Caught in the act of eloping, Li Yi couldn't continue.
Qing 'an Prefecture and Jingdou were two of the most prosperous cities in Jing Kingdom. Naturally, there was a lot of trade between them. There were often boats on the river. They were now on a medium-sized passenger ship.
When he sneaked out in the morning, he didn't alert Miss.Liu and Xiao Huan because they had left earlier than him and stayed in the compartment next to her and Ruyi.
Only now did Li Yi remember that Xiao Huan had looked at him strangely these days and often ran to Miss.Liu's room. But because the servant girl had always been obedient, he didn't suspect anything.
Now that he thought about it, they should have known about this plan a long time ago.
Xiao Huan might really be angry. She was still hiding far away and ignoring him. This was the first time this had happened.
There was no such thing as a honeymoon in this world. They wouldn't really think that he was going to elope with Ruyi and abandon them, would they?
Li Yi walked over and looked at her with a smile. "What's wrong, are you still angry?"
Hearing the young master's voice, the servant girl's face lit up. But thinking of Second Miss's warning, she immediately kept a straight face and turned her head away from him.
Li Yi turned again and pinched her face. "Are you really angry at young master?"
The servant girl's face was very fleshy. Especially when they were in Willow Village, Li Yi liked to pinch it. Later, for some reason, the days got better and better. Her cheeks were no longer as baby fat as before and slowly shrunk. Her oval face had the tendency to change into an oval face. She lost some of her cuteness but became more beautiful. The little girl was about to become a big girl.
Li Yi looked at her slightly pouting little mouth. His mind was filled with the scenes of the few of them getting along in the past six months. At this moment, there were only four people in the room. It was like after going around in circles, everything had returned to square one.
The servant girl finally turned her head and looked at him with large, watery eyes. She said with a sob in her voice, "Young master, do you and Miss not want us anymore?"
There was sadness in her voice, like a little animal that had been heartlessly abandoned.
To her, that was the truth.
The son-in-law and the young lady were everything to her. If they all left, leaving her and the Second Young Lady alone in the capital, even if they could eat delicacies every day and have maids and servants to serve them, what was the point?
Seeing that her eyes were filled with tears, Li Yi suddenly felt a little worried, and a strong sense of guilt welled up in his heart.
He seemed to only consider him and Ruyi, but neglected Xiao Huan and Ruyi's feelings, their way of thinking was completely different from his, leaving without a word like this, might really make them think more.
"No, no matter where Young Master and Miss go in the future, they will take you with them." Li Yi held her shoulders and patted her gently.
"Really?" The young maidservant's eyes were still misty. She wiped her eyes with her hands, revealing her dimples.
"You've stopped crying so quickly?" Li Yi looked at her in surprise. "You've learned to cry and act pitiful, who taught you this?"
Having been exposed by Li Yi, the young maidservant blushed and ran away in a hurry.
Ignoring her little thoughts, Li Yi sat back down at the table and continued his unfinished work.
The distance from the capital to Qing 'an Prefecture was not very far. Following the river, if the speed was fast, it would only take a day and a night to arrive.
However, this passenger ship was not transporting any important goods, and there was no urgent matter, so there was no need to travel so quickly. It was leisurely and would take about three days to arrive.
This time, Li Yi was not in a hurry. He had long wanted to see the famous mountains and rivers of this world. On the table was a simple map that he had asked Li Xuan to get. The main drawing on it was the waterways between Qing 'an Prefecture and the capital.
The maps of this world were far from being as detailed and standard as those of the future. Usually, only the government and the imperial court would use them. The emphasis was on practicality. They were either next to mountains or next to rivers. There were no satellites, so they had to be manually measured. Li Yi marked a few asterisks on the map, representing a few important cities in the Jing Kingdom. He used lines to connect them, and finally formed a map from the capital to Qing 'an Prefecture.
He planned to stop at these places for a day or two to look at the mountains, the rivers, and the scenery. He wanted to see the differences in the beauty of different places in the Jing Kingdom and enjoy life.
His dream in his previous life was to earn enough money to travel around the world. He wanted to see different sceneries, experience different customs, and "experience" the beauty of the world. Of course, the last dream could not be realized in his previous life, and the possibility of it being realized in this life was not very high. One should be down-to-earth, cherish life, and stay away from beauty …
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"Did the young master really leave?"
Uncle Li, the housekeeper, held a letter in his hand. He was stunned, and his face was still full of disbelief.
He felt that the young master's way of doing things in the past was capricious enough. He did not expect that he still had a very shallow understanding of the young master's capriciousness.
How should he explain this to Madame Dowager?
All the maids and servants in the Viscount's Mansion, including the guards, did not know when the master and madame left. Not to mention the maids and servants, the guards might feel a burning pain on their faces.
Their duty was to protect the main house. Now that everyone had run away, who were they supposed to protect?
Uncle Li held the letter. The letter only said that the young master and madame would go back to Qing 'an Prefecture and told them not to worry. As for when they would come back, he did not know.
When he drove to the Li Mansion to inform Madame Dowager, he still wanted to cry but had no tears.
It was fine to leave, but at least tell them and bring a few guards. How could the master leave without saying goodbye?
Madame and the others were all women. What if something happened to them?
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"What? They left? "
Li Xuan jumped down from the carriage and stood at the door of the Viscount's Mansion. He looked at the servant and asked, "Where did they go? When will they come back?"
The servant could only shake his head helplessly. He only knew that the Viscount, Madame, Second Miss, and Miss Xiao Huan had all disappeared this morning. They only left a letter for Housekeeper Li. As for more things, it was not something that he could come into contact with.
Li Xuan broke into the mansion in disbelief. After a long time, he came out with a dumbfounded face.
"They left just like that!"
He originally wanted to find Li Yi to talk about some of his new ideas and have a meal. He did not expect to receive such news.
This immediately made him feel disappointed.
"Go back!" He looked back at the Viscount's Mansion and got into the carriage with some depression.
"They really left just like that …" Not long after, in the depths of the palace, Emperor Jing looked at the paper on the table and showed an expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
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