Beili people?
“Miss, Lord Deng met with two men who were wearing cloaks when they left, so I couldn’t see their faces clearly. However, when they left, they greeted Lord Deng in a language I couldn’t understand, and Lord Deng replied with the same words. I don’t know what they were saying,” Hongxiao said truthfully.
Su Muyao seemed to be deep in thought.
Although most people in the land of Kyushu can communicate using the mainstream language, countries like Beili, which have many tribes, have their own unique languages.
Since Deng Yi did this, it seems he understands the Northern Li language.
Deng Yi should be a native of the Great Chu, so why does he speak the language of the Northern Li?
Before the Su family's misfortune, Deng Yilai invited Su Muyao to watch a play. Su Muyao didn't want to go at first, but thinking about everything that had happened before, she agreed on a whim.
At that time, the actors were performing a play about a famous general who was wrongly accused of treason and his entire family was executed.
While watching the play, Deng Yi said to Su Muyao, "Miss Su, I actually think that General Liu in the play is too pedantic. He tried his best to protect the country, but he was wronged like this. It's such a pity."
If he had served a wise ruler, he would have had a bright future. Look at the country he wanted to protect; it ultimately perished. The new ruler was far more enlightened than the emperor he had served. It's a pity that such a great general met such an end.
Loyalty to the emperor should also be loyalty to a wise emperor, Miss Su, what do you think?
Su Muyao simply smiled and said, "Lord Deng, I am but a humble woman and I really don't know anything about these things."
Deng Yi looked at Su Muyao, a slight smile playing on his lips, his voice softening, and he changed his address from Miss Su to Muyao.
"Mu Yao, don't worry about it. It's just a play. I was just saying it casually. Don't worry, no matter what happens in the future, I will protect you. You should understand my feelings for you then."
Being confessed to like this by a man, Su Muyao blushed and quickly stood up. "Lord Deng, I've been out for a while now, I should go back, otherwise my mother will worry. I'll take my leave now."
As Su Muyao left with Hongxiao, she felt as if a pair of eyes were watching her from behind.
Unexpectedly, not long after Su Muyao returned to the manor, the case of the Su family's treason and collusion with the enemy occurred.
After hearing Su Muyao's account, even a fool like Shen Yu would know that Deng Yi was suspicious.
"Miss Su, how can you be sure that Deng Yi will come to rescue you? And what are your plans?"
"Although I don't know what Deng Yi is going to do, I have a feeling that he will come and take me out. I will go back with him then. I want to see what Deng Yi is up to!" Su Muyao said with unwavering determination.
This made Shen Yu swallow back the words of advice he wanted to offer.
“Miss Su, if Deng Yi is colluding with the Northern Li people, it is far too dangerous for you to enter the Deng residence like this.”
“Young Master Shen, don’t worry. If he really comes to take me out, it means I must be of use to him. I won’t be in danger for the time being.”
Su Muyao didn't really know what Deng Yi was trying to do. If you asked her why she had to do it, she would just say she was going by instinct.
She had a naive intuition that Deng Yi was hiding a big secret that could save the Su family.
When the Su family was arrested, she refused to sit idly by and wait for death. Her older sister had told her that no matter what kind of desperate situation one encounters in life, one should never sit idly by and wait for death. Sometimes, if you make a little effort, you might just find a way out of the darkness.
Now that her older sister is gone, she will have to gamble on whether her efforts can bring a glimmer of hope to the Su family.
"What if he doesn't make a move?" Shen Yu asked, after all, these were all Su Muyao's speculations, and it was hard to say for sure. Why was she so certain?
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