I just want to live a good life

Before the awkward atmosphere spread, Xia Lian spoke up at the right time: "Why are you two hiding here and whispering to each other? It took us so long to find you."

"Dad, you and His Highness have been gone for a while, why don't you sit down and have some snacks and drink some tea? Your daughter-in-law has prepared my little sister's favorite snacks."

Yu's voice sounded from behind, and Su Nuan then noticed that Xia Qingyan's sister-in-law had brought people to deliver tea and snacks.

Xia Lian looked at Mu Yunting, as if asking for his opinion.

Mu Yunting said calmly: "Okay, I also want to try the snacks that Concubine Xia likes."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Xia family members immediately showed joy on their faces.

Mu Yunting walked into the pavilion, chose a seat and sat down, and Xia Lian sat next to him.

Just as the maid served tea and snacks, "Zhang San" appeared outside the pavilion. He quickly walked to Mu Yunting and whispered something in his ear.

His voice was very low, but the people present were not far away, so everyone could hear what he said clearly.

He said, "Your Highness, Master Lou has something urgent to discuss with you."

After hearing this, Mu Yunting did not hesitate for a moment, turned around and said to Xia Lian: "I have something else to deal with today, so I'll take my leave first."

Then he got up and left without even looking at Su Nuan.

After he left, everyone in the Xia family looked unhappy, because they all knew that Mr. Lou was Lou Guang, the rumored "sweetheart" of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

In the following time, Su Nuan felt very uncomfortable in the Xia family because everyone looked at her with pity.

Mrs. Xia heard from Chun Liu about their experience of eating vegetarian food in the Prince's Mansion, and she became very upset. Fortunately, she later heard that the Prince's attitude towards Su Nuan had changed in recent days, which made her feel a little comforted.

Su Nuan herself was also feeling uncomfortable. She hadn't seen the Crown Prince for several days, while others hurried over to accompany him just by saying "there is something urgent". The gap was too great.

The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. After having lunch with the Xia family, Su Nuan left the general's mansion.

The prince's carriage was still waiting outside, and the driver was still "Zhang San".

"Have you been waiting here all the time or did you come back after seeing His Highness off?" Su Nuan asked casually when getting on the carriage.

"It has been here the whole time. Your Highness doesn't need me to send him off. Young Master Lou came to pick him up personally."

Su Nuan stepped on empty air and almost fell down.

After being helped up by Bi Tao, he asked "Zhang San": "Your Highness, do you go to see Master Lou alone every time?"

When these words came out, both of them were stunned.

Su Nuan didn’t know why she asked such a stupid question. She hurriedly said “forget it” and entered the carriage. She stopped talking once the curtain was drawn.

Along the way, Su Nuan just felt irritated. She leaned against the carriage and didn't say a word. She only listened to Chunliu and Bitao chattering all the way.

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Su Nuan plunged into the vegetable garden. She took a small hoe and weeded, caught insects, and watered the vegetables. She was so busy that she was sweating profusely and refused to let anyone help her.

In the end, he couldn't find any weeds or even insect eggs, so he gave up.

After all the trouble, I can finally calm down.

After dinner, Su Nuan called Chun Liu and others to her side again. She took out a small box with many small paper balls in it.

"Miss, what are these papers used for?" Bitao asked first.

"For drawing lots." Su Nuan replied, "There are twenty pieces of paper inside, each with the name of a young lady from an aristocratic family. Cheng Ansu and Dong Jingshu are both among them. Each of you draw one, and whoever you draw gets an invitation letter."

Mei Xiang asked, "Madam, are you going to start making money from these young ladies from aristocratic families?"

"That's right." Su Nuan chuckled, "Nothing can give me a sense of security more than money. It's important to seize the time to make money."

"Miss, is this okay? What if His Highness finds out..." Chun Liu said worriedly.

"So what if I know? At most I can give him half of the money."

"Come on, each of you draw a card." Su Nuan said, extending the box in front of several people.

Bitao first grabbed a ball of paper, opened it and saw that it said "Daughter of Earl Zhengyuan: Yao Ye".

"Miss, does Miss Yao also like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Su Nuan said: "How should I know? Let's ask her to come over first, just in case she likes him."

It was Baozhu's turn to grab it next. She was about to open the paper ball, but Su Nuan stopped her and said, "No need to look at it. Just deliver the invitations according to the names on it tomorrow."

Then it was the same thing with Chunliu and Meixiang. Su Nuan didn't let them open the paper balls, but only asked them to deliver the invitations according to the names on the paper balls.

After each of the four people had a ball of paper in their hands, Su Nuan took out the invitation cards that had been prepared long ago and distributed them to the four people.

The next day, after breakfast, Chunliu and other three went to deliver the invitations.

Su Nuan was not idle either. She ran to the kitchen to get some ingredients and started baking snacks. This was her greatest pleasure after work. It could kill time and satisfy her appetite.

With limited ingredients, she made herself a bowl of double skin milk. After letting it cool down, she sprinkled a layer of candied beans on it. Then, she held the bowl and sat on the swing, ready to enjoy the food.

Just then, Mu Yunting suddenly appeared in front of her.

"You, when did you come?" Su Nuan was so shocked that she stuttered.

Mu Yunting smiled faintly, reached out to take the bowl from Su Nuan's hand, and without caring what was in it, he scooped a spoonful and put it into his mouth.

Su Nuan didn't even bother to be surprised when she saw this. She stared at Mu Yunting closely, waiting for his tasting results.

Mu Yunting put spoonful after spoonful of food into his mouth, but he didn't say a word of comment.

"How does it taste?" Su Nuan couldn't wait and asked herself.

"not bad."

Su Nuan was a little depressed. She worked for a long time but didn't get to eat a single bite, and still got a not-so-high evaluation.

"What does your highness want to see me for?"

"Can't I come to see you if I have nothing to do?"

Su Nuan said "Pah" harshly, wondering if all the men in the royal family of Nanzhao Kingdom were like this. They flirt with others even though they clearly don't like them.

But she quickly changed her mind. Perhaps Mu Yunting only regarded her as a friend, a good "sister", although this idea made her shudder.

But when she thought about how Mu Yunting was taken away by Lou Guang the day before, she became certain of her thoughts.

What's more, her plan still requires Mu Yunting's cooperation, so she has to appease this gentleman.

So he forced out a flattering smile and said, "Of course, as long as Your Highness is willing, I am always welcome!"

Mu Yunting signaled Su Nuan with his eyes to get up from the swing, and then he sat on the swing himself, eating delicious food while swinging gently.

After finishing a bowl of double skin milk, Mu Yunting handed the bowl to Su Nuan, and then slowly said: "Three days later, there will be a horse race at the horse farm outside the city. You will accompany me to participate then."

Su Nuan couldn't believe her ears when she heard this good news.

Mu Yunting continued, "I heard that you are good at horse riding. This time, you will cooperate with Linglong to represent the Prince's Mansion in the competition."

"what?"

"The prize this time is a jade ruyi that Yun Yi begged from his father. It is worth a thousand gold coins. If you win, it will be yours."

Su Nuan wanted to say that it was not a matter of money. The problem was that she had never ridden a horse before, and if she really participated in the competition, it would probably arouse other people's suspicion.

"Your Highness, this is not good. Linglong and I are not familiar with each other. If we can't cooperate well, it will be embarrassing to lose the game."

"You just need to ride normally. It doesn't matter who rides Linglong. It's just that you are light, so Linglong will run faster with you on her back."

"But……"

"you are not willing?"

"I……"

"It's settled. Come with me to the stables in three days."

Su Nuan was about to cry. What should she do? What excuse could she come up with to avoid this horse race?