Su Mingyu understood. Presumably, that nephew was one of the Tang brothers. That meant although Tang Ziyan and Tang Yan seemed to have colluded to frame Gu Ruobai on the surface, the person they were truly in cahoots with was actually Gu Ruobai.
Thinking of this, Su Mingyu was even more convinced that there must be some hidden plot behind Gu Ruobai's sudden exile that she didn't know yet.
"By the way, Master, there's news about the baby boy you asked me to investigate last time." Qi Yue said as he took out a piece of paper from his bosom. "This is the last address the baby boy was taken to. Our people went in and found it was an alley. There were many abandoned children there."
As he spoke, Qi Yue frowned. "That alley is simply a paradise for child traffickers. At least two or three children are sold there every day... Our people were afraid of tipping off the enemy, so they didn't dare to go up and ask about the boy who was carried out that day."
Su Mingyu nodded. "Even if you didn't ask, I guess that boy is probably in great danger."
This was ancient times. If a girl was sold, she would mostly end up as a child bride or in a place of pleasure as a prostitute. But it was different for a baby boy. Whether in ancient times or in the 21st century, boys were always regarded as treasures.
A fresh baby boy like Su Yueyue's child was probably bought by someone as soon as he arrived at the alley.
Su Mingyu lowered her eyes and waved to Qi Yue.
Qi Yue leaned his ear towards Su Mingyu curiously. "Master... Do you want to say something?"
Su Mingyu said in a low voice, "Go to the organization and find a man and a woman. Ask them to pretend to be a couple and go to the alley to inquire about the whereabouts of that baby boy."
Qi Yue scratched his nose. "What if we can't find that baby?"
"Then just find a baby boy at random to replace him." Su Mingyu said this in a cold voice, without the slightest bit of warmth, as if she were just saying that the weather was fine today.
Qi Yue couldn't help shivering. It had been a long time since he saw his master show such a solemn expression.
Just as Qi Yue was about to say something, the door was suddenly opened.
Fortunately, Qi Yue was good at lightness kung fu. Almost the moment the door was opened, he immediately jumped onto the beam.
Su Mingyu propped her hands on the table and looked coldly at the person who walked in from the door. "What? Can't I even take a noon break now?"
"I'm asking you, what did you say to the King of Yu?" Su Yueyue walked in with a cold face.
Su Mingyu was speechless at her question. "What could I say to him? And more importantly, would he believe what I said?"
"Don't pretend to be a kind and innocent person here. If you didn't say something to the King of Yu, why would he treat me like that?" Su Yueyue stared at Su Mingyu angrily, her eyes as red as blood.
Su Mingyu lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. Then she suddenly hooked her lips and smiled. "So, does the King of Yu not even want to see you now?"
Being hit right on the mark by Su Mingyu, Su Yueyue's face darkened. She pointed at Su Mingyu's nose and scolded, "Su Mingyu! You bitch! You still say you don't know anything and didn't say anything?"
"I really didn't say anything." Su Mingyu wasn't angry at all. "I just guessed from your expression."
As she spoke, Su Mingyu slowly poured herself a cup of tea. She took a sip and then sneered, "It's not the King of Yu's fault. If I were him, I wouldn't be interested in you either."
"What are you talking about!" Su Yueyue raised her hand and was about to slap Su Mingyu. Su Mingyu directly kicked the bench and hit Su Yueyue, making her stagger backwards.
Su Yueyue didn't expect Su Mingyu to be so violent now. She was stunned for a moment, and then immediately started to act like a shrew. "Help! This woman wants to kill me! Help!"
Su Mingyu looked at her indifferently. "Even if you shout your throat out, they won't come to help you."
As she spoke, Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows and looked at Su Yueyue. "Have you ever thought about why it's always you who comes to find me? Except for the first day we met, I've never taken the initiative to go out to see you."
When Su Mingyu said this, Su Yueyue thought for a moment and understood the reason. "Humph... You've been under house arrest here."
Su Mingyu nodded. "So the duty of these people is only to protect me from being hurt by others, not to protect those who are hurt by me."
Hearing this, Su Yueyue stopped shouting. She looked at Su Mingyu coldly and was obviously still very angry. "I just don't understand why you have to pester the King of Yu?"
"You're wrong." Su Mingyu looked at Su Yueyue. "It's not me who's pestering the King of Yu. It's the King of Yu who won't let me go."
"Look at all the guards in this yard. Each of them is highly skilled. I can only be kept in this yard by him."
As she spoke, Su Mingyu hooked her lips self - deprecatingly. "Su Yueyue, what you should really figure out now is why the King of Yu's attitude towards you has changed so much suddenly?"
"What do you want to say?" Su Yueyue looked at her warily.
Su Mingyu curled her lips. "Since you came to find me last time, hasn't the King of Yu ignored you and even stopped holding Huier?"
"How do you know that?" Su Yueyue's face darkened to the extreme.
Su Mingyu shrugged. "The King of Yu always likes obedient women. Do you think you're obedient?"
"Not only did you come to find me behind his back, but you also secretly investigated the matter of your own child and found out that your current daughter isn't your own. For a woman as scheming and unruly as you, the King of Yu doesn't like you anymore. Maybe he'll get rid of you soon."
Su Mingyu said this very calmly, without even a hint of threat in her tone.
But Su Yueyue just felt a chill down her back. For some reason, her intuition told her that Su Mingyu wasn't lying to her.
Having been by the King of Yu's side for some time, Su Yueyue knew very well what kind of person he was. The King of Yu never kept redundant chess pieces. Her attempt to find her own child had threatened the relationship between him and Wu Yurou. So if she really angered the King of Yu, he would definitely hurt her.
Su Yueyue's face turned deathly pale. She looked at Su Mingyu in a panic. "You're my elder sister. You have to save me!"
Su Mingyu twitched the corner of her mouth. "I'm in dire straits myself. How can I save you?"
As she spoke, Su Mingyu handed a note on the table to Su Yueyue. "It's not completely hopeless. The reason the King of Yu is wary of the son you gave birth to is that he doesn't want the status of the child in Wu Yurou's belly to be lowered. As long as you find your son and let the whole capital know that you gave birth to a son, after it's a done deal, you should immediately take the child and hide back in the Xia family. Even if the King of Yu is as arrogant as he is, he won't dare to go directly to the Xia family to snatch people, right?"