"Absurd!" Su Zhengyi flicked his sleeve, looking extremely annoyed. "Your home is right here in the capital. What possible reason could there be for you not to come back? And to stay in a man's mansion! What will people say when this gets out?"
Gu Ruobai gave a faint smile. "It's of no consequence. Miss Su has been helping me manage the household affairs in my mansion. I actually quite like having her around. If you don't mind, Lord Su, I'll arrange a date to come and propose marriage, or I could even ask the Emperor to bestow the marriage."
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Su Mingyu suddenly widened her eyes. What was this Gu Ruobai talking about in this chaos? Proposing marriage?
Just as she was about to say something, Su Zhengyi had already gratefully agreed. "It's my daughter's good fortune to be liked by His Highness the King of Ruixian. As long as His Highness doesn't mind her."
Su Mingyu was so angry that she felt like spitting blood. This Gu Ruobai was taking advantage of the fact that she needed his help right now, wasn't he?
Glancing at the fuming Su Mingyu, Gu Ruobai was in a great mood. "When I met Miss Su Mingyu, she happened to be with Miss Su Yueyue and Lin Jun."
"The situation was a bit delicate at that time. As soon as Miss Su Mingyu saw those two, she would go crazy. So I took the liberty of bringing her to my mansion."
"I didn't contact you beforehand, Lord Su. It was my oversight."
Gu Ruobai's words were quite ingenious.
He didn't deliberately expose what Su Yueyue and Lin Jun had done to Su Mingyu.
But everyone in the capital knew that Lin Jun had been severely punished for attacking a girl. As long as Su Zhengyi had a brain, he could understand the reason behind it.
People are most afraid of over - thinking. Once they believe that Lin Jun and Su Yueyue had joined hands to bully Su Mingyu, they would never be able to change their minds.
Sure enough, after Gu Ruobai said this, Su Zhengyi's expression softened a bit when he looked at Su Mingyu again. "Then... what about Mingyu?"
Gu Ruobai nodded. "Lord Su, there's no need to worry. Miss Mingyu has recovered a lot. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought her to the poetry gathering so rashly."
At this, a hint of pride flashed in Su Zhengyi's eyes. "I've heard about the poetry gathering. Mingyu really brought glory to our family."
Su Mingyu said calmly, "It's His Highness the King of Yu who thinks highly of me."
"Hey, Mingyu, you're being too modest." Su Zhengyi pretended to be angry. "So many people thought your works were excellent at that time. They really were."
Seeing Su Zhengyi's increasingly kind attitude towards Su Mingyu, Su Yueyue started to panic.
This damned Su Mingyu not only came back alive but also managed to get engaged to the King of Ruixian.
Although he was just a useless prince, it was still a high - profile match!
Su Yueyue's face looked ugly. "Father! We're not even sure if this is really Sister. Why are you chatting with her? And even if it is my sister, why did she come back so late?"
Su Mingyu coughed twice. "I was seriously injured when I was rescued by His Highness the King of Ruixian. I was in a coma for a long time and just woke up these days."
Su Yueyue clicked her tongue. "Who knows if what you said is true or false?"
"Yue'er." Su Zhengyi frowned. "I know you're thinking about the Su family, but this person was sent back by His Highness the King of Ruixian. How could she be fake?"
"But!" Su Yueyue clutched her handkerchief tightly. She had so much to say, but in the end, she said nothing under Su Zhengyi's cold stare.
Su Zhengyi flattered the King of Ruixian with a smile. "We're really grateful to His Highness the King of Ruixian during this period. When my daughter recovers a bit, we'll surely come to thank you."
Gu Ruobai lowered his eyes. "It's of no consequence. I just wanted to do something for Miss Su Mingyu."
"Since I've brought her back, my mission is accomplished."
Su Zhengyi quickly got up to see him off. Su Mingyu also gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness, take care."
Watching the backs of Su Zhengyi and Gu Ruobai leaving, Su Yueyue walked up to Su Mingyu with a cold face. "Are you really Su Mingyu?"
A faint smile appeared on Su Mingyu's pale face. "What do you mean, sister?"
Su Yueyue's eyes were cold. "I clearly saw you fall into the lake. We fished for a whole day but didn't find you. An ordinary person's swimming skills couldn't be that good."
Su Mingyu calmly took a sip of the hot tea prepared by Zhizhu. "Do you want to do a blood - kinship test with me, sister?"
"Don't bother!" Su Yueyue almost refused without thinking. "If you're really who you claim to be, it will surely be a happy event for the Su family. If not, you'd better be careful."
After saying that, Su Yueyue left the main hall without looking back, leaving only Su Mingyu coughing softly.
Su Zhengyi came back just in time to see this. "Mingyu, you've suffered. Go back and rest first."
Su Mingyu curtsied and then slowly walked out.
Finally, she returned to the shabby courtyard where she used to live. Looking at the garbage all over the yard, Zhizhu's face turned ashen with anger!
"These people are going too far! Do they think our place is a garbage dump? They throw everything here."
Saying that, Zhizhu was about to start cleaning up, but Su Mingyu stopped her. "Go to the steward. He'll take care of it."
"But..." Just now, the King of Ruixian had almost exposed that Su Yueyue and Lin Jun had colluded to frame their own young lady, but the master had said nothing.
Would it really be useful for her to go to the steward now?
Su Mingyu didn't explain. "Go."
Watching Zhizhu's uncertain back, Su Mingyu's thin lips curved slightly.
Of course, Su Zhengyi wouldn't scold Su Yueyue. Now Su Yueyue was getting along well with the King of Yu, and the King of Yu was the most likely candidate to become the crown prince.
Whether the Su family could become the in - laws of the royal family depended on Su Yueyue. Unless Su Zhengyi was crazy, he wouldn't do anything to Su Yueyue at this time.
Rather than this, Su Mingyu was more concerned about Su Yueyue's resistant expression when she said she wanted to do a blood - kinship test. It just seemed a bit strange.
After waiting for a while, the steward came to Su Mingyu's yard with a group of people.
Looking at the garbage all over the yard, he frowned. "The master said that the eldest miss is not in good health, so he asked me to arrange a new yard for you to recuperate. Please follow me, eldest miss."
Su Mingyu got up shakily. "Please convey my heartfelt gratitude to the master for me, steward."
The steward nodded coldly. "Let's go."
The red - lacquered pillars were decorated with bell - like flowers. The calyxes were pure white, showing a translucent luster like bone china. The tips of the petals were a ring of light purple of different shades, as delicate and beautiful as if they were dyed or naturally formed.
The whole yard exuded an air of exquisite craftsmanship. Zhizhu couldn't help but gasp.
Although this yard couldn't compare with Wang Manwen's main courtyard, compared with the shabby yard where they used to live, which was even worse than the servants' quarters, this yard could be described as magnificent.
She didn't expect that the master, who had ignored them before, would arrange such a good yard for them this time.
Su Mingyu was quite calm. After thanking the steward, she asked Zhizhu to go and get her things.