Su Mingyu's ears reddened for no reason. She pursed her lips, a slight curve tugging at the corners of her mouth.
The wedding banquet of Su Yueyue and the King of Yu caused quite a stir in the capital. It lasted for many days, and everyone in the capital was talking about it.
Of course, there were also some idle people who compared Su Mingyu to Su Yueyue.
It was Su Mingyu who had announced her engagement to the King of Ruixian first, but it was Su Yueyue and the King of Yu who got married first.
Su Yueyue was much quicker than Su Mingyu.
This unusual situation reminded people of the incident before when Su Mingyu was seen with a man in a private room of a restaurant. People wondered if although Gu Ruobai said he didn't mind, he actually felt uncomfortable about it in his heart, which was why he was reluctant to marry Su Mingyu.
So within a few days, Su Mingyu became the topic of everyone's discussion again.
Su Yueyue didn't expect that the topic of her marriage to the King of Yu would be overshadowed so soon.
The envious looks that should have been hers were now all on Su Mingyu.
However, compared to Su Yueyue's anger, Su Mingyu didn't really care.
Anyway, she had never cared about what others said.
What she cared more about was the matter of Concubine Chen.
Although Mu Yi had been investigating Concubine Chen's case, he couldn't find out her place of birth.
Su Mingyu decided to investigate it herself. After asking for Gu Ruobai's permission, she decided to set off.
But just as she mounted the horse to leave the city, another black horse came to her side.
Su Mingyu took a look and was stunned. "Oh~ Why are you here?"
A cold voice came from under the mask. "My wife is going on a long journey. Naturally, I'll go with her."
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows but didn't say much. She just kicked the horse's belly and galloped away.
Gu Ruobai squinted his eyes and followed.
The registered address of Concubine Chen in the palace register wasn't far away. It didn't take long for Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai to reach the place on horseback.
Instead of going to the inn in a hurry, they went to the prefectural yamen.
Since the transfer order hadn't come yet, Concubine Chen's nominal father hadn't been transferred away and was still in office in the prefectural yamen.
When Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai walked in, a fat middle - aged man was sitting on the high seat with his legs crossed, cracking melon seeds.
Seeing his relaxed appearance, Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "Excuse me, are you Yan Liping?"
The fat man stood up abruptly. "Yes. Are you here to report a case or to resolve a dispute?"
"We're here to do business." Su Mingyu curtsied to Yan Liping. "Hello, Prefect Yan. My name is Si Nan. I'm the owner of a clothing store. I've taken a fancy to the geographical location of your county and want to open a factory here."
Hearing that Su Mingyu was here to bring him money, Yan Liping's eyes lit up immediately. "So you're Miss Si Nan. Yan Guan! Hurry up and pour tea for Miss Si Nan."
Soon, Su Mingyu saw another fat - faced man come out from inside.
As soon as he saw Su Mingyu, his eyes lit up.
Gu Ruobai noticed this keenly. He coughed lightly and stepped forward to block between them.
Yan Liping was stunned. "Miss Si Nan, what does this mean?"
" Oh..." Su Mingyu touched her nose. "I forgot to introduce. This is my husband. He's not very talkative. Prefect Yan, you don't need to mind him."
Hearing that Su Mingyu was already married, Yan Guan's face darkened. "Sit down, sit down. Have some tea."
When Su Mingyu sat down, she glanced at Gu Ruobai from the corner of her eye and found that the corner of his mouth was slightly raised. She felt a little relieved in her heart.
" Well, Miss Si Nan, have you chosen a location for the factory? How much land do you need?"
Sure enough, Yan Liping was an old fox. As soon as he sat down, he started to discuss terms with Su Mingyu.
" Not yet." Su Mingyu cleared her throat. "We've just arrived in this place and haven't had a look around yet. We just thought we should come to the prefectural yamen first."
" Good, good, good. Don't look at Miss Si Nan as young, but she's really well - behaved."
Yan Liping's eyes lit up when he saw the box that Su Mingyu handed over.
Su Mingyu didn't waste any words. "But we've just arrived here and don't want to stay in an inn. I see that the Yan Mansion is quite big. I wonder if we can stay there for a few nights?"
" Of course." Yan Liping's eyes lit up when he saw the silver. There was no way he would refuse.
" Yan Guan! You take Miss Si Nan to the mansion and let them have a good rest. Take them around the town tomorrow."
Yan Guan could only nod. "I'll go right away."
When they arrived at the Yan Mansion, Su Mingyu couldn't help but click her tongue.
The Yan Mansion was almost as big as the Ye Mansion. This was just a small county town, but a prefect could build such a big mansion. She wondered how much of the people's fat and cream he had extorted on weekdays.
Gu Ruobai also noticed this, and his face obviously didn't look good.
There were corrupt officials everywhere. It was an inevitable thing. But such a corrupt prefect, if he was promoted to a place near the capital in the future, one couldn't imagine how corrupt he would be.
Just as Yan Guan was about to take them to the room, Su Mingyu suddenly called out to him. "That... Young Master Yan..."
Yan Guan turned around and looked at her. "What's the matter, Miss Si Nan?"
Su Mingyu's lips curled up slightly. "I may have to bother you in the mansion for a few more days, so I wonder if Young Master Yan can show us around the mansion?"
" Sure." Yan Guan's eyes lit up again when Su Mingyu smiled, but seeing Gu Ruobai, he didn't dare to say much. He could only call a maid. "Come, show these two guests around the mansion."
After walking around, they found that the Yan Mansion was not only big but also had quite delicate garden landscapes.
After Su Mingyu finished the tour, she suddenly pulled the maid aside and started chatting. "I heard that your young lady is very favored after entering the palace. It seems that Prefect Yan is about to be promoted."
The maid nodded. "It's true. Miss, your information is really accurate."
" Oh..." Su Mingyu dragged out the word. "Then since the young lady has brought so much glory to the Yan family, she must have lived in the best room in the Yan Mansion, right?"
" Um..." The maid was stunned.
Su Mingyu keenly noticed her uneasiness and stepped forward to ask. "Is there something you can't say?"
" No..." The maid touched her nose. "It's just that after the young lady went to the capital, the master emptied out her room."
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "Then where is that room now?"
" Right in front of you." The maid pointed to a room that looked like a guest room in front of Su Mingyu. "This is also where you two will be staying, Miss Si Nan."