"Here, this is for you." Hearing this, Leng Ziyue casually took out a medicine bottle and threw it to Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu caught it and frowned. "What's this?"
"A kind of medicine," Leng Ziyue squinted his eyes. "It'll make him suffer more than when the Prince of Ruixian was poisoned before, but it won't kill him."
Was he suggesting that she take revenge?
Su Mingyu grinned and put away the bottle. "Thanks."
Watching the man and the woman exchange smiles, Gu Ruobai couldn't help but silently offer a moment of silence for Shi Jian in his heart.
As they chatted, the atmosphere was just right.
Su Mingyu woke up the next day to a noisy commotion.
Half - asleep, she walked to the window and saw many people carrying a peach tree as thick as several men were tall and planting it in the yard.
Su Mingyu called out, "Zhizhu, what's going on?"
Zhizhu looked out of the window and whispered, "It seems that the Prince of Ruixian sent people to bring it. He said he wanted the young lady to enjoy the sight of the peach blossoms in spring from this room."
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows, and her heart warmed.
Looking up, she happened to meet Gu Ruobai's eyes. She flashed him a bright smile, as sunny as the spring sunshine.
Originally, Su Mingyu planned to stay at the Prince of Ruixian's mansion and spend time with Gu Ruobai. But right after breakfast, a guard walked in. "Miss Su, there's a man named Qiyue outside asking for you."
His words reminded Su Mingyu that she had promised to go with Qiyue to visit Wuwang.
After months of construction, her Wuwang Pawnshop was finally ready to open.
She nodded. "I see. I'll go right away."
Then she told Gu Ruobai, "I'm taking Qiyue to Wuwang today, so I'll be back late. Don't wait for me."
Watching Su Mingyu's hasty back, Gu Ruobai slightly raised his eyebrows.
Leng Ziyue, standing beside him, squinted his eyes. "This girl is really lucky to be with you. Girls who are not artificial are rare nowadays, let alone a girl as decisive and perseverant as her."
Gu Ruobai nodded. "I know."
He knew all of Su Mingyu's good qualities. "Let's go. I'll take you into the palace."
"You trust me so much?" Looking at Gu Ruobai's back as he was about to leave, Leng Ziyue raised his eyebrows and asked.
Gu Ruobai didn't even turn back. "I don't trust you, but Mingyu seems to be very grateful to you."
Leng Ziyue curled his lips. "Is she grateful that I did nothing and just let her struggle to drag you up the mountain and then back down?"
Hearing this, Gu Ruobai paused for a moment, but he wasn't angry. He just said calmly, "She's not the kind of person who would mind such small things."
Then, Gu Ruobai asked Mu Yi to push his wheelchair out of the yard.
Leng Ziyue was stunned for a moment, then he laughed. "Oh, these two are really interesting."
When Su Mingyu brought Qiyue to the pawnshop named "Wuwang", Qiyue was completely stunned. "Master, what is this place?"
"This is my other business. I want you to manage this pawnshop," Su Mingyu said as she pushed open the door.
Inside, the decoration was all made of simple and elegant mahogany. It was both low - key and luxurious. Just by looking at it, one could tell that this pawnshop was wealthy.
But even so, Qiyue still thought it was a bit inappropriate. "I want to sell cloth, master. Why do you want me to come to this pawnshop? I'm not interested at all."
Su Mingyu didn't answer him. She just led Qiyue into the inner room.
Although Qiyue was very confused, he followed her.
But as they walked deeper, the length was clearly much longer than the front - store should be.
When Qiyue realized it, it was completely silent around him.
He stared at Su Mingyu in shock. "Master, what on earth are you going to do?"
"Come and take a look," Su Mingyu stepped aside and let Qiyue look ahead.
When Qiyue saw what was in front of him, he froze all over. "Master, what... what are these?"
Su Mingyu just said indifferently, "Torture tools."
"What... what are all these torture tools for?"
As Qiyue spoke, his legs felt weak.
Although he always knew that Su Mingyu was a capable person, he never expected that she would use so many torture tools.
These various tools looked not only very professional but also extremely terrifying.
Just thinking about these tools being used on people, Qiyue couldn't help shivering.
"Mas... Mas... ter, who are you exactly?"
At first, Qiyue thought Su Mingyu was just a very capable shopkeeper. Then he followed her to the Prince of Ruixian's mansion and realized that her relationship with the prince was not ordinary.
After competing with Su Mingyu, he found that her martial arts were extraordinary. And before he could fully understand, she brought him to such a place and showed him such a terrifying scene.
Seeing Qiyue's suspicious face and pale complexion, Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "Don't you know martial arts?"
Qiyue nodded. "I know a little, but I can't even beat you, master."
Previously, Qiyue was quite confident in his years of experience traveling the world. But he couldn't even last five moves against Su Mingyu, which made him feel deeply frustrated.
Su Mingyu could tell what he was thinking just by looking at him.
She curled her lips and comforted him, "There can't be many people who can beat me."
"Master..." Qiyue felt a bit dejected.
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "This is my second business. On the surface, it's a pawnshop, but actually, it's a business that takes money to kill people."
As she spoke, Su Mingyu looked at Qiyue with lowered eyes. "Normally, according to experience, Xia Mian would be a more suitable candidate."
"She's a girl, and she's so beautiful. She could bring in more profits."
"But," Su Mingyu took a deep breath and continued, "she's a girl who doesn't know martial arts. I'm worried that she might not be able to protect herself, so I've chosen you."
"I..." Qiyue scratched his head after hearing this. "Can I think about it?"
Su Mingyu nodded. "You don't have to agree. It's just my suggestion."
"But I think if you can manage a shop from scratch, it will be beneficial to your family's cloth store."
Hearing this, Qiyue looked at Su Mingyu suspiciously. "So... if I think I've learned what I need to, I can leave?"
"Of course," Su Mingyu said firmly. "If you want to go, you can leave at any time. I won't stop you. But think it over. If you start from the beginning, you'll learn more and gain more experience. Maybe it will be more helpful to your own shop when you go back."