Su Mingyu hugged her knees, her heart sinking to the bottom. Gu Ruobai was an extremely smart man. He couldn't have been without a backup plan. But the problem now was that she couldn't get out and had no access to outside information. This put her in a very passive position.
Xia Mian watched helplessly as Su Mingyu's face grew increasingly gloomy but couldn't do anything to help. She was extremely anxious.
Just as she was about to go and reason with the King of Yu, Su Mingyu suddenly stood up.
Xia Mian was startled. "My lady... What's wrong?"
"Xia Mian, you said before that although you entered suddenly, you still left a message for Qi Yue. Are you sure Qi Yue can see it?"
"It should be possible, but it will take some time." Xia Mian frowned tightly. "Why do you ask?"
Su Mingyu bit her lower lip. "We've been tricked."
Then Su Mingyu told Xia Mian everything that had happened between her and the King of Yu. After hearing this, Xia Mian's face darkened. "We need to find a way to contact the people outside. At least we need to know whether the information the King of Yu told you is true or false."
Su Mingyu nodded. "So I'm going to find Su Yueyue."
"But there should be spies of the King of Yu around her. How can she help us?" Xia Mian frowned, looking worried.
By now, Su Mingyu couldn't afford to think too much. She had to use every possible method and give it a try.
Su Mingyu didn't waste any time. That night, she asked Xia Mian to spend a large sum of money and use her beauty to tempt someone to inform the people in Su Yueyue's courtyard.
Early the next morning, Su Yueyue came to Su Mingyu's courtyard alone, carrying her child.
Glancing at the maids serving in Su Mingyu's courtyard, Su Yueyue let out a snort from her nose. "The obedient maids that I couldn't get even when I got myself pregnant have been arranged by him to serve you."
With a sarcastic smile, Su Yueyue said, "It seems that in the eyes of the King of Yu, Wu Yurou and I are the same, and only you are special."
Su Mingyu pursed her lips and didn't respond to this. "I think you should know why I've asked you here?"
"You want to know the news about Gu Ruobai, right?" Su Yueyue was straightforward. "To be honest, I can't tell you what you want to know. Since Gu Ruobai entered the palace, there has been no news from inside."
With a shrug, Su Yueyue looked at Su Mingyu with a hint of schadenfreude in her eyes. "There's no news, good or bad. It's as if he disappeared completely after entering."
"However," Su Yueyue pretended to think and lowered her eyes. "Maybe he's being tortured severely and hasn't revealed anything useful yet. But I don't think you need to worry, sister. You weren't involved in this incident at all. And with the protection of the King of Yu, you won't be implicated."
Su Mingyu had only invited her to confirm the situation. Now, hearing what she said, Su Mingyu felt her heart sink to the bottom.
Even Su Yueyue knew about it, so it seemed that Gu Ruobai's arrest was true.
This King of Yu actually wanted to use the emperor to deal with Gu Ruobai!
Watching Su Mingyu's ugly expression with satisfaction, Su Yueyue sneered. "Well, now I've told you everything you wanted to know. I'll take my leave."
With that, Su Yueyue got up to leave. Su Mingyu quickly called out to her. "I'll help you deal with Wu Yurou. Can you help me contact the people outside of Gu Ruobai?"
Seeing Su Mingyu being so humble, a hint of sarcasm flashed in Su Yueyue's eyes. "Are you begging me now?"
Su Mingyu nodded almost without thinking. If this could satisfy her, then face was nothing compared to Gu Ruobai's life.
"You're begging me?" Su Yueyue laughed so hard that her shoulders trembled, and she even shed exaggerated tears. "I never thought you'd beg me. I didn't expect this day to come."
With a haughty look at Su Mingyu, Su Yueyue said, "Is this how you beg?"
Su Mingyu immediately stood up and bowed deeply to Su Yueyue. "This incident concerns Gu Ruobai's life. Please, sister, help me regardless of our past grievances."
"Are you stupid or am I?" Su Yueyue raised her eyebrows. "The Prince of Ruixian has committed a capital crime. You want me to help you? How?"
With a contemptuous look at Su Mingyu, Su Yueyue said, "If you're really that worried about him, why don't you beg the King of Yu? He has feelings for you anyway."
After saying that, Su Yueyue turned around and left with her child in her arms, giving Su Mingyu no chance to say anything else.
Su Mingyu watched her departing back from afar and couldn't help frowning. Although she had long known that Su Yueyue would surely protect herself and take advantage of the situation, the fact that this path was now blocked still made her feel a bit frustrated.
"My lady... It's okay. We can still find Wu Yurou." Xia Mian stepped forward and gently comforted Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu nodded tiredly. "Where's Zhizhu? We mustn't let her know about this. Her emotions have been very unstable recently."
"I haven't told her. Don't worry. I've already sent someone to take her to another place." Xia Mian said, looking at Su Mingyu worriedly. "My lady, don't be so tense. Maybe no news is the best news for now."
Su Mingyu nodded. Just as she was about to say something, she saw a maid leading Wu Yurou up.
Wu Yurou's face was very ugly. Her small face was tightly drawn, looking extremely unhappy. "Good for you! You've been locked up here all this time. Last time you told me you came to ask for help."
Su Mingyu didn't beat around the bush and directly asked, "I want to know about Gu Ruobai."
"Did the King of Yu tell you?" Wu Yurou frowned and then let out a deep sigh. "I just saw Su Yueyue. You should have asked her already. I only know that much information."
Hearing what Wu Yurou said, Su Mingyu's heart sank to the bottom. "So it means that Gu Ruobai has really been arrested!"
Wu Yurou nodded, looking a bit tired. "The King of Yu found out about my visit to Gu Ruobai last time. From now on, I'm just like you and can't leave this prince's mansion. You asked me here just to help Gu Ruobai, but I'm sorry. I can't do anything this time."
"I didn't ask you here to help Gu Ruobai. I'm here to help you." Su Mingyu looked deeply into Wu Yurou's eyes. "The King of Yu is now bloodthirsty. He even dared to kill your dowry maid. If he really gets the throne one day, do you think he'll keep you as a threat?"