Children of Loulan

Chapter 117 Your Mother is Seriously Ill

Upon hearing this, Aider looked embarrassed and said earnestly: "Mother, please don't say that. Even if you have never considered these, you will always be my mother for life!" After saying that, he raised his head and looked at the virtuous concubine with deep affection in his eyes.

Seeing his expression, Concubine Xian immediately smiled and said, "Oh, am I teasing you?"

At this moment, Aidier seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "Mother, where is your cousin? When I came here just now, I met the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He said that your cousin's mother is seriously ill and he wants to see her!"

The virtuous concubine's face changed slightly. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Seriously ill? The palace has never received any news of her illness. How could she suddenly become seriously ill?"

Aidil frowned, shook his head and said, "I don't know much about this matter, but judging from the anxious look of the Minister of Revenue, I'm afraid the condition is quite serious."

Concubine Xian nodded slightly, staring into the distance thoughtfully. After a moment of silence, she turned to Lian Zhi beside her and said, "Lian Zhi, go and invite the beauty Xi here quickly."

Lian Zhi obeyed the order and left, her movements were swift and neat. Concubine Xian's eyes fell on Aidier again, and she explained in a calm tone: "Speaking of this cousin of mine, she is also the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. However, her biological mother was a concubine, so she can only be considered a second legitimate daughter. And she is the sister of the person I chose for you before, so you only need to address her according to her position."

After listening, Aidil nodded slightly to show that he understood and agreed. After a moment, Aidil looked at Yumei and said softly, "Aunt Yumei, please take away the food. I have already eaten it."

Yumei looked at the few remaining dishes on the table. She smiled and said softly, "Your Highness, please enjoy your meal. I will have the servants take the food away now!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yumei raised her hand and waved gently towards the door, signaling the palace maids and eunuchs standing outside the door to come in and clean up the leftovers on the table, and arranged for two other waiters, one to bring mouthwash and the other to bring a cup of steaming ginseng tea.

After Aidier finished rinsing his mouth, he sat down and prepared to taste the ginseng tea. At this moment, Lianzhi led the beauty from the west into the main hall. At the moment when the beauty from the west crossed the threshold, Aidier happened to raise his head and look at her. Just this casual glance made Aidier intoxicated and stunned. The skin of the woman in front of him was as white as snow, crystal clear, and as gentle and delicate as white jade; and the teardrop mole under the corner of her eye made her more charming and beautiful. Just as Aidier was concentrating on staring at the other person...

"I pay my respects to the virtuous concubine!" Suddenly, a gentle and melodious voice came, as sweet as a yellow oriole singing in a valley, instantly pulling his drifting thoughts back to reality. After coming to his senses, Addilton felt embarrassed and uneasy. He hurriedly glanced around guiltily, and after confirming that no one noticed his embarrassment just now, he was slightly relieved.

Then, seemingly nonchalantly, she picked up the teacup and took a sip. The virtuous concubine, who was sitting at the top, cast her eyes on the kneeling beauty below. She quickly stood up, walked forward quickly, and helped the beauty up with her own hands: "Oh, what are you doing, cousin? There is no one else here, why do you have to be so polite!"

After being helped up by Concubine Xian, Lady Xi still lowered her head obediently and said softly, "I wonder why my cousin called me here?"

In the past, she and Madam Zhao would come here every day to pay respects. However, today, because the Second Prince was going to the palace for an audience, she and Madam Zhao were unable to come as usual. She had never expected that Concubine Xian would make an exception and summon her!

Hearing the question from the Western Beauty, Concubine Xian's face darkened slightly, revealing a bit of embarrassment, and said hesitantly: "Cousin, I have something to tell you, but you must not be impatient!"

Seeing Concubine Xian's expression, Xi Meiren's heart tightened and she hurriedly asked, "What happened to my cousin?" Her words were full of concern.

Seeing the nervous look on the face of Xi Meiren, Concubine Xian quickly comforted her: "Don't panic, cousin, the matter may not be a big deal, come here!" After that, she stretched out her hand to wave to Xi Meiren, and pulled her to her side, and then introduced her: "This is my son - Aidier!"

At this moment, Aidil's face was extremely gloomy, without any ripples, like a pool of stagnant water. It turned out that when he first saw the beauty Xi, he mistakenly thought that the person in front of him was the one his mother had chosen for him, and he was secretly delighted. However, when his mother pointed out the identity of the beauty Xi, and learned that she was not only his father's concubine, but also his stepmother, his originally excited heart instantly fell into the abyss.

Aidil immediately stood up and bowed respectfully to the Western beauty and greeted her: "Your son greets the Western beauty!" His voice was neither humble nor arrogant, and there was no trace of emotion in it.

Before Xilin responded, Concubine Xian said, "You tell her about this!" After receiving his mother's instructions, Aidil nodded slightly to indicate his agreement. Then, he told Xilin exactly what Xilin's father, the Minister of Revenue, had said to him in the court.

After learning that her mother was seriously ill, Xilin trembled as if struck by lightning, and her face turned pale as paper. She hurriedly took a few steps forward, tightly grasped Aidier's hands, her eyes full of anxiety and worry.

"Seriously ill? How could she be seriously ill? When I received a letter from home a few days ago, mother was clearly fine! What exactly is wrong with her? Has she seen a doctor? What did the doctor say?" He blurted out a series of questions, as if he wanted to vent all the anxiety and fear in his heart.

Everyone was shocked when they saw this scene, because Xilin was a concubine in the palace and had a noble status; and Aidil was the second prince, the son of the king. The two were of similar age, and such intimate behavior was really against etiquette. For a moment, everyone present was dumbfounded, and their eyes fell on them.

Aidil was also shocked by this sudden grab, and his heartbeat accelerated. He never expected that Xilin would suddenly reach out and grab him, but looking at the beautiful woman in front of him with pleading eyes and a worried face, he felt a little distressed. Just when he was about to lose consciousness again, Concubine Xian quickly came to her senses, hurriedly pulled Xilin's hand away, and comforted her softly: "Don't worry, cousin."

After this, Xilin suddenly came to her senses and realized that her behavior just now was a bit inappropriate. She was ashamed and quickly bowed to apologize to Aidier: "I'm sorry, Second Prince, it's my fault! I hope Your Highness will forgive me." There was still a bit of fear and self-blame in her voice.

After coming to his senses, Aidier calmed down and responded softly, "It's okay. The Western American was worried about the serious condition of his biological mother, so he acted so impulsively. Children will inevitably be anxious and lose control of their emotions when encountering such things. This is human nature and can be understood!"

After careful consideration, the beautiful lady faced the virtuous concubine without hesitation, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed heavily.