Su Mingyu quickly waved her hand. "Your Highness Yu, what are you talking about? Why should I feel guilty?"
"You barge into the Prince Ruixian's Mansion without any evidence and order your elder brother around. Have you ever thought about the consequences if the Emperor finds out about this?"
Su Mingyu smiled charmingly and looked up at Prince Yu. There was no trace of fear or even a ripple in her eyes, but somehow, those eyes imposed an invisible pressure on Prince Yu.
He had thought he could catch Gu Ruobai's fault. Since he failed, he thought it would be good to come in and sneer at him for a while. But he didn't expect Su Mingyu to be so eloquent.
For a moment, he felt a bit curious about this girl. "You're right."
"I was wrong today. I'd like to apologize to Second Brother here. I was really rash."
As he said this, he actually bowed deeply with folded hands.
Only then did Prince Ruixian's gloomy face lighten up a bit. "If there's nothing else, you can go back first."
Prince Yu didn't pester them. He nodded. "Then I won't disturb you two anymore."
Watching Prince Yu's graceful back as he left, Su Mingyu frowned. "He's so rash. This isn't like his usual style."
Gu Ruobai calmly poured himself a cup of tea. "Maybe he just happened to see something."
"You don't need to pick me up anymore in the future." Su Mingyu was really a bit scared. "After all, your identity is quite sensitive now."
"Are you worried about me?" Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows and looked at her, his cold eyes full of indulgence.
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. Didn't she make it obvious enough?
"I'm worried that if you get into trouble, it will affect me!"
Seeing her stubbornness, Gu Ruobai relaxed his eyebrows and smiled. "Yes, yes, yes. I'll be more careful in the future. I promise I won't affect you. How about that?"
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes at him. Lately, Gu Ruobai had been so gentle with her that she almost forgot that he was a man who liked to tease her.
"What's the use of your promise if you really get into trouble?"
As she was speaking, Su Mingyu's stomach suddenly growled.
The rather solemn atmosphere was instantly broken.
Gu Ruobai couldn't help but chuckle. "Hungry?"
Only then did Su Mingyu remember that she had only had some porridge for breakfast and then went to "Wu Wang" alone, consuming a great deal of energy.
Seeing that she didn't say a word, Gu Ruobai made a prompt decision. "I'll ask someone to prepare some dishes for you. Eat before you go back."
"I heard you showed great power at the Su Mansion last night?" Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows and looked at her, his tone full of banter.
Su Mingyu pouted. "I just taught someone a lesson. How did the news reach your ears so soon?"
Gu Ruobai didn't answer her question directly. "I always need to know if you're doing well in the Su Family."
Forget it. Su Mingyu was already used to him knowing everything about her.
Anyway, she had nothing to hide from Gu Ruobai. After all, this man had seen both her violent and embarrassing sides.
After having dinner at Gu Ruobai's place, it was already dark when Su Mingyu returned to the Su Mansion.
This time, she still walked in through the main gate casually and then returned to her courtyard.
Along the way, everyone just looked at her fearfully. No one dared to say a word. Su Mingyu was quite satisfied with this. It seemed that the effect of making an example of someone last night was quite good.
As soon as Zhizhu saw Su Mingyu coming back, she excitedly rushed over. "Miss, you're finally back!"
Seeing her happy expression, Su Mingyu joked. "What? Did something good happen?"
Zhizhu shyly pursed her lips and smiled. "It's nothing. It's just that after what happened yesterday, I found that there are suddenly a lot more things in our courtyard."
Whether it was cloth, snacks or pastries, whatever the main courtyard had, their courtyard had too.
Moreover, the servants who used to talk nonsense in front of her didn't dare to say a word anymore. Zhizhu thought that today was the most relaxing day she had ever had in the Su Family.
"I told you not to be afraid. I'm here. I'll protect you."
Su Mingyu picked up the hot tea that Zhizhu had poured. Just as she was about to take a sip, she saw the butler come in. "Eldest Miss, the master requests your presence."
"Master?" Zhizhu trembled all over in fright. She looked at Su Mingyu with a pale face. "Is it because of what happened last night?"
The butler shook his head. "I don't know about that. The master just told me to invite you over."
"I see." Su Mingyu nodded. As she got up to leave, she turned back and told Zhizhu. "Prepare some hot water for me. I'll need it later."
Zhizhu nervously answered and watched Su Mingyu leave.
The butler glanced at Su Mingyu out of the corner of his eye. In the past, Su Mingyu was just as scared as Zhizhu when she went to see the master.
But since when had she been able to face the master so calmly?
Su Mingyu didn't know what was on the butler's mind. As soon as she walked into the study, she saw Su Zhengyi waiting for her.
She stepped forward and curtsied. "Father."
Su Zhengyi waved his hand for her to get up. "I heard that it was Prince Ruixian who sent you back today again?"
Su Mingyu nodded. "Yes. Is there anything wrong?"
Su Zhengyi turned around and looked at Su Mingyu's increasingly fair and shy face. His shrewd eyes darkened. "Mingyu... Do you still blame me for your mother's death?"
She didn't expect that he had called her here for this.
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. Memories of her mother's tragic death flashed through her mind.
At that time, this man was having an affair with Wang Manwen and didn't even bother to go home.
After her mother passed away, he brought Wang Manwen back and allowed her to drive Su Mingyu to a corner of the Su Mansion. He didn't care at all when the former was bullied by Wang Manwen and Su Mingyu.
After all these things, this man still had the nerve to ask if she blamed him?
If there was a ranking for shamelessness, Su Zhengyi would surely be number one.
Su Zhengyi seemed to realize that his words were a bit inappropriate. So he coughed lightly and explained. "Actually, things back then weren't exactly as you thought."
"I knew Wang Manwen before I married your mother. But because her family background was not as good as yours, my father forced me to marry your mother."
Su Mingyu was too lazy to listen anymore. She interrupted him directly. "Father, those are all things of the past. Mingyu doesn't remember them clearly anymore."