Children of Loulan

Chapter 280 What you said makes sense

After hearing this, Bai Xi turned around and left slowly and respectfully, his gesture fully showing his importance and respect for what he had heard. At this time, the night had spread like thick ink, and the entire palace seemed to have fallen into a deep silence. The palace gates that were usually noisy had already been tightly closed and locked.

However, those who are in the palace have unique and secret ways of communication. With these methods, they can quickly transmit messages to various parts of the palace even at this late hour, ensuring that important information can be delivered in time.

After learning the news from her son, the queen could not let go of the worry in her heart. Although she tried hard to control her emotions, her anxious expression still inadvertently revealed itself.

Upon seeing this, Mu Lian knew the queen's mood at the moment, so he hurried forward and comforted her softly: "Your Majesty, since the prince said that there is no problem with this matter, he must have thought it over carefully and is confident. He is your biological son. Other people's words may not be credible, but you can rest assured to believe the prince's words." Mu Lian's words were like a warm spring breeze, slowly blowing through the queen's heart, relaxing her tense nerves a little.

After hearing Mu Lian's caring comfort, the queen's heart finally calmed down, her frowning brows relaxed slightly, her tired eyes gradually closed, and after tossing and turning for a long time, she finally fell asleep.

However, the next morning, when Concubine Xian was still immersed in a sweet dream, she was awakened by a burst of urgent shouting. Concubine Xian, who had slept very late last night, was instantly ignited with anger by this sudden awakening. Without thinking, she raised her foot and kicked the maid in the face with such force that the maid fell backwards and fell heavily to the ground.

The virtuous concubine's eyes were wide open with flames of anger flashing in them, and she shouted angrily: "You bold dog slave, who gave you the courage to disturb my sleep?" The voice was sharp and piercing, and it was particularly abrupt in the quiet morning.

"Someone, come here, drag her out of here!" As soon as Concubine Xian gave the order, several eunuchs came rushing over. They carefully approached the fallen maid, ready to drag her away from Concubine Xian's bedroom.

The palace maid lying on the ground had a gleam of fear in her eyes, as if she was frightened by the sudden change and didn't know what to do. The grievances were surging in her eyes like a tide. She seemed to be afraid that the virtuous concubine would misunderstand her, so she immediately knelt and crawled up in an extremely anxious manner.

With a slight tremor in her voice, she explained carefully, "Please forgive me, Madam. I really didn't mean to do that. It was the eunuch Aishan who was beside the king who suddenly came and said that the king had something very important to discuss with you and asked you to come over immediately. You must understand clearly, Madam!"

The virtuous concubine was originally furious because her sleep was disturbed, but when she heard that the king wanted to see her, her anger was immediately reduced by half. She raised her hand slightly and waved, and the eunuchs who usually acted arrogantly immediately understood her intention and retreated obediently, leaving only the maid and herself.

The virtuous concubine stared at the maid with her beautiful eyes, and asked as if to confirm repeatedly: "What did you say just now? The king wants to see me?" How could the maid dare to hide anything? She straightened her body and said again: "Your Majesty, it was indeed Eunuch Aishan who came to tell you in person just now. He asked you to go to the imperial study as soon as possible. The king has something very important to discuss with you!"

At this moment, Yumei slowly walked in carrying an exquisite tray. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Concubine Xian sitting lazily on the bed, with the frightened maid kneeling below her.

Seeing this, Yumei showed a trace of confusion on her face, and then quickly said: "Hey, what's wrong? Didn't I ask you to wake up the queen? Why are you kneeling on the ground? Hurry up and get some water for the queen to wash up, don't delay the time."

The palace maid quickly responded, "Yes, I'll go right away." After that, she stood up hastily and walked towards the door with somewhat hurried steps.

Yumei carefully and steadily brought the tray to Concubine Xian, and she picked up the bowl on the tray and handed it to Concubine Xian. She said softly, "My queen, this is a hangover soup specially made for you. Drink it quickly, otherwise you will go to see the king later, and you must not let the king know that you drank last night, otherwise it will be bad."

After hearing what Yumei said, Concubine Xian slowly came back to her senses. A trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, and she murmured to herself, "Did the king really ask me to go to the imperial study? Is this really the case?"

Yumei nodded and said, "Yes, Madam, it was indeed Eunuch Aishan who came to deliver the news in person. When I heard the news, I ran to the kitchen anxiously and carefully prepared this hangover soup. I was afraid that it would delay Madam's important matter, so I asked that careless palace maid to wake you up."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian immediately perked up, her eyes sparkling with anticipation, thinking: "Could it be that the King has already verified the Queen's guilt, so he specially asked me to come over to discuss how to deal with the Queen? If we can really take this opportunity to overthrow the Queen, that would be great."

After thinking for a moment, Yumei reminded softly: "Your Majesty, no matter what it is, we must pretend that we know nothing. We must not reveal any flaws, so as not to arouse the king's suspicion." At this time, Concubine Xian was nervous and excited.

She said with a look of joy, "Come on, Yumei, help me dress up. I must be the most beautiful to witness the wonderful moment of how the queen was pulled down from the throne!"

Yumei's heart tightened when she heard this, and she hurried forward to persuade her, "Your Majesty, you must not do that. If the king is really determined to deal with the queen, it means that the babies of Madam He and Madam Lan will not be saved. The king will be in a terrible mood after losing two children at once. If you still dress up and appear in the imperial study at this moment, the king will definitely vent his anger on you."

After hearing what Yumei said, Concubine Xian thought about it carefully and felt that what Yumei said was very true. She nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, you are right. The king must be in great sorrow at this moment. I must wear a plain dress and go to comfort the king!"

After saying that, she couldn't wait to get up from the bed and let Yumei carefully dress her up. Her focused expression seemed as if she was carving a precious work of art. Every movement was full of concern and worry for the king, for fear that her carelessness would anger the king's already wounded heart.

At this moment, she stood quietly in front of the mirror, narrowing her eyes slightly, and carefully looked at herself in the mirror. Although a few fine lines had quietly appeared at the corners of her eyes, every time she gently touched her cheek, she seemed to be able to feel the breath of her youth blowing in her face, and the feeling that her face had not changed made her feel inexplicably satisfied.

For so many years, she had been looking forward to ascending the supreme throne of queen day and night, and that desire was like a blazing flame burning in her heart.