Su Mingyu shrugged. "You don't dare to kill me, nor do you dare to hurt me."
"But I can make you suffer worse than death." Tang Yan's eyes were cold and gloomy.
Su Mingyu showed no sign of fear. "You wouldn't dare. If I weren't pregnant, I believe you'd have a hundred ways to deal with me. But given my current condition, would you dare to lay a finger on me?"
With that, Su Mingyu curled her lips. "You left Tang Ziyan by Gu Ruobai's side. Although it's to keep an eye on Gu Ruobai, he's also a weapon for Gu Ruobai to checkmate you. If anything happens to me, Tang Ziyan won't be faring well either."
"You do know too much." Tang Yan glared at Su Mingyu fiercely. "I'll think about what just happened."
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving behind only an angry silhouette.
Su Mingyu heaved a long sigh.
She had done such a dangerous job in her previous life. She thought this life would be easier, but unexpectedly, she kept running into all sorts of problems.
In the following days, Su Mingyu continued to eat and drink to her heart's content in the Water Mansion, seemingly unaffected.
"You're really calm." Tang Yan returned from outside, dusty and wind - worn. "You send others out to toil while you enjoy yourself here."
Su Mingyu swayed her legs, and the chains on her feet jingled. "It's you who didn't want me to go out."
"So, Mr. Tang, have you found out anything?" Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow and looked at him.
Tang Yan narrowed his eyes. "If it were that easy for me to find a handle on them, wouldn't it be too simple?"
Hearing the provocation in his words, Su Mingyu didn't take the bait. "Really?"
"Sometimes I really don't know if you're anxious or not." Seeing Su Mingyu's nonchalant attitude, Tang Yan rolled his eyes.
"However, there's a deputy under Xu Fangyi. His family used to live in a dilapidated house. But somehow, they've stopped farming, and not long ago, the whole family moved away."
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "The whole family moved away? Did you find out where they went?"
"That's the key. We've asked everyone in the village, and no one knows where they've gone. Even their neighbor only heard that they had a wealthy distant relative, so they went to seek refuge with this relative."
Tang Yan squinted his eyes. He didn't say what came next, but Su Mingyu already knew what he meant.
"A wealthy relative only remembered to take them in now?" Su Mingyu curled her lips. "I think it's more likely that they did something wrong, took the money, and are trying to hide."
"It's hard to say. Our people are still investigating." Tang Yan sighed. "I've already told Gu Ruobai about this. Let him handle it. That's all I can do."
Su Mingyu nodded noncommittally. "The choice is yours. I can't see Gu Ruobai, so I can't tell him any information."
After saying that, Su Mingyu suddenly grinned at Tang Yan. "Since the truth is almost out, why don't you let me go back?"
"The truth is out?" Tang Yan twitched the corner of his mouth. "You say a few words, and the matter is over?"
"Have you developed feelings for me after keeping me here?" Su Mingyu snorted, not really caring. Anyway, she was just making a suggestion. "Forget it. I'm going to rest. You can leave now."
After saying that, Su Mingyu half - lay on the bed and didn't move, looking completely uninterested in further conversation.
Seeing her like this, Tang Yan clicked his tongue. "You've been feasting in my mansion. Every day it's either bird's nest or ginseng and gastrodia. Don't you think you've gained a lot of weight these days? What else are you not satisfied with?"
Su Mingyu turned around, raising an eyebrow at Tang Yan. "No matter how well I eat, I don't have a husband."
Tang Yan was most annoyed by Su Mingyu's evasive way of speaking. He glared at her and snorted. "Ungrateful!"
Su Mingyu pretended not to hear and closed her eyes to rest as she pleased.
Maybe because she was pregnant, Su Mingyu had been feeling tired easily lately, so she slept more and more.
Although Gu Ruobai's matter hadn't been resolved, Su Mingyu found that she spent more time in a daze recently. She no longer had the mentality of having to solve the problem before she could sleep well.
Su Mingyu was in a good state, but Gu Ruobai was in a rather bad one.
After receiving the news from Tang Yan, Gu Ruobai immediately sent a carrier pigeon to Xu Fangyi. But that wasn't enough. He even went to the village of Xu Fangyi's deputy in person to verify the information.
Of course, the information he got was the same as Tang Yan's. They couldn't find the person.
Gu Ruobai simply went to Wuwang and told July about this. July immediately responded, "We're good at finding people in Wuwang. Let us handle it."
Gu Ruobai nodded. "How's the situation at the Water Mansion these days?"
"Except for Tang Yan, no one else has entered or left." July said, puzzled. "You'd think Master is such a smart person. How come she can't escape?"
"She's been locked up." Gu Ruobai didn't even blink. "Can you try to get in and give this to her?"
With that, Gu Ruobai took out a strangely - shaped key from his bosom. "You must give it to Su Mingyu in person."
July nodded. "I'll give it a try."
After all, the Water Mansion was heavily guarded, but for Su Mingyu, July was willing to try.
"By the way," July suddenly remembered something. "Our people have also checked on Mu Yi. He seems to know that you've given up on him, so he's been staying in the Secret Department and hasn't come out. He hasn't contacted Mei Qing either."
Hearing the name Mu Yi, Gu Ruobai instinctively frowned, but then quickly relaxed. "I know Mu Yi would never betray me. But this isn't the first time such a thing has happened. Anyway, he needs to re - evaluate his relationship with me and Su Mingyu."
If Mu Yi really couldn't let go of Mei Qing, then he couldn't stay by his side anymore. This incident was a lesson.
Seeing that Gu Ruobai didn't want to say more, July didn't ask further. "Tang Ziyan has been staying in the Prince's Mansion and hasn't gone out these days. How does he contact Tang Yan?"
The relationship between the two was almost out in the open, but the two of them were still so secretive.
"Don't worry about this." Gu Ruobai narrowed his eyes. "Finding the person is the most important thing now."
July nodded. "Okay, I'll figure out a way to give this key to her. Your Highness, you haven't rested for days. Go back and rest. I'll inform you when I have news."