"It was a cut from a knife. It's not particularly deep, but the area is a bit large." As she said this, Su Mingyu gestured on her own face.
Hearing Su Mingyu's words, Mei Qing frowned. "We still need to see exactly what the cut looks like. Can you take me to see that person?"
Su Mingyu nodded, but soon she knitted her brows again. "You can't see her for the time being. Let me inform her about this privately first."
Mei Qing knew the gravity of the matter. After all, it was such a big deal, and they should seek the opinion of the person involved.
However, seeing Mei Qing's eagerness, Su Mingyu suddenly leaned her head close to Mei Qing and looked at her with a smile. "Do you have a way to fade the scars on her face?"
Mei Qing nodded mysteriously. "But I still need to see the actual injury and how deep it is. If it's too serious, there's nothing I can do."
Su Mingyu understood. "I see. Whenever I bring her in front of you, you can take a look. Forget about asking for her help for now. First, see if you can heal the scars on her face."
Mei Qing murmured in agreement. "It seems that girl has a special relationship with you."
"If she's really your friend, I'd advise against letting her get close to the King of Yu. That man is unpredictable. On the surface, he seems perfect, but no one knows what he might do in private."
"I know," Su Mingyu said. She had just thought of this idea and didn't necessarily want to drag Xia Mian into it.
Gu Ruobai poured a cup of tea for Su Mingyu. "Don't tell me you're planning to bring that shopkeeper from Sinnan Pavilion here?"
Su Mingyu pouted. "She was originally a brothel girl. If she's willing to step in, she might be able to handle it easily."
"But I need to discuss this with her first. If she's not willing, I won't force her."
After all, Xia Mian had suffered a great deal in the brothel. If her face hadn't been deliberately cut, she would probably still be the top courtesan there.
So, perhaps the King of Yu would prefer Xia Mian, who exuded a natural sensuality, to Mei Qing, who was just being accommodating.
But all of this had to be based on Xia Mian's willingness.
"Let's not talk about this for now." Su Mingyu turned to look at Gu Ruobai. "I came to see you today to talk about Ye Weiguang."
"Has Ye Weiguang accepted you?" Gu Ruobai looked calm, as if he had expected it all.
Su Mingyu nodded unhappily. "More or less. He even forgot about my relationship with you. I basically told him everything truthfully."
So, for now, Ye Weiguang trusted her, and by extension, he would also trust the Prince of Ruixian's Mansion. This was a good thing for both of them.
Gu Ruobai glanced askance at Su Mingyu and noticed that her expression was much softer than before. "It seems you've gained something else from Ye Weiguang."
Su Mingyu couldn't hide anything from this man. She pursed her lips. "It's nothing. I just feel that he genuinely cares about me, unlike Su Zhengyi, who is so fake. Sincere feelings are quite precious to me."
Seeing her wearing a faint smile, a flicker of pity flashed across Gu Ruobai's eyes. "If I had known that getting to know Ye Weiguang would make you so happy, I would have arranged for you to meet him earlier."
Su Mingyu grinned at him. "Maybe this is the best time to get to know him. Given Ye Weiguang's personality, he wouldn't have liked me when I was so useless before."
"You've only met him a few times, and you already know his personality. It seems that blood is indeed thicker than water," Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows. "I'll go and meet him when I'm free."
Su Mingyu nodded. "Call me when you do."
Su Mingyu thought it would be quite interesting to watch the confrontation between the old fox and the young fox.
Gu Ruobai saw through what Su Mingyu was thinking at a glance and gently tapped her on the head. "Do you think I'll lose to that old man?"
Su Mingyu squinted and smiled. "Of course not. You're our God of War, the Prince of Ruixian. Do you know what Ye Weiguang said about you? He said you seem like a useless person but are actually very scheming. He even told me to be careful of you."
"You're laughing so happily even though someone is saying that about your future husband. You're really heartless," Gu Ruobai rolled his eyes at Su Mingyu.
Knowing that he wouldn't be angry, Su Mingyu didn't bother to explain. "But more importantly, I also told Ye Weiguang that I'm the behind - the - scenes boss of Sinnan Pavilion."
She had thought that Gu Ruobai might be unhappy about her revealing this secret so easily, but to her surprise, Gu Ruobai just nodded and said, "As long as you've made the decision, I'll stand behind you and won't interfere with your choices."
Although she knew this, hearing it from his mouth was a different feeling.
Su Mingyu hooked her lips into a smile. A sudden gust of wind blew, carrying the tea flowers in the courtyard and the faint fragrance around the pavilion. For a moment, the atmosphere in this small pavilion was so wonderful that no one wanted to break it.
After staying in the Prince of Ruixian's Mansion for a short while and bickering with Gu Ruobai for a while, Su Mingyu left the mansion and went to Sinnan Pavilion.
Before she even reached the shop, she was surprised to see that her shop was so deserted, with hardly any customers.
When Xia Mian saw Su Mingyu coming in through the back door, she immediately lowered her head and apologized. "My lady, I'm sorry... It's all my fault."
Su Mingyu was confused. "What happened?"
"It's... Qi Yue..." Xia Mian's face looked rather pale.
It turned out that Qi Yue had caused a lot of trouble during his days of learning in Sinnan Pavilion. Not only did he point out the flaws of every young lady who came in to choose clothes and kept talking non - stop, which made them leave dissatisfied, but he also was overly biased towards his own preferences. No matter whether the young ladies liked or suited a certain style of clothing, he would try to sell it to them.
This enthusiastic attitude had scared away a large number of customers, which was why the whole shop was so deserted today.
As Xia Mian spoke, her face got uglier and uglier. Su Mingyu had no doubt that if she could, Xia Mian would probably throw Qi Yue out right now.
Su Mingyu patted her on the shoulder to comfort her. "After all, he's a young master. We need to be a bit more patient. Where is he now?"
Xia Mian sighed and pointed upstairs. "I found him too garrulous, so I chased him upstairs."