Seeing Wang Manwen looking so heart - stricken, Su Mingyu gave Gu Ruobai a look, her dark and bright eyes shining with approval.
Originally, she didn't expect to get anything from Wang Manwen. After all, Wang Manwen was a stingy person. But Su Mingyu never thought that with just a couple of casual remarks, Gu Ruobai managed to get a dowry from Wang Manwen that was no less than Su Yueyue's.
Hearing Wang Manwen say this, Su Zhengyi's tone softened a bit. "Prince Ruixian, this was just a misunderstanding. I, Su Zhengyi, am a fair man. Since they are both my daughters, I can't show favoritism."
Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows. "No need. The Su family and our Prince Ruixian's Mansion will be a family from now on. If the Su Mansion is really short of silver, there's no need to force it. After all, everything I have will be Mingyu's in the future."
As Gu Ruobai said this, his eyes were filled with obvious doting when he looked at Su Mingyu.
Su Yueyue was so angry that her teeth itched, but every time she wanted to say something, Gu Ruobai's glare silenced her.
"How can this be?" Su Zhengyi slapped the table. "The dowry must be given. No matter which girl gets married, a dowry is a must."
Su Zhengyi glared at Wang Manwen. "As the eldest legitimate daughter of our Su Mansion, Su Mingyu's wedding dowry should be better than Yue'er's. This is more in line with the etiquette."
Wang Manwen, intimidated by the glare, didn't dare to raise her head and could only nod. "Yes, master. I'll go and handle it right away."
Seeing Wang Manwen being scolded by Su Zhengyi until she couldn't even lift her head, Su Mingyu couldn't help but give Gu Ruobai a look that said "Well done".
"Alright, I still have some official business to attend to, so I won't accompany Prince Ruixian anymore." With that, Su Zhengyi flicked his sleeves and walked out of the door.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu also stood up. "I need to go back to the Prince Ruixian's Mansion to get something, so I won't stay here any longer."
After saying that, Su Mingyu pushed Gu Ruobai out of the main gate of the Su Mansion.
After walking some distance, Su Mingyu finally spoke. "You did this on purpose today, didn't you?"
Originally, she didn't even think she could get a single thing from Wang Manwen, but Gu Ruobai managed to get her a dowry comparable to Su Yueyue's with just a few words. Looking at Wang Manwen's ashen face, Su Mingyu thought Gu Ruobai was ruthless.
Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows. "They bullied you like that. This is just a little interest from them."
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "With what you've done, if I don't marry you and go back to the Su Mansion, it'll be a disaster."
Gu Ruobai squinted his eyes. "So, you can only marry me."
The two slowly returned to the Prince Ruixian's Mansion. Zhizhu was already waiting at the back door with large and small packages.
As soon as she saw Su Mingyu coming back, she grabbed Su Mingyu's arm. "Miss, you're finally back. Let's go quickly and return to the Su Mansion. It's best for the bride and groom not to see each other two days before the wedding."
Su Mingyu looked at her helplessly. "The Su Mansion isn't ready yet. What's the point of going back now? Besides, Su Yueyue is still in the mansion. It'll only be troublesome if we go back."
Just thinking about Su Yueyue's arrogant look made Zhizhu feel annoyed. "Then we'll wait a bit longer."
Seeing this, Su Mingyu pushed Gu Ruobai back into the Prince Ruixian's Mansion.
They stayed until it was completely dark.
Only after Zhizhu urged her again did Su Mingyu slowly get into the carriage back to the Su Mansion.
Before leaving, Gu Ruobai whispered in front of the carriage. "You need to be careful of Wang Manwen and Su Yueyue's counter - attacks."
Su Mingyu nodded. "Yes, go back. Remember to come and pick me up tomorrow."
Looking at Su Mingyu's beautiful profile, Gu Ruobai's dark eyes sparkled. "Yes, wait for me."
The journey from the Prince Ruixian's Mansion to the Su Mansion wasn't far. Su Mingyu sat in the carriage and arrived at the Su Mansion in no time.
When Su Mingyu got out of the carriage, her eyes suddenly widened.
The Su Mansion in front of her was completely different from what it looked like during the day.
The entire Su Mansion was now shrouded in a red atmosphere.
She didn't expect that Gu Ruobai's people could transform the whole Su Mansion in just one afternoon. Their efficiency was much higher than hers.
Zhizhu supported Su Mingyu and walked in. The maids in the Su Mansion all cast envious looks at them.
It was well - known that when Su Yueyue married the King of Yu, although the wedding was grand, it was Su Mingyu who had arranged the Su Mansion. Almost everyone in the Su Mansion was mobilized. Now, when Su Mingyu was getting married to Prince Ruixian, she didn't have to do anything, and not even a single person from the Su Mansion was involved.
The contrast was obvious.
Su Mingyu didn't pay attention to these people's looks. She just led Zhizhu straight back to her courtyard.
Looking at this long - missed courtyard, Zhizhu couldn't help but sigh. "We haven't been back for a long time, but there's hardly any dust."
Su Mingyu tapped Zhizhu's head with her finger. "Do you think Gu Ruobai would send people to prepare for the wedding in the Su family but not clean our courtyard?"
"Oh, right." Being reminded by Su Mingyu, Zhizhu nodded. "Then let's rest early. There will be a lot of wedding rituals to go through tomorrow."
Su Mingyu murmured in agreement, but when she lay in bed, she couldn't fall asleep.
Looking at the curtains on the bed, she felt a bit unreal. Was she really going to marry Gu Ruobai?
But then she thought of the tenderness on Gu Ruobai's usually cold face when he saw her off today, and she didn't feel so nervous anymore.
She thought she wouldn't be able to fall asleep, but as she closed her eyes, she gradually drifted off.
When she woke up again, Zhizhu was already in front of her.
"Miss, get up quickly and get ready."
Saying this, Zhizhu pulled Su Mingyu and started a series of dressing - up procedures.
Su Mingyu felt them applying makeup on her face and inserting hairpins into her hair.
She only felt that her head was getting heavier and heavier.
Su Mingyu squinted her eyes. "How many more of these things are there? How much longer will it take?"
Zhizhu quickly comforted her. "Miss, don't be impatient. It'll be done soon."
Hearing her words as if she were coaxing a child, Su Mingyu felt a bit helpless. "I was just asking casually. Don't be so nervous."
While carefully arranging Su Mingyu's hair, Zhizhu replied. "Alright, miss. Just bear with it a bit. We're almost done."
After about an hour, Su Mingyu was finally released by those people.
She waited in her room for a long time. Just when she thought she couldn't sit still anymore, she heard Zhizhu's voice. "Miss, the prince is here."
Saying this, Zhizhu asked Su Mingyu to hold her hand. The two of them walked out of the room slowly. Although Su Mingyu couldn't see, she could hear the lively atmosphere outside.