Warm medicine emits fragrance

Fan Liuer felt very unwell at this moment, and felt dizzy and lightheaded.

I feel very agitated, but not hot. I just feel restless and can't relax.

The physician from the manor arrived quickly, took Fan Liuer's pulse, and his face instantly turned ashen.

"This...this...why is my body so cold!"

This doctor was not the one who treated Fan Liuer last time, and was unaware of the truth about her health. He was so shocked that his eyes widened.

At this moment, Li Chenbi returned with the doctor. He quickly stood up, "Second Master, Madam Fan's health..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Chenbi walked past him, sat down in front of Fan Liuer's bed, and reached out to touch her forehead.

It was still cool to the touch, but the skin was flushed an abnormally.

Fan Liuer was already agitated, and the heat from Li Chenbi's hand made her even more uncomfortable. She turned her head away from his hand and whimpered, "It hurts."

Li Chenbi hurriedly looked at the doctor he had brought, "Take a look, what's wrong?"

The doctor walked to the bedside, reached out to take Fan Liuer's pulse, and frowned the moment he felt the pulse.

Li Chenbi's heart sank even further, his entire being clenched tightly.

After taking her pulse, the doctor turned to the servants in the room and asked, "What did Madam Fan eat today?"

Siqing quickly recounted all of Fan Niangzi's meals for the day.

She was extremely flustered, afraid that she would cause a disaster if she let something slip. She not only described in detail what Fan Liuer ate throughout the day, but also what snacks she ate and what tea she drank.

After listening, the doctor asked Siqing, "What was added to the tonic soup you drank at dinner?"

Siqing immediately looked at Li Chenbi. This tonic soup was prepared by Li Chenbi, and as a servant, she had no idea what was added to it.

Li Chenbi continued, "It's the nourishing soup you ordered last time."

The doctor looked puzzled. "That shouldn't be the case. Madam Fan's pulse indicates that she has consumed highly tonifying herbs and is too weak to tolerate them. If it were my prescription, this wouldn't have happened."

Upon hearing this, Li Chenbi's face darkened further, and he shouted, "Summon everyone in charge of the main courtyard's meals today!"

Before long, a group of people were kneeling outside the door, and the pot for stewing soup for Fan Liuer was also brought over.

After examining the remaining ingredients in the jar, the doctor said, "No wonder."

"This contains a lot of highly nourishing medicinal herbs, such as ginseng, deer antler, and deer penis..."

With each medicinal herb the doctor mentioned, Li Chenbi's expression grew even more somber.

The efficacy of these medicinal herbs is well-known; each herb alone is incredibly effective, let alone when combined.

Even ordinary people couldn't withstand such supplementation, let alone Fan Liuer.

This isn't a cure; it's designed to kill.

Seeing that Li Chenbi's complexion was not good, the doctor said, "Fortunately, Madam Fan did not drink much, and she just vomited it all up. I will prescribe two doses of medicine for her to drink, and she will be fine after a few days of rest."

These words reassured Li Chenbi somewhat, but his anger remained. He summoned his trusted aide and said, "Go and find out who switched Madam Fan's ingredients."

Those who followed Li Chenbi were no pushovers. When Li Chenbi gave the order, the entire North Courtyard was already under guard. Not even a fly could escape, let alone a person.

The people kneeling outside the door were questioned one by one, and the person who had last touched the ingredients was quickly identified.

At this moment, Li Chenbi was by Fan Liuer's bedside, personally feeding her the medicine he had just brewed.

"Sweetie, drink your medicine, and you won't feel so bad in a bit."

Fan Liuer lay in Li Chenbi's arms, the heat emanating from him making her uncomfortable, even though her skin was cool and she needed his warmth.

But she always felt very restless and stuffy, and even a little heat made her feel uncomfortable.

She struggled to push Li Chenbi away, saying, "Stay away from me, it's making me uncomfortable."

Li Chenbi felt a little uncomfortable. Usually, Fan Liuer would stick to him whenever she leaned against him, but this was the first time she had ever shown such disdain for him.

But the other person's pale face made his heart ache.

His anger deepened, and after handing the medicine to Siqing, he stood up with a resentful air.

He wanted to go out and vent his frustrations, but he couldn't rest easy, so he stayed by her side until she finished her medicine and fell asleep. Only then did he leave the room.

It was almost dawn outside.

Li Chenbi came out of the room, and a servant was kneeling outside the door. He had been kneeling all night, and his face was already pale from the cold winter wind.

"Second Master, this is the person who switched Madam Fan's ingredients."

The servant immediately prostrated himself on the ground, begging for mercy: "Please spare my life, Second Master! I was forced to do it... it was the First Madam who told me to do it."

Li Chenbi lowered his eyes to look at the person kneeling in front of him, his eyes filled with a heavy coldness. "I remember that before entering the North Courtyard, the rules of the North Courtyard were explained to us."

"Who is your master? Whom should you be loyal to? I don't think I need to remind you of these things."

The servant immediately replied, "Second Master is my master. Everything I do must be in accordance with Second Master's wishes."

Li Chenbi raised his foot and stomped on his head without hesitation. Just as he was about to scream, someone stuffed a rag into his mouth to muffle his voice.

Li Chenbi stomped his foot, his voice fierce, "If that's the case, then you knowingly committed the crime."

"Why do you think the North Academy receives a higher monthly allowance than the other academies? You enjoy my favors but are disloyal to me."

"They deserved to die."

As the words fell, the person beneath his feet slowly lost consciousness, even the strength to struggle disappeared, his entire body went limp, blood streamed down his face from his nose and mouth, and his cheeks were chafed raw by the rough floor tiles, leaving a pool of bright red blood.

Li Chenbi withdrew his foot, his gaze falling on his shoes, his eyes showing disdain.

"Clean this place up."

After saying that, he turned and went upstairs.

Li Qiuping had returned a quarter of an hour earlier and already knew what had happened that night. He was now following Li Chenbi upstairs.

After entering the room, she helped Li Chenbi change his clothes and shoes while saying, "Second Master, what about the First Madam..."

Li Chenbi snorted coldly, "That idiot just wants to stuff her cousin into the family. If that's the case, then so be it."

Li Qiuping was about to nod when he heard this and exclaimed "Ah!"

Li Chenbi's expression was somber. "Since she's so eager to send her cousin to a man's bed, I'll give her a hand. The good-for-nothing son of the owner of Hongji Restaurant is quite fond of her cousin, so let's go with the flow and do her a favor."

Li Qiuping thought to himself that this was the kind of vengeful master he always had.

"What about the money exchange? The master replaced our people, tampered with the ledgers, and transferred a large sum of money from the money exchange."

"According to the investigation, the money was sent to the border."

Li Chenbi suddenly laughed, then his voice grew even colder.

"Sure enough, you can't sleep in the same bed with two different kinds of people; they're all incredibly stupid."