Children of Loulan

Chapter 140 Assassination

But for those palace people living at the bottom of the palace, these wild weeds have undoubtedly become a life-saving straw in their eyes. After all, in such a strict hierarchical environment as the palace, they are not qualified to use those high-quality medicinal materials, so being able to have some simple, easy-to-obtain and effective herbs is already a precious thing for them.

Time flies like a white horse passing by, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, everyone worked tirelessly, and the foundation of the city in the Gobi Desert has been completed. It is worth mentioning that this foundation has been carefully improved countless times, and its solidity is far superior to the foundation of the original garrison shed!

In the court, the king praised the city construction and said that as long as the foundation was built, the subsequent city construction would be a piece of cake. Not only that, the king also issued an imperial edict of praise. However, unexpectedly, just three days later, something unexpected happened!

That morning, Keremu went to the wall construction site as usual, carefully checking every corner, fearing that there would be any mistakes. Just as he turned around and prepared to go to the next location, something strange happened! A sharp arrow seemed to tear through the void, and it was so fast that it caught people off guard. In an instant, the arrow pierced Keremu's chest. He didn't even have time to scream, and fell to the ground in front of everyone! For a moment, everyone present was panicked!

After a panic, some people shouted to find a military doctor, some people found a wooden board to carry him back to his residence, and some people spontaneously chased the assassin. However, when the military doctor tried his best to treat him, something shocking happened - they found that the arrowhead was poisonous! Although the military doctor had experience in external injuries, he knew little about poison. Considering safety issues, he did not hesitate to propose that Keremu must be sent back to the palace immediately. After all, the palace had many highly skilled imperial doctors who could better deal with this situation.

Therefore, Ziya did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly summoned all the people involved in the construction of the city. He issued an urgent order: he personally led a team of people to escort the eldest prince back to the palace, and sent a rider to rush back to the palace to report the news, so that the palace could make full preparations in advance. At the same time, all affairs here were temporarily handed over to Captain Mo to take full charge of overall management!

When the queen in the palace learned that her son had been assassinated and his life or death was in danger, it was like a bolt from the blue. She collapsed to the ground, her face as pale as paper, and her lips trembling.

She could not accept such a cruel fact. She fainted and woke up again and again, and her tears kept pouring out like a flood, soaking her clothes.

The king was extremely anxious and immediately ordered his most capable general, Ankar, to lead a team of elite soldiers to pick up the eldest prince. He also ordered all the imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital to go to the eldest prince's residence and be ready to provide comprehensive treatment at any time.

For a moment, the entire palace was plunged into tension and chaos.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she was extremely anxious and despite her advanced age, she rushed to the eldest prince's mansion in person.

She was determined to see her grandson get better, showing her deep love and care for him.

However, the queen was so grief-stricken and weak that she could not walk on her own and had to be carried here.

The king originally did not want the queen to work so hard, but the queen insisted on coming and even threatened to commit suicide. The king had no choice but to agree to let her be carried over.

During this long day and night, all the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau worked hard and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

They used all their life's knowledge to carefully treat the eldest prince, not daring to be careless in any detail.

Finally, with everyone's efforts, the eldest prince's injuries were brought under control and his vital signs gradually stabilized.

After several exhausted doctors left the room, they were immediately summoned to the Queen Mother to ask: "How is my grandson?"

The head of the Imperial Hospital, Dawuti, replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, after the full efforts of the imperial doctors including me, the eldest prince's injuries have been effectively controlled and most of the toxins in his body have been removed. However, there is still a trace of residual toxin, which needs to be slowly eliminated with the help of medicine. However..."

The Queen Mother was extremely worried and asked quickly, "Just what? Tell me quickly!"

Dawuti's forehead was sweating, and his voice was trembling slightly: "It's just that the injury the eldest prince suffered this time is really serious. The arrow narrowly missed the edge of his heart, and there is still some poison left. Although his life is not in danger for the time being, it is difficult for me to say when he will wake up!"

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother was furious. She widened her eyes and said sternly, "Are you trying to tell me that my grandson will most likely never wake up?"

Facing the Queen Mother's rage, Dawuti was terrified. He fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and replied in a trembling voice: "How dare I speak nonsense! I will do my best and use all my life's knowledge to ensure that His Royal Highness the eldest prince is safe. I hope the Queen Mother will calm down!"

The Queen Mother: "Calm down? How can you ask me to calm down? If you can't cure my grandson, I will make you pay!"

When she heard that her son would most likely not wake up, the queen once again cried heartbrokenly and wanted to go see her son, but the queen mother angrily scolded her: "Look? You look like a queen now. You are about to collapse when your son is in trouble. How can you have the face to see your son? If you really want to see him, you should cheer up and find a way to cure him. That's what a mother should do! Instead of just crying!"

The queen was at a loss after being scolded by the queen mother. Seeing that she was still crying, the queen mother became even more angry. She shouted to the maid beside her: "Come here, send the queen back to the palace. Without my order, the queen is not allowed to set foot in the eldest prince's mansion!"

The queen looked at the queen mother in shock and tried to defend herself: "Mother..."

However, the Queen Mother did not give her a chance to explain. She slammed the table and shouted, "Get out!"

The queen was taken back to the palace, and Mu Lian consoled her: "My queen, please stop crying. If you hurt your eyes because of excessive sadness, how can you manage the harem in the future? Are you willing to hand over the power of the harem to that vicious woman, Concubine Xian?"

The queen said with tears in her eyes: "My son has become like this. How can I still have the mood to manage the women in the harem?"

Mu Lian said anxiously, "Your Highness, I think what the Queen Mother said makes sense. You need to be strong and cheer up. Think about it, if His Highness recovers in the future, he will feel distressed to see you so haggard and sad. Moreover, Your Highness will have to compete with the Second Prince for the throne in the future. If you cannot give Your Highness the most solid support, then Your Highness will lose to the Second Prince by a large margin! After all, the Second Prince's grandfather is the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister has many disciples..."

Mu Lian's words of consolation gradually moved the queen, and her crying gradually stopped.

The people who stayed in the palace were all trembling and silent when they saw the Queen Mother was so angry. No one dared to make a sound. At this time, the second prince Aidier walked out of the crowd. He said solemnly: "Grandmother, please calm down first. Regarding my eldest brother's injury, I may have some ideas, but I don't know if they are feasible..."