Yi Zexuan mounted his horse and rode off to Lin Ziwen's place. The young guard who caught up with him at the gate was panting heavily. Looking at Yi Zexuan, who had already ridden far away, he sighed, "Wait... wait for me!"

However... we don't know where he went, and we can't chase after him.

By the time they arrived at Lin Ziwen's residence, it was completely dark. Lin Ziwen's mansion closed early, so Yi Zexuan tied his horse to the gate.

Xiao Lian arrived a little earlier than Yi Zexuan, and the carriage door was closed after it went inside.

Xiao Lian ran towards Su Lixia with a pitiful look on her face and tears welling up in her eyes. Su Lixia felt a pang of heartache upon seeing this.

"Oh dear, what's wrong with our Xiaolian?"

"Waaaaah, Princess! This road is so scary!"

"Hahaha!" Su Lixia couldn't help but laugh at her twice, and then said, "Yes, yes, there are indeed fewer people. Sit down and rest for a while, take a break, and you'll be fine after a couple more times."

Xiao Lian hummed twice, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said aggrievedly, "Princess, Xiao Lian is hungry."

Hearing this, Su Lixia looked at the adorable Xiao Lian in front of her and couldn't help but reach out and pat her head, saying, "There's food ready, why don't you take it back to your room to eat?"

"good."

Then Su Lixia looked at Lin Ziwen and said, "Let's have someone take her to our place to rest first, just make sure we're not too far apart."

"Okay, I already decided where you'd stay when we arrived." After saying that, Lin Ziwen had someone arrange for Xiaolian to go there first.

Seeing Xiaolian looking back every few steps, Su Lixia couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Go ahead, I'll be back in a bit."

After Xiaolian left, Su Lixia raised an eyebrow at Lin Ziwen and gestured, "Shall we begin our more enjoyable activities?"

Lin Ziwen looked troubled and said, "Isn't that a bad idea? If someone finds out and tells the Prince, we'll need evidence to explain it clearly."

Su Lixia frowned and asked doubtfully, "Does having a drink not require his permission?"

"My concern is that the princess might drink too much again like she did yesterday, which would be bad."

"Did I do something embarrassing when I was drunk that day???" Su Lixia was startled. She had indeed forgotten to ask that, and couldn't remember it clearly.

Lin Ziwen smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, not at all."

"That's good then. We'll just have a couple of small drinks, as long as they don't have too much of an aftereffect."

Lin Ziwen shrugged and said, "Since the princess insists, then wait for me. I'll go get the wine."

Su Lixia nodded, "Yes!" She was very excited.

The ancient wine was indeed fragrant and mellow, quite good indeed.

On a rooftop somewhere, Yi Zexuan chuckled and said, "As expected, it's here." Some people don't use the main gate, but instead choose to walk through someone else's rooftop.

Taking advantage of Lin Ziwen's departure, Yi Zexuan flipped and jumped down, the commotion not alerting Su Lixia.

Yi Zexuan shook his head: "I don't know if he's really stupid or just pretending."

The door opened gently, and Su Lixia looked at the doorway with delight, but her eyes dimmed and she even stopped smiling when she saw that it was Yi Zexuan.

Startled again, she abruptly turned her head and stared at Yi Zexuan, asking, "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the Prince's residence?"

Yi Zexuan noticed the change in her eyes. His heart warmed for a moment, but then turned cold again. He said coldly, "Where I am or where I am is none of your concern."

Su Lixia's lips twitched. She had originally planned to get Lin Ziwen drunk, then try to get some information out of him, such as Yi Zexuan's preferences, to see how to complete the mission. His arrival completely disrupted her plans.