The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Su Rou was dragged directly into the yard by Gong Yu.

This is the general's mansion after all, and every plant and tree in the yard has been carefully cared for.

Su Rou had come to the Southern Kingdom before. Although she had met Madam Gong and General Gong, she had never visited the mansion where Gong Yu lived.

Gong Yu said, "When I came back today, my father had already cleaned my room. My bed is big and soft, so there's no need to fight over it. It's no problem for the two of us to lie down on it."

"Creaky--" There was no light in the room, but with the moonlight outside, Su Rou could see the furnishings in the room.

It is clean and tidy.

Su Rou said, "It's not convenient for others to see my face while I'm here with you."

"I will tell them not to come to my yard on weekdays."

Su Rou teased him, "That's as it should be. If word gets out that you have a mistress, wouldn't that tarnish your reputation?"

Gong Yu turned on the light, and the room was deserted and lifeless.

Su Rou felt that he might not have slept here since he was very young.

Gong Yu said, "My mother has some mental problems. If you meet her, don't reveal your identity."

Su Rou nodded, "I know, no need to remind me, don't forget to send someone to call Yuan Wen back."

Gong Yu said, "Okay."

Gong Yu’s yard is quite big, and after he left, Su Rou was left alone.

She leaned against the door and looked at the sky. The sky was boundless and seemed to have no end.

She and Gong Yu entered the palace today, originally intending to meet the fake Su Rou, but the other party did not show up.

She wanted to see how much the fake Su Rou looked like her.

But since she didn't meet him, she would definitely find time to meet him again later.

Su Rou sighed.

After a while, Gong Yu came back.

He told Su Rou to put on her mask and said, "I asked the maid to bring some things over."

Su Rou did as she was told.

"What did you send?"

Gong Yu said, "Dresses, and women's jewelry. I've also got you a basin of hot water. Wash your face and go to bed."

Su Rou looked at Gong Yu's box and it seemed that he didn't intend to sleep.

Does he have another room to sleep in?

No, no, no, this guy just said that his bed could accommodate both of them.

Su Rou said, "You want to wait until General Gong comes back before you go to sleep?"

Gong Yu said, "Well, His Majesty must have something to say to him today."

Su Rou said, "Your family's current situation must have touched that old man's forbidden zone, right? Have you thought of a way to save the Gong family?"

Emperors have always been fickle since ancient times. The benefits that Gong Yuanzhi can create for the Southern Kingdom are now very limited. The only person the Gong family can look up to is Gong Yu.

But there is a problem.

Would His Majesty the Southern Kingdom be willing to continue to hand over the military power to the Gong family?

If he is unwilling, the position of the general will soon be replaced by someone else.

Su Rou had seen the old emperor of the Northern Kingdom's insidiousness and cunning, and had also witnessed Xie Yuan's greed.

Of these two situations, Su Rou prefers to believe the second one.

There is only one way to resolve this situation, which is to let Gong Yu immediately achieve a military achievement that no one else can achieve.

When the North and the South go to war, the advantage doesn't lie in the presence of Gong Yu and General Gong, so...

Su Rou is now a little worried about their situation.

Gong Yu said, "Yes, this is not something you should worry about."

His implication was that she should not worry about it.

Su Rou stood up and stretched, "I'm going to take a shower and go to bed. Don't forget about Yuan Wen."

It’s not too cold tonight, but when the night wind blows past my side, I can’t help but get goosebumps.

The Shang Mansion's carriage stopped at the intersection.

Shang Jiu helped Yuan Wen get off the carriage and said, "Why do you suddenly want to eat this osmanthus tofu in the middle of the night? If you want to eat it, wouldn't it be the same if I asked someone to buy it for you?"

Yuan Wen said, "No...it's different. I just wanted to eat here."

The streets were quiet late at night, with only the tofu shop at the corner still lit with candles.

When they went out, Shang Jiu insisted on following them.

Yuan Wen couldn't explain to him that he came here to see Su Rou, so he could only ask him to come with him.

Otherwise, Shang Jiu would not have been willing to let her come here alone at night.

Shang Jiu said to the shop assistant, "Two servings of sweet-scented osmanthus tofu, please. Do you have anything else to eat? Bring one of each."

The clerk smiled and said, "We only sell tofu and sugar water. Besides osmanthus flavor, we also have sour apricot flavor."

Shang Jiu drummed his knuckles on the table impatiently. "Two more sour dishes, two bowls of sugar water, and two bowls of almond tofu."

"Okay, please wait a moment, sirs."

Yuan Wen looked around and saw the empty streets with no one around. If it weren't for Shang Jiu, it would have been a bit creepy.

The first thing served was sugar water. Yuan Wen pinched the spoon and took a sip. The crystal clear sugar water had a light purple color, which was the color left after the fruit was soaked. It tasted a bit sweet and sour, and had the fragrance of fruit.

Shang Jiu leaned his arm on the table and looked at Yuan Wen sideways. "Do you like it? I'll buy it and arrange for it to be cooked specially for you at home, okay?"

Yuan Wen was stunned for a moment, and at first he didn't react to what Shang Jiu wanted to buy.

After swallowing the sugary liquid in his mouth, Yuan Wen realized, "If you want to eat it, just come here. Why buy it?"

Shang Jiu said, "You used to live a luxurious life, eating and using the best. I was just worried that you would feel wronged by staying with me."

Shang Jiu's words were so sincere that Yuan Wen didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Yuan Wen said, "Then... thank you..."

Shang Jiu lowered his eyes, "I don't know why, but I feel like you're still not used to living with me."

Yuan Wen grew up in the Yuan family and was pampered from a young age. After her father passed away, she only interacted with the family's servants or business partners...

Yuan Wen looked embarrassed. Why did Shang Jiu seem to be forcing her to make a choice?

Shang Jiu sighed, "I won't make things difficult for you. It's okay. As long as you understand that I'm sincere to you, that's all that matters."

If it weren't for the incident that happened in the Yuan family, Shang Jiu would not have told her about his feelings.

Even if I die, I will never tell her.

"You two have prepared your sweet-scented osmanthus tofu."

Osmanthus tofu is smooth and tender, and it feels cool in your throat when you eat it.

Yuan Wen looked around again, and this time she was caught red-handed by Shang Jiu.

"You've been looking around since just now, and suddenly you said you wanted to go out for osmanthus tofu tonight. Did you have an appointment here?"

Yuan Wen swallowed his saliva. Are all those martial artists so scary?

Her intentions didn't seem very clear.

"No...no."

Shang Jiu said, "Then let's go back after we finish eating."

Yuan Wen felt a little disappointed, but he didn't dare to show his resistance too obviously.

"it is good……"

When the two of them finished eating, Shang Jiu paid the money.

The shop assistant chased out and stopped Yuan Wen who was about to get on the carriage.

"Girl, I'll give you some osmanthus tofu."

The waiter held the oil paper in both hands, and inside was the tofu they were eating.

Shang Jiu frowned. "We don't need it. Take it back. Who knows if you've poisoned it? Nothing is given away for free in this world."

The guy had a simple look on his face, and felt a little aggrieved when Shang Jiu said that.

"This is given by your friend, and he has already paid for it. Just take it and eat it."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wen nudged Shang Jiu and asked, "Is he my friend?"

The guy nodded and said, "Take it and eat it, girl."

Yuan Wen reached out to take it. Did Rourou leave something in it for her?

Shang Jiu looked at her and said, "Why don't you ask your friend? What if it's really poisoned? I'll ask someone to test the poison before you eat it."

Yuan Wen seemed to be afraid that he would snatch it away, so he held the bag of tofu tightly in his arms on the way back.

Rourou must have come when she and Shang Jiu were sitting there just now.

After returning to the mansion, Yuan Wen locked Shang Jiu outside the door, put the tofu on the table and opened it. There was only a piece of tofu inside.

She didn't believe that this was just a piece of tofu, so she used a teacup to roll over the smooth and tender tofu, trying to see if there was any letter left for her by Su Rou inside the tofu.

But the tofu was crushed into crumbs, leaving a mess on the table, and Yuan Wen didn't find anything useful in it.

Nothing?

How can this be.

Rourou has been missing for so long, he must have a lot of things he wants to tell her.