"Speaking is one thing, but why did you suddenly steer the conversation in that direction?" Su Yushan blushed immediately and refused to talk to him. Li Yu suddenly realized that the conversation had gone astray and it was not appropriate to listen any longer, so he quickly excused himself to avoid saying the wrong thing and angering his master.

After Li Yu left, Hongli got up and went to Su Yushan, coaxing her gently, "Lan Rong and I really have nothing going on. She had heatstroke and needed to recover, so I couldn't just kick her out. Besides, I was busy writing memorials and didn't have time to deal with her."

Hongli had already told Lan Rong to go back, but she still waited outside. Wasn't she deliberately waiting to get heatstroke? These little thoughts of women are all too obvious, and Su Yushan could see through them at a glance. However, Hongli did not notice and only thought that Lan Rong was too weak.

"When you carried her into the study's tent, did you ever think that I had slept in that tent?" In the past, Su Yushan would go to the study to find Hongli, and the two would whisper sweet nothings to each other. When their feelings deepened, he would carry her into the tent and they would make love. Now that Lan Rong was also sleeping in that tent, Su Yushan was naturally uncomfortable.

So that's what it was about! Hongli immediately explained, "I didn't carry her into the tent, I just put her on the couch. That warm tent belongs to you and me, and I won't let anyone else sit on it except you. If you mind, I'll change the couch and get a new one."

She hadn't heard Yunfang clearly when she spoke, assuming Lan Rong was lying in the tent, and felt jealous. Upon learning the truth, Su Yushan's expression softened slightly. She stood up and walked to the window, softly humming:

"Whatever, it's your house anyway, why should I care? Wouldn't that just be making things difficult for myself?"

Hongli rose and followed closely behind, wrapping his arms around her slender waist from behind, leaning close to her ear, and whispering softly in her ear:

"I like it when you're in charge of me, and I like seeing you jealous. That proves you care about me."

With a slight reproach in her beautiful eyes, Su Yushan retorted, "Stop being so presumptuous. I'm not jealous at all. I knew from the start that there was no way you two could have anything going on."

"Oh?" Hongli chuckled in surprise. "So you trust me that much?"

"It's not that I believe you, it's just a deduction. When Yunfang goes to your study, although she doesn't need to announce herself, she still needs to knock on the door. If there's something she doesn't want to be seen, you wouldn't have let her in."

At this moment, Hongli was extremely fortunate and sighed, "It's fortunate that you are so discerning and were not misled by Yunfang, otherwise I would have been unable to clear my name even if I jumped into the Yellow River."

Worried that he might hold a grudge, Su Yushan reminded him beforehand, "Yun Fang is straightforward and didn't exaggerate. She was just telling you what she saw. You mustn't blame her."

He knew Yunfang's personality well. If it were anyone else, Hongli would definitely mind, but Yushan doted on her, and he also knew that Yunfang meant no harm, so he didn't intend to pursue the matter.

“I have a clear conscience, why should I blame her? As you said, I have not done anything wrong, so naturally I will not deliberately avoid her.”

After the matter was brought up, Su Yushan finally smiled.

Remembering something, Hongli deliberately said to her, "The day after tomorrow is Lan Rong's birthday. She invited me to a banquet. What do you think, should I go or not?"