I just want to live a good life

"If I don't come, how are you going to stop Xia Changze?"

Mu Yunting asked with a cold face.

Hearing this, it was obvious that he already knew that Xia Changze was going to break out of prison. Su Nuan didn't waste any words and replied, "I plan to make some noise in the Dali Temple to let Third Brother know that I'm out of prison."

"You broke into the Dali Temple at night and caused a disturbance inside. This crime is enough to keep you in there for another month."

"What about the third brother?"

"I've asked Ye Yin to stop him."

Su Nuan was convinced of Ye Yin's ability, but she was worried because she didn't see Xia Changze. At her insistence, Mu Yunting accompanied her to stand at the door of Dali Temple waiting for news.

In fact, Su Nuan was discovered by the guards as soon as she appeared in front of the Dali Temple. Seeing her circling around the Dali Temple alone, he didn't know what she was going to do and didn't dare to come out to ask her, but he had already reported it to Lord Lu.

Later, Mu Yunting also appeared, but he just stood outside the door without coming in. Lu Jingzhi didn't understand what the prince was going to do. Since he didn't knock on the door, he just pretended not to know and didn't come out to greet him. But he didn't dare to go back to sleep, so he sat in the court and waited at any time.

Su Nuan thought she would have to wait a long time for any news, but unexpectedly Ye Yin came in just an incense stick of time, saying that he had intercepted Xia Changze and told him that Concubine Xia had returned home safely.

The matter was resolved smoothly, and Su Nuan followed Mu Yunting back home.

The little disturbance did not cause any trouble. After returning home, Su Nuan took a nice hot bath and then fell asleep in Mu Yunting's arms.

She originally felt uncomfortable being held while falling asleep, but the familiar embrace gave her an unprecedented sense of security, and she fell into a deep sleep as soon as she lay down.

A good night's sleep.

On the other side, Lord Lu, the Minister of Dali Temple, and a team of patrol soldiers in the imperial city did not sleep well that night.

Lord Lu was afraid that the prince would come back again, so he sat in the court of the Dali Temple and waited all night.

After seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince riding by on horseback for the fourth time, the patrolling soldiers began to place bets on whether the Crown Prince would appear for the fifth time.

The next day, just after dawn, Mu Yunting got up to attend court. His movements were gentle, but he still woke Su Nuan up when he pulled back his arm.

Su Nuan was still sleepy because she had slept too late last night. When she heard Mu Yunting asking her to sleep a little longer, she turned over and fell asleep again.

The morning light shone through the window, casting a shadow on the ground. A noise came from the courtyard of Duiyueju. Su Nuan opened her eyes and stared at the carved beams above her head in a daze for a while.

The noise outside was getting louder and louder, and Su Nuan had to get up.

At this moment, Chun Liu pushed the door open and came in, holding a wooden basin for Su Nuan to wash.

"What's the noise outside?"

"It was Concubine Dong's maid who came to cause trouble, and we drove her out."

"Is it the girl named Pan Tao?"

"It's her. This girl is a chatterbox and very annoying."

Su Nuan also found that girl annoying, but she was more concerned about Pan Tao's purpose of coming here.

"What is she here for?"

Chun Liu pouted and replied, "She came to look for His Highness. I told her that His Highness was not here, but she didn't believe me and insisted on going in to take a look. I think this girl is not very smart. We can just go out and ask the concierge whether His Highness is here, but she came here to make trouble. If His Highness is really here, he will punish her if he sees her making trouble."

"Maybe she came here to make trouble just because she knew that His Highness was not here."

"Why is she making trouble when His Highness is not here?"

"This is Concubine Dong asking her to remind me that I am not the only concubine in this mansion."

Chun Liu was stunned. When she was at the Xia family, she had always served Madam Xia. General Xia was a man of integrity and the relationships in the Xia family's harem were simple. Even if Chun Liu knew something about the competition for favor in the harem, she only knew very little.

"But His Highness wanted to come to Duiyueju on his own. It has nothing to do with you. What's the point of her reminding you?"

"Silly girl, you are declaring war on me!"

Su Nuan concentrated on getting dressed and washing, not wanting to be distracted by Dong Jingshu as she still had a lot of things to do today.

Today's breakfast was very rich. Madam Wang prepared more than a dozen kinds of snacks, including steamed buns, steamed dumplings, pastries, and wontons. She put a small portion of each on the table.

"How did you make so many things today?"

"Madam Wang said that you must not have eaten well in the past few days in prison, so I'll make more food so that you can eat to your heart's content."

Mei Xiang said with a smile.

"Let's invite everyone to come and have dinner!" Su Nuan said as she sat down and chose a bowl of wontons.

"This is the meal that Madam Wang has prepared for five people. This table is specially for you. The servants' meals are all set in the side room."

The table in Su Nuan's room is a square table, which is a bit small. It can't accommodate the large tableware for today's breakfast. There is a larger octagonal table in the side room, which is just right for four people to eat there.

But the portion in front of her was too much, and Su Nuan felt that she could not finish it.

"Your Highness, please eat a little of each dish. I will give the rest to the servants in the outer courtyard."

Su Nuan frowned slightly. Although she had traveled through time and space for some time, she was still not used to such extravagance, nor was she used to giving her leftovers to servants as rewards, as if she was really nobler than others.

She picked up a plate and put everything she wanted to eat on the plate, taking just a little of each until the whole plate was full.

Then she put the plate in front of her and started to enjoy her breakfast.

Soon she finished the food on the plate and started a new round of selection.

After three rounds, my stomach was a little full, but my mouth was still full. I had treated myself well during the few days in prison, but the food tasted far less delicious than what Madam Wang cooked.

After dinner, Su Nuan asked someone to deliver the drawings designed in prison to Manager Chen.

She had to go to the general's mansion herself. Everyone in the mansion had been worried about her during the days she had been locked up, so she had to go back and report that she was safe.

Chunliu is a servant boy of the General's Mansion. His parents both work in the Mansion. When Bitao was there before, Su Nuan always brought Bitao with her whenever she returned to the Mansion in order to show that the original owner was close to Bitao, and only occasionally brought Chunliu. Now, Su Nuan tries to bring her with her whenever she goes back.

The two of them sat in the carriage, and Chun Liu asked Su Nuan, "My queen, it was the emperor's intention to lock you up in the Dali Temple. Will the emperor be angry with the prince for letting you out without permission last night?"

"will not."

Su Nuan answered with certainty without even thinking about it.

"Your Highness, are you so sure?"

This is certainly true. The emperor has five sons, but only the crown prince is capable of taking on the important task.

The second prince is unreliable and is obsessed with business;

The Third Prince loved to make friends, but most of the people he made friends with were playboys in the imperial city, and he would occasionally have some romantic conversations with prostitutes;

The fourth prince is a playful person and spends most of the year away from the imperial city;

The fifth prince is still young, and his biological mother is a beauty sent as tribute from a foreign country, so her status is not high enough.

If the emperor does not want to pass his throne to someone else's son, then his best choice is Mu Yunting.

Since Mu Yunting is the only candidate for the throne, the emperor will naturally be more tolerant of him and will turn a blind eye to anything that does not threaten the foundation of the country.

The reason why the prince's concubine was imprisoned this time was to force the prince to come back as soon as possible, and also to teach him a lesson.

Although it was a bit unreasonable to use other people's pain to teach your own son a lesson, Su Nuan believed that this was already the emperor's punishment for the prince, so the emperor would not punish him again today.

But this time she miscalculated. The emperor not only punished the prince, but also punished him harshly.