Chapter 1091: Chapter 914, Replacent
“Oh my girls, hurry up and get ready, if you keep the officers at the military camp waiting too long, you’ll be the ones to suffer!”
Inside a tent at the outskirts of the military camp, an old procuress, flamboyantly dressed, was anxiously urging the courtesans who were getting dolled up.
The procuress was about to urge them again when she heard soone calling outside the tent and quickly went out.
By this ti, it was already dark. Daohua and others, disguised in soldiers’ uniforms, took advantage of the patrolling soldiers’ inattention and sneaked into the camp.
Daohua knew that Jiang Wanying’s presence here was definitely not well-intentioned. She had planned to go straight to Xiao Yeyang, but after only a few steps, she saw a group of people escorting an extraordinarily beautiful person passing by not far away.
“Yiyi, why are you here instead of waiting in the tent for Xiao? Why have you co this way?”
Hearing this, Daohua imdiately changed direction and quickly followed behind the group.
“Xiao wants to see dance, I’m going to change into a dance costu.”
Soon, the group entered another tent.
“Yiyi, you’ve been staying in Xiao’s tent these days. Does he like you very much?”
“Yiyi, Xiao likes you so much, when he leaves Jianzhou Guard, will he take you back to Ganzhou City?”
“I heard Xiao only has one wife back ho. Once Yiyi goes to the Xiao Residence, you will surely be taken as a concubine.”
“I’m just worried that Madam Xiao is not an easy person to deal with.”
“What’s there to be afraid of? With Xiao’s favor, even Madam Xiao wouldn’t dare to go against him. Yiyi, just wait until you get to the Xiao Residence where you’ll be living the high life.”
Outside the tent, Daohua and i Lan and i Ju hid in a concealed spot, listening to the courtesans’ gossip in the tent, and Daohua frowned tightly.
i Lan, seeing Daohua’s serious expression, whispered, “The Crown Prince could never fancy these lowly dancers.”
i Ju hurriedly added, “Especially since the woman is from Xiliao.”
Silent, Daohua didn’t say a word; in fact, she wasn’t really angry.
That Xiliao dancer was indeed beautiful, charming without being gaudy; even as a woman, she couldn’t help but praise her as a rare beauty.
But she didn’t believe Xiao Yeyang was really taken with her. If he were, with his character, why would he still let her perform dances?
But then again, Xiao Yeyang was a normal man, faced with such a pretty beauty throwing herself at him… Could he really resist?
Very soon, the noise inside the tent subsided, and after a while, the procuress ca to fetch the other dancers leaving only Yiyi behind in the tent.
The procuress waited for everyone to leave before turning back into the tent.
“This is the poison given by Madam Peony!”
Yiyi took the black pill from the procuress’s hand without any hesitation and swallowed it directly.
The procuress said, “Yiyi, Madam Peony asked again just now, have you really been serving Xiao these days?”
Yiyi, looking sowhat embarrassed, responded to the procuress, “Why are you asking about this again? If I hadn’t served Xiao, why would he have kept in his tent overnight?”
The procuress looked at Yiyi’s expression and quickly put on a smile: “I’m happy for you, Xiao is the Princely Heir, you’ll have good days ahead.”
Yiyi sighed, “Xiao has not said he would take back to the residence, I guess he’s considering that wife at the Residence, I’ve heard they’re very close.”
The procuress scoffed, “What does it matter if they’re close? n always love to stray; as long as you serve Xiao well, make him unable to leave you, Madam Xiao cannot stop you from entering the Residence.”
Yiyi nodded her head.
The procuress said no more: “Alright, go and change your clothes, make yourself look stunning and catch Xiao and the other officers’ eyes later.”
With that, the procuress left the tent.
Yiyi took off her outer garnt, about to change into her dance costu behind the screen, when she heard soone else co in. Just as she turned her head to look, she felt the cold edge of a dagger at her neck.
“Make a sound, and I’ll end you with one strike!” i Lan threatened coldly.
Yiyi looked in terror at the three soldiers who had suddenly appeared in the tent and said in a hushed voice, “You’ve got so nerve, daring to intrude upon my tent.”
“Do you realize that I now belong to Master Xiao’s household? If he learns that you barged into my tent without permission, none of you will live to see another day!”
Daohua saw that Yiyi, after her initial panic, was imdiately trying to intimidate them and couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, “So confident. Has Xiao Yeyang really slept with you?”
Yiyi, taken aback by Daohua’s tone and address, imdiately looked at the three of them suspiciously: “Who exactly are you?”
i Lan increased the pressure of the dagger in her hand: “Answer what you’re asked, no more nonsense!”
Feeling a sharp pain in her neck, Yiyi nodded quickly: “I’ve been serving Master Xiao all this while.”
Upon hearing this, Daohua’s expression turned dark in an instant.
i Lan and i Ju, sensing trouble, glared maliciously at Yiyi: “How could the Crown Prince possibly fancy soone like you? Stop spouting such nonsense here.”
Yiyi knew that she had to make these people hesitant to kill her if she wanted to survive, so she quickly countered, “My status may be lowly, but Master Xiao likes for who I am, allowing to share his bed till deep into the night…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Yiyi felt a sharp pain at the back of her neck, then darkness enveloped her vision, and she collapsed.
“All lies and nonsense, it’s infuriating!” i Lan, still not relieved after knocking out Yiyi, turned to Daohua and said, “Madam, you must not believe her words. This woman is simply tarnishing the Crown Prince’s reputation.”
Daohua remained silent, and just then, the voice of the madam ca from outside the tent: “Yiyi, have you changed into your clothes yet?”
The faces of Daohua and the others changed at the sound, and they glanced at Yiyi, who lay unconscious on the ground.
In her eagerness to prevent Yiyi from spewing filth, i Lan hadn’t thought about the consequences of knocking her out.
“Don’t co in yet, mother, I haven’t changed yet!”
Daohua hurriedly spoke up, stopping the madam from entering.
Standing at the entrance, the madam chuckled, “Oh, suddenly shy, are we?” Considering Yiyi’s current favor with Master Xiao, she decided not to insist on entering.
Inside the tent, i Lan and i Ju were taken aback when they saw Daohua picking up the dance costu, ready to change, “Madam, what are you doing?”
Daohua: “Help put it on quickly. I want to see just how much Xiao Yeyang likes a dancing girl!” Seeing i Lan and i Ju stand still, she hurried them, “Don’t dawdle, don’t let the person outside notice.”
With a hum, she continued, “If Xiao Yeyang really has so plans or sches while staying here, we can’t ruin it for him.”
Upon hearing this, i Lan and i Ju began to help Daohua get dressed.
“But Madam, do you know how to dance?”
Daohua shook her head decisively: “No, but since Xiao Yeyang is so fond of a dancing girl, I’ll just go out there and make a few moves before coming down; no one will refuse to show so respect, I presu.”
i Lan and i Ju still looked worried and wanted to say sothing, but the madam outside was urging them on again.
“Hurry up and style my hair like those dancers before.”
The hands of i Lan and i Ju were swift, and in no ti, they had styled Daohua’s hair.
Daohua then picked up the veil and the beaded curtain from the dressing table, put them on, and walked out of the tent.
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