Children of Loulan

Chapter 312: Lazy and Recuperating

After hearing Bai Xi's sincere confession, Daer was deeply moved. She quickly held Bai Xi's hand tightly with tears in her eyes, and responded softly: "Hey, why do you have to swear so hard? Of course I believe you. As long as we can support each other and treat each other sincerely, we will definitely grow old together." After that, Daer raised her head slightly, looked at Bai Xi with a smile in her eyes, and a happy smile on her face.

After hearing these words, Bai Xi was moved beyond words. He slowly stretched out his hands and gently embraced Dale, as if this action could convey his endless tenderness and care from the bottom of his heart. Although at this moment, he knew that Dale was not really in love with him, he firmly believed that as long as he persisted in giving his true heart, he would be able to move Dale's closed heart one day.

At the same time, in another corner not far away, Hanguli was also nestling in Keremu's broad and warm embrace. Keremu naturally put his left hand around Hanguli's slender shoulders, and held her soft and fair little hand tightly with his right hand, and asked softly in a low and caring voice: "Li'er, you are so busy today, are you exhausted?"

Upon hearing this, Hanguli quickly raised her head, looked at Keremu affectionately, and responded softly: "I am not tired at all. All these affairs are done and managed by you personally, Your Majesty. I am just following the formalities." As she said this, her face was filled with a smile of happiness and satisfaction.

Keremu lowered his head and gazed at Hanguli's slightly bulging belly, his eyes full of love and care, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Li'er, you have worked so hard to bear a child for me, it's really too much."

Hearing this, Hanguli couldn't help but smile shyly, and said coquettishly: "It is the greatest blessing in my life to be able to give birth to a son and a daughter for Your Majesty. It's just... Your Majesty today..." Hanguli suddenly stopped talking halfway, as if she wanted to say something but stopped.

Seeing this, Keremu asked quickly, "What's wrong? Li'er, just tell me."

Hanguli frowned slightly and said worriedly, "Today, the rebels were suppressed outside, and the shouting and killing shook the earth, causing such a big commotion. Your Majesty, as the eldest son of the king, did not care about this matter, but instead stayed in your house and prepared the wedding for your servants. If my father knew about this, would he blame you?"

Keremu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a relaxed smile, and whispered to comfort: "Don't worry, Li'er, your husband knows what's going on. Father has always hated others trying to figure out his thoughts, and he doesn't like people speculating on his next move. It was purely a coincidence that I was planning the wedding for Baixi and Daer in the mansion today. After all, for such a big event as marriage, the date must be set long in advance, how can it be done just like that! Who would have thought that at this moment, the prime minister's rebels would suddenly come to break into the prison. Alas, this happened too suddenly, how could I have predicted that the prime minister would do such a thing at that time?"

However, Hanguli still had a worried look on her face, and said with lingering fear: "Although that is what I said, you are your father's eldest son after all! Moreover, this time the rebels actually went straight to the prison, the situation is so serious..."

Keremu gently stroked her silky hair and gently interrupted her words: "Don't worry, it's really nothing serious. At most, my father will scold me for not paying enough attention to state affairs. After all, I am still recovering from my injuries and cannot move around easily. Besides, the prison is far away from our palace, and our palace is immersed in a festive atmosphere and is very noisy. Naturally, it is difficult to hear the sounds of fighting and killing coming from far away. This is really normal!"

After hearing Keremu's words of comfort, Hanguli's heart finally settled down a little, but she still said with some worry: "If...if we can live in this mansion for the rest of our lives and not get involved in the complicated fights outside, how great it would be!"

Hearing this, Keremu turned around and stared at her, with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "Hmm? Li'er, what did you just say?"

Looking at Keremu's serious expression, Hanguli instantly realized that what she had just said seemed to be inappropriate. Her heart tightened and she quickly apologized: "Oh, I'm sorry, Your Majesty. It was all because of my careless words and nonsense. Please forgive me. Your Majesty, as the eldest son of the king, you have a heavy responsibility. How can you ignore the people of Loulan and only seek your own comfort by hiding in this small world? I know I was wrong!"

Keremu's face did not show the slightest hint of blame. Instead, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a doting smile, he stretched out his hand and gently pinched her pink face, and said softly: "Silly Li'er, your husband just didn't hear you clearly just now, why do you need to apologize so solemnly?"

Before he finished speaking, he stretched out his arm and hugged Hanguli tightly in his arms, and continued apologetically: "My Li'er, I know that you are kind and simple by nature. You hate fighting with others the most, and you hate those who scheme and plot. However, as Li'er said, as the eldest son of your father, this identity means that I cannot avoid the open and covert struggles between brothers and the struggle for the throne."

"Even if I have no intention of doing this, I will be dragged into this dispute by others. I still remember when I was in West City, just because I did a little bit better, I aroused the jealousy of others and attracted assassins to assassinate me. After returning to the capital, in order to gradually find out who is the mastermind behind the scenes, I even had to pretend to be seriously ill and dying. All these things are beyond my control. But no matter how difficult and dangerous it is, for my Li'er and our unborn child, I must fight bravely and fight for our future."

The night enveloped the quiet courtyard, and the moonlight shone faintly through the gaps between the leaves. A young man stood quietly under a big tree, his posture upright, his eyes staring deeply into the inky black night sky.

Time passed quietly, and not long after, a figure hurried over, stopped a few steps away from the young man, and then respectfully clasped his fists and saluted, "Your Majesty, as you expected, the king has indeed ordered an investigation into the whereabouts and movements of the three princes today!"

The young man called the prince was none other than Cheng Wang Batur. He raised his lips slightly, showing a devilish smile: "My elder brother is really smart! He stayed in his house all day, busy arranging the marriages for two servants. He didn't hear anything about the outside world, and only wanted to stay away and recover from his injuries. The rebels were already at his doorstep, but he still pretended to know nothing. Such a scheming person will definitely be hard to deal with in the future!"

The man standing behind King Cheng echoed, "Your Highness is right. His Highness King Xuan made a brilliant move. On the other hand, His Highness King Xin also stayed at home and locked himself in the palace, but he did nothing. He closed the door all day and never even stepped out of the door. It is hard to guess his true intentions with such behavior."