Warm medicine emits fragrance

Fan Liuer had been traveling for several days and was indeed tired. After taking a nice hot bath and eating and drinking her fill, she started to feel sleepy and went to bed early.

She slept until noon the next day and only then did she learn that Li Chenshu had been waiting for her all morning.

When she saw Li Chenshu, she was very embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, sister."

Li Chenshu laughed and said, "At home, there's no such thing as waiting. You can sleep as long as you want when you have nothing to do. I don't have that many rules here."

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? What would you like to eat? I'll have someone make it."

It's very comfortable to be with Li Chenshu. She's easygoing, down-to-earth, and occasionally cracks a joke to liven things up.

Before long, Fan Liuer relaxed a lot in front of her, losing her previous restraint.

This made her even more puzzled. Logically speaking, someone with Li Chenshu's personality should have a very good relationship with her family.

Why has no one in the Li family ever mentioned her?

Could there be another story behind this?

But if that were the case, why would Li Chenbi let her stay here?

Fan Liuer couldn't figure it out, and she didn't want to ask Li Chenshu, so she could only wait for Li Chenbi to return and ask him.

Two days passed quickly, and Fan Liuer learned some things about the palace from Li Chenshu.

Few people followed the former emperor when he fled, and many officials from the previous dynasty remained in the capital. If Yan Qi wants to secure his position, he must first deal with these people.

The day after Yan Qi entered the palace, he purged several officials.

In order to gain a good reputation, he kept those officials who actually did good work and had a high reputation among the people, rewarding or promoting them. Those with a bad reputation were demoted or punished.

These past two days, Kyoto has been bustling with activity, with some families celebrating while others are filled with sorrow.

The people cheered, proclaiming that Yan Qi was the true Son of Heaven, sent to save them.

Fan Liuer didn't see Li Chenbi until the evening of the second day. He must have been exhausted from not resting for two days, as he looked tired and had bluish stubble on his chin.

This made him appear even more ruthless, and his entire being exuded a heavy, murderous aura that made people afraid to approach him.

But as soon as he saw Fan Liuer, he seemed to lose all his bones, collapsing onto her, burying his head in her collarbone, and hugging her while sniffing her incessantly.

Fan Liuer frowned slightly, "You smell terrible."

Li Chenbi didn't look up, but muttered a complaint in her arms, "Fan Liuer, you have no conscience."

Fan Liuer patted his shoulder, "Don't slander me. I knew you were coming back, so I had someone prepare a bath for you, and food is ready too. Go wash up first, then eat, and then get a good night's sleep."

Seeing Li Chenbi so exhausted, how could she not feel sorry for him?

But despite feeling sorry for him, it didn't stop her from disliking the smell on him.

After snuggling in her arms for a while, Li Chenbi looked up at her and asked, "Shall we do it?"

Fan Liuer asked helplessly, "Aren't you tired?"

"I'm tired, but I have to do it." He pinched Fan Liuer's waist and kneaded it with his fingertips. "Even if I'm going to die, I'll finish you first before I die. It would be best if I died on top of you."

Fan Liuer had nothing to say and didn't want to talk to him. She pushed him away and said, "Go wash up quickly."

Li Chenbi was a man of his word. After washing up and eating his fill, he took Fan Liuer to bed without even letting her digest.

But it is also the most annoying, unlike a torrential downpour which is straightforward and intense.

The rain fell softly and gently, and stopped before the water could soak the ground.

Fan Liuer turned her head and saw that Li Chenbi's face was pressed against her back, and he had already fallen asleep.

Fan Liuer: "..."

However, the rain continued the next morning, turning from a light drizzle into a downpour, which was quite refreshing.

Li Chenbi spent the whole day cuddling Fan Liuer in the room, but he didn't do all that. Most of the time, he just held Fan Liuer on the couch and read stories with her.

He was engrossed in reading it, while Fan Liuer couldn't concentrate on it at all.

"You're back? Aren't you going to say hello to your sister?"

Li Chenbi raised his hand and turned the page for her, saying casually, "Why bother greeting her? She already knows I'm here."

His casual tone made Fan Liuer even more curious about their relationship.

Turning to Li Chenbi, she asked the question that had been bothering her, "Why have I never heard you mention her? And when Prince Rong had his accident, I didn't see you worry about her at all."

She paused, then whispered, "I thought she was gone."

Li Chenbi glanced at Fan Liuer and chuckled, "Fan Liuer, have you been bewitched by her, thinking she's both beautiful and easy to get along with?"

Fan Liuer blinked. "Isn't that right?"

Li Chenbi reached out and turned her head back, his gaze returning to the storybook. He said lazily, "She's more cunning than you think. Do you know what a femme fatale is? That's her."

"With Prince Rong in trouble and me far away in Xingzhou, she, a woman with no one to rely on, is still able to support this mansion and live a stable life. You should know that she is not as delicate as she looks."

"In the Li family, you don't need to worry about anyone but her; she would never allow herself to get into trouble."

Upon hearing this, Fan Liuer opened her mouth slightly.

She thought Li Chenshu was safe because Li Chenbi had secretly helped her, but she never expected that it was all thanks to her own efforts.

This truly filled her with admiration.

"Are all people with the surname Li this smart?"

"When you said that, did you forget about Li Chenxin?"

"Oh right, I forgot about him. But we're born of the same mother, so why isn't he as smart as you and my sister?"

They're not even as good-looking as those two.

"Excessive rigidity leads to breakage; his existence is for the sake of balancing my family's fortune."

Fan Liuer: "..."

"You're such a good younger brother."

"You flatter me."

Fan Liuer had a preconceived good impression of Li Chenshu, and even though Li Chenbi said that Li Chenshu was a very scheming person, Fan Liuer found it hard to imagine.

It wasn't until the next day that she truly witnessed what it meant to manipulate people's hearts.

Li Chenbi only had one day off, and he went to the palace again the next day. However, he did not stay overnight in the palace and returned before dinner.

Yanqiu came with him.

When Yan Qiu saw Li Chenshu, he was so amazed by her beauty that he was completely stunned and didn't even hear Fan Liuer greeting him.

Fan Liuer felt a strange sense of familiarity with this scene and quietly asked Chuixue, "Was it like this for me that day too?"

Fubuki nodded. "Yes."

Fan Liuer frowned. "Exactly the same?"

Fubuki shook her head. "No, you're better than the Second Young Master; your mouth isn't open that wide."

Fan Liuer felt a little better after that; thankfully, she hadn't embarrassed herself that much.