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Chapter 246 Let Zhong Xueying Go

After Luo Qingqing finished speaking, she swiftly took out a paper bag from her sleeve and handed it to Zhong Xueying. At this time, the ropes on Zhong Xueying had been untied, and her hands were covered with scars and swelling, but she still gritted her teeth and took the medicine with a slight tremor.

"Why did you let me go?"

"Sister, just think of it as me trying to eliminate a rival for yourself."

"I have already been ordered by the Crown Prince to be sent to Dongyue, why are you doing this?"

Luo Qingqing sighed, looking a little sad, as if she was hurt by Zhong Xueying's words.

"Why do you have to think the worst of me, sister? Although we usually have some trivial disputes, my sister and I are both concubines of the same generation, so is there really any conflict of interest?"

"Aren't you afraid of my mother's family, the Zhong family?"

Most of the doubt in Zhong Xueying's eyes had disappeared. This was just a final test. Luo Qingqing understood it, so she would naturally try her best to convince her.

"Sister, don't you know that I don't have any power behind me? All I want is to live in peace in a corner and preserve the rest of my life."

"You really don't mean to harm me?"

"The prince's favor is enough for me to live a carefree life for the rest of my life. Why should I hurt someone else's life? As long as you leave the prince's mansion, no one will be able to compete with me for the prince's favor. Isn't that right, sister?"

"Aren't you afraid that the prince will find out and execute you? Why would you take such a risk against someone like me who is your enemy?"

It has to be said that although Zhong Xueying is self-righteous, she is not stupid. To be able to win the favor of the prince among so many wives and concubines, Zhong Xueying is naturally capable. It's just that she wants to survive too much now.

Of course Luo Qingqing understood that what she had taken advantage of was Zhong Xueying's desire to escape, so she just made up a few words to get away with it.

Luo Qingqing portrayed herself in front of Zhong Xueying as a favorite concubine who was bent on currying favor with the powerful and wealthy and trying to win the prince's exclusive favor, which naturally made Zhong Xueying let down her guard.

"Sister and I are also a family. I just can't bear to see you go to Dongyue Country to die. So are you leaving or not? If you don't leave, just pretend I have never been here."

Luo Qingqing took out a handkerchief and wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes. She also sniffed twice, as if her true feelings had really been trampled upon by Zhong Xueying.

Zhong Xueying finally stopped insisting. She stuffed the medicine Luo Qingqing gave her into her shoes and began to take off her clothes.

"Since you want to change, hurry up!"

Seeing that Zhong Xueying finally understood, Luo Qingqing was secretly happy, but she didn't show it on her face, so she also actively started to take off her coat.

He looked like he was afraid that if Zhong Xueying didn't leave, she would stay and compete for his favor.

Seeing Luo Qingqing like this, Zhong Xueying became anxious. She didn't expect that this woman would be so love-brained.

She was still on guard even in this state, but Zhong Xueying didn't consider these. All she wanted now was to change her clothes quickly and escape.

As for what will happen to Luo Qingqing later, it has nothing to do with her. This person volunteered to be exchanged with her, so no matter what happens to her, it has nothing to do with her.

After changing clothes, Luo Qingqing asked Zhong Xueying to tie her up and then squatted in a corner of the woodshed, signaling Zhong Xueying to leave quickly with her eyes.

Zhong Xueying did not delay any longer. She let down the hair in front of her head a little to cover her face, lowered her head slightly, and walked out imitating Luo Qingqing's example.

Because it was dark, and Luo Qingqing and Zhong Xueying were both thin, most people wouldn't look closely, let alone think that they had switched roles.

After walking out of the yard, Zhong Xueying quickly sprinkled the powder on the guards, and then hid aside nervously.

As expected, the guards immediately fell down and became unconscious.

"This Luo Qingqing really didn't lie to me!"

Zhong Xueying felt relieved. She let out a long sigh and began to walk towards the back door of the palace with her head down.

Because she had been having an affair with Tuoba Guang frequently recently, Zhong Xueying had naturally studied thoroughly the ways to leave the house.

Tuoba Guang dug a secret passage leading to the inner courtyard of the Prince's Mansion near a hidden big tree at the back door of the palace. This secret passage has now become Zhong Xueying's escape route.

After checking that there was no one around, Zhong Xueying quickly opened the entrance of the tunnel and crawled in. Then she restored the road surface to its original state, ran out of the Prince's Mansion through the tunnel, and escaped.

On the next morning, before the prince left the morning court, servants were already waiting at the palace gate to report to him.

The prince was a little frightened when he saw this scene, because it seemed that nothing good had happened in the prince's mansion recently. Either someone fell ill or someone had an affair, and now someone even died.

"Why are you so flustered?"

"Your Highness, please...please go back to the mansion and take a look."

"What happened again? Tell me quickly!"

"Concubine Zhong is missing, and the body of the Eighth Prince of Dongyue is also missing."

"What? This happened?"

"It's absolutely true. Your Highness, please go back and check! The Crown Princess has taken us everywhere to search, but there is no trace of him."

The prince's eyes went dark and his body swayed. Fortunately, the eunuch next to him supported him and prevented him from falling.

The prince has been getting angry too often recently. He has long lost the image of the elegant and wise king he used to be. He looks nothing like the furious emperor he was back then.

Hearing such news, the prince's mood, which had finally calmed down, was stirred up again, and he asked with some doubt.

"You are the concubine of Zhong Zhong. A bound female prisoner disappeared out of thin air, and a body that had been dead for a long time also disappeared, right? They ran out of the prince's mansion on their own?"

"Your servant...Your servant doesn't know, Your Majesty, please go back and take a look. The whole mansion is in chaos."

"What are you making a fuss about? Even if a body or a person is really lost, so what? We cannot let others laugh at us in the Prince's Mansion."

"No, Your Highness, it was Concubine Luo. Concubine Luo was tied up by Concubine Zhong who escaped and thrown into the woodshed to freeze all night. She is now unconscious."

"What? Hurry up and prepare the carriage! I want to go back?"

Upon hearing that his beloved beauty had met with such misfortune, the prince immediately put away his preaching look and hurriedly got in the carriage towards the prince's mansion.

The prince still felt that he could not accept this reality. How could he disappear out of thin air? Did someone do this on purpose? What was his purpose?

Soon the carriage stopped at the gate of the Prince's Mansion. The Prince got off the carriage, strode in, and went straight to Luo Qingqing's yard.

He wanted to know how this happened. How could a tied-up woman kidnap another woman? And escape from all the guards? This was simply incredible!