Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 337 I want to be the Crown Prince!
Ao Wen asked, "What are you doing here?"

Xiao Yang hesitated for a while, and said: "I have something to ask Mrs. Sang Zi for advice."

Aowen said: "What's the matter?"

Xiao Yang said: "Forgive me for not being able to tell you for the time being."

The attendant immediately stepped forward and shouted: "How dare you, why don't you quickly answer the prince's question?"

Aowen waved his hand to stop the attendant and said, "You guys wait here until I see my mother."

Xiao Yang said: "Yes."

Aowen took the lead and stepped into the fence, hesitated for a while, but finally didn't make a sound.Da Lun stepped forward and shouted: "Madam Sang Zi, Prince Aowen has arrived."

But a maid in black hoodie hurriedly opened the door and came out to answer, "Mrs. Sang Zi is not at home, she has gone far away."

Aowen was surprised when he heard this. His mother had no interest in worldly affairs and had lived in seclusion for 20 years. She rarely even went back to the royal capital. Why did she happen to travel far away when he came to visit her?Suddenly, he remembered that Dalun had told Xidun, Susa and his party that they would arrive in Kuni tomorrow. He suddenly realized something in his heart, his face immediately darkened, and he turned around and left.

Da Lun hurriedly asked: "Do you want to take these two Central Plains people away together?"

Aowen didn't have the mind to care about other things, he said: "No need, go back to the palace."

Riding all the way back to the royal capital, I happened to meet a palace guard at the north gate.

The guard hurriedly reported: "Where did the prince go, so that people can be anxious! The queen is urgently calling the prince back to the palace."

Aowen was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent. He raised his hand and whipped it, throwing it hatefully at the guard's face.

The guard didn't know how to anger the prince, and he touched his burning face, feeling aggrieved and confused.

The royal palace is located in the westernmost part of the royal capital, facing east from west. It is also called "Sanjianfang". It is said that it was the first residence of the three ancestors who founded the Loulan Kingdom.

Today's three rooms look like a luxurious castle, with conical spiers on the left and right and an arched city gate in the middle.

There is a three-story spire behind the main hall, called the "Mingguang Tower", which is nearly a hundred feet high and is the tallest building in Goni City.

In front of the east gate of the palace is a huge square with an ancient fountain in the middle.In the center of the fountain is a quadrilateral multi-story tower made of white jade. At the bottom is a set of bronze peacock images, each of which can spout water jets from its mouth.

The whole fountain is colorful and dazzling, and it is a beautiful scenery in the mud city.

As soon as Aowen arrived at the palace gate, two guards came forward and said: "The queen has an order, please ask Prince Aowen to see her immediately after returning to the palace." Then they stepped forward to hold Aowen on the left and right, as if For fear of him escaping.

Aowen shouted: "What are you doing?"

The guard hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't be angry, it is true that the queen has a strict order, saying that as soon as she sees the prince coming back, she has to take her to see her immediately." Aowen hummed and rushed straight to the queen's palace.

There are a lot of grapes planted in the palace, and wine is the most important handicraft industry in Loulan.The grapes in the palace are all old trees, and the shade of the old vines forms green corridors, bringing a lot of coolness in this hot summer.

Now, because there will be a grand meeting between the kings of Loulan and Khotan, the vines on the corridor are decorated with lights and festoons. Although it adds a lot of joy to the atmosphere, it makes Aowen feel quite artificial.He entered the queen's chamber, bowed only once, and stood at the door without saying a word.

Amanda ordered all the attendants and maids to withdraw, and then waved: "Aowen, come here."

Aowen took two steps and then stopped.

Amanda asked: "You left the palace and went back to the general's old house without saying hello. Are you blaming your aunt?"

Aowen said: "No."

Amanda said: "Then who are you angry with? You look so ugly."

Ao Wen said: "I'm not angry, I'm just unhappy."

Amanda sighed: "You could have lived freely. If I hadn't insisted on keeping you in the palace, you wouldn't have the status of a prince, and you wouldn't have so many troubles. Now the king wants to appoint a crown prince. Daofu is a mediocre man, and we all know that your talents are far above him, but my aunt sincerely hopes that the king will appoint Daofu as prince, instead of proud of you."

Aowen opened his eyes wide and said, "What?"

Amanda said: "You are now a prince, and it is already so embarrassing. When you become the crown prince, you can no longer be yourself. To become the monarch of a country, you get not only supreme power, but also boundless burdens and burdens." Responsibility. Aowen, my aunt really doesn’t want to see you suffer in the future, just like she doesn’t want to see Fuyu crying now. There is no way, the princess has the life of the princess, and the crown prince has the fate of the crown prince. Aowen, tell me honestly , do you want to be crown prince?"

The queen spoke slowly and calmly, but Aowen was shocked by what she heard. His heart was filled with excitement, and he was speechless for a moment, unable to answer.

He naturally wants to be the crown prince. He has the ambition and ambition to become the king of a country, and because he knows that Dao Fu wants to be the crown prince, he looks down on such a person, so he wants to suppress him at every turn and gain the upper hand.

He also always thought that with his ability, the position of crown prince was easy to grab, but when Amanda suddenly said such emotionally charged words, he really hesitated.

Amanda asked word by word: "Auntie will ask you again, do you want to be the crown prince?"

Aowen finally nodded.Although it was just a slight movement, it was a very firm determination.

Amanda said: "This is your own choice, and you can't regret it until you die."

Aowen said: "Yes."

Amanda said: "Okay, you step back and prepare well. The king has an order. Tomorrow, you and Prime Minister Suru will go out of the city to welcome King Xidun and his party."

Aowen was silent for a while, then replied: "As ordered." He bowed and withdrew.

A maid was waiting for him outside the door, hurriedly stepped forward and whispered: "The princess asks the prince to go to the forest in the back garden immediately."

Aowen rushed to the back garden alone.Fu Que was standing under a big tree rubbing her hands, looking anxious, when she saw Ao Wen, she immediately rushed up and scolded softly, "Why did you come here? I'm so anxious."

Aowen gently pushed his childhood sweetheart away and asked, "Cousin, is there anything wrong with me?"

Fu Que raised her head, stared at him eagerly, and said: "Cousin, take me away, let's go far away together." Aowen was stunned: "What?"

Fu Que smiled and said, "I won't be a princess anymore, and you won't be a prince either. Let's elope together and leave Loulan for the Central Plains, okay?"

There was a touching smile on the corner of her mouth, but Aowen was not as excited as she was on her pretty face, her heart was just blank, and she remembered what Aunt Shicai said - "This is your own choice, you can't regret it until you die."

Seeing that he didn't answer, Fuu asked, "Cousin, please speak. It will be too late if you don't leave."

Aowen's Adam's apple twitched twice, and replied: "No, I can't promise you."

Fu Que was shocked and asked, "Why?"

Ao Wen said: "Because I want to be the Crown Prince."

(End of this chapter)