"Sure enough, later I found out that it wasn't that you didn't have any agile soldiers. You just sent them all out. A large portion of them are in the imperial guards in the palace, and some were sent to the mansions of some ministers by various means. The purpose was for them to support you when you staged a rebellion."
The King of Yu clapped his hands as he listened. "So both Tang Yan and Su Mingyu knew you were acting? They were both cooperating with you?"
Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows and shook his head. "No, only Tang Yan knew. Su Mingyu had absolutely no idea."
As he said this, he turned around and took Su Mingyu's hand. "When I learned that she had been taken away, my first reaction was that you were definitely about to take action. So I also started making my own preparations. Moreover, your mansion was under such strict surveillance that I couldn't enter to look for Su Mingyu without alerting you."
"Fortunately, Mingyu is very smart. She passed on important information to me in the water dungeon. She would find a way to arrange a state marriage between you and Wu Yurou, and I could take this opportunity to gain your trust and find out all your plans."
As he said this, Gu Ruobai gently squeezed Su Mingyu's hand. "She probably realized that I was just acting when I was exiled to the wilds. After that, although we didn't contact each other, we were each making our own preparations. She convinced Wu Yurou to lend her troops, and I got all my soldiers into the capital under the guise of bodyguards and secretly stationed them there."
After hearing this, the King of Yu let out a self - deprecating laugh. "I used to think that you and I were about the same, but now I realize that there's a big gap between us. At least I would never let the woman I like stay in the mansion of someone who clearly had designs on her for so long."
Hearing the King of Yu's words, Gu Ruobai didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled faintly. That smile looked so beautiful. "No matter the situation, I believe that Mingyu can protect herself."
As he said this, tenderness suddenly flashed in Gu Ruobai's eyes. "Mingyu, I'm sorry. I made you suffer."
Su Mingyu squinted her eyes and pinched her own cheek with a beautiful smile. "I didn't suffer at all. Look, I've gained so much weight!"
As she said this, Su Mingyu pulled Gu Ruobai's hand and placed it on her belly. "Look, our child is already this big."
Outside, the sun was shining brightly. Inside the tall building, Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai were snuggled up to each other, which made people envious.
The King of Yu watched from afar and finally just forced out a self - deprecating smile. "I've never been chosen so firmly by anyone..."
Su Mingyu heard this keenly. She looked at the King of Yu. After a long while, she said softly, "Actually, Su Yueyue really liked you. It's just that her twisted personality made it impossible for her to express her love for you normally. She could only numb herself with things like power and status."
The King of Yu didn't hear very clearly but got the general idea. He shook his head with a bitter smile. "All Su Yueyue liked was my status as the King of Yu. Without that, I'm nothing."
Su Mingyu raised her eyebrows. "Then don't you like Su Yueyue just because of her beauty? You can like her beauty, and she can like your status. Don't just complain that she's not sincere enough to you."
Su Mingyu's words not only stunned the King of Yu but also made the Emperor visibly startled. He didn't expect such a young woman to say such things.
At that time, Su Mingyu didn't know that what she said had shocked the views of everyone present. She just held onto Gu Ruobai and watched as the people took the King of Yu away.
When almost everyone had left, Gu Ruobai came up to the Emperor, bowed, and said, "Your son pays his respects to Father."
"Get up." After what had just happened, the Emperor's tone was no longer as imposing. "Ruobai... I... I really owe you a lot..."
The Emperor patted Gu Ruobai's shoulder and looked up at him. "You've grown up. You're wise and brave. I'm old... It's time for me to step down."
Gu Ruobai's knees went weak, and he knelt on the ground. "Father is still in his prime. How can you be old? Don't take the words of the King of Yu to heart. Concubine Ning was really strict with him back then, but it was just because she wanted the King of Yu to become a better person. It has nothing to do with Father."
Hearing Gu Ruobai's words, the Emperor let out a deep sigh. "I'm old. It's time to hand this country over to younger people."
After saying that, the Emperor stood up, held onto the railing, and looked out at the Forbidden City in the distance. Then he turned around and left.
For some reason, Su Mingyu always felt that the Emperor's back as he left seemed much older. He no longer had the previous high - and - mighty arrogance. At this moment, the Emperor was just like an old man, a very lonely old man.
After the Emperor left, Su Mingyu jumped up and hugged Gu Ruobai. Before she could say anything, she heard a light cough behind her.
Su Mingyu looked back and was surprised to see Mu Yi. "You... You were actually feigning surrender?"
Su Mingyu almost understood at a glance. In fact, she had also guessed it at the King of Yu's mansion.
Although Mu Yi really cared about Mei Qing, that kind of care was like that for a family member, a younger sister. It was definitely not the kind of love he had claimed to have for Mei Qing in the mansion.
Mu Yi touched his nose. He had really disliked Su Mingyu for a while. He thought that Su Mingyu would stop at nothing to achieve her goals and would threaten anyone around her.
But later, when Gu Ruobai briefly left the capital and he took over the management of the secret guards in the capital on Gu Ruobai's behalf, he learned from other secret guards that it was Su Mingyu who had repeatedly saved him and Mei Qing from Gu Ruobai's punishment.
It was also Su Mingyu who had repeatedly spoken up for him and Mei Qing, so Mei Qing wasn't removed by Gu Ruobai. Su Mingyu never said anything about these things, and they didn't know either. Now that they knew, Mu Yi for the first time truly thought that Su Mingyu was a perfect match for his master.
"Princess... We were wrong before. I apologize to you."
Su Mingyu was stunned for a moment when she didn't expect Mu Yi to be so polite. Then she waved her hand. "I didn't do anything. I just thought that your friendship was so good that it made people want to protect it. By the way, where's Mei Qing?"
"Mei Qing is at the King of Yu's mansion protecting Miss Zhi Zhu and Miss Xia Mian." Mu Yi's tone was obviously much more respectful, which made Su Mingyu a little uncomfortable for a moment.