He hadn't expected Su Yushan's reaction, but he came here out of spite and made Jin Minjing drink with him.

Kim Min-jung knew he was feeling down, but she didn't say much, pretending she didn't know the details, and just kept pouring him drinks.

He wanted to drink, so she accompanied him without stopping him, doing whatever he wanted.

Seeing that he had drunk enough, Jin Minjing stopped him at the right time. She turned her phoenix eyes slightly and said in a sweet voice, "Fourth Master, you are drunk. Let me help you into your tent to rest!"

As she spoke, she came over and helped him walk toward the tent.

Hongli usually had a decent capacity for alcohol, but today he drank one cup after another too quickly, inevitably becoming a little dizzy. Feeling unwell, he slumped in the tent, closing his eyes and refusing to respond.

Kim Min-jung leaned against the edge of the tent, extending her slender fingers to unfasten the knot around his neck. Although this wasn't the first time, she hadn't been close to Hongli for a long time, and she couldn't help feeling a little nervous when she was near him again.

Gazing at his handsome face and bobbing Adam's apple, and inhaling his unique masculine scent, Kim Min-jung couldn't help but feel a ripple in her heart.

It had been several months since she had felt his tenderness. Now that Hongli was right beside her, so close, she couldn't help but look forward to the sweetness of tonight.

Hongli was already drunk and unable to undress her, so she took matters into her own hands, slowly unbuttoning her outer garment. Then she lay down beside him, turned to her side, embraced him, and offered him a sweet kiss.

Feeling the delicate, soft touches on his side, he had a sudden thought, raised his arm to embrace her, and whispered softly.

At first she couldn't hear what he was saying, but after listening carefully for a long time, she realized that he was calling "Yushan"!

Even after all that has happened, he still hasn't grown tired of that woman and is still thinking about her!

Kim Min-jung was consumed by jealousy, yet she couldn't bear to push him away. She could only choose to ignore him, comforting herself that she shouldn't mind. As long as he was by her side, she would be content.

Just as she was about to continue untying his knot, Li Yu's voice suddenly came from outside, "Fourth Master, Fourth Master? Are you resting?"

He kept calling out, and Jin Minjing, enraged, got up, put on his robe, and stood by the window, scoffing, "Fourth Master has already retired for the night. Eunuch Li, please stop calling. Can you afford to offend Fourth Master by disturbing his rest?"

Li Yu, however, did not give up, saying that he had something important to report.

Jin Minjing said angrily, "Fourth Master is drunk and cannot handle anything. Even the most important matters can wait until tomorrow."

Hongli was awakened by this moment. He sat up slowly, rubbing his forehead, and squinted and sighed.

Li Yu was always discreet; he would never disturb someone unless it was something important. Hongli thought something had happened in the palace, so he suppressed his discomfort, left the tent, went out of the inner room, and went outside.

At this moment, Kim Min-jeong had already taken off her cloak. Since she couldn't go out with him, she could only wait in the inner room, secretly praying that nothing bad had happened in the palace, otherwise the Fourth Prince would leave again and she would be neglected once more.

The night air was cool, and as soon as Hongli stepped outside, a gust of wind blew, giving him a splitting headache. He rubbed his temples, then leaned wearily against a dark brown pillar in front of the porch, and asked in a hoarse voice, "What is it?"

To prevent Princess Jin from overhearing, Li Yu lowered his voice and said, "Master, Princess Su is drinking alone in her room and she's drunk."

Su Yushan actually drank alcohol? Was it for him? Or for Zheng Lin? Although Hongli had doubts, he didn't want to ask further, and frowned dismissively, "If she's drunk, just have the servants take care of her. Why bother reporting such a trivial matter?"

"My lord, please calm down. Changyue said that after Su Gege got drunk, she helped the princess into the tent to rest, but the princess said that she smelled of alcohol and refused to rest. She insisted on taking a bath, but she fell asleep after only half of the bath."

Chang Yue and Xiao Ru both went to help, but the bucket was too slippery, and they weren't strong enough to lift it. They couldn't wake the princess either, as she had been sleeping in the bucket. Chang Yue was worried that the princess would catch a cold, and having no other choice, she went to find a servant to ask the Fourth Master to go and carry the princess back to her tent.

Li Yu was thinking that since the maid couldn't carry Su Gege, he couldn't let the servant carry her. So the Fourth Master had to step in, which is why he dared to come here to deliver the message.

He would help with the matter of Huatang Pavilion if he could, but he couldn't guarantee whether the Fourth Prince would be willing to go there; it all depended on what position Su Gege held in the Fourth Prince's heart.

The two had just had a fight, and he secretly vowed never to see Su Yushan again. Not long after, she gave him another problem.

After hesitating for a moment, Hongli went into the inner room again. Li Yu sighed inwardly, "This is bad. It seems that the Fourth Prince is unwilling to go over there!"

Upon entering the inner room, Hongli said he had important matters to attend to and told her to rest first and not wait for him.

Upon hearing this, Kim Min-kyung, who was anxiously waiting in the tent, was furious! Her red lips pursed slightly, and she couldn't help but complain, "What urgent matter is it? It's already dark!"

When she asked, Hongli had already turned away and gave her no explanation.

The man had already entered the tent, and she thought she was sure to get him tonight, but he still slipped through her fingers! Frustrated, Jin Minjing quickly instructed Lizhi to follow the Fourth Master and see where he went.

Pear Blossom quietly followed and soon returned.

Seeing her dejected appearance, Kim Min-jung had a bad feeling. "He didn't go to Huatang Pavilion again, did he?"

Silently nodding, Lizhi cautiously raised her eyes, secretly observing her master's reaction.

If it were truly for official business, that would be one thing, but it happened to be Huatang Pavilion! Upon learning the truth, Jin Minjing angrily threw her pillow down and screamed indignantly, "Ah---what's so good about this Su Yushan? How did Fourth Master fall for her trick?"

Lizhi also felt this was illogical. "If Su Gege is about to elope with someone, how could Fourth Master not mind? She must have used some tricks to deliberately call Fourth Master away."

This was the best way Kim Min-jung could think of to drive a wedge between the two, and she thought it would be foolproof. But man proposes, God disposes.

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