"Do you still remember the time when you were captured by Tang Yan?" The King of Yu smiled. "You don't need to be so nervous. I know you're pregnant now. I won't do anything to you."
It would be strange if she wasn't nervous! Su Mingyu rolled her eyes mentally.
"Why are you bringing this up?" Su Mingyu looked at him in confusion.
"Nothing." The King of Yu shrugged. "I just wanted to tell you that one day when Gu Ruobai was drunk on the boat, Wu Yurou went to see him."
Su Mingyu stared at him with a sinking look in her eyes. "Don't tell me the child in Wu Yurou's belly is actually Gu Ruobai's?"
There was mockery in Su Mingyu's eyes as she looked at the King of Yu. "Even if you dared to say so, do you think I'd believe you?"
Not only did Su Mingyu have full faith in Gu Ruobai's character and was sure he would never do anything to betray her, but during that time, Gu Ruobai had been accompanying her in the water mansion. Where would he have had the chance to get Wu Yurou pregnant? Wasn't the King of Yu being too obvious in trying to sow discord?
The King of Yu stared at her coldly. "Why would I make up such a story to deceive you?"
"How would I know? Since you've already captured me, you can say whatever you want. Anyway, I won't believe you." Su Mingyu curled her lips, looking completely unperturbed.
Seeing this, the King of Yu pursed his lips. "Since you're so stubborn, there's no point in my saying more. You can stay here for now."
With that, he got up and left the secret chamber, leaving behind a frowning Su Mingyu.
If her previous speculation was true, was the King of Yu really planning a rebellion? But why? According to the current situation, even if he didn't rebel, the throne would eventually be his.
After all, in others' eyes, Gu Ruobai, the King of Ruixian, was just a good - for - nothing. The King of Yu didn't need to stage a rebellion just to deal with such a person.
"I want to go out." Su Mingyu said to the maid who had been attending to her.
The maid shook her head firmly. "My master has given orders that you're not allowed to leave this room."
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "In that case, I'll neither eat nor drink."
"Miss, please don't joke about the child in your belly." After saying this, the maid turned around and walked out, closing the door behind her.
Su Mingyu frowned as she looked at the tightly - shut stone door. What on earth did the King of Yu want to do? Did he want to threaten Gu Ruobai by imprisoning her?
But Gu Ruobai wasn't the only general in the court. Threatening just him seemed rather pointless.
Anyway, no matter what, she couldn't just stay in this stone chamber all the time.
Su Mingyu pursed her lips, raised her hand to touch her belly, and said in a very gentle tone, "You're my child, so you must be stronger than other children. It's just a day or two of not eating or drinking. I believe you can hold on, right?"
In the following days, Su Mingyu really neither ate nor drank. She just lay in bed all day without moving. It didn't matter who came to persuade her.
The maid didn't dare to be rough with her and could only keep trying to persuade her, but Su Mingyu was determined and wouldn't listen to anything she said.
On the third day, the maid really had no other choice and could only invite the King of Yu over.
Su Mingyu lay in bed, using her last bit of strength to faintly detect the movement behind her.
After hearing the heavy footsteps behind her, Su Mingyu closed her eyes and tried her best to even out her breathing.
The King of Yu came to the bedside and gently touched Su Mingyu. "I locked you up here to protect you. Do you know that the outside has been in a complete mess trying to find you?"
Su Mingyu still tried her best to keep her breathing steady and showed no intention of answering the King of Yu.
The King of Yu sighed. "Then tell me what you want to do?"
Su Mingyu still showed no sign of movement and didn't even make a sound.
Seeing this, a bad premonition suddenly rose in the King of Yu's heart. He quickly turned Su Mingyu over and placed his hand on her forehead. The temperature there was alarmingly high.
"By the time you inform me, it's already like this. Why didn't you just wait until she was dead to tell me?!" The King of Yu glared angrily at the maid.
The maid hadn't expected things to turn out like this. Her knees went weak and she knelt on the ground. "My lord, I thought this was just Miss Su's trick to get out."
The King of Yu picked up Su Mingyu with a grim expression, not even glancing at the maid, and walked straight out.
Ignoring the strange looks from the people around, the King of Yu took Su Mingyu directly to his own room. "Someone, go and find me a doctor. Find me the best doctor in the entire capital!"
The maid beside him was startled. After following the King of Yu for so many years, it was the first time she had seen him so nervous about a woman.
"What are you standing there for? Go and fetch me a basin of cold water quickly!" The King of Yu was so angry that his face turned pale. "Do I keep you around just to eat for free? Do I have to tell you every little thing myself?"
After everyone scattered like birds and beasts, the King of Yu placed his hand on Su Mingyu's forehead again. "Do you want to get out so badly just to help Gu Ruobai?"
The King of Yu's handsome face was tightly set, and there was a cold glint in his dark eyes. "Even if you get out, I won't let you contact Gu Ruobai. Now, I've secretly controlled all the important court officials in the capital. What do you think Gu Ruobai can do?"
Feeling the caress of the big hand on her forehead, Su Mingyu felt disgusted inwardly but still tried her best to keep her breathing steady and her face unchanged.
The doctor came quickly. He felt Su Mingyu's pulse in a few moments. "Your Highness, this young lady's pulse indicates that she hasn't eaten for a long time. She's probably fainted due to exhaustion. Feed her some rice soup and she'll wake up soon."
"What about the child in her belly?" The King of Yu looked down at the doctor, and a strange look flashed across his eyes.
"Oh, this..." The doctor stroked his beard and looked a bit surprised. "Although this young lady hasn't eaten for several days, the pulse of the child in her belly is very steady. It should be fine."
Hearing what the doctor said, the King of Yu's eyes darkened. His face was set tightly, and his dark eyes were lowered. It was hard to tell whether this was good or bad.
"Alright, you can go." The King of Yu motioned for his subordinate beside him to give the doctor some silver. "You're an old doctor in the capital. You've managed to live to this day, so you should know what to do next, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes." The old doctor nodded repeatedly. "I came to Your Highness's mansion because Lady Su wasn't feeling well."