Hearing Su Mingyu's words, Gu Ruobai nodded in satisfaction. "Since you're so conscious, I'll spare this person for now."
Saying so, Gu Ruobai picked up the crossbow on the table and handed it to Su Mingyu. "This is for your self - defense, not for killing people."
Lifting his hand to caress Su Mingyu's fair hand, Gu Ruobai lowered his eyes. His dark eyes were unfathomable, and only his gentle words could be heard. "Such a pair of delicate hands shouldn't be stained with so much blood. If you want to get rid of someone in the future, just tell me. I'll do it for you, okay?"
Gu Ruobai's words seemed to have a magical power. Staring into his deep eyes, Su Mingyu nodded involuntarily.
But immediately, she shook her head. She put away the crossbow, sat opposite Gu Ruobai, and said seriously, "My hands have long been stained with countless blood. Even if it seems harmless now, it has taken many lives."
"I'm capable of protecting myself, and I can get rid of those I want to."
Looking at Gu Ruobai's delicate - featured face, Su Mingyu said in a deep voice, "I know you want me to rely on you, but I don't want to. I want to be a capable and independent person."
Knowing this was Su Mingyu's stubbornness, Gu Ruobai didn't force her. He just lovingly stroked her fingers. "I just don't want to see the look on your face last time again. I just want you to know that as long as you're willing, I'll always be behind you."
Su Mingyu nodded to show her understanding. "I understand. If you just wanted to imprison me, I wouldn't have come to you long ago."
Under the warm sun, the two sitting in the pavilion stared into each other's eyes. The air seemed to turn amorous, and for a moment, the atmosphere was beautiful and peaceful.
It was already afternoon when Su Mingyu left the Prince Ruixian's Mansion.
She looked at the sky and then turned back to the Su Mansion.
Zhizhu was a bit surprised to see her return in the afternoon. "Miss, did you quarrel with the prince? Why did you come back so early?"
Su Mingyu felt helpless. "I didn't go to see the prince today."
Then Su Mingyu inquired of Zhizhu, "Do you still remember Ye Weiguang, my grandfather? Do you know what he likes?"
Suddenly being asked about Ye Weiguang, Zhizhu was at a loss. "Miss, why are you asking this? Madam used to give a strict order that we were not allowed to have any contact with Lord Ye."
Looking into Zhizhu's eyes and finding that she probably didn't know anything either, Su Mingyu let out a disappointed sigh. "It's nothing. I just suddenly remembered that I still have such a relative, so I asked casually."
Zhizhu nervously looked around and then quickly reminded her, "Don't let Lord Su know that you asked about this. Otherwise, he'll be happy again."
Su Mingyu found it a bit funny to see how secretive she was about this matter.
If Ye Mengdie hadn't been so stupid and cut off her own way out back then, she wouldn't have died so miserably, and her former self wouldn't have been treated like that.
"I know. Just act as if I never asked."
After saying that, Su Mingyu left the yard and headed straight for the main house where Wang Manwen lived.
When Wang Manwen saw Su Mingyu appear in front of her, she was still startled. "Oh... What wind has blown you here? Mingyu actually came to see me on her own initiative?"
Su Mingyu smiled, bowed her head, and greeted, "Greetings, Second Madam. Actually, I came here today just to ask Second Madam. After my mother died, you moved into this main house. Is there anything left by my mother in the main house now?"
As soon as Su Mingyu mentioned Ye Mengdie, Wang Manwen's face turned extremely ugly. "I've been living here for so long. How could there still be anything of hers!"
Su Mingyu naturally knew she didn't. She deliberately brought this up just to disgust Wang Manwen.
"In that case, were all the previous things thrown away, or are they in the warehouse?"
Seeing that Su Mingyu really seemed to be only interested in the items left by Ye Mengdie, Wang Manwen covered her face and looked at her. "Why do you suddenly want to look for old things?"
Su Mingyu lowered her head, looking a bit embarrassed. "I won't hide it from Second Madam. Father talked to me about my marriage with Prince Ruixian yesterday. I think our wedding should be coming soon."
Saying so, Su Mingyu pursed her lips, and a blush appeared on her face. "Thinking that I'll leave the mansion soon, I want to look for something related to my mother to take with me as a souvenir."
Wang Manwen had heard about this in advance, so she didn't think much of it. "There's nothing left by her in my room. You can go to the warehouse and have a look. Maybe you can find one or two things."
Su Mingyu nodded obediently. "Thank you, Second Madam. I won't bother you to rest anymore."
After saying that, Su Mingyu backed out.
Watching Su Mingyu's slender back, Wang Manwen clenched her fists tightly. "Damn girl. She even wants to get married. She's really overestimating herself."
Completely unaware of what Wang Manwen was thinking, Su Mingyu had already come to the warehouse and started rummaging through it.
Seeing a box in the corner with a seal bearing Ye Mengdie's name, Su Mingyu walked straight towards it. She casually tore open the seal and opened the wooden box.
Inside were some exquisitely - made clothes. She picked up one and shook it out. She found that the clothes were still well - preserved and brightly colored, but the style was a bit outdated and not very suitable for her to wear.
She casually put the clothes aside and rummaged through other things. Finally, she found a small wooden box at the bottom of the box. The wooden box looked extremely inconspicuous.
Su Mingyu didn't think much and directly opened the wooden box. To her surprise, there was a very delicate jade pendant inside.
Looking at the three characters "Ye Mengdie" on the jade pendant, Su Mingyu guessed that this should be a gift from Ye Weiguang to Ye Mengdie.
She carefully put away the jade pendant, tidied up the clothes and put them back. Then she took out a wedding dress at the bottom of the box and turned to leave the warehouse.
Watching Su Mingyu leave, the maid in Wang Manwen's yard quickly went back to report to her.
After learning that Su Mingyu had only taken some clothes, Wang Manwen finally felt relieved.
She thought Su Mingyu had discovered something and that's why she suddenly wanted to look through Ye Mengdie's relics. It turned out that she was just simply curious.
On this side, Su Mingyu directly handed the clothes to Zhizhu. "Help me wash and dry this set of clothes. Remember to dry them in a prominent place."