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

Chapter 436: Move the Valuables to the General’s Mansion

Ye Qianning shot him several dirty looks. People like Qian Fanji were the hardest to deal with; one wrong move and you could fall right into his trap.

Tsk. ’If it’s understandable that Dad and Zhan Chi were trapped in Nanyuan, how did foxy men like Gu Shuo and Qian Fanji fall for it too?’

"If you need money, come to me. Don’t make any more deals with people for financial gain," Qian Fanji said, his smile fading as he grew serious.

Ye Qianning didn’t say a word. With a cold scoff, she hopped down from her chair.

Qian Fanji stood up as well. "The Royal Hidden Guards will be here shortly. Remember to hide her well."

"You don’t need to worry about that."

Ye Qianning walked out the door and hurried out of the Yuehua Small Building.

A flicker of loneliness crossed Qian Fanji’s composed face.

’He still wasn’t good at getting along with the child. He was always trying to close the distance between them, but she invariably pushed him far, far away.’

’He had brought this upon himself. Who else could he blame?’

"Yun Feng," he called out softly.

"Young Master."

"Go move everything of value from my estate to the General’s Estate."

"...Yes."

The corner of Yun Feng’s mouth twitched a few times.

Qian Fanji looked up. It was already past noon. Although the little girl was clever, the Royal Hidden Guards were extremely difficult to handle. He ought to make some preparations himself.

Just in case something went wrong.

After leaving the courtyard, Ye Qianning went straight to the concubines’ quarters. Although the Hidden Guards were hunting for Xi Fengying, the concubines would inevitably be interrogated and have their statements recorded.

The concubines rarely left the estate and were seldom seen in the Capital City, so they would surely be unwilling to expose themselves too much. She had to have them prepare a consistent story in advance.

"The Royal Hidden Guards are leading the search?" Xi Fengying looked somewhat panicked upon hearing the news.

"Mr. Li is with them, too. They’ve all seen you before. You’d better think hard if there are any distinguishing features on your body that they or the Beili Emperor would know." A face could be altered, but marks on the body had to be changed as well.

"Distinguishing features?"

"Like a birthmark."

Xi Fengying suddenly remembered. "I have a wound on my shoulder, one inflicted by the Beili Emperor. It left a very deep scar. I also have a birthmark behind my ear."

"Is there anything else?" Ye Qianning asked.

Xi Fengying thought for a moment, then shook her head. "They’d check for birthmarks, too?"

"Why else do you think the Emperor had a eunuch accompany them?"

Marks hidden beneath clothing are the easiest to overlook. If they found a suspect with a build similar to Xi Fengying’s, Mr. Li might very well perform an inspection.

To be safe, it wasn’t just her face that had to be concealed.

Xi Fengying pressed her lips together. The Beili Emperor was truly a treacherous man.

"If you please."

"For what?" Xi Fengying asked, looking over.

"To change your face, of course."

Ye Qianning walked over to the dressing table and picked up the rouge. She dabbed a little with her small hand, brought it to her nose, and sniffed. The scent was light and fragrant, but the powder’s quality was average.

’If you want to truly change someone’s appearance, you have to alter their bone structure.’

"You know the art of disguise?" Xi Fengying was even more surprised.

"Sort of."

’Modern transformative makeup techniques are practically the same as getting a whole new head.’

’The makeup style for women in Beili was primarily subtle, so applying it too heavily would arouse suspicion. The challenge was to keep it subtle while still making her look different.’

Xi Fengying sat down. In the reflection of the bronze mirror, she watched the little girl climb onto a chair and stare intently at her face, as if considering where to begin.

’So many questions filled her heart. How could someone so young know so much? At what age could she possibly have started learning all this?’

Night began to fall, and lamps were lit. The quiet of the General’s Estate was shattered by a rapid knocking on the main gate.

The butler opened the gate and was met by a guard in tight-fitting black clothes leading a group of soldiers. Accompanying them were two eunuchs, one of whom the butler recognized as Mr. Li.