"Will you be back tonight?"

The little courtyard shook his head, "I don’t know."

Thinking of the cold demeanor of the master when he left this morning, he glanced at Li Luru.

After pondering, he still asked, "Miss Li, did you explain to our master last night?"

"Yes, I did explain."

"That’s strange." The little courtyard rubbed his head and said, "If that’s the case, why is the master’s mood still so bad?"

Li Luru was slightly stunned, thinking of last night’s events, she couldn’t help but wonder if he was upset because she turned him down?

Couldn’t be!

Actually, she still couldn’t quite believe he was being sincere. This kind of noble prince has seen countless beauties, how could he take a fancy to someone as plain as her?

After a night’s contemplation, she decided he must be teasing her. Fortunately, she refused him last night; otherwise, it would have been quite embarrassing.

Thinking about this, that tiny bit of guilt from last night vanished.

"Why didn’t you follow your master?"

The little courtyard replied, "The master asked me to stay here and supervise the healing of the wounded."

Li Luru didn’t ask further, thought for a bit, and then went with the little courtyard to take care of the wounded.

"Are these people from the prefecture?"

"Yes, the Lord Prefectural Magistrate brought people, supplies, and medicine over, Miss Li. I saved you some porridge, please have some to settle your stomach before we go check on the wounded."

"Alright, thank you little courtyard!" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"No need for thanks." The little courtyard thought to himself, he was the master’s close servant, how could he not notice the master’s changes?

The master was never the type to show emotions openly; people in the Capital City even secretly said he was a deep fox.

But ever since Miss Li came before the master, the master obviously became different from before.

Sometimes when he spoke, he even had childlike innocence. The master changed so much, surely because of Miss Li. Humph, although the master said nothing, he had a hunch that Miss Li might become the Princess Consort in the future, so of course he had to treat her kindly.

Li Luru originally thought Ye Haoxuan would return at night, but who knew he would not come back until the next day.

And for three consecutive days afterward, Li Luru did not see him.

"Why hasn’t your master returned yet?"

The little courtyard thought she missed the master and responded with a grin, "Miss Li, don’t worry. San conveyed the message that the master will come to the county town tonight."

"Why would I be anxious?" Li Luru replied uneasily.

In the evening, Li Luru carried Xiaobai on a round in the wounded area. Upon return, she saw the little courtyard and others surrounding Ye Haoxuan coming from afar.

"Master, you’re finally back."

"How are things in Liyang these days?" Ye Haoxuan glanced around, many places had already been cleaned, but those collapsed structures would definitely need to be rebuilt.

"Everything is just fine," the little courtyard reported earnestly, "Master, Miss Li was quite anxious for you, asking every day when you’d return. She must have missed you."

The last sentence was voiced rather quietly.

Upon hearing, Ye Haoxuan’s lips curled up slightly, but recalling past events, he pressed them down again.

Li Luru didn’t hear the last sentence from the little courtyard, but she heard everything else.

"This little courtyard, what nonsense is he spouting."

"Why are you standing there?" Before entering the tent, Ye Haoxuan glanced at her, "Come in and make some tea for me, you girl getting paid without working."