"Don't look at me, I don't take on apprentices."

To prevent the two from disturbing Su Luo, Du Xiuyuan locked them up, but he still couldn't keep them inside.

"Old Du, from now on you will be our master. I will go back and prepare the apprenticeship ceremony. I have staked all our gratitude and friendship on this. You must accept us."

"I didn't agree to that, so don't do anything rash."

Before Du Xiuyuan could finish speaking, the two of them had disappeared. Su Luo ignored them and went back to rest.

The next morning, a palace eunuch came to the Du residence to deliver an imperial decree, saying that the Imperial Preceptor had chosen the 26th day of the first lunar month to bestow a title upon her.

Today is only the 22nd, there are still four days left. After tidying herself up, Su Luo took Su Zuo and drove the carriage all the way to the Prince Yu's mansion.

This mansion is imposing and grand, with four guards standing at the gate with long spears, their ramrod straight, making people afraid to approach.

However, Su Luo recognized the person standing in the center of the doorway.

"Lady Su, the Prince has been waiting for you for a long time."

Chi Yi walked up to Su Luo, clasped his hands in greeting, and then made a gesture of invitation.

"Where is my jade pillow? Has Nangong Chiyu prepared it?"

As Chi Yi led the way, he said, "You'll see when you go inside, Madam Su."

Chi Yi's attitude towards Su Luo was better than usual today. Last night, when the prince returned, he told him about the grain supplies in Beichuan City and the batch of cotton clothes.

This changed his attitude towards Su Luo; she was worthy of being the only female official in the dynasty.

Chi Yi stopped when they reached a large hall. The moment he opened the door, Su Luo thought she had gone to the wrong place.

If it weren't for Nangong Chiyu standing there, who would believe that this hall was the Prince Yu's residence?

The empty hall, devoid of any furniture, appeared unusually spacious.

"Your Highness, Lady Su has arrived."

Nangong Chiyu turned around and said to Chi Yi, "Understood, bring the things up."

"Yes, Your Highness."

It seems he kept his promise, but the room was completely empty, which was very strange.

Nangong Qing said that the emperor had bestowed upon him a great deal of gold and silver treasures, so how could he not even have any furniture?

"Prince Yu, your family is so...poor..."

"The new furniture hasn't arrived yet, so Madam Su can only stand. You can sit on the floor."

Nangong Chiyu's face was almost expressionless, and Su Luo had no idea what he wanted to do.

Every time I see him, his eyes seem to be devoid of desire, and he can't remember anything from the past. He himself is probably afraid that he doesn't even know who he is anymore.

Seeing that even someone as tall as him was standing, Su Luo also stood. Once she got the jade pillow, she would go back.

After a long while, the door opened again, and Chi Yi came in carrying a tray. Su Luo thought it was her jade pillow when she saw it.

Upon closer inspection, she discovered that it was actually a steamed bun made of broken rice and sweet potato, and this bun was bigger than her face.

"Madam Su, please have a meal!"

Chi Yi handed one of the bowls to Su Luo; the bowl contained a sweet potato bun.

Su Luo took the bowl with both hands, her brows furrowing slightly.

But when I turned around, I saw Chi Yi hand another bowl to Nangong Chiyu. Could it be that Nangong Chiyu also eats this?

This was considered a feast when people in the village were starving. Su Luo only remembered that she had eaten a sweet potato and rice bun like this on the first day the original owner arrived at the Chen family.

"Madam Su, please help yourself to this simple meal."

Nangong Chiyu actually took the steamed bun out of the bowl and ate it, taking bite after bite.

"Your Highness, I've come to retrieve the jade pillow. I'll leave once I've got it and won't be dining here anymore."

Nangong Chiyu sat down, his eyes fixed on Su Luo: "Lady Su, are you looking down on me?"

"No!" Su Luo denied it outright.

"Since there isn't any, then eat it. After you're done, you can take the jade pillow with you."

Su Luo's first reaction was that Nangong Chiyu was deliberately making things difficult for her. Yesterday's acupuncture hadn't reminded him of anything, so today's was intentional.

"Chi Yi, have someone bring in the jade pillow."

As soon as Nangong Chiyu spoke, a guard came in carrying a tray, which was the jade pillow that Su Luo wanted to take.

“Lady Su, I keep my word. After you finish this lunch, the jade pillow is yours.”

It's not like she's the only one eating it. Nangong Chiyu eats it too, so what's there to be afraid of? It's just coarse grains, it's not like she's never eaten them before.

Su Luo took a bite, and it wasn't that bad.

I just don't know why Nangong Chiyu insisted on forcing her to eat such a steamed bun.

Seeing that Su had eaten, Chi Yi and the others left.

"Madam Su, sit down and eat."

Nangong Chiyu was very polite. Since there were no chairs, he sat on the floor, implying that Su Luo should also sit down and eat.

Since the host family was like that, Su Luo couldn't find a single fault with him.

"Prince Yu, you are a prince, and this is your lunch?"

Nangong Chiyu stared at Su Luo with an inquiring look: "I've eaten tree bark before, this is considered good."

Everything that happened at the Yuwang Mansion today was deliberately arranged by Nangong Chiyu. He wanted to recreate the scene in his mind, the girl's eyes, which looked too much like Su Luo's.

Su Luo could imagine the hardships of war, but with her spatial ability, she never let herself go hungry.

"What's wrong, Madam Su? Do you not like the food? You seem so embarrassed to eat it."

Nangong Chiyu wanted to provoke her, to make her eat faster, to eat like the person in his mind, and to eat happily.

"It's alright!"

Su Luo replied with one sentence: she just wanted to finish the steamed bun quickly, get the jade pillow, and leave.

She felt something was off about the Prince Yu's mansion, as did Nangong Chiyu; she felt a strong aversion to this place.

Watching Su Luo eat heartily, Nangong Chiyu turned to the side and changed his angle. The steamed bun blocked the lower half of Su Luo's face, leaving only her exceptionally bright eyes visible.

It's her, it's definitely her.

The person who appeared in his mind's vision is now actually in front of him. Is he about to find out who he is?

Nangong Chiyu suddenly burst into laughter; this was the happiest he had been since returning to the capital.

"Lady Su, who exactly are you? Do you know me? Or do you know anyone who looks like me?"

The man suddenly went mad, squatting down in front of Su Luo with a smile on his face.

“Prince Yu, you can easily find out who I am with a simple search, but don’t you know how we met?”

Su Luo didn't understand what he was saying at all, and she stopped eating her steamed bun and got up.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Prince Yu. I'll take my leave now."

As soon as Su Luo went out, she took the jade pillow from the guard next to Chi Yi.

This Prince Yu's residence is too strange; she never wants to come here again.

Seeing Su Luo leave the gate of Prince Yu's mansion, Chi Yi went in and asked.

"Your Highness, is this the person you are looking for?"

Su Luo said she didn't know him, but if the person in the picture was really Su Luo, how could she not know him?

"I am not sure. There are so many people in the world who look alike, and it is not certain that the person is Su Luo."