Children of Loulan

Chapter 211 Escape

However, fate always seems to like to play tricks on people. Late one night, the young lady suddenly started coughing violently, and the sound echoed throughout the room.

Mai Xiang was extremely worried. She was worried that the lady's health would deteriorate further, so she immediately went to the small kitchen to prepare a pot of hot water for the lady to relieve the discomfort in her throat. Considering the late time, Mai Xiang did not wake up other palace maids to help, but went to the small kitchen alone to boil water. When she walked into the small kitchen, she was shocked by the scene in front of her - a palace maid was poisoning the lady's medicine jar!

Mai Xiang looked at the maid in horror, only to see her carefully open the medicine jar and then take out a packet of white powder from her sleeve pocket. In order to conceal her identity, the maid first mixed the powder into a little water and stirred it evenly, and then poured the liquid medicine into the medicine jar.

Then, she shook the jar vigorously to make the potion evenly cover the inner wall of the jar. Finally, she placed the jar near the fire to dry, making sure that the potion in the jar was completely evaporated without leaving any trace.

Mai Xiang's eyes widened as she watched the maid's skilled movements, her heart filled with anger and fear. She suddenly realized that the young lady had been very weak since she gave birth, but she could not find out the reason.

Now I know that it was the maid who had been giving the young lady a chronic poison for a long time. Mai Xiang clenched her fists in anger, and wanted to rush into the imperial study immediately to tell the king about this matter and let him punish those who wanted to harm the young lady.

However, she also knew that the young lady was not close to anyone else in the palace except Concubine Xian, and no one would help the young lady. Moreover, the young lady was not favored by the king. Even if she told others, Concubine Xian would probably destroy the evidence as soon as possible and even bite back.

So Mai Xiang held back her tears and quietly left the kitchen. She was afraid that she would cry out loud, so she covered her mouth tightly all the way. Tears slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the ground, forming a puddle of water.

She trotted back to the door of the young lady's bedroom and finally couldn't help crying. Her cry echoed in the palace, making people feel pity.

When she ran to the young lady's bedroom, she was already exhausted and out of breath, but she did not stop, but rushed directly into the room.

She knelt in front of the young lady's bed, crying and telling her what had just happened in the kitchen. Her voice was choked with sobs, her words were intermittent, and full of pain and anger.

However, what Mai Xiang never expected was that the young lady had no expression on her face after hearing her. She just looked at her quietly, with an indescribable light flashing in her eyes.

Suddenly, the lady's face changed, she stared at her closely, and sternly asked her to swear and forget everything she had seen. Mai Xiang was stunned, she didn't understand why the lady did this.

Under the lady's pressure, Mai Xiang had to nod and agree, indicating that she was willing to forget what she had seen and heard.

Then, the young lady slowly told her that she had actually known for a long time that someone had poisoned her, and that even the heavy bleeding during her childbirth was not an accident.

It turned out that the young lady had already noticed all this, but she just chose to remain silent. If the king had not arrived in time, the young lady would have died during childbirth.

Although the young lady knew that all this was Concubine Xian's conspiracy, for the sake of her child's future, she still resolutely handed her son over to Concubine Xian to raise.

Even after learning that the medicine she drank had been tampered with, she still drank the bowls of deadly poison without hesitation.

When Mai Xiang found out, she was shocked and confused. She couldn't understand why the lady made such a decision. Didn't she love her life?

However, the young lady smiled faintly and said that she only hoped that the child could be safe and grow up healthily. For this, she was willing to pay any price.

Mai Xiang looked at the lady's determined eyes, and a feeling of admiration welled up in her heart. She realized that the lady's love was deeper than anyone else's, and she was willing to sacrifice herself for the happiness of her child.

Seeing the lady's determination, she was filled with pain and helplessness. She originally planned to die with the lady, but then she remembered what the lady had said to her: "If we all die, no one will ever know the truth." So she decided to follow the lady's arrangement and live well.

So, the next morning, the young lady lied to Concubine Xian that she had a dream last night that her child was sick. Therefore, she wanted to leave the palace to pray for the child's future. However, due to her poor health, she could not leave the palace, so she hoped that her personal maid Mai Xiang would go to the temple to pray for her.

After hearing this, Concubine Xian expressed her understanding and agreed to the young lady's request. But she didn't know that the young lady was actually planning a way out for Mai Xiang. Because only in this way could Mai Xiang be guaranteed to survive.

At the same time, the young lady also told her in front of the virtuous concubine that she must go to Tianling Temple in Loulan to practice meditation for seven days and pray for the safety of the child. In fact, the young lady was telling her that she only had seven days to escape.

Mai Xiang knew the young lady's intention very well. Although she was extremely sad, she nodded and said she would do as the young lady asked. She knew that if she didn't leave, there would only be one more wronged soul, and the truth would be buried forever.

In this way, Mai Xiang left the palace in tears. Not long after, the news of the young lady's death spread in the palace. Mai Xiang was heartbroken, so she immediately rushed back to the young lady's parents' home to tell them the truth.

Unfortunately, she was a step too late. When she arrived, the master and the mistress were already engulfed in flames. She was so frightened that she did not dare to stay for a moment and fled overnight. She has been on the run ever since then.

After listening to her story, Aidier looked at her suspiciously, "You said you are a maid who grew up with my mother?"

Mai Xiang saw his skeptical look and said firmly, "Of course!"

Aidier: "Although I don't remember my mother, if she is still alive, she should be less than 40 years old!" He looked at Mai Xiang again, "But from what I see, you should be no less than 60 years old!"

After hearing what he said, Mai Xiang was stunned for a moment, and then she started laughing: "Hahaha..."

The laughter was full of self-mockery and sadness, making people feel extremely desolate.

After laughing, she said in a trembling voice: "Yes, time flies, I am no longer young..."

As she spoke, she raised her hands tremblingly and gently stroked her face, as if she wanted to touch her past youth through her wrinkled skin.

Tears glistened in her eyes, and she said in a choked voice, "So, have I become this old?"

Aidil was infected by her sadness and couldn't help but frown and fall into deep thought.

He realized that this old woman might really have a deep connection with his mother.

Mai Xiang was immersed in memories. She recalled the time she spent with Aidil's mother, and an indescribable grief surged in her heart.

As she spoke, she began to cry again, and Aider just watched her cry quietly. After she cried for a while, she looked up at Aider again: "Your Highness, you were raised by that bitch with such precious wealth, how could you know what life is like, sleeping in the open, not having enough food, and struggling to escape for your life? If I hadn't become like this, how could I have escaped their clutches?" She said while crying and laughing.