Su Mingyu nodded. "It's all because the food in Young Master Kang's mansion is so delicious that I can sleep so well."
Kang Zeyan, who was most annoyed by Su Mingyu's evasive way of speaking, snorted. "Come on. What do you want from me?"
Su Mingyu plopped down on the chair opposite Kang Zeyan and came straight to the point. "I want to know how much of what you said yesterday was true."
"Are you curious now?" Kang Zeyan gave Su Mingyu a haughty look. "I thought you weren't interested in such things."
Su Mingyu nodded. "I wasn't. But if what you said is true, I'm very interested."
"What? Are you going back to deal with those women?" Kang Zeyan raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Mingyu, sneering. "Do you think there will still be a place for you beside Gu Ruobai when you go back?"
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "Who said I'm going to pick a fight with those women? And who told you I'm going back to Gu Ruobai?"
"What do you mean by that?" Kang Zeyan suddenly frowned. "You came to me. Didn't you just want me to let you go so you could go back and confront Gu Ruobai?"
"Do you see the words 'deeply hurt' written on my face?" Su Mingyu rolled her eyes. "You clearly said you'd show me Gu Ruobai's true colors today. Why would I plead with you? Moreover, Gu Ruobai may just be good - looking, but he's just a useless prince with no power or wealth. Why would I abandon my dignity and plead with you for such a two - faced man?"
Saying this, Su Mingyu gave Kang Zeyan a deep look. Her bright eyes were full of clarity. "You should know that I'm a woman who even survived the Qingming Poison. Do you think I'd care about a man?"
When Su Mingyu said this, her words were resounding, as if she really meant it.
Kang Zeyan didn't expect that a girl under twenty could say such things. He was a bit stunned.
After a long while, Kang Zeyan pursed his lips and said, "Don't pretend to be tough in front of me. You were clearly so shaken before."
Su Mingyu nodded quite generously. "Of course I was shaken. I found out that Gu Ruobai had been seeing other women behind my back. Why shouldn't I be shaken?"
Su Mingyu spread her hands. "After all, he's my husband. Wouldn't it make me seem heartless if I wasn't shaken at all?"
Seeing Su Mingyu's righteous look, Kang Zeyan frowned. "You were much more heartless when you said those words just now."
Su Mingyu squinted her eyes and pretended not to understand. "Really? How come I don't know?"
Kang Zeyan, who was most annoyed by her feigning ignorance, impatiently waved his hand. "We'll go this afternoon. I've already sent someone to find out that Gu Ruobai will go boating on the lake tonight. I'll let you see with your own eyes what kind of man the one you carefully chose is."
Su Mingyu nodded. "Thank you, Young Master Kang. Since that's the case, I won't bother you anymore."
Saying this, Su Mingyu turned around and left.
Watching her neat and decisive back, Kang Zeyan squinted his long and good - looking eyes.
He wondered if Su Mingyu wasn't really the poor, unfavored girl as people said.
With the tricks she had shown, not to mention a few women, even men wouldn't get the better of her.
Including himself. Every time it seemed like he had won, but he had never managed to get anything out of Su Mingyu's mouth. Instead, he was often tricked by her.
After leaving Kang Zeyan's study, Su Mingyu quickly went to find Gu Ruobai.
She didn't see him at the place he had mentioned, so she went back to the room to wait.
But she waited for a long time and he still didn't come back.
As the sky gradually darkened, Su Mingyu's heart sank to the bottom.
Just when she was about to lose her patience, Gu Ruobai finally returned.
He was soaked all over, like a drowned rat, but his eyes were shining brightly.
Su Mingyu quickly stepped forward and asked, "Why did it take you so long to come back?"
"The iron chain was only there for a short distance. There was a breathing spot not far away. After swimming past three such spots, I reached the foot of the mountain on the west side of the lake. I found a mechanism in the middle of a rock. Do you know where that mechanism leads?"
Gu Ruobai said, looking a bit surprised himself.
It was the first time Su Mingyu had seen Gu Ruobai speaking to her so seriously. She frowned and thought for a while, then tentatively said, "It can't be the capital, can it?"
It was at least a few hours' journey from here to the capital. Gu Ruobai had only been gone for an afternoon. There was no way he could have the speed to go to the capital and back.
But unexpectedly, as soon as Su Mingyu said this, Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows at her.
Su Mingyu's heart sank. "It really is the capital? Do you know how far it is from here to the capital?"
Even if they really dug a tunnel, it was impossible for Gu Ruobai to make a round - trip in such a short time.
Moreover, this was ancient times when industry was extremely backward.
Such a large - scale mountain - digging project would surely make a lot of noise. People around the mountain would definitely hear about it, and it was impossible to keep it a secret.
To dig such a long tunnel in a landslide - prone mountain and ensure that it didn't collapse, people in this era simply didn't have the technology.
Seeming to see Su Mingyu's surprise, Gu Ruobai reassuringly patted her on the shoulder. "At first, I also thought it was incredible. But after I walked into that secret passage and explored it for a long time, I'm sure that the secret passage leads to the capital. Although I haven't actually walked all the way to the capital through that secret passage, I'm certain."
Hearing Gu Ruobai say this, the stone in Su Mingyu's heart finally relaxed a little.
"Since you haven't made it through, how do you know this secret passage leads to the capital?" Although Su Mingyu trusted Gu Ruobai, this matter was related to their future plans and safety, so she naturally had to ask clearly.
Gu Ruobai also understood Su Mingyu's concerns. So he pointed to the empty water cup on the table. "I've been running errands for you. Aren't you even going to give me a glass of water?"
Hearing this, Su Mingyu quickly and respectfully poured a glass of water for Gu Ruobai. "Young Master Gu, Prince Ruixian. Can you tell me now?"