Su Mingyu told Xia Mian about her plan for couple outfits. Xia Mian was quite surprised. "You're still thinking about such things even when you're in jail?"
"Well, I'd be bored otherwise," Su Mingyu said as she rummaged out the sketches she had drawn before. "You make a matching women's outfit according to this. I need the color scheme and embroidery to complement each other."
Xia Mian nodded. "Okay, I understand."
After dealing with the matters of Sinnan Pavilion, Su Mingyu went to Wu Wang's pawnshop. Seeing that everything was going in an orderly manner, she finally felt relieved.
Just then, Qin Chu came to supervise the work.
He was obviously taken aback when he saw Su Mingyu. Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "What? Are you disappointed that I got out so soon?"
Qin Chu, who had witnessed Su Mingyu's capabilities, didn't dare to admit it.
He quickly shook his head. "I've been looking forward to seeing you."
Su Mingyu stared at him with her clear and cold eyes. "You're short on silver, aren't you?"
Qin Chu froze. "Have you really been in jail? How do you know everything?"
"Originally, there were twenty people digging, but now there are only a little over ten," Su Mingyu said helplessly. "You're running such a big organization. How come you're so short on money?"
Was it his fault that they were short on money?
Qin Chu frowned. "It's not because we're poor. It cost a lot of silver to repair the places damaged by you and that person last time. Moreover, our organization hasn't been established for very long, so it's natural that we're a bit short on funds."
They had only been working for a short time, and they were already short on money?
Su Mingyu knew without looking that Qin Chu must have held something back, but she didn't expose him. "I'll send someone to deliver the silver to you tomorrow. From tomorrow on, I need you to record the use of every payment."
"Your Su Mansion just had an incident. How can you come up with the silver?" It wasn't that Qin Chu didn't believe her, but Su Mingyu didn't seem like someone from a wealthy family at all.
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes at him. "Just do as I say. You don't need to worry about other things."
After saying that, she turned around and left, leaving Qin Chu staring blankly at her graceful back.
Hey, this little girl is short in stature but has a big temper.
By the time Su Mingyu finished her errands and returned to the Su Mansion, it was already evening.
Seeing Zhizhu's worried expression, Su Mingyu felt as if all the fatigue in her heart had been swept away.
"Miss..."
Zhizhu's eyes turned red again. Su Mingyu stepped forward to comfort her. "I'm back. It's okay. Don't cry so easily."
Zhizhu nodded while still shedding tears.
Su Mingyu asked helplessly, "Have you had dinner?"
Zhizhu shook her head. "Not yet. We've been waiting for you, Miss."
Su Mingyu responded and pulled her inside. Just as they passed by the main hall, Su Zhengyi called out to her. "Mingyu."
Su Mingyu stepped forward and bowed. "Father, Second Aunt."
Su Zhengyi nodded. "Did you thank His Highness Prince Ruixian properly for me?"
"I've already thanked him. Prince Ruixian said that since we're all family from now on, it's only right to help each other."
These words seemed to please Su Zhengyi very much. He replied repeatedly, "Come, come. You haven't had dinner yet, have you? Have dinner with us."
Su Mingyu seemed to be startled by his sudden concern. She paused slightly and then said carefully, "I... I'd better not. I've always had my meals in my own courtyard."
Seeing Su Mingyu so jumpy, Su Zhengyi reflected on his past mistakes again.
His tone softened a bit. "Mingyu, we're a family, and we should have meals together. From now on, you'll have your meals in the main hall. The food in the courtyard is for the servants. If you don't eat well, Prince Ruixian might blame me for being negligent."
Hearing Su Zhengyi say this, Su Mingyu bit her lip and nodded slightly. "Then... thank you, Father."
Su Yueyue, who was standing beside them, was extremely angry.
She didn't know why, ever since Su Mingyu came out of jail, Su Zhengyi, who used to pay little attention to her, had suddenly become much nicer to her.
It was clearly because of her that King Yu had rescued them, but in the end, everyone seemed to like Su Mingyu so much.
What kind of sorcery did this woman use?
Wang Manwen also noticed Su Yueyue's gaze. She quickly gave her a look, signaling her not to show her true feelings in front of Su Zhengyi. Su Yueyue then lowered her head resentfully and finished her meal without tasting it.
Just thinking about having to sit at the same table with Su Mingyu in the future gave Su Yueyue a headache.
Back in her own courtyard, Zhizhu's eyes sparkled. "Miss, how on earth did you do it? How did you make the master suddenly like you so much?"
Seeing her more excited than herself, Su Mingyu shook her head helplessly. "What could I do in jail? Maybe he just figured it out on his own?"
Zhizhu pouted. She didn't believe it at all.
The master had ignored the miss for so many years. How could he suddenly figure it out just because she had been in jail once? Where was he all these years?
Seeing Zhizhu's determined look, Su Mingyu quickly changed the subject. "Alright, alright. You see, I've been tired all day. Can you fetch some hot water for me so that I can have a good rest?"
Hearing that Su Mingyu was tired, Zhizhu quickly nodded. "Okay, I'll go right away."
Watching Zhizhu's back as she left, Su Mingyu sighed. This girl was really too persistent.
Before going to jail, Su Mingyu didn't think she was pampered. But after spending a few days in jail without a good night's sleep, she had a headache.
She remembered that when she was on a mission, she could stay awake for two days or even sleep on a tree.
But now, she felt uncomfortable sleeping on a straw pile and couldn't sleep well all night.
When she lay on the soft bed again, Su Mingyu let out a long sigh.
She slept until dawn. Before she even started to dress up, Xiaocui, the maid beside Su Yueyue, walked in. "Eldest Miss, Second Miss asked me to come and call you to the main hall."
Su Mingyu frowned. "Did she say what it was about?"
Xiaocui pondered for a moment before saying, "It seems to be about King Yu."
Su Mingyu replied, "Okay, you can go first. I'll come later."
What was King Yu doing at the Su Mansion again?
After this incident, didn't he think he had come to the Su Mansion too often?
After getting dressed neatly, just as Su Mingyu walked into the main hall, she saw Su Yueyue walking out from behind her.
Today, Su Yueyue was obviously carefully dressed. She wore a purple shirt over a green dress. Her eyebrows were as delicate as a painting, and her skin was as fair as snow. Her smooth black hair hung down to her slender waist. Coupled with her slightly blushing cheeks and the sunlight shining on her, she looked extremely charming.
Su Mingyu silently praised her in her heart. Sure enough, she was her good sister. After such a dressing, she really looked good. No wonder she was rated as the most beautiful woman in the capital.