Children of Loulan

Chapter 135 Charcoal Fire

As time went by, the year was coming to an end, and the palace was filled with a strong festive atmosphere, with people busy preparing for the coming of the new year. However, at this time, something unexpected happened - the king ordered the eldest prince Keremu to go to the western Gobi Desert to build a city.

After the order was issued, various rumors began to spread throughout the court and among the people. Some said that the eldest prince deliberately framed the second prince to fall and hurt his leg in order to go to the border town, so that he could get this job with great benefits. Although the king and the queen produced all the relevant evidence and issued strict orders many times to prohibit criticism of the matter, people's words were scary and these rumors could not be completely stopped.

After hearing these rumors, the queen was furious and smashed several dishes in the palace and even punished several palace maids. However, all this did not change anything. People stopped talking on the surface, but they still talked about it in private.

Facing such a situation, Keremu showed extraordinary magnanimity and wisdom. He took the initiative to comfort the queen, saying that although they could not control the words of others, they could do it with a clear conscience. As long as they stick to their beliefs and do what they should do, time will prove everything.

At this moment, Hanguli of Yuexiju was still quietly staying in the bedroom, not taking a step out. During this period, several palace servants had quietly entered the inner hall to check on her condition, but the answer they got was always, "This beautiful lady is still alive, not dead, but still in a coma and has not yet woken up."

Early that morning, Bayer entered the room, gently closed the door, and said in a low voice: "Miss, I found that two more people are missing!" Hanguli looked at her smiling face and couldn't help but smile: "So now, how many people are left?"

Baier replied with a smile on his face, "There are only three left! Miss, the New Year is almost here, are they really planning to stay here?"

Hanguli was calm and confident, saying, "No, don't worry. When the New Year comes, when you go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect the items, if you get the best things, hide them and we can enjoy them secretly. As for them, just give them the worst things to deal with them. Oh, by the way, don't give them any charcoal at all!"

Baier: "Ah? You don't even give them a single piece of charcoal. I'm afraid it's going to snow in two days. In previous years, it would have already started snowing at this time. Although it hasn't snowed yet this year, if it really snows, they will freeze to death if you don't give them charcoal. What should I do?"

Hanguli: "Just relax and tell them the truth. It's the Ministry of Internal Affairs that refuses to give us charcoal. Even I don't have any, let alone them. If it really snows and there's still no charcoal, they will leave if they don't want to live!"

Bayer thought about it carefully and then said, "Well... if there is no charcoal at all, then wouldn't the young lady also be frozen? How about this, I'll get some charcoal that produces a lot of smoke and knock them out first. Tell them that the Ministry of Internal Affairs only gave them this little bit of inferior charcoal. Although it will be smoky when burning, at least it can be used by the young lady!"

Hanguli: "Well, our Bayer is smart. Once these three leave, our yard will be peaceful!"

Baier: "Yes, then the lady won't have to stay in this room all the time. She can go out for a walk and get some fresh air."

As soon as the two finished talking about the snow, the next morning, when the sky was slightly bright, heavy snow began to fall. Snowflakes fell one after another, like countless white butterflies dancing in the air. In just a few hours, a thick layer of snow had already covered the ground, as if a layer of white quilt had covered the earth.

Hanguli, Baier and Dar were shivering in the sudden heavy snow, and had no choice but to squeeze into one bed. They were covered with the quilt that Luke prepared for them. Although it looked thick, it was still very cold in the snow without charcoal fire. However, just when the three of them were sleeping soundly...

"Bang bang bang", a series of rapid knocks on the door sounded, as if they were going to break the entire door. This sudden sound ruthlessly interrupted the sweet dreams of those in the house.

Dal, startled, sat up from the bed, rubbing his eyes and shouting towards the door in annoyance: "Who is it? It's so early in the morning, can't I sleep? Can't we talk about it later?"

A maid's cautious voice came from outside the door: "Sister Dar, it's me. It's snowing today, really heavy snow! The weather has become very cold, sister, would you like to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get some charcoal? I'm standing here for a while, I'm almost frozen to death!"

The maid's loud voice successfully woke Hanguli and Baier from their sweet dreams. The two looked at each other, and Baier replied to the door: "I know, I'll go get the charcoal in a moment!"

As soon as the voice fell, the three of them quickly got out of bed and began to put on their clothes in a hurry. After tidying up and preparing everything in the room, Bayer walked to the door, opened a small crack, looked at the palace maid outside through the crack, and said softly: "You go back first, and I will call you to get the charcoal when I bring it back."

The maid quickly nodded and agreed: "Okay, Sister Baier, thank you for your help!" After that, she turned and left, but at the moment of turning around, she did not forget to secretly glance into the room.

Baier couldn't help but find it a little funny when he saw her little action, but he didn't say much. Not long after, Baier came back with charcoal. She also called the remaining three palace maids over, pointed at the charcoal she had received and said, "Today, the ladies and nobles of each palace went to collect the charcoal, which made the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs very busy. And we live in this remote place, and my beloved is still unconscious, so when the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs heard that it was Yuexiju, they didn't even think about distributing charcoal to us. Later, I begged for a long time, and they reluctantly gave us this little charcoal!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the faces of the three maids turned ugly. One of them said in surprise: "Ah? Why is there only so little? I'm afraid it's not enough even for my dear wife!"

Another maid anxiously echoed, "Sister Baier, the weather is really too cold. Why don't we all go to our husband's room and sleep on the floor? Otherwise, we will really freeze to death!"

After thinking for a moment, Bayer sighed helplessly, nodded and said, "Okay, but you must not disturb my husband's rest! Otherwise, I will be blamed by Sister Dahl."

The three maids responded in unison: "Don't worry, Sister Baier, we are all servants, how dare we disturb your beloved! We will definitely be careful and cautious."

Bayer nodded to show his satisfaction, and then ordered: "Okay, go and light the charcoal fire first! When it is lit, bring it to my beloved's room, and be careful not to let sparks fly."