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That night, Fan Liuer didn't sleep a wink.

Many reasons why I hadn't received the letter came to mind.

Perhaps it snowed over there, making the roads difficult to find, and the messenger was delayed on the way.

Perhaps Li Chenbi is too busy to write.

Perhaps the messenger lost the letter.

She offered herself a lot of comfort, but she still couldn't help thinking about it.

Has something happened to Li Chenbi?

The next day, she waited all day, but still did not receive a letter.

On the third day, still nothing.

As evening approached, she could no longer sit still and hurriedly went to the prefect's residence to find Liu Qing.

When Liu Qing received a message from his servant that Madam Li was requesting an audience, his heart tightened.

He knew why she had come.

Liu Qing was somewhat curious about this Mrs. Li, whom he had never met before. He wondered what kind of woman could tolerate Li Chenbi's temper.

What kind of woman could drive Li Chenbi to madness so many times?

He wants to see her, but definitely not under these circumstances.

"Just say I'm not here, find an excuse to send her away," Liu Qing said to his servant.

Fan Liuer waited in the hall for quite a while before the servant who had gone to inform her returned to reply.

"Madam Li, the master has gone out on business and is not currently at home. Please return."

Fan Liuer didn't believe this. If Liu Qing wasn't there, the servants would have told her directly when she came to see him. There was no need to ask for permission first. This was someone avoiding her.

Why are you avoiding her?

The worst fear in her mind surfaced, causing her to jump up and rush towards the backyard, ignoring the servants' attempts to stop her.

Her movements were so sudden that the servants were caught off guard. By the time they reacted, Fan Liuer had already rushed quite a distance away, and he immediately chased after her.

"Madam Li, Madam Li, the master is really not here. You cannot go to the backyard."

Fan Liuer pretended not to hear and ran as fast as she could.

However, she was lazy and didn't like to move around much, so she was no match for the servants who worked hard all year round, and was quickly overtaken.

The servants dared not grab her; they could only run in front of her to block her.

"Madam Li, please go back. I will inform the master that you were here when he returns."

Fan Liuer stared at him. "Get out of my way!"

The servants wouldn't let her pass and spread their arms to block her way.

Fan Liu'er was anxious; she wanted to know what had happened to Li Chenbi that made Liu Qing avoid her.

"Get out of my way, or I'll break down!" she shouted.

The servants still tried to stop her, pleading, "Madam Li, please go back. Don't make things difficult for us."

Fan Liuer had no choice but to force her way through.

She rammed into him with all her might, and the servant was almost knocked away. He quickly called for a passing servant to come and help.

Two or three people came over and blocked Fan Liuer's way, preventing her from crashing through.

Fan Liuer was unwilling to go back like this; she had to find out what had happened to Li Chenbi.

She looked around but couldn't find any suitable tools, so she took the hairpin from her hair and held it to her neck.

"If you don't let me in today, I'll die here."

The servants still wouldn't budge, and the one in the lead sighed, "Madam Li, the master really isn't here. The backyard is Madam's residence. She prefers quiet and cannot be disturbed."

Fan Liuer knew these people believed she wouldn't dare to actually stab her. She swallowed hard, gritted her teeth, and resolutely used the hairpin to cut across her neck.

A bloody mark immediately appeared on her fair skin, and a sharp pain shot through her, so intense that she almost dropped the hairpin, her hand trembling slightly.

She took a deep breath, looked at the group, and said, "Let me in."

Several servants were frightened by her fierceness, and the leader hurriedly said, "Madam Li, please don't be impulsive, quickly put down the hairpin!"

Fan Liuer scratched her neck again, and this time the pain made her face turn pale. She could feel the blood flowing out and down her neck.

The group panicked completely. This was Li Chenbi's wife; if something really happened to her, even Liu Qing couldn't protect them.

The leader hurriedly said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go and call the master right away."

Before leaving, he told another person to quickly go and call a doctor.

Fan Liuer couldn't wait any longer. She couldn't stay where she was, so she followed the servant as soon as he left.

The other two didn't dare to stop her anymore.

Liu Qing was still waiting for the servant's reply, wondering if he should just go out and hide for a while since Fan Liu'er would definitely come again tomorrow.

Before I could decide, a servant rushed in.

"My lord, Madam Li, she..."

"What's wrong with her?" Liu Qing immediately stood up from his chair.

No sooner had he spoken than he saw Fan Liuer following behind the servant.

The moment he saw Fan Liuer, his eyes widened in shock, his scalp tingling with fear. He didn't even care what Fan Liuer looked like; his gaze was fixed on her bloodied neck.

The collar was completely stained red with blood.

"What's going on?"

After asking the question, without waiting for a servant's reply, he immediately said, "Quickly, fetch a doctor! Go quickly!"

He wouldn't dare let anyone get into trouble while he was here.

The servants immediately ran outside.

Liu Qing quickly walked up to Fan Liuer. "Are you alright? Come, come, sit here first."

He reached out and dragged a chair over to place next to Fan Liuer.

Fan Liuer stared at him without moving, only asking, "What happened to Li Chenbi?"

Liu Qing paused, then laughed and said, "Nothing happened. How could something happen to someone as strong as him? But you need to take care of your wound quickly. If something happens to you, he'll definitely come after me when he gets back."

Fan Liuer didn't believe him and repeated, "What happened to Li Chenbi?"

"I'm really fine..."

Before he could finish speaking, Fan Liuer raised the hairpin in her hand again, "Don't try to fob me off with these words. If you don't tell me, I'll die right here with you today."

Liu Qing glanced at Fan Liuer's blood-red collar, then at the hairpin pressed against her neck, and thought to himself that he was unlucky.

He said, "How could anyone put up with Li Chenbi's temper? Turns out, this guy is a madman too."

Crazy people seek out crazy people; birds of a feather flock together.

He was really unlucky to have met this couple!

He sighed inwardly, "He did have a little trouble, but it's nothing serious. Put the hairpin down first, and I'll tell you slowly."

Seeing that he had given in, Fan Liuer put down the hairpin.

Liu Qing gestured for her to sit down, but Fan Liuer didn't move.

Helpless, Liu Qing stood there and told her, "A few days ago, the imperial court somehow obtained our military secrets, which led to our men being ambushed and suffering heavy losses in a surprise attack. Then someone informed on us that Li Chenbi colluded with the imperial court to leak our military secrets."

"This matter is currently under investigation, and Li Chenbi has been temporarily detained."

After saying that, he immediately added, "But don't worry, I've known Li Chenbi for many years, he would never do such a thing. Once the investigation is complete, his innocence will be cleared."