Children of Loulan

Chapter 186: Suffering from emotional injury

The two of them kept a certain distance from each other, and before they knew it, they had reached the entrance of the Summer Palace. They both stopped at the same time, and Xilin turned around and looked at Aidier. This was the only time Xilin looked up at Aidier openly on the way!

Aidil felt Xilin's gaze and lowered his head sadly.

At this moment, Xilin took the lead in breaking the silence: "Since His Royal Highness Prince Xin is going to visit Concubine Xian, then I will not be able to accompany him, so as not to disturb the conversation between you and your son!"

After she finished speaking, she turned and left without giving Aidil any chance to respond.

Aidil looked at her leaving back and felt a sense of loss in his heart, but he did not stop her.

He sighed to himself and shook his head helplessly.

As Xilin walked, she kept an eye on the movements behind her. When she felt that Aidil had not caught up with her, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a sly smile, and she continued to walk forward.

Adil stood there, looking at Xilin's receding back, his heart filled with sadness and pain.

But he was powerless to change the status quo, because Xilin was now his father's most favored woman.

Finally, he decided to visit his mother first. He took a deep breath and walked towards the main hall.

On the other side, Xilin had already entered the side hall, and Aunt Kui had been waiting there for a long time.

Seeing Xilin coming in, Aunt Kui smiled and walked quickly to greet her. But when she walked in front of Xilin, she found that Xilin was looking at her with a smile. Her eyes revealed that everything was under control. Moreover, Xilin gave Aunt Kui a meaningful look. Aunt Kui was so smart that she immediately understood the deep meaning and nodded gently to show that she understood. Then, without saying a word, she turned around and walked out the door.

At this time, Aidil had already entered the main hall. He bowed respectfully to Concubine Xian and said, "Your son pays respect to you, mother!" His voice was very calm, and there was a hint of disappointment.

Concubine Xian was very surprised to hear her son's voice. She raised her eyebrows, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, and asked: "Why did you come here suddenly today? Did something happen?" There was a hint of blame in her tone, as if she was very dissatisfied with Aidil's attitude.

Aidil had a blank expression on his face and replied calmly, "I went to see my elder brother yesterday." His voice was low and powerful, as if he was conveying some message to the virtuous concubine.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian's face was even more surprised. She frowned, thinking to herself that she had thought her adopted son was capable, but now it seemed that he was just that capable. It was just that the King had woken up, but he was so dejected. After a while, she spoke, "Oh, really? Then... how is his injury now? Will there be any sequelae?" Her words revealed a hint of concern, but more of it was indifference and alienation.

Aider shook his head and replied softly: "This...I can't say for sure. When I went to see him yesterday, he looked very bad and his speech was not very clear!" There was a hint of worry in his tone, which moved Concubine Xian.

After hearing this, Concubine Xian smiled complacently: "So, his current situation is not very optimistic!" Her laughter was full of sarcasm and pleasure, as if King Xuan's misfortune made her feel extremely happy.

Seeing that Aidier did not answer, Concubine Xian was very unhappy and said with a sullen face: "Why? A Xuan King who is not sure whether he can recover makes you so timid? Could it be that your high spirits in the past were all fake?"

The virtuous concubine sighed again, "Ah! I never thought that I had overestimated you before. I thought you were really capable of competing with the Xuan King!"

The virtuous concubine thought that her words would pierce Aidi's heart like a knife, but unexpectedly Aidi did not react at all, not even a sound.

Seeing that Aidier remained silent, Concubine Xian became increasingly dissatisfied and continued to sarcastically say, "Humph, it seems that you are just a coward. Facing the half-dead body of the Xuan King, you don't even have the courage to resist. This palace is really disappointed!"

The virtuous concubine's voice was full of contempt and disdain, as if Aider was just an ant and insignificant.

However, her words seemed to fall into an endless abyss, with no echo. Edir remained silent, his eyes dully fixed on the ground, as if he had lost interest in everything around him, and as if he had not heard Concubine Xian's words at all.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Xian was furious and shouted, "You useless thing, get out of here! Don't let me see you in such a cowardly state again!" After that, she angrily smashed the teacup in her hand to the ground, and the sound of broken porcelain echoed in the room.

Aidil was frightened by the sudden voice. He stood up blankly, looked at Concubine Xian, and asked in confusion: "Mother? This..."

"Get out!" But what he got was the roar from Concubine Xian!

Edir had no choice but to turn around and walk out of the Summer Palace. His steps were heavy and slow, as if he was carrying the weight of the world.

The virtuous concubine looked at Aidier as he turned around, and she was so angry that she was shaking all over. She had originally hoped that Aidier would be able to fight against the king with courage and wisdom like before. But now it seems that he is a hopeless person.

Xian Fei's face was filled with anger and disappointment. She gnashed her teeth and cursed, "This useless thing is a complete waste! When the Xuan King was not in the capital before, he did whatever he wanted without scruples. At that time, I thought he finally had some skills and abilities. But now it seems that he is just an incompetent fool."

Seeing Concubine Xian so angry, Yumei hurried forward to comfort her: "Your Majesty, please calm down and don't let your anger damage your health!"

Xian Fei's voice was filled with anger and unwillingness: "How can I not be angry? He is actually afraid of the Xuan Wang to this extent. How can he be the child I raised?"

Yumei said softly, "My lady, please don't get angry. In my opinion, there must be something hidden behind this. Before the King Xuan was injured, there was nothing unusual between the two of them, and there was no sign that His Royal Highness Prince Xin was afraid of the King Xuan. Moreover, now that the King Xuan is like this, how could Prince Xin be afraid of him?"

After hearing Yumei's words, Concubine Xian's anger did subside a lot. She gradually calmed down and thought about it carefully. It seemed that it was indeed the case.

But when she thought of his appearance just now, Concubine Xian was still a little excited and said: "But did you also see his appearance just now? It was obvious that he was out of his mind!"

Yumei nodded and agreed, "Yes, Madam, I also thought that His Highness was very strange just now, but after careful observation, I found that His Highness's eyes were not filled with fear, but with deep loss and pain."

After hearing this, Concubine Xian was moved and asked immediately, "What do you mean by this? Do you know why he is like this?"

Yumei hesitated for a moment before she softly replied, "Your Highness, I dare not speculate, but based on my observation, your Highness's expression is more like being hurt by love and abandoned by a woman."