Children of Loulan

Chapter 392 Are you willing?

Three days later, the sun was shining brightly and the breeze was blowing gently. After lunch, Mamtim could not wait to rush to the palace gate. Along the way, he was very excited and kept saying in his heart: "I hope the number one scholar chosen by the king is really Tuohewu!"

When he arrived at the palace gate, he saw that quite a few people had already gathered there, but Mamtim did not pay attention to them. Instead, he found a conspicuous position and stood there, staring at the palace gate, afraid of missing any moment.

Time passed by, the sun gradually set, and it was already afternoon. Finally, the palace gate slowly opened, and three figures walked out. Mamtim looked closely and found that it was Tuohewu and the other two candidates. Moreover, what was striking was that each of the three of them was holding a bright yellow imperial edict in their hands.

Seeing this, Mamtim was so excited that he almost jumped up. He hurried forward with a big smile on his face, bowed to Tuohewu respectfully and congratulated him: "Congratulations, brother! Congratulations, brother! You are the top scorer in the high school entrance examination today. You really bring honor to your family and fame to the world!"

After hearing Mamtim's words, the other two smiled and bowed to Tohewu as a simple greeting. Then, without staying for long, they turned around and left, leaving Tohewu and Mamtim standing opposite each other.

At this time, Tuohewu deliberately frowned, looked at Mamtim with a serious face, and asked in a deep voice: "Brother, why are you so sure that it is me who is the top scorer in the high school? You know, the three of us have the imperial edict in our hands. How can you be sure that it is me?"

Mamtim's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a faint smile, and said softly: "That's naturally because the imperial edict you hold is different from the other two!"

Hearing this, Tuohewu asked in surprise: "Oh? Is this true? But aren't they all the same golden imperial edicts?"

Mamtim smiled and explained: "Indeed, they are all golden yellow, but the embroidery on the imperial edict is quite different. Because of this, I dare to speculate that you are the one who has passed the imperial examination and won the first place in the imperial examination!"

After hearing this, Tuohewu suddenly realized what was going on. He quickly picked up his copy of the imperial edict, brought it close to his eyes, and carefully examined the exquisite embroidery pattern on it. After a moment, he couldn't help but smile, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Haha, so that's how it is. You are really observant! Since you are here, don't be polite. Come on, come on, I'll treat you to a few drinks today!"

At the same time, in the Xuanwang Mansion, Hanguli was looking at her mother lovingly teasing her one-year-old son with great joy. The little guy was so amused that he kept giggling, and his cute appearance filled Hanguli's heart with happiness and sweetness.

However, at this moment, her mother suddenly turned around and looked at her, then sighed softly and said with a slightly sad tone: "Alas... in two days, you will have to send this child to the Queen Mother to be raised. By then, can you really bear to let him go?"

Hearing her mother's sigh full of helplessness and sorrow, Hanguli couldn't help but laugh softly. She comforted her in a soft but firm voice: "Mom, don't be so worried. You know, there is probably no mother in this world who can really give up her own child. However, our little guy is not ordinary, he is the eldest grandson of the royal family! The power struggles and sinister calculations in the royal family are endless and unpredictable." Having said that, Hanguli slowly moved her gaze to the child's delicate little face, her eyes full of kindness.

"But I am just an ordinary farm girl. It is a blessing from heaven that I have the honor to be the Crown Princess. So, my daughter knows clearly that the Crown Prince will definitely marry many concubines and ladies from famous families into the palace as concubines in the future. Moreover, all of these women are from the powerful families in the capital. They have received the most meticulous education since childhood. Whether in appearance, talent, or knowledge, they are much better than my daughter."

"That's why I'm really worried that I won't be able to protect this child well in the future. After much thought, the only way is to send him to the Queen Mother and let her protect him personally. This way, this child can grow up safely and healthily!"

After hearing these words, the worry on Han's mother's face not only did not subside, but became even more intense. She sighed deeply and said in a heavy tone: "Ah, thinking back to the past, your father and I originally planned to find an ordinary family for you to marry into, so that you could live a plain life. Who could have expected that you would be replaced by someone else to participate in the palace selection. At that time, we really thought that we might never see you again in this life! However, later we learned that you were granted marriage to King Xuan and successfully gave birth to the eldest son. At that time, I finally felt a little relieved in my heart, thinking that you had finally overcome all the hardships and finally got through. But I never thought... Oh!"

At this moment, Han's father, who had been standing quietly by the side, suddenly interrupted and said, "I say, old woman, why do you always sigh on such a good day? Now His Highness treats our family, especially our daughter, quite well. However, he is the crown prince of the royal family after all, and his status is extremely noble. Naturally, many things are beyond his control. Fortunately, our son has grown up now, and has passed the imperial examination. He will definitely be able to protect his sister well in the future!" After saying this, Han's father patted Han's mother's shoulder gently, as if he wanted to comfort her worried heart.

However, what they didn't expect was that just outside the courtyard, a figure was quietly standing - Keremu. He came to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law with great joy, hoping to spend more time with them. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the courtyard, the voices of those conversations flooded into his ears like a tide, and every word was extremely clear.

Keremu stood there quietly, motionless, as if time had frozen at this moment. His originally bright eyes gradually dimmed, and he lowered his head slightly, looking a little lonely and depressed. His lips moved slightly, and he murmured to himself: "What should I do to make you trust me completely..." After that, he sighed again and looked up at the sky with melancholy!

At the same time, the night was as dark as ink, covering the whole world. After a long time, Mamtim finally appeared at the door of Xuanwang Mansion. He staggered a little and exuded a faint smell of alcohol. Seeing this, Han's mother hurried forward and asked with concern: "Hey, why did you drink so much?"

Mamt tried to stand up straight, with a smile on his face, but that smile could not hide his drunkenness. He shook his head and responded, "Mom, I am so happy today! My best friend actually got admitted to high school! With such a happy event in front of us, I naturally couldn't help but drink a few more glasses with him." After saying that, he burped.