"The poison of Qingming is not easy to cure. I contacted Tang Yan, but he refused to give me the antidote," the King of Yu said in a rather solemn voice.
"Thank you so much, Your Highness. You even went to ask for the antidote for me?" Su Mingyu was truly surprised.
She never expected that such a proud man as the King of Yu would go to ask for the antidote for her.
The King of Yu didn't say a word. He just lowered his eyes and glanced at Su Mingyu. Today, Su Mingyu looked especially delicate and charming. Her bright eyes were fixed on one spot, and her long curled eyelashes cast a fan - shaped shadow under the lamp light.
Su Mingyu was always cold to everyone, but now there seemed to be stars in her eyes, making them extremely bright.
"Why are you looking at me like this?" Su Mingyu noticed the King of Yu's gaze and looked at him suspiciously. "Does Your Highness have something else to tell me?"
Su Mingyu's eyes were shining brightly. The King of Yu just felt his heart itch. Maybe it had been a long time since they last met. He felt that the emotions he had suppressed for so long seemed to be finally ignited. Suddenly, he reached out his hand and stroked Su Mingyu's face without any warning.
Su Mingyu was startled. She instinctively took a step back. "What are you doing, Your Highness?"
Seeing Su Mingyu's strong reaction, the King of Yu lowered his eyes. A flash of self - mockery, barely noticeable, passed through his eyes. Then he took out a medicine bottle from his bosom and handed it to Su Mingyu. "This is the antidote for Qingming. Take it. The poison of Qingming is very difficult to cure. Without the antidote, you may not survive the first bout of the poison."
"Ah? The antidote?" Su Mingyu looked at him in surprise. "Where did you get the antidote?"
The King of Yu lowered his eyes. "You don't need to worry about that. Just take it."
Before Su Mingyu could say anything, the carriage stopped.
The King of Yu lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside. "Princess, we've arrived at the mansion. Go back."
Su Mingyu blinked her eyes. "Your Highness..."
Before Su Mingyu could say more, the King of Yu had already helped her out of the carriage.
By the time Su Mingyu came to her senses, she was already standing at the gate of the Rui Xian Prince's Mansion, holding the antidote the King of Yu had given her in her hand.
Tang Yan was so eager for her to die. How could he be willing to give the King of Yu the antidote? What on earth had happened between them?
"You're back but not going into the mansion. Are you going to be the door god?" Gu Ruobai's voice came from behind. "The carriage just now was from the King of Yu's mansion. You met him."
Su Mingyu turned around to look at Gu Ruobai, then waved the bottle in her hand. "I did meet him, and he gave me this."
Seeing that Su Mingyu's complexion was not very good, Gu Ruobai stepped forward and took the bottle. "What is this?"
"This is... the antidote for Qingming," Su Mingyu frowned tightly. "The King of Yu actually got the antidote for Qingming for me?"
"Did he go to see Tang Yan?" Although it was a question from Gu Ruobai, there was not much doubt in his words.
Su Mingyu spread out her hands, indicating that she wasn't very sure either.
"I met him on the street, and then he gave me the antidote. Logically, he shouldn't have gone to see Tang Yan. If he really did, he should have already known that what I was poisoned with was not Qingming but Liuguanghuanhua."
Gu Ruobai flipped his wrist and put the medicine bottle into his pocket.
Su Mingyu looked at his smooth movements in surprise and opened her eyes wide in disbelief. "This is the antidote he gave me. Why are you putting it away?"
Gu Ruobai seemed to take it for granted. "Qingming has no effect on you anymore, so you don't need it. I'll keep it for you."
"You must be joking!" Su Mingyu stepped forward to grab it. "This thing is priceless. There are so many people outside who are willing to pay a fortune for it. And you're just confiscating it?"
"What? Do you want to cherish the things given to you by other men?" Gu Ruobai's face darkened, and there was little smile in his black eyes.
Su Mingyu was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Are you kidding me? There's nothing between the King of Yu and me. He just gave me an antidote. Are you jealous?"
"You're my princess. Why should he give you the antidote?" Gu Ruobai stiffened his neck and made a look of being jealous.
Su Mingyu rolled her eyes. "Fine, fine, fine. If you want to keep it, keep it. Let's go back first?"
Seeing that Su Mingyu had compromised, Gu Ruobai nodded. "Come on, push me in."
Seeing his smug look, Su Mingyu said helplessly, "Okay, I've realized that you can't be spoiled."
Although she said so, Su Mingyu still stepped forward and pushed Gu Ruobai into the mansion.
Maybe Gu Ruobai's apology that night was so creative that soon, fireflies in glass bottles began to be sold in the night markets of the entire capital.
Although fireflies were not valuable, glass bottles were very precious. This thing, which was not very practical and quite expensive, happened to be the best - selling item in the night markets of the capital.
When Su Mingyu saw this scene in the market, she was stunned. She never expected that such a firefly could become a business opportunity.
When she told Gu Ruobai all this, Gu Ruobai just hooked the corner of his lips faintly. "Is this all you've seen while wandering around the market these days?"
Su Mingyu nodded. "Yes! These things represent the prosperity of the country. The common people are so wealthy that they can afford to buy such impractical things."
Actually, Su Mingyu didn't dare to say that for some time, Tang Ziyan would definitely follow her whenever she went out. Although Su Mingyu found it strange, Tang Ziyan just followed her, claiming to be protecting her. And he never did anything out of line, so Su Mingyu didn't say anything.
Seeing that her complexion was a bit strange, Gu Ruobai asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? Is the poison of Liuguanghuanhua acting up?"
"No..." Su Mingyu shook her head. "This poison is really strange. For so many days, I've almost eaten and drunk whatever I wanted. But there's still no sign of the poison acting up. However, when I was with Tang Yan, the feeling of the poison acting up was so intense."
Gu Ruobai frowned. "There are only legends about Liuguanghuanhua in the Jianghu. Few people have really used or seen it. It may not be easy to find the antidote for a while."
Su Mingyu didn't take it seriously. "Do you think Tang Yan would use a poison that could be easily cured on me?"