Children of Loulan

Chapter 416 Heartbroken

Seeing the palace maid's crazy behavior, the court doctor standing aside couldn't help but sneer: "Oh, look at you, you seem to be seeking death. But, if you want to die so easily, it may not be that easy! Even if I untie the rope for you now and throw a sharp knife in front of you, I'm afraid you can't even pick up the knife!" After saying that, the court doctor's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a cruel smile.

While the court doctor was talking, the cook's hands did not stop moving. In the blink of an eye, the second piece of tender meat had been cut off from the palace maid. Then, the court doctor turned to look at the cook and ordered expressionlessly: "Don't worry about her, keep cutting!"

Just as the cook was about to swing the sharp knife down and cut off the third piece of meat from the maid's body, the maid's last psychological defense finally collapsed. She could no longer bear this kind of physical and mental torture, and cried out at the top of her lungs: "I confess, I confess everything! Please let me go!"

Keremu narrowed his eyes slightly and fixed his gaze on Ziya who was standing beside him. He asked in a low and majestic voice: "So, it was King Cheng who sent her to murder the Crown Princess?"

Ziya hurriedly replied respectfully: "Your Highness, according to what the palace maid said, it was indeed King Cheng who instructed her to do this."

Keremu frowned and asked, "Are you serious?"

Ziya nodded and said, "It is absolutely true, Your Highness. The maid also said that only one daughter was born in the Cheng Palace over the years, while our Crown Princess has not only successfully given birth to two grandchildren, but is also pregnant with her third child. The Eastern Palace is about to welcome the birth of the third child. He can't help but be jealous!"

"In addition, a few months ago, someone discovered that someone in Prince Cheng's mansion was secretly tampering with Prince Cheng, causing him to have no children in the past few years. Because of this, Prince Cheng suspected that you had instructed others to secretly poison him, causing him to lose his fertility, so he was furious and planned to harm the Crown Princess this time."

Upon hearing this, Keremu could not help but sneer and snorted, "Humph, what a great King Cheng! Just based on this little rumor, you presumptuously speculated that I was behind this, and even took the risk of trying to murder my Crown Princess and unborn child. How audacious!"

Inside the palace, in the magnificent and golden palace, Xilin sat in front of a huge and exquisite bronze mirror, carefully beautifying her stunningly beautiful face.

She stared at herself in the mirror with her eyes as clear as autumn water. She held a gold hairpin inlaid with gemstones in her hand and gently inserted it into her hair with graceful and skillful movements. Xianggui stood behind her cautiously, carefully combing her long black hair that fell like a waterfall.

At this moment, there was a slight sound of footsteps at the door, and then Aunt Kui walked in with light steps. When her eyes met Xilin's, the two looked at each other, and Xilin said lazily: "Xianggui, go to the kitchen and see if the soup prepared for the king is ready? Don't miss the time!"

Upon hearing this, Xianggui hurriedly stopped what she was doing, respectfully bowed to her master, and replied, "Yes, I'll go check it out right away!" After that, she turned around and left in a hurry.

After Xianggui left, Aunt Kui went straight to the dressing table. She picked up a jade comb from the table and gently combed Xilin's hair. At the same time, she lowered her voice and whispered in Xilin's ear: "My queen, I just received news. The Crown Princess has successfully given birth to a little princess, and now both mother and daughter are safe."

Hearing the news, Xilin's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a contemptuous smile, and chuckled: "Haha, I really didn't expect that our Crown Princess is so lucky! It really surprises me!" After that, she picked up a pair of pearl earrings and put them on her earlobes, looking at herself left and right in the mirror.

Aunt Kui nodded slightly and went on to say, "It is said that the palace maid who attempted to murder the Crown Princess has been arrested. However, this girl is denying it to the death and refuses to reveal who is behind her!" After saying that, Aunt Kui could not help but shake her head slightly.

Xilin, who was standing by, heard this and smiled contemptuously, saying slowly: "Don't worry about whether she will speak or not. You have to know that our Crown Prince is no pushover. If he can't even deal with such a little trick, how can he sit on the throne of Crown Prince so safely?" Her words fully showed her affirmation of the Crown Prince's ability.

After a short pause, Xilin suddenly changed the subject and asked, "By the way, how is the Sixth Prince's homework progressing these days?"

Aunt Kui's face instantly showed a hint of pride, and she replied with great joy: "That's really outstanding! Even the teacher who taught him was full of praise for him, saying that although he was still young, he was able to write such an exquisite article. He was really a rare talent!"

However, Xilin did not seem to show too much joy about this, and just responded lightly: "The teacher's praise is certainly gratifying, but it's a pity that he will not be favored by his father after all. Only by working harder and striving for excellence in his studies can he have a chance to stand out." After that, she sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness and regret in her eyes.

When Aunt Kui saw the scene, she quickly said, "Your Majesty, in fact, our Sixth Prince has really worked very hard! He studies so hard, not only because he wants the king to notice him, but more importantly, he also hopes to be noticed by you, Your Majesty..." As she spoke, Aunt Kui's eyes could not help but reveal a look of heartache, as if the hard-working Sixth Prince was her own flesh and blood.

Hearing Aunt Kui's words and seeing her eyes full of pity, Xilin frowned slightly, but soon relaxed her brows and said slowly, "Aunt Kui, I have noticed the efforts of the Sixth Prince. However, if he wants to stand out and become famous one day, he will have to work harder than others!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xilin stood up gently, turned her eyes to Aunt Kui, and then instructed: "Okay, Aunt Kui, I need to go to the king now to deliver some soup to him. There should be some leftover soup in the kitchen. Remember to pick out some of the best ones and send some to the Sixth Prince later."

Aunt Kui nodded and agreed, watching the queen walking away, but couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She thought, this poor Sixth Prince is still young, he should be innocent and carefree playing and frolicking, but now he has to bear such heavy pressure, and the queen seems to be a little too strict with him.

But she only dared to mention it to the Queen occasionally, but did not dare to say more, because she knew that the Queen did not like this son, and saying too much would make the Queen hate him even more. Aunt Kui saw everything, so most of the time she felt more sorry for the Sixth Prince!