Qingyun accompanied Ji Yunmiao to explore every corner of this island. The Queen seemed quite lenient towards him, no matter what he did, she never intervened, which led everyone to speculate about the boy's identity.
Some said the boy was the Queen's new favorite, and Hailan was soon to be yesterday's news. Others said he was the Queen's confidant—what could a mute and foolish boy possibly do? The former theory seemed more credible, but no one ever speculated that he was the Queen's son, for she still looked so young, hardly like a woman who would have a son of such an age. What kind of man could make a woman like the Queen willingly bear his child?
Hailan heard these rumors and became increasingly restless.
He realized that the Queen seemed to be bored of him, as he hadn't seen her for two days now. If things continued this way, he would soon be replaced by that mute boy.
No, he couldn't sit idly by any longer.
