Su Mingyu spread her hands. "I just want it. So what? My lord, are you planning to rid the people of a scourge?"
"I'm just a useless person. How can I manage so many things?" Gu Ruobai said, glancing at Su Mingyu from the corner of his eye. "Aren't you going to do business in the cloth store anymore?"
There was already Xia Mian in Sinnan Pavilion. Now, she was basically a hands - off boss. So with more free time, Su Mingyu wanted to try her old trade.
"I just got interested all of a sudden. Can't I give it a try?"
Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows. "Since Qin Chu has already agreed to hand over the organization to you, what right do I have to object?"
"However," Gu Ruobai looked at her. "What's up with your so - called poison from voodoo?"
He had been wandering in the jianghu for many years, so of course he had heard of voodoo.
But in his impression, voodoo wasn't something you just fed directly.
As if knowing what he was thinking, Su Mingyu pouted. "It's fake, of course. I've been in the capital every day. How could I know anyone who can make voodoo?"
"Fake?" Gu Ruobai was taken aback for a moment, then finally hooked his lips and chuckled.
Was it really okay for this girl to deceive others so blatantly?
"What did you give him then?"
He had rarely seen a drug that could make someone suffer so much.
"It's just an ordinary short - acting poison. It will only act up this one time." Speaking of this, Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "By the way, the so - called antidote is actually just an ordinary pill for nourishing external injuries."
Gu Ruobai's eyelids twitched. He had seen how ruthless and efficient she was when dealing with Qin Chu.
He never thought she could be so good at deceiving people.
Gu Ruobai said earnestly, "If Qin Chu finds out, he might scold you to death."
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes. "Let him scold. It won't do me any harm."
The important thing was that she had got an assassination organization for free.
Seeing her attitude of not caring about others at all, Gu Ruobai felt like a kitten was scratching his heart. "Aren't you afraid he'll turn against you?"
After all, it was obvious that Qin Chu had a strong obsession with Wu Wang.
Su Mingyu had easily obtained what he didn't want to let go of. Gu Ruobai didn't think Qin Chu would let it go so easily.
"What's there to be afraid of?" Su Mingyu propped her chin with her hand, looking sleepy.
"There are indeed people in this world who are not afraid of death, like Qin Chu. But he must be afraid of pain. Death is just a momentary thing, but pain is a long - lasting process that an ordinary person can't bear."
Moreover, she hadn't stripped him of his power. She was just a behind - the - scenes commander.
All the people in Wu Wang still belonged to Qin Chu.
As long as Qin Chu was smart enough, he would know that betraying her would lead to no good end.
Although she said so, Gu Ruobai thought Su Mingyu's approach was a bit complicated. "Why don't you create a new organization yourself?"
Su Mingyu had thought about this before. "My influence in the capital is too weak. It would be quite troublesome to start from scratch."
She couldn't find so many assassins in a short time. So robbing from others was the fastest way.
Although there was a little risk of being betrayed, it was still worth a try.
Originally, Gu Ruobai thought Su Mingyu was just looking for a killer organization to take revenge, but he never thought she actually wanted the whole organization.
She was indeed a different girl.
When the two of them slowly returned to the Prince Ruixian's Mansion, it was already dark.
Zhizhu was anxiously waiting at the door. As soon as she saw Su Mingyu, she threw herself at her. "It's already this late. How can you still have the mood to go out and play? I heard from the people in the Su Mansion that the second miss has already started preparing your funeral."
Wasn't this something they already knew?
Seeing her so anxious, Su Mingyu said helplessly, "Why are you so nervous?"
Wasn't it obvious that Su Yueyue wanted her dead?
"Miss! You're the eldest legitimate daughter of the Su family. Are you just going to let Su Yueyue take your place? How can you be worthy of Madam!"
Zhizhu was both angry and anxious, and she roared out directly.
Her roar woke Su Mingyu up.
Before, she thought that since she didn't want the identity of the eldest legitimate daughter of the Su family anyway, it didn't matter if she died. Anyway, Gu Ruobai was going to deal with the Su family, so she could save herself the trouble.
But after Zhizhu said this today, she remembered that she had once promised to help Su Mingyu regain what belonged to her.
Even if the Su family was going to decline, the identity of the eldest legitimate daughter of the Su family of this body was undeniable.
"I'm sorry, Zhizhu. I was just thinking about myself."
Su Mingyu patted Zhizhu on the shoulder. "I know what to do."
At this time, Gu Ruobai, who had already sat back in his wheelchair, was pushed out by Mu Yi.
He happened to hear the conversation between the mistress and the maid.
Although he didn't quite understand Su Mingyu's sudden change of attitude, Gu Ruobai didn't ask much. He just looked at her calmly. "When are you leaving?"
Su Mingyu lowered her eyes. "Right away."
His voice deepening, Gu Ruobai asked, "Do you need me to take you there?"
After a moment of hesitation, Su Mingyu nodded. "I'm afraid I do need your help."
Of course, she could handle it by herself if she went back alone. But since there was a resource available, it would be a waste not to make good use of it.
Gu Ruobai squinted his eyes, quickly understanding what Su Mingyu wanted to do. "Now you owe me another favor, don't you?"
"We've known each other for a while. You won't even help me with this little thing?" Su Mingyu rolled her eyes.
Gu Ruobai hooked his lips and smiled. "Even brothers should settle accounts clearly. If you promise to come back to my mansion to live after this is all over, I'll take you back."
This man really knew how to pick the right moment!
Su Mingyu said helplessly, "I'll be eating, living, and using your stuff. Are you going to keep me?"
"Keep you?" Gu Ruobai lowered his eyes. "I just want you to have a good quality of life."
Did that mean she couldn't even survive without the Su family?
Was Gu Ruobai really looking down on her?
Although she had a little complaint in her heart, thinking that this man was worried about her, Su Mingyu nodded in agreement. "Okay, I promise you."
Gu Ruobai raised an eyebrow. "Mu Yi, prepare the carriage."
Zhizhu, who had been listening by the side, suddenly knelt down in front of Gu Ruobai and Su Mingyu. "I'm sorry, miss... I knew the Su Mansion was very dangerous... but I still persuaded you to go back."
Su Mingyu quickly pulled her up, took out a silk handkerchief to wipe Zhizhu's tears, and comforted her in a somewhat stiff voice. "It's okay... I don't blame you. Instead, I should thank you. It was you who reminded me."
Otherwise, she would have gone against her oath.
She had promised to live a good life for the original Su Mingyu.
If she lived under a different name, how could she explain it to the original Su Mingyu in the future?
So this was really a thoughtless act on her part.