I just want to live a good life

"Miss, why are you so depressed? If anything were to happen to you, how would you let the general and his wife live?"

The person who was helping Su Nuan take off her wedding dress while talking was called Chun Liu. She was one of Xia Qingyan's dowry and was originally a servant girl serving Madam Xia. Because of her steady behavior, Madam Xia sent her to serve Xia Qingyan.

"Miss, please don't do such a stupid thing again. Madam has already explained the importance of this to you. Although His Royal Highness doesn't like women, it is precisely because of this that your position in the Prince's Mansion will be secure. If you can find a way to give birth to a child for His Royal Highness, the general will fight for your position as the principal wife in front of His Majesty. When His Royal Highness ascends the throne, you will be the queen who rules the country."

Although these words are somewhat unreliable in light of the prince's attitude just now, it is a beautiful vision after all. Think about it from another angle. The prince is a homosexual. Even if he marries a concubine in the future, she will be a decoration like Su Nuan. At that time, even if the concubine wants to compete for favor, she will compete with men, and it has nothing to do with her, Su Nuan, so she can still concentrate on enjoying her life.

Just as Su Nuan was lost in endless reverie about the future, her other maid, Bi Tao, ran in in a panic.

"Miss, the doctor is here."

"He can come if he wants. Why are you panicking? The imperial physician has come at the right time. I'm feeling a little unwell. Bring him in."

Bi Tao winked at Chun Liu, who quickly stepped forward and said, "Miss, it's inconvenient at this late hour. I don't think you're seriously ill, so why don't you let the doctor go back first?"

"It's not inconvenient for the imperial physician to see me. Besides, I've been hanging for so long and my chest is very stuffy. It's a good time for the imperial physician to take a good look at me. Please ask him to come in."

The two maids looked at each other, but no one moved.

Su Nuan frowned, her intuition told her that these two people had a secret.

"If you don't go, I'll go myself."

After saying that, Su Nuan pretended to walk out.

Chun Liu stopped her and said hastily, "Miss, the effect of Huan Yi Xiang has not worn off yet. You can't let the imperial physician take your pulse and diagnose your illness now, otherwise you won't be able to hide the fact that you secretly used Huan Yi Xiang."

Su Nuan searched her original body's memory and confirmed that she had not used any Huan Yi Xiang. Thinking about what Chun Liu had just said and looking at her expression at the moment, Su Nuan guessed that Chun Liu wanted to use Huan Yi Xiang to let the prince and Xia Qingyan consummate their marriage, so that Xia Qingyan would have a chance to conceive the prince's child.

This idea definitely wasn't thought up by Chunliu, so it's obvious who the mastermind is.

Su Nuan asked tentatively: "Did my mother ask you to do this?"

Chun Liu whispered, "Madam, this is all for the young lady's future. Now is not the time for the young lady to get angry with you. Let's send the doctor away first."

Su Nuan sighed softly. Chun Liu was right. This was not the time to be angry. Besides, she was not the real Xia Qingyan and would not dwell on such things.

"Okay, let's do as you said and send him away."

Perhaps because she had just traveled through time and had not yet fully integrated with this body, Su Nuan felt unusually tired. She had always felt that she had neglected something, but at this moment she just wanted to have a good sleep.

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At the same time, in the prince's study, the guard Ye Yin was standing beside the desk with his head bowed, waiting for orders.

"Check all the people who entered Duiyueju tonight. Don't let go of any suspicious people. Also send two people to secretly monitor Duiyueju."

Ye Yin asked carefully, "Who is the person Your Highness wants to investigate?"

"If you don't have a specific target, just check everyone for me. I always feel that there is something strange about Xia Qingyan's suicide. The bruises on her neck don't look like they were caused by the white silk, but rather like they were pinched by someone."

"Then why doesn't Your Highness ask the Concubine for clarification?"

"If someone really wants to kill her, she should tell me the first time she wakes up. If she doesn't tell me, it means she has some secrets. I want to see what secrets Xia Qingyan is hiding. Also, have someone check her background for me. Remember, all investigations must be conducted in secret, and don't alert the enemy."

"Yes."

After Ye Yin took the order and left, the steward Ding Fu pushed the door open and walked in, followed by the maid Lu Zhu.

Before anyone could speak, Lu Zhu reached out and handed a small medicine bottle to Mu Yunting.

Mu Yunting frowned and asked, "What is this?"

Lu Zhu replied, "Your Highness, this is the Qingxin Pill I asked for from Imperial Physician Yao."

Mu Yunting showed a hint of confusion and asked, "Why are you giving this to me?"

Hearing this, Luzhu placed the medicine bottle on the desk, then took two steps back and knelt down.

"What are you doing?"

"Please forgive me, Your Highness. Lu Zhu just went to deliver some calming tea to the Concubine and accidentally overheard the conversation between her and two maids."

Having said this, Lu Zhu deliberately paused. Not only did Mu Yunting frown, but even Ding Fu beside him frowned slightly.

"Luzhu knows that you shouldn't eavesdrop, but this is definitely not my intention."

Mu Yunting waved his hand, signaling Lu Zhu to stop talking, and asked, "What does this have to do with Qingxin Pills?"

Lu Zhu replied, "The Concubine used Huan Yi Xiang in the room. Your Highness stayed at the Concubine's place for a long time. Lu Zhu was afraid that it would harm Your Highness' health, so she took the initiative to go to Doctor Yao to get the antidote for Huan Yi Xiang. Your Highness can take one pill if he feels hot and irritable."

After hearing Lu Zhu's words, Mu Yunting's face turned ugly. He was silent for a long time before he spoke, "Okay, I understand. You go down first."

"Your Highness, if you don't eat a single one..."

"Didn't you understand when I asked you to go down?"

Seeing that Mu Yunting was angry, Lu Zhu quickly stood up and walked out.

Watching her leaving, Mu Yunting asked Ding Fu, "Have you finished what I asked you to do?"

Ding Fu replied, "Your Highness, as you ordered, I have sent the people to Duiyueju. They are all smart and strong maids. With them serving you personally, they will definitely not give the queen another chance to commit suicide."

Mu Yunting said coldly, "She may not really want to die. I asked you to send someone over to keep an eye on her and prevent her from causing any more trouble. Also, tell the servants in the mansion to keep their mouths shut and not let anyone know what happened tonight."

"Yes." Ding Fu bowed his head and answered, then said softly: "I will also send a message to Doctor Yao."

Mu Yunting snorted, "This troublesome woman has caused so much trouble since she came here. It seems that she needs to be taught a lesson. Doesn't she want to marry into my Prince's Mansion? Then I will let her know that the Prince's Mansion does not welcome her either. Pass on my order that Xia Qingyan's misconduct shall be punished by confinement and reflection, and she shall also be fined one year's salary."

"Your Highness, the Concubine is young and energetic. Please don't argue with her for the sake of General Xia. After all, today is your wedding day. If you make a scene, the Emperor won't be able to justify it."

Mu Yunting frowned and pondered for a long time before speaking again, "You are right, I have to give Xia Lian some face. Since I can't punish him, let's change the way I say it. Isn't General Xia always complaining that the military pay is not enough? Then I will send him some silver and say that in order to celebrate my wedding with the concubine, we are willing to give him a year's salary to reward his troops. Tomorrow you will send the silver to the Ministry of War and have them pass it on to Xia Lian."

Ding Fu showed a hint of surprise on his face, "Your Highness, do you want to take your salary too?"

"Well, it would be too deliberate to take only Xia Qingyan's portion, so just take my portion as well."

"But this is too much. Our Crown Prince's Mansion's salary for this year will not be allocated until next month. It will be a bit difficult to take out so much money at once."

Mu Yunting frowned and asked in a cold voice, "How could this be? The mansion didn't have any major expenses this year. Besides, there is still a sum of money in reserve. How can it be difficult to take out a year's salary?"

"Your Highness, you have forgotten about the Second Prince. He has come to borrow silver eight times this year. He borrowed five thousand taels at the beginning of this month alone. The reserve silver in the mansion has been almost borrowed by him." Ding Fu said this with helplessness in his tone.

The corner of Mu Yunting's mouth twitched slightly, "How could I forget about him?"

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After a moment of silence, Ding Fu asked carefully, "Do we still need to send the silver to General Xia?"

Mu Yunting said in a deep voice: "Send it. The border has been unstable in the past two years, and the loss of soldiers and food is huge. The money allocated to him by the Ministry of Revenue is not enough. Even if Xia Qingyan hadn't happened, I was planning to raise some money for him."

"The daily expenses of the mansion are not enough..."

"Everyone should be frugal, especially Xia Qingyan. Let her live a hard life for a while!"