Tang Ziyàn pursed his lips and thought for a while. "If the prince has any..."
Before he could finish, Gu Ruòbái rolled his eyes again. "Get out! Do I have to say it for the third time?"
Seeing that Gu Ruòbái really wouldn't listen to a single word of his, Tang Ziyàn sighed and turned to leave the room.
Watching Tang Ziyàn's back getting farther and farther away, Gu Ruòbái suddenly put away his furious expression and called out to the empty air beside him. "Qīngfēng."
A black shadow appeared in front of Gu Ruòbái like a ghost. "My lord."
"Follow him. I want to know where Tang Ziyàn goes and who he meets." Gu Ruòbái's eyes were very deep, but there was no trace of light in them, only gloom.
Qīngfēng nodded. "What about the princess?"
"No need to look for her. I know where she is." Gu Ruòbái took a deep breath. "You can go first."
Qīngfēng gave a soft grunt, then turned around and disappeared in the main hall. In the blink of an eye, Gu Ruòbái was the only one left in the main hall that had been full of anger just now.
He tightly clenched his fists. His pair of pitch - black eyes were as deep as a bottomless quagmire without light, making anyone who looked at them sink in at first sight.
Although Sū Míngyù had been tied to the bed, fortunately she could still manage to get out of bed. After she had a bold and sound sleep, as expected, she saw Gu Ruòbái and Tang Yán in her room.
Gu Ruòbái's face was as dark as if it could drip water. He stared at Tang Yán with lowered eyes and said in a bad tone, "You've already poisoned Sū Míngyù. Why did you still kidnap her?"
"If I didn't kidnap her, how could I know if you're really working hard for me to catch the person?" Tang Yán was like a stubborn rock at the moment.
"Find the person I'm looking for, and I'll return Sū Míngyù to you." Tang Yán didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point. "Your wife doesn't seem to care much about the poison of the Liúguāng Huànhuā. So I thought maybe I could motivate you in another way."
"Come at me if you have any grievances! Why do you keep targeting a woman?" Gu Ruòbái's tone was very cold, as if it carried hailstones.
But Tang Yán didn't care at all. He said in a deep voice, "Since ancient times, when fighting a snake, one should strike at its seven - inch point. If I don't have a hold on you, how can I trust that you'll really do things for me?"
"I'm a prince after all. Since I've promised to investigate the truth, I will surely keep my word!" Gu Ruòbái's tone was a bit urgent.
Tang Yán gave a half - smile and glanced at Sū Míngyù, who had been sitting on the bed without saying a word. Then he sneered. "If you're really worried about your wife and the unborn child, you should go and find the culprit who secretly killed my whole family, instead of wasting your breath on me here!"
After Tang Yán finished speaking, he pulled the rope tied to Sū Míngyù's foot and said, "This is Xuánmíng Iron. I believe you know its hardness. So it's impossible for you to take her away by force. The only thing you can do now is to investigate carefully. I'll return her to you as soon as you have a result."
Saying that, Tang Yán waved his hand. "See the guest out!"
Just as the maid was about to lead Gu Ruòbái away, Sū Míngyù suddenly spoke up. "Wait a minute!"
Tang Yán and Gu Ruòbái both turned their gazes to her. Sū Míngyù pursed her lips. "Um... I'd like to have a private word with Gu Ruòbái."
"Okay." Tang Yán didn't make things difficult for Sū Míngyù. "Cherish this opportunity. We don't know when we'll meet next time."
After saying that, Tang Yán turned around and left.
When the door was closed, Sū Míngyù took a deep breath. "Don't worry. I'm doing fine here. I've gotten used to it after staying for so long. You just focus on catching the spy. That spy is not only important to Tang Yán but also to you."
Gu Ruòbái glanced outside and clearly saw the outline of a person eavesdropping. Then he said, "I know, but I don't want to leave you alone here."
As he spoke, Gu Ruòbái quietly walked to Sū Míngyù's side.
Sū Míngyù hugged Gu Ruòbái and deliberately said loudly, "How can you say I'm alone? I still have our child with me. Your top priority now is to catch that spy. Do you understand?"
As she spoke, Sū Míngyù quietly took out a piece of paper from her bosom and stuffed it into Gu Ruòbái's arms. Then she continued, "Actually, I can quite understand Tang Yán's feelings. By the way."
Sū Míngyù seemed to remember something and suddenly called out to Gu Ruòbái. "I have something to ask of you."
"Mùyī?" Gu Ruòbái almost guessed it right away. "He did a really bad job this time! I can't forgive him easily. I've said that if I can bring you back, it's okay. But if I can't, I'll make his whole secret department pay with their lives!"
When Gu Ruòbái said this, his tone was very excited, but his eyes looking at Sū Míngyù were very gentle.
Sū Míngyù felt a warm feeling in her heart. She tightened her hold on Gu Ruòbái and said, "Mùyī didn't do anything wrong either. So don't be so angry. When you get back, make good use of Mùyī to help you find the spy."
"As you wish." Gu Ruòbái lowered his eyes. He hugged Sū Míngyù tightly and then reluctantly let go of her. Before leaving, Gu Ruòbái looked at Sū Míngyù with some concern. "You should take good care of yourself."
Sū Míngyù nodded. "I know. You go back. I'll wait for you to come and pick me up."
Gu Ruòbái took a deep look at Sū Míngyù and then reluctantly turned around and left.
Not long after Gu Ruòbái left, Tang Yán pushed open the door and walked in. "Why stop pretending that your relationship is bad now?"
Sū Míngyù rolled her eyes. "You already know everything. Is there any point in my pretending?"
"That's true." Tang Yán snorted. "If you stay in this room obediently, I won't do anything to you. But if you're not obedient, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Sū Míngyù didn't even look at him. "Mr. Tang, if you really have so much energy, why don't you save it to deal with that spy?"
After saying that, Sū Míngyù pulled up the quilt to cover her head. A muffled voice came from under the quilt. "You can go. I need to rest more now. I don't want to waste my breath on you."
Looking at the lump on the bed, Tang Yán's face didn't look very good, but he didn't make things difficult for Sū Míngyù either. "Stay put."
Listening to the sound of Tang Yán leaving, Sū Míngyù's eyes darkened. Now things were getting tricky.
On the other side, Gu Ruòbái walked out of the Water Mansion. It wasn't until the carriage was out of sight of the mansion that Gu Ruòbái took out the note that Sū Míngyù had stuffed into his arms. There was only one line of words written in a delicate but scribbled font on the note: Go find Qīyuè.