Not only was Princess Jin surprised, but Su Yushan was also astonished. Why did Hongli suddenly seek her out? Had she done something wrong again?

Su Yushan felt a little guilty, but she couldn't refuse. Helpless, she had no choice but to ignore Jin Gege's jealous gaze and brace herself to go to the study with Li Yu.

Upon reaching the study door, Li Yu gestured for Chang Yue to stop. After leading Su Gege into the study, Li Yu gave his master some instructions and then closed the door and left.

Upon seeing her enter, Hongli greeted her, "Please sit down first; I still need to review some regulations."

With his thick eyelashes half-closed, he was diligently writing something down. Today, his crimson robe with auspicious patterns accentuated his handsome and refined appearance.

To be fair, Hongli was indeed very handsome, and his good upbringing and extensive knowledge of literature gave him a unique temperament that set him apart from ordinary people. From an ordinary person's perspective, she admired such a man, but from a maid's perspective, she felt she had to be more rational and not have any hopes or illusions about him.

Pulling her wandering thoughts back, Su Yushan looked around at the bookshelves and said with envy, "You have so many books here! I only have one in my room."

As he flipped through the pages of the book, Hongli casually asked, "Oh? What book is it?"

“Uh…” After a moment’s hesitation, Su Yushan chuckled dryly, “Well… the Fire Avoidance Diagram.”

Upon hearing this, Hongli placed his pen on the double-peaked yellow jade camel pen holder, then looked up at her with a smile and asked with interest, "You've seen this before?"

Su Yushan inwardly sighed at her own foolishness, realizing she had shot herself in the foot. If she had known this would happen, she shouldn't have spoken up. Her face flushed, she stammered:

“Last night they handed me that book and told me I had to read it. I just flipped through a couple of pages and didn’t look at it carefully.”

Her ear tips were visibly red, and Hongli's lips curved into a wide smile. "Does it look good?"

Based on the principle that I am not embarrassed, but others are, Su Yushan was no longer shy and said truthfully, "The drawing skills are good. As for the content, I just flipped through it and didn't look at it in detail. Anyway, you're not here, so it's not of any use to me."

Her words seemed to imply something, "Are you blaming me for not showing up last night?"