Su Yueyue stamped her feet in anger. "I... I..."
She stammered for a long time but finally said nothing. Instead, she angrily turned her head away and refused to look at Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu sneered inwardly. Sure enough, it was better to help someone in need than to help them when they were already successful. Only at a time like this would Su Zhengyi accept her so quickly.
For a moment, the entire prison fell silent again. Su Mingyu seemed quite calm. After eating her fill, she hugged her bedding and closed her eyes for a short nap.
Before long, she began to breathe evenly.
Su Yueyue carefully walked up to Su Mingyu and called out a few times. "Su Mingyu! Su Mingyu!"
However, she received no response from Su Mingyu. Then, still very worried, she poked Su Mingyu with her finger. "Su Mingyu?"
Su Mingyu still showed no sign of waking up. Only then did Su Yueyue feel a little relieved.
She walked to the door and carefully asked Su Zhengyi in the opposite cell. "Father... What on earth is going on?"
Su Zhengyi narrowed his shrewd eyes. "I've already said, I don't know either. I was arrested out of the blue."
He was, after all, a minister. Yet, all of his family members had been arrested at once. It seemed that someone in a high - ranking position wanted to take action against him.
"Yue'er, I'm asking you. You must answer me honestly this time."
Su Zhengyi looked at Su Yueyue with a frown on his face. "Was it really you who hung that head on Mingyu's door that day?"
Su Yueyue almost shook her head off. "How could it be? Father, do you think I have the guts to do something like that?"
Su Zhengyi stared at her for a long time, then heaved a deep sigh. "I suppose you wouldn't dare!"
Then his face darkened even more. "No matter who asks you about this, you must act as if you know nothing. Do you understand?"
Su Yueyue nodded. "Yes, I understand..."
Su Zhengyi sighed silently. Both of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts and neither noticed the faint smile that quietly curled up on Su Mingyu's lips.
Early the next morning, Zhang Qiao sauntered over. Seeing that Su Mingyu even had bedding, he couldn't help but laugh. "It seems that the King of Ruixian really dotes on you."
Su Mingyu rubbed her eyes and said in a soft voice. "It's just because he believes in me."
"Such a strong belief." Zhang Qiao snapped his fingers. "Come, invite Minister Su out. I'd like to have a private chat with him."
Su Zhengyi watched Zhang Qiao leave with an ashen face. Before long, he heard a series of painful howls. Su Mingyu's features were all scrunched up, looking a bit panicked.
Su Yueyue and Wang Manwen had already hugged each other and were crying pitifully.
The howls stopped before long. Su Mingyu stared into the distance but saw nothing. She couldn't help but pace anxiously in the cell.
Su Yueyue was already panicking. Seeing Su Mingyu like this made her even more annoyed. She grabbed Su Mingyu by the collar. "That's enough! Stop pacing! You're getting on my nerves. Can't you be quiet?"
Su Mingyu clenched her fists. "Sister, what exactly did you do that makes you so scared? Could it be related to the head in my room?"
Being asked this, Su Yueyue's face changed. She lowered her head but still stubbornly insisted. "That has nothing to do with me! I'm just worried about Father!"
Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow and looked at her. "But why do I think you look so guilty?"
"What a joke! What do I have to be guilty about?" Su Yueyue stiffened her neck. "I think you're the strange one. You're not even a bit scared. Instead, you seem to be enjoying it. Could it be that you went around spreading rumors and got us all arrested?"
Su Mingyu was so angry that she laughed. "You really think highly of me. I'm just a weak girl who rarely goes out. Who could I spread rumors to in order to get you all locked up?"
Just as they were arguing, they saw Zhang Qiao's men dragging a badly - injured Su Zhengyi back.
They casually threw Su Zhengyi down, and Zhang Qiao turned to look at the three women here.
His sharp eyes stared at Su Mingyu for a long time, then he shifted his gaze to Su Yueyue. Su Yueyue was so frightened that she trembled like a quail and stammered. "What... What do you want to do?"
Zhang Qiao smiled faintly. "Don't worry. I won't be so harsh on girls. Will it be the madam or the young lady who comes with me later?"
Su Yueyue pushed Su Mingyu forward. "The head was found in her room, so she should be the one who knows the most about this."
Su Mingyu turned around and glared angrily at Su Yueyue. "I'm the victim. What could I possibly know?"
Su Yueyue still argued stubbornly. "Maybe you did that just to get out of suspicion."
Su Mingyu's face turned ashen with anger. "Fine, I'll go!"
With that, she followed Zhang Qiao out under his appreciative gaze.
Su Mingyu thought she was going to a place for torture and interrogation. However, to her surprise, after a few turns, she was taken to a secret chamber, and inside the chamber was Gu Ruobai.
Su Mingyu carefully sized up Gu Ruobai and Zhang Qiao, then suddenly realized. "You're in this together."
Zhang Qiao scratched his nose. "Don't put it so harshly. We're just working together."
Su Mingyu curled her lips. "Although I knew that arresting him this time was just to scare Su Zhengyi and deliberately stir things up, I really didn't expect Zhang Qiao to be your man."
Gu Ruobai looked at Su Mingyu, who was unharmed, and the corner of his thin lips curled up slightly. "If I didn't do this, how could I force the person behind him into a panic?"
"By the way." Su Mingyu suddenly became curious. "When did the King of Yu know about this?"
Gu Ruobai lowered his eyes. "He's known for a long time."
Su Mingyu let out a long "oh". "Since he's known for a long time but hasn't come to see Su Yueyue until now, it seems that my sister doesn't hold much of a place in the King of Yu's heart."
"I heard Su Yueyue and Su Zhengyi talking about that head when I was pretending to sleep." As she said this, Su Mingyu turned to look at Zhang Qiao. "Remember to ask her about this when you interrogate Su Yueyue later."
Zhang Qiao nodded. "Su Zhengyi is quite stubborn. He didn't say a thing."
In this situation, keeping silent was the only way to stay alive. If he really said something, those people outside would surely try their best to kill Su Zhengyi.
Although Su Zhengyi was greedy for money, he wasn't stupid. He knew what to do at what time.
Seeing her with a thoughtful look on her face, Gu Ruobai comforted her. "You don't need to worry about this. I've already made arrangements."
Su Mingyu nodded. "I know, but I still feel that something is wrong."
Gu Ruobai asked suspiciously. "What have you thought of?"
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. After a long time, she suddenly said. "I finally know what's wrong."