Warm medicine emits fragrance

Before Fan Liuer could react, the other person had already pressed the back of her head with one hand and kissed her while stepping into the bathtub.

The moment he entered, the water level immediately rose and overflowed the bucket, splashing onto the ground and soaking a large area.

The passionate kissing hadn't stopped yet; with such a familiar yet assertive style, Fan Liuer didn't even need to guess who the newcomer was.

Aside from being startled the moment her chin was grabbed, she knew who it was the instant Li Chenbi's lips touched hers.

Li Chenbi grabbed her waist underwater, lifted her onto his lap, and pressed her against him.

The undulating water splashed out of the bucket again, wave after wave without stopping.

The maidservant guarding outside had a flushed face, turned her head to look outside, and maintained a calm expression.

A little over fifteen minutes later, the family asked for water.

Two quarters of an hour after the new hot water was delivered, I asked for water again.

After that, things finally quieted down.

Fan Liuer lay weakly in Li Chenbi's arms. She was very sleepy and hadn't slept well for days. Now she could barely keep her eyelids open.

But Li Chenbi wouldn't let her sleep, and kept forcing her to talk to him.

"Fan Liuer, are you head over heels in love with me, hmm?" He pinched her cheek.

Fan Liuer was so sleepy, all she wanted to do was go to sleep. She just kept nodding and agreeing with whatever Li Chenbi asked.

Li Chenbi was dissatisfied with her perfunctory attitude. "Open your eyes and look at me while you speak."

Fan Liuer struggled to open one eye a crack, glanced at him, then closed it again, "Mmm."

"You have to say you love me to death." Li Chenbi was still not satisfied.

Fan Liuer was at her wit's end. "I love you so much, I love you so much! Okay, go to sleep, I'm so sleepy."

She was really sleepy.

Upon hearing Fan Liuer's words, Li Chenbi felt the heat that had just subsided surge back up, but seeing how sleepy Fan Liuer was, barely able to keep her eyes open, he knew she must not have slept well these past few days, and he couldn't bear to disturb her any further.

He pulled her close and hugged her tightly, burying his head in Fan Liuer's neck, inhaling her familiar scent, and gradually drifted off to sleep.

They both slept soundly, enveloped in a long-lost sense of peace, and didn't wake up until almost noon.

When Fan Liuer opened her eyes, Li Chenbi had also just woken up and was still unwilling to get out of bed, so he was messing around with Fan Liuer.

Fan Liuer pressed his hand down, "Stop fooling around, I'm hungry."

Fan Liuer was indeed hungry. She hadn't eaten much yesterday, and now her stomach was empty, making her feel uncomfortable. She suspected that she had been woken up by hunger.

Li Chenbi then stopped, sat up, and also helped Fan Liuer up.

Fan Liuer was still sleepy and, with sleepy eyes, got dressed with Li Chenbi's help.

Li Chenbi, wearing only a pair of underpants, got out of bed, took Fan Liuer's hand, and led her to sit in front of the dressing table, where he combed her hair.

Li Chenbi's hairstyling skills have improved a lot since then. Although he only knows the simplest hairstyles, this one is the most suitable for Fan Liuer.

He combed Fan Liuer's hair, put on the last hairpin, looked at himself in the mirror for a moment, then bent down, cupped Fan Liuer's face, and kissed her face repeatedly.

"it's beautiful."

He loved it so much he couldn't put it down.

Fan Liuer half-closed her eyes and let him kiss her. She vaguely felt that Li Chenbi seemed a little different from before, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was different.

Li Chenbi kissed Fan Liuer's entire face before letting her go.

He casually tied half of his hair up with a hairpin, then put on his clothes and asked someone to bring in water to wash up.

After washing up, she asked someone to serve her meal.

During the meal, Li Chenbi didn't have anyone serve him. Only after the servants left did he ask Fan Liuer, "How did you find out about my accident?"

Fan Liuer recounted the whole story of how she hadn't received the letter, went to the prefect's mansion to inquire, and learned about his accident.

Li Chenbi thought to himself, "As expected, I wrote you a letter, but something must have happened to the messenger, and the letter didn't reach you."

Fan Liuer swallowed the food in her mouth and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you now?"

She never believed that Li Chenbi would collude with the enemy, and judging from yesterday's events, he was probably the one who orchestrated this frame-up.

Li Chenbi didn't hide anything from her. Fan Liuer had already arrived in Qianzhou, so there was no need to keep it from her any longer. He told her his plan in detail.

After listening to Li Chenbi's words, Fan Liuer thought to herself that the intricacies of the battlefield were indeed so complex.

This frame-up was a staged act by Li Chenbi and Yan Qi.

The goal was to get rid of Ni Hai.

The imperial army is now powerless, and the foreign tribes have reached an agreement with Yan Qi through Li Chenbi to withdraw their troops. The rebel army will soon head north, aiming to capture the capital.

The battles to come will not be difficult; Yan Qi is more worried about internal troubles.

Over the years, Ni Hai had committed many violations of military discipline in the rebel army, relying on his status as Yan Qi's brother-in-law. Yan Qi had turned a blind eye to these things because of Yan Qiu's mother.

However, it was only when Ni Hai attempted to assassinate Li Chenbi that Yan Qi realized Ni Hai's ambitions were not small.

He had been instigating Yanqiu to fight for power. At the time, Yanqi thought he was fighting for Yanqiu's sake. Later, he realized that he wanted to push Yanqiu into that position, while he, who had always been able to control Yanqiu, could sit firmly behind Yanqiu.

This was intolerable to Yan Qi. He hadn't even taken that position yet, and Ni Hai was already eyeing it.

Ni Hai cannot be allowed to stay any longer. If he is not eliminated on the way north, it will be difficult to find a reason to eliminate him once they enter the capital.

And so, this play came about.

Yelü Qi feigned cooperation with Ni Hai, but the condition for cooperation was that Ni Hai eliminate Li Chenbi first. This aroused Ni Hai's hatred for Li Chenbi and dispelled his suspicions.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and that's how he reached a cooperation agreement with Yelü Qi.

"I thought there was so much intrigue and backstabbing only in the imperial court. I never imagined that even fighting a war would involve such scheming and backstabbing," Fan Liu'er said, sighing.

Li Chenbi laughed upon hearing this, "I'm not afraid anymore. Even if I encounter something life-or-death, my wife will come to my rescue."

Li Chenbi looked at her. "Don't you want to earn yourself a prestigious status?"

Fan Liuer thought for a moment, then shook her head. "Forget it. I just realized that not everyone can hold onto this prestigious status. Who knows when the fire might inexplicably burn on my head? It's better to be an ordinary citizen and enjoy my freedom."

Li Chenbi put his arm around her and said, "Alright, but I can't leave now. Once the rebel army enters the capital, I will return to Xingzhou and stay here with you."