Su Mingyu laughed out of sheer anger. "I really have no idea. I'd like my dear sister to enlighten me."
Su Yueyue glared at her with a scowl. "You colluded with an outsider to deceive me. Do you really think you've covered your tracks perfectly?"
"Su Yueyue, you can't just talk nonsense." Su Mingyu said with a cold face. "Do you really think you won't be held accountable?"
After saying that, Su Mingyu rolled her eyes at Su Yueyue. "What on earth have I done to make you so unhappy? If you really think it's my fault, you can go to Father or the government."
"You!" Su Yueyue pointed her slender finger directly at Su Mingyu. "You and that fake Sinan staged a play together and swindled my silver. I will never let this go easily!"
Su Mingyu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled. "So that Sinan was a fake?"
She raised her eyebrows and looked at Su Yueyue with a sneering look in her eyes. "You can't blame this on me. I remember I said at that time, what if this person is a swindler or has ulterior motives?"
"It's you." Su Mingyu pointed at Su Yueyue's chest. "Your greed made you fall for the scam. What does this have to do with me? Even if you complain to the highest authority, no one will say I'm wrong."
"You!" Su Yueyue stared at Su Mingyu with wide - open eyes. Had this woman always been this eloquent?
Su Yueyue glared angrily. "Anyway, you're definitely involved!"
Su Mingyu sneered disdainfully. "Then go report me to the authorities. Come and talk nonsense after you find the evidence of my conspiracy with that swindler. I'm hungry. Zhizhu, let's go out for a meal."
After saying that, Su Mingyu pulled Zhizhu and walked past Su Yueyue.
After leaving the main gate of the Su Mansion, Zhizhu patted her chest in fear. "Scared... Scared me to death."
Seeing her timid look, Su Mingyu found it funny. "What are you afraid of? I'll protect you."
Zhizhu pouted. "I haven't seen the Second Miss get so angry for a long time... We'll be scolded by the master when we go back later."
Su Mingyu didn't care. "Then scold him back."
"What?" Zhizhu was a bit incredulous. "Miss... He's the master..."
Since Zhizhu could remember, Su Mingyu had always been very afraid of the master. But since Su Mingyu's personality had changed, it seemed that she was no longer afraid of the master.
At least she no longer trembled with anger or fear when she saw the master.
"Miss..." Zhizhu pursed her lips. "I really think you've changed a lot."
Su Mingyu yawned. "Come on, stop talking nonsense. Let's go and get something to eat."
"Ah?" Zhizhu opened her mouth wide. "Really go for a meal?"
She thought it was just an excuse for Su Mingyu to escape.
When the two came back after the meal, it was almost dark. As soon as Su Mingyu reached the main gate, she saw the butler looking at her with a complicated expression.
Su Mingyu stepped forward and greeted him. "Butler? Why are you here at the main gate?"
The butler bowed his head submissively. "That... The Eldest Miss... The master is looking for you."
"Please lead the way, Butler." Su Mingyu gave Zhizhu a look, indicating that she should go back first.
Zhizhu followed a few steps worriedly, but finally was glared back by Su Mingyu.
On the way to the main hall, Su Mingyu secretly stuffed silver into the butler's hand. "Please help me inform the Prince of Ruixian later that I'm looking for him."
The butler took the silver and nodded quickly. "Sure, sure. I'll definitely pass on the message."
As soon as Su Mingyu walked into the main hall, a slap landed on her face with a "pop". A burning pain spread, making Su Mingyu squint her eyes. "Father, what mistake has your daughter made?"
Su Zhengyi snorted. "You're still being stubborn? Yue'er has told me everything. If you're really innocent, why would someone give you so many clothes for no reason?"
Su Zhengyi really doted on Su Yueyue. He believed whatever she said.
"Father, I've already explained this to my sister. The person did give me a lot of clothes, and they are all genuine products from Sinan Pavilion. My sister took quite a few of them herself, so she should be the most aware of this, right?"
Saying this, Su Mingyu looked at Su Yueyue. "I wonder if my sister has some misunderstanding about me?"
Su Yueyue pouted. "The clothes are indeed from Sinan Pavilion, but how can you prove that you didn't buy them on purpose to lure me into the trap?"
"Really?" Su Mingyu found it ridiculous. "How much silver would these clothes cost? And there are so many limited - edition styles. Sister, do you really think I can afford so many clothes with my monthly allowance? You think too highly of me."
Su Zhengyi glanced at Su Yueyue. Su Mingyu was right.
Since Su Mingyu's mother passed away and he remarried Wang Manwen, the people from Su Mingyu's maternal family had basically stopped interacting with her.
With her monthly allowance, it was just enough for her normal expenses.
Su Yueyue was a bit scared under Su Zhengyi's stare. "Father! Maybe it was because she was short of silver that she deliberately deceived me!"
Su Mingyu was so angry that she laughed. She couldn't believe someone could be so unreasonable. "I've said this has nothing to do with me. I just happened to save her, and she gave me a lot of clothes and insisted on inviting me to invest in her Sinan Pavilion."
Su Mingyu looked at Su Yueyue mockingly. "I just remembered. Later, my sister specifically asked me for the address where Sinan met me. I guess that's when you met Sinan and were deceived by her into investing your silver, right?"
Caught right on the spot, Su Yueyue pursed her lips and looked bad. "Father, look. She's just being stubborn and not admitting it!"
"How can this be called being stubborn?" Su Mingyu was speechless. This woman was really unreasonable.
Just as Su Zhengyi was about to say something, the butler walked in nervously. "Master, the Prince of Ruixian is here."
Su Zhengyi waved his sleeve and told the butler to invite him in quickly. Then he glared at Su Mingyu. "Did you send someone to invite him?"
Su Mingyu spread her hands. "I came to see Father as soon as I got back to the mansion. I sent Zhizhu back to the yard. How could I invite the Prince of Ruixian?"
"Better not have." Su Zhengyi's face was gloomy. "This is a family matter. Family scandals should not be made public."
A sneer appeared on Su Mingyu's lips. This was probably to save Su Yueyue from embarrassment. Su Zhengyi really doted on Su Yueyue.
As they were talking, Gu Ruobai was pushed into the main hall by Mu Yi. He was dressed in white, with snow - white skin. His sword - like eyebrows slanted into the few strands of black hair falling from his temples. His handsome side face had a perfect and impeccable facial contour.
The appearance of such a handsome and good - looking person in the main hall seemed to elevate the style of the whole room.
When Su Mingyu saw Gu Ruobai, she trotted towards him, took over Mu Yi's job and pushed Gu Ruobai to the center of the main hall. "Your Highness, why are you here?"
Gu Ruobai raised his eyes and glanced at Su Mingyu. He clearly saw the finger marks on her face. His gentle look just now suddenly turned sharp.