It seemed that Shi Minglong hadn't expected Su Mingyu to help him find Gu Ruobai so quickly. A glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. He quickly crawled forward on his knees and pleaded with Gu Ruobai, "Your Highness, Prince Ruixian, I'll tell you everything later. Can you spare me?"
Gu Ruobai squinted his eyes. "You managed to escape in this situation and even find me. You're quite capable."
As he spoke, Gu Ruobai narrowed his eyes and stared coldly at Shi Minglong. "What did you mean by the message you sent me? Depending on what you say, I might consider buying you out."
Hearing this, Shi Minglong's face turned a bit ugly, but he still bit his lip and said, "You have to promise to save me first. Otherwise, I won't say a word."
Seeing how stubborn Shi Minglong was, Gu Ruobai curled his thin lips slightly and ordered the people beside him, "Come here. Tear off the scabs on his body."
Hearing that Gu Ruobai was even more vicious than Su Mingyu, Shi Minglong got a bit scared. He quickly begged for mercy, "I'll say... I'll say..."
"I don't actually know much about this. It seems that someone has placed a pawn beside Your Highness, Prince Ruixian. That person is the son of a high - ranking official. Sending him to Your Highness's side can not only keep track of Your Highness's news but also control both the high - ranking official and his son. It's a win - win - win situation."
Hearing Shi Minglong's words, Gu Ruobai frowned. "You mean someone has planted a spy beside me? But I don't understand the significance of him harming his comrades."
"That's all I know." Shi Minglong bit his lower lip. "I overheard this when Jiang He was chatting with someone. Your Highness, Prince Ruixian, I've really told you everything. You must save me."
Gu Ruobai didn't answer him but continued to ask, "Who was Jiang He chatting with about this topic?"
This... Shi Minglong thought for a while and then shook his head. "I don't know. I'm not allowed to be present when he meets important guests."
Hearing Shi Minglong say this, Su Mingyu's face darkened a bit. "I'll naturally find someone to verify what you just said. If it's true, it's not impossible for me to let you go."
After saying that, Gu Ruobai lifted his chin slightly and gave Su Mingyu a look. "Since we've finished asking the questions, it's time for me to go back."
Su Mingyu stepped forward and stretched out her hand. "Your Highness, Prince Ruixian, I've brought this person to you and asked the questions. Where's the silver?"
Gu Ruobai raised an eyebrow. "Mu Yi, give her the silver."
After taking the money bag from Mu Yi, Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "I'm going back too. Let's go together."
Gu Ruobai nodded. "After you."
After walking out of the courtyard, Su Mingyu looked at Gu Ruobai nervously. "How are you?"
Just now, Su Mingyu clearly saw Gu Ruobai's ugly face when Shi Minglong said there was a spy beside him, so she was a bit worried now.
Gu Ruobai shook his head. "It's okay. I'm going to the arsenal tomorrow."
"I suggest you not go." For some reason, Su Mingyu felt that Gu Ruobai wasn't very rational at the moment. She was worried that he would do something he would regret.
Gu Ruobai's face looked a bit ugly. "I still have to deal with this matter."
"I know." Su Mingyu comforted him. "But there's no need to deal with it so urgently. Let's go back to the prince's mansion and discuss it first."
As she spoke, Su Mingyu pushed Gu Ruobai back to the prince's mansion. As soon as they arrived at the door of the prince's mansion, Su Mingyu keenly noticed that the atmosphere inside Prince Ruixian's mansion was a bit different.
She casually asked a servant, but the servant couldn't say anything specific. He just said that a pavilion in the back courtyard was almost demolished, but he didn't know who did it.
Whoever dared to do such a thing in Prince Ruixian's mansion, especially at this time, Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai both thought of the same person at the same time: "Qing Feng?"
Sure enough, when Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai arrived at the place, they saw the scared Zhizhu and Tang Ziyan who was comforting her.
Su Mingyu looked at the mess in the courtyard and walked forward helplessly. She asked softly, "What happened?"
Zhizhu pouted and looked at Su Mingyu aggrievedly. "Qing Feng got angry when he saw me chatting with Brother Tang. Then he said a few words to Brother Tang. Since he couldn't out - talk Brother Tang, he got angry and demolished this pavilion."
After hearing this, Su Mingyu couldn't help but put her hand on her forehead. She wondered what was going on with these two people falling in love and demolishing their own courtyard.
Seeing Su Mingyu's bad face, Zhizhu quickly stepped forward and said carefully, "Miss, could you not tell Lord Ye about this? Qing Feng already feels indebted to Lord Ye. If you ask Lord Ye for the silver to repair this pavilion, Qing Feng will definitely blame himself even more when he finds out."
Hearing Zhizhu's inquiry, Su Mingyu twitched the corner of her mouth. "In your eyes, is your mistress such an inhumane person? It's just a pavilion. I can afford to repair it."
"But... Miss, you once asked the second miss for the silver for a cup of water. This is such a big pavilion..." Zhizhu stammered, which made Su Mingyu so angry that she saw stars. She waved her hand and said sharply, "Alright, alright. I won't pursue this this time. Go down quickly. You're giving me a headache."
Tang Ziyan watched the interaction between Su Mingyu and Zhizhu. A glint of light flashed in his eyes. "I didn't expect the princess to be so kind to her subordinates."
Su Mingyu curled her lips. "That's not true. I'm not nice to everyone. That girl is just an exception."
It seemed that Tang Ziyan hadn't expected Su Mingyu not to elevate her moral height along the steps he gave. He was stunned at first and then fell silent under a pair of cold eyes. "I won't say much about others, but the princess, you're really a good mistress."
After saying that, Tang Ziyan led Zhizhu out of the courtyard. But just as their backs were about to disappear, the always gentle Tang Ziyan suddenly turned back and glanced at Gu Ruobai. There was no trace of the previous gentleness in his jet - black eyes.
However, Su Mingyu was busy complaining to Gu Ruobai and didn't notice Tang Ziyan's abnormality at all. "Look, even the servants these days have such big tempers. You're really lucky to have a daughter - in - law as easy - going as me."
Seeing Su Mingyu boasting about herself like this, Gu Ruobai nodded helplessly but lovingly. "Yes, I also think I'm lucky to have married you in this life."
Su Mingyu turned around and grinned at him. "Then you have to watch me carefully. Don't let me run away with someone else."
She called someone to clean up the courtyard. Then Su Mingyu turned around helplessly and looked at Gu Ruobai. "I'm going to check on that silly girl, Zhizhu."