The commotion caused by Su Mingyu was quite a stir, and the whole Su Mansion was alarmed.
When Su Yueyue learned that Su Mingyu had actually moved next door to her because of such a thing, her face turned green.
But when she heard that Su Mingyu had been so frightened that she burst into tears on the spot, a smug smile curled up on Su Yueyue's lips.
Damn Su Mingyu! This is just an appetizer!
Su Mingyu moved next to Su Yueyue overnight, and the candle in her room stayed lit all night.
It seemed that she was really so scared that she didn't dare to blow out the candle and go to sleep.
The news spread like wildfire early the next morning. As soon as Su Mingyu got up, she saw the maids looking at her with pitying eyes.
She couldn't help but smile wryly and asked about Zhizhu's condition. Hearing that she had just been frightened and fallen into a coma, and would be fine after waking up, Su Mingyu secretly found the butler without telling others.
The butler took Su Mingyu to the place where the head had been thrown.
Su Mingyu took out a handkerchief and wrapped it around her finger. Through the thick handkerchief, she poked the head.
When she saw the face clearly, she frowned. "Why is it him?"
Wasn't Zhang Chunshui one of the candidates in this imperial examination?
The results of the imperial examination hadn't even been announced yet, and he was already dead?
Suddenly, Su Mingyu remembered Zhang Chunshui's admiration for her at the poetry gathering. At that time, Su Yueyue had clearly shown her displeasure.
Could it be that Su Yueyue had hired a killer just because of such a small thing?
Su Mingyu's eyes turned cold. "I will avenge you... Rest in peace."
Saying so, Su Mingyu put her hands together and bowed to him.
When she walked out of the backyard with a heavy heart, she saw a young servant rushing towards her. "Miss! Where have you been? I've been looking for you for ages."
Su Mingyu frowned. "What's up?"
"His Highness the Prince of Ruixian heard about what happened last night. He came early this morning and is waiting for you in the main hall now."
Gu Ruobai sure had his ears to the ground.
Lowering her eyes slightly, Su Mingyu said softly, "Lead the way."
As soon as Su Mingyu entered the main hall, Gu Ruobai stepped forward to greet her. "I heard about what happened last night. Are you okay?"
Glancing at the many servants, Su Mingyu immediately threw herself into Gu Ruobai's arms. "I was so scared. There was a head hanging there... It was so terrifying..."
Gu Ruobai's eyes froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered.
He gently wrapped his arms around Su Mingyu. "Don't be afraid. I'll take you out to relax."
Su Mingyu nodded her head pitifully and closely followed Gu Ruobai out of the mansion.
After they had walked a long way from the Su Mansion, Gu Ruobai gave Mu Yi a look.
Mu Yi immediately took the order and went to check if there was anyone following them.
In a short while, Mu Yi quietly returned. "My lord, there's no one following us."
Gu Ruobai looked up slightly at Su Mingyu. "What happened?"
Su Mingyu told him everything that had happened last night from beginning to end, and also told him that the head was Zhang Chunshui's.
"Zhang Chunshui?" Gu Ruobai narrowed his eyes and seemed to be thinking. "I seem to have seen this person in the case of the leaked imperial examination questions."
"Cheating?" Su Mingyu shook her head and denied. "But at the poetry gathering that day, his love for poetry was genuine. How could such a person be involved in cheating?"
Looking at her upright appearance, Gu Ruobai frowned. "It wasn't cheating. He was one of the main people who reported the leakage of the imperial examination questions this time."
"You seem a bit out of sorts today. What's wrong?"
Unexpectedly, this man was so perceptive. Su Mingyu let out an almost imperceptible sigh. "Zhang Chunshui once really admired my poems. At first, I thought it was because of me."
She never thought it was because of the imperial examination.
Suddenly, Su Mingyu had a thought. She stared at Gu Ruobai with wide eyes. "If we can find out who killed Zhang Chunshui, can we indirectly prove that our Su Mansion is indeed involved in the case of the leaked imperial examination questions?"
It was too far - fetched to say that Su Yueyue had just randomly chosen Zhang Chunshui.
After all, since Zhang Chunshui had reported the leakage of the imperial examination questions, he had been under the supervision of the court.
There were so many easier targets to kill, but Su Yueyue wasn't stupid enough to choose such a difficult one.
Gu Ruobai had long understood this. He hadn't said anything just to see how Su Mingyu would react when something happened to someone she knew.
The fact proved that she was very calm.
"I'll look into this matter. Since Su Yueyue has already targeted you, you're not safe in the Su Mansion. Do you want to come back to my mansion?"
If he hadn't mentioned it, it would have been fine. As soon as he did, Su Mingyu remembered that he wanted to marry her.
Su Mingyu looked at him coldly. "What did you say to my father in the chaos? The great Prince of Ruixian, how could you be so underhanded?"
He knew she would question him about this.
Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows and looked at her. "If I didn't say so, how could I protect you when something happens to the Su family in the future?"
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes. "So, Your Highness the Prince of Ruixian needs to use such despicable means to protect me?"
Seeing that she was really a bit angry, Gu Ruobai looked at her with lowered eyes. "This is just a stop - gap measure. In case I fail to protect you, this is my fallback plan."
Looking down at Gu Ruobai, the dark pupils in his eyes were surging with thick black mist, and the light in them was unpredictable, as if he wanted to see into her heart.
Su Mingyu knew how proud this man was.
He had once schemed against her so deliberately, but now he was telling her his last trump card.
Su Mingyu's cold and hard heart seemed to be touched by something soft. She looked at Gu Ruobai in disbelief and opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time.
This man was using his actions to prove to her that he really wouldn't lie to her.
For some reason, Su Mingyu wasn't angry anymore.
Even her previous resistance had faded a lot. "Then... then... why didn't you discuss it with me earlier?"
Seeing that her complexion had improved a lot, Gu Ruobai said frankly, "If I had told you earlier, I wouldn't have seen your surprised and stiff expression."
Su Mingyu: …
Fine, she had been touched for nothing!
This dog man!
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes. "Alright, stop talking about this. Now I want to know how many clues you've actually gathered and when you can take action against the Su family."
Gu Ruobai glanced at the surrounding environment from the corner of his eye. "Do you think this is the right place to talk about such things?"
It really wasn't a good place. Su Mingyu didn't press the issue anymore.
"By the way, ask someone to send this medicine to Wu Wang of the Qin State."
Su Mingyu took out a medicine bottle from her bosom and handed it to Gu Ruobai.
Weighing the medicine bottle in his hand, Gu Ruobai frowned. "This doesn't seem to be just one pill."
Su Mingyu curled her lips. "Five pills. After all, he's injured. We can't let him jolt around, right?"
Looking at her calculating look, Gu Ruobai said with a smile, "You're waiting for him to turn against you, aren't you?"