I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?

Chapter 415: He Seems Completely Unaware of Your Strength

"Second Miss, you can’t," the man in black said, blocking her way.

"I trust her."

She had no other choice right now.

The man in black hesitated for a moment but didn’t protest further, sticking close to protect the woman.

"You don’t need to come with us." Ye Qianning raised a small hand and pointed at the man in black.

The man in black immediately refused. "I must remain by my lady’s side."

"To stay and die together?" Ye Qianning raised an eyebrow.

"You..."

"Don’t be rude," the woman interjected. "Miss Xiang is a clever person. I’ll be fine."

The man in black fell silent.

"Change into a guard’s uniform and stand watch in the front courtyard," Ye Qianning instructed. "You’d better hide every last trace of your killing intent. Otherwise, both you and your master will die."

’If I’m discovered,’ the man in black thought, his expression cold, ’I’ll take the General’s manor down with me.’

"By the way, don’t even think about dragging the General’s manor down with you," Ye Qianning added coldly after taking a few steps. "Because if you make a single wrong move, I’ll hand her over to the Ministry of War."

The man in black gritted his teeth.

Ye Qianning led the woman away.

Zhan Chi followed.

Seeing him follow, Ye Qianning turned her head. "There are people outside. You should probably take care of that wound."

"I know, but..." Zhan Chi was worried about the woman from Xi Yan.

"She’s no match for me."

The woman: "..."

Zhan Chi hesitated. The commotion outside was growing louder. Covered in blood as he was, he would definitely cause trouble. He shot the woman a vicious glare. "You’d better not try any funny business."

The woman was exasperated. "I won’t."

"Hmph."

Zhan Chi gave a cold snort before leaving.

"He seems completely unaware of your true strength," the woman remarked with a light chuckle.

Ye Qianning tucked her little hands into her sleeves and said nothing.

’Then again, who would expect a six-year-old child to be so gifted? They say the Crown Prince of Xi Yan is a prodigy, but this child before me is the real deal.’

"If you don’t want to die, talk less," came Ye Qianning’s cold voice.

The woman choked on her words. She stared at the child’s back and shook her head. ’I really haven’t been out in the world for too long. The talent of this new generation is something else.’

Ye Qianning led the way to the back and went straight to the concubines’ courtyard. It was widely known that her father, the General, had many concubines, but no one outside the manor had ever seen them. Hidden among a group of women, she would be hard to spot.

"Does anyone in the palace recognize you?" she asked, turning her head as they reached the courtyard gate.

"Other than the Emperor’s personal Shadow Guards and eunuchs, no one has ever seen my face," the woman replied. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

’Perfect.’

Ye Qianning entered the courtyard.

"Pangtuan, why are you here?"

"What’s it like outside? Have the search party entered the manor?"

"The commotion is making everyone anxious, and we don’t even know what they’re looking for."

None of the concubines were asleep. Several of them were gathered in the main hall, waiting to be summoned. When they saw Pangtuan enter, they all crowded around her.

"The search party is in the front courtyard. Soon, all the concubines and maids will have to gather there." As she spoke, Ye Qianning pushed the woman forward. "Aunties, please help clean her up and hide her in your group."

Only then did the concubines notice the person beside Pangtuan. Her white clothes were spattered with blood, her hair was a mess and dripping with rainwater, and her face was gaunt and pale.

Peony was the first to snap out of it. "Come, dear, follow us."

"Yes, yes, let’s get you washed up first. Sansan, go fetch a change of clothes."

"Alright, you all hurry now."

"Pangtuan, you go on if you have other things to attend to. We guarantee we’ll take care of this."

Ye Qianning felt relieved. "Aunties, her face looks a bit old. Make sure to use a lot of powder."

"We get it, we get it. She does look a little on the mature side," Huaihua said with a nod. "Since the goal is to ’hide’ her, we have to make sure no one can recognize her."