Su Yueyue was overjoyed and went far ahead to greet the King of Yu.
Su Zhengyi watched this scene with great relief. It had always been a heart - ache for him that there was no son in his generation of the Su family. Now that there was such an outstanding girl, it filled his regret.
When the King of Yu entered the house and saw Su Mingyu, his face darkened.
Su Mingyu curtsied and quickly explained, "Greetings to the King of Yu. Mingyu fell into the lake some days ago and was rescued by the King of Ruixian. So I've been recuperating in the King of Ruixian's mansion."
The King of Yu nodded, "What about the corpse that looked exactly like you?"
Su Mingyu frowned in confusion, "This... Mingyu isn't very clear. Maybe it was just another girl who accidentally fell into the water."
"It's good that you're okay. But you seem to look a bit unwell?"
Su Mingyu was wearing a light - pink dress today. Instead of making her look dark, it brought out a bit of pink on her pale face.
It cast a soft pink glow over her whole silhouette, making her look less aloof and adding a touch of cuteness.
The King of Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. He was right before; Su Mingyu would indeed be a match for Su Yueyue when she grew up.
Seeing that the King of Yu's attention was all on Su Mingyu, Su Yueyue's face turned as dark as thunder.
After exchanging a glance with Wang Manwen, Su Yueyue let out a sigh and her expression softened a bit. "Your Highness, sister's body hasn't fully recovered. How about letting her go back and rest today, and we can catch up some other time?"
Reminded by Su Yueyue, the King of Yu finally withdrew his gaze. "Yes, Yue'er is right. I'll come and bother you another time."
Su Mingyu nodded and smiled gently, "I bid farewell to Your Highness."
Watching their departing backs, Wang Manwen glared at Su Mingyu with a gloomy face. "Mingyu, you're already engaged to the King of Ruixian. It might not be appropriate for you to have such interactions with the King of Yu."
Su Mingyu pretended not to understand. "What are you talking about, Second Aunt? The King of Yu just thought my poems were good, so he praised me. The one in his heart must be my sister."
After saying that, Su Mingyu turned around and left the main hall. When she got back to her room, she quickly asked Zhizhu to bring her a bowl of porridge.
Although she ate with Su Zhengyi and the others, Su Mingyu was a bit worried about being tricked, so she didn't touch her chopsticks at all.
When Zhizhu rushed in with the porridge, Su Mingyu ate to her heart's content and then began to think about what to do next.
But before she could act, Su Yueyue took the first step.
That night, Su Mingyu went to bed early because she had over - trained.
But in the middle of the night, she suddenly heard a scream from Zhizhu. She leaped out of bed and was about to go out when she saw Zhizhu roll her eyes and faint.
Following Zhizhu's gaze, Su Mingyu suddenly saw a human head hanging on the beam of her room.
The head was slowly dripping blood. It must have been hung there not long ago.
Since Su Mingyu liked a clean and quiet environment, there weren't many people in the yard. So after Zhizhu's scream, only two or three people stood in the yard.
Su Mingyu asked them to carry Zhizhu away and informed the steward.
The steward was woken up in the middle of the night and never expected to see such a scene.
The head's face was deathly pale, with only a bit of color on the lips.
But it was precisely this bit of red that made the face even scarier. The steward's legs trembled so much that he almost fainted.
It was Su Mingyu who held him up. "Steward... what should we do?"
The steward gave Su Mingyu a strange look. Why wasn't this eldest young lady afraid at all?
She even seemed calmer than he was.
Looking into Su Mingyu's cold eyes, the steward suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
He always felt that this young lady in front of him was even scarier than the head hanging on the door.
"Th - th - those of you!" The steward pointed his trembling finger at the guards with pale faces. "What are you standing there for? Take it down!"
Roared at by the steward, those people swallowed hard and bravely climbed up the ladder to take the head down.
Su Mingyu wanted to go up and check the details of the head, but seeing the steward's complicated look, she finally stayed where she was.
"Steward, how could such a thief get into my yard and leave such a terrifying thing? You must investigate this carefully for me."
As she said this, Su Mingyu stuffed a silver ingot into the steward's hand.
The steward looked at the shiny silver and understood. "Don't worry. This is a major incident. I'll definitely report it to the master."
Su Mingyu nodded. "But... this person looks familiar to me. Could the steward please not destroy it in a hurry? I'll go and take a closer look at the head tomorrow when it's daylight and I'm not so scared."
The steward twitched the corner of his eye. He didn't see any trace of fear on his young lady at all.
But since he had taken the silver, the steward still nodded and agreed. "But it can't be kept for too long. After all, this thing is inauspicious..."
Just then, Su Zhengyi also rushed over after hearing the news.
As soon as Su Mingyu saw Su Zhengyi, she immediately rushed over crying and hugged his arm. "Father... Father... Daughter is so scared!"
Su Zhengyi glanced coldly at the head on the ground and was so angry that his eyes bulged. "Who! Who dares to openly provoke our Su family? Do they even take me, a minister of the court, seriously!"
"Investigate! You must find out!"
Su Zhengyi's face was ashen. After venting his anger, he remembered that his daughter was still crying. "Don't be afraid, Mingyu."
Su Mingyu cried tearfully. "Father... Daughter doesn't dare to live in this yard anymore..."
Looking at the blood on the ground, which was indeed creepy, Su Zhengyi was unusually gentle. "Then don't live here. Move to the side courtyard, next to Yueyue's yard."
Su Mingyu nodded aggrievedly. "Father... Who on earth wants to harm me... I... I'm really scared!"
Su Zhengyi comforted her awkwardly. "Don't worry. I'll definitely find that person."
Su Mingyu nodded obediently. "Thank you, Father..."
The steward beside them was stunned.
The steward had seen Su Mingyu's calmness before. How could she become so weak as soon as she saw Su Zhengyi?
Surprised as he was, the steward still kept his mouth shut and decided to keep this matter to himself.
After all, Su Mingyu was no longer the young lady who could be easily bullied.
She was engaged to the King of Ruixian, someone a low - level servant like him couldn't afford to offend.
Out of the corner of her eye, Su Mingyu saw that the steward was very sensible and buried his head in his work without saying a word. A look of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.
Any relationship that could be bought off could be used.
And it was obvious without much thought that this head must be the work of Su Yueyue.