Children of Loulan

Chapter 187 The Truth

After hearing this, Concubine Xian couldn't help but widen her eyes and asked in surprise: "What did you say? Was he hurt by love? Was he abandoned by a woman? How come I don't have any news at all?"

Yumei sighed and comforted her, "Your Highness, don't be angry. Maybe this is just my guess. However, Your Highness is still young after all, so it's okay for him to suffer some setbacks in his relationship."

The eyes of Concubine Xian were as cold as frost. She snorted coldly: "Humph, it is indeed the bastard born by that bitch. A dignified Prince Xin of Loulan can't even take a woman. Isn't he a waste."

Her eyes were filled with resentment and anger, as if her dissatisfaction with Aidier had reached its peak. Then, she stared at Yumei viciously and said with gritted teeth: "Go, find out for me which girl has the courage to reject my son? I want to see what kind of ability this woman has to dare to ignore me!"

Yumei immediately replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will find out the identity of that woman as soon as possible and report it to you truthfully." After that, she turned and left the room, leaving Concubine Xian sitting there alone with a frighteningly gloomy face.

Concubine Xian clenched her fists tightly, her heart filled with anger and contempt. She never thought that Aidier was such a romantic man, so infatuated.

However, the virtuous concubine did not notice that just as Edir was walking out of the Summer Palace, he suddenly heard a voice saying "Madam He" when he was still in a state of despair. He was immediately pulled back to reality from his sorrow, and at the same time, he was startled and stopped immediately to listen.

As soon as he heard the words "and Madam", he instantly became alert and looked for the source of the sound. He looked around and his eyes finally fell on a low wall. He walked quickly to the wall and through the gap in the wall, he saw two palace maids standing together outside the wall, talking in a low voice.

He quickly walked to the window of the palace wall, carefully stuck his head out, and listened carefully to the conversation outside.

A maid took out a packet of medicine powder from her bosom, handed it to another maid mysteriously, and said in a low voice: "Put this quietly in Madam He's food."

After another palace maid took it, she frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "What is this?" She looked at the paper package in her hand and asked with some confusion.

Palace maid 1 glanced around and saw that there was no one around, so she approached the man with confidence and whispered, "This medicine can delay the discovery of pregnancy for a month." After that, she emphasized, "You must be careful and don't let anyone know about this."

Palace Maid 2 covered her mouth in surprise and said nervously, "Pregnant pulse? Is the Madam pregnant? But...but she has only been in the bed for a few days? How could it be..." At this point, she seemed to have thought of something, "Could it be that she is not pregnant with a big..."

"Shh!" Before she could finish her words, the maid 1 covered her mouth with her hand. She looked around nervously again, and after making sure that no one was around, she gasped and put down her hand, whispering, "You are asking for death. Remember this and never say it again."

Palace Maid 2 nodded repeatedly, looked at the medicine bag in her hand, and asked curiously: "But, since Her Majesty the Concubine knew it, why did she still..." She didn't finish her words, but Palace Maid 1 knew that she wanted to ask why she still gave Madam He medicine and why the diagnosis of her pregnancy was delayed.

After looking around again, the maid 2 lowered her voice and said, "Don't tell anyone. I once overheard Aunt Yumei and Aunt Lianzhi discussing this matter. The reason is that the Concubine Xian still wants a son. His Royal Highness Prince Xin has grown up now and it is becoming increasingly difficult for the Concubine to control him, so the Concubine wants another son."

She looked around cautiously again and continued, "In the past, many concubines, beauties, and good men around the queen became pregnant one after another, all because the queen wanted to use surrogacy to give birth to a child, but for some reason, they all ended up miscarrying.

And now Madam He is not only the queen's cousin, but she is also pregnant with an illegitimate child. So even if the child grows up and has his own ideas and disagrees with the queen, he will not dare to confront the queen because of blood relationship and background issues. Even if the queen kills Madam He in the future, the illegitimate child can only swallow his anger!"

The palace maid was so surprised that she could hardly speak for a moment. After a moment's pause, she said in a trembling voice: "So that's the case, so the pregnancy with the madam can't be discovered now. But if it is diagnosed in a month, it means..." It was to impersonate the king's child. She didn't say it out loud, but both of them knew it.

After listening to the conversation between the two, Aidil, who was hiding on the side, opened his eyes wide. He couldn't believe his ears. He felt as if countless thunders exploded in his head. He never expected to hear such a thing. It was unbelievable! He opened his eyes wide and showed a look of astonishment on his face. What did he hear? He and his wife were pregnant? That was his child. He had a child. This shocked him. But at the same time, he thought about why Xilin didn't tell him, or Xilin herself didn't know?

But suddenly he thought again, the mother also knew that Xilin had an affair with someone else and was pregnant, so she used this as a threat to force Xilin to give birth to the child? And she could use this child to control them for the rest of their lives. Thinking of this, Aidier felt a pain in his heart, because he quickly thought of himself. He was sent to the mother's side to be raised when he was very young, and his biological mother was said to have died of illness, but now he thought that maybe there was another hidden reason for his mother's death.

When he thought of this, he clenched his fists, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. His nails dug deep into his palms, but he was unaware. The conversation between the palace maids kept echoing in his mind, and an uncontrollable anger surged in his heart.

He took a deep breath, calmed down, and then quietly put his head close to the window, carefully observing the faces of the two palace maids. After seeing clearly, he quietly stepped out, and then walked towards the prince with big strides. Although he still had some people in the palace, he still needed to think carefully to solve the current dilemma. After half an hour of thinking, he realized that the most urgent task at the moment was to let Xilin take the medicine given by her mother. Otherwise, if others found out that she was pregnant, the consequences would be disastrous.

Therefore, he quickly summoned his confidants who stayed in the palace and described the appearance of the two maids in detail. The two maids knew too much and they must not be allowed to live. However, they must be ensured to take the medicine before they can be taken. Finally, he decided to mobilize all available forces and means to thoroughly investigate the truth of the year. He was eager to know how his mother died and whether this matter was related to his mother.

After making all these arrangements, he dragged his tired body back to the palace, collapsed on the ground powerlessly, and drank pot after pot of wine to digest the shock of today. Xilin was pregnant with his child, but it became a secret that could not be told, only because she was now his father's favorite concubine, and his mother, whom he had always respected and loved, was always on guard against him.