Children of Loulan

Chapter 210 Wheat Fragrance

When Acheng felt that the prince had followed him in, he immediately took out his handkerchief, turned around and handed it to Aidil. Seeing his actions, Aidil wanted to scold him, but the moment Acheng turned sideways, the stench hit him in the face, almost choking him to vomit, so he quickly covered his mouth and nose, then stretched out his hand to take the handkerchief handed over by Acheng, and immediately covered his mouth and nose with it.

Ah Cheng said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Your Highness. I cleaned up here before I left, but..." But he had been gone for so long, and the people living here couldn't move, so she would definitely clean it up again.

"It's okay, take me to see that person first!" Aider said, covering his nose.

After hearing what Aidil said, Ashun took him into the cave. The stench here was even stronger, and Aidil couldn't help but frowning.

Ah Cheng walked to a wooden board and saw a person with white hair and a frail appearance lying on the board. It was impossible to tell whether the person was a man or a woman.

Ah Cheng said softly to the person lying on the bed: "Old man, I have brought the person you want to see to you!"

After hearing the familiar voice, the person slowly opened her eyes and tried hard to look at Aidil.

Upon seeing this, Aidil immediately walked forward. When he got closer, he found that the person lying on the bed was a skinny, pale woman. He couldn't help feeling sad.

"Old man, do you know my mother?!" Aider said softly.

The old woman looked at Aidier in front of her with a flash of surprise in her eyes. Then her eyes turned red and tears flowed down her cheeks.

"Child..." she said with difficulty.

"Who are you? Who turned you into this? And what happened back then?" Aider asked impatiently.

After hearing Edel's question, the old woman's eyes immediately filled with tears, and she tried hard to sit up. But in her current state, it was obviously impossible to do so. Later, with the help of Acheng, she reluctantly sat against the wall.

However, just sitting up took up almost all of her strength. After taking a few deep breaths, she looked at Aidier again. As she looked at him, tears flowed down her cheeks again. She said in a trembling voice: "Similar, so similar!"

Aidil thought she meant that he looked like his mother, so he asked excitedly: "You mean, I look like my mother? So you really know my mother?"

After hearing what Aidil said, the old woman slowly shook her head and said with a painful and difficult expression: "No... not like a lady, but like a lady."

When Edir heard this, he was stunned. He frowned and asked in confusion: "Madam? Are you talking about my grandmother?"

The old woman nodded and answered firmly, "Yes, Madam is the young lady's mother, that is, your grandmother." After saying this, her eyes became a little confused and distant, as if she was recalling something in the past. Then, she turned her head and looked in the direction of the cave entrance, tears flashing in her eyes, and said in a low voice, "My name is Mai Xiang, an old woman, and I am a maid who grew up with the young lady..."

Mai Xiang's thoughts gradually drifted away, and she began to recall the past. Back then, she entered the palace with the young lady. Although her young lady was not stunningly beautiful, she had a unique charm. She was well-educated and strictly followed the court etiquette, so she was named a good man after entering the palace. However, the young lady was also alone after entering the palace. She had neither the king's favor nor good friends.

Until one day, a chance encounter came. The young lady had a few words with Concubine Xian, and everything changed from then on. From then on, Concubine Xian would send the young lady some precious gifts from time to time, and cleverly create opportunities for the young lady to meet the king. Gradually, the young lady trusted Concubine Xian wholeheartedly and regarded her as her closest friend.

When the young lady was pregnant, Concubine Xian took great care of her. Various medicines for maintaining pregnancy and nourishing the body were continuously sent to the young lady, as if Concubine Xian had poured all her love and care into the young lady. When Mai Xiang recalled this time, she couldn't help but feel a little warm in her heart.

But, the good times didn’t last long…” Mai Xiang’s expression suddenly became very angry and she said, “When the young lady was about to give birth, I ran back and forth in the Imperial Hospital, trying to find a good midwife to deliver the baby for her. But my young lady was just a concubine and her position was not high, so I went to the Imperial Hospital several times and was rejected. Those people didn’t take my young lady seriously at all!”

"What happened next?" Aidil asked anxiously.

Mai Xiang took a deep breath and continued, "Later, it was the virtuous concubine who stepped in again. She not only helped our young lady find the best midwife, but also the best imperial physician and the best wet nurse. The virtuous concubine made all the arrangements, and we thought it would be foolproof."

However, Mai Xiang shook her head with a trace of sadness in her eyes: "Even if everything was arranged properly, an accident still occurred during the delivery. The young lady suddenly suffered a heavy bleeding right after giving birth to the little prince. No matter how hard the imperial physician and the midwife tried, they couldn't stop the bleeding. Later, the king heard the news and rushed over. He strictly ordered all the doctors in the imperial hospital to save the young lady's life, otherwise all the doctors would be buried with her." At this point, Mai Xiang was already in tears.

Finally, under the threat of the king, the imperial doctors tried their best and finally saved the young lady's life. At that moment, the virtuous concubine quickly ran to the young lady, crying with tears in her eyes, saying that she was scared to death. She thought the young lady was going to die like this.

The young lady naturally believed her true feelings. Not only was she grateful to Concubine Xian, she even entrusted the little prince to Concubine Xian to take care of. She gave all her trust to Concubine Xian, but who knew, who knew? When she said this, Mai Xiang's voice was already hoarse.

"But who would have thought that the young lady's health would suddenly deteriorate day by day at this time. At first we all thought that she had lost too much blood during childbirth, which caused damage to her foundation. But later we found that things were not that simple. The young lady's body began to become weaker and weaker after giving birth. It was as if she had lost her vitality."

Mai Xiang's voice was filled with endless sadness and anger, and her eyes were full of pain and despair. She could not accept this fact, nor could she forgive those who hurt the young lady.

Since she found out that the young lady's health was deteriorating, Mai Xiang had been looking for ways to help her recover. She asked around and consulted many doctors, but the answers she got were all the same: the young lady had suffered a serious injury during childbirth, which had left her physically weak and now she was beyond medical help.

Hearing these words, Mai Xiang felt heartbroken. She knew that the young lady's condition had reached a point where it could not be reversed. But she was unwilling to give up hope and still insisted on finding a cure. Every time she saw the young lady's increasingly thin face and painful expression, Mai Xiang could not help but cry secretly. She felt sorry for the young lady's experience, but she was powerless to change the status quo.

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.