"His character," Gu Ruobai said, his eyes narrowing as he watched July's busy back. "A man so persistent is bound to succeed if he really sets his mind to something."
"You really think highly of him," Su Mingyu said, her eyes suddenly lighting up. "My lord, buy me a dress!"
Gu Ruobai looked at her suspiciously. "The entire Sinan Pavilion belongs to you. Do you still need me to buy you clothes?"
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "Just tell me if you'll buy it or not!"
"Buy, buy, buy. But why do you suddenly want me to buy you clothes?" Gu Ruobai asked, helpless yet amused.
In his eyes, Su Mingyu never seemed to care much about material things. Although she owned a clothing workshop and had her own clothes custom - made, she didn't dress in a particularly luxurious way. Most of the time, she wore simple, solid - colored clothes. Now that she suddenly wanted to buy these things, Gu Ruobai was really a bit confused.
Su Mingyu waved her hand and pointed at several dresses. "I want this one, this one, and this one!"
Gu Ruobai was very obliging and bought them all. Looking at the dresses piled on the table and then at the somewhat embarrassed Su Mingyu, he teased, "Didn't you think about how to take them back when you were buying?"
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "Of course I did. Our shop offers a home - delivery service."
"You've thought it through," Gu Ruobai raised an eyebrow. "The clothes are bought, and the silver is paid. Now can you tell me why you wanted me to buy these things?"
Su Mingyu sighed. Why was it different from what she had expected?
In the 21st century, she heard that shopping could relieve all sorrows, especially when using someone else's money. So she suddenly wanted to experience the feeling of being "kept". But why wasn't she that happy?
Was it because she was buying clothes from her own shop?
She voiced her doubts. Gu Ruobai was helpless yet amused. "You're not a person who loves such things. I think if you want to experience being doted on, why not go to the Ministry of Works with me tomorrow? You can take whatever you like there. Maybe you'll be happier than you are now."
"Really!" There was Gu Ruobai's private arsenal in the Ministry of Works. She had drawn many blueprints for him. Maybe Gu Ruobai had already processed them into instruments close to modern technology.
Just thinking about using the things she was familiar with, Su Mingyu got excited.
Looking at her bright eyes, Gu Ruobai hooked his lips. "See, isn't going to the Ministry of Works more appealing to you than buying clothes?"
Hearing this, Su Mingyu suddenly felt a bit bad.
As a girl, she actually liked firearms more!
In the 21st century, as a special agent, she had to be associated with these things, so she naturally cared more about them. Now she didn't rely on them as much, but her instinct still made her choose these firearms deeply ingrained in her.
"I feel like a failure as a woman," she said.
Looking at Su Mingyu's drooping head, Gu Ruobai's eyes curved with a smile. "It doesn't matter. As long as you're you, I'll like you no matter what."
Feeling the big hand on her head, Su Mingyu's mood eased a bit. "Xiamian, later send someone to deliver these clothes to my mansion and say they were bought for me by the Prince Ruixian."
Xiamian nodded sensibly. "Okay, I understand."
Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai were walking in the center of the market in the capital. The surrounding was bustling with people, filled with laughter and playfulness. The well - lit streets were full of peace.
Gu Ruobai looked at the peaceful people around him and suddenly spoke softly. His voice was hoarse and low, like wrapped in gauze. "The reason I'm willing to go to the border is that I hope to see such a peaceful scene every time I return to the capital."
"Maybe you can say my expectation is a bit empty. But for me, who lost my mother and is not favored by the emperor, the civilians' family reunions are a simple kind of happiness. So I want to protect this land."
Su Mingyu didn't expect Gu Ruobai to suddenly say these things to her.
She looked around at the people and, seeing the smiles on their faces, her own lips curved up. "Is it because of this thought that you want to fight for the throne?"
Gu Ruobai nodded. "I've had this idea since I was in the border."
When he was fighting desperately in the border, the urgently needed food and supplies were constantly embezzled and deducted.
The soldiers ate wild vegetables mixed with bran and lived a life worse than that of slaves, yet they still had to fight on the battlefield.
These civil officials living in safety were fighting to the death for a painting or a woman. Such a corrupt court, he wanted to stir up trouble and wipe out all the decaying things.
Su Mingyu could understand him. When she was a special agent, she did the most difficult and tiring jobs, while the high - level people used what she got to make fair or unfair exchanges with others.
As for her life and death, she was just a pawn. She had no right to question her own destiny.
"The rich feast while the poor freeze to death. This kind of thing happens everywhere," Su Mingyu sighed silently. "But if it's a world you transform, I'd like to see what it will become."
"You really think highly of me," Gu Ruobai hooked his lips. The position of the crown prince hadn't been determined yet, and Su Mingyu said such words. "Aren't you afraid the wind will blow your tongue?"
Su Mingyu pouted. "I call this believing in you."
The two bickered as they walked towards the Prince Ruixian's Mansion.
Actually, Su Mingyu didn't say that if Gu Ruobai really wanted that position, she could help him assassinate anyone who was a threat to him.
But she knew Gu Ruobai didn't want to do it this way. He had his own methods, and she believed that Gu Ruobai had the ability to reach a high position without relying on anyone. After all, even she, who came from the 21st century, had been defeated by him more than once.
After seeing Gu Ruobai off, Su Mingyu returned to the Su Mansion.
Zhizhu's hand was no longer as red as it was a few days ago. Seeing that her complexion had also improved a lot, Su Mingyu finally felt relieved. "Did you have a good day at home?"
Zhizhu nodded. "Yes! A new servant took good care of me."
A new servant? Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "What servant?"
Zhizhu squinted her eyes and recalled. "I'm not very sure. He came to our mansion early this morning. It was the butler who led him in. He said the new servant in the mansion was sent by you, Miss, to take care of me."