Warm medicine emits fragrance

Li Chenbi was furious. "Since you think he's so good..."

He swallowed the rest of his sentence, knowing that if he said the second half of the sentence, "You'll go with me," Fan Liuer would definitely leave without saying another word.

He might actually break her legs and lock her up.

Fan Liuer waited for him to finish speaking, "Since I think he's so good, then so be it?"

Li Chenbi forced a stiff smile. "It's nothing. Don't be fooled by his pretense. He's not as innocent as he seems. Think about it, how could someone with nothing become a highly regarded military commander in just six months? Could he rise so quickly without some tricks up his sleeve?"

Fan Liuer scoffed at this, "Can you fight a war without some tricks up your sleeve? Besides, no matter how many tricks he has, can they compare to yours?"

"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore. I'm exhausted after a whole day of running around. I'm going back to my room to rest. You should go back to your room too. It's so sunny here." Fan Liuer walked past Li Chenbi toward her room.

Li Chenbi gritted his teeth in anger as he watched her retreating figure.

Fan Liuer slept until dinner time. After eating and drinking her fill, she put down her chopsticks, got up, and decided to go for a stroll. Having been cooped up at home for so many days, it was time to get some exercise.

"Where are you going?" Li Chenbi also put down his chopsticks.

"I can go out for a stroll now, and no one is coming after me for revenge. I don't have to stay cooped up at home every day anymore."

Li Chenbi felt guilty and couldn't stop her from leaving, so he got up and said, "I'll go with you."

Fan Liuer glanced at his legs.

"I can use a wheelchair."

Fan Liuer still refused, "No, after the scene you two caused on the street today, who knows what rumors will spread outside? If I go out with you now, by tomorrow the whole alley will be full of gossip about me."

"They dare." Li Chenbi frowned.

"People can talk, why wouldn't they dare? Do you think no one talks about you behind your back? They just haven't reached your ears yet. I'm going out for a walk, and if anyone comes to ask me, I'll explain."

Li Chenbi didn't think her explanation was useful. "Even if you explain, they will only believe what they want to believe. Why waste your breath? As long as it doesn't reach your ears and upset you, that's fine. If anyone dares to talk nonsense in front of you, I have ways to shut them up."

Fan Liuer quickly stopped him, "Don't do anything reckless. This isn't the Li residence. We're just chatting. It's not that serious."

"I'm just explaining. Those who believe me will believe me, and those who don't, let them be." After saying that, Fan Liuer lifted her skirt and stepped over the kitchen threshold to leave.

"Don't follow me," he added.

Li Chenbi looked displeased. When Fan Liuer was about to reach the courtyard gate, he gestured to the servant beside him, "Go and follow her."

Now the servants in the courtyard are even more afraid of Li Chenbi. As soon as Li Chenbi speaks, they immediately follow Fan Liuer.

However, he didn't dare to follow too closely. He only caught up with Fan Liuer when she was almost at Feng Ji's shop.

Feng Ji's shop was bustling with activity, packed with neighbors from the surrounding area, all asking Si Qing about what was going on at noon.

With everyone talking at once, the shop was almost in chaos.

"I told you I don't know, why are you all asking me?" Siqing said with a bitter face.

"You're so close to Madam Fan, how could you not know about her? Tell us, what's Madam Fan's background? And who were those two people at noon?" a woman asked.

Another person immediately chimed in, "I know, the lame man is Madam Fan's distant cousin. Last time, Teacher Wen went to deliver medicine to Madam Fan and happened to see him. Madam Fan herself told me."

"Hehe..." One of the people cracking melon seeds chuckled, "What do you mean by delivering medicine? That Teacher Wen just has his eye on Madam Fan, otherwise why have we never seen him deliver medicine to us?"

Someone interrupted her, "Didn't you hear that at noon? Didn't that guy in military uniform shout several times that he was Madam Fan's husband?"

"Wasn't it said her husband died?"

"Could it be the second one?"

A group of people turned to look at Siqing. "Just how many times has Madam Fan been married?"

Siqing was completely exasperated and got up to shoo them away.

"You should be asking me about these things," Fan Liuer said with a smile as she walked into the shop.

When Siqing saw her, she immediately went up to her and said, "Sister Liu, what brings you here?" She gave Fan Niangzi a look, signaling her to go back quickly.

Otherwise, if a bunch of people catch her and start asking her questions, it will be incredibly annoying.

The room immediately fell silent as soon as she appeared.

Fan Liuer patted Siqing's hand, then walked over to the person eating melon seeds, grabbed a handful of seeds from her hand, pushed her aside, and sat down on the bench.

"Let me tell you, this is what happened."

Everyone in the room immediately crowded around, and even Siqing couldn't help but wonder what Fan Liuer would say.

"As you all know, I was married once, but he fell into the water on the way to our wedding. I always thought he was dead. Later, when I had nowhere else to go, I went to live with my distant cousin. After spending a lot of time together, my cousin fell in love with me."

"Although my husband and I haven't had a wedding ceremony yet, I was still brought to Xingzhou by my brother's arrangement and the matchmaker's words, so I can be considered married. I felt that I was not good enough for my cousin, so I left quietly."

"A while ago, my cousin was passing by here when he encountered his enemy and got injured. I happened to run into him, and I couldn't just stand by and watch him die, could I?"

Upon hearing this, the group nodded in agreement. "Indeed, it's a matter of life and death. They even helped you before, so it's only right that you save them."

"Originally, I planned to let him leave once he recovered, but you all saw my cousin today, right? He's handsome, isn't he?"

"Handsome! I've never seen anyone so handsome!" Those who had seen him immediately chimed in.

"Really? How handsome is he? As handsome as Teacher Wen?"

"Oh dear, even if eight teachers combined patted their butts, they couldn't catch up."

"That's called 'too good to catch up with,' meaning you can't catch up even if you pat someone's butt."

"Anyway, he's handsome. Alright, stop interrupting. Listen to what Madam Fan has to say."

After they all shut up, Madam Fan spoke again: "Tell me, he's so good to me, and so handsome. How could I not be moved when I see that face every day?"

"Just when I finally made up my mind to go with him, my husband came looking for me."

"It turns out he didn't die. Not only did he not die, but he also joined the rebel army. If he was also an official, then he was probably a high-ranking person."

Everyone gasped in surprise, filled with envy.

Fan Liuer shook her head, clutching her chest. "What am I supposed to do? I still have feelings for my cousin, but my husband isn't dead. I don't know what to do now."

As she spoke, she took out a handkerchief and wiped her eyes, saying, "Why is my life so miserable?"

Seeing her like this, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

"Oh, what a cruel twist of fate."

"that is."