She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

In a flash, Li Jingwan remembered what happened in the morning, "Is this the knife you used to cut bamboo?"

Li Dingzheng nodded.

Li Jingwan understood. She had praised the knife for being sharp in the morning, and Li Dingzheng probably thought she liked it, so he gave it to her as a thank you gift.

He was still the same as before, always thinking of me first when there was something good. Li Jingwan choked up and smiled, "Thank you, Ah Han."

She picked up the knife, held it in her hand with great care, and said softly, "Thank you, brother."

-

Two days later, Butler Bai returned to the manor and brought the good news that Bai Yiyi had been waiting for for a long time.

Old Madam Bai asked Bai Yiyi to return to Tacheng immediately.

"Really?" Although Li Jingwan had already analyzed that she would be able to go back soon, Bai Yiyi still found it a little unconvincing when she heard that her wish had come true.

"Uncle Bai, what did grandma say?"

Butler Bai smiled and said, "When the old lady saw the longevity painting you wrote for the eldest lady, she burst into tears on the spot. She said she knew you have always been very filial."

"During the time you were away, the old lady has been missing you very much and hopes that you can go back to accompany her soon. Especially since her birthday is coming up in a few days, as the eldest granddaughter, how can you be absent?"

Bai Yiyi was so excited that she could hardly speak and looked at Li Jingwan.

Li Jingwan smiled at her and felt very happy.

She would be able to return to Tacheng soon, bring back the good news that her brother had been found, and then go with Xiang Mingfang and others to pick up Li Dingzheng.

"I miss my grandmother too." Bai Yiyi couldn't hide the excitement on her face, "Uncle Bai, when are we leaving?"

"Let's leave tomorrow." said Butler Bai.

"The old lady's birthday is in six days. This year she plans to set up a stage two days in advance and invite the people in the clan to come and listen to the opera. It takes a day and a half to get back to Tacheng from Zhuangzi, so we can make it in time if we leave tomorrow."

"Then tomorrow." Bai Yiyi had no objection. She also wanted to go back early. "I don't have much luggage anyway. The most important thing is the birthday gift for my grandmother."

Butler Bai was a little surprised, "Miss, did you prepare other birthday gifts?"

"Yes, I prepared it these past two days." Bai Yiyi acted calmly as Li Jingwan taught her, "It's just some black wolfberries."

Li Jingwan immediately followed up, "Butler Bai, the young lady personally went to the back mountain to pick these black wolfberries. It took her a whole day, and her legs are still sore now."

"Xiao Wan, there's no need to talk about this." Bai Yiyi said sensibly, "As a granddaughter, it's nothing for me to do something for my grandmother."

The two of them acted out a play together, and Butler Bai was indeed very pleased after hearing it.

At the Bai residence, he told Mrs. Bai in detail that it took Bai Yiyi three full days to complete the longevity painting, and that the largest character "Shou" was written by Bai Yiyi using her own blood mixed in the ink.

Old Madam Bai sighed for a long time, thinking that Bai Yiyi had finally changed her temper and become sensible, and that the training she had endured this time was worth it.

Butler Bai believed that when Old Madam Bai received the black wolfberries picked by Bai Yiyi herself, she would definitely no longer believe Chen and Bai Lixuan's provocation and slander against the eldest lady.

He has worked for the Bai family all his life and sees things more clearly than anyone else.

Bai Yiyi is just impatient, but she has a kind heart and is definitely not as unreasonable as Chen said.

So when Old Lady Bai sent him to the manor, he was very happy, not only because he had received favors from Bai Yiyi's mother before, but also because he hoped to do his best to help Bai Yiyi and return to Tacheng as soon as possible.

Now it seems that it was all worth it.

However, Bai Yiyi's changes during this period are also thanks to the maid Xiaowan.

Butler Bai then said, "Xiao Wan, go pack your luggage too, and go back to Tacheng with the young lady tomorrow."

"Xiao Wan will naturally go back with me." Bai Yiyi said as a matter of course, "Uncle Bai, I will let Xiao Wan be my personal maid when I return to Tacheng."

"Of course." Butler Bai smiled, "Miss, you have the final say."

Because she had to leave early the next morning, Li Jingwan found an excuse to go see her brother in the afternoon.

Li Dingzheng was drying herbs in the yard alone. When he saw her, he just glanced at her and continued working.

"Ah Han, I have to go somewhere far away tomorrow, but I will be back in a while." Li Jingwan walked to his side, "Then I will bring others to see you."

From now on, she will never leave her brother alone.

Li Jingwan had gotten used to Li Dingzheng's silence in the past few days. She helped him turn over and dry the herbs without saying anything, and didn't get up until it was late.

"Ah Han, I'm going back." Li Jingwan patted the herbal shavings on her palms, "When you go to the back mountain to collect herbs, be careful and don't climb too high, and don't go on rainy days."

I thought Li Dingzheng would not answer, but when he followed Li Jingwan to the gate of the courtyard, he suddenly said, "On the way, safe."

Li Jingwan was stunned for a moment, then she laughed and nodded vigorously, "Well, I will definitely be careful. Don't worry, I still have the knife you gave me."

-

As soon as the sky brightened, the coachman whipped the horse and the carriage heading back to Bai Mansion in Tacheng began to move out of the farm.

There were four people in the carriage. The coachman and Butler Bai were sitting outside driving the carriage, while Bai Yiyi and Li Jingwan were in the carriage.

Although she got up very early, Bai Yiyi was extremely excited and kept looking outside.

"Xiao Wan, when I came here I thought the outside was so bare and ugly, but now I think the scenery is pretty good."

Li Jingwan smiled and said, "Miss, that's because your state of mind has changed, so you will have different feelings when you look at the same thing."

Bai Yiyi closed the car window, turned around and looked at her, his expression suddenly becoming serious.

"Xiao Wan, who are you?"

Li Jingwan was shocked. Could it be that Bai Yiyi discovered something?

She did not answer but asked, "Miss, what do you mean by that?"

"I don't think you are an ordinary maid." Bai Yiyi's eyes were filled with suspicion. "You didn't sneak out of some palace, did you? Otherwise, how do you know so much?"

It was a false alarm. Li Jingwan laughed, "Miss, I am almost a generation older than you. No matter how stupid I am, I still have some knowledge."

Bai Yiyi also laughed, "I think you know more than Uncle Bai. When we return to the mansion tomorrow, help me destroy the prestige of Chen and Bai Lixuan. I want to teach them a lesson."

Li Jingwan did not agree immediately, but said, "Miss, don't worry, I will help you."

After returning to Tacheng, she naturally could not accompany Bai Yiyi, but she would help the girl take back everything that belonged to her.

After the initial excitement, Bai Yiyi began to feel sleepy. Although the carriage was shaking, she still slept soundly.

Li Jingwan couldn't sleep. She leaned against the wall of the carriage, wiping the blade of her knife with a cloth, while thinking about the arrangements after bringing her brother back.

As dusk approached, the carriage slowed down. Xiang Mingfang and Bai Yiyi said that they would go to a small town on the way to find an inn to rest for the night and set off again tomorrow.

This was the same arrangement as when they came here, and Bai Yiyi had no objection. "I'm hungry too, Uncle Bai, how long will it take to get to the inn?"

"An hour at most." Butler Bai replied, "It's getting dark early now, Miss, we won't stop halfway."

The carriage continued to move forward. Li Jingwan opened the window and admired the northwest sky at dusk. It was as spectacular as what she saw when she first arrived in Tacheng.

Bai Yiyi also came over to look and chattered in her ear.

Suddenly, Li Jingwan heard a regular sound, "Miss, did you hear it?"

"What did you hear?" Bai Yiyi asked puzzledly.

"A rumbling sound." Li Jingwan listened attentively, and the sound became louder and louder.

Bai Yiyi also heard it at this time, "Yes, there is, what is it?"

"The sound of horse hooves!" Li Jingwan reacted immediately, "It's the sound of the cavalry."

Mixed in with the sound of horse hooves were whistles and the cheers of the crowd.

Li Jingwan's expression suddenly changed. This is the border between Sheng Dynasty and Xirong...

"Where are the cavalry from?" Bai Yiyi asked.

Li Jingwan didn't bother to talk to her anymore. She leaned forward to open the door of the carriage. Butler Bai pushed it open first, looking panicked. "It's the Xirong army. They're coming."

Li Jingwan's heart sank. It must be that this Western Rong army had robbed the nearby villages. Now she was on her way back, but she ran into them.

She immediately said, "Don't turn around, walk to the side."

Butler Bai was relatively calm, and quickly asked the coachman to turn around, "Miss, Xiaowan, please sit tight."

"The Xirong Army..." Bai Yiyi was so frightened that she was at a loss, "They...they want to kill people, they can do anything..."

"Miss, don't worry." Li Jingwan grabbed one of her hands, her heart filled with anxiety, and slightly opened the car window to look back.

The sound of horse hooves did not fade away, but became louder instead. The Western Rong people were catching up.

At this time, a Xirong cavalryman appeared from nowhere in front of them and pointed his bow at them.

Li Jingwan yelled, "Turn right and press down!"

But it was too late. The arrow in the hand of the Xirong cavalry shot straight into the coachman's chest, and the blood from the wound splattered on the door.

"Ah——!!!" Bai Yiyi screamed in fright.

The coachman was shot dead by an arrow and fell off the carriage. Fortunately, Butler Bai held the reins tightly at the critical moment and tried his best to turn the horse and run towards the woods on the right.

The Xirong cavalry did not give up. They chased after them with wild laughter and shot arrows at the carriage.

The arrows pierced the wall of the car, and every sound made Bai Yiyi shiver, as if the sound was the horn of death.

Although Li Jingwan was also very scared, she had to remain calm and kept looking out the window to check the terrain.

The carriage ran into the woods. The trees in the woods were dense, which could hinder the cavalry, but also blocked the movement of the carriage.

The carriage slowed down a lot.

They could only abandon their chariots and flee, but how could two legs escape from the iron hooves of the Xirong cavalry?

When Li Jingwan was desperately thinking of a solution, a distinct groan was heard. It was the voice of Butler Bai.

She immediately looked in front of the carriage and saw that it was Butler Bai who had been shot by an arrow, and a large area of ​​his clothes had been stained red.

I guess he was hit by an arrow while driving just now and has been enduring it until now.

Li Jingwan quickly pushed open the door and tightened the reins in his hand. As soon as the carriage stopped, Butler Bai fell to the ground.

"Butler Bai!"

"Uncle Bai!"

Li Jingwan and Bai Yiyi quickly jumped off the carriage. Bai Yiyi cried and trembled all over, "Uncle Bai, don't scare me, don't leave me..."

Butler Bai's face was pale and life was rapidly draining from him.

"Don't be afraid, Miss... Nothing will happen to you..."

Holding on to his last breath, he looked at Li Jingwan.

"Xiao Wan... bring the eldest lady back... back to Tacheng, promise... promise me..."

"Yeah." Li Jingwan clenched her teeth and tears fell as she nodded.

"Okay... hurry... let's go..." Butler Bai said these words and tilted his head to the side.

"Uncle Bai!" Bai Yiyi shouted heartbreakingly, but there was no response from him.

The sound of horse hooves came from not far away. Li Jingwan couldn't help but feel sad. She saw a small earthen slope not far away, turned around, took out a bundle from the carriage, and pulled Bai Yiyi up, "Let's go."

"Xiao Wan, where are you going?" Bai Yiyi had tears on her face, "Uncle Bai is still here."

Li Jingwan almost dragged Bai Yiyi to the bottom of the small hill, pressed her to squat, and then threw the bag into her arms.

"Miss, you hide here. No matter what noise you hear later, don't come out. Wait for at least half an hour. After you leave the forest, go west. There are banknotes and dry food in the bag..."

"What about you?" Bai Yiyi heard that Li Jingwan's plan did not include her, and grabbed her wrist, "Xiao Wan, we'll go together."

"No, they will search." Li Jingwan shook her head, "Miss, I can ride a horse, I will lead them away..."

"No, no..." Bai Yiyi put more force on her hands, tears falling, "Don't go, those people will chase you..."

"If I don't leave, we will both die." Li Jingwan emphasized, "I will lead them away. If I come back, we will go into the city together. If I don't come back in half an hour, you will leave first."

"I promised Butler Bai that I would let you return to Tacheng..."

"I'm with you, Xiaowan, we're together..." Bai Yiyi cried so hard that she was about to die. Extreme fear and reluctance occupied her entire heart.

"Stop crying!" Li Jingwan yelled in front of her for the first time, "I led them away just to save my life."

"Miss, I have something very important to tell you. If you return to Tacheng alone, you must help me convey it."

Bai Yiyi had tears in her eyes and her crying became much quieter.

Li Jingwan held her hand and said word by word, "My real name is Li Jingwan, and Ah Han is my younger brother Li Dingzheng who disappeared ten years ago."

"Go to the Tacheng border market to find Xiang Mingfang from Shunchang Commercial Bank and ask him to pick up Ah Han and find Doctor Xu to treat him."

Bai Yiyi was so shocked by these words that she forgot to cry, her eyes wide open, "You..."

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer. Li Jingwan didn't have time to say more, "Miss, I'll leave this matter to you."

Bai Yiyi nodded, "Xiao Wan, don't..."

"Lie down quickly." Li Jingwan whispered, shook off her hand, ran to the carriage, quickly untied the rope, and got on the horse neatly.

When the Xirong cavalry was about to approach, she flicked her whip, shouted twice deliberately, and then ran in another direction.

Sure enough, the two cavalrymen were attracted by the noise. They took a few steps closer and found that there was nothing in the carriage, and a man who had been shot and died was lying next to it.

The two looked at each other, shook their heads, and then chased in the direction Li Jingwan left.

Bai Yiyi lay on the ground, holding the bundle tightly in her arms, crying silently as she listened to the sound of horses' hooves going away, "Xiao Wan..."