Warm medicine emits fragrance

Li Chenxin took the letter, opened it, quickly read it, and a joyful expression appeared on her face.

Liu Qing then spoke slowly: "Nephew Li, there is no need to panic too much. The current situation is under the control of Prince Rong. As you know, there is more than one prince in the court. If Your Highness does not conceal your abilities now, even if you defeat the rebel army, it will be difficult for you to secure that position."

"Let them fight it out first, then we can reap the benefits."

Li Chenxin closed the letter, feeling much relieved, but still unable to suppress his worry. "The rebel army has already marched south. They certainly won't let go of Xingzhou City, such a coveted prize. If they attack, how can the small garrison in the city possibly withstand them?"

"Nephew Li, there's no need to worry. His Highness has already made arrangements. Reinforcements will come to support us once the rebel army marches south."

As he spoke, he patted Li Chenxin on the shoulder, "All we need to do is stay in the city and wait for the rebels to attack. Then we can catch them like turtles in a jar and wipe them out in one fell swoop. After it's done, you'll be a great hero."

Inspired by these words, Li Chenxin was now at his wit's end. He had to either stay or abandon his vast fortune and flee Xingzhou. He could never choose the latter, so he had no choice but to take a gamble.

He tucked the letter into his pocket and nodded, "I understand. Thank you for making this trip, sir."

"We are both under the Prince's command, so there's no need for such formalities. Now that the message has been delivered, I won't disturb you any longer; I still have matters to attend to."

After Liu Qing finished speaking and was about to leave, he remembered something and said to Li Chenxin, "By the way, the prince is a grateful person. He remembers all those who have helped him before. You can tell them that they can stay in the city without worry."

After saying this, Liu Qing left.

After leaving the Li residence, Liu Qing got into the carriage and couldn't help but sigh to himself.

Li Chenbi's imitation of Prince Rong's handwriting was so accurate that he couldn't tell at all that it was a forgery.

In the days that followed, Xingzhou City tightened its defenses, and everyone leaving the city had to undergo strict checks.

As the time for the rebel army to march south drew closer, the atmosphere in the city grew increasingly tense.

Soon, the rebel army captured the city closest to Xingzhou.

It only takes five days to get to Xingzhou from there.

When Fan Liuer learned of this news, she knew she couldn't wait any longer.

If we wait any longer, I'm afraid we'll really miss our chance.

The next day, there were only four days left before the rebels entered the city.

When Fan Liuer was sunbathing in the courtyard during the day, she pointed to a potted plant in the corner.

"This flower is beautiful, what's its name?"

Li Qiuxia said, "Madam, this flower is called Cyclamen."

"Cyclamen? That's a nice name. Let me bring it to my room."

"Alright." Li Qiuxia called for servants to move the flowers, and at the same time instructed Fan Liuer, "Madam, this flower is poisonous. If you accidentally eat it, you will feel dizzy, nauseous, and drowsy. Please do not touch it."

Fan Liuer feigned surprise, "It's poisonous? Won't the smell be dangerous?"

"No, as long as you don't eat it, it's fine."

Fan Liuer breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."

Late that night, after everyone in the house had fallen asleep, Fan Liuer got out of bed and began packing her things.

She took her secret stash out of the closet, took off her clothes, and wrapped the gold chain around her waist.

Then sew a thick stack of banknotes into the lining of the inner garment, and finally put on the clothes one by one.

She wore several layers of undergarments alone.

Finally, put on the outer robe that Siqing hadn't taken with her.

If she dressed too well, she would inevitably be watched during her escape, so the simpler her outer clothes were, the better.

Hidden the last purse inside the outer robe, and then put on a cloak to wrap the simple outer robe inside.

After doing all this, she walked to the pot of cyclamen, plucked a few flowers, and hid them in her sleeve.

She saw this pot of flowers during the day yesterday, which inspired her to come up with this idea.

When she was a child, she saw a pot of this flower at her neighbor's house. The child in that family fell into a coma after accidentally eating the flower.

The child's mother died early, and the task of caring for the child fell to the newlywed stepmother.

After the child's accident, the new bride's mother-in-law thought that the new bride was wicked and had poisoned her child, so she beat her half to death.

Later, when the child woke up, everyone learned that the child had accidentally ingested the food.

The child's father was filled with regret, wishing he had stopped his mother earlier. But it was too late; the new bride's family came knocking and took away the bruised and battered bride.

On the day the new bride left, Fan Liuer and a group of neighbors watched the spectacle from the sidelines.

The man tried to persuade his new wife to stay, but instead, he was beaten up by her family. When the man's mother saw her son being beaten, she was furious and rushed out to yell and curse.

「哪家女人不挨男人揍，你这幺矫情，我看出了我家，谁还敢娶你！」

Fan Liuer still remembers the new bride's answer to this day.

"I'd rather never marry a man who can't even protect his own wife! I have hands and feet; do you think I can't live without a man?!"

Because of this incident, Fan Liuer remembered the poisonous flower and the words her new bride had spoken.

She hid the flowers and pushed open the door.

Fan Liuer's carefully cultivated plan had taken effect, and the servants outside the door were no longer surprised to see her.

"lady."

Fan Liuer smiled at them and said, "I'm going to the kitchen."

The servants nodded and made way for her.

When Fan Liuer arrived at the servants' quarters, the servants guarding the back door greeted her immediately.

Fan Liuer nodded to him and went into the kitchen.

The kitchen lights were unusually bright, which surprised her.

Could it be that her plan has been discovered?

She left the kitchen and asked the guard, "Why is it so bright here today?"

"Madam, it was Master's order. Last time you accidentally burned your hand, and he was worried you wouldn't be able to see clearly, so he specially asked for a few more lamps to be added."

Fan Liuer felt a mix of emotions upon hearing this.

She did have some feelings for Li Chenbi, but she couldn't give her heart away completely.

If even her own flesh and blood could abandon her, how much more so a man she had only known for six months?

Li Chenbi must be very angry after he finds out she ran away, right?

However, he will probably forget her soon. After all, it is a common problem for men to be fickle. Even couples who have been in love for many years still remarry less than a year after their wives pass away.

With this thought, the guilt she felt dissipated.

Back in the kitchen, she started a fire and began cooking.

Today she didn't cook glutinous rice balls, but instead made a pot of meat pies.

She picked one out and put it aside, then wrapped the rest in oil paper; these would be her rations for the next few days.

She broke the meat patties she had picked out into pieces, added the cyclamen juice she had already ground, and waited until the juice had soaked through all the meat filling before taking the meat filling out the door.

Standing in front of the goalkeeper again, she handed it over, "Here, try this and see how it tastes."