It seemed that Tang Ziyan hadn't expected Su Mingyu to come out so soon.
He quickly stepped forward and asked, "Princess... Are you okay?"
Su Mingyu spread her hands and replied, "What do you think?"
Seeing that Su Mingyu showed no sign of injury all over her body, Tang Ziyan let out a sigh of relief. "It seems that the King of Yu holds a grudge against you. Is it because we thwarted his plan?"
"Yes, but not entirely." As Su Mingyu spoke, she took out a ceramic bottle from her bosom and handed it to Tang Ziyan.
Tang Ziyan looked at the bottle suspiciously and asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Su Mingyu pointed at the finger marks on his neck left by the King of Yu and said helplessly, "Don't you feel anything?"
Reminded by her, Tang Ziyan finally realized. "Actually... it's okay. After all, in our line of work, we often encounter some strange young masters and ladies. As long as there are no wounds on the face, it's all right."
As he spoke, Tang Ziyan took out a silk scarf from his bosom and tied it around his neck.
When he raised his hand, Su Mingyu noticed that his arms were covered with wounds of various sizes.
Looking at the new wounds on top of the old ones, Su Mingyu suddenly thought of herself in the 21st century.
At that time, she was just like Tang Ziyan, covered in wounds and already accustomed to it.
It wasn't until later that she met Gu Ruobai. It was Gu Ruobai who made her realize that people shouldn't live like that.
So when Su Mingyu saw Tang Ziyan skillfully covering his wounds, a glint of emotion flashed in her eyes.
"Mr. Tang, you should take better care of yourself."
Suddenly, Su Mingyu's eyes lit up. "By the way, since Gu Ruobai isn't in the mansion, come on. I'll take you to eat something delicious."
Before Tang Ziyan could reply, Su Mingyu grabbed his hand and headed out of the city.
Outside the antique wooden houses, several long bamboo poles were covered with flower vines. The dense green leaves set off the purple-red flowers, which were delicate and bright. From afar, they looked like a beautiful colorful satin.
Looking at this elegant and charming scene, Tang Ziyan looked at Su Mingyu in confusion and was about to say, "Prin..."
"Don't call me Princess. Just call me by my name." Su Mingyu squinted her eyes. "Gu Ruobai brought me to this place to eat. The food here suits my taste. I've brought you here today to try it."
"Then... I'll call you Miss Su." Tang Ziyan wasn't polite.
Su Mingyu nodded. "Come on. See what you'd like to eat."
Glancing at the dazzling menu, Tang Ziyan casually looked at it for a while. "Since Miss Su often comes to this place, you must know what's delicious here."
Su Mingyu nodded. "Then I'll order some dishes."
She called the waiter over and ordered several dishes without even looking at the menu.
When the dishes were served on the table, Su Mingyu picked up a chopstickful of food and put it on Tang Ziyan's plate. "Try it."
Tang Ziyan took a bite. The food was smooth and didn't stick to his teeth. "It's fresh and refreshing. The taste is quite good."
Su Mingyu squinted her eyes and motioned for him to continue eating.
Just as they were eating, a slender finger appeared in front of their table.
Su Mingyu was about to frown when she saw a familiar face.
"Mei Qing?"
Su Mingyu's eyes lit up. "You're back?"
At this moment, the charm on Mei Qing's body was gone, leaving only a mature and steady aura. If it weren't for her very familiar face, Su Mingyu wouldn't have recognized this as the charming and enchanting Mei Qing before.
Mei Qing glanced at Tang Ziyan beside her and then sat down beside Su Mingyu as if nothing had happened. "I didn't expect to meet the Princess in such a place."
Su Mingyu naturally asked for a set of tableware. "I thought you wouldn't come back to the capital."
Mei Qing smiled. "I didn't think I'd be able to come back either. But there have been a lot of things going on in the capital recently, so I came back."
Hearing this, Su Mingyu nodded in understanding. It was probably because of the matter of investigating the spy.
"Who is this?" Tang Ziyan saw that the two were chatting so enthusiastically, so he inserted a timely question.
"Oh." Reminded by this, Su Mingyu quickly introduced, "This is my friend, Mei Qing."
Then, Su Mingyu introduced Tang Ziyan. "This is Tang Ziyan. He's also my friend and currently lives in the Prince's Mansion."
Hearing that Tang Ziyan lived in the Prince's Mansion, Mei Qing suddenly let out an "oh" sound. "So you're that Mr. Tang Ziyan. I heard Mu Yi mention you before."
After the two exchanged some polite words, Su Mingyu urged everyone to start eating quickly, otherwise the food would get cold.
The three of them chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was quite pleasant.
After eating and drinking, Su Mingyu originally planned to ask Mei Qing to go back with them.
But Mei Qing refused.
Su Mingyu frowned in confusion. "What's wrong?"
"I've bought the Mo Courtyard and now live there." Mei Qing smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu didn't say anything more. She just replied with an "en" sound. "Then we'll go back to the Prince's Mansion first."
On the carriage back to the city, Tang Ziyan pursed his lips. After a long time, he finally asked, "Miss Su, this Mei Qing... seems a bit strange."
Unexpectedly, even Tang Ziyan had noticed this. Su Mingyu twitched the corner of her mouth. "Maybe she knows the things I've been keeping from her."
"What... is it?" Tang Ziyan looked at Su Mingyu carefully, as if a little worried that she would get angry.
But Su Mingyu just raised her eyebrows and showed no sign of displeasure. "It's just a private matter. Thank you for your concern, Mr. Tang."
"Let me know whenever you need me." Knowing Su Mingyu's character, since she had said so, it meant that she didn't want to tell him the details.
Su Mingyu nodded gratefully. "Thank you."
When the two returned to the Prince Rui's Mansion, Gu Ruobai had already returned.
"You're back?"
As soon as Su Mingyu saw Gu Ruobai, her eyes lit up.
She jumped off the carriage and rushed straight towards Gu Ruobai.
Gu Ruobai had a cold and aloof look, but the smile in his dark eyes couldn't be hidden.
"En. You did a big thing today."
Hearing Gu Ruobai's teasing, Su Mingyu pouted. "I didn't do anything. They invited me themselves."
"Did they invite you?" Gu Ruobai took a sip of tea calmly and then stared at Su Mingyu with a teasing glint in his deep eyes.
"Hey! What do you mean?" Su Mingyu pouted unhappily. "If Wu Yurou invited you, would you really go?"
Hearing the jealousy in Su Mingyu's words, Gu Ruobai hooked the corner of his lips and looked up at Su Mingyu. "What? Are you jealous?"
Su Mingyu reached out and pinched Gu Ruobai's chin, forcing him to look up at her. Then she asked word by word, "Who do you think is jealous?"