“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The guards picked up the groom off the floor and dragged him out the door.
“Don’t worry about it.”
Rufus tilted my head back and said, “I promise I’ll take care of this and find your son.”
Crystal’s POV
“Okay. ” I struggled to come up with a satisfactory response to Rufus. This was the best and only option left. Again, Rufus stroked my hair tenderly and murmured, “Don’t think too much. Go back and have a rest. Wait for my news.”
I nodded mechanically. My mind was a mess now, so I agreed and went back to my place.
Looking around at the empty palace, I felt a pang of agitation. I lay on the bed numbly and gazed out the window at the moonlight. I didn’t know what Arron was going through now.
I couldn’t rest easy for more than a few seconds thinking that Arron could be in an unfamiliar place and in danger. Last night went off without a hitch. Why would anyone want to hurt a good boy like Arron? My eyes became heavier, and I could feel my tears about to well up.
While I lay in bed, thinking about how much energy I’d need to go looking for Arron tomorrow, I finally succumbed to closing my eyes.
But seconds later, I opened them again and took a few deep breaths.
Once I closed my eyes, all I could see was blood everywhere. The worst possible outcome kept running through my mind.
I would see Arron covered in blood.
So I got up in a hurry and knelt down in front of the window, praying to the Moon Goddess.
“Great Moon Goddess, please protect Arron and help me find him. ” I lowered my head and prayed devoutly.
It was rare for me to pray to the Moon Goddess so fervently. If I prayed to her, it meant something significant had happened to me.
I didn’t know if it was my illusion, but for some reason, whenever I finished praying, everything felt lighter. My only option now was to place my hope in the Moon Goddess.
Yana, too, was filled with worry. She attempted to urge me to sleep, fearing that I couldn’t hold on much longer. However, at the same time, she was also worried that if I dozed off, we’d miss something important regarding Arron.
After praying for a while, I calmed down a lot and comforted Yana, “I can’t fall asleep now. So I’ve decided to wait for Rufus’ news. Don’t worry. I can hold on. ” After that, I sat back on the bed and started thinking about what had happened.
“Arron is just a kid. Who do you think might be targeting him here?” I murmured.
After a long silence, Yana said, “Crystal, every plan is motivated by some sort of gain or interest. Perhaps Arron’s existence has affected the interests of others. ” A scowl formed on my face as I heard her words. I painstakingly recalled everything that had happened after I arrived at the imperial palace, trying to remember everyone who had been hostile to me.
I had to think hard before I remembered everyone who might have a grudge against me, down to the maid I had knocked over by accident and hadn’t apologized to.
However, there was still a lingering disappointment in my heart. I only had a small issue with those people. There was no need for them to take such a big risk against Arron.
Clearly, everything that happened was carefully planned. Such a rigorous plan required great patience. And this person must be very familiar with me.
The image of Adela’s face kept popping into my head. Could it be her?
Because of Rufus, she might be the only one who was most hostile to me. But did she really have the ability to plan all this?
Crystal’s POV
I gave serious consideration to the idea that Adela might have orchestrated this whole thing, but in the end I decided against accepting it.
Adela had just turn 18, and this was her first time entering the palace.
Her actions up to this point suggested she was still a young girl with not much life experience.
If she was truly that cunning, she would have fabricated a perfectly plausible story in front of Rufus and Laura, and she wouldn’t have made things less favorable for herself on numerous occasions.
Evidently, she lacked the mental capacity to conceive of or carry out such a plan.
In addition, Rufus was the one who arranged for my accommodation.
There was a lot of uncertainty involved.
Adela might know the secret passage to a particular room, but she couldn’t possibly know all the secret passages in the imperial palace.
Rufus was unaware of the secret passage to my bedroom, let alone Adela.
Who else could have constructed the secret passage in the imperial palace and keep it hidden from Rufus? My mind kept wandering back to the past.
It would seem that only Ethan, if he were still alive, could construct a hidden passageway without Rufus discovering it.
I tossed and turned in bed and couldn’t fall asleep.
I had to know what happened to my son.
So I got out of bed and lifted the bed board again, entering the secret passage.
If I could find some clues, it would be of great help to find my son.
I turned on the flashlight and studied the wall of the hidden passage.
The marks on the walls confirmed that this passageway had been constructed over a considerable period of time.
On both sides, several wall lanterns had been put at one point, but they had rusted with time.
The wall lamps hadn’t also been lit up immediately when people got in.
Looking at these old traces, I speculated that this secret passage existed even before Rufus reached adulthood.
Somehow, I thought of Richard again.
At that time, Ethan had always treated Richard as his successor.
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