No wonder Xin'er said that giving the letter to Princess Jin would bring her merit; it turns out it was about Princess Su's secret!

Lizhi was glad that she had handed the letter to her master, finally making him happy. "Princess, you should tell the Fourth Master about this now. Once he finds out, he will definitely distance himself from Princess Su."

This was a golden opportunity, Jin Minjing secretly told herself. She had to make the most of it and try to make Hongli dislike Su Yushan, preventing her from ever having a chance to recover.

Simply stating this relationship won't be very effective; we need to find another way to make this matter bigger.

"In your opinion, Princess, what should we do?"

Jin Minjing beckoned her closer and whispered instructions in her ear. Lizhi silently took note and replied with a smile, "As Your Highness commands, this servant will certainly handle it properly."

"You'd better be careful not to give anyone a handle to use against you and get into trouble."

It was rare for her master to entrust her with such an important task, so Lizhi would naturally do her best to show her master that her abilities were no less than Xin'er's.

"Princess, rest assured, this servant will act with caution."

Su Yushan, who was in Huatang Pavilion, was unaware of the impending crisis. Several days were wasted before she finished her drawing. This time, she was drawing frangipani, a flower that did not exist in the Qing Dynasty. It was yellow and white, fresh and simple.

This was a secret between her and Chang Yue, so only Chang Yue could handle this matter.

After Chang Yue left the mansion, Su Yushan saw that the sky was blue, the wind was blowing, the clouds were white, and the flowers were blooming. Feeling quite interested, she went to the back garden to stroll around and pass the time.

As luck would have it, I ran into Chen Gege here.

Last time someone drugged her, it was Chen Gege who provided the clues that allowed Hongli to find the culprit. Only Su Yushan knew about this, and Hongli did not make it public, which unintentionally brought trouble to Chen Gege.

Su Yushan was grateful. She had wanted to personally deliver some gifts to Chen Gege to express her gratitude, but Hongli wouldn't let her go. He said that she had no relationship with Chen Gege and that if she went there suddenly, others would naturally think that Chen Gege had helped her, which would only harm her.

Hongli's words made sense, so Su Yushan didn't give Chen Gege any gifts, but she always remembered this kindness in her heart.

Chen Gege seemed to rarely go out, while Su Yushan often strolled in the garden and they had almost never met. Since they were seeing each other today, she felt obliged to go up and say hello.

Among the maids, Chen Gege's appearance was rather ordinary. Su Yushan didn't care about appearance; she cared more about a person's personality.

Although the two were not familiar with each other, Su Yushan could tell that Chen Gege had no worldly desires at all. She was quiet and indifferent, and Su Yushan liked being with people like her the most. There was no need to flatter or avoid her, and she could be free and at ease.

"I was able to find the murderer last time thanks to your help. I wanted to thank you in person, but Fourth Master wouldn't let me disturb you."

Chen Gege smiled and replied, "Sister, you're too kind. It was nothing, not worth mentioning."

In reality, Chen Gege is older than Su Yushan, but because Su Yushan was favored by the emperor first, Chen Gege has not yet served Hongli. Therefore, according to custom, she must respectfully address Su Yushan as "elder sister".

Granny Li specifically instructed her that since she had done a favor for Consort Su, she should take the opportunity to build a good relationship with Consort Su and visit her more often, as she might soon have the chance to be favored by the emperor. However, Consort Chen was unwilling to do so.

In her view, she was only willing to make friends with people she could chat with. If someone used others to achieve their own goals, it wasn't genuine, and she couldn't do such a thing. Therefore, she had been staying at home recently and hadn't deliberately gone to Huatang Pavilion.

That's why Su Yushan admired her personality so much. The two strolled together in the long corridor of the back garden, and later sat idly by the waterside pavilion, feeding the fish swimming happily in the pond.

It was warm but windy today, especially by the waterside pavilion. Chen Gege coughed several times after sitting there for only a short while. Su Yushan asked what was wrong and learned that Chen had been coughing recently, had taken medicine for several days, and was only just starting to feel better. The doctor had told her to avoid the wind, which she had completely forgotten.

"Sister, please sit a little longer. I'll go back and take my medicine first, and then I'll come back to stroll in the garden with you when I feel better."

Su Yushan stood up and replied with a smile, "Okay, take care of yourself, sister. Let's make an appointment another day."

After exchanging greetings, Chen Gege left first. Su Yushan, however, remained seated on the balustrade of the waterside pavilion, watching the traces left by the wind on the water's surface and savoring the unique, sweet scent of the breeze.

After sitting for a while, I suddenly heard the maid Xiaoru say, "Hey? Isn't this Princess Chen's handkerchief? She's left her handkerchief down."

Su Yushan then instructed Xiaoru to return the handkerchief, while she went back to her room first.

Halfway there, a servant approached and said, "Princess Su, there is a young lady named Yu Chan who claims to be your sister. She says she has urgent business with you and is waiting at the back gate."

Yu Chan? Why is my little sister here all of a sudden? Could it be that something has happened to the Su family? Upon hearing this, Su Yu Shan immediately became nervous and went to the back door to find out what was going on.

She hurried to the back door and opened both doors, but did not see the girl in the back alley. Instead, a man was standing at the entrance of the alley.

The tall, slender figure looked vaguely familiar. Upon closer inspection, Su Yushan suddenly realized, "Young Master Zheng? What are you doing here?"

Zheng Lin turned around upon hearing the voice, his eyes filled with anxiety. He stepped closer and asked anxiously, "Yu Shan! Is something wrong? Is he treating you badly?"

The sudden question left Su Yushan completely bewildered. "I'm fine! I'm perfectly alright. Where's Yuchan? Wasn't she looking for me? Where is she?"

Zheng Lin was increasingly confused. "Didn't you ask me to come?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yushan immediately sensed something was wrong. "I didn't look for you."

She had been too anxious to think things through, and now that they couldn't keep up, she belatedly realized what was happening and hurriedly asked Zheng Lin, "Who told you I was looking for you?"

“A little boy came to deliver a letter to me. There was a letter you wrote, and your earring as a token, so I had no doubts.” As he spoke, Zheng Lin took out the letter and handed it to her.

Su Yushan took it and saw that it had a few lines written in her name. The gist of it was that Hongli had neglected her and treated her badly. She could not forget Zheng Lin and wanted to rekindle their relationship. She even wanted to elope with him and meet him in the back alley to talk in detail.

Looking at the words on it, Su Yushan was completely confused and immediately denied it, "I didn't write this. Someone must have impersonated me to invite you here."

That's strange. "Then how did you end up here?"

"Someone just told me that my sister needs me urgently..." When Su Yushan turned around again, she found that the servant had disappeared without a trace!

Su Yushan sighed inwardly, "This is a trap. Someone deliberately lured us here. You'd better leave quickly!"

Seeing her serious expression, Zheng Lin became even more worried and was reluctant to leave. "What exactly happened? Who wants to harm you? Are you living on thin ice in this manor? If you can't take it anymore, don't force yourself. I'll take you away!"

Where are you taking her?

A deep roar descended from the sky. Before Su Yushan could even turn around, she could feel the other party's thunderous rage from his tone!

At this moment, her back was stiff, her heart was beating faster than usual, and she secretly hated herself for being too careless and falling into someone else's trap, only to be caught red-handed by Hongli!

Hongli will definitely misunderstand, what should we do?