Dan Xiaoya didn’t wait for Li Nanny to speak, cutting in: “Didn’t you hear what I said? I won’t learn! I’m not your anything. What right do you have to make decisions for me? I’m telling you, you don’t have that power. I’m leaving right now. Don’t try to control me!” She turned to leave.
Dan Xiaoya was unwilling to be manipulated, believing she could definitely sneak out of the General’s mansion. She wandered around the courtyard, accidentally touching the token in her pocket. Her eyes brightened – with this, what could stop her from leaving? She strode confidently towards the main gate.
The guards, seeing the lady approaching, entered a state of high alert. They knew the General had issued a strict order: anyone who let the lady leave would lose their head. This military command was as immovable as a mountain, and no one dared to disobey. They nervously guarded the gate, afraid the lady might slip out.
As expected, the lady was now approaching. The head guard greeted her with a smile, saying, “My lady, please return. Without the General’s order, you cannot leave the mansion.”
Dan Xiaoya pulled out the token from her pocket, speaking confidently, “See? The General’s token. Do you need me to fetch another?” She waved the token in front of the guard.
The head guard blinked at the token, offering a forced smile, “My lady, the General has ordered that we can only let you leave if he personally agrees. Please go back!”
Dan Xiaoya looked at the guards, calculating her chances of forcing her way out, but found them to be zero. Unwillingly, she turned back…
Dan Xiaoya returned to her room, telling her maid Xiaoyu to wait outside, saying she wanted to take a nap and not to disturb her. Xiaoyu didn’t dare enter the room and could only stand guard at the door. Dan Xiaoya quickly changed out of her cumbersome dress and into a neat male outfit, covering her short hair with a square scarf. She opened the window and looked outside, noting that like every day, no one was guarding the window. Naturally, Dan Xiaoya slipped out the window, moving cautiously without attracting attention.
