Chapter 493: Rescue and Encounter
Chapter 493: Rescue and Encounter
Zhong Changli's face turned pale and he knelt on the ground begging for mercy.
"Princess Ye, Princess Ye, please spare me. Things are not what you think."
Ji Yuntang raised his eyebrows, "Oh? What is that?"
"Is there anyone forcing you to marry your daughter?"
Zhong Changli subconsciously wanted to say that he had no choice, but when the words came to his lips, he quickly shut his mouth.
This was the prince's idea. If he betrayed the prince, he would not survive!
Not only that, the entire Zhong Mansion would probably be implicated.
Thinking of this, he suddenly had an idea and put all the responsibility on Xu.
"No one forced me. This was my wife's idea. She saw that Yu'er was very ill and couldn't even get out of bed. She thought that Princess Ye was a good doctor, so she wanted to ask her to help Yu'er."
"But considering that Yu'er is the former consort of His Royal Highness the Night King, and fearing that the Night King's Consort would be upset, my wife discussed with me whether it would be possible to marry Yu'er to the Night King's Mansion. This way, the Night King's Consort could help her with her medical treatment, and secondly, it would also allow her to have a good home in the future."
"I thought this was a good idea, so I agreed. But I didn't expect Yu'er's illness to be so serious. She was fine the day before yesterday, but she passed away suddenly yesterday. However, the wedding date set by the princess was imminent, so I had no choice but to let Yu'er's maid Mingxia wear a human skin mask and marry her in her place."
"I did this because I was eager to save my daughter. I hope His Royal Highness the Night King and His Majesty the Princess can forgive us this time. I and my wife will never dare to do this again!"
Upon hearing this, Xu immediately agreed, "Yes, Princess Ye, I also want to save Xinyu, and I didn't mean to deceive you. Please forgive us this time!"
Ji Yuntang sneered, "If this princess remembers correctly, Madam Xu just said that Miss Zhong's maid pretended to be her and married her in her place because she was jealous of Miss Zhong."
"How come when it came to Chief Li Zhong's mouth, it became that Miss Zhong was too ill and died suddenly, so she let the maid marry in her place?"
"Who is telling the truth and who is lying?"
Zhong Changli was speechless for a moment.
He glared at Xu fiercely. It was all this brainless woman's fault. She insisted that Ming Xia was jealous of Zhong Xinyu. They had such a good relationship between master and servant. What was there to be jealous of?
Now he couldn't even cover up his lie.
Being stared at by Ji Yuntang's half-smiley eyes, Zhong Changli dared not not answer, he could only stand up and said:
"In reply to Princess Ye, what the subordinate and the lady said were all true, but she was too afraid of being blamed by the princess, so she said the wrong thing without realizing it."
"Really?" Ji Yuntang's lips curled up with a hint of sarcasm. "Whether you love your daughter too much or you covet the betrothal gift, your actions today have deceived the prince and this princess, and made the Ye Palace a laughing stock in the entire capital."
"I can't let this matter go so easily. Zhong Changli should think about it carefully after he goes back, and then he will explain it to the emperor!"
Ji Yuntang knew that it was impossible for Zhong Changli and Xu to give out Luo Jingshen in public!
There was no need for her to continue wasting time here with the two of them. After all, things had come to this point, and there must be someone who was more panicked than her.
I just don’t know how Luo Jingshen will deal with this matter?
Ji Yuntang flicked his long sleeves, turned around and went back to Prince Ye's Mansion, his steps were resolute and without a trace of hesitation.
The vermilion door slammed shut, and she could still vaguely hear the voice of Zhong Changli pleading for mercy outside.
At this moment, Luo Jingshen, who was sitting in the restaurant, stood up suddenly and stared at Zhong Changli in front of the gate of Ye Wang Mansion.
"Zhong Zhian is so bold that he actually lets a maid pretend to be his daughter and go to the Night Prince's Mansion to marry in place of him. Does he still take me seriously?"
Luo Jingshen thought that everything was under his control, but he didn't expect that something would go wrong in the Zhong Mansion.
Zhong Xinyu is fake!
What he wanted was for the former Night Princess to enter the mansion and fight against the current Night Princess.
What's the point of arranging a fake one to go in?
If it's true, maybe he could still compete with Ji Yuntang, but if it's false, there's no chance of winning at all.
What’s even more hateful is that even he was deceived by Zhong Changli, which made Luo Jingshen very angry.
Lin Chuan hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please calm down. In my opinion, this official Zhong is blinded by greed and thought that as long as he sent Miss Zhong to the Night Palace, he could curry favor with Your Highness, so he took this risky move."
"Now it seems that Miss Zhong is really dead, otherwise the people from the Zhong Mansion would not have sent a fake one here."
Luo Jingshen clenched his fists and punched the table in anger.
"If he wants to die, don't take me with him. If Ji Yuntang really knew that I was behind this, she would definitely fight me to the death!"
Thinking of this, Luo Jingshen narrowed his eyes, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
He ordered in a cold voice: "Linchuan, tonight, you take your men to the Zhong Mansion... Don't leave anyone behind."
As he spoke, he also made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Linchuan immediately understood what the prince meant. The prince was afraid that Zhong Changli and Xu would betray him, so he wanted to kill them to silence them!
He clasped his fists and responded, "I obey your command."
At the same time, a completely black, very ordinary carriage was driving on the official road towards the outside of the city.
The woman in the car slowly opened her eyes. She first touched her face, then subconsciously looked at her chest.
"Wasn't I killed by the Night Princess? Didn't I die?"
A man's voice came from outside the carriage. It was Chen Hu.
"Of course you are not dead. Our princess did not injure your vital parts. She just made you unconscious temporarily."
The reason why Ji Yuntang stabbed Ming Xia in public was to make everyone mistakenly believe that she was dead, and then help her fake her death and leave the capital.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Chen Hu continued, "When you wake up, sit in the carriage and have a good rest. Our princess asked me to take you out of the city to reunite with your young lady and husband. I'll call you when we get there."
Ming Xia instantly felt like she had survived a catastrophe, and her heart warmed slightly, "Thank you, sir."
Chen Hu felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. "I'm not a young master. I'm just a rough man. Don't thank me if you want to thank someone. Thank our princess. She saved your life."
"But today, our princess didn't come out, so you probably can't thank her!"
Ming Xia smiled and said, "Princess Ye is such a good person. I will remember her life-saving grace in my heart forever. I will never forget it."
When the carriage arrived at Shili Pavilion, Pei Zhiyi, Zhong Xinyu and He Wei were already waiting there.
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