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"Is this the Second Young Master?" Although Li Chenshu asked Li Chenbi, her eyes were fixed on Yan Qiu, with a faint smile in them.

This smile made Fan Liuer's heart flutter.

Unlike her smile, Li Chenshu's eyes now held a hint of allure, but this allure was natural and didn't feel deliberately repulsive, as if she was born with the ability to charm people.

Even after spending a few days with Li Chenshu, Fan Liuer couldn't resist Li Chenshu's smile, let alone Yan Qiu.

Like a magic trick, her face turned bright red in an instant, and she was visibly nervous and flustered.

"Yes, yes, you must be Brother Chenbi's sister. Hello, sister. I... I am called Yanqiu. You can just call me Yanqiu."

His reaction was so comical that Li Chenshu slightly covered her mouth, "Yan Qiu? Autumn as in autumn?"

"No, no, the 'hill' in 'hill'."

Li Chenshu raised an eyebrow. "The 'hill' in 'hill'? That word doesn't quite suit you."

Yanqiu was slightly taken aback. "Why...why isn't it suitable?"

Li Chenshu smiled and said, "We should use Chongqiu. Once Chongqiu is established, a journey of ten thousand miles is within reach."

Yanqiu blinked, then his face turned even redder, as if it were burning.

"Is...is that so? You flatter me, sister."

Fan Liuer and Chuixue watched in awe, thinking to themselves how amazing it was.

Fan Liuer usually had quite a bit of contact with Yan Qiu. Although Yan Qiu was young, he spent most of his time in the military camp and was not the shy type.

Moreover, he is outgoing and can chat with anyone, rarely showing shyness or awkwardness.

Now, in front of Li Chenshu, he was as inexperienced as a fledgling bird, completely lost.

Unable to bear it any longer, Li Chenbi used the excuse of having something to discuss to leave with Yan Qiu.

Fan Liuer could see clearly that Yan Qiu was reluctant to leave, and kept turning back.

Li Chenshu quickly looked away and started chatting with Fan Liuer about their upcoming trip to the hunting grounds.

Before going to bed that night, Fan Liuer asked Li Chenbi, "When we leave, does Sister want to come with us?"

Li Chenbi scoffed lightly, "You still haven't figured it out today?"

Fan Liuer looked puzzled. "What did you see?"

"She has taken a liking to Yanqiu."

"Huh???" Fan Liuer's eyes widened.

Has Li Chenshu taken a liking to Yanqiu?

"You've got it backwards. It's clearly the Second Young Master who has taken a liking to Sister." Yan Qiu's eyes were practically glued to Li Chenshu.

In contrast, Li Chenshu showed no other unusual behavior except for exchanging a few words with Yan Qiu at the beginning.

"You don't understand Li Chenshu. She knows her advantages too well, and she knows too well how to make a man fall in love with her. If she hadn't taken a fancy to Yan Qiu, Yan Qiu wouldn't have lost his composure like this."

Fan Liuer understood that Yanqiu's unusual behavior today was deliberately instigated by Li Chenshu.

She indulged Yanqiu's infatuation with her beauty.

Fan Liuer could probably understand why Li Chenshu would take a liking to Yan Qiu; it was mostly because of Yan Qiu's status.

There was some worry in her eyes, "General Yan won't agree, will he?"

Putting aside the fact that Li Chenshu is much older than Yan Qiu and is a widow, her status as a former prince's concubine alone eliminates any possibility between them.

"Of course she wouldn't agree, but she never fails to get what she wants." After saying this, Li Chenbi asked Fan Liuer, "The capital isn't as prosperous as Xingzhou. Do you know why she traveled so far to marry into this city?"

"Because of power?" Fan Liuer guessed.

"No, because of her vengeful nature."

"Huh?" Fan Liuer was dumbfounded again. "Who does she have a grudge against?"

"Qin Yuru, the daughter of the previous governor of Xingzhou and the heir apparent of the former dynasty's earldom."

"The two disliked each other even when they were still young. Qin Yuru was jealous of Li Chenshu's appearance and often brought up her status as a merchant's daughter."

"But our family is rich. Even if we don't sound like we're of such high status, Li Chenshu can still surpass her in every way. So Li Chenshu has never taken her seriously."

"It wasn't until later, when Qin Yuru married into the Earl's mansion and became the Crown Princess, that the difference in their status became apparent."

"But at that time, the two of them were in the north and the south respectively, so there was no point in comparing them since they couldn't see each other. Until one year, Li Chenshu came to the capital with me to do business. Somehow, Qin Yuru found out about this and used some tricks to seize our goods and people."

"Back then, I had just taken over the family business, and my power was far less than it is now. Moreover, I was on someone else's turf, so it was inevitable that I would suffer losses and be bullied."

"Li Chenshu was also humiliated by Qin Yuru."

"Li Chenshu remembered this grudge, and she immediately made up her mind to marry someone of higher status and trample Qin Yuru underfoot."

"She originally had the opportunity to enter the palace, but the emperor was too old and she found it difficult to accept. So, among the princes and nobles, she chose Prince Rong, who was the most promising and the most handsome at the time."

"Prince Rong fell in love with Li Chenshu at first sight. In order to marry her, he even wanted to divorce his princess. However, Li Chenshu refused. She even told Qin Yuru that she would not be the prince's principal wife because the status of a concubine was enough to overshadow Qin Yuru. In the future, when Qin Yuru saw her, she would still have to kneel down and pay her respects."

Upon hearing this, Fan Liuer couldn't help but gasp, "Was Qin Yuru so angry she died?"

Li Chenbi nodded, "Yes, I heard he was seriously ill and recuperated in the manor for half a year before he recovered."

"Furthermore, within the past six months, her husband took a concubine. That concubine was previously a maidservant who served Li Chenshu, and was given to her husband by Prince Rong."

Fan Liuer took a deep breath and couldn't help but say, "Luckily, my sister doesn't dislike me, otherwise she would have played me to death."

Li Chenbi smiled upon hearing this, "You can rest assured, she will definitely not dislike you."

"Why?" Fan Liuer looked at him. "Is it because of you?"

"No." Li Chenbi pinched her cheek. "Because she's like me, she likes honest people like you."

Fan Liuer glanced at Li Chenbi but didn't argue with him.

Oh well, let's just take it as him praising her.

After Li Chenbi finished speaking, he added, "Don't worry about her. No one can stop her from doing what she wants. Anyway, we'll be leaving here soon, so out of sight, out of mind."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and looked down at Fan Liuer, "However, before we leave Kyoto, we need to move out for a while. We can't let you stay with her all the time, lest you be influenced by her and go astray."

Fan Liuer dismissed his words, "Even if I could turn bad, I don't have your sister's looks to easily make people like me."

Li Chenbi looked at her, "Don't you have one? Then why did I fall for your face at first sight?"

Fan Liuer thought for a moment and nodded, "That's true."

"Fan Liuer!"

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