He couldn't bear to let Liu Huan be attentive for even a short while.

"Okay, sit down first."

Liu Huan then sat down next to him, still smiling.

"Aren't you going to explain why you were drinking yesterday?" Su Yi asked seriously.

Upon hearing this, Liu Huan sighed and explained, "Those girls were playing games and they made us drink. I had no choice but to drink." He then put on a pitiful expression.

"Does the injury on your leg still hurt?"

Liu Huan's face flushed red. How did he know that location?

"Don't look at me like that. You were the one who insisted I apply the medicine for you yesterday, and I couldn't stop you."

Liu Huan believed this; it sounded like something a drunkard would do.

She replied vaguely, "It's all better now, it doesn't hurt at all anymore, thank you for applying the medicine."

After saying that, she thought of some rumors she had heard at the Prince's mansion, and mustered up her courage to ask, "By the way, I heard that you are going to arrange a marriage between your family and the Xu family, is that true?"

Su Yi kept him in suspense, "Guess?"

Liu Huan was devastated and burst into tears. "Stone, you've changed. You're no longer the Stone I used to know."

He looked like he was truly heartbroken.

"Okay, that's fake. I could never marry them."

Upon receiving the promise, she immediately sniffled, wiped away her tears, and said with a smile, "That's good. Let's eat then. I wonder if my cooking still tastes the same as before. You should try it."

Su Yi ate, her throat tightening slightly, "Yeah, the same as before."

People are the same.

Liu Huan was escorted back to the Prince's Mansion by him under the moonlight, and as soon as she entered the Princess's courtyard, she grabbed her.

"Huanhuan, are you alright?"

Liu Huan looked happy and said, "It's nothing, thank you for giving me the day off, Princess."

The princess sighed, "You got drunk because you were drinking for me. It's only a day off. But Lord Su looked terrible. Are you sure he didn't hit you?"

The look in her eyes made it seem like it would be a shame if she didn't get beaten up.

"No, he just said a few words to me, but I'm thick-skinned, so I just let it go in one ear and out the other."

The princess then put away her gossipy nature and complained, "I won't go out with that Xu Jiuyan next time. He's so annoying."

Although Xu Jiuyan had a minor conflict with the princess, it did not affect the Xu family's proposal to the Prince's Mansion.

Mrs. Xu knew that her daughter and future daughter-in-law had a falling out, so she told her to be more magnanimous.

The date was quickly set for three months later. During these three months, the princess could not leave the house, and naturally, Liu Huan could not go out either.

In the middle of the night, Liu Huan was summoned aside by the princess. "I heard you are Su Yi's fiancée?"

Liu Huan thought that Su Yi probably wanted to use this method to get her out of the palace, so she replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

"I never knew you had this kind of trick up your sleeve," the princess said with a mocking smile.

"In that case, you should go with the princess to marry into the family and not come back."

The thought that her third son and his wife had not yet consummated their marriage made her wish that Liu Huan would not leave the palace, but rather die.

Liu Huan knelt down and performed a deep bow, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."

She felt relieved after leaving, though she was afraid the princess wouldn't let her go.

If she doesn't regain her memories, she might marry into the princess's household and leave when she's twenty-five, or she might become the princess's servant for the rest of her life.

Now that she has regained her memory, she misses the Su family and wants to go back to see them as soon as she regains her freedom.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and the joy of the Prince's wedding was replaced by a faint sadness.

The princess, however, was overjoyed and couldn't sleep all night.

"Huanhuan, I'm not sleepy yet."

Liu Huan wasn't sleepy either, and the two chatted about the past for a long time until the third watch of the night.

Just as they had helped the princess to bed, people arrived outside.

"Miss Guyu, we've come to help the princess bathe and change her clothes."

The two, who were already sleepy, kept yawning. The princess told Liu Huan to go take a nap, but she didn't go.

Many guests arrived, the most important of whom were the Emperor and the Empress.

When the time came, Xu Zijing rode a fiery red horse with a big red flower on her chest. The young master carried his only sister onto the bridal sedan chair, and everyone followed the sedan chair to send her to the Xu residence.

Evening, in the backyard of the Xu residence.

The princess devoured the food on the table, exclaiming, "This is delicious, you should order some!"

"Princess, slow down!"

“It can’t be slow. I haven’t eaten for a day and a night. I’m starving. You should eat too.”

Liu Huan, who hadn't eaten all night with the princess, didn't stand on ceremony when she heard this, and the two of them sat on the stools eating with their mouths full of oil.

Before they had finished eating, the door was suddenly flung open, leaving the two who were happily munching on chicken legs stunned.

What's going on here?

It turned out that some of Xu Zijing's friends had been planning to make a ruckus in the bridal chamber and insisted on dragging the already tipsy Xu Zijing to the new room.

He had a slightly wicked sense of humor and kept quiet, so the people inside naturally didn't hear him.

The atmosphere calmed down for a second, then a drunken young man teased, "Oh, eating?"

Liu Huan then hurriedly cleaned up the things on the table and took the plates and left.

As I turned left after leaving the room, my hand was grabbed. "Wait!"

She was initially startled, but calmed down after hearing the sound. "Stone, why aren't you inside? What are you doing out here?"

"Your face is all oily, wipe it off."

Liu Huan took out a handkerchief and wiped it. The unidentified object on it made her face turn bright red instantly. Fortunately, it was night and she couldn't see it.

"Okay, you can go now."

Su Yi bent down and whispered, "Wait for me in a bit, I'll take you home."

Having already been drinking, he deliberately lowered his voice, making it slightly breathy, which made Liu Huan even more embarrassed. "Okay, go ahead."

I already told the princess yesterday that after I send her here today, Liu Huan can leave.

She also handed over many things to the new head maid, and everything was normal, except for what Su Yi just said that made her feel awkward.

Liu Huan waited until very late for them to leave. Su Yi had been plied with a lot of alcohol, though it wasn't visible on his face, his eyes were bright and moist.

Liu Huan and Chang Bai helped him into the carriage. He remained quiet, keeping his head down and not saying a word.

Unlike Liu Huan, he didn't cause a ruckus when he was drunk. He went back to his room, took off his clothes, and went to sleep, which was almost too normal for him.

Just as Liu Huan was about to leave, she heard him murmur, "Don't go."

Liu Huan thought he was awake, but when she turned back to the bedside, she found that he wasn't. He just had a furrowed brow, as if he had a nightmare.

She reached out to smooth his furrowed brow, but her hand was grabbed and she couldn't break free.

She simply stopped struggling and fell asleep by the bedside.

Su Yi woke up at dawn. Seeing the person by the bedside, he felt a warmth in his heart mixed with heartache, and carried her back to her own room.

Liu Huan woke up in her own room, got up, let out a heavy sigh of relief, and stretched. She was free again.

As she pushed open the door, the sunlight streaming in made her feel incredibly safe and happy.

Qiu Rong brought in breakfast. "Master, please wash up and have your meal."

Liu Huan looked at the food on the table and asked, "Where is Lord Su?"

Qiu Rong replied, "The master prepared the food early in the morning and then went to work."

Liu Huan knew at a glance that he had done it himself, and her heart warmed; she was happy that she was free.