Although Xia Mian knew that Su Mingyu was capable, she never expected that Su Mingyu would handle this matter in such a thunderous way today.
"Your Highness, are these people after you?" Xia Mian walked forward worriedly. "They've been clamoring to see you. Did I just fall into their trap?"
"Let's talk inside." Su Mingyu had the gates of Sinnan Pavilion opened, then led Xia Mian straight to the second floor.
Su Mingyu took off the veil on her face. Her handsome face was filled with coldness. "I'll handle this. Later, you go and spread the news about what happened today, but change the story. Say that someone tried to cause trouble for me. They bought second - hand clothes from someone else and came to me to return them. After I saw through their trick, they even attacked me."
"Yes." Xia Mian nodded, but immediately she was confused. "Your Highness, why do you want to make this matter public? Won't it damage the reputation of our Sinnan Pavilion?"
Su Mingyu looked up at Xia Mian. "There were quite a few onlookers today. Even if we don't say anything, others will still spread the news. Instead of letting those people spread false rumors and smear our Sinnan Pavilion, we should take the initiative to guide the public opinion."
"Public opinion?" Xia Mian pondered for a while. "Your Highness means the gossips in the neighborhood?"
Su Mingyu nodded. "It's best to find some beggars or idle old ladies who play cards for fun."
Xia Mian murmured in agreement. "I'll go and do it right away."
"I still have guests at my mansion. I can't stay longer today. I have to go back. You be careful." After saying that, Su Mingyu climbed out of the window and onto the roof. Her agile figure made Xia Mian envious.
When would she be able to have the courage and means like Su Mingyu?
After quietly crossing a red - tiled roof, Su Mingyu suddenly stopped and turned around quickly. Sure enough, she saw a light figure.
Su Mingyu squinted her eyes. She deliberately made the sound of stepping on the tiles. As soon as she moved, the person rushed out and happened to meet her face - to - face.
Su Mingyu took out the pistol from her bosom and fired at the person. The person couldn't dodge in time and took the bullet head - on. With a muffled groan, the person rolled from the roof to the ground.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu let out a long sigh of relief and turned back to the Ruixian Prince's Mansion.
Originally, Su Mingyu planned to wait for either Su Yueyue or Wu Yurou to lose their patience and leave first before returning to that courtyard.
But unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived, she found that the mansion was in a complete mess.
Su Mingyu frowned and stepped forward. "What's going on? What happened?"
The maid's legs went weak with fright. "R - return to the Princess. It seems that the concubine from the Yu Prince's Mansion and the princess had a fight. This maid doesn't know exactly. I was just about to go and check."
Su Yueyue and Wu Yurou? How could that be?
"Where are they? Hurry up and lead the way." Su Mingyu frowned tightly.
Su Yueyue was pregnant. No matter how muddle - headed she was, she wouldn't joke about the child in her belly. After all, in Su Yueyue's eyes, whether she could become the princess depended on this child.
But what was this fight about? Weren't the Yu Prince and Gu Ruobai there too?
Su Mingyu quickened her steps, feeling a bit anxious. If something really happened to Su Yueyue in her own mansion, she didn't know how the Yu Prince would deal with Gu Ruobai.
When Su Mingyu arrived at the tea garden nervously, Su Yueyue was standing on one side, covering her belly. Her face looked a bit pale.
Su Mingyu glanced at Gu Ruobai, who clearly had a look of watching the show. She asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows. "It was like this when I came."
"Have you sent for the imperial doctor?" Although Su Mingyu walked forward, she didn't touch Su Yueyue. "Sister, what's wrong?"
Su Yueyue touched her belly with a pale face. "It's nothing. I just accidentally bumped into something while chatting with the princess."
She was usually so careful with every step. How could she bump into something?
Su Mingyu frowned. "Princess, could you please explain?"
Wu Yurou pouted. "What do I need to explain? I just said I accidentally bumped into her. It wasn't on purpose. And the child is fine. Why are you so fierce to me?"
Seeing her arrogant look, Su Mingyu raised her hand and slapped Wu Yurou.
The clear sound made everyone present freeze, especially Su Yueyue. She never expected that Su Mingyu would offend the princess to help her.
Only Gu Ruobai propped his chin with his hand and watched this scene with great interest. He had already heard about what happened to Su Mingyu at Sinnan Pavilion. Coupled with the obviously gloomy look on Su Mingyu's face when she walked in, others might not know, but Gu Ruobai knew very well that Su Mingyu was already unhappy because of the incident at Sinnan Pavilion. This slap was just to vent her previous dissatisfaction.
Wu Yurou covered her face and stared at Su Mingyu in shock and anger. "You! You actually hit me!"
Su Mingyu's eyes turned cold. "So what if I hit you? Do you know the importance of the child in Su Yueyue's belly? He's the Yu Prince's first child! If something happens to the child because of your carelessness, even if you're a princess for marriage alliance, so what? Your life is not much more precious than that of a future heir."
Saying that, Su Mingyu gave Wu Yurou a cold look. Her dark eyes were full of coldness. "I think Princess Furong might have some misunderstandings, right?"
"Since the emperor of Linfeng can tolerate you, a princess, opening a bodyguard agency on the border, it means that in a certain sense, you're not a favored princess in Linfeng at all. Maybe you're just a county princess like me."
When Su Mingyu said this, her momentum was very strong, making Wu Yurou a bit scared.
"An unfavored princess for marriage alliance. If you find a prince in the capital who can benefit both of you, Linfeng will naturally value you highly. But if you cause trouble in the capital, do you think Linfeng will still want you?"
As Su Mingyu spoke, she approached Wu Yurou step by step.
Under Su Mingyu's intense gaze, Wu Yurou was forced to take a step back bit by bit. "W - what do you mean by this?"
"What do I mean?" Su Mingyu looked down at Wu Yurou condescendingly. "I just want to tell the princess that the reason I've been so polite to you is not because you're a princess for marriage alliance, but because you had some acquaintance with Gu Ruobai before. You're sort of his friend. But if you're still so unreasonable and cause trouble in the capital, I'll have to write to the emperor about what you've done."
"You... You want to replace me?" Wu Yurou understood this time. Her face darkened. "What right do you have? You're just a princess consort!"