Children of Loulan

Chapter 302 No grudges?

"But am I not doing this for the sake of your child's future? With me clearing the way for him in the front, and my father clearing all obstacles for him in the court, he will surely be able to sit safely on the supreme throne!" The lover argued loudly and angrily, his heart full of resentment and grievance.

However, facing her lover's words, Xilin just smiled coldly, as if she was looking at an ignorant clown, with deep contempt in her eyes: "Haha, cousin, cousin, I didn't expect that you have been in this deep palace for so many years, but you are still so naive!"

The man widened his eyes, glared at Xilin, and said sternly: "What do you mean by this?"

Xilin raised the corners of her mouth slightly, snorted and said, "Do you really think that you and the Prime Minister's shameful ambitions can be hidden from our king? Do you think the king will watch you two, father and daughter, gradually erode the power of the court and control the entire court? Tsk tsk tsk, cousin, it is understandable that you think this way. After all, with your brain, it is really stupid. But what I never expected is that even a shrewd person like the Prime Minister would have such a naive and ridiculous idea!"

Hearing this, the anger in my heart became more and more intense. She gnashed her teeth and retorted: "How...how can it be impossible? If it weren't for you, a bitch, interfering and deliberately framing me, the king would definitely entrust my father with important tasks as always. As long as my father holds the power and stands firm, I will naturally find a way to eliminate that disgusting queen and successfully ascend to the coveted throne. By then, I will have at least half the say in who will be appointed as the crown prince!"

Xilin's eyes were filled with undisguised contempt. She stared coldly at the woman in front of her, her lips slightly raised, and she said sarcastically, "Framed? Humph, I didn't frame you on purpose. Do you think that your attempt to murder the concubine was a false accusation? Or that the Prime Minister's encroachment on the court and cruelty to the people was also a slanderous accusation made out of nothing? I just lifted the fig leaf for the king at the right time, just like lighting a fuse. Besides, if you hadn't committed so many evil things and didn't know how to restrain yourself, how could you end up like this now!"

The man was furious. He glared at Xilin and asked through gritted teeth, "What do you mean?"

Xilin just laughed softly, with a hint of contempt in her laughter, and said slowly: "Do you know why that palace maid is so obsessed with you?"

The man's face suddenly darkened, and he responded bitterly, "Why else? She is clearly your running dog, so she will naturally obey your orders!"

Xilin shook her head slowly, with a bitter smile on her face. "Haha, it's really sad to talk about her! This child has had a bad fate since she was young. Her parents left her early, leaving her and her sister to depend on each other. Since then, they have lived together in their uncle's house. However, the so-called relatives have never treated them as family members. The two sisters not only have to get up early and stay up late to serve the family's food and daily life, but also have to endure the scolding and even beatings from their uncle and aunt if they are not careful. And even with such hard work, they still often go hungry."

"This difficult and hard life continued until one day, her elder sister was lucky enough to be selected into the palace and became a maid. From then on, her elder sister would send some meager silver coins home on time every month. With this money, her life finally got a little better. But the good times didn't last long. It seemed that God always liked to play tricks on those poor people. A few years later, the bad news came - her elder sister had met with a disaster in the palace and unfortunately passed away! For her, her elder sister was the only pillar and spiritual sustenance in her heart. Now that her elder sister was gone, she felt that the whole world had collapsed. Tell me, how could she not hate the murderer who killed her sister? Even if it cost her own life, I'm afraid she would find ways to avenge her!"

Her lover stared at her with eyes spitting fire, his chest rising and falling violently, but he bit his lips tightly and said nothing. Indeed, over the years, she had never really cared about the lives of those palace maids and eunuchs.

Xilin, who was standing opposite at the moment, had a smug smile on her face. She raised her eyebrows slightly, her mouth corners turned up, and she said slowly: "Oh, how many innocent souls have been accumulated in this deep palace! From concubines of low status to unknown palace maids, to eunuchs of humble status... How many people have died in your hands? I'm afraid you can't remember them all, right? Well, let me remind you, do you still remember the parents and brothers of the kidnapped palace maid who suddenly appeared that time? Those were three innocent lives turned into innocent souls! And the Shangshu family, they worked wholeheartedly for the prime minister, and even sacrificed their own lives to protect the prime minister's reputation. However, the sad thing is that the prime minister actually ignored the remaining old, weak, women and children in their family and let them fend for themselves. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, how can I let go of such a powerful chess piece so easily? So, of course I have to help them."

The man's eyes seemed to be burning with rage, staring at Xilin in front of him, and the sharp gaze seemed to be able to pierce through her. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Even if those people have an irreconcilable blood feud with me, there is no hatred between me and you. Why do you treat me like this?"

After hearing her husband's question, Xilin's calm face instantly became hideous and twisted. Her eyes were instantly filled with malice and resentment, like two gems soaked in venom. She stared at her husband fiercely and shouted angrily, "No hatred? How ridiculous! If it weren't for you, how could my mother have ended up with such a miserable death? She was such a kind-hearted person. In her early years, for the sake of her father, she willingly gave up the position of the wife and became a concubine. For many years, she has been thinking about her husband's family wholeheartedly, but what did she get in the end? She was secretly poisoned and murdered by that heartless and ungrateful man and his vicious wife!"

Hearing this, the beloved frowned, looking puzzled, and retorted: "Your father poisoned your mother, what does this have to do with me? I have nothing to do with this matter, why do you want to put this on my head?"

Xilin's eyes widened, her voice trembling with anger: "Nothing to do with it? Haha, you dare to say that all this has nothing to do with you? If you hadn't revealed your dirty thoughts to them early on, telling them that as long as you can make those people loyal to you, you can make their daughter become your son's prince consort and enjoy endless wealth and glory. How could that selfish woman not hesitate to push me out to replace her for the future of her own daughter?"