Sure enough, as the most beloved young lady of the Su Mansion, the furnishings and decorations in this room were truly extravagant.
After rummaging around for a while, Su Mingyu didn't find any useful clues. She frowned and took a look around, then her gaze fell on Su Yueyue's dressing box.
Su Mingyu stepped forward and carefully opened the dressing box. There was nothing inside.
Why would she have such a beautiful box but leave all her things outside?
Su Mingyu frowned and picked up the dressing box, examining it carefully. Suddenly, she noticed that the eye of the phoenix carved on the box seemed to be worn out more severely than the rest.
Su Mingyu gently touched it and then pressed the phoenix's eye. With a click, the dressing box split into two layers.
The lower layer was only half a finger wide, but there was still nothing inside. It seemed to be a place for storing something important. Where had the things inside gone?
Just as she was looking, Su Mingyu's expression tightened. She quickly put everything back in place and then suddenly crawled under the bed to hide.
Not long after, she heard Xiaocui's cheerful voice: "Miss, His Highness the King of Yu came especially to take you boating on the lake and even sent you back. He must be really smitten with you."
Su Yueyue blushed slightly: "Xiaocui! What are you talking about? Aren't you ashamed?"
Xiaocui giggled: "I'm just telling the truth. It's a pity we went too late today, and we didn't have a chance to use the medicine."
Su Yueyue's face darkened: "Don't be impatient. What's mine will always be mine."
"Okay." Xiaocui nodded while helping Su Yueyue change her clothes. "But... Miss, I asked the steward today to help us find someone to frame Su Mingyu and ruin her reputation. But the steward said he couldn't contact the people from last time... and asked us to wait."
Su Yueyue replied with a grunt: "Don't be in a hurry. Right now, my top priority is to get His Highness the King of Yu to marry me."
"I'm sure His Highness will come to propose marriage soon."
Su Yueyue beamed with joy: "You're so sweet. Go and prepare some hot water for me. I'm going to rest."
Su Mingyu stayed under the bed until she heard Su Yueyue's even breathing from above. Then she crawled out from under the bed.
After carefully climbing back into her own room through the window, Su Mingyu frowned.
So it was the steward?
This matter must have something to do with Su Zhengyi.
Early the next morning, Su Mingyu was about to tell Gu Ruobai about this. But as soon as she was led to the tea garden, she saw a charming woman pouring tea for Gu Ruobai.
Su Mingyu coughed lightly: "Your Highness really knows how to enjoy life. Having a beauty by your side so early in the morning."
Gu Ruobai gave her a half - smiling look: "Which eye of yours saw me hugging a beauty?"
Tutting her tongue, Su Mingyu stepped forward and snatched the tea from his hand: "Both of my eyes saw that Your Highness's eyes were almost popping out at the beauty."
The woman covered her mouth and chuckled: "Miss Su is really as Mu Yi said, not only bold but also shows no awe towards His Highness."
Mu Yi?
Su Mingyu sized up the woman again. She had a steady stance, and although her fingers were fair, they were not as delicate as those of a young lady from a good family.
Her charming eyes held a glint of sharpness, making her seem different from ordinary women who sold their smiles.
Su Mingyu frowned: "Are you his secret guard?"
The woman smiled seductively: "My name is Mei Qing. I've long heard of Miss Su's name."
So that's it. Su Mingyu gave Gu Ruobai a sidelong glance. No wonder his expression was so strange just now.
"Don't be so polite. Just call me Mingyu."
Mei Qing smiled sweetly: "I'm still His Highness's subordinate, so I should follow the rules."
Hey, Su Mingyu liked this girl. She seemed more flexible than Mu Yi.
Mu Yi was so thick - headed that it was really tiring to get along with him.
Su Mingyu coughed lightly and changed the subject: "By the way, I came to see His Highness to tell you something. Yesterday, I found out from Su Yueyue that it was the steward who hired someone to cut off Zhang Chunshui's head."
Gu Ruobai's eyes darkened: "Su Zhengyi?"
Su Mingyu nodded: "I guess the steward took silver from both Su Zhengyi and Su Yueyue and then hired a group of people to do the job. They were lazy and just hung Zhang Chunshui's head on my door beam."
Gu Ruobai tapped his index finger on the table: "It seems I should send someone to have a good talk with the steward of your Su Mansion."
"That's your business." Su Mingyu yawned. "I'm going to Sinan Pavilion. Your Highness, do you want to come with me?"
Seeing her sleepy look, Gu Ruobai asked suspiciously: "Did you be a thief all night? And Sinan Pavilion is your shop. What would I do there?"
Why did Gu Ruobai always talk so unpleasantly?
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes: "Fine, if you don't want to go, I'll leave."
Just as she was about to leave, Gu Ruobai called her back: "If you don't push my wheelchair, how can I go?"
Su Mingyu: …
This man was so hard to serve!
"Your Highness, do you really want others to know that my Sinan Pavilion has an unclear relationship with you?"
Su Mingyu turned around and gave Gu Ruobai a perfunctory smile: "Please put on your mask and walk with me."
Great, she had to walk.
Gu Ruobai pretended to sigh helplessly: "I guess I'm sacrificing myself to accompany a gentleman."
Then he asked Mei Qing to take him inside to change his clothes.
When Gu Ruobai came out again, he was wearing a snow - white long robe. His ink - black hair fluttered in the morning breeze. His handsome face carried a calm and elegant smile. He was truly a peerless young master.
Su Mingyu was stunned for a few seconds. Finally, she came to her senses when Gu Ruobai coughed lightly: "Then... let's go."
Seemingly satisfied with the surprise in her eyes, Gu Ruobai slightly raised his thin lips and grabbed Su Mingyu's hand: "If others see me walking with you, it won't help even if I wear a mask, right?"
Then Gu Ruobai handed her a set of clothes, with a bamboo hat on top. It was almost the same as the one he gave her before.
Su Mingyu was stunned: "What's this for?"
Gu Ruobai looked at her with his eyes half - closed: "Since you're going to pretend to be Sinan, you should look the part, right?"
Was he asking her to change too?
Su Mingyu puffed out her cheeks, gritted her teeth, and turned around to change her clothes. After she changed, she put her hand on her hip: "Is this okay now, Your Highness?"
Gu Ruobai looked her up and down and nodded in satisfaction: "You look better in white."
If he hadn't said that, Su Mingyu wouldn't have thought much of it. But now that he did, she suddenly realized that both she and Gu Ruobai were wearing white clothes. Walking on the street like this, they looked like a couple!
Was he doing this on purpose?
She carefully sized up Gu Ruobai, but there was no expression on his face. Su Mingyu could only think that she was overthinking.