"Sister..." Seeing Su Mingyu about to leave, Su Yueyue quickly stopped her. "Sister... actually, the main reason I came to you is that I want to find my child! I don't want him to be displaced anymore!"
"I think you've got the wrong person. Instead of pleading with me, you should go to the King of Yu..." Su Mingyu looked at Su Yueyue on the ground. She was quite pitiful, but Su Mingyu felt no sympathy for her.
This woman might be sincere now, but she could also be faking it. For Su Mingyu, it wasn't worth taking the risk of angering the King of Yu for someone who had once hurt her.
"Alright, you're just wasting your time here. I do know that your child was swapped, but I've been locked up here all this time and I don't know where he was sent."
With that, Su Mingyu forcefully opened the door and walked out.
After taking just a few steps, she saw a familiar figure looking at her with a half - smile.
Su Mingyu's heart sank. It was the King of Yu...
When did he come? Did he hear the conversation between her and Su Yueyue?
Su Yueyue, closely following behind Su Mingyu, also saw the King of Yu. She was stunned for a moment, then looked at Su Mingyu with a surprised look and demanded in her tone, "Why is the King of Yu here?"
Su Mingyu was just as confused. She shrugged. "How would I know? I saw him as soon as I came out. Maybe you brought him here."
Su Yueyue would surely not dig her own grave like this. So she just paused for a moment, then immediately put on a smile. "Your Highness... I heard from the servants that my sister was resting here. And I was thinking that the incident of the King of Ruixian had a great impact on my sister, so I came to accompany her."
Hearing Su Yueyue's blatant lie, Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow. As expected of Su Yueyue, her ability to tell lies with a straight face had reached a whole new level.
"Really?" The King of Yu glanced at Su Mingyu indifferently, then looked at Su Yueyue with his deep eyes. "When did the relationship between you two sisters become so good?"
"Well... since the King of Ruixian had an accident, as a younger sister, I should show some concern." With that, Su Yueyue bypassed the King of Yu and walked to the courtyard gate. She smiled gently and beautifully. "Since Your Highness is here, I have nothing to do. My daughter is waiting for me, so I'll take my leave first."
After saying that, Su Yueyue strode out of the courtyard. Su Mingyu was even stunned by this. The mutual animosity between these two was obvious, yet they could still get along so peacefully. It was really amazing.
Seeing Su Yueyue leave, the King of Yu paced up to Su Mingyu, then looked at her intently. "What did she ask you?"
"Just about her child." Su Mingyu didn't hide anything.
"Did you tell her?" The King of Yu raised an eyebrow. Although it was a question, his tone was very certain.
Su Mingyu sighed impatiently. "Do you think I would tell her?"
"We've never gotten along well. Now that I can see her in such pain, I'm more than happy. Why should I help her?"
Hearing Su Mingyu say this, the King of Yu squinted his eyes. A glint of admiration flashed in his dark eyes.
"This is the Su Mingyu I know." With that, the King of Yu reached out to caress Su Mingyu's cheek.
The gentle warmth of his hand made Su Mingyu frown in disgust. She turned her head away to avoid his touch. "Your Highness... please respect yourself."
"Don't be nervous. I've said that I won't do anything to you during your pregnancy." The King of Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled. "But only if you behave yourself. If I find out that you're up to any tricks, not only the two people around you, but even Gu Ruobai may not live to see the day when the Emperor gives him a fair trial."
"What do you mean?" Su Mingyu's face darkened instantly. "That's the most heavily - guarded water prison in the entire capital. It shouldn't be that easy for you to do anything to him there, right?"
"Don't be so tense." The King of Yu said with a smile. "It's just a water prison. It's quite easy for me to control it. It's just that the timing isn't right yet."
With that, the King of Yu pointed at the breakfast already laid out on the table. "It's still early. Have breakfast with me first."
Looking at the congee prepared according to her taste, Su Mingyu felt more and more uneasy.
The King of Yu now seemed like a reckless madman to her. He was extremely dangerous and made her feel uneasy.
Just as they were eating, Mu Yi walked in from outside.
Mu Yi was about to whisper the information he had gathered into the King of Yu's ear, but the King of Yu raised his hand and said coldly, "Just say it here."
"But..." Mu Yi glanced at Su Mingyu, seemingly having some misgivings.
"It's okay." The King of Yu seemed quite magnanimous. "She'll know about it sooner or later anyway."
Seeing their attitudes, Su Mingyu couldn't help but feel deeply suspicious. "Is it about Gu Ruobai?"
Mu Yi turned around and looked at her coldly. "No."
Just as the stone in Su Mingyu's heart was about to fall, she heard Mu Yi continue, "It's Tang Yan."
"What happened to Tang Yan?" Su Mingyu's heart tightened. She remembered that Tang Yan had been arrested by the Ministry of Justice. Had Tang Yan already, as agreed with the King of Yu, shifted all the blame onto Gu Ruobai?
Seeing Su Mingyu's face getting paler and paler, the King of Yu finally decided to stop the suspense and motioned for Mu Yi to start talking.
Mu Yi cast a glance at Su Mingyu, then began, "According to the information from the person we placed in the Ministry of Justice, Tang Yan has confessed almost everything. He said that it was all because Gu Ruobai promised him many benefits and also said that he would help him find the person who killed his whole family. That's why Tang Yan was so devoted to following Gu Ruobai."
Hearing this, Su Mingyu's heart tightened. Although she had known that Tang Yan was colluding with the King of Yu, she still couldn't accept it when Mu Yi actually brought the news.
Seeing Su Mingyu looking so awful, the King of Yu raised an eyebrow. "Does the Emperor know about this now?"
"Someone has already reported it to the Emperor. I believe he'll know soon." Mu Yi said as he glanced at Su Mingyu.
"How does it feel to be in a desperate situation? It's not that pleasant, is it?" Mu Yi snorted. "Don't be in a hurry to faint. The real despair is yet to come."
If he hadn't said this, it would have been fine. But as soon as he did, Su Mingyu became even more angry. Just as she was about to say something, a eunuch rushed in.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!"
"What's the hurry?" The King of Yu looked at the eunuch with an ugly expression.