The woman's mouth was a bloody mess. Her tongue, which should have been there, was completely gone.
Although Su Mingyu had seen all kinds of bloody scenes, this was the first time since she got pregnant that she had witnessed such a terrifying sight. It made her feel a bit queasy.
Su Mingyu covered her mouth and turned her face away. "Don't you think you're being too cruel to a maid?"
"Really?" The King of Yu raised his eyebrows. Then he clapped his hands. Soon, two guards dragged a woman up.
At the sight of the woman, Su Mingyu couldn't help covering her mouth and retching. This was the wet nurse beside Su Yueyue. Her eyes had been gouged out, leaving only two empty holes. It was extremely nauseating.
"You!" Su Mingyu knew that the King of Yu was always quite cruel, but she never expected him to be this heartless. This wet nurse had done nothing. Why did he treat them like this?
Was it just to warn others? This was too much!
"What about me?" The King of Yu slowly took a sip of wine. "You met Gu Ruobai and told him my plan to rebel, didn't you?"
He even knew this!
Su Mingyu looked at the King of Yu and suddenly found that she couldn't understand him. This man was not as impetuous as she thought. This rebellion was not a sudden impulse of his either.
"You captured me... It's not just because you like me as you said, right?"
Su Mingyu bit her lips. She was so stupid! Her intuition told her that she had been used by the King of Yu.
Seeing that Su Mingyu was finally on guard, the King of Yu curled his lips and showed a triumphant smile. "Gu Ruobai should be searching for my hidden troops with all his might, right?"
Su Mingyu didn't say a word. She just stared at him with lowered eyes.
The King of Yu squinted his eyes and continued, "He's so capable that he should be able to follow the clues left by Xu Wencang and then find his way to the west of the city. After that, he'll see the gift I've prepared for him."
"What... What did you do?" Su Mingyu's heart tightened instantly. The intense sense of nervousness made it almost impossible for her to breathe normally.
"I just left a lot of troops and weapons for him. And by the way..." The King of Yu said, smiling with pride in his eyes. "I had someone inform the Emperor that the King of Ruixian intended to rebel. Now the Emperor's army should have arrived at that place."
"When his imperial guards see so many soldiers standing with him, and all the soldiers regard him as their king, I really want to see how Gu Ruobai can escape from this situation."
Su Mingyu was completely stunned. She never expected that the King of Yu had been scheming against her from the very beginning!
She bit her lower jaw hard and stared at the King of Yu. She squeezed out a few words through her teeth, "You used me! You knew that I would try my best to tell Gu Ruobai that I was here. You also deliberately told me your plan to rebel at first, just to let me pass the message to Gu Ruobai through my mouth!"
Su Mingyu stared at the King of Yu firmly. She never thought that one day she would be so easily schemed against. And what was worse, she had dragged Gu Ruobai down!
"That's right." The King of Yu pursed his lips. "I've always known that you have a lot of tricks up your sleeve. So I guessed that you would definitely get in touch with him. I didn't expect that you would do such a good job."
As he said this, the King of Yu gave Su Mingyu an appreciative look.
Su Mingyu's heart sank to the bottom instantly. She stared at the King of Yu fiercely. "You're targeting Gu Ruobai? Why? He's just a cripple!"
"A cripple?" The King of Yu looked at Su Mingyu mockingly. "But the Emperor still values him and gives him an army. Throughout the dynasties, have you ever seen an emperor willing to let others build an army on his own territory?"
The King of Yu's eyes were cold and his face was solemn. "Since childhood, Gu Ruobai has been a thorn in my throat. I must get rid of him, or I won't be able to sleep at night!"
Su Mingyu never expected that the King of Yu hated Gu Ruobai to such an extent. She clenched her fists tightly and her small face turned pale. "You're despicable! You actually used me..."
Just as the King of Yu was about to say something, a man who looked like a secret guard walked in from outside. When Su Mingyu saw the man's real face, she almost bit off her own tongue. "Mu Yi!"
"It seems that you know each other." The King of Yu deliberately glanced at Su Mingyu and pretended that he didn't know that Mu Yi was Gu Ruobai's personal secret guard at all.
Su Mingyu frowned tightly and stared at Mu Yi sharply. "Mu Yi! You're actually colluding with this man? Do you know what you're doing?"
Mu Yi sneered at Su Mingyu. "Of course I do. Gu Ruobai never treats me like a human being. Now the King of Yu has offered me better conditions. He not only helped me find Mei Qing, but also gave me a mansion so that Mei Qing and I can live there happily."
As he said this, Mu Yi sneered. "Look, I've followed Gu Ruobai for so many years, but in the end, he still beats and scolds me at will. All I've got from him over the years is blame. There's nothing else. Why should I be loyal to such a person?"
Su Mingyu was so angry that she stepped forward and slapped Mu Yi. Mu Yi didn't dodge. He just took the slap and then looked at Su Mingyu coldly. "I'll let this slap go just because you once pleaded for Mei Qing. This is the Prince Yu's Mansion, not a place where you can act willfully. You'd better make it clear."
Su Mingyu was filled with anger. She raised her hand to hit him again, but this time Mu Yi grabbed her hand. His face was unfriendly. "Su Mingyu, do you think you can beat me with your current condition?"
"Gu Ruobai has been so good to you! You actually betrayed him! Mu Yi, you're simply inhuman!" Su Mingyu's eyes were red with anger.
Mu Yi remained unmoved. "Don't be so excited. I still have some good news to tell you."
As he said this, Mu Yi curled his lips and showed a sinister smile. "The news from the palace is that Gu Ruobai has been captured. Now the Emperor is interrogating him personally. Do you want to know the result of the interrogation?"
Su Mingyu looked at Mu Yi. Her face was as gloomy as water. "No need! Do you think I'll believe your words so easily? Gu Ruobai is so smart. How could he be schemed against by you!"
As she said this, Su Mingyu couldn't stay any longer. She turned around and ran back to her room. She closed the door behind her. Su Mingyu covered her face painfully and squatted on the ground, crying loudly.
Xia Mian saw this and quickly walked up. "My lady, what's wrong with you?"
Su Mingyu just buried her head in her knees and said nothing.
"What's wrong with you..." Xia Mian looked at Su Mingyu nervously. "My lady... What on earth happened to you?"
Su Mingyu covered her face painfully. Although she had just sounded so righteous, the King of Yu would never joke about such a thing. That meant that Gu Ruobai was very likely to have been captured.