do with me? Since I entered the palace, I have always been law-abiding and have never done anything that is against the will of heaven and earth! If I had not happened to pass by here today, I would probably have died tragically in this imperial garden like Aunt Taji!"

After listening to Concubine Xian's explanation, the Queen sneered in her heart and said:

"What are you talking about, sister? I just said that this matter is strange, and you just happened to pass by. I was thinking that someone wanted to deliberately lead you here, but why did you jump out and take it upon yourself?"

"you..."

The queen's words immediately made Concubine Xian a little angry. She came here to laugh at the queen, but she didn't expect to get herself involved!

"Alright!" Seeing that the two women were about to quarrel, the king quickly tried to smooth things over:

"The most urgent task now is to find out the truth, rather than to suspect each other. I will order people to investigate this matter carefully." After saying this, the king turned to Aisan and said:

"Quick! Thoroughly investigate all the people involved in this incident today. Don't let any of them go. Bring them to me immediately after you have investigated them. I will interrogate them personally!"

Aishan did not dare to neglect it, and immediately bowed and said: "Yes, my king! I will do it right away!"

After Aisan respectfully withdrew, Mu Lian walked carefully behind the queen and said to her in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, the person who is in a coma, Li Liang, is also very important."

After being reminded by Mu Lian, the queen slapped her forehead as if awakened from a dream, and said inwardly in annoyance: "Really, I was so busy arguing with Concubine Xian that I forgot about her! Damn it!" As she spoke, she glared at Concubine Xian in the distance.

Then, the queen turned to look at Mu Lian and gave an order in a serious tone: "You must quickly send someone to send Li Liangren and her personal maid to Kunning Palace. When Li Liangren wakes up, bring her to see me immediately." Mu Lian promised repeatedly that she would do as she was told.

After arranging these things, the queen once again cast her eyes on the dying Mammy lying on the ground, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "I just hope she can wake up soon and make the truth public..."

Immediately afterwards, Mu Lian called several palace maids and eunuchs and asked them to help carry Hanguli and Dal back to Kunning Palace and wait for them to wake up.

After the queen arranged for Hanguli, Aisan came back to report. According to the information he had found out so far: Nanny prepared the best ginseng and was going to visit Li Liangren. However, just as Nanny stepped out of the palace gate, a palace maid reminded her:

The rockery near the Yunhe Hall was a little loose, so she was asked to take a detour! The loose stones could fall at any time! When the nanny heard this, she knew she would take a detour.

Not only that, Aisan also brought the person in charge of this imperial garden. According to him, the rockery stones here are indeed very loose, and he has already sent people to find craftsmen to repair it.

Hearing these words, Concubine Xian was very proud in her heart, but she looked sad and said: "So this is an accident!"

As soon as Concubine Xian finished speaking, the Queen stared at her sharply and said in a firm tone:

"Impossible! If that's the case, why would she appear here when someone had warned her that there was danger here? And what about that injured Li Liang? There must be some conspiracy hidden in this!"

After saying this, the queen clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deeply into her palms. She thought to herself: No matter what, the murderer hiding behind this must be found out!

Seeing that things seemed to have reached an impasse and there was no clue at all, the king finally couldn't help but speak:

"Since we can't find any more clues at the moment, let's disperse first. When that beloved wakes up, we can ask her and find out the truth!"

After hearing what the king said, Concubine Xian and the others left, leaving only the king, the queen, and Mu Lian. The king stared at the queen, whose face was filled with sorrow, and said softly, “I will be your queen.”

"Queen, you should also return to the palace and rest as soon as possible. Don't be too sad. You must know that when Mammy was alive, you were the one she loved the most. As for Mammy's funeral arrangements, do you need me to arrange for someone to handle them for you?"

The queen looked at the king with tears in her eyes and replied in a choked voice: "Thank you very much for your concern. But Nanny has taken care of me for many years. Now that she has passed away, I want to take care of her funeral myself and send her off for the last time!" Before she finished speaking, the queen's tears burst out again.

Seeing that the queen was still crying, the king comforted her for a while and then asked Mu Lian to take good care of the queen, and he returned to the imperial study to handle state affairs!

The queen and Mu Lian took the bodies of Nanny Taji and her personal maid back to Kunning Palace!