The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 834 - 731, Pretending to be a Musician

Chapter 834: Chapter 731, Pretending to be a Musician

An Xi led Daohua and Dong Yuanyao straight onto the painting boat.

Along the way, many people greeted An Xi, with Daohua and Dong Yuanyao bowing their heads and following behind, playing the part of servants perfectly.

Soon, An Xi had taken the two to a room on the second floor.

"Ladies, this room is specially prepared by the owner of the painting boat for me, and no one will come here," An Xi said. "You can take shelter here for a while."

Daohua and Dong Yuanyao exchanged a glance, then both expressed their gratitude to An Xi.

An Xi smiled and said, "I need to go downstairs to entertain the nobles. Please make yourselves comfortable."

Daohua and Dong Yuanyao watched An Xi leave, and once she was gone, they couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The room was at the stern on the second floor. Daohua walked to the window and opened a sliver, just in time to see soldiers heading towards the painting boat.

As An Xi had said, the soldiers did not board the painting boat but stood at the shore negotiating with a middle-aged man who looked like a butler.

About a quarter of an hour later, the soldiers left.

Seeing this, Daohua’s heart finally settled back down, and she turned to walk towards Dong Yuanyao.

Seeing Dong Yuanyao sitting at the table, lost in thought, Daohua sat down next to her and said soothingly, "Yan Ying will surely come looking for us. When he does, I’ll ask him to send a message to Xiao Yeyang, my third brother, and fourth brother. With their help, we can definitely get you out of the city tomorrow."

Dong Yuanyao was not overly excited, instead, she was still worried, "What will happen to my family after I leave?"

Daohua fell silent and then said, "Your uncles and Aunt Dong, as well as big brother Dong, surely want you to be safe and sound. The pressing matter is that you cannot be caught by the Duke Residence’s people. We must get you out of the city first, and as for the rest, we’ll make plans later."

Dong Yuanyao leaned on Daohua’s shoulder, "Yiyi, thank you. I’m so glad you’re here!"

Daohua patted her back and, seeing some snacks on the table, picked one up, smelled it, and tasted a little to ensure there was nothing wrong with it before saying to Dong Yuanyao, "There are some snacks here, let’s fill our stomachs."

Dong Yuanyao had no appetite and shook her head.

Daohua insisted and stuffed a piece into her mouth, "Though we’re temporarily safe now, who knows if we’ll encounter any officials trying to arrest us later. We won’t make it without enough strength."

Saying this, she began to eat as well, all the while gesturing for Dong Yuanyao to eat.

Under Daohua’s persistence, Dong Yuanyao forced herself to eat a few snacks.

Having eaten something and rested for a while, both of them no longer felt as exhausted as before.

Before long, the floor below suddenly became noisy.

Hearing this, Daohua quickly went to the window to look outside.

Because of the soldiers’ previous dispersal, there were not many pedestrians at the shore at the moment, so Daohua immediately spotted the soldiers checking the pleasure boats and the painting boat one by one.

"The soldiers have returned!" Daohua said alarmingly.

Right then, they heard a knock at the door.

Daohua glanced at Dong Yuanyao and cautiously asked, "Who is it?"

A woman’s voice responded, "It’s me. Master An sent me to bring you some clothes."

Daohua frowned slightly, signaled for Dong Yuanyao to hide behind the door, and then cracked the door open.

The woman outside, without saying a word, forced her way in as soon as the door opened.

An extremely voluptuous and seductive woman entered, her revealing clothing accentuating her curvaceous figure to the fullest.

Once inside, the woman swiftly closed the door and then turned to look at Daohua and Dong Yuanyao, appraising them from head to toe with an interested gaze.

Daohua frowned as she looked at the woman who had suddenly burst in, "Who are you? We didn’t order any clothes."

Yiyi did not answer, but instead said, "There are soldiers downstairs, saying they are looking for a murderer." She circled the two young ladies, "You two delicate girls shouldn’t be the murderers, right?"

Seeing the scrutiny in her eyes, Daohua stepped in front of Dong Yuanyao, "Of course we’re not any murderers, but who exactly are you?"

Yiyi glanced at Daohua and then at Dong Yuanyao, her expression somewhat serious, "Misses, An Xi is just a performer who makes a living from singing. He kindly took you in, you mustn’t cause him any trouble."

Having said that, she placed the pink dress she was holding on the bed.

"Hurry and change into these. They are the dresses worn by the musicians who came to perform tonight. If the soldiers come to check later, just say you are musicians from the Huaman Building."

Seeing the reluctance on Daohua and Dong Yuanyao’s faces, Yiyi sneered, "You don’t think that your disguise is flawless, do you? I must say, if you two stand outside, not all, but more than half the people on this painting boat will be able to tell you’re ladies."

Hearing this, both Daohua and Dong Yuanyao’s eyes flickered.

After a moment of silence, Daohua asked, "Did An Xi send you?"

Yiyi countered, "Who else?"

Daohua then asked, "Will we be able to avoid the soldiers’ inspection by pretending to be musicians?"

Yiyi looked at Daohua, "I don’t know about that, but anyone with clear eyes can see there’s something off about you two dressing up as men."

Daohua glanced at Dong Yuanyao, thought about the time they had faced the Duke Residence’s servants, and knew the servants had figured out Yuanyao was disguised as a man. After hesitating for a moment, she quickly went over and picked up the dresses from the bed, handing one set to Dong Yuanyao, "Let’s put these on first."

The soldiers were just downstairs, and with no other options at the moment, Dong Yuanyao could only take the dress.

Seeing that the two were dilly-dallying, Yiyi urged, "You two better hurry up. The soldiers dared not search immediately because there are VIPs on the painting boat, but once the higher-ranked officers arrive, they will definitely come up."

Daohua and Dong Yuanyao sped up the pace of changing, and it wasn’t long before they were both dressed in new attire.

Looking at the two dressed as musicians, a trace of amazement flitted through Yiyi’s eyes as she smiled, "If you two really belonged to my Huaman Building, you would certainly be top Oiran."

Upon hearing this, Daohua and Dong Yuanyao felt not a hint of joy but rather intense embarrassment.

Seeing their reaction, Yiyi pursed her lips, "Alright, come over and let me do your hair."

With Yiyi’s help, Daohua and Dong Yuanyao were soon groomed to look just like the other musicians on the boat.

Once Yiyi saw the two were properly groomed, she didn’t stay long, "Stay well inside the room. I’ll go have a look downstairs, and someone will come to get you later." With that, she left the room.

As soon as she was gone, Daohua walked over to the window to look out. Seeing more soldiers on the shore, her heart sank.

Dong Yuanyao also came over, her eyes flickering non-stop as she observed the soldiers quickly moving among the various painting boats and pleasure vessels.

All these boats had backers, and yet the Duke Residence was making such a massive effort to capture someone. Luo Hongyuan... he must be dead?

With furrowed brows, Daohua contemplated their situation. They couldn’t just sit and wait for An Xi to save them. After a moment’s thought, she quickly sat down at the dressing table and started to apply makeup to her face.

Dong Yuanyao stood by the window for a while before turning around and seeing Daohua applying makeup. She couldn’t help asking, "What are you doing?"

Daohua replied, "I’ll make my makeup thicker to prevent others from recognizing my face." She paused for a moment before continuing with her makeup.

"Yuanyao, listen to me. If people from the Duke Residence come with the search, they will definitely recognize you. When they do, I’ll rush out to distract them, and then you must escape in the confusion. Go straight to the warehouse I told you about earlier. After I shake off the pursuers, I’ll meet you there."

Dong Yuanyao resolutely refused, "No, that won’t do."

Daohua continued to apply powder to her face; others did so to look whiter, but she was trying to look darker. Only when the person in the mirror looked several shades darker than usual did she feel satisfied and stop. She then approached Dong Yuanyao, "Yuanyao, now is not the time for debate. Just do as I say."

Dong Yuanyao shook her head repeatedly, "No, if you’re caught, not only will your reputation suffer, but the Yan Family will also be at odds with the Duke Residence because of this. I can’t be so selfish..."

Daohua placed her hands on Dong Yuanyao’s shoulders, looking at her earnestly, "Yuanyao, trust me, the people from the Duke Residence won’t catch me." As long as she could escape to an unoccupied place, she could hide in her space.

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