After chatting for a while, the group still hadn't decided what to eat. It seems that "what to eat" has been a perennial dilemma throughout history!

Hongzhou had the most ideas, and he suggested eating rabbit meat, but Hongli didn't respond. Instead, he turned to Su Yushan and asked, "Have you decided? What do you want to eat?"

The difference in attitude was so great that Hongzhou sighed in disappointment, "Why have I never seen you, Fourth Brother, be so considerate to me?"

"You're not my woman." Hongli couldn't be bothered to put up with him.

“But I am your younger brother! As the saying goes, brothers are like hands and feet, and women are like…” Before Hongzhou could finish speaking, he was glared at by his elder brother.

Realizing that Su Yushan was still nearby, Hongzhou immediately felt uneasy and changed his words, "Ahem... my darling! In comparison, my darling is more important."

In reality, Su Yushan didn't care about these things. They were just jokes anyway. Besides, she was self-aware and never expected to have a high position in Hongli's heart.

In her view, Hongli's kindness towards her was probably just a passing fancy, and it was hard to say how long this novelty would last.

She didn't have any ideas at the moment, and Hongzhou kept giving her meaningful glances, so she went along with him and said, "Let's go eat rabbit meat!"

Since she didn't object, Hongli had no problem with it either. So he took her and Hongzhou to a restaurant that served wild game and ordered stir-fried rabbit, braised pheasant, braised goose wings, and some vegetarian dishes to cut through the richness.

Hongli was a picky eater. Having eaten too many delicacies since childhood, no dish seemed to appeal to him anymore. In the past, when he dined with the maids beside him, they were all a little afraid of him, eating very carefully and constantly adding food to his plate and asking for his opinion, which made him feel a bit aloof and uncomfortable.

There were many rules and regulations in the palace, but when she sat at the same table with Su Yushan, she never cared about table manners or went through the trouble of serving him food. In Su Yushan's view, if he liked something, he would just pick it up himself. There was no need for such formalities among family members. Hongli also liked this attitude, so he always felt very relaxed and stress-free when sitting with her.

And she seemed to enjoy everything she ate, which greatly increased his appetite. He couldn't help but want to try it and see just how delicious the dish was.

This was the first time Hongzhou had ever seen anything like this, and he couldn't help but smile and praise, "It seems my little sister-in-law has a good appetite!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yushan, who was enjoying goose wings, immediately stopped what she was doing, pursed her lips, and secretly wondered if her demeanor was somewhat unrefined.

Worried, she tilted her head and whispered to Hongli, "Does he think I eat too much?"

Hongli smiled dismissively, "I'm treating, and I don't want him to pay. What right does he have to look down on me?"

“Oh---It’s a rare treat to dine with my sister-in-law, so I must treat her today!” Hongzhou insisted on treating, so Hongli didn’t argue with him. Between brothers, how could they care about such a small amount of money?

The group chatted and laughed, making for a lively meal.

After dinner, Su Yushan thought it was time to go back, but Hongli said he would take her to the night market.

What a delightful day! Su Yushan smiled and agreed, her obedient appearance making one feel affection for her.

This was the first time she had ever seen a night market since arriving in the Qing Dynasty. The city was brightly lit and crowded with people, no less bustling and lively than during the day.

Walking through the bustling crowd and listening to the hawkers' cries, Su Yushan was overjoyed. Her bright eyes darted around excitedly, finding everything new and exciting.

Hongli, who was following behind, kept his eyes fixed on her, as if she would fly away in the blink of an eye.

Hongzhou was busy admiring the beauties around him. Whenever he saw a pretty girl at a stall, he would stop and buy a few things, and he would also call Su Yushan to come and see if she needed anything.

She had nothing lacking in her room, but since she was traveling, she felt something was missing if she didn't buy something. So Su Yushan came over and picked out a navy blue sachet to give to Hongli. "Do you like it?"

Hongli always accepted her kindness without hesitation, but to her surprise, this time he shook his head.

“I don’t like the embroidery done by others; I want the embroidery done by you.”

This really put her in a difficult position. "But you know I can't embroider."

She had no interest in needlework and was unwilling to try. Hongli smiled gently and said it was fine, "If you can't do it, then so be it. I won't force you if you don't like it."

In Hongzhou's usual impression, the fourth brother was upright and cold-hearted, always strict, and rarely smiled. He never expected that he would have such a tender side in front of Su Yushan. He was stunned and speechless, and sighed that he still did not know his fourth brother well enough!

After strolling around for half an hour, Hongli bid farewell to the fifth prince and they all went home.

After playing for a long time, Su Yushan was a little tired and fell asleep unconsciously on Hongli's shoulder on the way back.

The night air was chilly, and the carriage was lit with burning silver charcoal. Even so, Hongli was still worried, so he casually unfolded the fox fur placed inside the carriage and covered her with it.

When the carriage stopped, she was still asleep. Hongli intended to lift her out of the carriage, but the slightest movement startled her awake, and she groggily opened her eyes.

"Hmm? Are we home?"

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Su Yushan didn't want to bother him, so she decided to get off the carriage herself.

After getting out of the carriage, she felt something was off. When she looked up, she was shocked to realize that this was not Hongli's residence. Through the light shining from the red lanterns in front of the gate, she could vaguely see two words written on them: Qiongyuan.

"Huh? Did we go to the wrong place?"

Hongli followed closely behind, smiling as he ruffled her hair. "That's right, this is the place. We won't go home tonight; we'll stay at the villa."

With a slight blink of her eyelashes, Su Yushan's eyes were filled with confusion. "Why would you choose to live in a villa for no reason?"

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