What the butler didn't know was that the master's anger wasn't because of his daughter's disappearance, but because he was annoyed that the butler's intrusion had disrupted his daydream.

"Panic? What's there to panic about? I have seven sons and eleven daughters. If they run away, so be it. But with all this war and chaos, if we go out, we'll either get eaten by wolves or robbed by bandits!"

Master Yi was completely unconcerned about Yi Minmin's disappearance. Instead, he began planning his next concubine, thinking he should find someone from out of town who was more educated. He felt that his own ugly daughter from the poor, remote village was really no good.

Not only is she unattractive, but she also only knows one or two moves and can't produce a son. What's the point of marrying her?

It would be better to distribute it to the ordinary soldiers under his command, to warm their beds and make them more obedient.

Obedient soldiers can plunder more money and concubines for themselves, which is a win-win situation!

"As for Xiao Yi's whereabouts, his intelligent family and friends must have guessed it by now, right?"

Blood Rose's alluring and captivating voice, even when telling such a simple story, still attracted the attention of many viewers.

While Li Nan and Yang Zhengning were watching, the short video, which had just been released in the early hours of the morning, had already garnered over 10,000 views, even though the music streaming platform had deliberately limited the number of views.

The story continues, with Yi Minmin carrying her valuables accumulated over more than ten years, and her personal maids Xiaoqing and Xiaohong embarking on a journey of no return to find the opera troupe, Yang Peng, and love.

Hard work pays off. In just three days, Yi Minmin found her dream in a neighboring town.

A perfect match, deeply in love, Yi Minmin and Yang Peng got together smoothly.

Lying on Yang Peng's broad chest, Yi Minmin still couldn't believe that happiness had come so easily.

Yi Minmin assured that during the seven or eight days she performed at home, Yang Peng never saw her.

However, when she found Yang Peng backstage and told him that she came from Yijiazhuang, Yang Peng hesitated for a moment and then hugged her tightly.

"Xiao Yi, I've been waiting for you for so long!"

With just one sentence, Yi Minmin's three days of hardship, enduring wind and rain, were shattered.

"Xiao Yi, I like you!"

Yang Peng gazed at Yi Minmin with deep affection. Yi Minmin's cheeks flushed red, and she lowered her head, whispering softly, "Brother, I like you too!"

In the following week, Yi Minmin experienced all sorts of novel sensations she had never felt before.

As a newlywed, the overwhelming pleasure after her lovemaking left her wanting more.

Yang Peng was young and ambitious, and possessed far more experience and skills than Yi Minmin.

Yi Minmin didn't understand these things; she just thought it must be a talent, a man's instinct.

Even when Yang Peng looked at Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong, who had come with him, with a familiar, soul-stirring gaze, she felt it was only natural.

"Xiaoqing and Xiaohong are my personal maids. Now that Brother Yang and I are finally married, it is only natural for them to serve as my bedmates and warm our bed!"

And so, to Yang Peng's own disbelief, and amidst the envious and jealous gazes of the other members of the opera troupe, Yang Peng enjoyed the blessing of having two women. The four of them, traveling with the opera troupe, lived a life of embarrassment.

Unfortunately, these good days didn't last long.

Xiaoqing and Xiaohong are slightly older than Xiaoyi. As the opera troupe travels around performing, their knowledge and experience grow day by day.

The two women gradually realized the absurdity and unbridled nature of the four people's behavior.

The two men repeatedly explained the reasons to the young lady, hoping she would see the error of her ways, but Yi Minmin, blinded by love, wouldn't listen.

He not only got angry at them, but also gave them some loose change and drove them away.

Xiao Hong had a bad temper. She took the loose silver and left on her own. Xiao Qing, out of consideration for their years of sisterly friendship, did not leave Xiao Yi.

When Yang Peng found out about this, he didn't get angry; instead, he comforted Xiao Yi a few times that day.

But in the days that followed, Xiao Yi clearly felt that Yang Peng's feelings for her were gradually fading.

Gone are the warm greetings and cozy goodnight wishes.

Xiao Yi wondered if he had done something wrong. But he didn't seem to have done anything wrong!

Several months passed quietly, and as the opera troupe moved around, Xiao Yi had no idea where he was.

I only occasionally overheard the audience discussing that the Qing Dynasty was over, and the corpse-transporters had been driven away...

Yi Minmin didn't understand what they meant by "the Qing Dynasty" and "corpse drivers," but she knew that life seemed to be getting harder and harder.

The opera troupe seems to have had no business for more than a month, and Yang Peng asks him for money every few days.

The travel money that was secretly brought out back then has been reduced to half a box.

Last month, Xiaoqing also left her, along with a soldier. When she left, Xiaoqing told her, "Miss Yi, do you really still think Yang Peng has his eye on you? When we first met, he held you tightly, and his eyes never left the boxes that Xiaohong and I were holding!"

Having been away from home for so long, traveled to so many places, and seen so much of the world, does Xiao Yi really not understand?