It was difficult for soldiers to walk about inside the camp, let alone leave.

Xue Ling turned around and scolded her, “Stupid!”

If they could not leave openly, they would have to find other ways, right?

She had been walking around outside the tent for the past two days, and no one came forward to discipline her. Everyone was polite to her.

“I’ve already made arrangements. We’ll be able to escape tonight.”

She felt she could escape since the people here did not care about her walking around outside the tent. She did not want to await death here as she might contract the disease if she continued staying here.

“No matter what happens, I must leave tonight!”

At most, I’ll leave Xiao Zhu here and leave alone, she thought.

“But if… No, if Prince Zhanyun¹ finds out that you left just like that, won’t he punish you?” Xiao Zhu reminded her kindly, unaware of Xue Ling’s despicable intentions.

“What’s there to be afraid of?” Xue Ling pursed her lips and sneered.

She was not afraid Qian Jiyun would punish her. She had her aunt. Although they were not blood-related, she could be considered her adopted niece. Why would she be afraid of Qian Jiyun?

After all, Qian Jiyun never did anything to her, even when she threw tantrums around him because she was her niece.

Her aunt was Qian Jiyun’s stepmother. In fact, she was his mother nominally.

If he dared to offend her, she would complain to her aunt. Qian Jiyun would not have an easy time as her aunt would not let him off so easily.

“I have my aunt. Brother Yun will listen to me no matter what I want to do.”

Qian Jiyun did not even dare to openly blame her for what happened with Qian Yiyun last time.

Qian Yiyun’s belongings had disappeared. She thought Qian Jiyun must have taken them back. Despite knowing what she did to Qian Yiyun, he still did not dare to do anything to her.

However, she was also more worried and wanted to avoid him because of that.

Qian Jiyun had not been in the military camp for the past few days. She reckoned he had gone out to look for Qian Yiyun.

He was not in the position to argue with her since Qian Yiyun could not be found, but he might argue with her if he could not find her at all.

She decided to complain to her aunt first, painting Qian Yiyun in a bad light while describing herself as the weaker party. Then, Qian Jiyun would not be able to find a reason to argue with her.

She could only get rid of her fears if she saw her aunt.

With her aunt around, Xue Ling was like the mistress of the Prince Zhanyun of the Second Rank’s Residence. No one could shake her status.

She believed she would soon become the true mistress of the Prince Zhanyun Residence. She would become Princess Consort of the Second Rank if her aunt asked Qian Jiyun to marry her.

“But, Prince Zhanyun…”

“What are you nagging about? Are you done packing up?”

Xue Ling did not give Xiao Zhu a chance to speak. She glared at her and hissed.

Xiao Zhu shivered and quickly nodded. “Yes, yes.”

“Hurry up and hide the bag! You idiot, you don’t even know how to do anything. I really don’t know why Father and Mother sent you here!”