Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

Shen Mengyao turned her head, her expression cold and distant: "What else?"

Li Junfeng tightened his grip on the medicine bag, a hint of pain flashed across his dark eyes, and even his voice became much softer: "I am very grateful that you care about me so much..."

Before he could finish his words, Shen Mengyao stopped him.

"Don't." Her expression was cold, and she couldn't help but sneer: "We are doing business, I sell medicine and you pay, the money is paid, it's open and aboveboard, why should I care or not?"

Li Junfeng's face turned pale and blue, but he didn't want to miss this good opportunity. He took a step forward and wanted to grab her hand: "Mengyao...you've been making a fuss enough, it's time to come back."

Shen Mengyao dodged calmly and sneered, "Don't you feel guilty for saying this? Even if our relationship is not over yet, you and Meng Yuehuan have been living together for a long time, just like a real couple. Why are you still saying these words to disgust me now?"

Li Junfeng's face changed: "You..."

Shen Mengyao didn't give him a chance to speak, and sneered, "Li Junfeng, are you treating me like a fool? When I gave you my true heart, but you didn't cherish it, it was over between us. Now let's talk business, why bother saying these nonsense that even dogs won't listen to?"

"Okay, you are so cruel!" Li Junfeng pointed at her fiercely and left quickly with the medicine bag.

Cuiwei couldn't tell anything from her expression, so she asked tentatively, "Princess, are you really not going to care about him? It looks like maybe Zhu is sick."

Shen Mengyao narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "He put my entire Princess Mansion in a dangerous forbidden area, so why should I pity him? This kind of person is two-faced, pretending to be innocent on the surface, but in fact, he is full of bad intentions behind the scenes."

Cuiwei was very happy: "My Lord, it is only today that I dare to believe that you really will not let Li Junfeng mess around."

Shen Mengyao sighed: "It seems that I was so absurd in the past that I made you feel this way."

Cuiwei stuck out her tongue: "Princess, I won't dare to do it again."

Shen Mengyao shook her head and sighed, and said no more.

After a day of hard work, she did the accounting at night, the beads on the abacus clacking loudly, but she didn't make much money. The profit, minus the labor cost, was pitifully small.

She supported her head and sighed.

Cuiwei brought in a cup of strong tea, and seemed to see why she was troubled. She said with a smile: "Are you worried about not being able to make money, Princess? If you can use fewer prescriptions today, the profit will surely be considerable."

"I have principles when delivering medicine!" Shen Mengyao curled her lips and suddenly smelled a burnt smell in the air!

She sniffed carefully: "What is burnt? It smells like medicine."

Cuiwei was stunned: "Oh no, there is a warehouse in the back that temporarily stores medicinal materials. Could there be a fire there?"

Shen Mengyao's face suddenly changed, and she immediately stood up: "Quick, let's go and take a look!"

The two hurried to the warehouse and saw flames shooting into the sky and thick smoke billowing.

Shen Mengyao's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. The medicinal materials here were accumulated by her with great difficulty. Once they were burned, not only would she suffer heavy losses, but the normal operation of the pharmacy would also be affected.

"Hurry, call someone to help put out the fire!" Shen Mengyao directed Cuiwei while picking up the bucket next to her and starting to scoop water to put out the fire.

At this moment, she suddenly heard a cry of pain from the other side. She walked over and saw Luo Chuan and the little thief lying under the east window, each carrying a few sacks of medicine. The little thief had several big blisters on his hands and was screaming in pain.

Luo Chuan grabbed his hand, frowned and said coldly: "Don't shout, it's just a few blisters, it will be fine if you pop them."

The thief pulled his hand back and blew on it twice in pain: "It turns out that this is not your hand, so you don't feel bad, but what if it leaves a scar?"

"Grown up as a man, why are you afraid of these things?" Luo Chuan grabbed his hand and used a sharp wooden thorn to prick the blister!

Shen Mengyao listened to the pig-slaughtering screams and sighed twice. She immediately organized people and everyone worked together to quickly bring the fire under control.

Because there were not many medicinal materials in stock in the pharmacy, after inventory, what was burned were basically some mugwort and atractylodes. These were originally burned to eliminate epidemics, and now that they were burned, the loss was not great.

The most important medicinal materials were rescued by Luochuan and the little thief and piled under the east window.

"Thank you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid you would have suffered a lot today. My loss of a little money is nothing, but those people lost the chance to save their lives."

Luo Chuan lowered his head and said expressionlessly: "This is what I should do."

The little thief raised his head proudly: "If he hadn't dragged me in and stopped me from running, I wouldn't have rescued the herbs."

"Don't give me that. It was obviously you who went in on your own initiative." Luo Chuan glanced at him and exposed him at once.

"Stop talking nonsense."

The two had known each other for a short time when they somehow started to argue with each other, bickering all day long. Shen Mengyao found the reasons for their bickering ridiculous.

"Alright, alright. You two have made contributions. Go to bed early."

The two glared at each other and turned their heads quickly.

Seeing that the little thief was about to leave, Shen Mengyao suddenly called her: "From now on, you can do odd jobs by my side. At least you can get a meal. What's your name?"

"Do you really want me?" The little thief couldn't believe it. It was difficult to have a decent job. Now that he could support himself, he didn't have to steal.

"Of course! A gentleman's promise is as good as gold." Shen Mengyao smiled gently.

The little thief said cheerfully: "My name is Xiao Qi."

Shen Mengyao nodded.

"I got it."

After everyone left, she entered the warehouse that was burned into ruins. She looked around and suddenly saw a half-burned piece of cloth on the ground. She picked it up and smelled it, and her face changed.

Cuiwei noticed that her expression was not right: "Princess, what's wrong?"

Shen Mengyao didn't say anything, but just let her smell the cloth.

Cuiwei's expression was startled: "The smell of kerosene."

Moreover, this piece of cloth did not belong to the warehouse, let alone anyone in the pharmacy. This means that the fire was not accidental, but someone deliberately set it up, perhaps to disrupt the operation of the pharmacy, or even to target her personally.

Shen Mengyao's eyes became sharp, and she instructed Cuiwei: "Go check if there are any suspicious people around recently, especially those with strange behavior and unknown identities. At the same time, strengthen the security measures in the store to prevent similar incidents from happening again."