The look of bewilderment on Su Mingyu's face made Zhizhu a bit flustered. "What? Miss, don't you know about this?"
"No, I know. I just forgot about it for a moment." Seeing Zhizhu looking so pale, Su Mingyu quickly comforted her. "I was so busy today that I just slipped my mind. I did tell the steward to find someone to take care of you. I just didn't expect it to be a young man."
Hearing what Su Mingyu said, Zhizhu heaved a sigh of relief. "That's good. I thought it was the madam who was deliberately making things difficult for me. I even kind of liked that young servant."
"What did you say?" For a moment, Su Mingyu thought she had misheard. "You said you... like that young servant?"
Zhizhu nodded frankly. "Yes. That young servant took good care of me. I think he's a good person."
Seeing that Zhizhu's expression was just a simple compliment, Su Mingyu secretly let out a sigh of relief. "Since that's the case, you should get along well. I'll go back to my room first. I'm so tired after being busy all day."
With that, Su Mingyu carefully covered Zhizhu with the quilt before turning around and leaving.
Watching Su Mingyu's somewhat distracted back, Zhizhu tilted her head and scratched it. "What's wrong? She seems a bit unhappy all of a sudden. Could it be because of me?"
But she had been staying in the Su Mansion all day and hadn't done anything.
Just as Su Mingyu walked out of the room, she saw a black figure on the roof. Her face darkened and she said coldly, "Since you're here, why are you hiding there? Come down. I have something to ask you."
The figure immediately flipped down from the eaves and came to Su Mingyu's side, bowing respectfully. "Qingfeng greets Miss Su."
Su Mingyu snorted. "So you still know that I'm the mistress of this mansion!"
Su Mingyu's voice was not only sharp but also her words were harsh. "I thought our Su Mansion had already become your possession. You even dared to arrange someone to enter my courtyard without informing me in advance. Where exactly do you put me?"
Qingfeng hung his head. One couldn't see the emotions in his dark eyes. "I have no intention of overstepping Miss Su's authority. I'm just not at ease leaving Zhizhu alone in the mansion."
After all, she had just been seriously injured not long ago. Although Qingfeng had no right to blame Su Mingyu.
But Zhizhu's injury was indeed caused by Su Mingyu's negligence. So this time, Qingfeng would never allow Su Mingyu to leave Zhizhu alone in the mansion.
Hearing the implication in Qingfeng's words, Su Mingyu's eyes turned cold. "So, Young Master Qingfeng is blaming me?"
Qingfeng quickly lowered his head. "Qingfeng wouldn't dare. The reason I let that person enter Miss's courtyard was simply to let him take care of Zhizhu and protect her at the same time."
"Lift your head up!" Su Mingyu's tone was a bit impatient. "I specifically went to the Ye Mansion to tell you that Zhizhu was injured, just hoping that you could help take care of her in the places I couldn't reach."
"Now that you've found someone to take care of her, it not only solves my problem but also gives her someone to talk to."
At this point, Su Mingyu suddenly changed the subject. "But have you ever thought about it? Zhizhu is so innocent. What if she falls in love with the young servant you sent? What will you do then?"
Qingfeng was so embarrassed by her words that he couldn't even lift his head. His patient look would make anyone feel pity for him.
Su Mingyu sighed silently. Why did she feel that this Qingfeng was as stubborn as a block of wood?
No matter how subtly she hinted, he just insisted on his so - called foolish loyalty.
Zhizhu was such a good girl. If he didn't know how to cherish her, he would surely regret it later.
"Forget it. You can go." Su Mingyu waved her hand. She felt that if she talked to this Qingfeng for a few more sentences, she would be infected with gastric ulcers.
Su Mingyu didn't understand why someone could be so stupid.
"I don't mean to stop you from seeing her." Seeing that Qingfeng still didn't leave, Su Mingyu lowered her eyes. "I just want you to sort out your feelings before going to see Zhizhu."
"Do you know that after the incident of the embroidered pouch last time, Zhizhu was in a bad mood for a long time. I don't want to see such an unhappy Zhizhu again."
"If you don't have the ability to make her happy, then disappear from her life completely and don't bother her."
It wasn't that Su Mingyu was heartless. It was just that if this kind of relationship wasn't cut off quickly, it would only become more and more troublesome.
Zhizhu was the first person who really cared about her since she came to this world. So Su Mingyu really didn't want to see her get hurt.
Su Mingyu certainly believed that Qingfeng liked Zhizhu. But Qingfeng's love wasn't strong enough to make him abandon his stubbornness. Since that was the case, separation was the wisest choice.
Qingfeng also knew that if he really saw Zhizhu, he wouldn't know what to say and would only bother her again.
Qingfeng lowered his eyes and clenched his fists. "I know that Miss Su really cares about Zhizhu. Otherwise, you wouldn't have said these things to me."
"As long as you know." Seeing his painful expression, Su Mingyu waved her hand impatiently. "Alright, go back quickly. Since I'm back, I'll take care of this courtyard."
Qingfeng nodded, then lightly leaped onto the roof. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the night.
Su Mingyu looked in the direction where Qingfeng had left. Just as she was about to turn around and go back to her room, she noticed a movement behind her.
She turned around and was surprised to find Zhizhu standing there with tears streaming down her face.
Su Mingyu's heart sank. Oh no, this silly girl must have heard everything just now.
"Miss..." Zhizhu's red - eyed like a rabbit, looking at Su Mingyu pitifully. "The person who came to take care of me was really sent by him, wasn't he?"
Su Mingyu pursed her lips and didn't say a word.
Zhizhu smiled bitterly. "I knew the steward wouldn't be so kind. And when you asked me about that young servant, it was obvious that you didn't know the reason at all."
Unexpectedly, this girl had become smarter after getting sick.
"Since you've heard it all, I have nothing to hide. Actually, when that embroidered pouch dropped that day, I noticed something was wrong with you. Then I took the embroidered pouch to the Ye Mansion."
Su Mingyu helped the pale - faced and a bit unsteady Zhizhu back to the room. "Later, I got from Qingfeng that this embroidered pouch was actually embroidered by you. But I don't mean to meddle in your business. The reason I don't want Qingfeng to contact you is that I feel he still has some things to sort out."