That thing looked extremely gorgeous and elegant. Even though it trailed all the way to the ground, it didn't detract from its beauty in the slightest.
The man's clothes were in a style she had never seen before. The design looked very straight and well - fitting. Inside was something like a white stand - up collar, and over it was another short white jacket. The collar of the short jacket was extremely large, but it didn't look the least bit strange.
"What on earth is this?" Xia Mian's eyes were dazzled. It was so beautiful, and these designs were completely new to her. It seemed that Su Mingyu had come up with them herself.
"It would be very complicated to explain. You just need to follow the instructions on it. I've written everything clearly. If you don't understand something, come and find me."
Actually, it wasn't that Su Mingyu didn't want to explain. It was just that when she thought about the function of this wedding dress, she felt a bit embarrassed to tell Xia Mian.
Seeing that Su Mingyu didn't want to say more, Xia Mian didn't ask anymore. She nodded and said, "I'll give the orders right away."
Su Mingyu gave a soft grunt. "Then I'll leave first."
As soon as Su Mingyu returned to the Rui Xian Prince's Mansion, she saw Mu Yi making a report.
So she swaggered over. "Mu Yi, how's the situation with Concubine Chen?"
"This is exactly what I'm going to report to you, my lady." Mu Yi glanced at Gu Ruobai. After getting his approval, he began, "On the very night after you and Miss Su had the conflict at the Shi Mansion, a concubine sneaked out of the palace under the cover of darkness."
"Our men tracked her for over an hour before they found out that her destination was the Shi Mansion. Then our men sneaked in."
"However..." Here, Mu Yi looked a bit ashamed. "Because one of our men accidentally made a noise, we didn't see which concubine it was, nor did we know what they talked about."
Su Mingyu frowned after hearing this. "Later, did you station your men at the entrances to the palace and find out which concubine's palace she entered?"
"Yes!" Mu Yi nodded. "Our men knew they wouldn't get anything at the Shi Mansion, so they waited at every entrance to the palace early on. Just before dawn, we finally waited for that concubine."
Here, Mu Yi paused. "When we followed her into the palace, we found that she actually returned to Concubine Chen's palace."
Concubine Chen?
Su Mingyu was shocked. "Didn't you find out the relationship between her and Shi Minglong when you investigated Concubine Chen before?"
"No." Mu Yi hung his head low. They had not only alerted the enemy but also failed to obtain accurate information. This was not just dereliction of duty; it could even be considered incompetence.
Seeing Mu Yi like this, Su Mingyu casually comforted him. "It's okay. Don't be so down. Try to investigate from where Concubine Chen was born and grew up."
No matter how much a person fakes their experiences, they can't fake their place of birth because the cost is too high.
The local elders know exactly whether a family has given birth to a boy or a girl. Just ask them, and you can find out the whole story.
"Yes, I'll go and investigate right away." Mu Yi also thought of this, so he turned around and disappeared into the courtyard.
Gu Ruobai glanced in the direction where Mu Yi had left, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Mingyu. "You're quite good at ordering my men around."
Su Mingyu blinked. "If what he said is true, then we're all in the same boat."
Concubine Chen actually had a relationship with Shi Minglong. But Shi Minglong was just a minor official in the Ministry of Revenue, not even a minister. Where did he get the connections to get close to someone like Concubine Chen?
Moreover, Concubine Chen's rise to favor was too smooth. She was almost noticed by the emperor as soon as she entered the palace. Then she smoothly captured the emperor's heart, followed by serving the emperor in his bedchamber and giving birth to a prince. That prince immediately became the most favored child after the Prince of Yu.
This progress was like a cheat code. It couldn't help but make Su Mingyu suspicious.
After Su Mingyu told Gu Ruobai her doubts, she frowned and asked, "Do you think this might be the work of the Prince of Yu?"
"Hard to say." Gu Ruobai frowned. "But I can't think of a way for him to profit from this."
If the emperor favored a prince other than him, and if the emperor was so happy with Concubine Chen that he directly gave the position of crown prince to Concubine Chen's child, the Prince of Yu would be in big trouble.
Of course, it was also possible that he held a fatal handle on Concubine Chen. For example, the Prince of Yu knew who the real father of this child was.
As long as he had this, no matter how much Concubine Chen stirred up trouble, the throne would eventually return to the Prince of Yu.
Su Mingyu thought for a while and realized that was indeed the case. "Then let's see what secrets this Concubine Chen is hiding."
While waiting for Mu Yi's report, the servants from the Su Mansion came and said they were here to invite Su Mingyu back.
Su Mingyu narrowed her eyes. "It seems someone can't sit still anymore."
After not seeing her for so many days, Su Yueyue must be extremely eager to know what had happened to her.
The situation had reached a critical point. Su Mingyu also thought it was time to go back and show her face, giving her soon - to - be - married younger sister a surprise.
So she nodded and followed the steward back to the Su Mansion.
As soon as Su Mingyu walked into the main hall, she saw the Prince of Yu standing there with his hands behind his back. Su Yueyue looked extremely shy, indicating that the matter had been settled.
However, Su Mingyu still pretended not to know and stepped forward to pay respects to the Prince of Yu. "Mingyu pays respects to the Prince of Yu."
When Su Mingyu appeared in front of everyone, Su Yueyue was obviously shocked. She had specifically asked Su Zhengyi to invite Su Mingyu back, gambling on the fact that Su Mingyu had been poisoned by the poison she had deliberately prepared and wouldn't be in the mood to return to the Su Mansion.
But she didn't expect that Su Mingyu not only came back but also looked so lively, not at all like someone who had been poisoned.
Glancing at Su Yueyue's shocked expression, Su Mingyu let out a cold snort in her heart. Sure enough, it was this Su Yueyue who had tried to poison her.
"Don't be so polite. We'll be family in the future." The Prince of Yu nodded and helped Su Mingyu up.
Su Mingyu looked at the Prince of Yu's hand on her forearm in surprise, a bit confused.
Why was the Prince of Yu being so affectionate towards her in front of so many people? What was he up to?
Su Yueyue also saw this scene. She gritted her teeth secretly and quickly stepped forward to separate them. "Sister, you're finally back."
Su Mingyu looked at her fake appearance and felt a bit helpless, but still forced a smile. "Judging from my sister's rosy cheeks, is a happy event approaching?"
Su Yueyue was shyly glanced at the Prince of Yu after being said so. "Yes."