Children of Loulan

Chapter 248 I'll Just Stand Here

As he spoke, he picked up another piece of dessert and handed it to the maid with a sly smile on his face, "Do you want to eat it? If so, tell me your name and I will give you a piece!" When he said this, it seemed as if he was the master of this palace and the maid was just a plaything in his hands.

The maid was so frightened that she immediately took a step back and said in a trembling voice: "Please forgive me, sir. I dare not do that. There are many rules in the mansion. Please let me go!"

Seeing the maid so frightened, Aguli became more and more proud. While tasting the snacks he had just handed to the maid, he smiled maliciously, "You are not my maid, so you don't have to call yourself a slave in front of me. And..." His expression gradually became obscene, "If you don't want to be a slave anymore, I can help you, as long as you are willing..."

The maidservant looked at Aguli slowly approaching her, her face turned pale with fear, and she knelt down and begged for mercy: "Please spare my life, sir. I signed a death contract and sold myself to the palace. I can't leave unless I die!"

When Aguli heard her say that she was in a death contract, he thought that she was just afraid to follow him, so he said confidently: "That's not a problem. As long as you nod, I will go to the prince to ask for mercy. I believe he will agree!"

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. As soon as he said that, the maid was immediately frightened and trembled like a sieve, her face was as pale as white paper, and her body couldn't help shaking. Because she was just an insignificant and insignificant maid, if the prince really listened to this man and betrothed her to him, then her second half of life would be completely ruined.

Although she was of humble status, she could still tell that the man in front of her was not a good person, but a rogue. If she married such a man, she would never live a happy life, and might even suffer more.

Therefore, she could only kowtow and cry: "Please spare my life, sir, I just... I just..." However, just when she didn't know how to continue to explain and refuse this unreasonable request, Keremu and Batur came over. They just happened to hear the conversation between Aguli and the maid, and understood the whole thing clearly.

Keremu and Batur secretly cursed this arrogant guy in their hearts. This man was so bold that he even dared to have evil intentions towards the maids in the palace. He was simply a lawless and daring person.

When Aguli saw the two princes approaching at the same time, he immediately put away his frivolous look and said respectfully, "This subordinate greets His Royal Highness Prince Xuan and His Royal Highness Prince Cheng!"

The two ignored his greeting. Batur glanced at the crying maid next to him and asked in confusion: "What's going on? What happened?"

The maid cried so hard that her eyes were wet with tears, which was very pitiful. However, she was still worried that this man would speak nonsense in front of the prince, so she bravely bowed to the prince and quickly replied, "Your Majesty, it was my recklessness just now that I accidentally bumped into you. Now, I am apologizing to you."

Her preemptive words stopped Aguli from speaking, and Batur did not give him a chance to refute, so he coldly rebuked: "How can you be so unreasonable? You even dare to offend my distinguished guest. Where have you learned the usual rules? Go and ask the butler for punishment!"

After hearing this, the maid felt relieved as if she had been pardoned, but she acted as if she dared not say a word in rebuttal. She could only kowtow to express her gratitude and said, "Yes! I'll take my leave!" Then she left quickly.

Watching her leaving, Batur thought to himself, "Fortunately, this maid is quite clever and knows how to seize the initiative. Otherwise, if that thug spoke first, I would have to spend more time and energy to deal with this matter."

Until this moment, he turned his gaze to Aguli beside him and said with a smile: "I am really sorry to make you laugh, the maid in the mansion does not know the rules, please forgive me, captain!"

Aguli never expected that the prince would send the beauty away with just a few words, without even giving him any chance to explain.

However, now that the beauty had left, it seemed inappropriate to continue pestering her. So he could only smile and reply, "Your Highness is too polite. This is just a small misunderstanding. Don't take it to heart."

Batur and Keremu sat together at the stone table. Noticing that Aguli was still standing there, he immediately invited him, "Captain, please sit down!"

How could Aguli dare to sit with the two princes, so he immediately waved his hand and said: "No, no, I'll just stand!"

Batur smiled and nodded: "In that case, thank you for your hard work, Captain!"

Aguli lowered his head quickly and said flatteringly: "Your Highness, that's not the case. It is my honor to be able to serve you!"

When Batur heard this, his face suddenly became serious, and he immediately corrected: "Hey, Captain, what you said is not right. Everything we did was for Loulan, not for me alone! After all, this case involves the safety of the entire country. We must handle it carefully and cannot make any negligence or mistakes. So, Captain, please be careful with your words. If someone with ulterior motives hears what you said just now, I'm afraid they will say that I want to rebel!"

After hearing this, Aguli's face turned pale. He realized that he had just said something wrong and might bring trouble to himself. So he quickly raised his hand and slapped himself lightly.

Then he sincerely apologized to Batur: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my mistake. This is related to the safety of the entire Loulan Kingdom. I cooperated with your questioning for Loulan. I lost my temper. I hope your Majesty will not blame me!"

Batur couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw how nervous and scared Aguli was. He knew that this man was a very smart person, but also a cunning guy. However, now was not the time to argue with him. After all, if he really had a problem, he would have to investigate it slowly!

So he waved his hand, signaling Aguli not to worry too much. Aguli secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that fortunately the prince did not blame him, otherwise his future would be ruined. He secretly thanked himself for being able to react in time and quickly make the right response.

Seeing Aguli's cautious look, Batur secretly laughed in his heart. This Aguli was really a person who could read people's expressions. But at the same time, he began to doubt Aguli's background, wondering how this little captain could be assigned to such an important position?

Is there some hidden secret behind this? Thinking of this, Batur decided to keep quiet for the time being and secretly observe Aguli's actions. Perhaps through him, some hidden mysteries can be uncovered.

So Batur glanced at Keremu next to him, with a smile on his face, and said to Aguli: "This is my elder brother, the current King Xuan of Loulan. I wonder if Captain Aguli knows him?"

Agul smiled flatteringly and said quickly, "Of course I know him. His Highness Xuan Wang is a great hero of our Loulan Kingdom. Who doesn't know him?"