A young miss stepped forward, pointing her finger at Su Mingyu's nose and scolding, "As a young miss, you don't even know such basic etiquette. How dare you marry His Highness the Prince Ruixian?"
Su Mingyu wasn't angry. Instead, she just looked at the girl with a smile and said, "Then what about you unmarried young misses? You come here to cause trouble for a betrothed and substitute bride. Where's your etiquette?"
These young misses kept repeating the same old things without any novelty. Su Mingyu rolled her eyes, got up, pulled Zhizhu, and turned to leave.
Just as they were about to walk out of the courtyard gate, they ran into the steward head - on.
Su Mingyu tossed a silver ingot to the steward and winked at the people behind her. "Send these people back where they came from. I don't have time to deal with them."
The steward caught the silver ingot and his face beamed with a big smile. He quickly nodded and said, "Yes, sir. I'll do it right away."
"Miss, when did you get so much silver? You gave such a big silver ingot to the steward. That's a waste!" Zhizhu's eyes almost popped out.
That much silver was really a waste, wasn't it?
Seeing her so heart - broken, Su Mingyu took out an even bigger silver ingot from her bosom and casually stuffed it into Zhizhu's hand. "Your miss has many ways to earn silver.
"I didn't show my abilities before because I was afraid Wang Manwen would take the opportunity to make things difficult for me. But now that I have His Highness the Prince Ruixian as my backer, what else do I have to fear?"
Zhizhu grinned. "I thought the miss was very poor before. I was worried that you might suffer after marrying into the Prince Ruixian's Mansion. But if the miss is so capable, I don't have to worry anymore."
"Alright, let's go back to the courtyard. It seems today won't be peaceful." Su Mingyu sighed as she walked towards the courtyard.
Zhizhu scratched her head. "Miss, are there other people coming to cause you trouble?"
Wasn't this a rhetorical question?
Su Yueyue had invited so many young misses to make trouble for her. How could she not show up in person?
As if to prove Su Mingyu's guess, just as they returned to their courtyard, they saw Su Yueyue sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard, waiting for them.
"Sister, you really showed off your power today," Su Yueyue stood up and looked at Su Mingyu. "I never thought you had such abilities. Why did you keep them hidden from your little sister?"
Su Mingyu slowly walked to the opposite side and sat down. "What do you mean, little sister? I don't understand."
Su Yueyue looked at Su Mingyu with a half - smile. "How long have you known His Highness the Prince Ruixian? Not only did the Prince say in front of Father that he wanted to marry you, but he also asked the Emperor for a marriage decree. Now all the young misses in the capital are talking about you."
"Oh..." Su Mingyu dragged out the word. "Do you mean the young misses who came to cause me trouble in the courtyard were invited by you, little sister?"
"So what if I did? So what if I didn't?" Su Yueyue shrugged, looking like a pig unafraid of boiling water. "I came today just to discuss something with you, sister."
Seeing that although Su Yueyue disdained her, she still didn't completely turn hostile, Su Mingyu curled her lips. "What is it?"
"Sister, you're going to marry His Highness the Prince Ruixian soon. Have you decided on your dowry?" Su Yueyue looked down at Su Mingyu with a sense of superiority.
Su Mingyu looked at her in confusion. "What do you mean, little sister?"
"I mean your dowry will be provided by our Su Mansion, right?" Su Yueyue looked at Su Mingyu, and a hint of calculation flashed in her long peach - blossom eyes.
"You know that in the past year, first, Mother and Miss Sinan's scandal made a big stir in the city, which led to the closure of Mother's textile workshop.
"Then Father was suspected of being involved in the imperial examination cheating case and was imprisoned for a long time.
"So..." Su Yueyue put on a fake look of guilt. "Although your marriage is a big event, our Su Mansion really can't afford a decent dowry. I wonder if you've discussed this with His Highness the Prince Ruixian?"
If they couldn't provide a decent dowry for her marriage, Wang Manwen would probably spare no expense to give Su Yueyue a grand wedding if it were Su Yueyue's turn to marry, right?
Su Mingyu knew exactly what these two were up to. She just glanced at Su Yueyue sideways and didn't say a word.
Seeing her so vigilant, Su Yueyue seemed very helpless. "Although I find it hard to say this, this is the current situation of our Su Mansion.
"I came to tell you this just to let you know so that you won't look too shabby when you get married."
Su Mingyu knew that Su Yueyue was shameless, but she didn't expect her to be this shameless.
She gave Zhizhu a look, signaling her to pour a glass of water for her.
Zhizhu quickly stepped forward and obediently poured tea for Su Mingyu. Su Mingyu picked up the tea, took a sip calmly, and then slowly said, "I think it's a bit too early for you to bring up this issue today, little sister."
Su Yueyue looked at her in confusion. "What do you mean, sister?"
Su Mingyu gave a faint smile and looked at her coldly with her clear eyes. "The matter of marriage is usually decided by the elders. So the dowry should also be handled by Father.
"Not to mention that His Highness the Prince Ruixian and I just have a marriage contract and haven't officially gotten married yet. Even if we do get married, it's not your place to comment on this, little sister."
"You!" Su Yueyue's face suddenly turned extremely gloomy. "I told you this in advance just to prevent you from looking too shabby when you get married. You're really ungrateful!"
After saying that, Su Yueyue flicked her sleeve and turned to leave.
Watching Su Yueyue's back as she left, Zhizhu pouted and stepped forward. "Miss, what does she mean? As the eldest daughter of the Su family, why should you be married off with the worst treatment? If the young misses in the capital know about this, they'll laugh at you."
Seeing Zhizhu standing up for her, a hint of a smile appeared in Su Mingyu's eyes. "Su Yueyue's words represent Wang Manwen's thoughts, and Wang Manwen can influence Father's decision. So I don't think we have much room to change this situation."
"Ah?" Zhizhu's face turned extremely ugly. "So, miss, won't you become the laughingstock of the whole capital?"