In fact, Su Yushan had no intention of hiding it from Hongli; she was just teasing him.

It was inconvenient to speak outside the courtyard, so she only confessed the truth after entering the house and closing the door.

"It's not as serious as you think. Didn't you ask me to find out Yu Chan's feelings and to act as a matchmaker for her? I asked her today, and she really does have someone she likes."

After connecting the dots, Hongli seemed to understand something. "You're not going to say that Yu Chan likes Zheng Lin, are you?"

His guess was too accurate! It immediately dispelled Su Yushan's idea of ​​keeping her in suspense. "It was him. Yu Chan told me that she loves Zheng Lin and will not marry anyone else, and asked me not to act as a matchmaker for her anymore."

"She actually likes her brother-in-law?" As soon as the words left his mouth, Hongli realized something was wrong and quickly corrected himself.

"No, she only has one brother-in-law, me. How could she like the man who almost became her brother-in-law! Young women's minds are so strange. She knows perfectly well that Zheng Lin..."

Hongli, worried that Su Yushan would be embarrassed, stopped speaking mid-sentence and sighed repeatedly.

Is Zheng Lin really that good?

As he said this, his eyes glanced at her seemingly unintentionally. How could Su Yushan not understand that he was clearly waiting for her evaluation and setting a trap for her!

Sensing his intention, Su Yushan's bright eyes flickered, and she pondered, "His past memories are lost, so I cannot judge his character, but..."

Upon hearing the twist in the story, Hongli immediately tensed up, staring intently at her and pressing for an answer, "But what?"

He dug a pit for her first, so she shouldn't blame her for jumping in and pulling him down with her. Having made up her mind, Su Yushan feigned seriousness as she commented:

"However, in terms of appearance alone, he can be described as handsome."

"..." Wait a minute! This is completely different from what Hongli expected! Shouldn't Yushan have skipped Zheng Lin and praised him directly?

How dare she praise another man in front of him? That man was even once engaged to her! The more Hongli thought about it, the more resentful he became, his anger flaring up and burning like fire in his liver.

"He's handsome and dashing? And what about me? What am I?"

How could Hongli, who is always calm and confident, compare himself to other men? How could he do something so pointless?

Hongli suddenly felt that something was wrong with him, but he just couldn't swallow his anger and was eagerly anticipating Su Yushan's evaluation of him.

"As for you, Fourth Master..." Su Yushan scrutinized him intently, her brows furrowed, hesitant to speak, as if she had some unspeakable secret. Her gaze only increased Hongli's anxiety.

"Is it so hard to praise me? You can't bring yourself to do it? Do you think I, a prince, am inferior to Zheng Lin?"

Seeing his anxious appearance, Su Yushan remained calm. "Are you comparing status or appearance?"

"He can't compare to me in terms of status, but when it comes to looks!"

If she continued, he might really get angry, so Su Yushan stopped there, cleared her throat, and casually praised, "Fourth Master, your bearing is as majestic as a dragon and as elegant as a phoenix, which is incomparable to ordinary people."

This seemed to be the first time Hongli had ever heard her praise him, which gave him a strange sense of unreality. "Why does this sound so insincere?"

Ugh! No matter how I answer, it's wrong. "If I don't praise you, you get angry; if I do praise you, you think I'm being hypocritical. You're so hard to please."

In truth, Hongli also felt that he was being somewhat unreasonable, but whenever it involved Zheng Lin, he would unconsciously feel guilty and mutter to himself:

"I just want to know if you think he's better looking than me."

She had already praised him, so why was he still asking? Su Yushan suddenly found it amusing, "Are you really that insecure about yourself?"

“I am confident enough, but didn’t you two have a marriage agreement? With that connection, I’m afraid your heart will be biased towards him.”

Hongli's voice grew softer and softer. He was clearly upset, but he didn't dare to question her as loudly as before. He could only whisper his worries.

In the past, the two would argue whenever Zheng Lin was mentioned, but this time Hongli didn't argue with her. He spoke cautiously, his carefulness revealing a hint of humility, which softened Su Yushan's heart. She simply spoke frankly.

"I was just joking with you! Who told you to try and trick me into talking? It's not my place to judge Zheng Lin. He's a good person, but our fate is over. Now that our child is born, don't you trust me? You don't actually think I still have feelings for him, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Hongli's dark eyes brightened instantly, and he smiled, saying, "No, I believe you. If I doubted you, I wouldn't be able to calmly discuss matters related to him with you."

"If you believe, why make comparisons?"

Hongli coughed lightly, his expression clearly uncomfortable. "Because... you've never praised me."

So that's what it was about! Su Yushan lowered her eyes and said shyly, "Actually, I had thought about it."

"Really?" This was undoubtedly the biggest surprise for Hongli. "Then how did you praise me?"

Pressed for answers, Su Yushan blushed and turned away in a panic, saying, "I can't say it, it's too embarrassing."

How could Hongli agree to her request? "You're keeping me in suspense again. No way, I need to hear the answer today."

"It's just a compliment to your handsome appearance, tall stature, meticulous work, broad shoulders and narrow waist, and long and large..."

Hearing her true feelings was a rare treat, and Hongli couldn't help but smile, especially at the last sentence, which stirred his heart.

"What was the last sentence? I didn't hear it clearly, could you say it again?"

Su Yushan's cheeks flushed. She didn't know why she had blurted out that sentence. Embarrassed, she was speechless and could only pretend to be stupid, "What? I don't remember."

These words were quite pleasing to the ear, and Hongli coaxed with a smile, "I want to hear it, say it again!"

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