Warm medicine emits fragrance

The governor of Xingzhou is still Liu Qing, but the governor's mansion has become General Yan's temporary residence. Li Chenbi has to come here every day to discuss military arrangements with General Yan.

Fan Liuer arrived at lunchtime, thinking that even if she was busy, she still had to eat, and there would always be time to eat.

Moreover, Li Chenbi needs to take his medicine at this time, and even if others don't get rest, he definitely does.

At this time, Li Chenbi may seem to have a bad temper, but he is actually the easiest to coax. Fan Liuer deliberately chose this time to come.

She announced her purpose outside the mansion, and after a short while, Li Qiuping came to pick her up. When he saw her, he was as if he had seen Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, saying, "You've come just in time. The master is starting to lose his temper again."

Fan Liuer followed him into the mansion. "What is it?"

"It's not a big deal, really. It's just that there are some political disagreements with General Yan's former subordinates. Usually, I would ignore these dissenting voices, but these past two days I think I've been in a bad mood and have lost my temper."

Fan Liuer knew the reason for Li Chenbi's bad mood and felt somewhat helpless.

This person is so petty. He's been avoiding her for three days, not even giving her a chance to meet and talk, and yet she's here sulking.

She can't see him, and she doesn't know who she's sulking for.

The two crossed the front hall. Many people were coming and going in the prefect's mansion. They were all very curious about Fan Liuer and kept secretly looking at her.

Fortunately, Fan Liuer wore a veil before going out, so she didn't feel so uncomfortable.

"Madam, go through the corridor ahead and then through the garden, and you'll find where Master takes his afternoon nap," Li Qiuping said to Fan Liuer as they came out of the front hall, pointing in a direction.

Fan Liuer nodded, and was about to say something when someone suddenly called out to Li Qiuping from behind.

The two turned around, and the person who came was a maid. She bowed to Li Qiuping before speaking: "Guard Li, the general requests this lady to come over."

Li Qiuping was surprised to hear this. "Did the general say that?"

The maid nodded. "Yes, the general heard that Lord Li's wife has arrived and wishes to meet her."

Li Qiuping turned his head to look at Fan Liuer, who was also looking at him.

Fan Liuer was a little nervous; that was the leader of the rebel army, the future emperor.

Li Qiuping thought for a moment and said to the maid, "You wait here, I'll go and tell the master first."

The maid immediately said, "Guard Li, we can't keep the general waiting."

Li Qiuping appeared somewhat anxious. On one side was his own master, and on the other was the future emperor; he couldn't afford to offend either of them.

Seeing his predicament, Fan Liuer took the initiative to say, "I'll go with her. You go and tell Li Chenbi."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the maid.

Li Qiuping thought to himself that this was the only way, and turned to run quickly toward Li Chenbi's residence.

Fan Liuer was a little nervous, but not too afraid. Although this man was the future emperor, Li Chenbi was still his confidant. Out of respect for Li Chenbi, he should not make things difficult for her.

Maybe it's just curiosity. I just need to answer whatever they ask and not make any mistakes.

Following the maid to the main courtyard, she took off her veil and held it in her hand before entering the room.

She stepped into the room with her head bowed, and at the maid's instruction, she turned and bowed to the desk on her left.

"This humble servant greets General Yan."

"You are Fan Liuer?" A voice with a smile came from ahead. The voice was gentle and had a touch of vicissitude, completely different from the cold and stern voice she had imagined.

"Yes," she answered, head bowed.

"I heard you were instrumental in discovering this tomb, and I was just thinking about how to reward you. It just so happens you've arrived. Tell me, what reward do you desire?"

It would have been better if the tomb hadn't been mentioned. But as soon as it was, Fan Liuer remembered the jade seal locked under her bed and suddenly felt a little guilty.

She dared not ask for any reward; she dared not ask for anything at all.

"Reporting to the General, I was also captured and taken in. In fact, Lord Li and Lord Qi deserve the most credit, so the reward should go to them."

"They will receive their own rewards, and you will receive yours as well. I've heard that if you hadn't found the mechanism to the stone coffin, you wouldn't have discovered so many burial objects. You absolutely must have a share of these rewards."

Fan Liuer would never dare to accept this reward, for if she did, how could she use the imperial seal to ask this person for favors in the future?

Clenching her hands, she was so nervous that she dared not breathe, and stammered, "I did not do much, and I feel ashamed to accept this reward. Please, General, take it back."

Yan Qi looked at the person who was so nervous that his body was trembling slightly, and couldn't help but laugh. "It's really surprising that someone as bold as Li Chenbi would find such a timid wife."

"Alright, alright, I won't make things difficult for you. I'll give this reward to Li Chenbi as well."

After saying that, he waved his hand at Fan Liuer, "I heard that Li Chenbi lost his temper again today. You should go and coax him, lest someone come to me to complain later."

Upon hearing this, Fan Liuer immediately bowed and took her leave, not daring to delay for even a moment.

Yan Qi raised an eyebrow as he watched Fan Liuer's retreating figure. He had imagined that the woman who captivated Li Chenbi would be something extraordinary, but she turned out to be such an ordinary person.

This Li Chenbi really surprised him in every way.

Fan Liuer bumped into Li Chenbi as soon as she came out of the main courtyard. She immediately threw herself into Li Chenbi's arms, and only then did she feel much more at ease.

Li Chenbi knew she must be frightened, so he patted her blanket to comfort her and said, "It's alright, I'm here."

"The general didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

Fan Liuer shook her head in his arms, "No, he just said he would give me a reward, but I didn't accept it."

Li Chenbi looked down at her. "Why don't you want to?"

Fan Liuer winked at him, giving him a meaningful look.

Li Chenbi realized and chuckled to himself; it turned out he didn't dare to accept it.

I haven't seen you for the past few days.

Li Chenbi was still angry. He had forgotten about it for a moment because he was in a hurry, but now that he remembered it, he felt uncomfortable again.

He wanted to let go of Fan Liuer's hand, to let her know that he was still angry.

But when he finally managed to pull the person into his arms, the coolness under his hands made him reluctant to let go.

She tightened her grip on him slightly, but let out a soft hum, "What is it that has been on your mind for so long that you even made a special trip to the prefect's residence?"

Fan Liuer turned her head to look at him, "I came to the prefect's mansion today not entirely to talk to you."

Li Chenbi lowered his eyes to meet her gaze, and a flutter of excitement and anticipation rose in his heart.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he spoke, "Then what was it for?"

Fan Liuer turned her face away, feeling somewhat speechless under Li Chenbi's gaze.

Looking ahead, she whispered, "Look at you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the grip on her arm tightened, squeezing her so hard it hurt.

She turned her head to look at Li Chenbi, but Li Chenbi didn't look at her. Instead, he quickened his pace and led her forward.