I just want to live a good life

"I was indeed injured by Zhao Zong. Not only did he want to kill me, he also wanted to destroy my innocence. Master Lou, why do you think he has the guts to do such a thing?"

Su Nuan spoke word by word, her eyes never leaving Lou Guang's enchanting face, so she missed the wonderful scene of Mu Yunting's expression changing.

"He must be really bold."

Lou Guang's tone was still unhurried. "Since it was Zhao Zong who injured someone, I can only accept the punishment. Please punish me for my negligence, Your Highness."

"Is Mr. Lou's only crime of negligence?" Su Nuan asked.

"According to Concubine Xia's opinion, what crime should I be guilty of?"

"You planted an assassin in the Prince's Mansion and ordered him to kill me. This cannot be justified by a crime of negligence."

"Do you have any misunderstanding about Lian Zhi?" Mu Yunting, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Who is Lian Zhi?"

"Replying to Concubine Xia, Lian Zhizhi is my name."

Lianzhi, face, Lou Lianzhi, show your face, why don’t you say show your butt!

Su Nuan muttered to herself but kept calm on her face.

"Your Highness, I don't know if there is any misunderstanding, but when Zhao Zong attacked me, he did say that he was instructed by someone."

"Did he ever admit that he was ordered by Lian?"

Su Nuan recalled carefully that Zhao Zong never mentioned Lou Guang's name from beginning to end. She just guessed it based on his words.

Seeing that Su Nuan didn't answer, Mu Yunting continued, "Although this Zhao Zong was recommended by Lian Zhi, he was just repaying Zhao Zong a favor. The two of them met because of you."

"because I?"

Su Nuan was a little confused.

"Let Lian Zhi speak for himself."

Lou Guang received Mu Yunting's signal and said, "Concubine Xia, do you still remember that day when you whipped the common people with a horsewhip on the street?"

"That day, Concubine Xia whipped me two or three times. One of the whips hit me in the face, and the other two were blocked by someone's arms. The person who blocked the whip for me was Zhao Zong.

To thank him, I promised to help him find a job in the imperial city. At that time, the Prince's Mansion happened to be recruiting workers, so I recommended Zhao Zong to Chief Steward Ding.

Now that I think about it, this Zhao Zong must have intended to get close to me. It's my fault that I didn't see his true face and caused Concubine Xia to suffer this misfortune."

???

Su Nuan was completely stunned by the development of the plot. She never expected that Zhao Zong actually used Xia Qingyan to get close to Lou Guang, and then with Lou Guang's recommendation, he entered the Prince's Mansion to be his coachman.

If what Lou Guang said was true, then the person behind Zhao Zong had started planning long before Xia Qingyan was about to marry into the Prince's Mansion. This person's scheming was deep enough.

Wait, she seemed to have overlooked one thing.

"Mr. Lou knew that I had whipped Zhao Zong, but he still sent him to be my driver. This kind of thought is really rare."

Facing Su Nuan's sarcasm, Lou Guang remained calm and said, "I only recommended him to do the job, and I didn't know he would be Concubine Xia's coachman. Moreover, as far as I know, when Concubine Xia first entered the Prince's Mansion, there was another coachman who drove your carriage."

"Even so, anyone with a discerning eye can see what Mr. Lou's intention is in sending someone who has a grudge against me to work for me. Don't you think so, Your Highness?"

Mu Yunting smiled calmly when asked about this. "Lian Zhi was not fair in recommending people. But he is not the master behind Zhao Zong. He did not instruct others to harm you."

"But he really hopes I will die."

Su Nuan's face turned cold. She felt strange. Why was Mu Yunting so patient today? He waited for so long and wanted her to meet Lou Guang. It turned out that he wanted to clear Lou Guang's suspicion.

"Your Highness, your goal has been achieved. You can let me go back and rest! My injury has not healed yet, so I won't accompany you two to act here any longer."

After Su Nuan finished speaking, she walked towards the door, but when she opened the door, she bumped into Lu Zhu.

The teacup in Luzhu's hand was knocked to the ground. She squatted down to pick it up, and then under Su Nuan's gaze, she pressed hard on the broken porcelain pieces with her slender hands. Then she cried out, holding her injured hand, and repeatedly apologized to Mu Yunting.

Mu Yunting frowned and said, "Since you are injured, go down. You don't need to serve here."

"Yes, the slaves retire."

Su Nuan looked at Lu Zhu's receding back, then looked at her wet dress. The scene of Lu Zhu deliberately cutting her finger could not be erased from her mind for a long time.

When she thought about it carefully, she thought she had gone through hardships since she came here, but what kind of hardships were they? They were just a small punishment given to her by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

After that, she was well kept in the Prince's Mansion. As long as she didn't go out, no one could hurt her, and there was no such thing as any conflicts in the inner house.

This made her mistakenly believe that this was how the prince's concubine should live, so much so that she almost forgot how many people were dissatisfied with her position as a concubine.

This green bamboo is one of them.

In order to avoid kneeling to her and apologizing to her, he would rather prick his own finger. He is quite a ruthless person.

And the person behind Zhao Zong, whether it is Lou Guang or not, wants her dead.

As long as she remains as a concubine, these people will not be friendly to her, including Lou Guang, the hypocrite who appears two-faced.

"What's wrong? Did the green bamboo burn you?"

When Su Nuan was distracted, Mu Yunting had already come to her side.

"It's okay." Su Nuan said, deliberately hiding her hands behind her back.

Sure enough, Mu Yunting noticed her scalded hand, reached out and held it, then turned back and said to Lou Guang: "Lianzhi, let's stop here today. We'll discuss the case at the Ministry of Justice tomorrow."

After saying that, he took Su Nuan’s hand and went back to Duiyueju.

Su Nuan looked at her slightly red hand held in Mu Yunting's hand, and felt mixed emotions.

Finally, she gritted her teeth and spoke.

"Your Highness, I think Luzhu is already of marriageable age. If Your Highness likes her, why not take her in as a concubine?"

"Why did you suddenly think of this?"

"I just think that Luzhu is not young anymore. She is one year older than me. A girl of this age should have been talking about marriage. If Your Highness doesn't have that interest in her, you should let her go as soon as possible to avoid delaying her lifelong event."

"What if I'm interested in her?"

"Then take her as your concubine, and Lu Zhu will be able to serve you justly."

"You are very generous."

Mu Yunting shook off Su Nuan's hand and said.

“I’m generous to others.”

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Your Highness is the future Crown Princess' husband. If I use the Crown Princess' husband to marry a concubine, isn't that just being generous to others?"

"Am I not your husband?"

"Strictly speaking, I am just a concubine, and a concubine naturally regards Your Highness as her master. A master is different from a husband."

"What is the difference?"

"I respect my master in front of my face and love my husband in my heart."

"So you put me before you?"

Mu Yunting spat out these words from between his teeth, and his eyes looked like they were spitting fire as he looked at Su Nuan.

Su Nuan was not afraid either, and said calmly: "Your Highness, you can't have your cake and eat it too!"