I just want to live a good life

"Your Highness, why must it be like this?"

Ye Yin returned to the room and asked with a resentful tone.

"If I don't do this, will she see me in such a state of disgrace?"

"But Your Highness, this will lead to misunderstandings!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Go get me some water. I want to take a shower. What the hell did Xia Qingyan do? It stinks."

Mu Yunting's brows were wrinkled into knots as he was confronting the mud on his body.

When Su Nuan returned to Duiyueju, the guards had already surrounded her outside in several circles.

She walked over and said to the leader of the guards, "Alright, disperse. The assassin has already escaped. It's useless for you to stay here."

"My Lady Concubine, did you see what the assassin looked like?"

"He's about the same height as His Royal Highness, and his body shape is similar." Su Nuan paused, then continued, "Anyway, just follow His Royal Highness's example and look for him."

"My Lady Concubine, this..." The commander of the imperial guards obviously felt that this was inappropriate, but he didn't know what to say.

Su Nuan yawned, "It's getting late, take your people back to rest. There's no need to surround this place tightly, the assassin won't come again."

Although she hesitated for a moment, from Ye Yin's unspeakable expression, she was sure that the chicken thief was Mu Yunting, and the one who took him away from Duiyueju was the unfathomable Ye Yin. Only these two people could come and go freely in Duiyueju under the surveillance of the secret guards!

The reason why Su Nuan didn't expose them was that she felt that it would not do her any good to break up with Mu Yunting. It would be better for her to pretend to be confused and let Mu Yunting be ashamed alone.

The next day, everyone in the Prince's Mansion was privately discussing what had happened last night, but there were two versions of the discussion. One version was that the Prince sneaked into Duiyue Residence last night, but was beaten out by the Concubine as a chicken thief. The other version was that the Concubine tried to seduce the Prince last night but failed, so she chased him to the Prince's bedroom and discovered that the Prince was having an affair with Ye Yin.

No matter which version it is, since what happened last night, the protagonist, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and his personal bodyguard Ye Yin have disappeared from everyone's sight.

Of course, they did not really disappear. They just left the Prince's Mansion and stayed in a villa in the west of the city for a few days.

"Your Highness, the falcon sent a message saying that the concubine has been concentrating on organizing the flower viewing banquet these days and has not gone out."

"Ah."

"The person your highness wants has been found. His voice is so lifelike that even the closest people can't tell the difference. But your highness, do you really want to frame the concubine at the flower viewing banquet?"

Hearing this, Mu Yunting looked at Ye Yin with an unhappy face, "I just provide her with a chance to express her true feelings. If she is decent enough, then I can't do anything to her no matter what means I use. Besides, compared with her means, my means are nothing!"

"But there has never been a precedent of a crown prince divorcing his wife in our Nanzhao Kingdom. If the concubine is really divorced, will she be unable to get over it and do something?"

"She's not that kind of person."

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"My little sister is not that kind of person. She would never kill anyone!"

In the private room of the teahouse, Xia Changze put down the teacup in his hand and said excitedly.

"Brother Changze, I am not making this up. On the day Cui Shaoyuan died, someone saw her go to the Xia family's old house."

"So what if she went there? We can't conclude that she killed Shao Yuan just based on this. Shao Yuan was hanged. It's not something a woman like me can do to hang a grown man from the beam. The prince insisted on saying that I was related to Shao Yuan's death. I wonder what his intention is?"

There was obvious displeasure in Xia Changze's tone.

Mu Yunshu said: "What ulterior motives can I have? I just can't bear to see your Xia family favor Xia Qingyan so much. Qingyao's reputation was ruined by her, but you just keep defending her. Where do you put Qingyao?"

"Qingyao...her reputation is already like this. I can't let her ruin my little sister's reputation."

"Xia Qingyan was clearly the one who did something wrong, but Qingyao had to bear the consequences. Xia Qingyan colluded with Cui Shaoyuan to frame Qingyao, and then killed Cui Shaoyuan to silence him for fear that the truth would be exposed. Now that she has taken the position of the Crown Prince's concubine, you have disregarded human life in order to protect her honor and status, and let Qingyao bear the blame."

"Sir, please don't talk nonsense if you don't know the inside story. This matter is not what you think. Besides, Shao Yuan's death has nothing to do with my younger sister."

"I don't care. You don't care about Qingyao, I care about her. I will find evidence that Xia Qingyan is colluding with Cui Shaoyuan and prove Qingyao's innocence."

"Why is your Highness doing this? What good will it do to prove Qingyao's innocence? What else can it change except ruining my little sister?"

"It can change the fate of Qingyao and me. As long as you can prove that Qingyao was framed by my mother, you can help me convince my father to let me marry Qingyao."

"If the prince really has feelings for Qingyao, why didn't he come and ask for her hand in marriage before the emperor arranged the marriage?"

Hearing this, Mu Yunshu blushed, and it took him a long time to speak, "I have already missed Qingyao once, and I will definitely not let her down again this time."

"Does Qingyao know what you are going to do for her?" Xia Changze asked unfriendlyly.

"This has nothing to do with her. Whether she knows it or not, I'm going to do it."

"Aren't you afraid of becoming an enemy of the prince?"

Mu Yunshu chuckled and said, "If the prince knew what Xia Qingyan did, he would support my approach."

Xia Changze frowned and looked at Mu Yunshu for a long time before he slowly spoke: "I am very happy that the prince can treat Qingyao sincerely. I think my father and mother will also be happy for Qingyao. But if you ruin my little sister's happiness just to be with Qingyao, then I will be the first to disagree. Changze has something to do today, so he will not accompany the prince. Goodbye!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Changze stood up, clasped his fists towards Mu Yunshu, and strode out of the teahouse.

He held his breath and went straight back to the general's mansion.

The first thing he did after returning home was to find Xia Qingyao to argue.

"Third brother, you should know when to stop favoring my younger sister. I have taken all the blame, isn't that enough? Now that Prince Yongping wants to say something for me, you want to bring an army to punish me!"

Xia Qingyao covered half of her face with a handkerchief, and was about to cry.

"Mother, tell me, am I your biological daughter? Why do you treat me so differently from my younger sister? You all favor my younger sister. You say that my younger sister did something wrong because she was young and ignorant, so she should be forgiven. But I made that one mistake since I was a child, so why should I be despised and looked down upon?"

"Mother, my little sister is now the prince's concubine. She has everything, but what about me? Father almost betrothed me to Cui Shaoyuan. Now the prince has finally persuaded Princess Yongping to let us be together. Mother, please give your daughter a chance to pursue happiness!"

After Xia Qingyao finished speaking with sobs, Madam Xia and Xia Changze fell silent.

After a long time, Xia Changze sighed, turned around and left without saying anything.

"Qingyao, I know you've been wronged, and I'll find a way to compensate you." Madam Xia took Xia Qingyao's hand and said, "But you can't let the prince link Shaoyuan with Qingyan. Qingyan is a little naughty, but she would never kill anyone."

Xia Qingyao pulled back her hand and said, "Mom, since my sister didn't kill anyone, there's nothing to be afraid of."

"If it was before, she wouldn't have to be afraid, but now that she is the Crown Prince's concubine, so many eyes are watching her. If she is linked to Shao Yuan's death, someone will definitely make a big fuss about it. Then Qingyan's happiness will be ruined."

Xia Qingyao's expression eased, as if she was persuaded.

"Qingyao, although the Prince of Yongping is good, he may not be a good match. There are many good men, and your father will definitely find the best one for you. Just forget about him!"

As soon as these words came out, Xia Qingyao's eyes turned red. A hint of hatred quietly emerged in her eyes.