Children of Loulan

Chapter 428 Death

After slowly walking out of Xilin's palace, Maihemuti stopped, turned around and looked at Aunt Kui who had been sending him to the door. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Mammy, my mother... doesn't like me very much?" His originally clear and bright eyes were now dim and his loneliness was evident in his words.

When Aunt Kui heard this, her heart suddenly clenched, and she felt pity for him, but she quickly forced a smile and comforted him, "Sixth Prince, what are you talking about? You are the queen's only child. All her hopes for the future are placed on you. How could she not like you?"

However, Maihemuti did not seem to be moved by these words. He just lowered his head silently and murmured softly: "I often see the fifth brother and Concubine Jing Mu together. The fifth brother can hug Concubine Jing Mu freely and act like a spoiled child. He even often lies on Concubine Jing Mu's lap and plays affectionately. The look in Concubine Jing Mu's eyes when she looks at the fifth brother is full of a mother's endless love and care for her son."

"Moreover, Mother Jing always gently told Brother Five that if he didn't want to read those boring books, he didn't have to force himself to read them, lest he become a nerd; whatever Brother Five wanted to do, as long as it wasn't excessive, Mother Jing would agree and support him. So, Madam, I... I am really Mother Jing..." Biologically? He didn't say the last few words!

Aunt Kui listened to Maihemuti's story quietly, and she couldn't help but feel deeply moved. She knew very well that this young child in front of her longed for maternal love in his heart, and she also knew why her own mother was too indifferent to her own son, which led to the Sixth Prince's idea.

She frowned slightly, showing a hint of helplessness on her face, and couldn't help but sigh deeply in her heart. However, she quickly adjusted her mood and said slowly in a gentle and comforting tone: "Sixth Prince, you are really worrying too much! Of course, the Queen loves you! When the Queen was pregnant with you, it was really a lot of hardship. Especially on the day of delivery, the Queen was almost in pain for a whole day and night!"

"That kind of heart-wrenching pain makes others feel horrified just by listening to it, but the queen always gritted her teeth and persevered, just to give birth to you safely and healthily. So, how could the queen not love you?" Aunt Kui could only explain patiently!

Maihemuti immediately raised his head after hearing this, looked at Aunt Kui and continued to ask: "Then why is mother always so cold and distant to me? She has never shown me the same care and love as mother Jing showed to my fifth brother. Even when I was very young, she was unwilling to hold me and never cared about whether I was okay. She always told me to follow the teacher and the master well, so that I can make a name for myself in the future!"

Listening to Maihemuti's words, Aunt Kui couldn't help feeling pity in her heart. She looked at the child in front of her, her eyes full of pity.

However, although she felt very sorry, she knew that she could not make the decision for the queen. She had no choice but to harden her heart and force a smile to comfort her: "Sixth Prince, this is all out of the queen's painstaking efforts! The reason why she treats you like this is actually to force you to grow up quickly."

"You know, the Fifth Prince has always been very close to the little prince, and Concubine Jing used to have a close relationship with the Crown Princess. So, even if the Fifth Prince is mediocre and has no achievements in his life, the Crown Prince and the little prince will certainly protect him and make sure he has no worries for the rest of his life." Aunt Kui's face was full of worry!

"But your situation is very different. Our queen's family has declined and there is no strong backer to rely on. More importantly, your relationship with the Crown Prince and the little prince is just ordinary. If you don't learn some skills to protect yourself, then in the future... How will you let the queen deal with it?"

Aunt Kui stopped talking abruptly, but Maihemuti had already seen through the unfinished meaning. If the prince ascended to the throne in the future and wanted to kill his biological brother, if he was still like a reckless and ignorant boy at that time, he would definitely become a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others and cut at will, without any ability to fight back!

Faced with Aunt Kui's convincing explanation, Maihemuti had some doubts in his heart, but on the surface he still responded with a forced smile: "So that's how it is. Thank you for telling me this, Auntie. I now understand!"

After saying this, he turned around resolutely and walked away with heavy steps. The moment he turned and left, the smile on his face disappeared without a trace, replaced by a gloomy color, like the sky before a storm.

Aunt Kui silently gazed at his receding figure, her eyes full of pity. She knew that the queen did not like this son from the bottom of her heart, but as a servant, she was powerless to influence the queen's mind and decision. Therefore, for so many years, she had always been dealing with the mother and son, trying her best to speak well of both sides, hoping that one day the queen would wake up and re-examine the relationship with Maihemuti.

In fact, she had secretly investigated His Royal Highness Prince Xin. After an in-depth investigation, the shocking truth gradually surfaced: It turned out that the image that Prince Xin had presented to everyone over the years was that he and Princess Xin were in love and respect each other.

Not only that, he also announced to the public that in order to avoid the pain and risks of childbirth for Princess Xin, he resolutely decided not to have children. This move won praise and admiration from many people at the time, who believed that he was really caring and considerate to Princess Xin.

But what is the reality? The truth is not as beautiful as it seems. According to what she found out, although Prince Xin and Princess Xin are husband and wife in name, they are not husband and wife in reality. The way they get along in daily life is far from being as close and harmonious as the rumors outside.

What was even more shocking was that she discovered that Prince Xin had actually been silently paying attention to her queen for all these years!

The Queen Mother's seemingly insignificant illness turned out to be like a chronic poison. After tormenting her for two years, it finally took her life mercilessly. Time was frozen at this heartbreaking moment on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The whole of Loulan was immersed in deep mourning. Among the many sad people, the most heartbroken was Hawule.

Since he was raised by the Queen Mother at the age of one, Hawuer had formed a deep and incomparable emotional bond with the Queen Mother. This kinship even surpassed the bond between him and his biological parents. Therefore, when the sad news of the Queen Mother's death came, Hawuer seemed to have lost his soul and fell into endless sorrow.

In the days after the Queen Mother's death, Hawul seemed to be pulled by an invisible force. He stayed in front of the Queen Mother's coffin all day and all night, refusing to eat or drink. No matter how others tried to persuade him, he remained indifferent.

First, Hanguli and Keremu came to comfort him, and advised him earnestly to take care of his health. However, Hawule just nodded silently, indicating that he understood, but he still knelt in front of the coffin.