With that, Su Mingyu turned around and left, leaving behind only a chic figure that was dazzling to behold.
As soon as Su Mingyu stepped out of the courtyard, she made a beeline for the main hall. Although she hadn't confirmed it, she could sense that the King of Yu must be inside.
The entire palace was now his, and he must be relishing his throne to the fullest.
Sure enough, when Su Mingyu finally bypassed the guards and reached the main hall, it was swarming with guards. This time, Su Mingyu didn't dodge. She raised her hands, trying her best to look harmless. "I'm here to see the King of Yu," she said.
Then, Su Mingyu shouted into the main hall, "King of Yu! I'm Su Mingyu. I have something to say to you!"
The King of Yu seemed taken aback that Su Mingyu had come back to find him. His expression wasn't great, but he still ordered the door to be opened for her.
Su Mingyu walked into the main hall and immediately spotted the King of Yu sitting on the throne. She raised an eyebrow, scoffing inwardly. Sure enough, he had a perverse taste. But on the surface, Su Mingyu feigned tranquility. "King of Yu," she greeted.
"How did you get out?" The King of Yu looked down at Su Mingyu. "Weren't you supposed to wait for me in the prince's mansion?"
Su Mingyu nodded. "I was, but someone told me to bring the young lady back."
With that, Su Mingyu looked at the King of Yu. "May I ask if you've seen your princess consort, Princess Wu Yurou?"
"Wu Yurou?" The King of Yu lowered his eyes, instantly understanding what was going on.
He snapped his fingers, his tone full of contempt. "I didn't expect that a mere maid would have the ability to get you out."
Su Mingyu watched as Wu Yurou was pushed out. Her face darkened. "Wu Yurou is your wife, and there's your child in her womb. How could you treat her like this?"
Wu Yurou was tied up tightly, with a piece of cotton stuffed in her mouth. There were obvious marks of beatings on her face, and her once neatly arranged hair was in a complete mess. It was clear that she had been bullied by the King of Yu.
Su Mingyu glared at him angrily. "King of Yu, isn't this going too far?"
Chastised by Su Mingyu, the King of Yu pretended as if he had just noticed the state of Wu Yurou's face. He stepped forward with a pained expression. "Yurou, what happened to your face? Who did this to you?"
Then, the King of Yu turned around and glared at the two guards beside him. "Speak! Which one of you did it?"
The two guards shook their heads, while Wu Yurou stared at the King of Yu with cold eyes.
Seeing this, the King of Yu lovingly reached out to touch Wu Yurou's face. "Poor thing. Such a beautiful face has been beaten like this. It's really heart - wrenching."
With that, the King of Yu raised an eyebrow and glanced at Su Mingyu coldly. "I seem to remember that your relationship with her has never been good. And the child in Wu Yurou's womb is not mine. Didn't I tell you? Why don't you believe me?"
Before Su Mingyu could figure out how to reply, the King of Yu suddenly drew his hand across Wu Yurou's belly in front of Su Mingyu's horrified eyes. With a tearing sound, the clothes on Wu Yurou's belly were slit open, revealing a fake belly inside.
The King of Yu coldly pulled out the fake belly and threw it in front of Su Mingyu. "This is my child? It doesn't look like me at all."
Su Mingyu looked at his sinister face and subconsciously covered her own belly. She took a step back, her eyes looking a bit evasive. "King of Yu! You said you wouldn't harm my child!"
The King of Yu hooked his lips into a smile. It seemed that he was quite satisfied with Su Mingyu's worried look. He stepped forward, forcing Su Mingyu into a corner with nowhere to retreat. Then, he raised his hand, lifting her chin and forcing her to look at him. "Yes, I did say that, but I didn't say I wouldn't harm Wu Yurou. Since your relationship is so good, would you be willing to kill the child in your womb for her?"
"What!" Su Mingyu suddenly widened her eyes. She looked at the King of Yu in disbelief, as if she hadn't understood.
Seeing this, the King of Yu's smile grew wider. "I'm asking if you're willing to give up your child with Gu Ruobai to save Wu Yurou?"
Su Mingyu stared blankly at the King of Yu. It was only at this moment that she realized that the King of Yu's previous show of not caring about the child in her womb was all an act.
He just wanted to gain her trust, even if it was just a little bit. That way, when the crucial moment came, he could use the child to threaten her.
No one knew better than the King of Yu that in the capital without Gu Ruobai, this child was her only weakness.
Just as Su Mingyu was about to say something, Wu Yurou finally managed to spit out the cotton in her mouth. She shouted at Su Mingyu, "Don't! Don't listen to him. I was beaten by him, and my childhood sweetheart's soldiers were also detained by him. He used me to seize military power. He's just a shameless brute!"
Wu Yurou's voice grew louder and louder, and in the end, she was almost roaring, desperately trying to get Su Mingyu to leave.
Su Mingyu looked at Wu Yurou, said nothing but just smiled at her. Then she raised her eyes and looked at the King of Yu. "You should know that I can't agree to your conditions."
The King of Yu sighed regretfully. "It seems that your relationship with Wu Yurou isn't that good after all."
With that, he gave a signal to the person behind him. That person immediately rushed forward and started beating Wu Yurou mercilessly.
Wu Yurou endured the pain without making a sound, her eyes only glaring at the King of Yu venomously.
Su Mingyu tightened her hands. After a long while, she said, "I'm sorry."
These words were for Wu Yurou. Then, she suddenly took a quick step forward, grabbed the King of Yu's wrist with one hand and took out a pistol from her bosom with the other, pressing it against his neck. "Let us go."
The King of Yu felt a chill on his neck. Although he knew that Su Mingyu had some skills, he didn't expect her to be so fast.
The King of Yu's face turned ugly. "You'd better think this through. This is my territory now. If you hurt me, do you think you two can still survive?"
Su Mingyu raised her hand and fired a shot at the chest of a guard beside her. With a 'bang', the man almost fell to the ground immediately. There was no splash of blood, and it was so sudden that no one could react.
"This... This is what the people under Gu Ruobai have!" The King of Yu was the first to react.