"Even kids don't tell barefaced lies. If you have no evidence, don't talk nonsense," the King of Yu shot a sideways glance at Su Mingyu. "Although Su Yueyue doesn't get along well with you, she's still your younger sister."
Saying this, the King of Yu let out a cold snort. "If she hears such words, do you want your sister to not survive this confinement period?"
Su Mingyu felt the threat in the King of Yu's words, but she remained unmoved. She just sat there quietly, as if what had happened last night had nothing to do with her.
"Your Highness, you don't need to fly into a rage like this," Su Mingyu said, raising her eyebrows. "I kind of understand why you did this. It's simply because Su Yueyue can't give birth to a son before Lady Wu Yurou, the legal wife. Otherwise, the country behind Wu Yurou may no longer support you."
"I do feel sorry for you, though," Su Mingyu said, clicking her tongue as if she were really heart - broken. "Look at yourself. You can't recognize your own son but have to raise someone else's. And not only that, you even want to make someone else's son the crown prince and hand over the kingdom you've built with your own hands."
Su Mingyu's words made the King of Yu so angry that he flung his sleeve and turned away.
Watching him leave in a fit of rage, Su Mingyu let out an almost imperceptible sigh. Even if she could provoke him now, it wouldn't help much.
She still had to find a way to get out. Otherwise, how could she send the message out?
With something weighing on her mind, Su Mingyu lost her appetite. She got up and went to a small courtyard nearby. Looking at the flowers and plants in the yard, she felt extremely irritable.
Suddenly, she heard a faint conversation. She perked up her ears and listened carefully.
Gradually, the voices over there became clearer.
A maid seemed quite complaining. "That princess is so hard to serve! Look at Lady Su. She's also pregnant, but she just stays in her own yard every day and doesn't give us any trouble."
"Yeah, it's such a pity that she gave birth to a daughter," another maid said regretfully.
"What's there to be sorry about? If she had given birth to a son, that would have been really tragic. The princess is a princess sent for marriage alliance. Even if her son is a concubine - born son, the position of the heir apparent will surely go to her son in the future. It's good that Lady Su gave birth to a daughter. Otherwise, there would be a fight for favor."
Just as they were chattering away, a shrill voice suddenly rang out. It not only scared the two maids but also made Su Mingyu almost stumble.
"Do you two want to court death by gossiping?" the nanny's voice sounded very angry.
"Forget it," a flippant voice came after the nanny's. "They're just maids. Throw them into the lake."
Hearing this, the two maids were terrified. They quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
But that slow voice was as cold as iron. "Stop talking nonsense. Drag them away."
Amidst a shrill cry, there were two splashes, and then the whole yard fell into a strange silence.
Taking this opportunity, Su Mingyu shouted, "Wu Yurou! Wu Yurou!"
"Who?" Wu Yurou turned her head sharply towards the wall. "Su Mingyu?"
"Yes, yes, yes! It's me!" Su Mingyu tried her best to raise her voice. "I came here to visit today, but I took the wrong way. Now I can't find the way out. Can you come and pick me up?"
"Su Mingyu, do you think I'm a fool?" Wu Yurou's voice was cold. "You've been to the King of Yu's Mansion more than once. How could you get lost? Besides, even if you really got lost, isn't there any maid in the mansion? Do you need me, the princess, to come and pick you up?"
Su Mingyu didn't expect that Wu Yurou had become so arrogant in just a few days.
Although a bit helpless, Su Mingyu continued, "You're a princess, and I'm also a princess! Are ordinary maids worthy? I just want to have a good chat with you. Can you come and find me?"
"I have nothing to talk to you about," Wu Yurou refused Su Mingyu's suggestion without even thinking.
Seeing that the other party was unmoved, Su Mingyu gritted her teeth and continued, "Don't you want to know about Gu Ruobai?"
"What about Gu Ruobai?" There was finally a glimmer of interest in the voice over there. So Su Mingyu pressed on. "It's actually nothing, just a trivial matter."
"Such a small matter could make you come from the Prince of Ruixian's Mansion to the King of Yu's Mansion?" Wu Yurou let out a cold snort. "Wait there. I'll come over later."
Seeing that Wu Yurou had really taken the bait, Su Mingyu let out a long breath.
Before long, Wu Yurou swaggered in through the main gate. She saw Su Mingyu sitting in the pavilion at a glance. "Speak. What's the matter?"
"Actually... Do you know that Gu Ruobai has been investigating the spy among his subordinates recently?" Su Mingyu said seriously.
"Of course. This matter has made quite a stir. There can't be many people in the capital who don't know about it," Wu Yurou looked at Su Mingyu. "You don't suspect that the spy was sent by the King of Yu's Mansion, do you?"
Seeing that she really seemed to know nothing, Su Mingyu felt relieved.
Sure enough, although Xu Wencang and Zhang Wencai had been identified, Gu Ruobai still kept this matter well - guarded.
Except for a few core people, outsiders only heard a bit of the wind but didn't know what had really happened.
"Of course not," Su Mingyu waved her hand quickly. "Gu Ruobai is a useless person. The King of Yu simply disdains to scheme against him."
Then Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "Actually, this time I came to beg the King of Yu without Gu Ruobai's knowledge. You should know that with Gu Ruobai's rigid temper, he would never let me come to beg anyone. But we've reached a dead end. We have no choice but to turn to the King of Yu."
"Do you want me to persuade the King of Yu to investigate that spy for you?" Wu Yurou looked at Su Mingyu. She really didn't expect that someone as proud as Su Mingyu would take the initiative to show weakness.
Su Mingyu pretended to be in a tangle for a while, then she pursed her lips and nodded. "Wu Yurou, although we've had a lot of misunderstandings and unpleasantness before, I sincerely hope you can help Gu Ruobai this time."
Then, Su Mingyu bit her lower lip. "And... Can you not tell Gu Ruobai that I've come here?"
Seeing Su Mingyu's submissive look, Wu Yurou felt quite satisfied. She squinted her eyes and raised her eyebrows. "Okay, I can help you."