Yan Liping knew that Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai were about to leave. His small mung bean-like eyes squinted slightly. "Didn't you take a fancy to the land here?"
Su Mingyu smiled at Yan Liping. "The location here is great. I did take a fancy to it. But after all, I'm not a carpenter. A lot of things need to be determined by them."
Hearing what Su Mingyu said, Yan Liping grinned. "That's really the case. But..."
Yan Liping changed the subject. "Well, this land is not only desired by Miss Sinnan. Others may also take a fancy to it. If you just leave like this, what should I do if someone else comes and wants to buy this land?"
As soon as Su Mingyu heard this, she understood that he was asking for money.
Su Mingyu didn't waste any words. She snapped her fingers, and two servants carried a box over.
When the box was opened, there were actually two boxes of silver.
When Yan Liping saw it, his eyes lit up. "This... What's this silver for?"
Su Mingyu squinted her eyes. "This silver is the deposit. Young Master Yan knows best about the piece of land I've taken a fancy to. I'll leave this matter entirely to Young Master Yan to handle."
There was a glint of joy in Yan Liping's eyes. He nodded repeatedly. "Sure, sure, sure! I'll go and have a good discussion with Yan Guan about this."
Seeing Yan Liping smiling so happily, Su Mingyu said, "Although it's my shop, we still have a partner. So, since I've paid out so much silver, I need a receipt. I wonder if Magistrate Yan can write one for me?"
Yan Liping was stunned at first. He stole a glance at the silver from the corner of his eye. After a long while, he finally said, "Of course I can. Write, I'll write it now."
After saying that, Yan Liping quickly asked someone to bring paper and pen and wrote a receipt for Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu took the receipt and nodded at Yan Liping. "Then we'll take our leave for now. We'll meet again when our craftsmen come."
Yan Liping nodded, waved goodbye to Su Mingyu, and watched the two of them leave.
In the carriage on the way back to the capital, Su Mingyu looked at the receipt in her hand and raised an eyebrow at Gu Ruobai. "The evidence will come to us automatically."
Gu Ruobai flicked Su Mingyu's forehead. "You're so clever. Not only did you stay in that man's mansion for so long without paying a single cent, but you also managed to get the decisive evidence to convict him with just a few words. Su Mingyu, you're amazing."
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "Let's go back. Isn't it the birthday of the little prince in the palace soon?"
Hearing her words, Gu Ruobai roughly guessed what she was thinking. "Do you want to meet this Concubine Chen?"
Su Mingyu gave a soft "en". "It's not okay to only see her but never hear her voice. There'll be a banquet in the palace for the little prince's birthday. You'll go, right? Take me with you."
"Of course." Gu Ruobai raised his hand. "But you think I'll take you just because you ask? Aren't you going to give me some benefits?"
"I've helped you clear the obstacles. And you still ask me for benefits?" Su Mingyu frowned. "You're really good at calculating."
Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows. "Well... If you marry me, you can enter the palace with me in a proper way."
So that's what he was planning!
Su Mingyu squinted at Gu Ruobai. "If you want me to marry you, have you prepared an eight-palace sedan chair? You've also seen how majestic my younger sister Su Yueyue was when she married the King of Yu."
Saying that, Su Mingyu raised her hand and lifted Gu Ruobai's chin. "Of course you can marry me. But as the eldest legitimate daughter of the Su family, I can't be outshone by Su Yueyue!"
"That's a must." Gu Ruobai raised his hand and held Su Mingyu's finger. He then pulled her in front of him and looked down at her pretty face. "You can have whatever you want. But once you accept my things, you'll be mine."
Gu Ruobai's voice was very low, as if it had been rolled in sand. The deep voice brushed past her ear, inevitably stirring up a trace of ripples.
Su Mingyu blinked her beautiful big eyes. Her bright eyes were as beautiful as if there were stars twinkling in them. After a long time, a clear and very firm voice came out of her mouth. "En, I agree."
Gu Ruobai suddenly opened his dark eyes wide. The hand holding Su Mingyu unconsciously tightened its grip. Su Mingyu let out a soft whimper in pain. Only then did he come to his senses and slightly relax his hand.
This was the first time he had heard such a clear and affirmative answer from Su Mingyu's mouth.
At first, his relationship with Su Mingyu was just a cooperation. Even the later engagement was obtained by Gu Ruobai through half-forcing and half-coaxing.
Although Su Mingyu had shown her feelings for him both physically and in other aspects.
But they had never really talked about this matter openly.
This matter was like a stone hanging in Gu Ruobai's heart, and it had never fallen for a long time.
"You finally said it." Gu Ruobai lowered his head and placed a kiss on the back of Su Mingyu's hand. "It's worth waiting for so long."
Seeing Gu Ruobai let out a sigh of relief, Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows and joked. "So you also have moments of uneasiness?"
"As long as it's about you, I'm always so cautious." Gu Ruobai lowered his eyes and looked at Su Mingyu. "What? Am I no longer the Gu Ruobai who can plan everything and knows everything? Are you disappointed in me?"
Su Mingyu squinted her eyes. "To err is human. Why should I be disappointed?"
"What if I'm not a proper young lady? I'm not only brave enough to fight but also very sinister. Are you disappointed in me?"
Su Mingyu pouted and looked at Gu Ruobai, asking a question she already knew the answer to.
Sure enough, the next second, she heard Gu Ruobai curl his lips and chuckle. "I just like you like this."
"So, let's go back quickly and prepare things." Su Mingyu raised her hand and pinched Gu Ruobai's nose. A gentle smile hung on her handsome face.
The sunlight slanted in through the gap in the curtain and just shone on Su Mingyu's delicate and small face.
Her fair and porcelain-like skin seemed to be translucent. It was fair and beautiful. Her pair of crystal-clear and flawless eyes were as beautiful as amber under the sunlight. Her curly eyelashes cast a fan-shaped shadow on her face as her eyes blinked. They fluttered cutely.
Looking at Su Mingyu like this, Gu Ruobai's heart softened. His action of stroking Su Mingyu's head became even more gentle. "En, let's go home early."
The carriage was moving slowly. The atmosphere inside the carriage between Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai seemed very peaceful.
As soon as they returned to the capital, Zhizhu, Mu Yi and others were already waiting on the side.
Seeing Su Mingyu come back, Zhizhu's eyes turned red. "Miss, where have you been? There's been no news from you for so many days."