Children of Loulan

Chapter 133 Falling

Yumei's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something: "There is no conflict of interest with others. Perhaps the one with the conflict of interest is the family of the Minister of Revenue!"

Concubine Xian looked puzzled: "Why do you say that?"

Yumei analyzed slowly, "Your Highness, think about it, the marriage between the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and our prince is marrying up, and the one he is marrying is a legitimate daughter. Then the other members of his family may be jealous and try to destroy this marriage. You know, in this huge mansion, it is common for legitimate and illegitimate children to fight with each other for favor and to defend their own interests!"

Concubine Xian: "Hmph, a dignified Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue can't even handle his own household affairs. I really overestimated him!" Her tone was full of disdain and disappointment.

The maid Yumei beside her quickly agreed, "Yes, Madam, he is not sensible, but there are sensible people. Our prince is so outstanding, there are many legitimate daughters for him to choose from!"

The virtuous concubine sighed and said helplessly, "Well, I was overdoing him. I heard from my father that his second daughter could be of great use, so I reluctantly agreed to the marriage. But now such a long time has passed, and that girl named Xilin is still so timid and incompetent. I don't have any other hope, I just hope that she can give birth to a prince for me, so that my efforts will not be in vain!"

At the same time, in the woods outside the city, several teenagers were riding horses happily. Their horses' hooves swept through the woods quickly, and their faces were filled with youthful smiles, chasing and playing with each other. However, at this moment, there was a sudden neighing of a horse, and then a teenager fell off the horse and rolled on the ground for several circles. This sudden change scared the other teenagers who were riding horses together. They all pulled the reins and rushed to the fallen boy to check his injuries!

In the palace, the queen was sitting in front of the table, carefully reading the records of the newly promoted concubines in the harem. Just as she was concentrating, Mu Lian suddenly walked in hurriedly. Mu Lian looked nervous and whispered a few words in the queen's ear. After hearing this, the queen immediately raised her head with a very surprised expression on her face, and asked Mu Lian: "Is this true?"

Mu Lian nodded firmly and replied, "It's absolutely true. I heard that he has been sent to the prince's residence, and the imperial doctors in the palace have also rushed over!"

Hearing this, the queen chuckled twice and sighed, "God is really wise! He actually let that bastard fall at such a critical moment. In this way, he will not be able to compete with my son for the job that has great merit!"

Mu quickly agreed, "Yes, Queen, this is truly a great joyous event! I would like to congratulate you first!"

The queen closed the book in her hand with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Well, I am in a good mood today. Go to the storehouse to pick out some high-quality precious medicinal herbs, and I will personally deliver them to him. After all, my son is injured, and as a mother, I should naturally visit and comfort him!"

Mu Lian nodded repeatedly, saying that she would arrange it immediately. Then, she turned and left, preparing the necessary items according to the queen's instructions.

In the prince's residence, Edir was lying on the bed, one of his feet had been bandaged tightly, like a huge zongzi. Concubine Xian rushed in with Yumei anxiously. When she saw Edir's appearance, her anger was instantly ignited: "What's wrong with you!"

Concubine Xian said angrily: "Now is the most critical moment, and you are still riding horses with those nobles! Although it is not snowing yet, it does not mean that the roads will not be icy! Now you have fallen into this state, and the queen and others will definitely laugh at me behind my back!"

However, Aidier said calmly: "Mother, please don't be angry. This may not be a bad thing."

After hearing this, Concubine Xian was even more furious: "What? Isn't this a bad thing? Have you forgotten that your father was chosen as the heir because he built several garrison tents in that place! If you let Keremu build a city this time, then you really have no hope at all!"

The more she spoke, the more excited she became, and her eyes gradually became moist. Edir comforted Concubine Xian: "Mother, please don't be anxious. Let your son explain it to you slowly, okay?" At the same time, he winked at the other palace servants in the room, asking them to leave quickly.

After everyone left, Concubine Xian signaled her personal maid Yumei to stand guard at the door to prevent anyone from eavesdropping. After making sure that everyone had left, Concubine Xian still said indignantly: "What do you have to say? Just say it quickly!"

Aidil immediately put on a flattering smile and said, "Mother, think about it. The reason why father was chosen as the heir by grandfather was because he built several garrison sheds. But have you ever thought that it took father six or seven years to build just a few garrison sheds? And now my brother is going to build an entire city! Although my brother can find the craftsmen and foundry masters who built with father, it will take at least eight or nine years to build a solid and durable foundation for the entire city, right? Then what about the city itself? How long will it take to build the houses, streets, temples, etc. in the city? I'm afraid it will take at least twenty or even thirty years!"

Seeing that Concubine Xian seemed to be thinking seriously about what he said, Aidil continued, "Okay, even if my eldest brother is lucky and has built all the cities in 20 to 30 years, think about it, mother, during the long time he was building these cities, we have been staying in the capital. Although there may not be any earth-shattering things for us to do, as long as we insist on doing a small thing that can benefit the people every day, then decades later, do you think we will still worry about not being able to win the hearts of the people? Not to mention that such a long time is enough for us to show our talents and ambitions in the capital. By that time, the people and the court will all be our people, and he will not be able to get the support and support of the people, and there will be no one to rely on to help him. Even if my father wants to protect him, he will be old at that time, and he will have the heart to protect him, but he will not have the strength to protect him...!"

Xian Fei took over the conversation and said, "Yes, by then your father will be old, and the queen will not have any powerful family to rely on, so he will be alone and weak!"

Aidil nodded and continued to analyze: "Not only that, mother, my brother and I are now competing for the opportunity to go to the Gobi Desert, and everyone knows that if the city is successfully built, it will be a great achievement. However, at this critical moment, I suddenly had an accident. Do you think anyone will speculate who will benefit the most if I get into trouble?"

The virtuous concubine widened her eyes and said in disbelief: "They will say that the eldest prince deliberately framed you? But...but would he be so stupid as to stay where we are and let us manipulate him? If he knew that we were setting up surveillance in the capital, wouldn't he come back earlier?"