Watching Gu Ruobai's retreating back, July let out a sigh. For some reason, at this moment, Gu Ruobai's back looked a bit dejected, quite different from the high - spirited him before.
The gentle breeze was blowing. Su Mingyu was sitting on the stool by the window, propping her head up with her hand. She squinted at the hot - tempered Tang Yan outside and said, "Hey, Young Master Tang, you seem to be in a really bad mood. What happened?"
"Mind your own business." Tang Yan waved away the weeping maidservant at his feet.
"I'm doing fine. I can eat and drink well." Su Mingyu looked extremely leisurely, showing no sign of being imprisoned at all.
"I'm being nice to you just because you're pregnant. Don't think I won't do anything to you." Tang Yan's face was gloomy.
Su Mingyu curled her lips. "It was Tang Ziyan who told you I'm pregnant, right? What's your relationship with Tang Ziyan? Tang Yan - Tang Ziyan. Your names are so similar. And Tang Ziyan is so reluctant to leave the mansion. You can't tell me all these are just coincidences."
Tang Yan rubbed his temples. "It seems you're not stupid."
Su Mingyu nodded in agreement. "So can you tell me who Tang Ziyan is to you?"
"He's my younger brother." Since it had come to this, Tang Yan had nothing to hide. "Since you've already suspected, it means Gu Ruobai knows too, right?"
Su Mingyu didn't say a word but just squinted her eyes. "No wonder you two are both so good - looking."
"Heh. Do you think I, as a man, would like you to praise me for my good looks?" Tang Yan sneered and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute." Su Mingyu quickly called him back. "Well... there are so many traps in this mansion, and I'm pregnant, so there's no way I'll take the risk. Can you unlock the ankle - chain for me?"
"No way." Tang Yan didn't even think about it. "Aren't you capable? Unlock it by yourself."
Su Mingyu curled her lips. "Fine! I'll figure it out myself!"
Saying so, she took out a hairpin from her head. She bent down and fiddled with the lock for a long time. Then Su Mingyu let out a desperate sigh. Why were the locks in ancient times so complicated? Tang Yan was really targeting her!
"I thought the princess was all - powerful. I didn't expect there to be something you couldn't do." Tang Yan watched from the side, a sneer on his lips.
Su Mingyu didn't take it to heart. She curled her lips. "If I were really that capable, I wouldn't have been captured by you again and again."
"Seriously, instead of being so hostile to me, why don't we think together about who could be the spy beside Gu Ruobai and has been lurking for so long?" Su Mingyu propped her head up again and raised her eyebrows at Tang Yan.
Tang Yan twitched the corner of his mouth. "You just want to take this opportunity to get rid of all the people I've placed beside Gu Ruobai, don't you?"
"How can you think of me like that?" Su Mingyu pretended to be angry. "I'm doing this out of kindness. Look, I'm pregnant now. I surely want to return to the father of my child as soon as possible. And you, you want to avenge your family soon. So our goals are basically the same."
Tang Yan stared at Su Mingyu without blinking. "You sure can talk."
Su Mingyu nodded. "Not bad. What do you think?"
"What information can you have? You just want to get information from me." Tang Yan rolled his eyes, but he didn't leave.
Seeing his reaction, Su Mingyu knew there was a chance. So she continued to persuade him. "Well, information should be exchanged. Maybe something normal to you is abnormal to me."
Although Tang Yan knew Su Mingyu was just talking nonsense, he still didn't leave. "Tell me yours first."
"Gu Ruobai is already investigating his confidants. I remember he told me that the battle where he was injured and you saved him was just a small skirmish."
Before Su Mingyu could finish, Tang Yan snorted and interrupted. "How could Gu Ruobai lose so badly in a small skirmish?"
"That's the point." Su Mingyu curled her lips. "So he suspects the spy must be someone very close to him."
"But Gu Ruobai has been back in the capital for a long time because of his injury. It's all changed now if we investigate it." Tang Yan raised his eyebrows at Su Mingyu.
"So, it's your turn now." Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "I think Young Master Tang should know more than me."
"Gu Ruobai only has two lieutenants. One is Xu Fangyi and the other is Lin Feng. Xu Fangyi is the military advisor. He has access to all of Gu Ruobai's decisions. Lin Feng is a military general. He's responsible for executing all of Gu Ruobai's decisions."
Tang Yan crossed his legs and continued. "These two can be said to be Gu Ruobai's right - hand men. After he was injured, Xu Fangyi stayed in the military camp and is still the military advisor with absolute power. As for Lin Feng, he was taken away by Gu Ruobai. I think Lin Feng is leading Gu Ruobai's rather large army."
Su Mingyu nodded. "I know what you said. Do you suspect these two?"
"No. Gu Ruobai has known these two since he was very young. They were promoted by Gu Ruobai himself. If they were both problematic, Gu Ruobai wouldn't have just injured his leg." Tang Yan's tone was very definite.
Su Mingyu nodded after listening. "You mean someone used one of these two to get Gu Ruobai's latest situation and then tried to harm him?"
Before Tang Yan could answer, Su Mingyu bit her lower lip and continued. "Then this person must be someone in the court. If it were the enemy, they wouldn't be so round - about. They would be more direct."
"It seems you're not stupid. But do you think Gu Ruobai can't think of what we've said?" Tang Yan curled his lips. "Gu Ruobai is more scheming than the two of us combined."
Su Mingyu agreed with this. "But I think Gu Ruobai may really not know. Because... he trusts his subordinates very much. He may suspect many people, but he will never suspect these two."
"So." Su Mingyu winked at Tang Ziyan. "Why don't you go and investigate?"
"Why do you think I'll agree to you?" Tang Yan rolled his eyes. "I just want to sit back and enjoy the fruits."
"I've investigated." Su Mingyu calmly poured herself a cup of tea. "It'll be the memorial day for your dozens of family members in less than half a month. The reason you've been so irritable recently is this. You hope to find the murderer before that and let them rest in peace, right?"
"You know too much." Tang Yan's face suddenly turned extremely ugly. He gave Su Mingyu a cold look. "It's not a good thing for a woman to know too much, especially a woman who's been imprisoned."