I just want to live a good life

The noisy wedding banquet outside evoked some memories of the original owner.

It was just as lively when she was carried into the Prince's Mansion that day, but she was very disgusted with her situation at the time, so she had no intention of paying attention to her wedding banquet.

Today, Su Nuan will watch from a third party's perspective as a woman in wedding dress is welcomed into the mansion, and then does what the original owner did that day, holding the hand of the man the original owner held that day.

It's a bit sad.

Su Nuan came to the outer courtyard and asked the guests to take a seat.

It was still early, and the wedding procession would go around the city before returning.

The outer courtyard was already full of guests, and people came to congratulate them in an endless stream.

A few days ago, when Su Nuan was selling jewelry at UBS, she made friends with many wealthy ladies. Today, almost all of these ladies came with her parents-in-law to attend the wedding banquet.

Su Nuan was busy entertaining guests and chatting happily with these noble ladies. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a woman walking towards the backyard. The woman was dressed as a maid, but her face looked very familiar.

She quietly called Meixiang over and whispered in her ear, "Meixiang, go ask who the maid who just entered the backyard belongs to and what she was doing there. If you find any, have the guards take care of her immediately."

Meixiang took the order and hurried to the backyard.

Su Nuan became a little absent-minded when chatting with the ladies.

Who is that maid? Why do I feel she looks familiar?

This question kept lingering in her mind, preventing her from concentrating on entertaining the guests.

Helplessly, she could only find an excuse and go to the backyard herself.

As soon as I arrived at the backyard, I ran into Meixiang.

"Why are you back? Have you found the maid I asked you to find?" Su Nuan asked.

"My lady, did you see it wrong? I just surrounded the backyard and no outsiders have ever come in!"

"Impossible, I saw clearly that the woman went into the backyard."

After saying that, Su Nuan was still worried and went to check everywhere in person.

If a bad guy really sneaks into the wedding banquet held in the mansion today and causes trouble, the consequences will be disastrous.

From the perspective of a saboteur, she first thought of the kitchen. When she hurried there, Kang Dahong was directing his chefs to prepare dishes.

Madam Wang also came to help. When she saw Su Nuan, she quickly stepped forward and said, "Madam, why are you here?"

"Did you see any strange woman enter the dining room?"

"I was helping to prepare the food, and I didn't notice anyone coming in."

Kang Dahong also noticed Su Nuan and came over to greet her.

"Manager Kang, please stop doing these empty formalities at this time. Ask someone to check if anyone else has entered the kitchen today."

"My Lady Concubine, what happened?"

Su Nuan did not hide the fact that she saw a strange woman enter the backyard and told Kang Dahong. This was a serious matter and she needed Kang Dahong to keep an eye on the kitchen, so he had to know the truth.

Su Nuan didn't need to say much about the seriousness of the matter. Kang Dahong had already sent people to conduct a self-inspection.

Su Nuan felt relieved to have him in charge of the kitchen, so she took Mei Xiang and went somewhere else.

Even though she didn't want Mu Yunting to marry Dong Jingshu, she didn't want anything bad to happen at their wedding banquet, as it would affect the reputation of the Prince's Mansion.

What else can a woman do after sneaking in? Su Nuan thought as she walked.

"Madam, there are many people in the mansion today. Could it be that some young lady is taking advantage of the crowd to have a secret meeting with someone?"

Su Nuan glanced at Mei Xiang and had to admit that this girl had some very unique ideas in her mind.

Having a secret meeting with someone at someone else's wedding banquet is something that only a person with a history of mental illness for ten or eight years can do.

However, Meixiang did provide her with a new idea.

This woman might have come in during the chaos to meet someone.

But the old women, maids, servants and guards all have the opportunity to go out, so there is no need to sneak in when you see them.

Who in this huge Prince's Mansion is she going to risk her life to meet?

Su Nuan excluded herself first because she had just been sitting in the front hall. If the man wanted to see her, he could just find an opportunity to come forward and talk to her. There was no need to go into the backyard.

At this moment, Mu Yunting had already gone to pick up the bride and was not at home.

So this woman wasn't here to meet anyone. Could it be that, as Meixiang said, she was here to have a secret meeting with someone?

Su Nuan immediately ordered the guards and maids in the mansion to search the entire backyard. She was willing to do anything to help others, but she had to do it at a certain time.

Soon the guards came back to report that no suspicious persons were found.

"My queen, did you see it wrong?" Meixiang asked weakly.

Su Nuan herself was also in a daze. No one saw such a big person entering the backyard. Could it be that she really saw it wrong?

She recalled the scene when she had just caught a glimpse of the woman. The person slightly tilted her head when she walked through the hanging flower gate, and Su Nuan could see her face clearly.

Suddenly, a picture flashed through Su Nuan's mind. A woman with beautiful features was standing in front of her, saying something to her in a condescending manner.

The woman's face overlapped with the profile of the one at the Chuihua Gate.

The images in her mind were Xia Qingyan's memories, and Su Nuan wanted to know what the woman had said to Xia Qingyan.

But whenever she thought about that scene, her head started to hurt as if it was going to split.

"Empress, what's wrong with you?"

Meixiang stepped forward to support Su Nuan and asked anxiously.

"I'm fine. Let me go to Furong Courtyard to check it out."

"Your Majesty, that's Concubine Dong's place. Can we go there? If anything happens, we will be blamed."

"She hasn't arrived yet. Something might happen. I'm worried that the person who sneaked in is hiding in her yard."

"Wouldn't it be better if something happened to her?" Meixiang muttered softly and quickly caught up with Su Nuan.

Before Dong Jingshu married, Furong Courtyard was already fully staffed with servants. The maids and old women were all bought by Manager Ding half a month ago. They were all serving in the courtyard, a total of six people.

Su Nuan called several people over and questioned them carefully, but still couldn't find the woman.

The harder it is to find someone, the more anxious I become.

She is no longer looking for someone for the safety of the Prince's Mansion. She is looking for someone for the original owner, Xia Qingyan, and also for herself.

If it wasn't the wrong time, Su Nuan would have wanted to sleep right away to see if she could awaken Xia Qingyan's memory in her dream. But it wasn't possible now. There were many guests outside and she had to go out to greet them.

Leaving the backyard to Meixiang to continue searching, Su Nuan returned to the front yard alone.

The male guests were entertained by Mu Yunyi, several princes and royal family members. As for the female guests, Madam Xia helped take care of them after Su Nuan left.

When Su Nuan returned to the hall, Steward Ding was looking for her everywhere.

"Concubine Xia." Steward Ding called Su Nuan softly, and signaled with his eyes that he wanted to talk to her for a moment.

Su Nuan followed Manager Ding to avoid the guests and asked, "What happened?"

Steward Ding replied solemnly, "It's almost time, but the wedding procession hasn't returned yet. I sent someone out to welcome them, but they searched several streets and couldn't find them. I'm afraid Your Highness will miss the auspicious time."

"Whenever the wedding ceremony is held, it will be the auspicious time. Send someone to the Zhongyuan Marquis's Mansion to see if there is any problem there."