As soon as Su Mingyu heard the word "empress", she perked up. "Do you know who that empress is?"
Shi Jian's already distorted face became even more contorted.
After thinking for a long time, he shook his head. "I don't know."
"You don't know? Then how did you know that woman was an empress?" Su Mingyu felt like she was talking to a brick wall at the moment.
Shi Jian seemed very troubled. He frowned and thought for a long time before stammering, "I once smelled a fragrance in front of the tables of the empresses during the emperor's Mid - Autumn feast."
"Didn't you notice where the fragrance came from?" Su Mingyu was almost speechless. This Shi Jian was like toothpaste, only saying something when squeezed.
This time, Shi Jian shook his head firmly. "No. I was only thinking about eating at that time. Who would think about looking at the empresses?"
"The empresses all belong to the emperor. I wouldn't dare to have any improper thoughts."
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes. He was smart in this regard, but it also showed that Shi Minglong was a slippery person. Otherwise, he couldn't have raised such a slippery son.
"Do you still remember when that empress came to your mansion?" Gu Ruobai continued Su Mingyu's question.
Shi Jian still shook his head. "The empress comes on different dates each time. I don't know when she will come again."
Gu Ruobai lowered his eyes and looked at Su Mingyu. "What do you think?"
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "At first, I thought Shi Minglong had an affair with an empress in the palace, but judging from the situation, it should be a cooperative relationship."
"An affair?" Gu Ruobai frowned. "Why did you think of an affair right away?"
Su Mingyu touched her neck. She couldn't tell Gu Ruobai that the reason she always imagined affairs when seeing men and women in the palace was because she had been poisoned by many cheesy TV shows in the 21st century, could she?
Seeing that Su Mingyu didn't say a word, Gu Ruobai suddenly reached out and pinched her face. "You actually used yourself to get information right in front of me! Su Mingyu, you're really brave!"
Su Mingyu felt a bit of pain from the pinching, but didn't dare to resist. She could only smile and reply, "Isn't this the most convenient way? Don't worry. I didn't let him touch a single hair on me!"
Seeing Su Mingyu's nervous look, Gu Ruobai was both angry and amused. "If I had known earlier that this was how you would handle things, I would never have let you deal with it."
Seeing that Gu Ruobai's face looked bad and it seemed that he was really angry, Su Mingyu quickly hugged Gu Ruobai's arm. "It was an emergency. Please forgive me this time."
Gu Ruobai looked down at her. "You said the same thing the last time you were alone with the King of Yu."
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. It seemed that she was no longer trusted.
"Um... I was really careful this time. I knew I had the interrogation drug on me, so I let him in."
Saying that, Su Mingyu held up three fingers. "I swear I definitely didn't do anything risky."
Gu Ruobai grabbed Su Mingyu's fair wrist. With his cold eyes, he stared at her intently. "I want you to swear that you'll never do such a thing again."
Seeing the worry in Gu Ruobai's eyes, Su Mingyu pursed her lips. Finally, she nodded and agreed. "Okay! I swear!"
"I, Su Mingyu, swear that I'll never use myself as bait again, unless it's an emergency!"
After quickly saying the last sentence, Su Mingyu threw herself into Gu Ruobai's arms and hugged him gently. "Come on. Don't always worry about me so much. I lived well without your protection before. Now I'm willing to rely on you, but you can't treat me like a pet, can you?"
Looking at Su Mingyu's flattering look, Gu Ruobai couldn't help but feel a headache.
This girl was clearly getting better at manipulating him.
In the past, if he showed an unhappy look, Su Mingyu would be a bit nervous. Now she didn't take it to heart at all and just wanted to coax him.
But what annoyed Gu Ruobai the most was that he really was okay after being coaxed...
Seeing that Gu Ruobai's face didn't look so bad, Su Mingyu quickly got back to the topic. "So, as long as we find the concubine who always smells nice and observe her for a while, we'll most likely find that person."
Gu Ruobai nodded helplessly. "Yes, there's some progress at least."
Su Mingyu took out something like a pendant and waved it in front of Shi Jian's eyes. Shi Jian stared blankly at the thing in front of him, and his eyes gradually became dull.
Su Mingyu called Shi Jian's name twice. Seeing that he just opened his mouth mechanically but didn't make a sound, Su Mingyu put away the pendant in her hand.
Then she leaned over and deliberately lowered her voice, whispering something in Shi Jian's ear.
The more Su Mingyu talked, the more excited she got. But Gu Ruobai, who was standing beside her, heard every word clearly. His face instantly turned as black as ink.
Not realizing that she had caused another problem, Su Mingyu came to Gu Ruobai's side and winked at him. "It's done. Let's go."
Saying that, she jumped into Gu Ruobai's arms. A hint of helplessness flashed in Gu Ruobai's dark eyes, but he tightened his arms around Su Mingyu. With a light tap of his toes, he leaped out of the open window.
Although it was the weight of two people, Gu Ruobai's steps were as light as a feather, making no sound at all.
After Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai left, Shi Jian in the room gradually moved.
He raised his hand and slapped himself, making a loud "pop" sound. After that, he pinched his ear and pulled it out long.
Then, as if that wasn't enough, he clenched his fist and punched himself in the face. This time, he used a lot of strength, and his mouth was broken. The sharp pain didn't wake Shi Jian up.
He just covered his face and sobbed softly. But then his other hand punched himself again. This time, Shi Jian couldn't help but cry out loudly. But before he could make a sound, another punch came.
Shi Jian fought with himself in the small private room. The situation was very miserable.
But the servant outside just shivered and didn't dare to go in and check.
He knew that his master liked such things, but he didn't expect that the young master also liked such games... He simply couldn't agree.
Su Mingyu heard the cries coming from the private room in the distance and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
But before she could laugh enough, Gu Ruobai suddenly stepped heavily and took her into an empty alley.
Gu Ruobai pinned Su Mingyu against the wall. Then he looked at her with a cold look in his eyes and said in a tone even with a hint of coldness, "I didn't know Miss Su was so good at playing games?"