Children of Loulan

Chapter 231 True and False Wheat Fragrance

Aunt Kui looked worried and responded anxiously: "But, Madam also said that with our current strength, even if we add His Royal Highness Prince Xin, I'm afraid we will not be able to be a match for the Prime Minister!"

Xilin shook her head slightly, a sly look flashed in her eyes, and she said in a steady and confident tone: "Aunt Kui, don't worry. You should know how many people in the palace hate Concubine Xian, and there will be an equal number or even more people outside the palace who can't wait to see the Prime Minister die. We only need to fan the flames and stir up trouble, and many forces will surely flock to trample on them."

Just like the old lady "Mai Xiang". But in fact, she is not the real Mai Xiang, but Mai Xiang's sister-in-law. Mai Xiang is just her sister-in-law.

The terrible fire that year devoured the master's family. Mai Xiang stood in front of the ruins, her heart filled with despair and helplessness. Without support, she was like a kite with a broken string, not knowing where to go. In the end, Mai Xiang, who had nowhere else to go, chose to return to her home.

When her brother learned the whole story, he was very conflicted. He knew that his sister's current troubles might implicate the whole family, but looking at the pitiful and helpless Mai Xiang, he really couldn't bear to turn her away.

At this time, the sister-in-law stood up. She knew that Mai Xiang had no place to go except this home. If she was not allowed to come back, she would die. After some thought, the sister-in-law decided to let Mai Xiang hide in the cellar at home.

In this way, Mai Xiang began her five-year life in the cellar. During these five years, she did not want to be a burden to her family, and did not want to be seen by her family as a useless person who only knew how to eat and drink. Therefore, every night when it was quiet, she would carefully climb out of the cellar and work in the fields under the cover of night. Although such days were extremely difficult, Mai Xiang never complained.

As time went by, Mai Xiang gradually adapted to life in the cellar, and even developed a bit of fear and resistance to the outside world.

However, several years of peaceful life made her brother mistakenly believe that the danger had passed, and he began to discuss with her to find a good family for her to marry into. After all, hiding in the cellar for a lifetime was too painful.

Facing her brother's proposal, Mai Xiang shook her head firmly. She knew in her heart that the Xian Fei's forces would never give up, and those who had hunted her down could appear again at any time.

The current peace is only a temporary illusion. Once her identity is exposed, not only will her life be in danger, but her family will also be implicated. Therefore, no matter what, she cannot leave this hiding place.

But who knows that things are unpredictable and fate is hard to predict. One day, a sudden accident befell this family. Her brother drank too much and accidentally fell to the ground, and was seriously injured. At this time, her sister-in-law happened to be out and had not returned, leaving her alone at home.

Faced with such an urgent situation, she had no choice but to act quickly. She hastily made some simple disguises on her face, and then found a piece of tattered cloth and tied it tightly on her head as a cover. After making these preparations, she found a cart, pushed her brother out of the house resolutely, and went to find a doctor for him.

But you have to know that it is too strange for a stranger to appear in an ordinary family for no reason. It was also because of that unexpected appearance that the killers who had been lurking near her house for many years became suspicious. So, taking advantage of the dead of night, they quietly climbed over the wall and sneaked into the house to investigate. Unfortunately, after a careful search, they did not notice anything unusual.

In order to force her to show up, the ruthless killers made up their minds and decided to kill her brother and sister-in-law in the middle of the night, and even her young nephews and nieces were not spared. After the brutal killing, the killers still could not find her, so they had to continue hiding around her house and keeping close watch.

However, the killers never expected that on that night, her sister-in-law had a fierce quarrel with her brother and returned to her parents' home as early as nightfall... It was not until the next morning when the sun shone through the window that someone hurriedly came to tell her about the sudden change in her family. Upon hearing the news, she was struck by lightning and her face turned pale in an instant. In a panic, she didn't even have time to put on her shoes and rushed home in a hurry.

When she arrived home, the door was already surrounded by people, and only a few yamen runners were carrying a few corpses out. Seeing the scene in front of her made her heart ache and she was heartbroken. She saw her husband, sister-in-law and young children all lying on stretchers, the white cloth covering them stained red with blood, and no one was spared. She was extremely heartbroken watching them being carried away one by one.

She knew that all this was done by the vicious concubine, and she wanted to completely eliminate the trouble and eradicate it. However, at this moment, she couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards her sister-in-law. If it weren't for her sister-in-law, perhaps her husband and children wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable way.

Although she was filled with resentment, she knew who the real culprit was. But she heard people around her sighing and saying, "Tsk tsk, it's so tragic that a family of four was killed. I don't know who could do such a cruel thing."

"Yes, they are such an honest family. I don't know who they offended. They want to kill their whole family, even the children!"

After hearing this, she realized that everyone thought the dead woman was her. So, she made a prompt decision and quietly withdrew from the crowd. Then, she spent a large sum of money to bribe the coroner in charge of the autopsy, asking him to deliberately destroy her face so that everyone would mistakenly believe that the dead person was her.

At the same time, she also specifically asked her relatives from her mother's side to speak with one voice and insist that she was dead. Only in this way could the safety of her family be ensured.

Because her appearance was very different from that of her sister-in-law, it was easier for her to escape. In this way, she hid everywhere for a long time, living a life of fear and uncertainty. But even in difficult situations, she still persevered tenaciously, just waiting for the day when she could reveal the truth, clear her name, and seek justice for her deceased relatives.

Fortunately, God favors her and God will not let down those who work hard. Just when her life was about to come to an end, Xilin came to the world like a ray of dawn, bringing her the light of hope...

So, she resolutely chose to work with Xilin, transformed into the character of Mai Xiang, bravely stood up, and presented all the evil deeds committed by Concubine Xian in the past to Prince Xin. When she finally told the truth that had been buried for a long time, it seemed that she had exhausted the last bit of strength in her body, the fire of life gradually extinguished, and finally reluctantly let go of her hands and passed away.

The next morning, the court was still as solemn and dignified as usual, and the morning court was held on time. Eunuch Aishan's loud voice echoed throughout the hall: "If you have a petition, you can present it. If you don't, you can leave the court!"

As soon as he finished speaking, General Ankar stepped out, bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

The king raised his head slightly and his eyes fell on the general who was guarding the capital city in front of him.