Warm medicine emits fragrance

While people with a constitution like Fan Liuer do exist, they are rare. During the period when the Li family went to great lengths to find her, Fan Liuer lived a very good life in the Li family.

They eat well, sleep well, and don't have to work.

Her daily task was simply to walk through the main courtyard, a task that took only a short time to complete, leaving her with plenty of free time.

She has so much free time. She sleeps until she's full in the morning, and as soon as she gets up, there's food for her. After eating, she watches others work in the yard.

Or he could stay in his room reading storybooks.

After lunch, she would leisurely stroll to the main courtyard, completing her task in a maximum of 15 minutes, after which she would be free again.

In just one month at the Li residence, she gained a full ten pounds.

The quantity is sufficient, and the previous situation of not having enough has not occurred again.

The more Lady Yang looked at her, the more satisfied she became, and her attitude towards her improved.

She became increasingly popular in the side courtyard, and everyone loved talking to her.

"Sister Liu'er, I've noticed you've become much prettier lately," Qiao'er, the little maid who does the rough work in the kitchen, praised.

The two are currently sitting on the veranda outside the kitchen, picking vegetables. Fan Liuer is so bored that she occasionally comes to help.

It's mainly about listening to people gossip and passing the time.

Upon hearing Qiao'er's words, Fan Liu'er touched her face with the back of her hand, "I noticed it too."

Fan Liuer was already quite beautiful, and even in her previous disheveled state, she still managed to catch the eye of Lady Wang.

She was well cared for at the Li residence during this time, and became plump and radiant with a healthy glow.

When your complexion is good, you look even better.

Qiao'er glanced around and, seeing that no one was paying attention, whispered, "Do you know Li Huai from the front yard?"

Fan Liuer had been at the Li residence for a month, and through everyone's casual conversations, she had learned some things about the Li family.

The Li residence was divided into a front courtyard and a back courtyard. The front courtyard was used for entertaining guests, while the back courtyard was the master's residence.

There are a total of 9 proper masters in the mansion.

The eldest was the matriarch, Madam Chen. She disliked being disturbed and lived far away in the most remote west courtyard.

Below them are the two masters, the eldest master Li Chenxin and his wife, and the eldest mistress's two sons and one daughter, who live in the east courtyard. The second master is still unmarried and lives in the north courtyard.

The South Courtyard was where Li Chenshu, the only daughter of the Old Madam, lived before she got married.

This lady was quite remarkable; she married Prince Rong and became his most favored concubine.

Fan Liuer is currently living in the north courtyard of Second Master Li Chenbi.

When Fan Liuer first heard this, she was surprised. This second master was unmarried, so where did he get a little master who needed to be breastfed?

But then I thought again, he only had 9 legitimate masters, but he probably had quite a few illegitimate masters, perhaps his illegitimate children who couldn't be seen in public.

Fan Liuer didn't understand the rules of these wealthy and powerful families, nor did she bother to find out.

Whether he's a proper master or not, as long as he doesn't interfere with her earning money and receiving rewards, he's a good master.

Fan Liuer has never left the North Courtyard, let alone been to the Front Courtyard, so naturally she could not possibly know Li Zhun from the Front Courtyard.

He shook his head: "I don't know, who is he?"

Qiao'er exclaimed, "You don't know? He's the one who came to the courtyard to see Madam Wang a few days ago. He's tall and thin, a bit dark-skinned, and quite handsome."

Fan Liuer looked completely bewildered.

Qiao'er became a little anxious, "You were right next to him when he went to find Lady Wang, and he even glanced at you several times."

Fan Liuer still looked blank; she really couldn't remember.

Qiao'er saw that she had no recollection of him, so she gave up. "It's okay if you can't remember. Although you don't remember him, he remembers you. I saw him asking someone about you at the gate of the courtyard yesterday."

"Really?" Fan Liuer became interested. "What's he like?"

Fan Liuer was not an eccentric person. Apart from being more open-minded than others, her thoughts were the same as everyone else's.

Women are bound to get married and have children. She's already twenty years old; other women her age already have several children.

She still hopes to find a good husband and have a well-behaved, chubby baby.

Before, she couldn't make decisions about her own marriage at home, but now that she can, she's naturally very concerned about it.

"He's a good person. He's a servant, his father is the steward of the front yard, and his mother is the head housekeeper in the old lady's courtyard. He's capable himself, and he might even take over his father's job in the future. Although he's a servant, his family's wealth is enough to make them landlords. They live better than most wealthy families."

Fan Liuer's eyes lit up. "That's really great."

"However..." Qiao'er lowered her voice, "Sister Liu'er, if you still want to do this job, you'd better not agree."

"Why?" Fan Liuer was puzzled. Could it be that the servants in the Li household were not allowed to marry?

"I overheard Madam Yang and Madam Wang talking about how they wanted to find someone with your constitution who couldn't get married. They'd driven away so many people before you, but you were the only one who stayed. I think it must be because of your special constitution."

"If you get married, have children, or become pregnant, you may no longer have this special privilege, and you won't be able to do this job anymore."

"Although Steward Li's family is well-off, and you'll definitely live a better life if you marry into their family, there's a lot of filth in their household, and they're not easy to deal with. You earn such a high monthly salary now, you can live very well even without marrying into their family, so why bother marrying into their family and having to depend on them for your livelihood?"

Fan Liuer was willing to get married and have children, but if getting married and having children meant losing her job, then she would absolutely disagree.

It's easy to find a husband with two legs, but it's not easy to find a job that pays well but has little work.

"If you don't want to lose this job, you'd better keep your distance from him in the future, lest people gossip and it reach the master's ears," Qiao'er instructed her.

Fan Liuer nodded, "You're right, thank you for reminding me."

"Hehe, I'm just reluctant to see you leave the North Campus. If you get married, I won't be able to see you anymore."

From then on, Fan Liuer was very careful about her interactions with the men in the courtyard, afraid that one of them might take a liking to her and cause gossip to spread.

Whatever she loses, she can't lose her job.

But once a person is blessed with romantic luck, there's no escaping it.

That day, she had just finished her work and was leaving from the attic when she was stopped by someone before she even reached the side door.

He was tall and thin, a bit dark-skinned, but good-looking and quite energetic.

A name suddenly popped into her mind.

Li Huai.

The man noticed she seemed nervous, and he tried to speak several times but couldn't manage to utter a complete sentence.

Fan Liuer immediately understood what he was going to do and took a step back, looking very wary.

"Don't speak yet."

Li Huai was already unable to speak, and now he was even more speechless, looking at Fan Liuer's flushed face.

Even his dark skin couldn't hide the redness.

If this appearance were seen by others, it would be impossible to explain.

Fan Liuer felt it was too dangerous to stay there, so she said, "I suddenly remembered I still have work to finish, I have to go back again."

Then he turned and ran.

She ran so fast it was as if a dog was chasing her; she didn't want to be associated with even the slightest bit of gossip.

Although she had been to the main courtyard many times, she always took the same route and had never been to other places. Subconsciously, she ran towards the attic.