Warm medicine emits fragrance

The carriage arrived safely in Beppu, the county town. Everyone on board was on tenterhooks, fearing that something else might happen.

Fortunately, the carriage at the head of the procession was quiet and there was no other noise.

The carriage door was only opened when it came to a safe stop in front of the villa, and Li Chenbi stepped out.

The next second, a figure followed him closely, holding his hand tightly.

Li Qiuping was standing next to the carriage when he saw this scene, and he secretly elevated the status of this wet nurse in his heart.

It seems the North Courtyard is finally going to have another master.

Fan Liuer followed Li Chenbi into the mansion with her head down. She could feel the gazes of others secretly observing her, which made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

But I didn't dare to pull my hand away.

She knew she had offended this man earlier, and now she dared not be presumptuous again, fearing she wouldn't even be able to keep her monthly allowance.

My heart is bleeding right now.

One tael of silver, that's twelve taels a year, and he just took it all away with a single sentence.

He dared not say anything openly, but in his heart he cursed the person from head to toe.

Stingy, vengeful, temperamental, difficult to please, simply...

ill!

Li Chenbi walked very fast. He had long legs and took big strides, making one of his steps equivalent to more than two of Fan Liuer's.

She had to jog to keep up with him.

Although the villa was not as large as the Li residence, it was not much smaller either. After entering through the main gate, one had to pass through a front courtyard.

After jogging alongside Li Chenbi for a short while, Fan Liuer was already a little out of breath.

But the person in front of him showed no sign of slowing down; on the contrary, he walked faster and faster.

Fan Liuer was convinced that this person was deliberately teasing her, and she cursed him in her heart.

Li Chenbi really didn't mean it. It was almost dawn and the temperature was starting to rise. He had been cooped up in the carriage the whole way, and it wouldn't be appropriate to hold Fan Liuer in his arms to cool her down after getting off the train, so he had to hurry back to his bedroom.

An ice detector and a sink filled with ice blocks were already prepared in the bedroom.

Having not slept all night, all he wanted to do was wash off the stickiness and get a good night's sleep.

The thought of immersing himself in the cool pool to relieve the heat made him quicken his pace.

Fan Liuer was panting heavily and about to fall behind when the person in front of her suddenly stopped.

She lost her balance and crashed straight into it, her nose hitting a hard, sturdy back, which made her ache.

Li Chenbi turned his head and saw her covering her nose with teary eyes, only then remembering that he was still holding her hand.

It felt so good to hold her hand; I'd been holding it like that and forgot to let go.

Looking at the pitiful appearance of the person in front of him, he felt a surge of tenderness and reached out to touch her.

"Let me see."

When he reached out, Fan Liuer instinctively stepped back, but she couldn't go too far, and her hand was still being held.

She was convinced that this man was unpredictable and thought that she had bumped into him and he was about to hit her.

Only when I heard what the other person said did I realize that I had misunderstood.

But it was too late. Her retreating movement immediately darkened Li Chenbi's face, reminding him of the rejection he had just received in the train carriage.

With such a pitiful appearance, how could she say such things?

Do what a concubine should do, and receive the monthly allowance a concubine should receive, but don't want the title of concubine?

This is a title that many people would kill for, yet this person doesn't want it.

She doesn't want a man like him, so what does she want?

They are arrogant and ignorant of their own limitations!

She deserves the pain; let her clear her head!

He shook off her hand and said calmly, "You may leave now."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and went inside, then slammed the door shut in front of Fan Liuer.

With a loud "clang," the people who had caught up behind looked at each other in bewilderment.

Li Qiuping looked at Fan Liuer, who was covering her nose, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong, Second Master?"

In the past, at times like this, these people would always be at the forefront, rushing to open the door for their master.

But since this was the first time they had encountered such a situation with Li Chenbi and his men, they didn't dare to step forward.

But the result was not quite what they expected.

Fan Liuer rubbed her nose and said, avoiding the main point, "Second Master asked me to leave first."

Unsure of his master's attitude, Li Qiuping could only have someone take Fan Liuer to her bedroom first.

Just as Fan Liuer was about to leave, Li Qiuping stopped her again, "Never mind, you should stay here. It'll be more convenient for me if the Second Master calls you later."

As he spoke, he arranged for Fan Liuer to be placed next to Li Chenbi's bedroom.

The room next door was originally intended to be a medicine dispensing room, so it would be perfect for Fan Liuer to stay there, saving her the trouble of running around to get medicine in the future.

Fan Liuer had no objection to this, and even if she did, it wouldn't change anything.

But she still sensed some changes. Before, when she was in the Li family, although she was a wet nurse, she was just a servant and did not receive the treatment of being served by maids. She had to do things like washing herself.

Now Li Qiuping has assigned her a maid who is busy fetching water for her to bathe and wash up.

At first, Fan Liuer felt a little uncomfortable being served, but she got used to it after a while.

While soaking in the bathtub, someone gently massaged her head from behind, and she fell asleep comfortably.

The person who woke her up was Madam Yang. The moment she opened her eyes, she was so frightened that she almost drowned.

"Mrs. Yang...?"

Madam Yang looked at her, hesitated, and finally said, "Come out after you've changed your clothes."

Fan Liuer had a bad feeling, so she hurriedly changed her clothes and went outside.

Madam Yang was sitting at the table. When she saw her come out, she said to the maid in the room, "Dry Madam Fan's hair."

The maid immediately took a clean handkerchief and stepped forward, pressed Fan Liuer down into a chair, and carefully dried her hair.

Fan Liuer sat upright in the chair, not daring to move, wondering in her heart why Madam Yang had come here.

Is this going to be a accusation or a punishment?

Because she offended Li Chenbi?

"Did you say anything to the Second Master in the carriage today?"

Fan Liuer glanced at the maid behind her. Madam Yang gestured for her to rest assured, "No one in the North Courtyard would dare to do anything to harm the Second Master, so you can speak with confidence."

Fan Liuer had no choice but to tell the truth.

She also wanted to ask Madam Yang if there was any way to get her penalized wages back.

She was heartbroken.

After hearing this, Madam Yang looked at Fan Liuer and didn't know what to say.

"You said you refused the title of Second Master's concubine, and as a result, you were fined half your wages. Now you want your wages to be increased back?"

Under Madam Yang's gaze, Fan Liuer shrank her shoulders and whispered, "If it really can't be raised back up, then... that's fine too."

One tael of silver is fine, it's better than nothing.

Madam Yang shook her head, then pointed at Fan Liuer, then shook her head again, and stood up.

"Shortsighted!" With that, she turned and left the room.