Children of Loulan

Chapter 471 Small County Town

Hearing this, Keremu was slightly relieved, but he immediately asked: "What about your little sister?"

Muzepal replied: "My little sister is safe in the palace. I will send someone to tell her so that she won't worry too much."

At this moment, Adi suddenly interrupted and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured. I have already sent someone to inform the princess and told her to rest in the palace and it won't be too late to return to the palace tomorrow. After all, it is already very late tonight."

Before he finished speaking, several imperial doctors and their medicine boys came hurriedly, carrying medicine boxes and looking solemn. Once they arrived at the scene, these imperial doctors immediately got busy and began to treat the injuries of the injured.

However, Keremu still sat steadily beside the coffin in the mourning hall, motionless. Although his wound was serious, he did not seem to care, just quietly watching the imperial doctors busy.

At this moment, Keremu seemed to suddenly remember something important and asked, "By the way, how did you get here so quickly? Your little sister has only been out of the palace for half an hour. According to common sense, you should still be gathering troops with General An outside the city at this time, right?"

Hearing his father's question, Muzepal showed obvious confusion on his face. He sorted out his thoughts a little and then began to explain:

"Originally, my eldest brother and I planned to leave the capital tonight. However, not long after we left the city, we suddenly received a mysterious letter. The letter said that someone would deliver important evidence to the Xuanwang Palace tonight. This news surprised us very much, so we decided to return to the Xuanwang Palace immediately to find out.

When we hurried back to the palace, we unexpectedly saw my younger sister. Through my younger sister, we learned that something happened in the palace. Just as we were about to go to General An for help, as soon as we stepped out of the palace gate, we ran into General An leading his soldiers.

According to General An, he also received a secret letter saying that a large number of assassins would gather in the Xuanwang Mansion tonight. Because the mansion was too close to the palace, he was worried about the safety of the palace, so he urgently led his troops to check.

Keremu listened to his narration attentively, frowning and nodding from time to time, as if thinking about the connection and deep meaning. When he finished listening, he was silent for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "In this case, someone must have known that my third brother would rebel, so he sent a secret letter to General An, so that he could enter the palace to rescue the emperor so quickly."

Muzepal agreed with him and said, "My son thinks so too, but who is the person behind this?"

Keremu shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Father knows nothing about this either."

At the same time, Aunt Kui also sent all the evidence of the ministers back to their respective residences according to the plan. At this time, Xilin was anxiously waiting for the news that King Cheng had successfully killed the king and the prince. She secretly calculated in her heart that as long as this news came, she would soon be able to ascend the throne of the queen mother and become the master of the court.

Thinking of this, Xilin felt particularly happy. She leisurely enjoyed the careful massage from the palace maids, as if she was at the pinnacle of power.

However, just as she was immersed in the joy of becoming the empress dowager, Xiang Gui suddenly rushed in with a sullen face. Seeing this, Aunt Kui's heart sank and she immediately realized that something might have happened. She quickly sent away all the palace maids and asked with concern: "Xiang Gui, what happened?"

Xiang Gui said respectfully, "Just now, the subordinates sent news that General An, the fifth prince, and the little prince led the crowd to successfully capture King Cheng alive. Although the king was seriously injured, his life is safe."

Upon hearing the news, Xilin was shocked and looked at Xianggui with eyes wide open in disbelief, as if she had heard the most absurd thing in the world. She cried out, "What? What did you say? General An actually led his troops into the palace to rescue the emperor? How is this possible? He was clearly still outside the city, how could he suddenly appear in the palace?"

At this point, Xilin seemed to suddenly realize something. Her face instantly turned extremely ugly. She threw the teacup beside her to the ground fiercely, making a crisp shattering sound. The pieces of the teacup flew everywhere, and the tea also splashed on her skirt, but she didn't care about that at all.

He cursed angrily, "Batur, this idiot! There must be a traitor around him who leaked the news to General An in advance, otherwise how could General An come so quickly! This guy who is always causing trouble, no wonder he lost so miserably, he deserved it!"

Aunt Kui felt nervous when she saw Xilin was so angry, and she quickly tried to comfort her: "Your Majesty, calm down! You must take care of yourself! Now that things have come to this, King Cheng has already failed, so what should we do next?"

After hearing what Aunt Kui said, Xilin snorted coldly and said angrily, "Humph! I never thought that the dignified King Cheng would be so incompetent!"

She became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She couldn't help but sigh heavily. After calming down a little, she continued, "Such a big thing happened in the palace. The king will definitely order a thorough investigation. Therefore, during this period of time, we must not act rashly. We must abide by the law and must not reveal any flaws. Also, get rid of those things that should be destroyed quickly. We must not leave any clues behind!"

Aunt Kui quickly responded, "Yes, don't worry, madam! I will do it right away and will handle it properly, and no one will notice anything unusual!"

After several days of long journey, Baier and Hanguli finally arrived at the border between Loulan and Datang - a quiet little county town.

Here, they rented a very small and inconspicuous courtyard, and announced to the public that they were waiting for their husbands who were going to Datang to deliver goods. Although the living conditions were somewhat simple, this small courtyard brought them a sense of peace and tranquility.

As the days passed, the two still maintained a master-servant relationship. Apart from going out to buy some daily necessities every day, they would stroll through the streets and alleys of the county town and appreciate the surrounding scenery.

On this sunny day, Baier and Hanguli were walking on the street as usual. Suddenly, a little boy about five or six years old appeared in front of them. He was ragged and haggard. He looked at Hanguli pitifully with his big eyes and kept muttering: "Madam, please have mercy on me. I haven't eaten for several days!"

Seeing this, Hanguli could not help but feel pity for the boy. She looked at the boy's thin body and ragged clothes and prepared to give him some coins, because she knew that if such a young child took the change, others would definitely rob him.

However, just as Hanguli took out her purse, something unexpected happened. A burly man rushed towards them like a hungry tiger, so fast that they were caught off guard.

Faced with this sudden situation, Bayer reacted extremely quickly. Without having time to think, she instinctively raised her foot and kicked the big man hard.