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Of course, Fan Liuer would not go with Li Congchenbi to the prefect's mansion to beat up Qi Weiming. Li Congchenbi did not say anything at the time, but the next day he summoned the most famous embroiderer, the dressing lady and the tailor in Xingzhou City.

When Fan Liuer saw this group of people, her face was full of surprise.

"This is..."

Li Chenbi said, "I originally planned to wait until the situation stabilized and I wasn't so busy before preparing for the wedding. I didn't want to rush things and make you feel wronged."

"But Qi Weiming hasn't given up yet, and I'm really worried. This marriage has to be finalized as soon as possible before I can feel at ease."

Fan Liuer: "..."

Fan Liuer had no objection to marriage; she had already decided to be with Li Chenbi and was fully prepared mentally.

If marriage can make Li Chenbi less crazy, then let's get married as soon as possible.

"Since you can't get away, let's keep things simple."

Fan Liuer didn't care much about those rituals; she just wanted to spend as little money as possible. Every penny Li Chenbi spent was hers.

Li Chenbi disagreed, "How can that be? Our marriage will be the grandest celebration in the history of Xingzhou City."

Fan Liuer's eyes widened. The grandest ever? How much money must that have cost!

"No need. The situation is unstable now, and your status is not what it used to be. Holding such a grand event would be too eye-catching and give others something to talk about later." She tried to persuade Li Chenbi.

Li Chenbi disagreed, "It's alright, I have my own ways of dealing with these."

"But that would take a long time to prepare, so the wedding probably won't be possible for a while."

"Don't worry, money makes the world go round, just spend more money."

Fan Liuer felt even more distressed upon hearing this. Seeing that she couldn't persuade Li Chenbi, she simply laid it all out: "I can't bear to spend so much money."

Li Chenbi chuckled upon hearing this, "I have money, you don't need to save for me."

Fan Liuer looked at him and asked seriously, "Isn't what's yours mine? When you spend your money, you're spending my money."

Li Chenbi's smile froze. He thought that Fan Liuer's reluctance meant she was reluctant to spend his money, but he didn't expect that her reluctance was simply that she was reluctant to spend money.

He was a little angry and pinched Fan Liuer: "Are you trying to make me angry to death?! This is our wedding, do you think you can just rush through it?"

Li Chenbi was genuinely unhappy; the pinch had hurt quite a bit.

Fan Liuer removed his hand and thought for a moment. Li Chenbi was very spoiled and insisted on having the best of everything. If the wedding ceremony was too poor, he would definitely nag her for the rest of his life.

Forget it, let's not make it too bad. I'll just spend some money to buy some peace and quiet.

"I didn't intend to rush things. I just felt there was no need to be too extravagant. Let's just do what your older brother did when he got married."

Li Chenbi was still very dissatisfied, "It's been seventeen years since he got married. How can you compare then to now?"

Fan Liuer took his hand and stroked his chest, "Then make it even better, okay? Don't be angry, I'm not angry, why are you so angry?"

Li Chenbi was still not satisfied with the result, but Fan Liuer's coaxing made him feel very pleased.

In the end, he gave in after being gently coaxed by Fan Liuer, but still left with a resentful remark.

"It's a good thing you're not a man. With your stinginess, what woman would want to marry you?"

Fan Liuer did not refute this statement, and she herself was also relieved.

It's a good thing she's not a man; if she were a man, she probably wouldn't be able to find a wife.

With the wedding on the agenda, the entire Li family began preparations.

Li Chenbi personally took charge of everything, working at the prefect's mansion every day until he returned home at night, and also had to worry about all the wedding arrangements.

Fan Liuer felt sorry for him and wanted to take over the matter.

When Fan Liuer heard him say this, she did not refute it; she really thought so.

Ultimately, Li Chenbi handled all of these matters.

Even though Li Chenbi's original plans were cut by more than half, it would still take two months to prepare. The couple set their wedding date for the beginning of winter.

Li Chenbi originally wanted to spend more money to move the date forward, but he was worried that Fan Liuer would suffer when the weather turned cold at the beginning of winter.

Fan Liuer disagreed. She was much better now and was no longer so afraid of the cold. Besides, even if she was cold, it would only be during the wedding ceremony.

She couldn't bear to spend so much money just for a moment of warmth.

Li Chenbi was furious and immediately ordered a valuable pearl to be used on Fan Liuer's phoenix crown.

He even deliberately told Fan Liuer the price to spite her.

Fan Liuer was so angry that she hit him with a hammer, and only then did he calm down.

Time passed day by day, and the two of them were very busy. Although Fan Liuer did not need to prepare for the wedding, she still needed to go to the old lady's place for lessons every day, and she also had to go to An Yi Hall in the afternoon, so she was not idle.

As the wedding date approached, the situation began to become tense.

Yan Qi plans to lead his troops north before winter to capture another city, while the imperial court has the same idea and has recently begun to provoke him frequently, showing signs of a counterattack.

Li Chenbi usually wouldn't talk to Fan Liuer about these things, but Fan Liuer went out every day and heard some rumors from the streets.

Fan Liuer asked Li Chenbi, who simply told her not to worry. The court was already at its last gasp, and its momentum was gone; no amount of further action would stir up any more trouble.

Seeing that he spoke so casually, Fan Liuer felt relieved.

Even more worried than Fan Liuer and Li Chenbi was the old lady. Ever since the news of the court's counterattack came, she had been going to the ancestral hall every day to burn incense and paper money, praying to the ancestors for their blessing so that the marriage could go smoothly.

The Li family has experienced too much in the past year, and she really doesn't want to see any more changes. She only hopes that Li Chenbi can marry Fan Liuer peacefully, and then the two of them can quickly add a child to the family and make the household prosperous.

Fan Liuer quietly asked Li Chenbi, "What if the old lady finds out I can't have children and tries to kick me out?"

Li Chenbi held her close and gently comforted her, "Don't worry, with me here, no one can kick you out."

Fan Liuer sighed, "That's not what I'm worried about. I'm the master of this Li residence now. If she wants to kick me out, I can only let her go, but I can't bring myself to do that. It's a bit of a dilemma for me."

Li Chenbi: "..."

He was worrying about her unnecessarily.

However, the thing Fan Liuer was worried about would not happen anytime soon. Just half a month before their wedding, the imperial court suddenly sent troops.

Yan Qi selected Qi Weiming to go and fight, worried that he wouldn't be able to handle it alone, and also planned to have Li Chenbi accompany him.

Qi Weiming refused, "General, Lord Li is about to get married. Let's not delay his happy occasion at this critical juncture. I can handle killing those good-for-nothings."

Li Chenbi glanced at Qi Weiming, and Qi Weiming glared at him.

"I won't be able to attend the wedding banquet, so I wish Lord Li a speedy marriage and a quick separation."

Yan Qi was initially somewhat relieved, as everyone was saying that Qi Weiming and Li Chenbi were at odds in private. As his right-hand men, he naturally did not want to see this situation.

He was somewhat pleased when he heard that Qi Weiming wouldn't let Li Chenbi go to the battlefield, but after hearing the next sentence, only doubt remained in his eyes.

Is this a sign of harmony or discord?