Chapter 2379 - 23081: Mom and Dad Have Run Away from Home

On New Year’s Day, the servants at Prince An’s Mansion were all dressed up and came over to wish the masters a happy new year.

But they found the door to the Bamboo Courtyard remained closed.

Inside the courtyard, the maids were anxiously facing the closed door of the master’s room.

"Aunt Ming Lan, why haven’t Madam and Lord Marquis gotten up yet?" In the past ten years, the maids in the Bamboo Courtyard had changed several times. Mingqiu had gone to help with the shop, Ming Liu was busy outside the mansion with Fugui, Mingcui became the head nanny in the mansion, and Ming Lan married Ye Yi, staying by Yang Chuxia’s side after marriage due to her attentiveness.

Since she was not yet thirty, the young maids in the courtyard called her ’Aunt’.

"Staying up late last night for New Year’s Eve is normal!"

Seeing the people waiting outside to extend their greetings, Ming Lan said, "Go tell the people outside to come back at noon."

"Yes!"

The young maid had just gone out when Yueyue and Qingqing came over.

"Have my parents gotten up?"

"Not yet, Miss," the young maid replied, bowing, "Aunt Ming Lan told me to inform them to come for greetings at noon."

"Noon?" Upon hearing this, Yueyue walked straight in.

"Sister, didn’t the maid say that our parents are still sleeping?" Qingqing held her back.

"We all went back to our rooms after midnight, and now we’re all awake; how is it possible they haven’t woken up?" Yueyue sensed something was wrong and entered the courtyard, only to find Ming Lan still standing at the door, hesitant to knock.

"Miss, Young Master Heir!"

Yueyue waved her hand and stepped forward, "Knock, knock... knock, knock..."

"Sister, you’d better not knock; they must not be up yet." Qingqing scratched his ear, "Let’s go greet our big brother first and ask him for some New Year’s money."

"All you think about is getting New Year’s money!" Yueyue glared at him.

Qingqing shrugged, "I’m short of cash, and this is the only time to earn some extra; of course I want it."

Yueyue ignored him and continued knocking on the door forcefully.

But still, no one came to open the door.

"Sis, there’s something wrong!" Qingqing scratched his head, "Your knocking is loud enough to wake a pig; how could our parents not be awake?"

"Shut up, do you know how to talk?" This isn’t funny, what a terrible comparison.

But what he said was true, why weren’t their parents awake?

Yueyue tried to push the door, and to her surprise, the door opened from the inside as soon as she pushed.

Once inside, she saw a letter on the round table.

"Why do I feel like something bad is about to happen?" Qingqing asked Yueyue.

Yueyue said nothing and directly opened the envelope.

"Did our parents run away from home?" Qingqing couldn’t believe it, his eyes wide open, then he asked gloomily, "Then what about my New Year’s money?"

Yueyue was speechless; couldn’t this kid focus on something normal?

Taking the letter, she hurried toward the main courtyard, "Big brother! Big brother!!"

"What’s the matter?" Hearing his younger sister’s voice, Lele came out of the room.

"Big brother, our parents... they..." Yueyue was panting heavily from running all the way over.

Lele already knew that Ye Zi’an and the others had left the Capital City, and upon seeing the letter in Yueyue’s hand, he understood what she wanted to say.

"Our parents have left the Capital City," Lele said calmly, taking the letter, "they’ve gone back to their old home in Funan."

"So, they’ve just abandoned us like this?"

Lele chuckled, "Yes, they’ve just abandoned us like this, so the three of us have to rely on each other now. From now on, Yueyue will have to manage this inner courtyard."

Previously, it was managed by our mother, but now that she’s gone, it can’t be left to the servants; it can only be entrusted to Yueyue.