Children of Loulan

Chapter 213 Return to the Palace

Ah Cheng said solemnly, "When I found her, her legs were already festering to the point of almost exposing the bones, and there were multiple festering wounds on her body. I cleaned her wounds briefly before I left, but I didn't dare to touch some of the wounds, so I could only let her suffer like this."

Aidier's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. He stared at Mai Xiang's body woodenly, and after a while he said, "Well, then go buy a better coffin and bury her!"

Ah Cheng looked at the distraught Aidier with concern. He asked anxiously, "Then Your Majesty..."

Aider waved his hands, his voice a little hoarse: "I'm fine, I'm going out for a walk. After you bury the body, just come to the village entrance to find me!" After saying that, Aider stumbled out of the cave. His steps seemed a little heavy, as if he used up all his strength in every step.

Ah Cheng looked at Aidier's departing back, his heart filled with worry, but he knew that now was not the time to worry, he needed to deal with Mai Xiang's funeral as soon as possible. So he turned around and left the cave, ready to buy a better coffin and bury Mai Xiang.

Aidil walked quietly on the road alone, his mood was very complicated. Although he had known that his mother's death might be related to his mother, he still couldn't accept this fact after hearing it with his own ears. As he walked, he recalled every bit of his mother's raising him over the years, but now she has become the murderer of his mother.

The sun cast mottled shadows through the leaves. Aidil slowly raised his head and looked at the sky, tears streaming down his face. He didn't know how to face all this. The pain and confusion in his heart made him feel helpless. At this moment, he only hoped that time could go back to that warm childhood and feel his mother's love again. However, reality ruthlessly broke his fantasy and plunged him into endless sadness.

He didn't know how he would face his mother in the future, and he couldn't bear to hurt the woman who raised him. Although his eyes were full of hatred in front of Mai Xiang, when he calmed down, he realized that he couldn't do anything to his mother. This contradiction made him fall into deep pain. His heart was tormented, as if he had lost his sense of direction, and he walked forward in a daze, with a blur in front of his eyes.

After Ah Cheng dealt with Mai Xiang's funeral, he quickly rushed to the village entrance to look for the prince. However, when he arrived at the village entrance, he did not see the prince. Anxiously, he began to look around the village. After some effort, he finally found the prince on a small road.

"Prince! Prince!" Ah Cheng called out several times, but the prince seemed to be completely immersed in his own thoughts and did not respond. Ah Cheng knew that the prince must be in a very heavy and painful mood at the moment, so he did not want to disturb him anymore, but just followed the prince silently.

Aidil was also walking aimlessly in a daze until it was pitch dark and he could no longer see the road ahead. Then he suddenly came to his senses and shouted out of habit: "Acheng!"

Ah Cheng had been following behind him, and when he heard his call, he immediately replied, "Your Majesty, I'm here!"

Aidil frowned and asked, "Where is this?"

Ah Cheng quickly replied: "Your Majesty, this is the palace."

Aidil asked again in confusion: "The palace? Are we back at the palace? Then why are there no lights?"

Ah Cheng called out to the back: "Someone, turn on the light!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a servant immediately lit up all the lights.

After the lights were turned on, he realized that he had indeed returned to the palace. He had walked back here without realizing it. He looked up at the dark night sky and let out a long sigh.

On the second morning, the sun was shining brightly and the air was fresh. Prince Xuan Keremu and Hanguli sat in a luxurious carriage and went to the palace together.

The carriage soon arrived at the palace gate, and Keremu and Hanguli got off the carriage together. They were dressed in gorgeous clothes, which made them particularly eye-catching. Keremu was handsome and Hanguli was beautiful. They stood together, like a pair of golden boy and jade girl.

When the guards saw Keremu, they immediately came forward and saluted him respectfully: "Your Majesty, are you...recovered? That's great!"

Keremu smiled and nodded, indicating that he had almost recovered. However, when he wanted to speak, he suddenly covered his mouth and coughed lightly.

Upon seeing this, Hanguli hurried forward to support Keremu and asked with concern: "Prince, what's wrong with you? Is your wound hurting again?" As she spoke, she gently patted Keremu's back.

The guard saw this and showed a worried look on his face. He asked with concern: "My Lord, what are you doing?"

Hanguli looked at the guard and explained, "The prince's injury has not healed yet, but he feels better today, so he wants to go to the palace to express his gratitude!"

After hearing this, the guard immediately stepped aside and said respectfully, "Then your Majesty, please go in and rest quickly. It is important to take care of your health."

After the two of them smiled and signaled to the guard, Hanguli continued to support Keremu towards the palace gate. The guard was also a shrewd man. Seeing that the prince seemed still a little weak, he quickly ran in from the other side.

Keremu naturally knew about the guard's action, but he pretended not to know.

When the two had walked one-third of the way, they saw Mu Lian and several eunuchs carrying a sedan chair and walking quickly towards them. She had an unconcealable smile on her face: "This servant greets the prince and the princess!"

Keremu asked, "Auntie, what's this?"

Mu Lian replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Queen learned that you and the Princess came to the palace to express your gratitude, and she was worried about your injuries, so she specially asked me to come and pick you up to avoid overwork."

As she spoke, she signaled the eunuchs to put down the sedan chair. Hanguli chuckled and said, "Thank you very much, aunt."

Keremu nodded to express his gratitude, and with the help of Hanguli, he slowly boarded the sedan chair. Hanguli stood aside and planned to walk into the palace with Mulian. Seeing that she didn't sit down, Keremu looked at her in confusion, not understanding why she suddenly got off the sedan chair, while Mulian hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Princess, please get on the sedan chair. The Queen Mother and the Queen are still waiting!"

Hanguli first looked at Mu Lian in surprise, and then said: "Aunt, I can just walk for a while. The prince is still injured, so just let him sit!"

Mu Lian quickly shook his head and said, "Princess, you can't do this. The Queen said that the prince and princess should ride in the sedan together. If the princess doesn't sit, I'm afraid I will be punished!"

At this time, Keremu also said: "Come up, this sedan chair is originally for two people. Mother is worried about you taking care of my injury day and night. Come quickly!" As he said that, he also stretched out his hand to Hanguli. Hanguli looked at his bony hand and felt a little excited. After nodding with a smile, she also stretched out her hand to hold Keremu's hand, and then sat next to him.

The sedan chair moved forward slowly, and Mu Lian carefully took care of them along the way. Hanguli looked at Mu Lian's busy figure and thought to herself: Is the queen really going to recognize me as the Xuan Wangfei? Doesn't she want to find a more helpful and virtuous wife for the prince in the future? She thought so in her heart,