Gu Qianying spoke so much because she didn't want Su Yuxi to lose her life in vain here.
After all, Su Qingqing was not to be trifled with. If she was not careful, she might not only lose her own life but also Duan Xifeng and Su Zirong, who were in her grasp.
"What is your intention, woman? My sister is only here to participate in the physician's test. What does it have to do with life and death? If you are scared, then leave quickly."
Although Su Xiuer was not inherently bad, her mouth was truly annoying.
"Woman, do you really not understand what we are saying?"
Xiao Yihao could no longer stand it and wanted to slap the woman slumped on the ground.
Gu Qianying stopped him.
"I know you dare not do anything to me, but it seems Miss Su San is forgetful. How quickly you forgot yesterday's experience." With that, she bent down.
Seeing the person approaching her, Su Xiuer quickly scrambled to her sister's side.
"You, what are you going to do?"
She naturally remembered the beating she received yesterday, but she never thought this woman would dare to lay a hand on her here.
Gu Qianying saw the fear in her eyes and her gaze turned cold again.
"Don't worry, I won't hit you, but the itching and pain from yesterday should be enough for you to bear. If you speak again, I will make your life worse than death."
Indeed, the most agonizing part yesterday was the unbearable itching for an hour. Hearing this, Su Xiuer quickly shut her mouth.
Feeling wronged, she looked at Su Yuxi with teary eyes, seeking her help.
However, Su Yuxi was also annoyed by Su Xiuer's talkativeness at this moment.
What Gu Qianying had said earlier made sense. Compared to the ability of observing the minute details, she was indeed inferior to this woman.
"You are asking for trouble. I can also see that something is wrong with Grand Tutor Su. We are all kept here, unable to leave. If we don't pull ourselves together, who knows who will be taken away next."
Although Su Yuxi admitted Gu Qianying's words in her heart, she remained defiant in her speech.
Seeing her like this, Gu Qianying didn't mind. It was just that Su Yuxi's upbringing had influenced her, and she could still be saved.
Xiao Yihao saw that although Su Xiuer was incompetent and detestable, she was ultimately scared into a cold sweat by his mother's abilities. He felt a moment of relief and laughed heartily.
"Can't you control your child? In our current situation, it's not the time for jokes. What should we do next?" Su Yuxi glanced at the situation on Gu Qianying's side, speaking defiantly, but in reality, she wanted to seek Gu Qianying's help.
Seeing that she had softened her attitude, Gu Qianying had Xiao Yihao watch Su Xiuer from the side, while she and Su Yuxi walked to a position farther from the door.
What they were about to say certainly could not be heard by outsiders.
"Today's competition will surely be different from the past. If we want to be safe, you and I must cooperate. I will use my abilities to help us pass this test safely, but I have one condition."
She had kept the conversation with Duan Xifeng and Xiao Yihao from last night in mind.
Although the Su family's three brothers could not escape their destined fate, if she knew of their plight and stood by idly, it would be rather unfeeling.
Su Yuxi looked at her expression and recalled Grand Tutor Su's various expressions when he entered the room. She was somewhat moved.
"What condition? You say it first. If I cannot fulfill it, I will naturally not agree to cooperate with you."
Although she found Gu Qianying's constant obstruction annoying, after spending some time together, she didn't dislike this woman much.
Since they had reached this point, it was certainly not the time to continue being willful.
Gu Qianying curved her lips.
"Actually, my condition is not difficult for you. I hope that after we pass the test and successfully leave the palace, you will let Su Jie, Su Ming, and Su Cheng go."
Her intention caused Su Yuxi a moment of confusion.
"Let them go? You want those three?"
Over the past few days, their grievances had indeed only existed with the Su family's three brothers.
The competition was merely fair competition and did not involve grudges, but the matter of the Su family's three brothers had always been the real reason for the strain in their relationship.
Gu Qianying naturally did not play coy. She nodded.
She wanted to take them, but she would absolutely not make them her servants. She would either give them some money to support themselves or take them out of the Nan Yi Kingdom to live normal lives in other countries.
She had many plans, but the primary one was for the three Su brothers to be able to leave the Su family.
Although Su Xiuer was nearby, she was in the same room, and her words were heard by that woman.
"What? That's ridiculous. Those three good-for-nothings are our Su family's people in life and ghosts in death. Moreover, you, wanting to take them away? It's not that I look down on you, but you can't even support them yourself. What, do you want all three of them to be your eunuchs?"
Her words were sharp and unpleasant.
Gu Qianying could no longer tolerate it. Instead of replying, she walked directly in front of the woman and lightly tapped her finger, sealing Su Xiuer's mute acupoint.
But the person on the ground could only open her mouth but could not make any sound.
This time, she truly witnessed Gu Qianying's abilities.
With her hands on her hips, she could only stand back to the side.
However, this time Su Yuxi still stood by her sister's side.
"They are just three male servants. It makes no difference to me whether I give them away or not. But do you know that if they leave the Su family, it means they are betraying the family? Here, betraying the family is punishable by being thrown into a pig cage. Your abilities in all aspects are indeed extraordinary, but do you have the ability to protect the three of them against our country?"
Her words were a well-intentioned reminder.
From the first time Gu Qianying and the other two meddled in matters at the teahouse, Su Yuxi had realized that they were not from the Nan Yi Kingdom. Perhaps in other places, men did not suffer the same fate as here, but this was the Nan Yi Kingdom. No matter how capable they were, they could not escape the rules here.
Su Yuxi's words pierced Gu Qianying's heart like needles. She had indeed overlooked this point. She clearly understood the stance here regarding men but had not expected that such restrictions had reached a point of madness.
Her brows furrowed, and after a long while, she spoke again.
"In that case, I hope that after we leave here, you and they will not scold the Su family's three brothers anymore and will treat them well, as they are all family."
She now understood that taking them away from here was not saving them, but rather endangering their lives.
Since doing so was not a good strategy, she could only place her hopes on Su Yuxi.