The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

The capital city, the Luo family.

The night sky is full of twinkling stars.

Li Shi, wearing a cloak, paced back and forth in the courtyard and on the veranda.

Over the years, she kept only a portion of what she had acquired from Changxing County, sending the rest to Yun Kingdom and into the hands of that person.

Even with the continuous disasters and reduced grain production in recent years, the grain she sent to Yun State was enough to keep them surviving for a while.

This year's goods haven't been delivered yet, otherwise the Yun Kingdom wouldn't have gone to the northwest border to cause trouble so early, ultimately dragging the Third Prince into it.

It was someone Luo Yuan personally captured.

The power that person possessed on Luo Yuan gradually weakened; otherwise, how could the Third Prince have fallen into the hands of the Great Ye Dynasty?

On the Ghost Festival, she mixed that person's fingernail ash into Luo Yuan's food, finally suppressing the original "Luo Yuan".

Little Li tightened her cloak, picked up a lantern, and went out of the courtyard.

Princess Yunxiu had already given up on Luoyuan, and the envoys from Yun Kingdom also left in a hurry.

If the situation here at Minghan hadn't been so unpredictable, she wouldn't have stayed here for long.

The Grand Preceptors of the Great Ye Dynasty were not ordinary martial artists, so the risk of her staying behind was extremely high.

Because of her, Madam Li has been preoccupied these past few days, fearing that the Luo family will be found to be harboring the princess of Yun Kingdom.

This election made the Luo family less conspicuous, and many people were unaware that Luo Yuan had been in a coma for several days.

That day, I woke up midway through the day and wanted to find Princess Changyun. If it weren't for General Luo's pressure, probably no one would have been willing to chase after Princess Changyun.

The general's mansion had been occupied by the aunt and niece for many years, and the servants had changed batch after batch, but the vast majority of them remained loyal to them.

Later, Princess Changyun went mad one year and suddenly replaced many of her servants.

Currently, half of the servants in the Luo family are Princess Changyun's people.

Even after Princess Changyun's divorce, those people still wanted to follow her to her residence.

The one who went to chase after them this time was the son of my aunt's loyal servant.

No matter what, it always manages to disgust Princess Changyun.

What if Luo Jingqian has a life-saving medicine? If Princess Changyun objects, what will her son think of her? If she agrees, she will feel uneasy.

It was not them who suffered from their aunt's cunning scheme.

After being married for many years, she also hoped that Luo Yuan could get better, after all, he was the person she had admired since childhood!

When Xiao Li arrived at Luo Yuan's courtyard, a few lanterns were sparsely hanging in the courtyard.

The night watchman saw her come in and quickly took out a lantern to lead the way, saying, "Second Madam, the Duke has not woken up today."

Madam Li nodded. "Did the Duke talk in his sleep? Who did he mention?"

"The matter was still brought up with Princess Changyun." This person was a confidant of the Duke of Dingguo.

Everyone in the General's Mansion calls Lady Li "Madam." She was brought from the original Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. She was wounded on the battlefield and was then placed by Princess Changyun to serve by Luo Yuan's side.

Little Li had long been dissatisfied with these people, but unfortunately Luo Yuan disagreed with eliminating them.

Nowadays, the title "Second Madam" sounds particularly grating.

This title constantly reminded her of how dishonorable her methods were in marrying Luo Yuan.

Even if Luo Yuan treated them and their son well in the past, that wasn't Luo Yuan himself; it was just that person's clone possessing him.

There was no place for her in the real Luo Yuan's heart; Princess Changyun, Geng Sirou, occupied the entire heart of the real Luo Yuan.

When Madam Li entered the house and saw Luo Yuan's pale and bloodless face, she felt a mix of emotions.

The man lying on the bed had sunken cheeks, losing his former handsomeness and sharpness.

"You guys go down first!"

The people in the room exchanged glances, and one of them stepped forward. "Second Madam, let us take care of him! The Marshal needs to turn over in bed at night, and you're not strong enough—"

"I told you all to leave! I'm just going to talk to him for a bit, I'll be gone in a quarter of an hour." Madam Li's face fell. "The one paying your monthly stipends is no longer Princess Changyun, so think before you speak from now on!"

Seeing her displeasure, the guard beside her tugged at the man's sleeve and shook his head at him.

Ling Ming could only lead his men away, his eyes filled with worry.

Ms. Li did not argue with him and sat down on the edge of the bed.

“Brother Yuan, do you know that I have loved you for a long time? The reason I was willing to marry Luo Chuan back then was because of you!”

"Only by marrying into the Luo family can I see you. I had already planned that after marrying Luo Chuan, I would go to the border with him."

“Princess Changyun is of noble status, and Grand Princess Jinghe will certainly not agree to let her go to the border to suffer.”

Li felt a pang of bitterness and anger rising within her. She tore off the jade pendant from Luo Yuan's neck and smashed it to the ground.

Ling Ming heard the sound and wanted to come in, but was stopped by someone. "Forget it, the marshal is unconscious now. We are just soldiers and it's not appropriate for us to interfere in these matters! We'll report to the old general tomorrow and then take the marshal to another place to recuperate."

The strategist in the northwest is already on his way back and will arrive in two days.

Just then, the gatekeeper led a servant in hurriedly. "Is Madam inside? The man who went to find Princess Changyun has returned on horseback. He has a pill that might save the Duke!"

Ling Ming looked suspicious and glanced behind the gatekeeper. The man looked travel-worn and was indeed the person he had sent out that day.

"I ask you, where did you get the pills?"

The strategist would arrive in two days, and at this moment he was really worried about giving the Duke any so-called "miracle medicine".

"What's it to you!" the man shouted, ignoring the obstruction. "Madam, I'm back!"

This person was related to the Li family and was a confidant of the aunt and niece, so Little Li naturally recognized the voice.

"come in!"

Lingming and the others were worried, so they followed them inside.

The shattered jade pieces lay quietly on the ground under the candlelight.

Lingming had always been by Luoyuan's side, so he naturally knew the origin of the jade pendant around Luoyuan's neck.

This was a token of love given by Princess Changyun to the Duke, which he wore for nearly twenty years.

Even though the Duke's temper has become somewhat eccentric over the years, he has never left his side.

The second wife's jealousy came out of nowhere; she truly lacked any sense of propriety.

Ling Ming didn't say much; he was just a captain, and he really didn't have the right to speak.

"Madam, the princess doesn't care about the Duke's life or death. On the way back, she encountered the two princes' entourage. Miss Han learned about the Duke's situation and gave him a life-saving pill."

"Miss Han? Which Miss Han?" Little Li couldn't make sense of it at first. There wasn't a single family with the surname Han on either the Luo or Li families' side.

"It's the eldest daughter of Grand Secretary Han's household, the daughter of Princess Mingxia. She said this pill is precious and can save lives. If the Duke recovers, he only needs to promise her one thing."

"Is it really that simple?" Little Li was clearly tempted.

"No! How can we give this kind of thing of unknown origin to the Duke?" Ling Ming refused outright, and stood in front of Luo Yuan's bed to prevent anyone from getting close.

"Give me the pills. Ask the old master tomorrow, and he'll decide!" Little Li glared at him coldly, took the small porcelain bottle, and hurriedly left.