I just want to live a good life

Mu Yunting didn't react when he heard Cheng Ansu's name. He was so calm as if he didn't care.

After Liefeng finished narrating the whole story, he was sent away by Mu Yunting.

Only Ye Yin stayed with Mu Yunting.

"Ye Yin, do you think I should satisfy Cheng Ji and let his daughter marry into the prince's mansion?"

Hearing this, Ye Yin showed a puzzled look, "Why do you say that, Your Highness?"

"If Cheng Ansu marries into the prince's mansion, perhaps Cheng Ji will not be so guarded against me, and maybe then he will reveal his true colors in front of me."

"But Your Highness, the young lady of the Cheng family is no ordinary person. If you let her into the mansion, will she find out that you are investigating Master Cheng?"

"Who do you think is stronger, Xia Qingyan or Cheng Ansu?" Mu Yunting asked quietly.

"I feel that the two cannot be compared. The Concubine has a generous and upright personality. She is a thousand times better than Miss Cheng."

"Oh? Then what about those little clever tricks she played?"

"The Concubine has never taken the initiative to harm anyone. Her methods are only used to punish those who want to harm her. I think these little tricks just show that the Concubine is a kind person."

Mu Yunting pondered for a moment, "Then do you think Xia Qingyan is capable of dealing with Cheng Ansu?"

"This……"

"Don't hesitate, just speak up."

"In terms of intelligence, the Concubine is not inferior to Miss Cheng, but the Concubine is always on guard against others, so I'm afraid she will suffer a loss, unless..."

Ye Yin paused and stopped talking.

"Unless what?" Mu Yunting asked with a frown.

"Unless His Highness appoints the concubine as the principal wife."

"How dare she! How could she dream of becoming the Crown Princess?"

Seeing that Mu Yunting was angry, Ye Yin lowered his head and stepped aside, not daring to say anything more.

Then Mu Yunting murmured softly: "I swore in front of her grave that my position as the principal wife would only be reserved for her."

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In recent days, Su Nuan's plan to have a bitter memory meal at Duiyueju has been "sabotaged" by Kang Dahong, and all kinds of delicious food tempt her every day.

Su Nuan eats and sleeps every day. Apart from occasionally cooking some delicious food herself, she has almost no other activities.

Faced with plenty of free time, she was a little overwhelmed. This was a life she had never dared to dream of before, but when she really lived like this, she felt empty inside, as if she had suddenly lost the motivation to live.

She felt that she was the kind of person who was content with a small fortune and did not have high aspirations in life. Her current living conditions were completely beyond her expectations.

If she had to say that something was missing, it would only be the relationship issue. However, it was too difficult for her to talk about the relationship with Mu Yunting, and she didn't have the courage to talk about it with others, so this relationship issue could only become a regret.

After spending two days in a daze, Su Nuan decided that before finding a new direction to work towards, she should first find a way to get Cheng Ansu out of the imperial city.

Her idea was very simple, which was to find a way to marry her off. However, with the power of the Cheng family, it was impossible for just anyone to marry Cheng Ansu. She had to find a family from a royal family.

However, just when she was thinking about which fiefdom was suitable for Cheng Ansu, an imperial decree came down from the Empress Dowager, summoning her to the palace for an audience.

Su Nuan was a little nervous. This was her first time to meet with an important royal figure. As the prince's concubine, she was not qualified, so the empress dowager suddenly summoned her. There must be something going on.

Without knowing the Queen Mother's intention, Su Nuan came to the palace with a nervous mood. There was already a palace maid waiting for her at the palace gate. This was Bao Juan, the maid beside the Queen Mother. She led Su Nuan all the way to Yongshou Palace, the Queen Mother's bedroom.

When they arrived at the gate of Yongshou Palace, Baojuan went in to report and asked Su Nuan to wait outside first.

Su Nuan waited outside for about an incense stick of time before the gate of Yongshou Palace opened again and Baojuan welcomed Su Nuan in.

A woman in luxurious clothes was sitting in the hall. Judging from her attire, Su Nuan guessed that she was the Empress Dowager.

This is Mu Yunting's biological grandmother, but Su Nuan thinks she doesn't look old at all like an ordinary old woman. Her hair is still black, and her skin is delicate and shiny. If it weren't for the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes that still show some traces of time, it would be hard to believe that she is an old woman with a large family.

"Why don't you kneel when you see me?"

Su Nuan was still marveling at the old man's secret to maintaining his youthful appearance, but the empress dowager had already frowned and blamed her for not knowing etiquette.

Su Nuan had no choice but to kneel down in front of the Queen Mother respectfully, "Granddaughter-in-law pays respects to the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother said with disdain: "How can a concubine like you be considered a granddaughter-in-law?"

Su Nuan took a deep breath and knelt again, "Xia Qingyan pays respects to the Queen Mother."

After waiting for a while, Su Nuan saw that the Queen Mother showed no intention of asking her to get up. She did not dare to move and just knelt there obediently.

"I heard that you have been very close to Yun Yi recently." The Queen Mother said lightly.

"..." Su Nuan didn't know what the Queen Mother meant by saying this, so she didn't interrupt. However, she already had a bad feeling in her heart that this old witch was probably going to cause trouble for her.

"Don't you know who you are? You don't stay in the prince's mansion to serve the prince, but run out to meet other men in private. If this gets out, the reputation of the royal family will be ruined by you."

Only two days had passed since the incident involving the Dong siblings, and the Queen Mother had already called Su Nuan to question her. It was obvious that the Dong siblings had come to file a complaint.

The Queen Mother did not say that she had an affair with Mu Yunyi. It seemed that the Dong brothers and sisters still did not dare to frame her. However, the crime of meeting a man secretly was not a small one.

Although she met Mu Yunyi only for business matters, and of course had a little selfish motive to help her best friend get together, the Queen Mother should not be interested in these things.

The reason why the Queen Mother called Su Nuan to her bedroom to reprimand her was that she didn't want to make the matter worse, so Su Nuan felt that there was no need for her to defend herself.

"It's been a while since you got married to the prince. Is there any movement in your belly?" The Queen Mother changed the subject and went off topic.

Su Nuan shook her head honestly.

"You are asked to marry the prince so that he can have children. Since you cannot do that, you should hurry up and help the prince find someone who can continue his family lineage."

"Me?" Su Nuan was quite shocked. This kind of thing should never happen to her!

"Yes, that's you." The Queen Mother replied coldly, "As the prince's bedmate, you should persuade him to take in a few concubines as soon as possible so that they can give birth to children for him as soon as possible."

Su Nuan said: "It is better for Your Highness to decide on this matter yourself."

It's not that she doesn't want to persuade him, but she knows it's useless to persuade him. In order not to marry other women, Mu Yunting would rather pretend to be affectionate with her. How can she persuade him!

"Don't think you can be arrogant just because the prince dotes on you. What is the prince's status? He is the heir to the throne. He will inherit the emperor's great cause a hundred years later. How can you be the only woman by his side? Sooner or later, the prince will have three palaces and six courtyards. Instead of competing for favor with new people at that time, it is better to be sensible now and help him find some concubines and win them over to you. Then your life will be easier after the prince ascends the throne."

Su Nuan felt so wronged. She just ate some of Mu Yunting's eight-treasure ducks. Was she being spoiled? The Queen Mother probably didn't know that her precious grandson had a delicate young master Lou outside. That was his sweetheart. Compared with that young master Lou, she was really nothing.