It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 118

The sound of night watchmen beating could be heard faintly in the distance. Chunying quickly put on fake makeup for herself and Jiang Yan under the dim moonlight.

Jiang Yan tilted her head back and let her apply the makeup, while carefully observing the makeup effect of the person in front of her with her peripheral vision.

Jiang Yan had never seen the appearance of the second steward of the Chang Mansion and the groom, so without a reference, he couldn't judge how similar they were.

But the person in front of her had two dark circles under his eyes, swollen eye bags, pale and chapped lips, and a yellow complexion. He looked weak, which was consistent with her imagination of a frail man who loved to stay up late and hang out in places with fireworks.

But... Jiang Yan's eyes widened as she took another closer look. How could this face be so ordinary and featureless? If she didn't have a good memory, she might have forgotten it in a moment. Could this be the face of a passerby who was hiding something?

"Close your eyes and don't move!" Chunying was changing the shape of Jiang Yan's eyes. If the eyeballs moved under her fingertips, it would easily affect her performance.

Jiang Yan did as he was told, feeling confident in his old man makeup effect. It was a pity that there was no condition for him to see it first.

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At about two quarters in the morning, the side door adjacent to the stables of the Chang Mansion creaked open, waking up Jiang Yan who was taking a nap with her eyes closed.

She imitated Chunying and quietly peeked out from behind the cover, and saw two people dragging the carriage frame out, followed by the target groom who came out leading a mule. He then threw away the reins, crossed his arms over his chest, and stood aside to watch the two people busy installing the carriage frame on the mule.

Seeing that the time was almost up and the second steward was about to come out, the groom quickly sent the man back and then walked a little further inside.

There was no one outside the side door.

Chunying touched her chest to make sure that both she and the two small bottles of drugs Jiang Yan handed to her were there. Then she bent down and ran quickly into the shadow and blind spot cast by the mule cart. Then she carefully opened the back door of the carriage and mixed the drugs into the kettle and charcoal basin prepared in advance.

After closing the carriage door, Chunying listened attentively. There was no sound of movement. The guards in front were also very far away from the door, and she could not see clearly due to the obstruction. So she boldly went around from the back of the carriage to the left side, touched the coachman's water bag and put some sleeping pills in it, then quickly retreated to her original place and hid.

Soon, enthusiastic greetings came from the side door.

Next, the coachman helped a middle-aged man with a goatee, who should be the second manager, into the carriage. After a while, the mule cart started moving and slowly left.

Chunying mouthed the word "go" and the two of them quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Hu~Hu~Hu~Jiang Yan calmed her breathing. In order to catch up with the mule cart and avoid the patrol team in this noble residential area, the two of them went around in countless alleys, running and jogging all the way, and finally caught up with the mule cart.

Fortunately, fortunately, cars are faster than people. If they couldn't see the car here and didn't know which alley to turn into, it would be even more difficult to find it.

Moreover, estimating the time it took for the medicine to take effect, which took a lot of time to figure out, the two of them followed for a short distance. Finally, they saw the mule cart moving slower and slower, and finally the coachman fell down, revealing a part of his arm.

Jiang Yan and Chunying quickly ran towards the mule cart.

Chunying dragged the coachman into the carriage and drove the mule cart to another road.

Jiang Yan covered their mouths and noses with a cloth, tied them up with hemp ropes, closed the front and back doors, and sat side by side with Chunying.

The drug in the car was too strong, and even with a cloth she couldn't prevent herself from inhaling a small amount. Fortunately, it was short-lived and she only felt a little dizzy, so she was still able to give directions to Chunying.

Perhaps the people from Chang's house had given them a heads-up in advance, or perhaps they were just used to this mule cart, and they had to run into it several times. Chunying and Jiang Yan were tense and ready to deal with the inspection, but the patrolmen would move to the sides and watch them leave.

Jiang Yan and Chunying looked at each other, feeling that nothing good could come of things going too smoothly.