Su Mingyu nodded half - understandingly. "Father, do you mean you want me to persuade Prince Ruixian for you?"
"No." Su Zhengyi waved his hand. "Prince Ruixian lost his chance to be the crown prince. How could he be willing to help someone else ascend to that position? If you really tell him these things, what if he gets angry and refuses to marry you? Then you'll lose a good marriage."
Actually, he wanted her to secretly help the King of Yu beside Prince Ruixian and be his spy. Su Zhengyi really had a good idea!
Su Mingyu showed an expression of sudden realization. "I see. Now, if I want to live well with Prince Ruixian, I have to help the King of Yu ascend to power. Only when I have enough background will Prince Ruixian not dare to abandon me!"
Seeing her so quick - witted, Su Zhengyi nodded in satisfaction. "Sure enough, you're my good daughter. You're so smart. No wonder Prince Ruixian took a fancy to you."
Su Mingyu shyly turned her face away. "Since that's the case, I know what to do. Father, you can rest assured."
"En." Su Zhengyi smiled. "Father believes in you. It's getting late. Go back and rest early."
Su Mingyu nodded and obediently withdrew.
Watching her leaving back, Su Zhengyi showed a proud smile on his face. So what if she had a bit of intelligence? After all, she was just a young girl. He could fool her with just a few words.
After leaving Su Zhengyi's study, Su Mingyu looked back at the brightly - lit Su Mansion. A hint of hatred flashed in her eyes.
In a while, this place would be in darkness.
Zhi Zhu paced nervously in the yard. Su Mingyu had been in Su Zhengyi's study for half an hour and still hadn't come back. She had never seen her stay there so long before.
Just when her worried features were scrunched up like a steamed bun, Su Mingyu staggered in through the main gate.
Zhi Zhu quickly stepped forward and carefully examined Su Mingyu. Finding that she wasn't injured, the stone in her heart finally dropped. "Miss, what did the master want from you? He talked to you for so long."
"Could it really be because of punishing Xiaocui last night? That incident was all my fault. If the master really blames you for this, miss, you can just shift all the blame onto me."
Su Mingyu hadn't even said a word yet, but this girl had already chattered so much. She was both helpless and amused. "Who told you it was because of what happened yesterday? I'm the legitimate eldest daughter of the Su family. It's just a matter of punishing Xiaocui. Su Zhengyi won't make trouble for me because of this."
Hearing what Su Mingyu said, Zhi Zhu let out a long sigh of relief. "You really scared me. I was thinking that if the master really punished you for this, I would definitely seek justice for you."
Although Su Mingyu always knew that Zhi Zhu was very kind to her, she didn't expect this girl to be so unconditionally good to her. She was a bit touched.
She rubbed Zhi Zhu's head, and her voice had a hint of nasal sound. "Don't worry. Even if we need to seek justice, it won't be your turn. There's still Prince Ruixian."
Hearing her say this, Zhi Zhu let out a long "oh" in understanding. "So the master called you for Prince Ruixian's matter. Actually, I think you two can get married earlier. After all, you've been together often."
This was the same as what Su Zhengyi had said.
Su Mingyu playfully pinched Zhi Zhu's nose. "You don't need to worry about this. I'll handle it myself. Alright, where's my hot water? I want to take a bath and go to sleep."
Thinking that Su Mingyu was shy, Zhi Zhu grinned. "Miss is finally going to get married. If I go with you to the prince's mansion in the future, I'll have a good life. The people in the prince's mansion are so nice to us."
"You little girl. You haven't even married in yet, and you're already thinking about their kindness." Su Mingyu was helpless but had no way to deal with her.
While helping her change clothes, Zhi Zhu grinned. "I'm thinking about you, miss. The master's attitude towards you has improved recently, but after all, the master doesn't stay at home very much. It's still the mistress and the second miss who have the final say in the Su Mansion."
What if they took Su Mingyu away one day? As a little maid, she had no way to resist them.
Su Mingyu soaked herself in the hot water and yawned to shoo her away. "I'm tired. Let's talk about these topics tomorrow. You go and rest."
Zhi Zhu pursed her lips and shook her head. "I have to serve you to change clothes. Take your time. Is the temperature okay? Do you need more hot water?"
Su Mingyu shook her head. "No. I want to be alone for a while."
Seeing that she really didn't want to talk to her, Zhi Zhu fell silent.
But the smile in her eyes still couldn't be hidden. She and the miss had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.
Su Mingyu looked at her smiling face, shook her head helplessly, but didn't say much.
Maybe because she had been quite active today, Su Mingyu slept until the next morning.
As soon as she woke up, she heard Zhi Zhu's nervous voice. "Miss, there's a person named Xia Mian at the back door looking for you."
Xia Mian? Did something happen to Sinnan Pavilion again?
Su Mingyu quickly rolled over and got up. She casually threw on a robe and walked out to open the door. "Did you invite her in?"
Zhi Zhu nodded. "I saw this miss last time, so I let her in without asking you."
Su Mingyu nodded. "You go and heat up the breakfast for me. I have something to talk to her about."
Watching Zhi Zhu's leaving back, Su Mingyu's eyes darkened. "What's wrong? Did something happen to Sinnan Pavilion?"
"Not exactly." Seeing Su Mingyu's eagerness, Xia Mian quickly explained. "A strange person came to me yesterday. I think I should discuss this with you."
Su Mingyu stared at her with lowered eyes. "A strange person came to you? What kind of person?"
Xia Mian pursed her lips before saying, "He came and bought one of each kind of clothes in our shop, but the sizes of each piece were different. I suspect he might be taking our clothes to make pirated copies."
It hadn't been long since the incident with Wang Manwen, and now someone else wanted to make pirated copies?
Su Mingyu licked her dry lips. "Did you sell them to him?"
"Yes." Xia Mian felt a bit guilty. "Because it was the first order of the day, I didn't want to miss it."
Su Mingyu nodded in understanding. "Okay, I know. If he comes again, ask him to come to me."
Although there had been more than one case of public piracy of the clothes from Sinnan Pavilion, this was the first person to come to the shop in person to buy clothes for making copies. So Su Mingyu suddenly became a bit interested.