Not long after Lu Yebai had left, Meng Xi'er awoke. She ate some porridge that a servant had brought, but she still felt exhausted.
After all the commotion, the servants started treating her a little differently, with a subtle undertone of detachment and wariness.
Everyone was afraid she might run away again.
The last time she escaped right before their eyes, even though Lu Yebai didn't punish the servants, they still had a hard time. After all, a person had escaped right before their eyes, and no matter how they tried to act nonchalant, they couldn't get away with it.
Lu Yebai was the one who paid their wages, and everyone was afraid that he might fire them if he wasn't pleased.
