Children of Loulan

After the queen vented her anger, she leaned back on the phoenix chair tiredly, her eyes confused, as if she was thinking about something. Mu Lian, who was kneeling below, kept staring at the queen. When he noticed that the queen's anger was gradually subsiding, he quickly stood up, poured a cup of hot tea, walked forward carefully, and said softly: "My queen, please calm down first and drink some tea to moisten your throat!"

The queen turned her head slightly and glanced at Mu Lian out of the corner of her eye. Then she slowly reached out her hand, took the teacup from Mu Lian's hand, took a sip of the tea, and said lightly, "Just say it! Is there anything else?"

Mu Lian hurriedly bowed his head and tentatively replied, "This morning, a servant came to report that Li Liangren from Yunhe Palace was in poor health."

As soon as the words fell, the queen's face suddenly changed, and she slammed the teacup in her hand down on the table. There was a crisp "bang" sound that echoed throughout the palace. She snorted coldly and said sternly:

"How dare you, a mere good man, report this matter to me? You are getting better and better at teaching servants how to do things now!"

Mu Lian's heart tightened when he heard this, and he quickly took a step back, and said nervously: "Perhaps the people below remembered that she had saved Madam's life before, so they reported this matter to you!"

The queen looked disdainful and snorted coldly, "Hmph, even if she once saved Mammy's life, so what? Mammy has already paid her back with her own life!"

After saying this, the queen took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and then continued:

"From now on, do not mention this person in front of me again. I have already repaid her for saving my life, so we are both clear of any debts. Besides, this woman is too incompetent. She was so scared that she lost half her life when something happened. I am sure she is not someone who can be used. There is no benefit in helping her. From now on, whether she is alive or dead, I will not ask a single question!"

After hearing the queen's words, Mu Lian's mind suddenly became clear. In fact, she risked being mentioned today because she wanted to test the queen's attitude towards Nanny's former lifesaver. Now that she got a clear answer, Mu Lian naturally knew what to do next.

She responded respectfully, "Yes, sir!" Then she turned and left, conveyed the news to her subordinates, and told them not to report anything related to Hanguli in the future.

Mu Lian knew that this involved complicated interpersonal relationships and conflicts of interest within the palace, but since the queen had made her position clear, as a subordinate, she only needed to follow her instructions. In this environment full of political schemes, being able to accurately grasp the intentions of superiors and respond quickly is the way to survive.

After leaving the palace, Mu Lian immediately summoned several confidants and conveyed the queen's will in detail. Everyone took the order and left, saying that they would strictly follow it.

After several of her confidants left, she looked up at the blue sky that looked like a gem, and her mind could not help but recall the instructions that Mammy had given her when she was alive. Mammy had told her that if she passed away one day, she hoped that she could take good care of Hanguli.

However, now that the queen had issued the order, she felt helpless in the face of this sudden change and could only mutter to herself: "Mammy, I'm really sorry, I'm afraid even I can't help her this time..."

At this time, Madam Zhao and Lady Xi had already arrived at the Palace of the Golden Harmony. However, when they entered the palace, they were surprised to find that Concubine Xian was still drunk and showed no signs of waking up. Faced with this situation, Yumei had no choice but to invite the two nobles to the front hall and carefully arranged seats for them so that they could taste the fragrant tea while waiting for a while.

Yumei explained to Madam Zhao and Xi Meiren with a guilty look on her face: "I'm really sorry, my queen has never been a good drinker, but she drank several glasses of wine last night. So now she hasn't sobered up yet!"

After hearing this, Madam Zhao did not show too much dissatisfaction or complaints, but showed an attitude of tolerance and understanding. She smiled and comforted Yumei, saying, "It's okay. Since the queen still needs time to sober up, let's drink tea and chat leisurely here, and try these exquisite snacks by the way!" After that, she signaled the maid beside her to pour her a cup of steaming hot tea, and began to taste it with the Western beauty.

Xi Meiren, who was standing by, also quickly agreed, saying that she agreed with what Madam Zhao said: "Yes, Sister Yumei, you should go and take care of my cousin. It's okay for Madam Zhao and I to stay here for a while."

Seeing the sincere and innocent smile on Xi Meiren's face, as well as the sincerity and kindness in her eyes, Yumei couldn't help but feel a little relieved. She turned around and looked at Madam Zhao, only to see that her face was as calm as water, without any ripples, and she seemed indifferent to everything happening around her.

Yumei took a deep breath, then bowed slightly to the two nobles and said softly: "In that case, I will go ahead to serve Her Majesty. If the two masters have any needs or instructions, please feel free to summon the palace maid to inform me." After speaking, she raised her head and looked at the two of them with a firm gaze.

Then, Yumei called several palace maids and told them to take good care of Madam Zhao and Lady Xi with all their heart and soul, and not to neglect them in the slightest. She explained in detail various precautions and asked the palace maids to always pay attention to the needs of the two nobles and meet them in a timely manner.

Afterwards, Yumei went to the imperial kitchen and instructed the chefs to prepare some exquisite and delicious delicacies for Madam Zhao and Lady Xi to enjoy. She carefully selected the ingredients and adjusted the flavors, striving to make every dish meet the preferences of the two nobles.

After everything was arranged, Yumei turned around with peace of mind and slowly returned to the bedroom. Along the way, she walked at a brisk pace, and her face remained calm and composed.

After a sleepless night of guarding, Bayer finally couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep on the bed in the early morning. At the same time, Dahl was injured, so although the sleep quality was poor last night, he still slept for a few periods of time. Therefore, when she saw her sister lying there sleeping, she did not choose to wake her up, but carefully picked up the blanket next to her and gently covered Bayer with it.

At this moment, Lan Cairen walked into the room anxiously like an ant on a hot pot. After she heard what happened in the imperial garden yesterday, she learned that the queen had summoned Hanguli, and she had an ominous premonition in her heart. Later, she saw with her own eyes that Hanguli had fallen into a coma when she was carried back, and the imperial doctor was invited in the middle of the night. She was even more convinced that Hanguli's condition was not optimistic.

However, the reason why she didn't come to visit immediately last night was because she happened to notice that when Hanguli was sent back, there seemed to be a dark shadow that seemed to be silently staring at the movements on Hanguli's side. Unfortunately, it was too dark at the time, so she couldn't clearly identify what the dark shadow was.

Maybe it was a person, or maybe it was something else, but facing the uncertainty, she chose to remain vigilant and waited until dawn before she dared to come and check on her condition.