The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 839 - 736, Ruined

Chapter 839: Chapter 736, Ruined

When he returned to the Yan Residence, it was already the end of the 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM hour.

In order not to alarm the people inside, Xiao Yeyang climbed over the wall with Daohua.

After entering the courtyard, Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang, "I’m home now, you should head back too."

Xiao Yeyang replied, "No rush, I’ll escort you back to your quarters first, then I’ll go check on Wenkai and Wentao."

Daohua said, "Then you should go directly to find my third brother and fourth brother. I can make it back to my quarters by myself."

Xiao Yeyang did not move and said, "It’s dark and there are no streetlights. Let me take you back to avoid any falls or bumps." With that, he took hold of Daohua’s hand, "You lead the way."

Left with no choice, Daohua could only fumble her way to her own quarters in the dark.

During their walk, they passed through the garden where, due to the poor lighting, Daohua kicked a flowerpot. Fortunately, Xiao Yeyang caught her quickly, preventing an intimate encounter with the ground.

"Lucky I came along, otherwise who knows if you would have fallen again."

Soon, Daohua led Xiao Yeyang to the front door of her quarters.

"Creak~"

The courtyard gate was gently pushed open.

Seeing that Bi Shi had left the door open for her, Daohua lit up with joy, turned to Xiao Yeyang, and said, "Alright, I’m at my quarters. You can go back now."

Xiao Yeyang peered into Daohua’s living quarters. It was his first time here, but it was too dark to see anything. He hadn’t ever entered Daohua’s boudoir, and now that he was at the doorstep, he wasn’t keen on going back just like that, so he said, "I’m thirsty. I’d like to have some tea!"

Daohua replied, "...You were going to see my third and fourth brothers, weren’t you? Go drink tea at their place."

Xiao Yeyang objected, "That’s hardly fair, is it? After all the troubles I’ve gone through tonight for you, and you won’t even offer me a cup of tea."

Seeing that Xiao Yeyang was raising his voice, Daohua quickly reached out to cover his mouth, "Xiao Yeyang, keep your voice down, don’t wake the maids in the courtyard."

Xiao Yeyang pulled away Daohua’s hand, "Then let me come in and sit for a while. I’ll have a cup of tea and leave."

Daohua glared at him, "No way, there is a maid on night duty in my room. If she sees you, who knows what commotion it’ll cause."

Seeing Daohua’s reluctance, Xiao Yeyang felt somewhat disappointed, "Alright then, I’m off to Wentao’s place."

"Mhm!"

Daohua nodded and gestured with her hand for him to hurry away.

Xiao Yeyang, speechless, glared at Daohua before turning around and leaving.

After he left, Daohua cautiously entered the courtyard and had just groped her way into the room when she heard Bi Shi’s voice, "Miss, you’re back."

The lamp in the room was then lit.

Seeing both Bi Shi and Hong Ying present, Daohua was relieved she hadn’t allowed Xiao Yeyang in.

Hong Ying looked at Daohua anxiously, "Miss Yan, my young lady..."

Daohua sat down, took a sip of tea, and then said, "Your lady has left the city." After a moment’s contemplation and looking at Hong Ying, she continued, "Hong Ying, what exactly happened today? Yuanyao usually dislikes the people from the main branch, so why would she follow the second young master Dong to meet the third Master Luo?"

Hong Ying hesitated. The matter related to the safety of the Dong Family, and she did not want to disclose it. However, remembering that Miss Yan had risked danger to rescue her young lady today, she decided to speak up, "It’s because the second young master said the third Master Luo has in his possession secret communications between the old master and the Eight Princes Party."

Daohua’s expression revealed shock, "Is this true?"

Hong Ying shook her head, "I do not know, but after hearing about it, my young lady was restless. She said that if the third Master Luo handed over the letters, leaving no doubt that the Dong Family is associated with the Eight Princes Party, then our family would face execution and exile."

"Later, the second young master said that as long as the young lady agreed to meet with the third Master Luo, he would be willing to give the letters to the Dong Family."

Daohua’s brows were tightly knotted, initially thinking it was merely an affair of love, but she hadn’t expected it to be entangled with the case of the Eight Princes Party.

Bi Shi glanced at Daohua and brought some hot water, "Miss, start by washing up. You’ve been running around all day. Rest first, and we’ll think of something tomorrow."

Daohua nodded. As for the affairs outside, there was little she could do, and now that it involved the case of the Eight Princes Party, even if she wanted to help, she was powerless.

...

Meanwhile, in Yan Wentao’s courtyard.

When Xiao Yeyang arrived, he saw Dong Yuanxuan there too, and slightly raised his eyebrows, though he was not surprised.

Seeing Dong Yuanxuan’s anxious gaze, Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Don’t worry, Miss Dong has been sent out of the city."

Hearing this, Dong Yuanxuan breathed a sigh of relief and bowed with his fists clasped, "Thank you, Officer Xiao."

Xiao Yeyang smiled, "There’s no need for such formalities between us, whether it’s our friendship or the relationship between Yiyi and Miss Dong, I won’t stand by idly. However, you should be prepared. Now that Luo Hongyuan is dead, the Duke Residence won’t let the Dong Family off the hook."

Dong Yuanxuan’s brow furrowed, "Luo Hongyuan wasn’t killed by Yuanyao."

Hearing these words, Xiao Yeyang’s expression shifted, looking at Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai, "What exactly happened?"

Dong Yuanxuan said, "I owe the doctor who went to treat Luo Hongyuan a life debt. I sought him out earlier, and he told me that the stab wound from Yuanyao wasn’t the fatal injury. What truly killed Luo Hongyuan was a heavy blow to the head."

Yan Wenkai frowned, "Luo Hongyuan was sent back to the Duke Residence and they even summoned a doctor. This means he wasn’t dead at the time. Based on what Yuanxuan just said, Luo Hongyuan died later. Does that mean the murderer is from the Duke Residence?"

As he spoke, he looked uncertainly at the three people.

"Is that possible?"

Remembering the secret he had uncovered about the Duke Residence, Xiao Yeyang said, "It’s not impossible. Luo Hongyuan was in fact not the Duke’s son; he was the son of the old Duke, the Duke’s brother."

Upon hearing this, Yan Wentao, Yan Wenkai, and Dong Yuanxuan were all stunned.

Yan Wenkai somewhat stuttered, "Then who is Luo Hongyuan’s mother? It couldn’t be the current Duchess, could it?"

Seeing that Xiao Yeyang did not respond, Yan Wenkai was somewhat incredulous, "No way, this is... is this the Duke taking his daughter-in-law for himself? And having a son? How could the Duke tolerate this?"

At this point, Dong Yuanxuan seemed to understand something, "No wonder the old Duke, in his prime, passed on the title to the current Duke."

Yan Wenkai said, "So, does that mean the Duke might have killed Luo Hongyuan?"

Neither Xiao Yeyang nor Yan Wentao spoke. There were still many questions; the Duke had endured for so many years, why kill Luo Hongyuan now?

Dong Yuanxuan’s brow was furrowed, "No matter what the truth is, right now everyone believes Yuanyao killed Luo Hongyuan."

Xiao Yeyang looked over, "Why did Miss Dong want to see Luo Hongyuan today?"

Dong Yuanxuan was silent for a while, "Because Luo Hongyuan had correspondence between my uncle and the Eight Princes Party in his hands."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yeyang’s expression changed, "Really?"

Dong Yuanxuan nodded with difficulty, "Yes, after the incident with Luo Hongyuan today, my second brother was in a fluster as he ran back home. Under the relentless questioning of my father and me, he finally told the truth."

"Once the matter came to light, my uncle knew he couldn’t hide it anymore, and so spilled about the correspondence he had had with the Eight Princes Party’s staff."

"Knowing that Luo Hongyuan held the letters, my uncle’s family concocted today’s scheme to deceive Yuanyao into going out."

Upon hearing this, all three of them looked at Dong Yuanxuan with sympathy.

The main branch of the Dong Family had really brought disaster upon Dong Yuanxuan’s branch!

After a moment of silence, Xiao Yeyang looked at Dong Yuanxuan, "If the Luo Family truly has evidence of the Dong Family’s private communication with the Eight Princes Party, this will be difficult to handle."