Gu Ruobai just looked at Kang Zeyan calmly and continued, "Your mansion is neither too far nor too close behind our blockade. It does seem like a suitable lair for a spy. But during the days I stayed in your mansion, I checked it out. There's nothing there. I trust you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to deliver a message to my brothers."
Gu Ruobai's words were very straightforward. So straightforward that the emperor squinted his eyes. "I remember that time. It was the only time you were defeated so miserably. Later, you said in your letter that you suspected there was a spy beside you. As soon as you won the battle, your leg was injured."
This incident caused a stir in the whole capital, so quite a few people remembered it.
Gu Ruobai nodded. "Reporting to Father Emperor, it was indeed that incident."
"Now you want to shift the blame to the spy again?" Kang Zeyan sneered disdainfully. "Gu Ruobai, you were once a war god. You should be upright. I can't believe you can say such words. At this point, you still want to shirk your responsibility."
If an ordinary person was scolded like this to their face, they would have gotten angry long ago. But who was Gu Ruobai?
He raised his eyebrows indifferently. "Tang Yan, think carefully. Were those people killing you while looking for something?"
Reminded by Gu Ruobai, Kang Zeyan tried hard to recall in his mind. "Well... it seems so. There was a tall and thin man who was always looking for someone. But what does this have to do with what you want to say?"
Unexpectedly, Kang Zeyan, who was usually very shrewd, had no power to resist in front of Gu Ruobai.
Su Mingyu finally couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward. She walked up to Kang Zeyan and said coldly, "Haven't you ever thought that those people who came to look for Gu Ruobai first were actually the spies beside him?"
"They must have gotten the news that Gu Ruobai was here. So they wanted to find him and kill him before Gu Ruobai's people did."
Saying that, Su Mingyu looked at Gu Ruobai, whose face was not looking good, and said in a deep voice, "Since they couldn't find him, they had no choice but to cause trouble for you."
"So, your family members were just unlucky enough to be Gu Ruobai's scapegoats. Of course, it's hard to say that Gu Ruobai has no responsibility at all in this matter. But it's a bit too much for you to blame it all on him, isn't it?"
"Mr. Kang, oh no, Mr. Tang, don't you think the most urgent thing is not to cause trouble for Gu Ruobai, but to join him in uncovering the spy? Don't you want to know the truth of that year?"
Compared to why Su Mingyu wasn't successfully acupointed by him, the words she said at this moment were what really concerned Kang Zeyan.
Kang Zeyan's complexion improved a bit, but he still had doubts. "I experienced that incident myself. How can you expect me to believe you just by talking nonsense? What's your basis?"
Su Mingyu was very magnanimous. She directly pointed at Gu Ruobai's leg. "This is the basis. If there weren't really spies beside Gu Ruobai, who could have the ability to injure his leg so badly with Gu Ruobai's own martial arts?"
Looking down at the wound on Gu Ruobai's leg, Kang Zeyan gritted his teeth. Suddenly, he knelt on both knees and kowtowed heavily to the emperor. Then he turned back to look at Gu Ruobai. "Gu Ruobai! Dare you bet your future with me?"
"With His Majesty as the witness, we'll make a bet. If there really is a spy as you said, after you've interrogated him, I can deal with him as I like. And my life will belong to King Ruixian."
Kang Zeyan clenched his teeth and continued, "If there's no such spy, you! Gu Ruobai, must pay with your life for the more than a dozen lives in my mansion!"
Before Gu Ruobai could speak, the emperor scolded first, "Nonsense! Gu Ruobai is the noble King Ruixian. His life is related to the world. How can you be so careless?"
Unexpectedly, Gu Ruobai nodded and agreed. "Father Emperor, no matter what, this incident was caused by me. So I really want to make a settlement with him."
Since Gu Ruobai himself had said so, and considering his own misunderstanding of Gu Ruobai before, the emperor finally could only nod and agree. "Since you've said so, then so be it."
Saying that, the emperor looked down at Tang Yan. "Your name is Tang Yan, right? I already know about this matter. So I'll also supervise it. After all, it's more than a dozen lives. The court will definitely give you an explanation."
Tang Yan immediately knelt on the ground. "Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is sage."
Seeing that the matter had been settled, the ministers quickly knelt on the ground and echoed, "Your Majesty is sage!"
Su Mingyu was also in the crowd. She watched all this coldly, full of sarcasm in her heart.
Could such a corrupt court really make this kingdom prosperous?
After the court session, the first thing Tang Yan did was to find Su Mingyu. "Miss Su! Didn't you say you were already disappointed in Gu Ruobai? Why did you still stand up for him today?"
"You just left without a care in the world. But what about me? As a woman about to get divorced without anyone to support me, tell me, how can I survive in the capital?" Su Mingyu rolled her eyes. "Moreover, I wasn't helping Gu Ruobai. I was helping you."
Saying that, Su Mingyu looked back at the empty throne and curled her lips. "Mr. Tang, you should know where you are and who you're questioning. The emperor already felt a bit guilty for wrongly blaming Gu Ruobai before. If you suddenly impeach Gu Ruobai like this, so what if you really have the lives of more than a dozen people in your hands? If you make the emperor unhappy, it's just a matter of a single word."
Su Mingyu's lips curled up sarcastically. "I don't need to tell you what Gu Ruobai used to do, do I? He has a lot of blood on his hands. This little bit of human life doesn't matter at all compared to the dignity of the royal family and the country. If I hadn't come out to say a few words for you, according to your stubbornness, you would have been dragged out and beheaded by the emperor for disturbing the court long ago. Do you understand?"
Tang Yan's face didn't look good, but he also knew that Su Mingyu was telling the truth. That's why his face looked even worse. "Are our lives really as insignificant as grass and ants?"
As soon as Su Mingyu heard this, she quickly pulled him aside. "Mr. Tang! Do you know where you are? Don't say such words again. You really don't think you've caused enough trouble, do you?"
After saying that, Su Mingyu rolled her eyes and looked a bit annoyed. "Alright, let's put an end to this matter. Since your goal has been achieved, our deal is also over. I'm leaving. Mr. Tang, take care of yourself!"