A Beautiful Duchess with a Dark Heart – Chapter 130

Chapter 130

Night fell, and everything was quiet.

Every boat had servant women on night watch.

By the late hours of the night, the servant women were also a little sleepy, leaning against the shelter and dozing off.

Therefore, no one knew that two individuals were stealthily using a wooden plank to board the boat. A soft sound was made, but the servant women on night watch didn’t react at all.

The two stealthily boarded the boat and went up to the third floor.

They found the person’s room, paused for a while, and then started to pry the door open.

These two seemed to be experienced. Soon, the door opened.

They knew three people were sleeping in the small suite and were afraid they wouldn’t be able to control them all at once. Therefore, they both held knives in their hands, but they didn’t really think they would have to use them.

Because… generally speaking, these girls were all very timid and easy to handle.

The first one went in and there was no movement.

The one following behind tried hard to adjust to the darkness in the room. There must be someone sleeping on the floor in the outer room, so don’t step on them!

It would be troublesome if she wasn’t successful and cried out.

Just as she was thinking, the back of her neck felt like it was struck by a hammer. Before she could see clearly inside the room, she couldn’t see anything at all…

She was about to fall headfirst to the floor, but a small hand held her and gently laid her down. There was really no sound at all!

Laba looked at the two dark figures on the floor with annoyance.

From the bed, she could hear the even breathing of Wen Yu and Yan Zhu.

Hmph, if it weren’t for me, you two wouldn’t even know how you died!

I hate dealing with this kind of stuff at night the most. I’m sleepy, I want to sleep!

She listened carefully outside, but there was no sound.

Her eyes rolled. If she woke them up, she would have to interrogate them. She didn’t know if there were any accomplices outside. If there was a commotion, it wouldn’t sound good if thieves entered the girl’s room in the middle of the night.

Hmm! Then let’s do whatever is easiest.

She searched their bodies. One of them had a pouch on her body. She pulled it off and looked. It was heavy, probably silver.

She unceremoniously stuffed it into her own bosom.

Then she quietly opened the window on the side facing the water.

With a gentle pull, she lifted one person up, tucked her under her arm, and effortlessly… placed her on the windowsill.

She grabbed the person’s leg and let it go. Her foot hooked on the window, and most of her body leaned out, slowly sliding the person into the river. At night, the boats were all bobbing up and down, but there was no sound at all…

Then, she followed the same procedure with the other one.

She checked again to make sure she hadn’t left anything behind. Then she closed the window.

She yawned. She hated encountering this kind of thing at night the most. It affected her sleep!

Yan Zhu had said that her skin was so good because she liked to sleep.

So, she got into bed and started snoring.

If Wen Yu knew, she would understand why the person called “Fifteen” hesitated when mentioning Laba last time.

Laba’s skills were truly not weak. However, because of her nature of taking matters into her own hands regardless of the situation and never learning her lesson despite being punished countless times, she was destined to not be entrusted with important tasks.

On the boat next door, Qin Lianyue waited in her room for half the night. Unable to hold on any longer, she fell asleep.

A Qi’s brother was waiting on the shore. He was cold and sleepy, pinching his thighs until they were bruised, before he saw the two people board the boat.

Then it was dark, and he didn’t see very clearly…

But he guessed they must have gone in!

He was extremely excited, cursing the good luck of those two bastards in his heart.

Those two girls were really good-looking!

He wanted to inform his own young miss, but he realized that she hadn’t left anyone behind. If he went to knock on her door in the middle of the night and was seen by others, it would be a big deal.

He could only wait patiently. In theory, once it was done, they should come out, right?!

But he waited and waited.

He waited for a long time, but there was no movement at all.

Damn it! They didn’t have any compassion at all! He was burning with impatience!

The sky gradually brightened, and the boats of all sizes in the water slowly emerged. However, there was still no movement over there… He paced anxiously on the boat.

Qin Lianyue had something on her mind and woke up early. She quickly sent A Qi out to inquire.

“They boarded the boat, I saw it with my own eyes!”

A Qi’s face turned a little pale, and she asked in a low voice, “They haven’t come out yet?”

“No! Hey! They’re really taking their time!”

A Qi hurriedly went back to inform Qin Lianyue.

A cruel smile appeared on Qin Lianyue’s face: Don’t blame me, who told you to want to marry my cousin!?

She hadn’t slept well, and her eyes were swollen. After pondering for a moment, she said, “Tell your brother to hide. If they haven’t come out yet, there will probably be a commotion later! Don’t let anyone see him.”

It turned out that yesterday, she had sent A Qi’s brother to the biggest brothel in the area. There, he had made a scene, saying things like, “This top courtesan can’t even compare to the maid of the girl on that boat.”

“I don’t know who she belongs to, but she was wearing a big red cloak. My God! In this lifetime, let alone marrying her, even being able to say a word to her is a blessing from my past life.”

Finally, he caught the attention of someone who came over to ask him about it.

He described her vividly for a long time. Her appearance, the room she lived in, and the vague number of people in the room, he told them everything.

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Finally, he sighed that she was a lady from a good family and couldn’t be touched, otherwise, this life wouldn’t be lived in vain.

This person who inquired about her was very bold.

He had done things like sneaking onto boats and taking advantage of pretty girls.

Anyway, afterward, such families would choose to remain silent because no one could afford to lose face.

He was unscrupulous and found someone who shared his depravity, and they came together.

But they didn’t expect to end up silently hidden at the bottom of the water this time.

Qin Lianyue was highly nervous and had no interest in dressing up. She dressed herself and stood outside the cabin, looking towards the Wen family’s fleet.

Soon, the boat over there became lively as well.

It was almost all maids and servant women busy fetching water.

From where she was standing, it was a little far away, and if they weren’t speaking loudly, she couldn’t hear what they were saying.

So, she took her maid and got off the boat.

Madam Du was staying next door. Seeing her walking out, she hurriedly said, “Lianlian, where are you going so early?”

“Mother, there are people selling trinkets at the dock. I’m going to take a look!”

“Oh dear, those are all dirty and lowly things. If you want something, let the maids go buy it.”

“I want to go see for myself!”

Du Liu couldn’t refuse, “Alright, alright, be careful. The deck is slippery with dew.”

She was anxious and lightly got off the boat. She reached the dock and got closer…

As it happened, the two maids in blue velvet cloaks had gone to fetch water for washing their faces, and the chubby maid was knocking on the door.

Qin Lianyue was so nervous that her heart was about to jump out of her chest. She was about to see…

She saw the maid in the thin clothes from yesterday open the door, yawning. She was still complaining, “Why so early?!”

The chubby maid said, “It’s not early anymore. After the boatmen finish their breakfast, they’ll be setting off!”

After saying that, the three of them entered the room.

Qin Lianyue waited in place, feeling as if time had almost stopped…

The door closed.

After a while, the door opened. She almost cried out, but she only saw the chubby maid come out carrying water and toss it into the river.

Laughter could be heard from inside.

How could this be? This isn’t right…

After a while, someone came ashore to deliver breakfast to the Wen family.

The one in the red cloak came out again.

“…” She’s fine?

She saw her smiling brightly and suddenly waving at her.

Qin Lianyue was almost scared to death!

But then she heard a timid voice beside her, “Miss, do you still want flowers today?!”

She was startled again and turned her head: It was the little girl selling flowers from yesterday!

Not long after, a maid came down from the boat, and the little girl selling flowers happily went up to her.

It didn’t work.

How?!

A Qin, who was behind her, said, “Miss, shall we go back?” It wouldn’t be appropriate to keep standing here.

Qin Lianyue nodded and walked back absentmindedly. Laughter came from the boat again.

Stepping onto the deck, Du Liu had finished washing up. Seeing her daughter boarding the boat, she stood there, reaching out to help her.

Just one step away from boarding the boat, Qin Lianyue reached out to grab Du Liu’s hand. Perhaps because her mind was preoccupied, she slipped, and their hands didn’t touch.

She panicked, “Ah?!”

Du Liu also panicked…

A Qi hurriedly helped from behind. The three of them frantically grabbed at each other until Qin Lianyue lost one of her shoes into the river before she finally boarded the boat!

Yan Zhu happened to see all of this. She pointed and laughed, “Hahaha! Ah Yu, come and see! That woman almost fell into the river and lost a shoe…”

Qin Lianyue ignored everything, lowered her head, blushed, and scurried back to her room, slamming the door shut…

I’ll post it first and correct any errors later. Thank you all for your votes and rewards. I’m still writing despite being sick!