"Mingyu, we've known each other for so long. We often hang out together, and with my upcoming marriage to Yue'er, making our bond even closer, I thought we were already friends."
Hearing the King of Yu's words, Su Mingyu rolled her eyes hard in her heart. She clearly disliked Su Yueyue the most, yet the King of Yu said they were friends because he was marrying Su Yueyue.
Only the King of Yu could say such things.
Su Mingyu twitched the corner of her mouth and looked at the King of Yu in confusion. "Why would Your Highness the King of Yu say such a thing?"
"Since we're friends, what's wrong with me chatting with my friend?" The King of Yu said, looking at Su Mingyu with lowered eyes. "Mingyu, why do you keep speculating about me like this?"
So this King of Yu was actually complaining about her?
Su Mingyu twitched the corner of her eye. Why did she feel that this King of Yu seemed a bit different?
She was very puzzled in her heart, but still forced a laugh on her lips. "Of course there's nothing wrong. It's just that Mingyu thought Your Highness the King of Yu wasn't someone who cared about such gossips."
"Everyone has curiosity." The King of Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Mingyu. There was no trace of joy or sorrow in his dark eyes.
Seeing him like this, Su Mingyu lowered her eyes. Suddenly, she realized that the King of Yu was trying to fish for information from her.
He wanted to find out from her whether the person with her that day was really Gu Ruobai.
Thinking of this, Su Mingyu's heart sank a little. Fortunately, she hadn't said anything wrong just now. "Actually, what happened that day was really just a misunderstanding."
As she said this, Su Mingyu poured herself a glass of water, looking as if she was going to tell the story slowly. "That man is indeed someone I know. But his identity is special, so I concealed it. I didn't expect that this concealment would lead to so many things."
Hearing this, the King of Yu frowned. "So, you really were alone with a man in the private room for so long?"
"Your Highness the King of Yu, what do you mean? Are you also doubting me like others?" Su Mingyu deliberately pretended to be angry. "I wonder if Your Highness still remembers the incident when I disappeared with the King of Ruixian."
"Of course I remember." The King of Yu nodded. "It caused quite a stir at that time. But what does this have to do with the person who had a meal with you?"
Su Mingyu pouted. "The relationship is huge."
"That day, the King of Ruixian and I fell into the grass at the bottom of the cliff and both fell into a coma. It was that person who saved us."
As she said this, Su Mingyu sighed, as if a bit regretful. "He said he used to be a chivalrous man in the Jianghu. Because he was too upright, he offended many enemies. In order not to bring trouble to those around him, he retired to live in seclusion in the deep mountains."
After finishing speaking, Su Mingyu looked up at the King of Yu and pouted. "He came to the capital that day on some private business. Coincidentally, I ran into him, so I invited him to a meal. But before the meal was over, we met Shi Jian."
Su Mingyu believed that even if she didn't say the rest, the King of Yu must have already found out the ins and outs of this matter through his own channels.
Sure enough, the next second, the King of Yu frowned tightly. "That's all?"
Su Mingyu nodded. "Otherwise, does Your Highness think Gu Ruobai is someone who can tolerate his fiancée being unfaithful to him?"
This was the biggest doubt in this matter. Su Mingyu had gone out to have a meal alone with a man.
As Su Mingyu's future husband, Gu Ruobai not only didn't break off the engagement directly after hearing about this from others, but even grandly started preparing for the wedding banquet. This was really puzzling.
Now Su Mingyu had generously brought this question that everyone couldn't figure out to the King of Yu.
The highest level of lying was to mix truth with falsehood.
Su Mingyu really hadn't seen Gu Ruobai for a few days. Moreover, Leng Ziyue really had come to the capital, and he really had his own secrets.
The biggest false part in Su Mingyu's words was that the person with her that day wasn't some benefactor, but Gu Ruobai. But the King of Yu would never know this.
Sure enough, the King of Yu lowered his eyes, then nodded as if suddenly enlightened. "I see. Then you should just tell this story. Those slanderous words about you outside will subside a bit."
Su Mingyu said almost without thinking, "I don't want to expose his whereabouts just to make my reputation sound better. He just wants to be a wanderer now. I shouldn't bother him."
Hearing Su Mingyu's words, the King of Yu suddenly trembled all over, but seeing Su Mingyu's matter - of - fact look, he felt relieved again.
Su Mingyu was still the same Su Mingyu. She always thought differently from others and always brought surprises to him.
The King of Yu's lips curled slightly. "I'm sorry. I was abrupt. I should have known your character, but I still doubted you like this."
Su Mingyu shrugged indifferently. "It's okay. There are already so many people talking about me. You're just the one who spoke the most mildly. I should actually thank you for being willing to ask me face - to - face instead of gossiping like others."
As she said this, Su Mingyu picked up her teacup. "Now, I'll toast Your Highness the King of Yu with tea instead of wine."
Seeing Su Mingyu's bold manner, the King of Yu felt as if he was infected. He raised his own cup. "Then I'll also use tea instead of wine to apologize to you."
The two looked at each other. There was a feeling that everything was understood without words.
Su Mingyu drained the tea in her cup in one gulp, then wiped the corner of her mouth. "Then Your Highness the King of Yu, please wait for my sister slowly. I just got back to the mansion and still have some things to do, so I won't accompany you anymore. I'll chat with you another day."
After saying that, Su Mingyu turned around and walked away. But before she had taken two steps, the King of Yu suddenly called out to her. "Did... he not blame you because he knew who that person was?"
Su Mingyu's footsteps paused. She turned back to look at the King of Yu, a bit confused, but still said frankly, "No. He trusted me from the very beginning."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Mingyu saw the King of Yu's somewhat ugly expression.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu sneered in her heart. So this King of Yu was still trying to probe her?
However, the expression on Su Mingyu's face remained unchanged. After waiting for a long time and seeing no reaction from the King of Yu, Su Mingyu curtsied to him, then turned around and left the pavilion, leaving behind the somewhat dejected King of Yu.
In the next few days, Su Mingyu was extremely busy.
This Su Yueyue simply treated her like a free laborer.
Although Su Mingyu wanted to protest many times, thinking that she just had to endure for a while, she finally said nothing.
After another busy day, Su Mingyu returned to her room exhausted. Just as she was about to lie down and rest, she felt the candlelight in the room flicker.