Caressing her belly, Su Mingyu murmured softly, "I wish this could end soon... I miss your father."
In the moonlight, Su Mingyu was dressed in a jade - green blouse and a pleated skirt with patterns of blooming flowers and misty green grass. She wore a sheer green gauze shawl. Her shoulders were as slender as if carved, and her waist was as slender as a girdle. Her skin was like congealed fat, and her breath was like the fragrance of an orchid. Just standing there quietly, she exuded an indescribable charm.
Tang Yan watched from afar and clearly heard the longing in Su Mingyu's words. In the pale moonlight, his eyes turned even darker.
Perhaps because of the sight of blood, as soon as Su Mingyu fell asleep, she dreamed of the bloody scene of her first mission in the 21st century. At that time, she was just a child, and there was no mother like Huiming to protect her desperately.
She didn't sleep well all night. Su Mingyu got up very early on purpose. Just as she came to the pavilion to enjoy the cool breeze, Tang Yan walked in from outside, exuding a strong aura of hostility.
"You really have a way! Even when locked up by me, you can still send out messages! I underestimated you!" Tang Yan was extremely angry, his face ashen. "Now Zhang Wencai is under Gu Ruobai's control. Are you happy?"
Su Mingyu propped her head up and slowly lifted her eyes to look at him. "I didn't do anything. You arrested Gan Jiangnan so openly. Do you think Gu Ruobai wouldn't know? It's easy for Gu Ruobai to find out such things, isn't it?"
"Anyway, you've achieved your goal." Tang Yan waved his sleeve, his face extremely ugly.
"Did you come here just to quarrel with me?" Su Mingyu said helplessly. "I've already said that I don't know! If you really want to quarrel, please leave."
Saying this, Su Mingyu turned her head away, too lazy to look at Tang Yan anymore.
"Have you had breakfast?" Noticing that Su Mingyu's complexion was not good, Tang Yan also suppressed his anger.
"No." Su Mingyu replied briefly and then continued to prop her head up, looking very tired.
Tang Yan frowned and lowered his eyes. "Someone, prepare some light congee for Miss Su."
Su Mingyu gave him a disdainful glance. "Thank you, Young Master Tang."
"Are you not feeling well?" Tang Yan looked at her. He felt that Su Mingyu seemed to have lost a bit of her hostility today. She was almost unrecognizable to him.
Su Mingyu responded lazily. "I didn't sleep well."
Not long after, a maid came over with a tray and served a bowl of congee to Su Mingyu. Su Mingyu wasn't polite and took it and started eating.
When Su Mingyu seemed to have eaten enough, Tang Yan softly said, "After you finish eating, come with me to the Prince Ruixian's Mansion."
Su Mingyu stared at him. "What for?"
"I want to see Zhang Wencai." Tang Yan's tone was very firm.
Su Mingyu twitched the corner of her mouth. "Aren't you afraid that I won't come back after going to the Prince Ruixian's Mansion?"
"You're still poisoned by the Liuguang Magic Flower. You can't not come back." Tang Yan looked very confident.
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "This is the only thing you can use to threaten me."
Tang Yan hooked his lips. "Anyway, as long as it can threaten you, it's good."
As they were talking, Su Mingyu had finished the congee. She wiped her mouth. "Okay, let's go."
As if he had known that Su Mingyu would definitely agree, Tang Yan spread his hands. "Let's go."
The carriage was swaying slowly. Su Mingyu lifted the curtain and glanced at the scenery outside. She frowned. "Does Gu Ruobai know that we're going?"
"No." Tang Yan lowered his eyes. Although Su Mingyu's complexion remained normal, he could tell from her eyes that she wanted to see Gu Ruobai.
"Did you eat gunpowder?" Su Mingyu keenly sensed the hostility in Tang Yan's tone. She asked suspiciously, "Who has offended you these days?"
Tang Yan didn't say a word. He just had a gloomy face, looking very unhappy.
Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Su Mingyu didn't say anything more. She just stared out of the window with a solemn look.
It wasn't long before they arrived at the Prince Ruixian's Mansion. Before Tang Yan could say anything, Su Mingyu got off the carriage by herself and walked straight into the mansion.
When she ran all the way to the tea garden, Gu Ruobai was sitting there. As usual, he was dressed in plain clothes. His fair hands, and his long, smooth hair as black as jade was tied up with a snow - white silk ribbon. Half of it was loose, and half was tied up, looking elegant and noble.
Su Mingyu suddenly caught her breath. She had always known that Gu Ruobai was good - looking, but today's Gu Ruobai was even more handsome, making her heart pound.
As if he had noticed Su Mingyu's gaze, Gu Ruobai slowly turned his head and saw Su Mingyu standing at the door.
Gu Ruobai was stunned. Before he could react, Su Mingyu had already run to his side and hugged him tightly. Before he could regain his senses, Su Mingyu bent down and whispered in his ear, "I miss you so much!"
Gu Ruobai hugged Su Mingyu tightly back. A gentle light glistened in his dark eyes. "I miss you too. All the time..."
Su Mingyu pursed her lips and couldn't help smiling. "Yes! I know."
Tang Yan watched the two hugging tightly in the courtyard. He took a deep breath, his eyes darkening. It was hard to tell if he was happy or sad.
"The two of them are really well - matched." Tang Ziming's voice suddenly came from behind. Tang Yan forced a smile. "Yes, they are."
"Brother, Su Mingyu is the princess." Tang Ziming's voice was very low but very firm.
Tang Yan nodded. "I know. And I also know that this woman won't be easily shaken. You did so many things when you approached her before, but she remained unmoved."
Tang Ziming nodded. "It's good that you know. Let's go and see Zhang Wencai. Gu Ruobai has already arranged it."
Tang Yan nodded and followed Tang Ziming out of the tea garden. After walking through many twists and turns, the two stopped in a place like a woodshed.
"You locked the person in such a place?" It was so shabby. Could Gu Ruobai be sure that Zhang Wencai wouldn't run away?
As if he knew what Tang Yan was thinking, Tang Ziming pushed open the door. With a creaking sound, the situation inside the room was clearly revealed. It was like a torture chamber. There were all kinds of torture instruments, and the whole room was surrounded by iron bars, making it a huge cage.
Tang Yan couldn't help widening his eyes. "Gu Ruobai actually has such means."
"Su Mingyu did it." Tang Ziming's tone was very calm, as if he was just talking about the nice weather today. But it made Tang Yan shiver.
"Su Mingyu... Why did she build such a torture chamber in the mansion?"
Hearing the disbelief in Tang Yan's words, Tang Ziming raised his eyebrows. "Su Mingyu has always been a tough person. She must have a room for interrogation where she won't be disturbed."