But what did "it's too late" mean?
Su Mingyu frowned. "What's going on with this secret passage?"
Xiaoqian wiped away her tears. "It was the princess who told us to dig it. She said it could be used as a refuge in case of emergency. But I never thought the princess would put me in it. Miss Su, please, you must save our princess!"
Xiaoqian's voice was intermittent with sobs. She really sounded extremely worried.
Su Mingyu pinched the bridge of her nose. No matter what, Wu Yurou was a princess sent to marry a foreign king. She shouldn't be stupid enough to leave a servant to deliver a message for herself.
So what did she mean by leaving this maid for her?
Su Mingyu frowned and looked at the maid. "Stop crying. If you really want to save your princess, think carefully. Did the princess leave any clues?"
After being told this by Su Mingyu, Xiaoqian quickly stopped crying. She tilted her head and thought for a long time, then still shook her head. "Although the princess usually took me with her for everything, I wasn't allowed to know about her affairs. So I don't know what she's been busy with recently."
Su Mingyu: …
She'd seen what it meant to be a stubborn person. This Xiaoqian was really more naive than Zhizhu.
"Think about it. Did Wu Yurou specifically tell you anything? Like if there was someone coming to the capital and where they would meet her..."
After being reminded by Su Mingyu, Xiaoqian remembered. "There's nothing like that. But the princess did say something strange. She said that although high noon wasn't a good time, it was when the emperor took his noon break."
Su Mingyu nodded in understanding. "I see. Go to my courtyard and have a good rest first. I'll find a way to save your lady."
Saying that, Su Mingyu patted Xiaoqian on the shoulder and watched her leave.
The emperor's noon break. Wasn't that the best time to launch an attack? This Prince Yu actually wanted to take out his own father in his sleep.
Su Mingyu tightened her palms and walked out. She went straight to the courtyard. Standing in this deserted small courtyard, listening to the wails from outside, she stood there for a while before turning back into the courtyard.
By the time she got back, July had arrived, along with the people he'd brought.
Seeing July whom she hadn't seen for a long time, there was finally a hint of a smile in Su Mingyu's eyes. "You managed to take out all the guards in the prince's mansion and replace them with our people? I didn't expect you to be so fast."
July raised his eyebrows. "Who do you think I am? Master, are you going to go into action yourself later? I think it would be better for you to stay here and wait for our news considering your health."
"I must go myself. I want to see with my own eyes how that man goes to his doom." Su Mingyu said, raising her eyebrows. "Let's go. Let's see how chaotic the palace is."
Xia Mian quickly followed Su Mingyu into the carriage. Su Mingyu looked at Xia Mian. "You don't actually have to go."
Xia Mian lowered her head. "I want to be with my master."
Seeing that Xia Mian had said so, Su Mingyu didn't say anything more and just nodded. "Then you must be careful."
Then Su Mingyu looked at July. "How's the thing I told you to do before going?"
July pursed his lips. "I went to the Ministry of War as you told me. There are still the weapons you mentioned, but basically just as you thought. It's obvious that some of them have been taken away."
Hearing this, Su Mingyu's heart, which had been calm all along, suddenly started pounding.
She knew that Gu Ruobai wouldn't be so easily defeated. He must have hidden something.
"Did you get the thing I told you to get from my room?" Su Mingyu looked at July, and there was suddenly a glint in her eyes.
July gave a soft grunt and then took out a small black iron lump the size of a palm from his bosom and handed it to Su Mingyu. "Master, this thing is really amazing. Did Prince Ruixian make it himself?"
Su Mingyu squinted and smiled. "I made it. I told you to teach a small group of smart people how to use this weapon. Have you done it?"
July nodded. "Of course. But master, can our small number of people really fight against Prince Yu's people? As far as I know, Prince Yu has allied with a foreign country this time."
Just as Su Mingyu was about to say something, she heard the carriage being stopped.
A man looking like a palace guard stopped Su Mingyu's carriage. "Who are you? Where's your permit to enter the palace?"
Su Mingyu showed the Ye family's token. "I'm the granddaughter of the Ye family. I heard that my grandfather was frightened in the palace and is being treated, so I came here specially to see him."
The man checked the token and then nodded. "Let them through."
Xia Mian didn't expect it to be so easy to enter the palace. Her face darkened. "Master, something's not right here."
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "It's supposed to be not right."
Saying that, Su Mingyu gave July a look. July immediately took out a short dagger from his shoe and nervously watched the movement behind the carriage curtain.
The carriage had only gone a few steps when it was suddenly forced to stop. July and Su Mingyu exchanged a look. July was quick - witted and acted first. He directly grabbed the dark hand that had just reached for the carriage curtain. Then, before the other person could react, he jumped out and kicked, and pulled back the other person who hadn't had time to run. With a flip of his wrist, he put the short dagger on the man's neck.
July frowned and looked at the man, scolding in a low voice. "You're not a palace guard!"
The man didn't expect to be recognized. His face looked a bit bad. Su Mingyu stepped forward and grabbed his jaw, preventing him from biting the poison tooth in his mouth. "Do you believe I can make you wish you were dead?"
The man was startled by the coldness in Su Mingyu's eyes, and the arrogance in his eyes faded.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows and asked. "Where's the emperor? And where are the court officials being held?"
The man shook his head, obviously not willing to say. Su Mingyu nodded. With a sudden force on her hand, she dislocated the man's jaw. The man immediately let out a scream of pain, but because his jaw couldn't exert force, he could only make meaningless whimpers.
Seeing this, Su Mingyu asked again. "Where's the emperor?"
The man raised his hand with difficulty and pointed in a direction in front. Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows and gave July a look. With a chop of her hand, she knocked the man out.
"Let's go over there."
Su Mingyu kicked the man off the carriage, gave a cold - toned order, and then jumped off the carriage.