I just want to live a good life

Su Nuan was upset after being humiliated by Mu Yunting, so she ran to the flower garden, picked many precious flowers, and moved them back to her Duiyue Residence.

Baozhu said that although these flowers will not bloom in a short period of time, as long as they are carefully cared for, new buds will grow in no time.

Su Nuan wanted to take them for herself while they were not blooming and no one was paying attention to them, in order to make up for the harm Mu Yunting had caused her.

This work lasted until noon.

Su Nuan dragged her tired body onto the swing, admiring her spoils contentedly, and calculating how much profit these flowers could bring her. The more she thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and the swing swung higher and higher without her noticing.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Meixiang's voice suddenly rang out, startling Su Nuan so much that she almost fell off the swing.

"Meixiang, have you been infected by Bitao? Why are you yelling so loudly?"

"My lady, Master Lou is here."

"Who? Lou Guang?"

Meixiang nodded vigorously.

Su Nuan frowned. It was such a coincidence that Lou Guang came. He came just when Mu Yunting was feeling depressed. Something must be going on between these two!

in argument?

In an instant, her gossipy heart became restless.

"Meixiang, every time Young Master Lou comes to the mansion, where does His Highness receive him?"

"Everywhere. Sometimes in the garden, sometimes in the study, and sometimes in His Highness's bedroom."

Su Nuan's eyes lit up as she listened, "Then do you know where they are now?"

"When I saw Mr. Lou just now, he was walking towards the garden. Maybe he is in Lilac Garden now."

"Has the prince been staying in Lilac Garden this morning?"

"Yes, His Highness would sit in the lilac garden for a few days every year when the lilac flowers bloom."

"Does he like lilacs very much?"

Meixiang showed a hint of difficulty and replied, "Maybe I like it."

Su Nuan continued to ask: "If you like it, then you like it. Why do you say maybe?"

"If you like her, you should be happy in the lilac garden, but Your Highness just sat in the lilac garden drinking alone, and you don't look happy at all."

I feel depressed for a few days every year. What are the symptoms?

Su Nuan felt that there must be some hidden secret here, and she wanted to find out, so she jumped off the swing and walked out.

Seeing this, Meixiang hurriedly asked, "Madam, where are you going?"

Su Nuan felt a little guilty. She couldn't say that she wanted to spy on the prince and Lou Guang. "I, I'm going out for a walk."

"My lady, lunch will be here soon. Please eat before leaving."

"I'll be back soon. You guys eat first and leave some for me."

"Your Highness, if you don't want to eat, none of us dare to eat first! Besides, His Highness and Master Lou also need to eat now."

Su Nuan blushed, thinking that what Mei Xiang said made sense, so she decided to go out after dinner.

But at noon today, the canteen seemed to be deliberately making things difficult for Su Nuan. The more anxious she was, the less likely they were to bring her food. After waiting for more than half an hour, there was still no sign of anyone.

There was no point in waiting any longer, so Su Nuan asked Meixiang to go to the kitchen to check on the situation, and then she took the others to the small kitchen to start cooking.

Although there were some rice, flour and eggs in the small kitchen, they were all saved up bit by bit, and she would not use them unless she had no other choice.

Just as she was beating the eggs with great pain, Meixiang came running back with two raw radishes in her hands.

"My Lady, His Highness is hosting a banquet for Master Lou today. The kitchen was preparing food for them and forgot to cook radishes for us. Steward Kang gave me two raw radishes as compensation."

Su Nuan stared at the two radishes and the anger that had been suppressed for a long time was suddenly ignited. On the one hand, she was treated to a banquet, but on the other hand, no one was even bothered to cook radishes for her. The treatment was too different.

"You guys are really going too far!" She said this through gritted teeth and walked out angrily.

Coming all the way to the kitchen, Su Nuan rushed in without thinking much.

Manager Kang Dahong was busy directing the chefs to cook. When he saw Su Nuan come in, he immediately put on a smile and trotted over to Su Nuan.

"Your servant Kang Dahong pays respect to the Concubine."

"My Lady Concubine, if you have any instructions, just send someone over. Why did you come here in person?"

Kang Dahong acted servile, but Su Nuan didn't buy it. She had heard such words many times in the Prince's Mansion. People always said one thing in front of others and another behind their backs. Her intuition told her that Kang Dahong in front of her was no exception.

"You don't even take me seriously if I come here in person, so you just send someone here casually. Isn't that just a waste of time?"

"What are you talking about, Concubine?" Kang Dahong said, "Today, His Highness is hosting a banquet for Master Lou and asked the kitchen to prepare a table of food. The dishes are all requested by His Highness on short notice. There are a total of 16 dishes, all of which are top-notch. Each dish has to be cooked at least seven or eight times. Even if we use all six stoves in the kitchen, it still won't be enough."

"I told Steward Ding a long time ago that we should add a few stoves in the kitchen, but we haven't had time to do so yet. Today, I will ask the Concubine to use the small stove in Duiyueju. I promise to prepare dinner for the Concubine in advance."

Kang Dahong's long-winded words only meant one thing: My stove is busy cooking the dishes ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so I don't have time to deal with you.

Su Nuan chuckled, "Since it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is entertaining guests, then Chief Steward Kang must of course give priority to this. I just want to tell Chief Steward Kang that you don't have to worry about the meals at Duiyue Residence in the future. You just need to send me the ingredients every three days."

"That's fine, I'll have someone deliver the food tonight."

Butler Kang didn't even pretend to be polite. Su Nuan really didn't want to look at Butler Kang's face any longer, so she turned around and left the kitchen.

After walking a few steps, I heard the chief steward Kang muttering behind me: "An unfavored concubine has the nerve to come out and show off, ugh!"

Su Nuan looked at Mei Xiang beside her, and seeing that she didn't react, she couldn't help but ask, "Mei Xiang, did you hear what Kang Zongguan said in a low voice?"

"No, what did he say?"

Su Nuan pricked up her ears, listening carefully to the voices coming from the kitchen, and asked Mei Xiang, "Listen, are they saying that the Eight Treasure Duck is about to be cooked?"

"My lady, it's so noisy in there that I can't hear you clearly!"

Su Nuan finally discovered an extraordinary feature of her original body, Xia Qingyan—her amazing hearing.

No wonder she always heard people talking about her to her face. In fact, they didn't want her to hear it, it was just that her hearing was too good.

"My lady, can you hear what's being said inside?"

"I couldn't hear it clearly either, but it sounded like they were talking about duck. Maybe I haven't eaten it for a long time and I missed the taste!"

Su Nuan couldn't explain why she concealed the fact that she had good hearing. Anyway, she just subconsciously said this half-true and half-false sentence. She really hadn't eaten duck for a long time and missed the taste.

"Meixiang, what is the background of this Manager Kang?"

Meixiang thought about it seriously and replied, "I don't think I've heard of this."

The two were talking as they walked, when suddenly a half-grown child bumped into Su Nuan, knocking her back a few steps and almost falling down.

Mei Xiang held Su Nuan and scolded the child, "Little Bean, don't you have eyes? How dare you bump into the concubine?"

Xiao Douzi was so scared that he lowered his head and dared not speak.

Su Nuan didn't want to argue with a child, so she stopped Meixiang and prepared to let Xiao Douzi leave. But when she saw what he was holding in his hand, her eyes suddenly lit up and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.

Your Highness, I'm sorry! You've made me eat radishes for a month, it's time for you to taste radishes!