Children of Loulan

Chapter 138 Adventure

The Queen Mother stared at the debris on the ground, then looked at the two people kneeling and begging for mercy. She originally did not intend to punish them too much, so as not to disturb the interest of everyone present. But at this critical moment, Concubine Xian stood up and said:

"I beg the Queen Mother to show mercy, and I beg the King to show mercy. I also apologize to the Queen Mother and the King on behalf of my sister. I also hope that the Queen Mother and the King will take into consideration that my cousin is still young and has suffered many misfortunes in her family recently, which led to her losing her composure in front of the Emperor! I beg the Queen Mother and the King to look into my affairs!"

The king looked at the virtuous concubine, then at the western beauty, and asked in confusion, "Your family has been repeatedly hit by misfortunes? Why do you say that?"

The virtuous concubine looked at the king with tearful and pitiful eyes, and choked up and said, "A few days ago, my cousin suddenly learned that her mother was seriously ill. She was so anxious that she rushed back to her mother's house to visit her. But who could have thought that just two days later, my poor aunt passed away. This made my cousin extremely heartbroken, but she didn't expect that her sister would be kidnapped in the street a few days later!"

The king looked at Xilin in surprise and said, "Oh, so the girl who was kidnapped on the street was actually your sister? I also heard that after she was found, she couldn't bear the humiliation she suffered and... Oh! How pitiful!"

The virtuous concubine continued to plead, "So I beg the king and the queen mother to show mercy. My cousin is still immersed in grief..."

Listening to her sobbing, it was heartbreaking and shed tears. However, her hypocritical behavior just hit the Queen Mother's gun. On the surface, she seemed to be begging for mercy from the Queen Mother, but in fact, she kept casting pitiful eyes at the king in an attempt to gain sympathy. Not only that, this Western beauty was her cousin, so the Queen Mother was naturally unwilling to forgive easily.

The king spoke again: "It is true that she has encountered misfortunes many times, but what she broke this time was a reward from the Queen Mother, so it is up to the Queen Mother to decide how to deal with it!"

Hearing the king's words, Concubine Xian was quite surprised. She never expected that the king would not stand up to support her this time. But at this moment, she had no time to care about these things. She could only obey the king's will and bite the bullet and continue to plead with the queen mother.

Unfortunately, before she could open her mouth, the Queen Mother took the initiative and said, "Well, it is really rare for Xi Meiren to have such a filial heart and love for her sisters. How about this, let Xi Meiren move to Jingsi Residence first and mourn for her mother for three years. After three years, she can come back to serve the king!"

After hearing the Queen Mother's words, Concubine Xian's eyes were full of helplessness and disappointment. She turned her head and cast her gaze towards the King, hoping to get a little support or comfort from him. However, the King just glanced at her indifferently and shook his head slightly, signaling her to stay calm. This exchange of eyes instantly shattered Concubine Xian's hope.

Then, several palace maids came forward and took Xi Meiren away. Xian Fei could only watch her walk away, her heart filled with anger and resentment. She couldn't understand why things turned out like this, and why the originally beautiful plan ended up like this.

Xianfei returned to her seat angrily, and it took her a long time to calm down. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she felt that she had been greatly wronged and insulted. After sitting for a while, she made the excuse that she had drunk too much and wanted to go back to the palace to rest.

On the way back, Concubine Xian was still furious. She recalled that the original intention of bringing Xilin to drink tonight was to make the king remember her, summon her more often, and increase the chances of sleeping with the king. Moreover, she knew clearly that the queen mother never liked her, so she thought that Xilin, who had always been well-behaved and docile, might be able to win the queen mother's favor. She thought that Xilin's calm personality would be liked by the queen mother, and as long as she could be liked by the queen mother, the queen mother would definitely protect the children she gave birth to in the future, but she never expected such an accident to happen.

After returning to the palace, Concubine Xian was furious. She smashed all kinds of items in the palace like a madman: "What a useless waste! I took great pains to plan everything for her, but she is so unworthy of my use!"

Yumei came over and tried to persuade them: "Your Majesty, please calm down and take care of yourself. Since the beauty from the west can no longer give birth to a prince, why don't we choose a suitable candidate from among the new women in the palace?"

The virtuous concubine snorted coldly: "Hmph! There is no need to rush this matter, just wait for some time before talking about it!"

At this moment, Keremu, who was at the palace banquet, felt extremely bored. He couldn't stand this dull atmosphere, so he decided to take a walk in the Imperial Garden. However, when he arrived at the Imperial Garden, he found that it was already covered with thick snow. It was all white, and there was no beautiful scenery at all. He could only wander aimlessly, as if he was being pulled by some mysterious force!

But as he was walking, he suddenly saw a woman in elegant clothes at the end of his sight. She was graceful and charming against the backdrop of the white snow. He thought: This must be one of my father's concubines in the palace! He was already an adult, and if he met her at this moment, it would probably cause a lot of inconvenience to both parties. So, just as he was about to turn around and leave, the woman suddenly turned around.

When he saw the woman's face clearly, he was stunned for a moment, as if he was cast under a spell and couldn't move. It turned out that the woman in front of him looked exactly like the person he missed day and night.

Keremu couldn't help but walk towards the woman, his heart full of doubts and expectations. He took a few steps forward and looked at her face carefully from a close distance, becoming more and more convinced that he was not mistaken. The woman in front of him not only looked exactly like the person he missed, but even her expression was extremely similar!

But because he had been hiding behind a big tree, the woman did not notice his presence. He did not dare to show up easily, for fear of disturbing the person in front of him who made his heart beat fast.

But just when he was about to be mesmerized, the woman suddenly turned around and left without any warning. He was startled and ran after her in panic, but he was still a step too late! When he got to the place, there was no one there. There was no one around. He was the only one who was circling around like a headless fly, and he couldn't find any trace of the woman!

Just as he was anxiously trying to find it, a hand suddenly patted his shoulder. He immediately turned around as if he had received an electric shock, and saw that the person who came was Ziya. Ziya was looking at him with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Did something happen? Why do you look so panicked?"

Keremu nervously grabbed his hand and asked, "Did you see a woman just now who looks exactly like Ainur?"

Ziya's eyes widened: "Ah? She looks exactly like Miss Ainur!"

Keremu nodded: "Yes!"

Ziya looked around and made sure that no one was around before saying, "Your Highness, I really didn't see anyone. Could it be that you drank too much and missed Miss Ainur too much, so you are hallucinating?"