Children of Loulan

Chapter 400 is gone just like that?

However, this joy was like a brilliant firework, fleeting. In the palace, a sudden change broke the original peace and joy. On this day, Batur received a warm invitation from his friends to go to the lake to enjoy the scenery. What made him even more ecstatic was that the girl he had always admired would go with him. Thinking that he had not seen the beauty in his heart for a long time, Batur agreed without hesitation.

When they gathered by the lake, the breeze blew gently on the lake, creating ripples. Everyone drank and talked happily, and the atmosphere was very lively. However, at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from far away. A servant from the palace was running all the way with an anxious look on his face, and he didn't stop until he ran in front of Batur. Because he ran too fast, the servant was out of breath, and beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead, as if he had just experienced a life-and-death chase.

"Your Highness, the housekeeper has something urgent to discuss with you. Please return home immediately!" The servant's words were like a bolt from the blue, and instantly made Batur's heart sink. An ominous premonition surged into his mind, and he couldn't help but frown, his face becoming solemn.

Without any hesitation, Batur immediately stood up, clasped his fists and apologized to his friends present: "I am really sorry, something urgent has happened at home, so I have to say goodbye today. We will surely get together again another day to drink and reminisce!" Before he finished speaking, he turned around and hurriedly followed the servant away, without even waiting for his friends' response.

The three or five friends who stayed behind looked at Batur's receding back, looking at each other, all confused for a moment. One of them couldn't help but joked: "Look, look, this is the helplessness of people with families. It's rare for everyone to get together, but they were called away by such an urgent matter."

Another person agreed, "That's right! It's better to be alone and free like us, without any worries. I don't think I want to get married in this lifetime!" After that, everyone nodded in agreement and continued to laugh and joke, enjoying the leisure time in front of them.

Batur rode his horse anxiously, the sound of horse hooves echoing in the empty streets, as if it was the rhythm of his inner anxiety. He frowned and listened attentively to the report from his servants.

It turned out that not long after he stepped out of the mansion, an unexpected storm was quietly unfolding in the mansion. Another concubine, who was also pregnant, went to pay respects to the principal wife, Princess Cheng. At first, the two had a pleasant conversation and the atmosphere was harmonious, but at some point, the topic gradually deviated from the right track, and the tension in their words became stronger and stronger.

Finally, at a certain moment, the emotions of both parties were completely out of control, and a fierce quarrel broke out. They refused to give in to each other, and their voices became louder and louder. At that time, there were only two maids brought by the concubine in the room, and the maid of Princess Cheng was not there!

As the two of them argued, their bodies involuntarily moved closer and began to push each other. The movements became more and more intense, with no regard for the safety of themselves and the fetus in their womb.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and Princess Cheng staggered. Her stomach hit the corner of the table hard and she fell to the ground. She groaned in pain, holding her stomach tightly with both hands, and her face turned pale instantly. At the same time, bright red blood slowly flowed out from under her, which was shocking.

The concubine was not spared either, she lost her balance in the chaos and fell to the ground in a mess. She also covered her stomach with a look of fear on her face, obviously she was also having a miscarriage.

This sudden change caused the whole palace to fall into panic. Two maids screamed and ran around, one was busy supporting the injured master, and the other hurriedly ran to call a doctor. Soon, the news spread throughout the palace, and everyone was in a panic.

The servant sat firmly on the saddle, also riding a lightning-fast horse, and shouted loudly, "The butler has sent someone to the palace to ask the imperial physician to come quickly. He also specifically instructed that this matter must wait for you, the prince, to come back and investigate it thoroughly before we can get to the bottom of it!"

Batur's face became more serious when he heard this. He waved the whip in his hand again without hesitation, and shouted: "Gee! Gee!" The horse under him felt the pain and hooved its four hooves, galloping hard. The sound of the horse's hooves resounded through the sky, as if it was going to trample the earth.

In this way, Batur galloped all the way to the gate of the palace. Before the horse stopped, he jumped off the horse swiftly, threw away the whip in his hand, and rushed into the palace like an arrow. Along the way, he was anxious and his feet were flying. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the gate of the courtyard where Princess Cheng lived.

At this moment, a maid just walked out of the house. She held a basin of blood in her hand, which was a shocking blood red. The maid obviously did not expect Batur to appear so suddenly, and was frightened. Her hand trembled and the basin of water almost fell out of her hand. She knelt on her knees in panic and said tremblingly: "Greetings...Greetings to the prince!"

However, at this moment, Batur seemed to be under a spell, and was completely stunned. He stared at the bloody red water in the basin, his eyes flashing with rage, but he still forcibly suppressed the anger that was about to burst out in his heart, and asked with a slightly trembling voice: "How is the princess now?"

The maid replied in a panic: "My Lord, the princess... has not yet woken up!" Upon hearing this news, the prince's heart tightened and his brows knitted tightly. Just as he was about to ask further questions, the tightly closed door was suddenly pushed open again. An imperial doctor in official uniform and carrying a medicine box hurried out.

Upon seeing this, the prince immediately stepped forward quickly, rushed to the imperial physician like a gust of wind, stretched out his hands and tightly grasped the imperial physician's arm, and asked impatiently: "How is the princess now? Is my child safe?" His voice trembled slightly with anxiety, and his eyes stared straight at the imperial physician, as if he wanted to see the true condition of the princess and the fetus in her belly in the room through the other's eyes.

The imperial physician sighed softly, shook his head helplessly, and then said softly: "Your Highness, please be patient. The princess is still in a coma, so why don't we move to the side and talk in detail." As he said that, he motioned for the prince to follow him and leave the courtyard.

The two walked side by side and soon walked out of the yard. After arriving at a relatively secluded corner, the imperial physician stopped and turned to face the nervous prince, Batur.

He raised his head slightly, stared at the anxious man in front of him, and slowly said, "Alas, it is really a pity, Your Majesty. The princess was pregnant with a fully formed male fetus, but now... it has unfortunately died. I hope Your Majesty can accept my condolences!"

When Batur heard this, he felt a nameless fire rising in his heart. His eyes widened and he asked angrily: "What? My child is gone just like that?" His clenched fists trembled slightly with anger, veins bulged on his forehead, and it was obvious that he could not accept such a cruel fact.