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Fan Liuer felt that Li Chenbi had been acting a little strangely lately, always teasing her and only stopping when he made her lose her temper.

At first, Fan Liuer was genuinely angry, but after a few times, she got used to it and understood what Li Chenbi meant. Every time Li Chenbi teased her, she would pretend to be angry to appease him.

As a result, Li Chenbi was still dissatisfied, insisting that she was being perfunctory, which caused quite a bit of trouble.

Fan Liuer's days were spent in her constant cursing and swearing.

Half a month later, Siqing returned from the street and said to Fan Liuer as soon as she entered the house, "Madam Fan, something terrible has happened."

Fan Liuer, who had been sprawled on the couch, sat up abruptly upon hearing this. "What major event? The enemy has attacked?"

It's no wonder Fan Liuer reacted this way; there had been so much bad news these past few days that she was quite nervous.

"No." Siqing sat down next to Fan Liuer.

Fan Liuer breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the enemy hadn't attacked. She hadn't figured out how to escape yet.

"But that's about right."

Fan Liuer's breath hitched again. "What happened?"

"I heard there was a rebellion a few days ago."

Fan Liuer wasn't too surprised by this. Although Li Chenbi wouldn't talk to her about matters of the court, he sometimes didn't avoid discussing things with her. She had heard Li Chenbi mention it a couple of times when he was talking to Li Qiuping before.

An underground organization is operating near the border and appears to be planning an uprising.

She was mentally prepared and remained relatively calm about it.

Compared to her composure, Siqing seemed much more worried.

"This is truly going to plunge the world into chaos. I wonder if they'll even reach Xingzhou City."

After saying that, she bit her lip and hesitated before saying, "Madam Fan, if Xingzhou City falls into chaos, I may not be able to stay at the Li residence to serve you anymore. I will have to go back to my hometown."

Fan Liuer understood her words, "Alright, if the world really descends into chaos, then you can go back."

Anyway, staying at the Li residence might not be safe.

Siqing thought Fan Liuer would be unhappy, after all, as a servant, running away when in trouble is despicable.

But she didn't expect Fan Liuer to be so generous and considerate, which made her feel guilty.

Thinking back on the days she spent with Fan Liuer, Fan Liuer was very approachable and generous to her. Even when she made mistakes, she was never scolded.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Madam Fan, I shouldn't be saying these things, but you've been so good to me, so I still want to."

"Although Second Master treats you well now, you also said that it is the worst thing to gamble your whole life on one man."

"If this war really breaks out, who knows how many years it will last. If in the future... Second Master can't take care of you, and you have nowhere to go, come to my hometown to find me."

"Although it can't compare to the prosperity of Xingzhou, our village is far from the city and hidden in the mountains. Without a guide, you can't find it at all. Even if there is war, it won't affect us."

"You can come to my house to lay low for a while, and then we'll come out together once things are peaceful."

Siqing's words made Fan Liuer's eyes light up.

She was just worrying about having nowhere to go when Siqing's words were like a pillow delivered to her when she was sleepy.

Where is your hometown?

"It's not too far from Xingzhou City. You can take a day's carriage to Guanshan Town, the southernmost part of Xingzhou's jurisdiction, and then head east from the town, crossing two mountains to reach it."

"Does your village have a place name?"

"Yaoli Village".

Yaoli Village...

Fan Liuer memorized the name.

Just then, the sound of the door opening came from the front door. Siqing immediately stood up from the bed, looking terrified.

In the entire Li residence, besides the owner Fan Liuer, only Li Chenbi could open this door without asking permission.

Siqing was so nervous that she dared not even breathe, afraid that Li Chenbi would hear what she had just said.

Fan Liuer was also a little scared. If Li Chenbi found out that Siqing was planning a way out for her, then both Siqing and she would suffer.

Li Chenbi stepped into the house, closed the door behind him, and saw Fan Liuer staring at him nervously. He raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Siqing clenched her hands, not daring to linger. She bowed to Li Chenbi and hurriedly left.

Only Fan Liuer and Li Chenbi remained in the room, and Fan Liuer became even more nervous.

"No...nothing's wrong."

Li Chenbi approached her. He stood in front of the couch, while Fan Liuer sat down. She was much shorter than him, and her imposing presence was completely overshadowed by him.

Li Chenbi scrutinized her face for a moment, then leaned down and stared into her eyes. "Lying."

"You're scared."

His gaze fell on Fan Liuer's clenched hands. "What are you afraid of?"

"Did you do something to wrong me?"

Fan Liuer's heart was pounding in her throat. She swallowed hard and followed Li Chenbi's lead, saying, "I...I'm just scared."

Li Chenbi sat down next to her, reached out and took her hand, "What are you afraid of?"

Fan Liuer suppressed her tension. She thought that Li Chenbi probably hadn't heard her and Siqing's conversation. Given Li Chenbi's temperament, if he had heard it, he would have immediately flew into a rage and would never have been as calm as he was now.

She cannot afford to lose her composure.

Calming herself, she leaned closer to Li Chenbi, burying herself in his arms, and said softly, "Siqing said there's chaos outside, a rebellion has broken out."

"I'm afraid the rebels will attack."

"What if they reach Xingzhou City?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a soft laugh came from above. Li Chenbi put his arms around her and said, "With me here, what are you afraid of?"

Fan Liuer felt completely relieved.

It seems this person really didn't hear, and I didn't reveal any flaws.

However, since the play has already come to this point, she has to continue acting.

She lifted her head from Li Chenbi's embrace, looked at him with a worried expression, and asked, "If the rebels really attack, Second Master, will you abandon me?"

Li Chenbi looked down to meet his gaze, and smiled upon hearing this: "So this is what you're really afraid of?"

"Afraid I'll abandon you?"

Fan Liuer looked away, not daring to meet Li Chenbi's gaze.

She nodded and whispered, "Mmm."

Li Chenbi turned her face around, kissed her on the lips, and then said, "Didn't I say that you would be Mrs. Li from now on?"

After saying that, he looked at Fan Liuer and said, "I want to ask you, if the Li family were gone, and if you were no longer known as Second Master Li, would you still be willing to follow me?"

"You may have to go through a tough period, but it won't be too tough. I won't let you suffer. It just won't be as comfortable as it is now."

He spoke with a more serious expression than ever before.

Fan Liuer actually noticed a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

This made Fan Liuer's heart tighten.

Li Chenbi gets nervous too?

What is he nervous about?

Is she too nervous to agree?

Fan Liuer didn't respond immediately, and Li Chenbi's face gradually darkened. "What do you mean by not speaking?"

"Fan Liuer, is it because I've lost my status as Master Li that you no longer want to be with me?"

Seeing that the person was about to get angry, Fan Liuer immediately tried to coax her, "I didn't mean that!"

"How could I not want to be with you? Besides you, who else in this world could I be with?"

Saying something against her conscience made Fan Liuer feel a little guilty. She didn't dare to look Li Chenbi in the eye, so she lowered her head to avoid his gaze before speaking again: "Besides, where in this world can you find someone as good as Second Master?"

"He's handsome, capable, and so good to me. How could I not be with a man like him, whom you couldn't find even with a lantern?"

Under normal circumstances, Fan Liuer would never say these words.

But in order to appease Li Chenbi, she could only choose to say the most mushy things.

She knew that Li Chenbi loved to hear these kinds of things.

Li Chenbi really enjoyed listening to it. Seeing Fan Liuer burying her head in his arms, he felt a ticklish sensation in his heart.

How could I possibly be angry?