Since seeing this note, Li Hua has gone from a state of numbness and despair to an unusual state of excitement.

Every now and then, he would open the ledger and double-check that there was indeed a note tucked inside, with a message from Gan Qiongying written on it.

They'll come to pick him up in two months.

It will be fine in just two months!

Li Hua had torn the note Gan Qiongying left him last time, so this time he treated it with great care. He only touched it carefully with his fingers a few times to make sure it wasn't his imagination. He didn't even take the note out of the ledger, afraid that if he tore it, the paper would tear on its own like garlic peel.

He kept looking at it from inside the book, and he even placed the ledger right next to the table and looked at it all day long.

With the support of that simple sentence, Li Hua's condition improved rapidly every day, both her appetite and physical condition, which even surprised Bu Li.

This clearly demonstrates how important a person's willpower, their aspirations, and their spiritual pillars are when their body is injured.

In just half a month, the account book containing the letters Gan Qiongying left for him had been turned to fray by Li Hua.

The flesh beneath Li Hua's skin, like some kind of dried-up mushroom that had been soaked and rehydrated, had regained its vitality and looked quite healthy.

Moreover, Li Hua's leg injury is healing very quickly. With Bu Li's meticulous care, Li Hua no longer experiences the excruciating pain of tearing his leg apart and sweating profusely when he moves it slightly these past two days.

"In about a month, you can slowly try to land. You must start training as soon as possible, even if it's just a small step. Otherwise, even if the leg is no longer crooked, sitting for too long may cause it to become one leg longer than the other."

Bu Li explained things carefully, afraid that Li Hua wouldn't cooperate. But Li Hua was very obedient now. No matter what medicine Bu Li told him to take or when he should rest in bed, Li Hua would not have any objections.

Wherever he went, he always carried that ledger with him, whether he was instructing his men to stir up trouble in the capital or visiting merchants at the Chamber of Commerce.

Another heavy snow fell in Yindu. This winter seems to be exceptionally cold. When I opened the door early in the morning, I saw a world covered in silver and white.

Li Hua sat up in bed, and the first thing she did was touch the account book next to her pillow. After opening it, she saw that the papers tucked inside were still intact and quietly sitting there.

I read it again, and only then did I feel refreshed enough to get up and eat.

The letter Gan Qiongying left him said that she would definitely come back to find him within two months. Li Hua clearly remembered that the night Gan Qiongying left the letter was December 12th of last year.

Now it is the new year, and today is January 12th. There are only three days left until the Lantern Festival.

Although various factions in Yindu were secretly vying for power, the Empress Dowager in the palace was barely clinging to life, and the Kou clan was trying every means to send people to find the whereabouts of the Regent and Gan Lin.

While Kang Guangwang continued to indiscriminately stir up trouble, other clans gradually aligned themselves with the royal family of Grand Princess Huian.

Since the court officials now fully know about the emperor's disappearance, and if the emperor still cannot be found, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Prince Kangguang is not worthy of his position. Kou Shi has already discovered the trap that Gan Qiongying had set for Prince Kangguang, meaning that the regent's disappearance is inextricably linked to Prince Kangguang.

Lady Kou and the Empress Dowager will definitely hold onto Prince Kang Guang tightly and will never allow him to rise to power. Since Prince Kang Guang has no chance to ascend the throne, the only option is for Grand Princess Huian to step forward and select a capable member of the imperial clan from among the members of the royal family.

The capital of Yin had quietly undergone a change of regime, but although the people in the imperial city had also sensed something unusual, in the end, these changes had little to do with them.

No matter who sits on the throne, life goes on, and the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, like Lunar New Year's Eve, is the festival that people look forward to and love the most.

Therefore, Yindu has now returned to its bustling state, with all kinds of lantern stalls everywhere on the streets. As night falls, the main street of Yindu is like a colorful river of lights winding its way to thousands of homes.

Gan Qiongying has been gone for a full month.

There is at most one month left before Gan Qiongying returns.

Li Hua counted down the days, hoping that one day Gan Qiongying would suddenly appear before him, smiling and asking if he had been waiting too long. She would hold his hand and coax him, saying she was sorry for being away for so long and that she was back now.

In Li Hua's imagination, the scenes of the two meeting were varied and unpredictable, but every scene in Li Hua's imagination was incredibly sweet.

This honey, sweeter than any in the world, made Li Hua's mouth water just thinking about it.

If that time really comes, regardless of whether Gan Qiongying explains why she suddenly disappeared during this period, Li Hua vowed in her heart that she would never pursue the matter.

Not only will she not pursue the matter, but Li Hua will tell Gan Qiongying everything she has been hiding, and why she has kept these things a secret. There will be no more secrets.

Hopefully, there will never be any separation or estrangement between them again.

As Li Hua's condition improved, Tian Jiao and San Jiu were both happy and somewhat worried.

During this time, the real Caihong and Queqing had been summoned back to Lihua's side. He took Zhongli Zhengzhen's place, held the power of the Jinchuan hostage, and dealt with the nobles in the capital every day.

He naturally supported Princess Hui'an, while Prince Kang Guang tried several times to win over Li Hua, but he couldn't even see Li Hua's face. He even tried to beg for a meeting with Li Hua through Wen Xueling.

Prince Kangguang undoubtedly wanted to sit on the throne, and with the regent still missing, every faction in the capital ultimately leaned towards Princess Huian.

This was largely due to Li Hua's overt and covert manipulation, and the Jin Chuan hostage revealed his true colors for the first time, shocking the nobles in the capital who realized how deeply he had been lying low, and that his methods were even more ruthless than those of the former regent.

As soon as someone steps forward to oppose Grand Princess Huian, it won't be long before the head of that family is caught making a mistake. Soon, even the most insignificant merchants in the capital, who sell ordinary goods, will seem to conspire together to rebel and will never sell their goods to that family.

This may seem like a very small matter, but for a huge clan that occupies the imperial city, there are no small matters when it comes to food, clothing, housing and transportation. Humans are born to eat grains and cereals, and the seven necessities of life are firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

Occasionally lacking one thing might not have much of an impact, but if the supply of everything is cut off, the people in the clan will be the first to suffer and will put pressure on the leader who controls the direction of the clan.

Besides, the Jin Chuan hostage prince always seems to be able to find fault with everyone from all sorts of tricky angles, and these faults are the kind that are irreparable once they are exposed.