Steward Cen was utterly shocked: "Young Master Ji, didn't you leave?"
"I did!"
Ji Li glared fiercely at Meng Qianqian, "How did you know I didn't actually leave?"
Meng Qianqian spread her hands: "I guessed."
Ji Li's face turned dark: "…That works?"
Meng Qianqian said, "Are you going to explain inside, or out here? Don't say I didn't warn you. The whole town knows about you eloping with Princess Wanping. People following your movements are as numerous as carp in the river. Speak here if you dare."
Behind the wall, in the alley, on the street… anywhere a person could stand, there were sneaky onlookers everywhere.
Ji Li, upright and unafraid, declared righteously, "When did I ever abduct Princess Wanping? She came of her own free will!"
Meng Qianqian raised an eyebrow, "Oh? So, you're admitting the two of you ran off together?"
Ji Li clenched his fists, blowing up again, "What running off? Ridiculous! That never happened!"