allonlinenovel Chapter 215: Zhong Xuejiao's Scheming
Chapter 215: Zhong Xuejiao's Scheming
When Prince Yu walked into the living room, he found Qi Yue there. Zhong Xuejiao was embroidering something with needle and thread, while Lan Xiaoxiao was holding Qi Yue and teasing her. The three of them were in a peaceful scene.
Seeing this, Prince Yu's accumulated anger suddenly subsided, and he even felt that he had disturbed other people's lives by coming here.
Prince Yu stood at the door for a long time, and the three people seemed not to notice him. Prince Yu cleared his cough to prove his presence.
The laughter in the room suddenly stopped. Lan Xiaoxiao picked up Qi Yue and retreated behind Zhong Xuejiao.
Zhong Xuejiao put down her needle and thread, stood up, and bowed properly to Prince Yu.
"I pay my respects to His Majesty. How come His Majesty has time to come here today?"
"Why, you don't welcome me here? I just heard that you three are very happy. I wonder if you have any good news to tell me."
Prince Yu walked into the house on his own, found a place to sit down, and acted like the man of the house.
Lan Xiaoxiao couldn't help but roll her eyes. This person really didn't consider herself an outsider.
Zhong Xuejiao naturally noticed Lan Xiaoxiao's actions. She gently held her hand and shook her head, signaling her not to provoke this plague god.
Lan Xiaoxiao nodded reluctantly and turned her face to the side.
Prince Yu naturally noticed the actions of the two people. He frowned and looked quite dissatisfied.
"Xiaoxiao's personality isn't as erratic as before. How come she has nothing to say when she sees me?"
Lan Xiaoxiao walked forward, bowed perfunctorily, and said in a sarcastic tone.
"The prince now has a famous person by his side. How dare my sister and I say too much? Our words are not taken seriously, but I am afraid that you and your beloved will be unhappy."
"This is not like Xiaoxiao's usual style. I have known you since childhood. When did you become so timid? Ying'er is the same age as you. You should get closer to him."
Lan Xiaoxiao gradually lost her patience after listening to the prince's nonsense, and she asked directly about the purpose of Prince Yu's visit.
"Your Highness, did you come here today just to tell me that you want to get close to Zhong Xueying? If so, now that's all I have to say, you can leave now."
After Lan Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she pulled Qi Yue over and walked into the house, completely ignoring the fact that Prince Yu's face was already tarnished.
Prince Yu had a deflated expression on his face, and he complained to Zhong Xuejiao in a resentful manner.
"Xiaoxiao is with you all day, you should talk more about her. As a concubine in the palace, how can she be so rude?"
Unexpectedly, Zhong Xuejiao would not tolerate him and directly retorted with sarcasm on her face.
"Why does the prince care about Xiaoxiao? If you want to discipline the concubines in the backyard, go to other courtyards to ask what kind of person Zhong Xueying is. Compared with her, Xiaoxiao is nothing."
Prince Yu's face turned completely dark. Originally, he came to Zhong Xuejiao's courtyard to have a good communication with her, ask her where she had been living these days, and then comfort her to show his magnanimity.
After all, she knew that Zhong Xuejiao had indeed suffered a lot of grievances since Zhong Xueying entered the mansion.
But he didn't expect that neither of the two men would look at him well, so Prince Yu no longer pretended to be friendly on the surface.
He stood up and walked to Zhong Xuejiao with his hands behind his back, looking down at her and asked in a cold tone.
"The princess has been out of the palace with the concubine for more than a month. Shouldn't you give me an explanation? This Prince Yu's Palace is not a market where you can come and go freely."
Zhong Xuejiao was not afraid at all. She raised her eyes and answered him calmly.
"If your Highness had cared more about Xiaoxiao and me, you would have known that we only go out occasionally, and we haven't been away for a month. If Xiaoxiao and I had been away for a month, then who would take care of Qi Yuyue? Your Highness?"
Prince Yu was stunned by the question. It was true that he had not visited Zhong Xuejiao and Lan Xiaoxiao for a long time.
As for the fact that the two of them had been away for a month and had not returned, he only believed Zhong Xueying's one-sided story.
He didn't believe it at first, because although he couldn't say that he liked Zhong Xuejiao and Lan Xiaoxiao very much, he had absolute confidence in their character and style. These two people were definitely not fickle.
However, he had sent people to watch the courtyard several times and found that the princess and the concubine were indeed not there, so he believed what Zhong Xueying said.
Coupled with Zhong Xueying's exaggerated complaints in front of him today, Prince Yu decided to come over and hold her accountable.
But now that he was choked by Zhong Xuejiao, he seemed to regret his decision.
But how could Prince Yu admit that he was wrong? He had to finish his question.
"You said that you two had never been away from the mansion for that long, so where is the evidence? I sent people here several times, but you and Xiaoxiao were not in the mansion. Even if one of you came back, what did you do these days?"
Zhong Xuejiao's eyes were full of disappointment, and she shook her head gently with tears in her eyes.
"Although the relationship between the prince and I has ended, we are still the original couple after all. The prince actually sent someone to monitor me. Does he really have no trust in me at all?"
In Prince Yu's opinion, Zhong Xuejiao's behavior showed that she was guilty, which was what he had predicted, so he took advantage of the situation and pursued her.
"I only believe in evidence. Zhong Xuejiao, as Qi Yue's biological mother, you behaved so improperly. When I was seriously injured, not only did you not serve me by my bedside, but you also went out of the house to have an affair without my knowledge. What is your intention?"
"Does Your Majesty really think that I went out to have an affair? If I am not here, what will Your Majesty do?"
"Then why don't you produce evidence? Without evidence, how can I trust you?"
"Okay, I'll prove it to myself right now."
After Zhong Xuejiao finished speaking, her hands trembling slightly, she took out two pills from her pouch and handed them to Prince Yu.
"This is the evidence. Your Majesty, do you know what this thing is?"
Prince Yu was a little confused for a moment. He took the pill from Zhong Xuejiao's hand and looked at it carefully, but did not find anything special.
"What can these two pills prove? There are plenty of pills like this in the palace. This can't be an excuse for you to go out so often."
"I got these two pills from the doctor at the South City Clinic. They are medicines specially used to treat July's allergies."
"Qiyue is allergic? What is he allergic to?"
"Your Majesty, of course, does not know Qiyue's physical condition. Have you ever looked at her straight in the eye since she was born? If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can go to the South City Clinic to verify it."
Zhong Xuejiao finished speaking with sobs, and two tears flowed down her cheeks at just the right moment.
She wiped away her tears stubbornly, turned back to her bedroom, and no longer paid any attention to Prince Yu.
Prince Yu's anger had subsided by half at this time, but he still had doubts about Zhong Xuejiao's words.
He did not stay any longer and turned to leave the yard. He called someone to immediately verify whether what Zhong Xuejiao said was true or false.
Zhong Xuejiao calmly took her daughter from Lan Xiaoxiao's arms in the house and kissed her twice on the forehead.
Zhong Xuejiao is not a fool. If she was not fully prepared, how could she be so confident in taking Lan Xiaoxiao out?
Zhong Xuejiao is just gentle and doesn't like to fight for things, but she's not incompetent.