Su Xiaoqi stopped Gu Ti as he was about to leave and loudly asked, "Chu Yunwei, your elder brother is Chu Yunwei, isn't he?"
Gu Ti froze, then after a moment, reacted, looking at her in a panic before glancing back.
Su Xiaoqi snorted, her suspicion confirmed.
Her guess was correct.
Gu Ti's brother was indeed Chu Yunwei.
The brothers didn't look very alike; it was only the slight resemblance in Gu Ti's profile when he turned that had triggered her suspicion.
Furthermore, Su Xiaoqi remembered something Yu Jing had told her.
Chu Yunwei was not actually the son of her and the Northern Chu ruler, but the eldest legitimate son of Chu Guti, the Great General of Northern Chu. His surname was Gu.
And the person in front of her happened to also be surnamed Gu.
Of course, when she saw Gu Ti's expression, she had only intended to probe him.
But upon seeing the expression on Gu Ti's face, she became certain.
Gu Ti definitely had something to do with Chu Yunwei.
"Come out, Chu Yunwei, I know it's you. You're out there, Gu Ti has already told me," Su Xiaoqi said, raising her hand to throw a powder.
Gu Ti, caught off guard, was hit full in the face by the powder carried by the wind.
Immediately, his nose itched, and he started sneezing.
"Ah… Help, help… Brother, save me," Gu Ti, unaccustomed to such tactics, cried out in fear.
The door opened, and Chu Yunwei, dressed in black, walked in.
He glanced at Gu Ti, who had a red face, as if he had been stained with red dye.
His eyes were vacant, his face filled with fright, and he was jumping around, tears almost streaming down his face.
"Second Brother, don't be afraid!" Chu Yunwei patted his shoulder, trying to comfort him.
But Gu Ti lowered his head, his eyes desperately scanning Chu Yunwei's face, seeing waves of red flashing before him, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
He was still very scared, his voice trembling, "Save, save me, Brother, save me."
Chu Yunwei then looked at Su Xiaoqi and bowed to her.
Su Xiaoqi turned her face away, feigning disinterest.
"Princess, please give him the antidote!"
Su Xiaoqi sneered, "Who do you think you are? Just because you ask for the antidote, I'll give it?"
"Princess, I hope you are well. It was my discourtesy, but I did this to help you return to your homeland, with no other intentions," Chu Yunwei explained patiently.
"Since you know my identity, you still dare to abduct me. Do you know that by doing this, you are offending not only Daliang but also Northern Chu," Su Xiaoqi glared at Chu Yunwei, trying to remind him of the danger of his actions.
He needed to carefully consider if he could afford the consequences.
"Your Highness, you speak too harshly. If I hadn't done this, your words might have made me reconsider.
But now, it is too late to turn back; there is only one path forward."
Chu Yunwei spread his hands, indicating that he was seriously considering her words,
but he genuinely had no way to go back now.
Because although Su Xiaoqi had not yet reached the capital of Northern Chu, they were already within Northern Chu territory.
If he let her go now, he would be taking a huge risk.
First and foremost, Su Xiaoqi's husband, who loved her dearly, would not let him off.
Su Xiaoqi said, "If you let me go, I can persuade everyone to spare you."
Chu Yunwei chuckled softly, "I'm afraid if I let you go, you'll turn around and sell me out."
Su Xiaoqi shook her head, saying she wouldn't do that.
"Believing you is not as good as believing myself," Chu Yunwei reached out to touch Su Xiaoqi's cheek.
But to his surprise, she raised her hand, flicked her sleeve, and a wave of red came rushing towards him.
Chu Yunwei turned, saying faintly, "I know your abilities, so do you think the medicine you have on you will still work?"
He had stayed in the capital of Daliang for so long, and he already knew that she was an expert in both medicine and poison.
She was not easy to deal with.
Therefore, when he decided to act against her, he had been preparing countermeasures.
At first, he thought of taking all her porcelain bottles.
But he figured that would only make her feel cornered and act recklessly.
So he deliberately left a few for her.
However, the medicine inside had been replaced with something that looked frightening but was actually harmless.
Thus, the red on Gu Ti's face was not poison, but cinnabar powder.
However, too much of it on the body was not good, and it certainly couldn't be ingested.
It was naturally best to remove it as soon as possible.
Su Xiaoqi understood. She had felt around the carriage earlier and discovered that most of her belongings had been taken.
Only a few medicine bottles were left.
She wasn't stupid, of course she knew what the other party meant.
But throughout the journey, her hands and feet were bound, so she had no opportunity to use them.
Only when her hands were untied did she finally gain her freedom.
She immediately took the medicine bottle in her hand.
It was just a pity…
She said coldly, "So you were just tricking me when you called for the antidote?"
Chu Yunwei remained silent, which was an implicit admission.
Su Xiaoqi clenched her fists. If he thought that by taking her belongings he could rest easy, he was mistaken.
Because besides those, she still had things in her spatial realm.
However, Chu Yunwei was watching her very closely this time. The moment she moved, he firmly grabbed her.
His martial arts were formidable, and his grip was strong, firmly restraining her wrists, making escape impossible.
"You, let me go," Su Xiaoqi rebuked angrily.
"Don't even think about touching the poison. This courtyard houses ten physicians. While individually, their medical and poisonous skills might not be your match, united, they are absolutely comparable to you. You had better think carefully.
If you speak to me properly, you can still enjoy good conditions. But if you resist desperately, I will have to tie you up as before.
Look, your wrists are already red from the bindings," Chu Yunwei said, stroking the marks on her wrist.
Su Xiaoqi snorted coldly, but she indeed stopped making any further attempts. She tried to extract information instead, "Chu Yunwei, what exactly do you want to do?"
Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy guarantees victory.
Getting angry could happen anytime; now that the main person was here, she should quickly gather information.
Chu Yunwei suddenly smiled gently, softly saying, "Marry you!"
Su Xiaoqi was speechless, "You know I'm already married."
"I know, Shen Yun. I admire him very much.
The first time I met him, he was just a poor scholar who had failed the imperial examinations.
His paintings were exceptional, reaching the peak of artistry. Now, one of his pieces is worth a thousand gold.
At that time, I even collected several of his works.
It's just a pity that our fate was short-lived; I couldn't bring them with me."
Su Xiaoqi also remembered this.
When she first met Chu Yunwei, she suspected he was reborn.
Subsequent events indeed proved her guess correct.
Therefore, she had always been very wary of him.
But later, seeing his good relationship with Yu Changfeng, she thought perhaps she was overthinking things.
After all, for a noble scion like Yu Changfeng, those around him, if nothing else, should at least have decent character.
Later, Su Xiaoqi saw Chu Yunwei do several good deeds.
She then felt that he should be a good person.
Thus, her wariness towards him gradually faded.
Moreover, Zhao Xiaohua later stirred up trouble in the capital, while Chu Yunwei remained very low-key.
Consequently, she paid even less attention to him.
Thinking that they were from Northern Chu and she was in Daliang.
The two countries would eventually be separated. Generally, unless there were large-scale wars between the two countries, there wouldn't be any significant events between them.
Unfortunately, she never expected that he would deliver a fatal blow to her as he left Daliang.