Children of Loulan

Chapter 159 Dowry

The king looked at the queen mother with an inquiring look and asked softly, "Isn't your mother going?"

The Queen Mother sighed slowly and said helplessly, "I have been feeling unwell these past two days, so I will not go. When Mu'er gets better, let him bring his princess to pay her respects to me!"

The king quickly asked with concern: "Have you summoned the imperial physician?"

The Queen Mother waved her hand and consoled her, "It's okay. There's no need to trouble the imperial physician to make a trip. All right, go ahead!"

The king wanted to ask about the queen mother's health, but when he saw that she did not seem willing to talk more, he stopped asking and just stood up, bowed respectfully to the queen mother, then turned and left.

In Ningxiang Palace, Hanguli sat dignifiedly at the head of the table, frowned slightly, and said thoughtfully: "So, the queen chose me as her daughter-in-law when she had no choice."

Mu Lian stood aside, lowered his head and replied: "Yes!"

After a moment of silence, Hanguli raised her head and looked at Mu Lian again, her eyes sharp and deep, and continued to ask: "Auntie, besides telling me this, do you have anything else to say?"

Mu Lian hesitated for a moment, then said, "The deputy chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was framed and almost lost his life. At the critical moment, it was Aunt Taji who saved his life."

Hanguli asked in disbelief, "So the deputy chief steward didn't make things difficult for me in the past few years because of Aunt Taji?"

Mu Lian did not hide it and nodded directly: "Yes, not only that, before Madam passed away, she asked me to take good care of you after she died!"

Hanguli's eyes flashed with doubt, and she asked curiously: "What does Aunt Lian want to express?"

Mu Lian glanced at Hanguli, and then said seriously: "Prince Xuan was raised by Nanny. I hope that you can assist Prince Xuan wholeheartedly in the future because Nanny saved you. Don't worry about the people in the palace anymore!"

After hearing this, Hanguli couldn't help but chuckle, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised: "Aunt Lian is worrying too much. I remember that I met the king on the day I entered the palace to choose a concubine, but as a newcomer at that time, I didn't dare to raise my head, so how could I worry about him!"

Hanguli sighed again and continued, "As for the assistance Aunt Lian mentioned, it's really flattering me. I'm a person who came from a remote village. I have neither knowledge nor ability. How can I be an assistant? What's more, the king has already issued an order that I will be the Xuan Wang's wife in the future. Naturally, I have to share the honor and disgrace with the Xuan Wang Mansion!"

After hearing what Hanguli said, Mulian finally put down her worries. She was really worried that Hanguli still had the king in her heart, and would choose to hurt the prince because she was unwilling to do so. Therefore, she came here specially, wanting to use the kindness of Madam Taji to Hanguli so that Hanguli could treat the prince sincerely.

Mu Lian raised the corner of his mouth: "With what Princess Xuan said, I feel much more at ease. Princess Xuan, please rest assured that with me here, there will be no more unexpected situations. You will be a stable Princess Xuan in the future!"

Hanguli replied: "In that case, thank you Aunt Mulian!"

Mu Lian leaned forward again and said, "There are still things to be dealt with in the palace, so I will take my leave first!"

Hanguli stood up and said: "Aunt Lian, take care!"

Hanguli looked at Mulian's figure walking away, and her thoughts drifted back to the distant past. At that time, she was just a woman waiting to be selected, and he was responsible for leading all the selected women into the palace.

The two were originally like parallel lines with no intersection, but their fate took a turn in a carefully planned murder. At that moment, they hugged each other tightly, and she stared at the handsome young man in front of her, her heartbeat almost out of control. However, at that time, he was the son of the man she was about to marry. For this reason, she had been deeply ashamed of her heartbeat countless times, so she wanted to forget that person and that moment.

Later, she fell into a coma due to injuries, and was sent to Yuexi Residence by Concubine Xian. There, she depended on Dal and Baier, and finally buried the memories deep in her heart during the hard days. However, what she did not expect was that now, due to the conspiracy of others, these two people of different generations became husband and wife!

"Miss, Miss..."

"what?"

Hanguli was thinking about something when she suddenly heard someone calling her. She responded subconsciously, then looked up and saw Dal and Bayer looking at her with very worried eyes: "What's wrong? Did something happen?" Hanguli asked curiously.

Dar shook his head and said, "Miss, what's wrong with you? We have called you several times, but you didn't respond. What did Aunt Mulian tell you just now? Is there any bad news?"

Hanguli realized that she had just been distracted and felt a little embarrassed, so she quickly explained: "Oh, it's okay, come here, I will tell you the cause and effect of this matter." After that, she turned around and walked into the room with the two of them.

After noon, the deputy chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs personally delivered all the items needed for the wedding, including a bright red wedding gown, exquisite accessories, etc. Hanguli looked at these things in front of her, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in her heart.

She had imagined what kind of beautiful wedding gown she would wear when she got married, but since she entered the palace, she knew that she might never wear such a wedding gown again in her life. However, today, she would wear the gorgeous wedding gown prepared for her by the embroiderers in the palace!

The deputy chief steward said to Hanguli with a smile on his face: "I would like to congratulate Princess Xuan first. This wedding gown is made according to your size, and the things outside are allocated from the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the order of the queen, and they are considered as your dowry!"

After hearing this, Hanguli was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. She asked in confusion, "Huh? Dowry?" She opened her eyes wide, and her unbelievable expression made people laugh. After all, she was about to become the queen's daughter-in-law, and the queen was her mother-in-law. How could a mother-in-law prepare a dowry for her daughter-in-law?

The deputy general manager still kept smiling and explained, "Yes, the queen said that you will go to Xuanwang Mansion to manage the household affairs in the future, so how can you not have money? So I asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to select some, and some were sent by the queen mother!"

When Hanguli heard this, she was so surprised that her jaw almost dropped. She opened her mouth wide and stammered, "Ah? The Queen Mother also sent it?"

She couldn't believe her ears. It was unusual for a mother-in-law to give a dowry to her daughter-in-law, but she didn't expect a grandmother to give a dowry to her grandson's daughter-in-law. She felt a little dizzy at the series of surprises.

At this time, the deputy general manager handed over two booklets, which recorded the things sent by the queen and the queen mother respectively. Hanguli stood up and looked at the twenty boxes outside. She was a little at a loss.

"Princess Xuan, these are the things that the Queen Mother and the Queen asked me to deliver. Please check them!" said the deputy general manager, handing the two booklets in his hand to Hanguli.

Hanguli took the booklet, opened it and took a look. She saw that it was densely recorded with the names, quantities, sources and other information of various precious items.

"Thank you, Deputy Manager. You've taken the trouble to make the trip." Hanguli smiled politely!