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When the bad news came, Shi Li's first reaction was of course dazed.

But she came to her senses immediately, stood up and grabbed the maid's hand, "Where is he now?"

"They say, they say they are on their way back..." The maid's voice was almost crying, and she was even more panicked than Shi Li.

Shi Li bit her tongue hard, glanced at the sky outside, and asked softly, "Does mother know?"

"It's so late... No one dares to disturb the lady."

"That's good."

Shi Li answered, stood up and walked out the door.

There was a dim moonlight outside, and it was still several hours before dawn, but even if she went back to lie down, she would definitely not be able to fall asleep.

Although she didn't spend much time with Cheng Xi, Shi Li's worry at this moment was genuine.

The coolness in the second half of the night makes people clear-headed.

Shi Li took a few deep breaths, turned back to the house to find paper and pen, started writing under the candlelight, and then handed the paper to the maid.

"You can quietly find the things written above for me tomorrow. I can use them all."

Now that the war has not spread to our area, any medicinal herbs should not be difficult to find, but it is better to be prepared.

Shi Li still wanted to prepare the things she would need first.

As for how she could write down so many useful medicinal herbs in one breath, she also found it strange. From what she remembered, the original owner only had a superficial understanding of pharmacology.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

Shi Li had not slept for half the night, and when dawn came she felt a little tired, but she still went to Cheng's courtyard to pay her respects according to her usual schedule.

Cheng's mother had just gotten up. Because no one dared to tell her about Cheng Xi, she still had a gentle smile on her face. She found Shi Li strange when she saw her.

"Why are you here again today?" She had already told Shi Li that she didn't need to come to pay her respects every day.

Shi Li forced a smile and looked around, "I want to talk to my mother."

Mother Cheng was free and easy-going and not slow-witted. Upon hearing this, her smile faded and she directly ordered the people around her to leave, leaving only Shi Li by her side.

"Mother, Axi was injured on the battlefield. He will be back in the next two days."

Shi Li did not hide anything and directly told the current situation.

Everyone else in the Cheng family kept it a secret from Cheng's mother, but she couldn't hide it, otherwise when Cheng's mother found out, there would be a rift between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Besides, Cheng's mother has always been in good health, so she wouldn't be so devastated to hear that Cheng Xi was injured.

"The injury must be serious." Just as Shi Li expected, Cheng's mother frowned with worry, but her mood was still stable.

Just as the two were about to speak again, their aunt's hurried voice came from outside.

"Madam, the eldest young lady is here to pay her respects."

Xu came to pay her respects at this time?

Shi Li and Cheng's mother looked at each other, and then tacitly kept silent about what had just happened.

After all, they were not real mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. In the past, Xu came to pay her respects once every ten days, and this was also allowed by Cheng's mother.

Now it has arrived before ten days have passed. It doesn’t seem like a coincidence no matter how you think about it.

When Xu came in, Shi Li paid special attention to her expression and complexion.

She was always dignified and reserved in the past, and today was no exception, but there seemed to be a hint of joy in her eyes.

Shi Li didn't want to have any preconceived ideas, so she didn't say much after greeting her.

But Xu was obviously well prepared. After paying her respects to Cheng's mother, she kept looking at Shi Li, as if she wanted to show concern but didn't dare to.

She had done it so obviously, so of course Mother Cheng had to cooperate and ask, "What's the matter? Why are you staring at your sister-in-law?"

Xu seemed to be startled by what Cheng's mother said, and then asked cautiously: "Mother doesn't know yet? Didn't your sister-in-law tell you?"

This blatant provocation was not very clever, but it was not Xu's fault. After all, no matter how mature she was, she was just a teenage girl.

Cheng's mother looked at Shi Li obediently and asked seriously, "What did your sister-in-law mean by that? What are you hiding from me?"

"I..." Shi Li hesitated to speak, secretly admiring Cheng's mother's acting skills.