Shocking! The actress was dragged to the regent's bedchamber every night.

No one spoke at the table.

Su Wuli looked at Jiang Yuchuan and Shen Yanyang and nodded.

"OK."

The dinner party ended.

The car drove out of the parking lot and merged into the main road.

Lin Liwen gripped the steering wheel and tapped her fingers lightly on it twice.

She couldn't help but glance at Su Wuli, then at the front of her, and then at Su Wuli again.

"There's already some progress?" She seemed to be talking to herself in disbelief, or perhaps asking Su Wuli, "I can't believe it."

Su Wuli leaned back in her seat and turned her head to look out the window.

"When you said those things just now," Lin Liwen paused, "I was startled."

"How do you know so much about her?" She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Su Wuli again.

"As far as I know, you weren't interested in any of this before. You didn't even like watching historical dramas. When did you start doing so much research?"

"It's not homework," Su Wuli replied.

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Liwen flicked her finger on the steering wheel.

Confused, she asked, "If it's not homework, then what is it?"

Su Wuli turned her gaze away from the window. "What I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears."

Lin Liwen's fingers stopped.

The car stopped at a red light, and she pressed the brake pedal rather hard.

The person lurched forward due to inertia.

She then turned her head to look at Su Wuli for two seconds, before turning back to look at the red light ahead.

Green light.

She forgot to drive until the car behind her honked.

She released the brakes, and the car slowly slid forward.

"How could I possibly have seen it with my own eyes?" She smiled, but there was a hint of unreality in her expression. "Where would you have seen it—"

She suddenly froze as she spoke.

Suddenly, something occurred to me.

She gripped the steering wheel tightly and turned her head to look at Su Wuli.

She tentatively asked, "You mean you saw it with your own eyes? You didn't mean you saw it there, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli looked up at her and nodded, "Mm."

Lin Liwen was speechless for a moment, her face full of astonishment.

Su Wuli bent down to unbuckle her seatbelt after the car stopped.

The sound of the latch popping open was particularly clear in the quiet carriage.

She opened the car door, turned her head to look at the person in the driver's seat, and asked, "What time tomorrow?"

Lin Liwen opened her mouth, then came to her senses and said, "Wait for further notice."

"Okay." Su Wuli nodded and got out of the car.

As the car door closed, Lin Liwen saw her back as she walked into the building, and the glass door closed behind her.

After taking a shower, Su Wuli was about to lie down on the bed when her gaze inadvertently fell on the wardrobe.

I remember that every time I appeared in the military camp, I was only wearing one piece of clothing; it was so cold.

Not knowing when it would pass, after much hesitation, Su Wuli opened the wardrobe, took out a black down jacket, put it on, and lay down on the bed before finally falling asleep.

When I woke up, I saw a gray sky.

There was no sun, and the clouds were very low.

The surrounding area was sparsely wooded, with a few snowflakes hanging on the branches.

A thin layer of white covered the ground, some areas of which had melted, revealing the brown soil and withered grass underneath.

Su Wuli glanced at the down jacket she was wearing and subconsciously felt fortunate.

I'm so glad I wore it, otherwise I would definitely be frozen to death here.

However, she didn't know where she was; it was clearly not in the camp.

Su Wuli subconsciously looked around, but did not see Yu Chen.

It's not like I'm actually standing next to him.

Time and again, for some reason, Su Wuli always had a bad feeling.

Suddenly, footsteps came from not far away.

And it wasn't just one person.

Su Wuli quickly squatted down, hiding behind a tree, and then peeked half her face out from beside the tree trunk.

A group of soldiers emerged from the woods, dressed in the armor of the Nanhuai Army.

The figure leading the group looked familiar.

He walked slowly, but his steps were steady.

The man turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the black figure behind the tree, and raised his hand to signal the soldiers behind him to stop.

He walked quickly over and stopped in front of him.

Before Su Wuli could react, she saw a familiar face.

"Young Master Su, what are you doing here?" Feng Xi's voice was tinged with surprise, then he added, "The Prince just returned to the camp with Shadow Falcon. You've gone the wrong way."

He pointed behind him, "I'll take you home first."

Su Wuli breathed a sigh of relief and walked out from behind the tree, brushing off the tree bark debris that had gotten on her down jacket.

She didn't go with him, but instead shifted her gaze from his face to the soldiers.

When they saw it was Su Wuli, they lowered their guard and continued doing what they had been doing.

Those people were standing not far away, some holding knives, others bending over picking things up from the ground.

After watching for a while, I realized they were actually gathering firewood.

Some people even carried several thick tree trunks and dragged them out from the depths of the forest.

"What are you doing here?" she asked Feng Xi.

Feng Xi followed her gaze and glanced at the soldiers. "With a major battle imminent, we need to increase patrols around the camp."

He paused for a moment and then explained, "I'll also gather some firewood to take back. It's getting cold, and the wounded soldiers' camp doesn't have enough firewood."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli lowered her head and looked at the withered branches on the ground.

She also squatted down, picked up a dry branch, and placed it in the crook of her arm.

Feng Xi watched her squatting on the ground picking up firewood, and paused for a moment. "Young Master Su, you don't need to do this work—"

"I'll help you pick some up. Go back early after you're done." She didn't look up, but used her fingers to push aside the snow and pull out a branch that was half-buried in the mud.

The branches were wet, and the tips were covered in black mud.

She tapped the tree trunk to remove the mud and put it in the crook of her arm.

Feng Xi stood there, seemingly wanting to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

He then turned around and gestured to the soldiers.

Those people bent down and quickened their pace, picking up the dead branches from the ground, piling them together, tying them with rope, and carrying them on their backs.

Su Wuli placed the withered branch in her arms at Feng Xi's feet, then turned around to pick it up.

She picked them up several times, her sleeves getting wet with mud and snow.

She scratched her finger on a twig, looked down to check, and seeing no broken skin, continued picking up more branches.

After estimating that it would take about an incense stick's time, Feng Xi walked over to Su Wuli and squatted down.

"Young Master Su, we have enough firewood. You can go back now."

However, before Feng Xi could finish speaking, the sound of horses' hooves surged from the depths of the woods.

The sound of hooves was dense, and snow was kicked up.

The dry branches were crushed under the soles of the boots, making a series of crisp, cracking sounds.

Feng Xi quickly threw the bundle of firewood in his arms onto the ground, placed his right hand on the hilt of the knife, and slid the knife out of its sheath.

The cold glint of metal flashed briefly in the hazy sky.

He took a step forward and turned to shield Su Wuli behind him.

"Young Master Su, step back," he whispered a reminder.

Su Wuli squatted on the ground, still clutching a few withered branches in her hands.

Half a face peeked out from behind Feng Xi's shoulder.

Then the cavalry emerged from the gaps in the trees, the lead horse of which was black.

The person on horseback was wearing silver-gray armor.