After reading the letter left by Butler Li, Jiuer fell into a daze.
After a while, Jiu'er showed a determined look in his eyes, wiped the tears from his face, and bowed deeply to Butler Li's body.
"Grandpa Li, don't worry, I will fulfill your wish."
...
Time flies.
Night soon came.
Suddenly a thunder flashed across the night sky of the Imperial Capital, and continuous heavy rain fell from the sky.
The backyard of Uncle Anyuan's Mansion.
The place was empty, except for the pouring rain, with countless raindrops hitting the ground.
Lightning suddenly flashed in the sky, and a white light shone in the courtyard.
I saw a petite figure standing there in the rain under a big tree in the backyard.
Looking closer, Jiu'er was soaked in the rain, and he was holding a shovel in his hand and constantly shoveling the soil on the ground.
There was a mat spread on the ground nearby, and Butler Li's body was placed on it.
I read Butler Li's letters during the day and understood that Butler Li's wish was to be buried here.
Tomorrow Uncle Anyuan's Mansion will be taken away by people from the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she must bury Butler Li overnight.
Fortunately, it rained, which softened the soil a lot. Otherwise, she, a little girl under sixteen years old, might not have been able to dig a hole in one night.
Finally, half an hour later.
The palms of his hands were worn out but Jiu'er finally dug out a hole.
Taking one last look at Butler Li's body, she gritted her teeth and stepped forward to pull the mat, trying hard to drag it into the dug hole.
"call!"
After finishing everything, she wiped the rain from her eyes and whispered, "Grandpa Li, if you meet the young master after you go down, ask him to wait for me. I will go down to find you soon."
After saying that, she lifted up her cold body and crawled out of the pit.
"hiss!"
Suddenly, she felt a stinging pain in her palm, and when she looked down, she saw that her palm had been scratched by a stone.
At this moment, the pain in my body affected the pain in my heart.
She finally couldn't help but sit on the dirt and cry.
"The master is gone, the madam is gone, the young master is gone, and now even Grandpa Li is gone. I..."
Jiu'er had a sad look on her face, her body was cold and her heart was even colder due to the cold rain.
Suddenly, she felt dizzy in her mind because she felt unwell after being exposed to the rain for a long time.
At this moment, she saw a confused figure appear in front of her.
Jiu'er was dizzy and raised his hand to try to catch it.
Suddenly his vision went dark and he lost consciousness instantly.
The moment before she lost consciousness, she suddenly felt like she was wrapped in a warm embrace.
"Is... is it the young master?"
...
"Master!"
With an exclamation, Jiu'er suddenly opened his eyes and stood up suddenly to sit up.
She looked around and found that she was in her room, with a burning candle on the table not far away.
She couldn't help but be stunned when she saw this scene.
Although she was in a coma, she did not lose her memory.
She remembered that she had clearly passed out in the rain in the backyard, and there was no one at home, so how could she appear in her room.
She touched her forehead and found that it was a little hot. It seemed that she had fainted because of being exposed to the rain and cold.
Suddenly, she vaguely remembered someone hugging her when she was unconscious.
"I..."
Jiu'er quickly opened the quilt to check and found that even her clothes had been put on new ones. Her expression instantly turned ugly. Although it was just a simple coat, it was also related to her innocence.
Who changed the clothes for her? Could it be that someone in the house had left and returned.
If she was a woman, she would be okay, but the thought of being changed by a strange man made her feel bad, and she even had the urge to cry.
Suddenly, she thought of Butler Li.
So regardless of his still weak body, he quickly got out of bed, put on his shoes, opened the door and ran out.
Soon after, Jiu'er came to the backyard and was stunned.
It was still raining, but the hole she dug for Butler Li had been completely filled.
"Who is it?"
Jiu'er was extremely puzzled.
At this time, she found some footprints on the dirt in the backyard.
Although it had become very pale under the wash of mud and water, she could still tell that it was left behind not long ago.
The footprints were much larger than hers and should be those of an adult man.
When he thought of this, Jiu'er felt scared.
Who is it?
What does the other party want to do?
Although he was scared, Jiuer decided to investigate after a while.
Judging from what the other party did, there should be no malice towards her, otherwise she would not be lying in her room intact.
Your own room?
An idea flashed through Jiu'er's mind. If that person knew her room, he must know her. Could he really be a servant of the family?
Looking at the location left by the footprints, Jiu'er took a deep breath and started searching along the footprints.
After half a stick of incense.
Jiuer dragged her weak body to the ancestral hall. During her search, the footprints ended here.
"call."
Jiu'er took a deep breath and slowly opened the door of the ancestral hall.
At this moment, a bolt of thunder flashed from the sky, and white light illuminated the ancestral hall along the gap.
She only saw a figure in black standing in the ancestral hall.
"ah!"
Jiuer subconsciously exclaimed and quickly covered his mouth.
The exclamation also disturbed the figure. In the dimness, she only felt that the other person turned back and walked towards her.
In fear, Jiu'er subconsciously turned around and ran away.
As a result, he was blocked by the threshold and fell to the ground.
"Don't come here!"
Jiu'er put his hands on the ground and backed away helplessly, tears instantly covering his cute face.
The figure did not stop, but instead quickened its pace and approached her.
Finally, the figure stood in front of her and paused.
Boom!
At this time, another thunder and lightning flashed in the sky.
The white light instantly illuminated the entire courtyard.
Jiu'er also continued to see the figure's face clearly, and she was stunned for a moment.
He said unconsciously in his mind, "What a good-looking face."
When she came to her senses, she became nervous again. It didn't matter how good-looking he was, but she didn't recognize him, which made her even more frightened.
At this time, she found that the other party raised his hand towards her.
"Does the other party want to kill me?"
Jiu'er thought subconsciously.
Seeing that hand getting closer and closer to her head, she confirmed her thoughts even more, because she had read that many bad guys in the novel liked to smash people's heads.
Is it possible that she is going to die like this?
Death was nothing. Anyway, she had already planned to put on her wedding clothes and go down to find the young master after burying Grandpa Li.
But would it be too ugly to die if someone had your head smashed?
Will the young master dislike her after she goes down?
In this short period of time, countless thoughts flashed through Jiu'er's mind.
Finally, the hand landed on the top of her head.
At the moment of contact, Jiuer gritted his teeth and prepared to endure death.
But after a few breaths, she found that the hand fell on her head without any force, and she simply left it there.
Could this person want to give her another way to die?
But then, the hand began to rub the top of her head, itching and feeling quite comfortable.
This reminded her of the time when her young master was still in the mansion.
Every time she is with the young master, the young master always likes to rub her head like this, even when she is angry, he still rubs her head. It feels exactly the same as now.
Um?
Exactly the same?
Jiu'er stiffened and raised his head sharply.
A good-looking face came into her eyes. Although it was good-looking, it was strange and she had never seen it before.
But why did the feeling on the top of her head feel so familiar to her.
"Young Master?"
Jiu'er looked at this unfamiliar face and couldn't help but call out cautiously.
Hearing the sound, the man in front of her paused his hand, suddenly showed a smile, and spoke slowly.
"What did you say?"
After hearing the voice, Jiu'er's pupils trembled.
This is the young master's voice!
Although the appearance was different, she remembered the voice clearly.
"Are you really the young master?"
Jiu'er covered her mouth in disbelief.
Li Dao raised his hand and tapped the girl's eyebrows lightly, and said frivolously in a slightly bohemian tone, "Little girl, Master, I need a little follower by my side. Do you want to hang out with me?"
As soon as these words came out, Jiu'er couldn't help but be shocked.
"Master, it's really you!"
Jiu'er suddenly got into Li Dao's arms and couldn't help shouting.
The reason for this confirmation is because every move of the man in front of her just now was exactly the same as what the young master did when he picked her up and took her home. Only she and her young master knew about this, and no third person in the world knew about it.
Feeling the excitement of the girl in his arms and her thin body, Li Dao couldn't help but feel distressed, "You little girl, you didn't eat well when I was not at home. Why are you so thin?"
"Have you forgotten what the young master told you back then?"
Hearing this, Jiu'er still buried her face in her young master's arms, but there was a muffled voice.
"The young master said he likes soft girls, but...but the young master just can't eat when he's not at home with his family."
After Jiu'er finished speaking, he suddenly couldn't help but burst into tears.
Until now, she was still in disbelief, feeling that everything in front of her was just a dream.
Because everyone told her that the young master was dead, including family members and Grandpa Li.
Therefore, her young master's sudden appearance made her think it was a dream.
If this was really a dream, she really didn't want to wake up.
Li Dao sighed and looked at the empty backyard.
He didn't expect that he had only been away for more than three months, but so many changes had happened in the mansion.
There was only one little girl left in the once-grand Uncle Anyuan's Mansion, guarding here alone.
The old housekeeper who had watched him grow up was also buried in the backyard.
Everything made him feel like things were different.
But who can blame all this?
He lowered his head to look at Ke Yan and found that the little girl had fallen asleep in his arms at some point. A pair of small hands were still holding on to his clothes, as if they were afraid that he would disappear when he opened his eyes.
As if she sensed the presence of her young master, Jiu'er slept so soundly for the first time in more than three months, with tears and a smile still on her pretty face.
Looking down at Keren in his arms, Li Dao couldn't help but mutter to himself, "I'll let your little girl do whatever she wants for once."
...
"Master!"
Jiu'er sat up from the bed again and started looking around as soon as he opened his eyes.
Soon, she saw a figure sitting in front of the table and stool in her room.
"Master!"
Jiu'er was so excited that she ran out of bed barefoot and ran directly to Li Dao.
"You girl, go and put on your shoes."
Looking down at the pair of small and delicate jade feet, Li Dao scolded.
Only then did Jiu'er feel the coldness on the soles of her feet. She stuck out her tongue and ran back quickly.
Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something, raised her head and asked with a blushing face, "Master, were you the one who changed the clothes for me last night?"
"What? Do you want to hold your young master accountable?"
"No no."
Jiu'er shook his head quickly.
"So what do you want?"
"nothing."
After saying that, he blushed and lowered his head to put on his clothes and shoes, but he was secretly happy in his heart.
Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, raised her head and said, "Master, I forgot to tell you that today the Prime Minister's Office will send someone to take over our home. What should we do?"
Jiu'er then told Li Dao all the recent events in the house.
"The Prime Minister's Palace."
He was not surprised that his title was removed by Emperor Daqian.
After all, the Li family only had a single seedling in his generation, and he had no descendants, so it was appropriate for him to be taken away after his death.
But it was somewhat unexpected for him to be taken away from his home.
I learned from Jiu'er that because of Princess Mingyue, Emperor Daqian only targeted him and did not involve many other people in Anyuanbo's house.
Or maybe Emperor Daqian didn't like the small fish and shrimps in his family at all.
But the Emperor Daqian looked down upon him, and that didn't mean that the Prime Minister's Office and some people who wanted to please the Prime Minister's Office looked down upon him, especially when the two sides had conflicts with each other.
"It seems like the Prime Minister's Office is going to kill them all."
Everyone else is 'dead', so there is only one explanation for why the Prime Minister's Office hasn't given up yet.
"Master, why don't we run away."
Jiu'er tugged at Li Dao's clothes.
She also knew what happened to her young master. Although she didn't know why her young master changed so much and survived, she definitely needed to keep it a secret.
She was very reluctant to leave Uncle Anyuan's Mansion before, because this was her home.
But now that the young master is back, no matter where he is, it can be home, so she is not so resistant to leaving.
"Run?"
After thinking for a moment, Li Dao said softly, "It seems that running is the only way."
For him now, although he can continue to stay in the imperial capital with the help of his new identity, what can he do?
Watching your enemies making trouble and causing trouble in the imperial capital?
Moreover, no matter what, his identity is still in danger in the imperial capital, what if he is discovered after a long time.
Emperor Daqian will definitely not let him go by then.
So staying away from this place of right and wrong is the best choice at the moment.
However, there are some things you must take with you before leaving.
"Jiu'er, wait here first."
After saying that, he turned and left the room.
Soon after, Li Dao came to the ancestral hall where he stayed last night.
Pushing aside the ancestral halls, I saw a statue of a revered spirit appearing in front of me, with several plaques above it.
The largest plaque reads "First Class Anyuan Hou".
The rest are plaques given by the rest of the Li family by successive Daqian emperors.
Li Dao first lit three incense sticks and bowed three times to his ancestors, then knelt down and kowtowed nine times.
"boom!"
After getting up, he suddenly jumped up and landed directly on top of the highest plaque.
Above the plaque, there is a box with a handle that is more than three meters long and covered with dust.
As soon as he reached out, he lifted the box directly up with one arm, and then dropped it from the air to the ground.
Bang!
After he landed, the ground shook.
Not because of his weight, but because the contents of the box were too heavy.