Su Mingyu was startled. She suddenly turned around. "King Yu?"
Why was he here?
As if seeing the surprise in Su Mingyu's eyes, King Yu lifted his robe and sat down beside her. "I like this lake very much."
Su Mingyu pursed her lips and didn't reply.
King Yu stared into the distance at the people searching in the lake. Out of the blue, he asked, "Mingyu, what are you looking for?"
Su Mingyu rubbed her nose. "Something Gu Ruobai gave me fell into the lake. I've sent people to look for it."
"Sure enough, a pregnant woman will mobilize so many people for a small thing." King Yu said this, but his eyes were cold, giving Su Mingyu a very dangerous feeling.
Su Mingyu subconsciously moved a bit to the side and tried hard to catch Tang Yan and Tang Ziming's attention. "It's just looking for something. If we really can't find it, it doesn't matter."
As she said this, Su Mingyu was about to raise her hand to call Tang Yan. But just as she was about to speak, she felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck. Her vision went black and she lost consciousness.
When she woke up again, she found herself in a place like a basement. There were no windows around, only a candle on the table emitting a faint light.
Su Mingyu checked her body. Apart from a bit of pain on the back of her head where she'd been hit, there was nothing else.
She touched her belly. Feeling that the baby in her belly was still okay, she let out a sigh of relief. Then she shouted in a hoarse voice, "Is anyone there? Is anyone there?"
Not long after, a woman came up carrying a basin of hot water. "Miss, do you want to wash your face?"
Su Mingyu was so angry that she almost blew her top. She was kidnapped, and this person was actually asking if she wanted to wash her face?
"Where is this?" Su Mingyu got straight to the point.
"This is inside King Yu's mansion."
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows in surprise. She didn't expect this maid to answer her honestly. "Can I leave?"
"No." The maid lowered her head. "King Yu gave the order that once the miss wakes up, someone should go and call him. I think King Yu will be here soon."
Just as she was speaking, a somewhat haggard figure walked in through the door.
"You're awake?" King Yu looked down at Su Mingyu. At this moment, Su Mingyu had been changed into a light - pink long dress with a plain gauze outer garment. It was a very elegant outfit. Her black hair hung down, making her look a bit thin, but she was still stunningly beautiful.
King Yu squinted his eyes. "Do you want to know why you're here?"
"The person behind Xu Wencang is you. Were you scared when we went to check the lake?" Su Mingyu almost didn't even think before she started to mock him.
"They say a pregnant woman loses her wits for three years, but it seems you're not stupid at all." King Yu raised his eyebrows. "Actually, you're only half right."
As he said this, King Yu walked to the bedside and sat down beside Su Mingyu. Looking at her beautiful face, a flash of greed passed through his dark eyes. "I am indeed the person behind Xu Wencang. Gu Ruobai's leg was also broken under my scheme."
Hearing this, Su Mingyu's face darkened. She subconsciously moved back a bit to put some distance between them, then said coldly, "Let me go back quickly. Otherwise, if Tang Yan and the others find any evidence at the bottom of the lake, they'll definitely come and kill you right away."
"You don't have to worry about this. They definitely won't find anything." King Yu seemed very certain. "I've long guessed that you would find this clue. After all, Xu Wencang's method of getting Xiang'er back was too radical."
"If this stupid fool had told me earlier, things wouldn't have turned out like this." King Yu said, sighing regretfully.
Su Mingyu looked at him in confusion. "Didn't you know when Xu Wencang told the emperor that we'd captured Zhang Wencai and Xiang'er?"
King Yu nodded. "Yes. If I'd known, I wouldn't have let him do such a stupid thing."
Su Mingyu took a deep breath. "Can I ask you a question now?"
King Yu looked at her and nodded. "Don't say just one. I'll answer any question you want to know."
"Do you have an army?" Su Mingyu asked the question that she was most concerned about right away.
King Yu's pupils suddenly contracted. He didn't seem to expect Su Mingyu's first question to be so sharp.
But soon he smiled understandingly. If Su Mingyu wasn't this smart, how could he have taken a fancy to her?
"Yes, I do have an army." Since things had come to this, King Yu didn't want to hide it anymore.
Su Mingyu didn't expect him to be so bold as to secretly form an army. If the emperor found out about this, he would never be able to turn things around.
"Do you know what you're doing?"
Su Mingyu looked at King Yu, a bit unsure why such a smart person would do such a thing.
"Gu Ruobai can have his own army. Why can't I?" King Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Mingyu. "We're both princes. Just because his leg is broken doesn't mean he should get such preferential treatment."
"You're the one who broke his leg." Su Mingyu didn't expect King Yu to be so shameless. "Moreover, you were embezzling the military funds before Gu Ruobai's leg was broken, which means you've had this idea for a long time."
As Su Mingyu was speaking, a sudden chill ran down her spine. She stared at King Yu in horror with wide - open eyes. "The secret at the bottom of the lake has been discovered. We've saved Zhang Wencai, so Xu Wencang is already a useless pawn. Then you've blatantly kidnapped me here."
As she said this, Su Mingyu stared directly at King Yu without blinking. "King Yu, you're trying to rebel! No, you're trying to stage a coup?"
Su Mingyu looked extremely surprised. "It's not easy to get close to the emperor's imperial guards. How much silver have you saved up? How many soldiers have you trained? And you dare to stage a coup?"
This time, Su Mingyu really thought King Yu had gone crazy.
Even Gu Ruobai, who had muskets, wasn't sure he could stage a successful coup. How much did this King Yu have?
"Don't be so nervous. I won't do it now." Seeing Su Mingyu with her eyes wide open, King Yu softened his heart. He stepped forward and tucked the long hair behind Su Mingyu's ear. "Actually, I didn't kidnap you to threaten Gu Ruobai."
As King Yu was speaking, he got closer to Su Mingyu. Su Mingyu dodged sharply backward, but in the end, she was still forced into a corner.
Su Mingyu pursed her lips and looked at him. "Then what do you want?"
"There's something I think you should know." King Yu pursed his lips and smiled charmingly.
Looking at him like this, for some reason, Su Mingyu's heart skipped a beat. She stared at King Yu nervously and said in a slightly unhappy tone, "What do you want to say?"