Warm medicine emits fragrance

Two days later, Fan Liuer could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the house had become much more serious.

Because Fan Liuer was the only mistress in this house, and she usually stayed in her room and never went out, she never set rules for the servants. Sometimes she even let the servants make a ruckus for her amusement. Therefore, although the house was heavily guarded, the overall atmosphere inside was relaxed.

In the past two days, when Fan Liuer occasionally sunbathed in the courtyard during the day, it was clear that everyone's expressions were becoming increasingly solemn.

She was very anxious. She couldn't get any news from the outside world, and she didn't know what the situation was like outside.

When she asked Li Qiuxia about it under the guise of curiosity, Li Qiuxia, perhaps afraid of scaring her, simply reassured her that nothing was wrong and told her not to worry.

Fan Liuer didn't want to ask too many questions, afraid that someone would notice something was wrong.

She could no longer sit idly by and wait for her fate. If the rebels entered the city, she would really be trapped and would have no choice but to rely on Li Chenbi.

But Li Chenbi himself is already deeply mired in trouble, so how can he possibly protect her completely?

She didn't want to, and dared not, place all her bets on Li Chenbi.

She understood this all too well: there was no one in this world you could completely rely on.

She sat in the courtyard until sunset, unable to think of any way to leave quietly.

Although Li Chenbi never said that Fan Liuer was not allowed to go out, if Fan Liuer were to go out, there would definitely be many people following her.

Even if she goes outside, she might not have a chance to escape.

Moreover, I heard that Li Chenxin's people are still looking for her everywhere. Her grand outing not only failed to escape, but also exposed her current address.

She could only disguise herself and run away quietly by herself.

"Madam, the sun has set, and it's chilly outside. Let's go inside," Li Qiuxia said, interrupting Fan Liuer's thoughts.

Fan Liuer stood up and followed Li Qiuxia into the house, her gaze sweeping around the entire residence.

Then she landed in a place she had never been before.

Over there in the kitchen and servants' quarters.

That's where the servants' quarters are. These past few days, when we've been strolling around the courtyard, Li Qiuxia has never taken her there.

Generally speaking, a house will have a back door, but Fan Liuer has searched almost the entire house in the past two days, except for the servants' quarters, and has not seen any back door.

I imagine the back door should be near the servants' quarters.

An idea suddenly popped into her head.

Late that night, she wrapped herself up tightly to make sure she wouldn't get cold if she went out, before quietly opening the door.

Li Qiuxia didn't live with her because Fan Liuer insisted, saying she couldn't sleep if someone else lived in her room.

The main purpose was to make it easier for her to escape later. If there were multiple people in the house, she would have no chance to escape at all.

Fan Liuer was a very easy person to serve, and she hardly needed any servants to do anything for her. After Fan Liuer went to bed at night, Li Qiuxia could go back to her room to sleep.

At this time, apart from two servants guarding the door, there was no one else outside Fan Liuer's door.

As soon as she opened the door, two servants looked over with surprise. "Madam?"

Fan Liuer had never opened the door at night before, which surprised the two of them.

Fan Liuer quickly gestured to them, signaling them to be quiet, "Don't make a fuss, keep your voice down, so as not to wake everyone up."

The two immediately lowered their voices and asked cautiously, "Is there anything you need, Madam?"

Fan Liuer tightened her outer robe, "I'm a little hungry."

The servant immediately replied, "Then I'll go and tell the kitchen to make it for you right away."

"Wait," Fan Liuer called out to him, "You all stay here and watch, I'll go by myself."

"This..." The servant hesitated, "It's late and the dew is heavy. It wouldn't be good if Madam caught a cold. We should go instead."

"I just want to move around a bit. Now that it's spring, I'm not so afraid of the cold anymore. The house was a bit stuffy after burning charcoal all day, so I'm going out for some fresh air."

"Alright, just do your own thing."

After Fan Liuer finished speaking, she walked towards the servants' quarters.

She is now the only mistress in the house, and when these people were arranged to come, Li Chenbi gave them the order to prioritize her and take good care of her, without any requirement to monitor or imprison her.

The servants dared not stop her and went with Fan Liuer.

Fan Liuer walked all the way to the doorway of the servants' quarters, and only after she was out of sight of the two men did she lean against the wall, panting.

She was so nervous just now, she was afraid that the two of them would insist on coming over.

Compared to the brightly lit main courtyard, the servants' quarters were much dimmer, with only two lamps lit up, making it barely possible to see.

She didn't usually order food after nightfall; even if she was hungry, she would just eat some fruit or snacks to tide her over. As a result, everyone in the servants' quarters was already asleep, and all was peaceful.

She walked a little further in and sure enough, she saw a narrow door in the corner.

However, there was a person guarding the narrow gate. Hearing Fan Liuer's movements, he immediately looked over.

Fan Liuer didn't try to avoid suspicion and walked over to her, saying, "It's me."

Upon recognizing the visitor, the gatekeeper immediately exclaimed, "Madam? What brings you here so late?"

"I'm hungry, I'm going to the kitchen to find something to eat."

"Then I'll go and wake the cook up and make it for you."

"No need, I can't sleep and want to cook for myself, so don't wake them up."

Upon hearing this, the servants could say nothing more and could only watch Fan Liuer walk towards the kitchen.

Besides gathering intelligence, Fan Liuer's trip was also really about cooking.

However, having not done these things for a long time, her movements had become quite rusty. When she finally got the fire going, she sat in front of the stove and sighed.

It's true that it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

She casually cooked a bowl of glutinous rice balls, but didn't eat them. Instead, she took the bowl to the back door.

When the gatekeeper saw her come out again, he immediately straightened up and said, "Madam."

Fan Liuer handed him the bowl in her hand, "Here, you've worked hard keeping watch, have something hot to warm yourself up."

The gatekeeper was flattered and wide-eyed, hesitant to accept the gift. "Madam...this..."

"Take it quickly and try my cooking."

The gatekeeper immediately took the bowl, and under Fan Liuer's watchful gaze, scooped up a glutinous rice ball and stuffed it into his mouth.

"How is it?" Fan Liuer asked.

The gatekeeper nodded eagerly, "Madam's cooking is superb, it's delicious."

Fan Liuer nodded in satisfaction, "Then you can eat slowly, I'm going back to my room."

After saying that, she slowly walked into the main courtyard and disappeared from the gatekeeper's sight.

The news reached Li Chenbi in the early hours of that day.

Upon hearing this, Li Chenbi recalled the time when Fan Liuer secretly went to the kitchen to roast sweet potatoes, and couldn't help but find it amusing.

"She's just a glutton, let her be."

"Oh, right, in the future, have the cook prepare more simple and easy-to-make ingredients in the kitchen before bedtime, and don't let the firewood go out, leave it on for her."

His dark eyes were full of doting affection.