The Queen showed no further reaction to Xu Huo's deliberate provocation. She gazed at the Portrait Painting before her, as if completely lost in her memories, and murmured, "He said he would use gemstones to build a castle, and the most beautiful gemstones to construct a palace. He wanted the palace of gemstones to become a treasure passed down for a thousand years. That way, his name would live on forever with the castle... Sadly, the gemstone castle hadn't even begun construction when he died..."
"Chris..." The Queen caressed the face of the man in the painting. "If you were still alive, you'd surely envy Gemstone City. Not just the Castle, but my entire kingdom is made of gemstones. Not only the royal family, but all my subjects can live in houses made of gemstones, never worrying about food or clothing."
Xu Huo said nothing more. He waited until she had finished speaking and fallen silent before asking, "The most beautiful gemstone King Chris found should be in your hands. Where is it?"
The Queen's gaze never left the Portrait Painting. She spoke softly. "I did once possess the most beautiful gemstone, but after a living-looking doll came here not long ago, it disappeared. The King must have given it to him. Xiao Si can't leave the Castle, so neither of us knows where the most beautiful gemstone was taken."
"If you want to know where it went, you can ask the King. He's a timid man. He'll surely tell you."
Xu Huo remained unmoved. "The King is a timid man, but he's also a liar."
The Queen smiled when she heard that. "Not all men are as perfect as Chris. At least the King built Gemstone City for me. I accomplished what even Chris couldn't."
"The King built Gemstone