Chapter 1238 - 1244: Leaving the Mansion (1)
With Old Madame’s decision, Xiang Yun finally got her wish and left that very night.
The transportation to the manor consisted of three ordinary blue canopy carriages; one carried Xiang Yun and four girls, another was filled with Xiang Yun’s luggage and personal belongings, and the last one bore the corpse of Nanny Xie.
Old Madame originally wanted to send Nanny Xie to the charitable burial ground, but Xiang Yun refused. She wanted to observe mourning for Nanny Xie, to mourn for her like her own biological daughter for three days before giving her a decent send-off. Nanny Xie had loved her all her life and even died a tragic death for her in the end. She had to observe mourning to fulfill her daughterly duty and ease her conscience.
When Xiang Yun left, Duke Li Guo’s Mansion sent a team of housekeepers to escort her, a precaution arranged by Mo Zili to avoid any mishaps on the road. She wasn’t allowed to ride in a carriage from Duke Li Guo’s Mansion so that her identity would not be revealed, and to keep outsiders from knowing she had gone to the manor. They would only say that Xiang Yun was ill and not fit to receive guests.
Mo Zili himself had wanted to escort Xiang Yun but his body was not suitable for the jostling of the horse carriage, and Xiang Yun did not wish for him to come. Until her departure, Xiang Yun didn’t even glance at him, let alone speak a single word to him.
After Xiang Yun’s departure, Lady Bai anxiously said, "Grandmother, I think Miss Yun is truly furious this time. Aren’t you afraid that if you let her go, she might never return?"
Old Madame, feeling helpless, said, "Miss Yun has always had a fiery temper. If we kept her here against her will, she would likely harbor resentment against us. It’s better to let her leave and have her Dad and Mom persuade her to return. By then, her anger will have subsided, and she won’t hold any grudges against us elders."
"Furthermore," she continued, "Miss Yun has an impartial temperament and will surely mourn her nanny. If we kept her, the news of a Young Madam in our mansion mourning a nanny would not sound good, and if we denied her the chance to mourn, she would be even more displeased. It’s better to let her go to the manor and let her be... however she pleases."