Hearing Su Mingyu's tone, Gu Ruobai knew she was jealous. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly as he dismissed everyone.
After the door closed, Gu Ruobai got up and walked over to Su Mingyu. He wrapped his arms around her and asked, "Are you jealous?"
Su Mingyu was quite straightforward. "Yes, I am. How many romantic connections have you had behind my back? You even invited a woman who once had feelings for you to live in our mansion. Do you think I won't be angry? I'm not that generous."
"There were no feelings! How could there be any feelings? I was just sightseeing when I went to the border. I happened to come across a group of bandits robbing someone, so I stepped in to help. Who would've thought that the biggest escort agency in the border area was opened by the princess of Linfeng for fun."
"After that, we got to know each other through the fight. We'd get together for a drink every now and then. Once, when I was disguised as a merchant helping the local magistrate hunt down a gang of bandits, I was careless and got shot in the leg by an enemy ambush."
"She happened to pass by and took me down the mountain. We should've been even after that, but Wu Rouyu insisted that I still owed her a drink. She said that if she ever came to the capital, she'd stay in my mansion."
Su Mingyu understood. The woman was a high - level manipulator, much more sophisticated than Su Yueyue.
She looked up at Gu Ruobai, her dark eyes showing no emotion. "You agreed?"
Gu Ruobai nodded slowly. "But if you really don't want her here, I'll find an inn for her near the Rui Xian Prince's Mansion."
"Then find an inn for her," Su Mingyu replied almost immediately.
Gu Ruobai was taken aback. After a long while, he whispered, "You're really jealous? I always thought you were a very magnanimous person."
Su Mingyu pouted. "No matter how magnanimous I am, I'm not going to let a woman who's clearly here to steal my man into our house."
Seeing the seriousness in Su Mingyu's eyes, Gu Ruobai felt a warmth in his heart and explained, "There's really nothing between us."
Su Mingyu believed him. Gu Ruobai had never thought about that kind of relationship with Wu Rouyu. It was just that Wu Rouyu had feelings for him.
"I can accept her staying in an inn near the mansion, but she can't live here," Su Mingyu said seriously as she looked at Gu Ruobai.
She didn't want to be a fake good - person who pretended to be generous on the surface but was actually very angry inside. So she made things clear. "Although she's a princess here for a marriage alliance, if she comes for you, I won't be polite."
Looking at Su Mingyu's serious expression, Gu Ruobai felt his heart flutter. After a while, he nodded. "Okay, are you not angry anymore?"
Su Mingyu pouted. "I'm still angry, but since you agreed so readily, I'll be magnanimous and forgive you this time."
Gu Ruobai leaned down and kissed her on the forehead. "I knew my wife wasn't that petty."
Su Mingyu clicked her tongue. "It seems that the King of Yu is quite interested in that princess."
"Although Linfeng is a small country, it's still a country. If he marries her, Linfeng will be another powerful ally for him," Gu Ruobai narrowed his long eyes. "But Wu Rouyu is not an easy person to deal with. If he wants to go for it, let him."
Su Mingyu reached out and pinched Gu Ruobai's chin. Her eyes darkened. "It seems you know quite a bit about that Wu Rouyu?"
Gu Ruobai averted his gaze. "No, I don't. I really don't."
Su Mingyu snorted. "Anyway, she'll be in the capital soon. I'll see how well you know each other then."
Looking at Su Mingyu's angry expression, a gentle look appeared in Gu Ruobai's eyes. "You're my legitimate wife."
"Since the Su family is back, let's go to the Ye Mansion," Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "I baked some pastries."
Gu Ruobai nodded and had a carriage prepared. Then he went to the Ye Mansion with Su Mingyu.
Ye Weiguang watched the two of them lovingly. He nodded with a kind smile. "I knew you two were busy these days, so I didn't bother you."
"I brought some pastries for you, grandfather," Su Mingyu said as she handed the box in her hand to a servant. "Take some out for the old master."
Ye Weiguang nodded repeatedly. "You're such a thoughtful girl. You still remember my taste."
Su Mingyu stepped forward and handed Ye Weiguang a cup of tea. "I always remember your preferences, grandfather."
"You're so kind - hearted," Ye Weiguang took a sip of tea and squinted his eyes. "Have you talked to Qingfeng about his matter?"
"Both Qingfeng and Zhizhu are too stubborn," Su Mingyu sighed silently. "Qingfeng always thinks his mission is to protect you."
Ye Weiguang nodded in understanding. "If Qingfeng knew how to be more flexible, their matter wouldn't have dragged on for so long."
Gu Ruobai took a sip of tea. "Sir Ye is now in full charge of the Ministry of Personnel. How's the rectification going?"
Hearing this question, Ye Weiguang waved his hand. "It's an imperial edict from the emperor. Although the old subordinates of Jiang He and Shi Minglong are not very friendly to me, they still show me some respect because of the edict."
"If there's anything in the Ministry of Personnel, sir, just let me know," Gu Ruobai lowered his eyes. "It's time to clean up Jiang He's people. I'll select some people for you in a few days."
Seeing the two of them chatting enthusiastically, Su Mingyu simply turned around and left the main hall. She went to the kitchen to help make tea.
They stayed at the Ye Mansion until evening before Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai left. They happened to pass by Sinnan Pavilion. Seeing that it was crowded, they decided not to go in.
They quietly walked around Sinnan Pavilion. Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "It's been several days. I wonder how Qi Yue has been managing Wu Wang."
"You want to know?" Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Mingyu. "I have all the information about Wu Wang. Do you want it?"
Su Mingyu's eyes flickered. "Of course I do, but you're not going to give it to me for free. What do you want me to exchange for it?"
"Nothing," Gu Ruobai narrowed his deep eyes. "You're already mine. What else do I need?"
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "Well... okay then."
As soon as they returned to the Rui Xian Prince's Mansion, Gu Ruobai asked Mu Yi to bring over all the information about Wu Wang.
When Su Mingyu saw the information, her eyebrows furrowed. The further she read, the tighter her eyebrows became. "This Qi Yue... has managed to revive the reputation of Wu Wang in just a few days? And it's getting better and better?"