Su Mingyu stepped forward and ruffled Zhi Zhu's hair. "I'm going out for sightseeing with His Royal Highness King Ruixian. Look, even Su Yueyue is married. I have to speed up too, don't I?"
"Miss!" Zhi Zhu exclaimed in surprise. "You've finally seen the light!"
Su Mingyu slapped her on the shoulder. "Keep your voice down. Do you want the whole capital to know?"
Zhi Zhu quickly shut up. "Okay, okay. I'll be quieter."
Seeing her cowering like that, Su Mingyu couldn't help but find it funny. "You... Alright. His Royal Highness and I are a bit tired after just returning to the capital. Take us back to rest."
Zhi Zhu nodded repeatedly and quickly led Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai back to the mansion. After a flurry of activity, it was already getting late.
Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai were sitting in the courtyard of the tea garden, listening to Mu Yi's report.
As she listened, Su Mingyu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. This Yan Shiqi was really something.
Gu Ruobai, on the other hand, remained expressionless all the time, as if the matter of Yan Shiqi was of little importance to him.
Su Mingyu had never really stood out in the Su Mansion. Before, Su Zhengyi would still ask when Su Mingyu would return to the mansion.
But ever since Su Yueyue married the King of Yu, he had been so busy that he didn't have the time to care about Su Mingyu's affairs.
So Su Mingyu managed to enjoy a bit of peace.
She stayed in Gu Ruobai's mansion until the thirteenth prince's birthday. Early in the morning, Su Mingyu changed into her clothes and followed Gu Ruobai into the palace.
They had arrived quite early, but as soon as they got off the carriage, they saw that the banquet venue was already filled with people.
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow at the sight. "There are so many sycophants."
It was just a common birthday. In an ordinary family, it probably wouldn't even be celebrated.
But for Yan Shiqi, not only was a grand banquet held, but so many people were also invited. After all, she was the emperor's favorite concubine, so she really had a lot of influence.
Gu Ruobai glanced at the people below and whispered, "They're all people who want to curry favor with Concubine Chen, and some are Jiang He's subordinates. They're just small fries. You don't have to pay attention to them later."
Su Mingyu nodded. "I don't like dealing with them anyway."
However, despite saying that, as soon as those people saw Gu Ruobai and Su Mingyu getting off the carriage, they rushed over like cats smelling blood.
Although Gu Ruobai was now a fallen prince, Su Mingyu had made quite a stir recently and now had a very good reputation among the young ladies in the capital.
So as soon as the two of them appeared, they naturally attracted most people's attention.
Shi Minglong was, of course, the first to step forward.
"Yo, greetings to His Royal Highness King Ruixian."
Although he said so, he didn't bow, which showed his insincerity.
Gu Ruobai didn't mind. He just glanced at him. "Lord Shi, you're here quite early."
Shi Minglong looked at Su Mingyu. "His Royal Highness King Ruixian really dotes on Miss Su. He's taking her to the banquet before they're even married?"
"What? Are you questioning me, Lord Shi?" Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows. His dark eyes were cold, and just one look made people shiver.
Shi Minglong had just wanted to tease Gu Ruobai, but he didn't expect Gu Ruobai to react so strongly.
A chill ran down his back. It took him a long time to stammer, "Your servant doesn't dare... Your servant was just joking."
Gu Ruobai glanced at him out of the corner of his eye. "I thought Lord Shi had started to interfere in my affairs."
Shi Minglong quickly bent down and bowed. "Your servant doesn't dare."
But Gu Ruobai didn't even give him a look. He let Su Mingyu push him away to another place.
Watching their departing backs, the crowd looked at each other in dismay, and no one dared to say a word.
Although Gu Ruobai was now in decline, he was still the former God of War, and the emperor still trusted him very much.
So Shi Minglong could only tease him a bit and didn't dare to really fall out with Gu Ruobai.
Su Mingyu pushed Gu Ruobai to his seat, then lifted her skirt and sat down next to him. "See, you bullied someone's son, and now they're holding a grudge."
"Wasn't it you who bullied his son?" Gu Ruobai glanced at Su Mingyu sideways and then motioned with his eyes to the empty cup in front of him.
Su Mingyu immediately understood and went up to pour him a glass of wine. "I was the one being bullied, okay?"
"I wasn't the one who beat Shi Jian into a pig's head," Gu Ruobai took a small sip.
Just as Su Mingyu was about to say something, she heard a familiar voice. "Sister."
Su Mingyu looked up and saw Su Yueyue, dressed in gorgeous clothes. Today, her hair was in a stylish bun, her eyebrows were lightly drawn, and her eyes were full of charm. Her skin was as smooth as warm jade, and her cherry-like lips were naturally red. A few strands of hair on her cheeks fluttered in the wind, adding a bit of allure.
Su Yueyue usually dressed very extravagantly, and now that she was married to the King of Yu, she was even more particular about her clothes. Her noble appearance attracted a lot of attention as soon as she walked out.
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "Sister, aren't you supposed to be resting at home since you're pregnant?"
Su Yueyue touched her still not very obvious belly. "Sister has really good news. I just got pregnant, and sister already knows."
Just got pregnant? Su Mingyu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized. "I heard it from the people in the mansion."
Su Yueyue smiled. "But sister, your relationship with His Royal Highness King Ruixian is so close. It's really enviable."
"Sister is the lucky one. These palace banquets usually only allow the main wife to attend, but now the King of Yu has brought sister, which shows how important sister is in the King of Yu's heart. It's really jealousy-inducing."
As she said this, Su Mingyu pointed to the empty seat beside her. "Sister, sit down quickly. Don't tire yourself out."
Su Yueyue didn't come here to quarrel with Su Mingyu, so she said a few words casually and sat down.
The King of Yu had been watching from afar. Seeing Su Yueyue sit down, he walked over from behind.
Su Mingyu saw the King of Yu at a glance. She nodded to him from afar as a greeting.
Although it was supposed to be a family banquet, when it came to the emperor's affairs, there was nothing small. So when the banquet started, the entire venue was almost full.
Su Mingyu clicked her tongue. "This Concubine Chen is really different. No wonder she's the emperor's favorite concubine."
Just as she was speaking, she saw a eunuch step forward.
He waved his whisk. "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived. Her Ladyship Concubine Chen has arrived."
As his voice fell, everyone present except Gu Ruobai knelt down.
Although Su Mingyu was kneeling, she still glanced out of the corner of her eye at the two figures slowly approaching in the distance.