Children of Loulan

Chapter 155 Mu Lian Persuades the Queen

Just as Hanguli was about to leave with Dar and Bayer, the nanny stopped her again: "Madam Li, please wait a moment!"

Hanguli looked at her with some confusion and asked, "Mammy, what else do you want?"

The nanny bowed her head and said respectfully, "Just now when you were bathing, the king issued another imperial decree, and the eunuch who delivered the decree is still waiting in the front hall!"

Hanguli couldn't help but frowned when she heard this: "Another imperial decree?"

Mammy nodded and said, "Yes, so we should go and receive the decree now!"

Hearing what the nanny said, Hanguli immediately walked to the front hall: "Since there is an imperial edict waiting, why didn't you tell me earlier? Letting the eunuch wait is not neglecting the imperial edict!"

The nanny quickly followed and explained, "Madam Li, don't worry. The eunuch said that it won't be too late to go after you have packed up!"

Hanguli kept walking: "That being said, we can't really let the father-in-law wait too long, let's go!"

The nanny who had quietly left while she was bathing was now in the queen's palace. After seeing Mu Lian, she turned and left, while Mu Lian entered the inner hall: "Your Majesty, there is a letter from there saying that she is a virgin!"

The queen put down the pen in her hand, looked at the words she had written, and a satisfied smile appeared on her face, but then she frowned and said, "She is sensible, unlike that shameless Xilin. But even if she is innocent, she is not worthy of my son."

The queen stood up and walked to the window, looking at the bright sunshine and blue sky outside the window, and she couldn't help feeling a little relieved. However, when she thought of the hateful second prince, her anger was rekindled.

She gnashed her teeth and cursed, "It's all that little bastard's fault. He's obsessed with his father's woman, and he's plotting against my son. Otherwise, my son Mu'er wouldn't have to marry a woman of such low status. With his looks and abilities, he could have married a woman from a prestigious and capable Yue family. She would have been a great help to him in the future!"

The queen became angrier and angrier as she thought about it, and felt that Adil was simply a nuisance.

Seeing the queen's indignant expression, Mu Lian sighed inwardly, and then hurriedly comforted her: "Your Highness, don't be angry first. After all, she was once someone that Nanny valued, so her character must be beyond reproach. And I think it may not be a bad thing for Your Highness to marry her at this time!"

However, the queen obviously didn't buy it. She glanced at Mu Lian indifferently and said in a somewhat unhappy tone: "Why? Mu'er married her. Do you still think he made the right choice? That woman is just the daughter of an ordinary wealthy family. What help and benefit can she bring to Mu'er? What's more, even if Nanny did have a crush on her before, didn't she die because of her in the end?"

Mu Lian knew that the queen was just speaking in anger, so she silently poured a cup of steaming hot tea, then carefully handed the cup to the queen, and gently persuaded her: "Your Majesty, please calm down. In fact, you should know very well that Nanny had been poisoned a long time ago. If it weren't for that accident, she wouldn't have lasted long. Besides, you know our king's temper very well. He is suspicious by nature. If you marry your highness to a Yue family with a strong background and powerful support, how would the king feel? Think about it, when the virtuous concubine arranged a marriage for the second prince three years ago, wasn't the woman she chose also from a humble family?"

After hearing Mu Lian's explanation, the queen was obviously a little unhappy: "How can it be the same? Mu'er was attacked while building a border city for our Loulan, and was seriously injured. Logically speaking, the position of the crown prince should have been given to my Mu'er. Moreover, among the king's adult sons, the third son has accomplished nothing. Although the second son has been in the court for three years, he has mostly done small things, which is not surprising at all. Only my Mu'er has accomplished such a big thing for Loulan, and the king was made crown prince because he built the garrison shed for the border city! So since this crown prince will be Mu'er sooner or later, why can't we find a helpful Yue family for Mu'er now?"

Hearing the queen talking about the prince, Mu Lian was so scared that he immediately closed the door and said nervously: "My queen, don't say this again in the future! If someone with ulterior motives hears it, it will harm our prince!"

The queen was very surprised and asked, "Why are you so nervous? Is what I said wrong?"

Mu Lian quickly explained: "Your Majesty, having said that, it is true that at the moment only our prince is suitable for the position of crown prince, but we cannot say this. The king can give us the position of crown prince, but we cannot think about it. It's like this calligraphy written by you, Your Majesty. You can give it to me as a reward, but if I say in front of you that this calligraphy belongs to me, what will you think? Will you still think of rewarding me with it?" Mu Lian quickly replied.

The queen frowned slightly, knowing that what Mu Lian said made sense, but she felt a little worried when she thought of her son's current situation.

"But I have no family members from my mother's side anymore. If Mu'er no longer has the support of his wife's family, and the second or third son wants to attack him, what should he do? Besides, he is still unconscious now." The queen asked unwillingly.

Mu Lian: "My queen, you have a cousin, and he is the mayor of Mo City!"

The queen was stunned when she heard this, and then she remembered her cousin. A trace of bitterness appeared on her face. "But he has severed ties with me because of the extermination of my family. Three years ago, Aunt Taji personally brought my letter to him, but it didn't help to repair the relationship between me and him."

Mu Lian frowned and shook his head: "My Lady, the blood relationship between you and him is still there. If you are both in danger of your life in the future, can he and you just watch each other in trouble without helping?"

The queen sighed, "Of course I can't just watch him get into trouble without saving him. After all, he is my only blood relative in the world. Apart from Mu'er, he is the one I care about the most!"

Mu Lian: "So, Madam, no matter what the relationship between you and the city lord is, in the eyes of the king, he is the uncle of the prince and the future support of the prince. With such a powerful uncle, if he marries a powerful wife, how can the king not think too much!"

The queen looked at Mu Lian and frowned slightly, with a hint of doubt and thought in her eyes: "So, marrying her is a blessing in disguise?"

Mu Lian hurriedly continued to persuade her, "Yes, Madam, think about it. If the eldest prince is allowed to choose from these noble families in the capital, not only will you not be interested in the fifth or sixth rank ones, but you will also have to rely on your Highness to help you. How can the king be at ease with the first or second rank ones, or the military commanders?"

After hearing this, the queen could not help but nod her head in agreement. She understood the king's sensitivity and concerns about power, and she herself was also worried that her son's future position would be threatened.

Seeing that the queen seemed somewhat moved, Mu Lian struck while the iron was hot and said, "Also, although this young lady Li is of low status and is only the daughter of a wealthy family, because she is only a wealthy family, her family is already a wealthy local tycoon. She cannot enter the official career and cannot become an official. Although she will not be a help, she will not be a burden either. If she is obedient in the future, we will keep her. If she has evil intentions, we can deal with her at will!"