Tang Ziyan's face suddenly changed, but then quickly returned to normal. "My family just declined. If the madam hadn't taken me in, I might be homeless by now."
Although Su Mingyu was eager to ask what had reduced this young master to such a plight, looking into Tang Ziyan's indifferent eyes, she finally held her tongue.
"Your Highness once said that if I do this favor well, you will redeem me. Do you know how much silver it takes to redeem someone of my status?" Tang Ziyan squinted his beautiful eyes and stared intently at Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu nodded. "If you're willing, I can surely redeem you."
Hearing this, Tang Ziyan raised his eyebrows, suddenly knelt on the ground, and then bowed deeply to Su Mingyu. "Tang Ziyan here thanks Your Highness."
"You don't need to be so polite." Su Mingyu pulled him up. "It's just a deal. You help me arrange a good marriage for my maid, and I'll redeem you and set you free."
Tang Ziyan lowered his head and murmured, "Your Highness is truly kind - hearted, treating someone of my low status so well."
This was the second time Su Mingyu had heard Tang Ziyan use the word "kind" to praise someone.
Su Mingyu lowered her eyes. "Young Master Tang is a fine gentleman, worthy of such treatment. I'll leave Zhizhu's matter to you. I have other things to attend to, so I'll take my leave."
Tang Ziyan nodded. "Yes, Your Highness, take care."
After leaving the courtyard, Su Mingyu went to find Gu Ruobai. After meeting Shi Minglong today, she felt that Gu Ruobai's mood was a bit unstable.
However, when she found him, she was surprised to see Gu Ruobai calmly reading a book.
Su Mingyu walked up to him. "I thought you'd lost control."
"I've already sent Mu Yi to investigate my deputies." As Gu Ruobai said this, his eyes were as black as night, showing no trace of light.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu squinted. "Tell me if you need my help."
Gu Ruobai grunted. "How's it going on your side?"
At this question, Su Mingyu sighed helplessly. "That Qingfeng is so stubborn. So I just decided to provoke him and told him not to see Zhizhu again."
"Only you could come up with such a method." Gu Ruobai looked up. "Did you tell Zhizhu about this?"
"No. I'll be the bad guy. If I told her, that naive girl might not listen to me."
After all, she was such an innocent girl. Maybe it was better not to tell her too many things.
Gu Ruobai naturally understood what Su Mingyu was worried about, so he just nodded.
That night, when Zhizhu learned that Su Mingyu had forbidden Qingfeng to see her again, her face turned pale. Just as she was about to say something, Tang Ziyan stepped forward. "Miss Zhizhu, perhaps Qingfeng misunderstood me and got angry. So it might be better for him to calm down and think things over during this period."
After hearing Tang Ziyan's words, Zhizhu finally nodded. "Well... okay."
Zhizhu was not a very assertive person. Since she had been getting closer to Tang Ziyan recently, she listened to him.
Seeing how obedient Zhizhu was, Su Mingyu gave Tang Ziyan a grateful look before walking out of Zhizhu's courtyard.
Just as she reached the main hall and hadn't even had a sip of water, Wu Yurou walked in through the door.
Looking at Wu Yurou, Su Mingyu sighed inwardly. She had actually forgotten about this young lady.
Clearly seeing the exhaustion in Su Mingyu's eyes, a glint flashed in Wu Yurou's eyes. She said, "I'm going to the Prince Yu's mansion to apologize tomorrow. Come with me."
Su Mingyu frowned. "What did you say? You're going to the Prince Yu's mansion to apologize? I didn't expect you to have such an idea."
Wu Yurou pouted. "Don't you think it's impolite to talk to me like this?"
Before Su Mingyu could reply, Wu Yurou continued, "I took your words to heart last time. The Prince Yu has feelings for me, which is why Su Yueyue treated me that way. But I didn't come to the capital to cause trouble, so I can't put myself in danger."
Hearing Wu Yurou say this, Su Mingyu was a bit impressed. "Why have you changed all of a sudden?"
"I just think that since I'm already here and Gu Ruobai won't like me anymore, I have to plan for myself." Wu Yurou was quite straightforward.
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. "Sure. I'll have someone prepare the gifts right away. I'll go with you to apologize tomorrow."
"Thank you." Wu Yurou looked at Su Mingyu gratefully. "I'll go back first."
"Go ahead." Su Mingyu nodded, watching Wu Yurou leave. She frowned. Was Wu Yurou really enlightened, or did she have other motives?
Anyway, early the next morning, Su Mingyu and Wu Yurou knocked on the door of the Prince Yu's mansion with a pile of gifts.
When the Prince Yu came out and saw them, he slightly lowered his eyes. "Your Highness and the princess honored us with your presence. Why didn't you inform us in advance so that we could prepare properly?"
Su Mingyu waved her hand. "We're here today specifically to apologize for the princess accidentally startling the madam last time."
"That was just an accident. I'm sure Yue'er won't mind." The Prince Yu looked down at Su Mingyu, his dark eyes glinting with an unclear light.
Su Mingyu turned her head away. "My sister should be in the process of prenatal care. I'd like to go and see her."
Saying this, Su Mingyu stood up. "My sister is pregnant, so it's better not to have too many people disturbing her. I'll go and see her alone. You two can chat here."
Since Wu Yurou had come here to spy on the Prince Yu, she of course had nothing to say. Although the Prince Yu's face wasn't looking too good, he didn't say much either.
Seeing that neither of them said a word, Su Mingyu then turned around and left. After winding through the mansion, she finally reached Su Yueyue's courtyard.
It had to be said that the Prince Yu was really good to Su Yueyue. He had given her such a large courtyard and there were so many servants.
Even Su Mingyu had to go through several verifications before she could enter to see Su Yueyue.
Walking into the antique - style courtyard, Su Mingyu saw Su Yueyue leaning against a finely carved red - wood table.
When she saw Su Mingyu come in, Su Yueyue slightly raised her eyebrows. "Sister, why do you have the time to come here today?"
Su Mingyu squinted. "Sister, you're so calm. You're more composed than when you were in the Su Mansion."
"What do you mean?" Su Yueyue took a sip of hot tea calmly. "Sister, did you come today to see my joke?"