"Blockhead!" Su Mingyu sighed, a bit frustrated with him for not being up to the mark. "You can go and see her, but you mustn't let her see you. I don't want that silly girl to meet someone like you who is so indecisive."
After saying that, Su Mingyu turned around and pushed Gu Ruobai away, leaving behind Qingfeng with a pale face.
"What's the deal between him and your Zhizhu?" Gu Ruobai suddenly asked.
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow and smiled playfully. "What? Is the prince so gossipy too?"
Gu Ruobai looked upright. "I'm just making a proper inquiry. You don't have to answer if you don't want to."
What a hypocritical man. Su Mingyu curled her lips. "I don't know the details exactly, but I guess Qingfeng feels that he has the mission to protect Elder Ye, so he doesn't dare to get close to Zhizhu."
Gu Ruobai parted his thin lips slightly and uttered two words: "Stupid."
Su Mingyu couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Right? I think he's stupid too."
If you like someone, why not hold them tightly instead of rejecting them in every possible way?
Suddenly, Gu Ruobai reached out and held Su Mingyu's hand. His tone was very serious. "I'll only hold you tightly."
Su Mingyu was stunned by his sudden confession. After a while, she pulled her hand back and slapped Gu Ruobai's hand. "What are you doing? We're on the street."
Hearing the coquetry in her words, Gu Ruobai raised his sword-shaped eyebrows. "So what?"
Who would dare to gossip about him?
"You..." Su Mingyu was helpless. Since she couldn't beat him, she could only change the topic. "Do you really want to support Ye Weiguang?"
Su Mingyu wasn't surprised that Gu Ruobai wanted to deal with the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but she was quite puzzled that he wanted to support Ye Weiguang.
After all, Ye Weiguang was too upright, so he didn't have a good reputation in the Ministry of Revenue. Moreover, Ye Weiguang was already quite old, and there was no son in his family. No matter how you looked at it, he didn't seem to be a good choice.
Even without looking at Su Mingyu's expression, Gu Ruobai knew what she was thinking. "I don't care at all who will be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. But if it can make you happy, why not give the position to Ye Weiguang?"
As long as the person in that position was on his side. "Besides, Ye Weiguang is not without strength. He's just too stubborn and inflexible, which is why he's only been a Langzhong of the Granary Department in the Ministry of Revenue for so many years and has always been outshone by Jiang He."
"Actually, I don't care whether Ye Weiguang is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue or the Langzhong of the Granary Department. As long as he's happy. But now it seems..." Su Mingyu bent down and grinned in front of Gu Ruobai. "It seems someone's flattery has been quite successful."
Gu Ruobai reached out and pinched her cheek. "I'm just catering to your preferences."
"Yes, yes, yes." Su Mingyu covered her face. "Don't keep touching me. It hurts."
Looking at her slightly red cheek that he had pinched, Gu Ruobai gently stroked it with his fingertips lovingly. "Remember to say nice things in the future."
Su Mingyu: ...
Why didn't she think Gu Ruobai was so shameless before?
But this kind of Gu Ruobai made Su Mingyu feel more real.
"The autumn hunting will be in a few days. Do you want to go and have a look?"
"Of course I do."
The autumn hunting was the most exciting event of the whole autumn. It would be a waste not to go and have some fun.
Seeing her so excited, a doting smile appeared in Gu Ruobai's eyes. "How about I ask Father Emperor to prepare a horse for you so that you can compete with those princes?"
"Forget it." Although Su Mingyu really wanted to give it a try, she knew the saying "The leading bird gets shot."
If she accidentally hunted more prey than a certain prince, she would become the target of everyone's criticism.
Seeing what she was thinking, Gu Ruobai chuckled. "What are you afraid of? If a prince can't even beat a girl like you, he should be the one to be afraid."
After all, the current emperor hated incompetent people the most.
If Gu Ruobai hadn't made remarkable achievements on the battlefield in the early years, he wouldn't be able to stay by the emperor's side now.
So if Su Mingyu really went hunting and came back victorious, it would only show that this batch of princes was incompetent.
The two were walking and chatting in the market when Su Mingyu suddenly stopped pushing the wheelchair.
Gu Ruobai followed her gaze and raised his eyebrows imperceptibly. They had actually run into an old acquaintance.
The people over there obviously saw them too. They walked over in a few steps. "Sister, I didn't expect to run into you here."
Su Mingyu smiled half-heartedly. "This is just a market. Is it so strange for you to run into me here, sister? Could it be that there are explicit regulations in this market that people who are out of favor are not allowed to pass by?"
"Sis... Sister, why are you joking with me?" Su Yueyue's expression froze for a moment, but she quickly adjusted her mood. "Sister, are you also out shopping in the market?"
This way of changing the topic was so clumsy. Compared with Wang Manwen, she was really a bit lacking.
Su Mingyu secretly mocked in her heart, but there was a smile on her face. "Yes. You can take your time shopping. We'll be leaving first."
After saying that, Su Mingyu pushed Gu Ruobai and was about to walk forward. Throughout the whole process, she didn't even give Yu Wang a single glance. Her haughty look made Su Yueyue clench her fists tightly.
This Su Mingyu really thought too highly of herself!
Just as Su Yueyue was about to say something, out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw that Yu Wang's gaze seemed to be always on Su Mingyu.
"Wait a minute."
Yu Wang suddenly called out to stop Su Mingyu, which made both Su Mingyu and Su Yueyue stunned. "Yue'er and I are just about to go back to my mansion to watch the dance of the new top courtesan from the 'Drunken Immortal Tower'. Since we've run into you here by chance, why don't you come with us and have a look?"
Su Yueyue subconsciously tightened her grip on Yu Wang's arm. After receiving Yu Wang's cold gaze, Su Yueyue gritted her teeth and whispered in self-defense:
"Your Highness Yu, sister and Prince Ruixian came out shopping without even bringing a single servant. Naturally, they want to strengthen their relationship. It might not be very appropriate for us to just call them to the mansion like this."
"Really?" Yu Wang turned to look at Su Mingyu and then at Gu Ruobai. "If that's really the case, then I've disturbed you two. Just forget what I just said..."
"It's just that this new top courtesan is extremely beautiful and her dance is graceful. Many young masters in the capital are eager to see her. I've spent a lot of effort to invite her out of the 'Drunken Immortal Tower'."
Saying this, Yu Wang sighed regretfully. "However, Prince Ruixian already has a beauty like Miss Su Mingyu by his side. Naturally, he has no interest in any top courtesan. It's my fault for being talkative."
When Yu Wang said this, his eyes were always on Su Mingyu. Su Mingyu glanced at Su Yueyue beside her and found that Su Yueyue's eyes were almost popping out. Her pretty little face was so dark that it seemed to be dripping water.
Originally, Su Mingyu had no interest in that so - called top courtesan at all, but seeing Su Yueyue's ugly face, she suddenly became a bit interested.
She exchanged glances with Gu Ruobai. After receiving Gu Ruobai's helpless look, Su Mingyu hooked her lips. "I've heard of that top courtesan for a long time. I've always wanted to see her dance, but I've never had a good chance."