Children of Loulan

Chapter 145 Substituting one thing for another

Seeing that Concubine Xian was listening intently, Dalan paused for a moment, then continued, "By then, whether it is Concubine Xian, the Queen, the First Prince and the Second Prince, or Lady Xi and Lady Li, they will be involuntarily involved in this dispute. And all these things have nothing to do with you, Your Majesty! You are still the pure-hearted and selfless Concubine Ru! At the same time, the Third Prince is still the filial and sensible Third Prince!"

Concubine Ru smiled slightly and said softly, "Well, while the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman benefits. Lady Lan made a brilliant move! However, how can we influence the Imperial Master and realize the plan of replacing the pillars with the beams?"

After thinking for a moment, Dalan replied, "The Queen Mother has issued an order that no one who participates in the selection tomorrow can step out of the palace. And, when the selection begins at midnight, everyone must stay in their own bedroom. Therefore, they will definitely find a way to make some special marks to guide the imperial master to find the right candidate. Therefore, we only need to send someone to closely monitor the movements outside the Jingsi Residence, and we will definitely be able to find some clues, and then move the marks to Yuexi Residence!"

Concubine Ru nodded slightly, indicating her agreement: "Well, the plan is good, but... who should we send?"

Dalan chuckled and said confidently, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. We don't need to do anything personally. We just need to pass this message to the Queen subtly, and then we can just sit back and watch what happens and wait for the good show to unfold!"

Seeing Dalan so confident, Concubine Ru thought for a moment and then spoke again: "If there is no special code between them, and the Second Prince personally told the Imperial Master where the Western Beauty lived and showed him the portrait of the Western Beauty, then how can we secretly switch the two?"

Hearing Concubine Ru's question, Dalan was stunned and hesitated. After a moment, she responded softly: "I am stupid, I hope Concubine Ru can give me some advice!"

Concubine Ru smiled and said, "It's not about giving advice. This is something the Queen should worry about. I don't want to worry about it!"

Dalan nodded slightly and said in a panic, "I am stupid and can't even handle such a small matter properly. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Concubine Ru chuckled and said in a gentle tone: "Lady Lan, you are too kind. You have carefully considered and considered every aspect of this matter from beginning to end. Speaking of this, you have been a beauty for more than a year. Have you ever thought about taking a step further and becoming the wife of the main position of a palace?"

Upon hearing this, Dalan's face instantly became solemn and nervous. She hurriedly said, "Thank you for your kindness, my lady. I am not qualified to be your lady. The position of beauty I have now is all thanks to your grace. I am already satisfied. How dare I try to get promoted again? I hope your lady will understand!"

Seeing this, Concubine Ru couldn't help but smile: "Look at you like this, I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously? Forget it, just leave this matter to me, you can go back with peace of mind!"

Dalan felt relieved and quickly knelt down to thank her: "Thank you very much, Empress Rufei!"

Watching Dalan being supported and limping away, Yadi asked curiously: "Madam, why doesn't this beautiful Lan want to be promoted? If she can get the position of Madam, she will be the first in their batch!"

Concubine Ru laughed softly and said, "Because she is a smart person and doesn't want to be the first to stand out. Moreover, judging from the current situation, the king will not promote her position any further!"

Artie asked in confusion, "Why? Is the king tired of her?"

Concubine Ru shook her head and smiled, "No, on the contrary, the king is extremely fond of our beautiful lady Lan. I have been in the palace for so many years, but I have never seen the king look at anyone with such a passionate look. Although he is deliberately hiding it, it cannot be hidden from my eyes!"

Wu Mei added: "That's why the Queen wants to keep Lady Lan in her control and let her make her own plans for everything. This way, the Queen will have a lot of leverage over her. If the King makes any moves in the future, it will be like leaving a way out for herself!"

Yadi asked in confusion: "I still don't quite understand. Since the king loves Lady Lan, why is he unwilling to promote her?"

Wu Mei smiled mysteriously and lowered his voice to ask, "Have you heard about the incident between the late king and Concubine Jing?"

Artie nodded: "Of course I've heard of it...Oh, I understand!" She suddenly realized and seemed to understand the reason.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Ru nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's go back to the palace. Wumei, you go and make some arrangements and tell the queen about this. Then we'll just have to wait and see the show!" After saying that, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a sly smile.

On the other hand, after being comforted by Mu Lian, the queen gradually calmed down. She knew that she could not be so depressed any longer and had to cheer up to deal with the current predicament. So, she had not eaten properly for several days, so she asked the imperial kitchen to make her some sweet soup to replenish her energy. She decided to be energetic and follow the imperial teacher to choose the person who could bring good luck to her son tomorrow.

After drinking the sweet soup, the queen felt a little sleepy and was about to take a rest. However, at this moment, Mu Lian ran in hurriedly. The queen's heart tightened, and she quickly sent all the palace servants away and closed the door.

As soon as the door was closed, Mu Lian couldn't wait to say, "Queen, something bad has happened!" Her face was very anxious, and there was a hint of panic in her eyes.

When the queen heard this, her heart tightened: "Could it be... did something happen to Mu'er?"

Mu Lian quickly waved his hands and said, "No, Queen, His Highness is fine now! It's just about the wedding..." Then, Mu Lian told the queen exactly what he had heard.

After hearing this, the queen was so angry that she slammed the table and stood up, her eyes widened and she shouted angrily: "What? This is actually the conspiracy of that brat?"

Mu Lian nodded and said, "Yes, Madam. In order to get that Western beauty out of the palace smoothly, he even teamed up with the United Nations Division to deceive the Queen Mother and the King!"

The queen gnashed her teeth and said, "What are you waiting for? Go to the king and expose his true face! As a prince, he actually had an affair with a concubine, which is a capital crime! And he colluded with the national teacher to deceive the king, which is a crime of deceiving the king!" She became more and more angry as she spoke, and she wished she could bring the brat to justice immediately.

Seeing the queen about to rush out the door, Mu quickly reached out and held her tightly: "Your Majesty, please stay! We don't have any evidence now. If we act rashly, who will believe us? Besides, you have already fainted several times because of crying over the eldest prince's matter. If you say these unfounded words now, I'm afraid it will only make the queen mother even more angry!"

The queen cried out anxiously, "What should I do? Should I just watch that little bastard murder my son?"

Mu Lian consoled her, "My queen, please stay calm! Only by thinking calmly can we find a solution!"

The queen responded emotionally: "Solution, think of a way. My mind is in a mess right now and I can't think of anything."

Mu Lian comforted her, "Don't worry, Madam. We don't know the whole story yet. I will send someone out to get more information. After we get more details, we can discuss countermeasures together."