Children of Loulan

Chapter 380 Children

Aunt Kui stopped walking when she heard this, turned around, shook her head, and replied, "Since Concubine Ru married Prince Cheng, they have returned to their former selves, living indifferent to fame and gain."

Xilin nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Then, is there anyone around them who can be used by us?"

Aunt Kui looked embarrassed and hesitated for a moment before saying, "To answer your Majesty, they are on high alert. The people we have sent there are still on the periphery and cannot obtain any important information."

Xilin chuckled, "It's okay. I'm still young and have plenty of time. Let them do their job well and don't be careless. Don't contact them for a short time!"

Aunt Kui accepted the order, "Yes, I understand, but...last time, the people from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's side finally got in, but I didn't expect it to be wasted like this!" Aunt Kui felt regretful. After all, it was not easy to train a loyal subordinate, not to mention it was even more difficult to infiltrate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's side. Last time, she wanted to stir up a conflict between the Crown Prince and Concubine Ru, but failed.

Xilin waved her hand with a relaxed look on her face, and said nonchalantly: "There is nothing to regret! At least through this incident, we know that the prince is not the kind of reckless person, and will not be easily swayed by unfounded speculation. Since the prince's path is not feasible, let's change direction!"

You know, Concubine Ru is no longer young, time is not forgiving, she really doesn't have much time to wait. Therefore, compared with the calmness of King Cheng and the Crown Prince, Concubine Ru seems a little impatient. Since she can't successfully stir up trouble with the Crown Prince, then she has to find the right time to find a breakthrough from Concubine Ru!

By the way, ever since Edir got married, he and his princess have always slept on separate couches. And the poor princess, through the various subtleties of daily life, gradually realized that her prince's heart had already belonged to someone else.

Every day, she watched the prince who ignored her and was absent-minded. She could only sigh helplessly, wondering why fate was so unfair. If it wasn't for the emperor's decree to grant her marriage, she would probably be unwilling to step into this cold palace without any warmth.

She was full of curiosity about the mysterious woman in Prince Xin's heart. However, surprisingly, it seemed that the entire palace knew nothing about it, and no one knew about it.

She had carefully tried to inquire about this from the servants and maids around her, but each time she received blank stares and head-shaking denials. This not only failed to satisfy her curiosity, but also aroused Aidil's vigilance.

When Edir noticed her actions, he mercilessly took the opportunity to give her a beating. Edir made it clear that the princess he wanted should be a quiet and sensible woman, and he would never allow her to explore things that she shouldn't know. If she insisted on being so disobedient and ignorant, then he would definitely not be merciful, and he would not even mind letting the princess die early.

What's worse, Edir threatened her to keep the secret at the cost of her family's lives. Facing such an unscrupulous threat, she felt a raging rage in her heart. But her reason told her that this was not the time to act on impulse. In order to protect herself and the peace of her family, she had to swallow her anger and temporarily give in.

However, her apparent obedience did not dispel her desire to find a way out. In secret, she had already quietly told her father, the Imperial Household Doctor, about the whole matter. She hoped that with her father's wisdom and connections, he could plan a foolproof plan for herself and her family in advance.

After all, a marriage granted by the royal family cannot be easily dissolved. Once Prince Xin makes a mistake, they, as Prince Xin's in-laws, will inevitably be implicated. Therefore, preparing for a rainy day is the most important thing at the moment.

In contrast to Edir's cold attitude, Batur knew clearly what he really wanted. He doted on his princess, even though he had someone else in his heart, but this did not affect his deep affection for her.

On the surface, Batur deliberately pretended to be estranged from the princess's family, as if he did not care about power and status at all. However, privately, without anyone noticing, he frequently maintained close contact with the princess's father.

Not only that, he often cleverly created some seemingly accidental opportunities to allow himself and Ankar to meet unexpectedly, and generously gave them various precious and rare gifts to express his gratitude for their careful care of the princess.

Ankar was such a smart and clever man that he quickly saw through the hidden intention of Batur's move. He knew that the king was most afraid of those generals who held heavy troops and were too close to the royal family. But facing Batur's implicit show of goodwill, Ankar was really disgusted.

On the one hand, he did not want to openly break with the powerful King Cheng, which would cause great trouble to his cousin in the future; on the other hand, if he continued to let the situation develop, once the king found out, the consequences would be disastrous. After thinking it over, Ankar decided to take a relatively tactful approach to deal with the matter - he chose to hint at the clues to his cousin in private, hoping that she, who was extremely smart, could understand his painstaking efforts and make a wise move in this delicate situation.

However, this woman was not only his cousin, but also the most noble princess of Batur. She knew what her prince wanted and what he wanted, but this also made her fall into deep pain and entanglement. Because in her heart, on one side was the family that raised her with great difficulty, which was the foundation of her life and the blood relationship; on the other side was her husband who doted on her and took good care of her, and this deep affection was also difficult to give up.

Faced with such a difficult decision, she felt as if she was torn in two. Each choice was like a sharp dagger, piercing her heart. However, when she met her cousin's embarrassed gaze, a strong sense of responsibility surged in her heart. After a fierce ideological struggle, she finally made up her mind to persuade the prince.

However, what she never expected was that Batur only smiled at her advice. It turned out that this scheming prince had already seen through everything and knew clearly how to firmly control the woman in front of him. He firmly believed that as long as he could make her pregnant with his own flesh and blood and witness the king and the queen mother's completely different attitudes towards their children, then by then, this woman would definitely stand on his side without hesitation.

Therefore, the most urgent thing at the moment is to try every means to have a child of their own as soon as possible.

However, under the repeated "earnest persuasion" of the court officials, he finally "helplessly" made a difficult decision - to step into the ever-changing and treacherous court. After all, as a member of the royal family, he had too many responsibilities and missions on his shoulders, and he could not watch his elderly father and young brother, the crown prince, shoulder the heavy affairs of the court alone.