Su Mingyu seemed a bit hesitant to speak. "He came to me as soon as he left Mo Courtyard. He was in a sorry state at that time. I thought returning the silver to him would settle our score, but he refused to take it no matter what. He only said that if I accompanied him alone for two days, he would stop pestering me."
"So you agreed?" The King of Yu's black eyes flashed. At first glance, Su Mingyu's words seemed flawless.
Moreover, it was not something embarrassing for a young girl to choose a better man. However, there was one thing that the King of Yu couldn't figure out. "Why did you choose Pingshi County? It's quite far away. Aren't you afraid of being found out by Gu Ruobai's people?"
She knew he would think of this. Su Mingyu bit her lower lip. "Actually, I believe the King of Yu should know that the main reason I went to Pingshi County was to find a new location for my shop and open a larger one. My current shops have spread all over the country, and this small workshop in the capital can no longer meet my needs."
Saying this, Su Mingyu looked up at the King of Yu. "Although I hugged Mo Wenyuan by the stream and announced to the outside world that we were husband and wife, I didn't do anything! If the King of Yu doesn't believe me, I can show you my virginity mole."
Saying this, Su Mingyu rolled up her sleeve.
Su Mingyu was naturally fair - skinned. Today she was wearing a ginger - yellow dress, which made her skin look even fairer. She rolled up her sleeve above her arm, revealing an incredibly white arm. On her wrist, a red virginity mole was particularly obvious.
The King of Yu looked down at the virginity mole, his eyes flickering. His face was a bit gloomy, but it was hard to tell his mood.
Seeing that the King of Yu didn't say a word, Su Mingyu carefully rearranged her clothes. "I had someone scout Pingshi County before. Although it seems far away, it's a transportation hub. Most people going from the capital to the south have to pass through there. It will be faster for me to ship goods from there in the future."
Su Mingyu said, then looked at the King of Yu cautiously. "It was he who hugged me by the stream. I didn't know he would do that. Moreover... The reason I had that ambiguous relationship with Mo Wenyuan was mainly because he lent me silver."
"I didn't realize what it felt like to be in love until I met Gu Ruobai. I didn't want to make him sad, so I didn't tell him about Mo Wenyuan."
Saying this, Su Mingyu took a deep breath. "If the King of Yu really wants to tell Gu Ruobai, I can't stop you..."
The King of Yu frowned and looked at Su Mingyu's pretty face. For a moment, he felt mixed emotions.
At first, he thought he had caught Gu Ruobai's weakness, but later he found out it was actually Su Mingyu's.
But Su Mingyu seemed to be whole - heartedly considering Gu Ruobai. She even got along with another man to avoid worrying him. Facing such pure feelings, the King of Yu didn't know whether he was more jealous or more contemptuous.
"So, is it because of you that Mo Wenyuan, who has always kept a distance from women, spent a high price to bid for Mei Qing in the First Fragrance House?"
As soon as the King of Yu said this, the stone in Su Mingyu's heart finally settled a bit.
The King of Yu was a smart man. There were surely many loopholes in the story Su Mingyu had made up on the spot. If the King of Yu thought it over carefully, he would definitely find something wrong.
But now that he was influenced by her and started to consider the relationship between Mo Wenyuan and Mei Qing, it meant that he believed her story to some extent.
People were easily influenced by hints. If he believed it, when he investigated this matter later, he would think in this direction to some extent. In that case, the King of Yu would overlook many clues.
"Maybe he didn't believe that I would fall in love with Gu Ruobai..." Su Mingyu lowered her eyes, then suddenly looked up at the King of Yu. Her bright eyes were shining. "Your Highness, I'd like to ask you for another favor."
Seeing her audacious look, the King of Yu raised his eyebrows. "I haven't even agreed to help you hide the fact that you were messing around with other men behind my brother's back, and you still have the nerve to ask me for another favor?"
Su Mingyu touched her nose. "Your Highness is a far - sighted man. I'm sure you won't care about this with me."
"Your attitude is quite admirable." There was not much smile in the King of Yu's tone, but he wasn't angry either. So Su Mingyu took advantage of the situation. "Could Your Highness help me hide the fact that I'm the owner of Sinnan Pavilion? I don't want others to know, especially Su Yueyue and Wang Manwen."
As soon as Su Mingyu mentioned this, the King of Yu remembered that the owner of Sinnan Pavilion had caused Wang Manwen's textile shop to close and had cheated Su Yueyue out of a lot of silver.
Thinking that this woman had silently started to take revenge on Wang Manwen and Su Yueyue so long ago, for some reason, the King of Yu didn't feel angry. Instead, he thought there was something special about Su Mingyu.
"How much silver did you cheat from Su Yueyue?"
The King of Yu raised his eyebrows, and his tone became a bit louder.
Su Mingyu held up three fingers.
The King of Yu looked and said, "Thirty thousand taels?"
He remembered that this incident had caused quite a stir at that time. He originally thought Su Yueyue would come to him crying and ask him to arrest the owner of Sinnan Pavilion, but unexpectedly, Su Yueyue swallowed her pride.
Now he understood that if it was just such a small amount, Su Yueyue really had no reason to make a fuss. Because if he knew, he wouldn't think she was pitiful, but stupid.
But Su Mingyu in front of him shook her head. "It's not thirty thousand taels."
The King of Yu was stunned. "Three thousand taels? With such a small amount of silver, you probably didn't even make back your capital..."
Just as he was about to say this, the King of Yu suddenly realized that judging from the fact that Su Mingyu had been causing trouble for Wang Manwen since she opened her shop, she wasn't the kind of person who would be willing to suffer losses.
So how could such a scheming and calculating woman do a losing business?
The King of Yu looked at Su Mingyu with a somewhat surprised look in his eyes. "Did you... cheat three million taels?"
Su Mingyu nodded. "Su Yueyue would usually ask you to back her up in everything, but she didn't this time. I think it's because of this."
How could she be so stupid? The King of Yu was a bit helpless. "If you had told me earlier, maybe I wouldn't have married her."
Su Mingyu grinned. "No, after all, she's pregnant with Your Highness's child. It's still a good story if Your Highness marries her now. If you wait until Su Yueyue's belly gets bigger, it won't be that simple."