I just want to live a good life

Jing'an Temple outside the imperial city is crowded with pilgrims.

A graceful figure hurried into the main hall and mingled among the bustling pilgrims, but her gorgeous clothes and pretty face made her stand out in the crowd.

After passing through the Main Hall, they arrived in front of the Dharma Hall. From inside, they could hear the voice of a monk preaching, and the woman did not dare to enter without permission.

In fact, she didn't need to go in, because her target was not Prince Yongping who was listening to the monk's lecture today, but the prince Mu Yunshu who accompanied Prince Yongping.

At this moment, Mu Yunshu was standing under a banyan tree outside the Dharma Hall, resting his eyes.

"Brother Yunshu." The woman called softly.

When Mu Yunshu heard the voice, he looked up and saw the woman, his expression changed, "Why are you here?"

The woman was none other than Xia Qingyao, the eldest daughter of the Xia family. She and Madam Xia came to stay temporarily in Jing'an Temple. When she heard that Prince Yongping and his son were coming to listen to the monk's lecture, she secretly ran over to meet Mu Yunshu.

Xia Qingyao replied: "I came here specifically to see you."

Mu Yunshu frowned, "Why are you looking for me? Your brother Shaoyuan died, so you come to me?"

Hearing this, Xia Qingyao was about to cry.

"Brother Yunshu, you misunderstood me. I was framed by my younger sister and Cui Shaoyuan."

Then, Xia Qingyao told Mu Yunshu the "cause and effect" of Xia Qingyan causing her to kiss Cui Shaoyuan, but she said Xia Qingyan's accidental behavior was intentional, and put her own evil thoughts on Xia Qingyan. She said that Xia Qingyan colluded with Cui Shaoyuan to drug her because she loved Mu Yunshu and ruined her reputation.

"Is what you said true?" Mu Yunshu couldn't believe it after hearing it, "Xia Qingyan would actually do such a thing."

"My little sister is naughty by nature and doesn't know the importance of what she does. I think she did this because she loves you and doesn't want to see us together."

"Yes, your sister would do such a thing." Mu Yunshu said with some annoyance: "But why did you tell me this now?"

Xia Qingyao said aggrievedly: "I am the Crown Princess appointed by the Emperor. The Emperor will not let my younger sister off easily for doing such a thing to me. Daddy does not allow the truth of this matter to be spread in order to protect my younger sister. I didn't want to tell this matter, but I really don't want you to continue to misunderstand me."

"Why are you so stupid? You should have told me earlier."

"After that incident, mother has been watching me and won't let me go out. She's afraid that I'll say something out loud and ruin my younger sister's reputation. She's now the prince's concubine, and her reputation is more important than mine."

"How can you compare like this!" Mu Yunshu said angrily, "You two are their daughters. How can they ignore your reputation for Xia Qingyan's reputation? No, I must make the truth of this matter public and give you justice."

"No." Xia Qingyao exclaimed softly, "My little sister is already the prince's concubine. If this matter is made public, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely not treat her well, and her life will be over."

"But, but in this way, you will be wronged!"

Xia Qingyao smiled miserably, "It doesn't matter what others say about me. The only thing I don't want you to misunderstand me. Now that things have been made clear, it's time for me to leave."

"Qingyao, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have misunderstood you like others did. Wait for me. When I go back today, I will go to the General's Mansion to ask General Xia for marriage. I will protect you in the future and never let you suffer such grievances again."

"Brother Yunshu."

When Xia Qingyao uttered this sentence, she was already in tears.

On this side, a young couple was being affectionate with each other, while on the other side, Su Nuan squatted next to the chicken coop and sneezed several times in succession, scaring the hens away from her.

"Who missed me?"

She rubbed her nose and muttered.

"Miss, Miss, there really is someone willing to spend fifty taels to buy a pot of flowers!"

Bitao ran to Su Nuan like a gust of wind, waving the silver in her hand, extremely excited.

"Miss, look, look, someone really gave me fifty taels to buy that pot of flowers."

Su Nuan pulled her head back and immediately smiled when she saw the silver ingot in Bitao's hand.

"Bitao, our good days are finally here."

Su Nuan was a little excited as she reached out to take the silver. This was the first time she held such a large piece of silver in her hand.

"Miss, Mr. Chen, the owner of the teahouse, said that our flowers are very popular with customers in his shop. He wants to order a batch of flowers from us. To show his sincerity, he didn't even ask for a commission on today's pot of flowers."

"Oh? There is such a good thing. How many pots of flowers does he want?"

"Thirty pots." Bi Tao said with some embarrassment, "But I'm afraid I can't give too much for these flowers."

"That's okay. The price is negotiable. Let me go talk to Boss Chen in person later."

"Miss, you are the prince's concubine. It's not good to show up in public like this."

Su Nuan curled her lips, "Have you ever heard of a prince's concubine who had to raise chickens herself to have eggs to eat?"

Bi Tao stuck out her tongue, "It seems like there really isn't one."

"So, why do I care about being in the spotlight?" Su Nuan said as she picked up an egg and carefully put it into the basket.

After picking up five eggs with satisfaction, Su Nuan took the basket into the small kitchen and then called Bi Tao to go to the teahouse together.

Although she said she didn't care about being in public, Su Nuan still changed into a new set of clothes before going out. It was a set of men's clothes, which was the same set of clothes that Xia Qingyan often wore when she went out before.

After the two arrived at the teahouse, Su Nuan did not go directly to see Boss Chen. She first found an opportunity to look at all the guest rooms, and then went to talk to Boss Chen about selling flowers.

Mr. Chen, the owner of the teahouse, asked for an order of thirty pots of roses right away, and the price was one or two taels of silver per pot.

Such a price would be considered sky-high in an ordinary flower market, but the flowers sold by Su Nuan were all moved from the flower garden of the Prince's Mansion. They were all rare treasures in the imperial city, so this price was naturally not acceptable. Moreover, taking out these roses would also affect the flower-viewing banquet that the prince had given her.

However, Su Nuan had no intention of giving up this deal.

"Boss Chen, I just took a quick look at the interior of the guest rooms in your teahouse and found that they are not all exactly the same. They are divided into different levels according to the status of the guests, right?"

"Mr. Su has a good eye"

Su Nuan didn't dare to use the name Xia Qingyan outside, so he called himself "Mr. Su".

Boss Chen continued, "My guest rooms are divided into three levels according to their prices. The first-class rooms are used to entertain princes and nobles. There are relatively few of these rooms, only two. The second-class rooms are used to entertain the officials of the imperial city, and there are six of these rooms. The third-class rooms, a total of seven, are used to entertain merchants and wealthy people. The thirty pots of flowers I want will be placed in these fifteen rooms, two pots in each room."

Su Nuan said, "Boss Chen, I think since the rooms are divided into different levels, it would be inappropriate to place the same flowers in them!"

"Oh? What do you say?"

"The value of the nobles lies in their rarity. I suggest you place two pots of rare flowers in these two rooms. I happen to have a few pots of emerald orchids that are suitable for these two rooms. As for the second-class rooms, officials all want to have a prosperous career, and I happen to have sunflowers to improve their careers. Merchants want to have good fortune, so it is most appropriate for them to appreciate the fortune tree."

Boss Chen hesitated, "But I still like roses."

Su Nuan smiled and said, "If Boss Chen likes it, you can put a pot on the counter so he can see it anytime when collecting money or checking the accounts."

Seeing that Boss Chen was still hesitating, Su Nuan continued, "Boss Chen put these flowers there just to suit the occasion and make the customers feel comfortable, right?"

Finally, after her lobbying, Boss Chen bought thirty-two pots of flowers according to her combination.

Although the silver was still thirty taels, these ordinary flowers were already available in Su Nuan's flower beds, so she made the deal easily.

With a deposit of fifteen taels of silver in hand, Su Nuan happily took Bi Tao to go shopping, but she didn't know that after she left, Ye Yin entered the teahouse.