"Who are you?"
Feng Yi blinked, having heard from Ganyu that Keqing had been taken back by her family.
How could she still be in big trouble?
Could the so-called big trouble be coming from within the mansion?
"I am Miss Keqing's personal maid, Hong Ye, and Miss instructed me to wait for you here!"
Hong Ye had seen the portrait of Feng Yi drawn by her mistress. Although the light was a bit dim, she recognized the person at a glance.
Miss had told her that Feng Yi usually went to the Mooncourt Pavilion in the afternoon and asked her to wait for Feng Yi at the entrance.
But who would have thought Feng Yi would come out so late? If she hadn't asked the guards, Feng Yi would still be inside, and she almost thought Feng Yi had already left for the day.
"Alright, Hong Ye, how did you recognize me? And what trouble did Keqing get into? Let me say this in advance, I don't have much Mora on me!"
Seeing the maid Hong Ye's anxious expression, Feng Yi asked her to lead the way, talking as they walked.
Although Keqing's trouble was unlikely to be her asking to borrow Mora, what if?
Feng Yi still felt it was safer to mention it beforehand.
"I saw the portrait Miss drew of you, so I could identify you... Please don't worry, if I can help Miss resolve her troubles, there shouldn't be a shortage of Mora compensation for you!"
The maid Hong Ye thought the person was asking for compensation, so she reassured Feng Yi that her mistress was not short of Mora.
Feng Yi: I feel like you've misunderstood something...
However, from the dialogue, Feng Yi deduced that Keqing's trouble was not related to Mora, which made Feng Yi breathe a sigh of relief.
In front of an ancient, elegant mansion with green tiles and red eaves, Feng Yi was pulled by the maid Hong Ye and hid not far away.
"Mr. Feng Yi, Miss has been confined to her room by the master and is not allowed to be approached by any outsiders. Even I have to be searched more thoroughly. We must find a way to meet Miss!"
The maid Hong Ye glanced at the house guards watching the mansion and realized that the house guards she had bribed had been replaced. It was likely that the leak of information had occurred. The current house guards would not easily let an outsider like Feng Yi in.
If they couldn't even get past the first hurdle, how could she explain it to Miss!
The maid Hong Ye was so anxious that she was spinning around, almost making Feng Yi dizzy.
"Stop spinning! Stop spinning! I have a plan!"
Feng Yi stopped the human-shaped spinning top Hong Ye and took out the Serenitea Pot from his waist.
"I'll get into this teapot, and you take this teapot to your Miss Keqing..."
Feng Yi's mind suddenly sparked with this idea, a perfect way to avoid the guards' inspection.
Perhaps even Madame Ping would not have imagined that the Serenitea Pot could also be used for covert transportation.
"Huh?! Can such a small teapot hold a person? How can you possibly fit in?!"
The maid Hong Ye looked at the teapot in her hand, astonished. Had Feng Yi gone crazy from anxiety?
Feng Yi didn't want to explain further. He lifted the lid of the teapot and transformed into a stream of light, diving into the Serenitea Pot, proving himself with actions.
"This... Is this immortal magic?!"
The maid Hong Ye's eyes widened instantly as she witnessed this scene.
A perfectly healthy living person, *biu*, just entered the teapot!
It felt like a dream!
The maid Hong Ye curiously shook the teapot, feeling like it was empty, with no rattling sound.
Where was Mr. Feng Yi? Hadn't he entered the teapot?
With a confused thought, the maid Hong Ye walked towards the mansion gate.
"Stop! What are you going out for so late?"
The house guard blocked the maid Hong Ye with a stick and questioned her.
"The hairpin Miss custom-ordered is ready, and she sent me to pick it up! If you don't believe me, you can come with me and question Miss yourself!"
The maid Hong Ye held a delicate hairpin ornament and waved it in front of the house guard, uttering the excuse she had prepared.
The cleverness of this excuse lay in the fact that Keqing had indeed custom-ordered a hairpin, which was completed today...
Even if they sent someone to investigate, it would be foolproof.
This was also the fallback plan arranged by Miss for her, and she never expected to use it.
If the guards at the gate hadn't been replaced, there would have been no need for such trouble.
"I dare not! I dare not!"
The house guard quickly apologized. With ten thousand times his courage, he wouldn't dare to question the young lady.
"Then what about this teapot?!"
Just as the house guard was about to let them pass, he suddenly saw the old teapot Hong Ye was holding and questioned her again.
"This is a gift from Miss's friend to Miss. What, are you daring to confiscate Miss's gift?!"
Hong Ye was furious, pulling Keqing's tiger skin and scolding the house guard.
"I dare not! I dare not! Please come in quickly!"
The house guard quickly opened the door and made way. If he dared to confiscate the young lady's gift, he wouldn't be able to work in this mansion anymore.
He had worked hard to get the job of guarding the gate. He heard that a worker fell into a cesspool while carrying human waste and drowned. The steward was looking for someone to take his place!
He didn't want his future work to be accompanied by human waste!
"Hmph! You know what's good for you!"
The maid Hong Ye swaggered into the mansion, and only when she was in a secluded spot did she wipe the cold sweat from her forehead.
She almost blew her cover just now; luckily, she reacted quickly.
In front of Miss Keqing's room, Hong Ye used the same excuse to fool the guards and entered her mistress's room.
"Miss, I'm back!"
Hong Ye softly said to Miss Keqing, who was lying on the bed in her pajamas, staring blankly.
"Hong Ye, you're finally back! I almost thought Father discovered you, had you beaten, and thrown into some woodshed to be punished!"
Hearing Hong Ye's voice, Keqing's vacant pupils regained their luster.
Hong Ye: Can't you wish me something good?
"Where is Feng Yi? Did he refuse to come, or was he stopped by the guards Father arranged?"
Keqing realized that only Hong Ye had returned alone, and a hint of disappointment flickered in her eyes.
After Father sent people to bring her back from Ganyu's place, he had kept her confined to her room, calling it a way for her to rest and recover.
But after consuming the golden bear paw Feng Yi had prepared for her, her injuries had healed. However, Father refused to listen, insisting that she rest for a full month.
Even though she had shown him her healed wound, with no scar left behind.
Her father still stubbornly insisted and confined her to her room, with house guards posted at the door.
Keqing realized that something dangerous might happen in Liyue, and her father was protecting her in this way for her safety.
But she was the Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing, how could she hide behind the people of Liyue?
Liyue needed her, the people needed her, and she needed to go out and protect Liyue's safety!
That's why Keqing devised this plan and sent her personal maid Hong Ye to sneak out and ask Feng Yi for help.
Keqing planned to elope (cross out)... cough, cough, "break out"!