I just want to live a good life

It had been a few days since the banquet in the pavilion, and Su Nuan hadn't seen Mu Yunting since that day.

But this time she was quite happy because she heard that Mu Yunting really went to Jiyin Jiaofang.

She felt that her goal had been achieved. Lou Guang was no longer the only one favored by Mu Yunting, and she had avenged him for framing her.

As for Cheng Ansu, there was no movement after a few days. Su Nuan guessed that she would not dare to deal with her openly in the future. However, it would also be a headache for her to move in secret.

But the person has already been offended, so there is no point in thinking about these things.

What's more, Su Nuan has been very busy these days. She is busy planning a big deal.

After breakfast that day, Su Nuan took out the men's suit as usual and prepared to put it on before going out.

A servant came hurriedly and told the general that someone wanted to see him.

Unless there was something important, people from the General's Mansion rarely came to the Prince's Mansion to ask for a meeting. Su Nuan quickly asked the servant to bring the person to see her.

After a while, someone was brought in. This person was Dong Qing, a maidservant of Madam Xia. When she saw Su Nuan, she asked her to send everyone away.

After everyone left, Dong Qing knelt down and said to Su Nuan, "Second Miss, Madam asks you to return to the mansion."

Su Nuan frowned and asked, "You can just tell me that I'm just going back home. Why are you being so secretive?"

Dong Qing whispered, "I am afraid that the second young lady will ask why Madam asked you to return home."

"Well, then why did mother ask me to go back home?" Su Nuan asked.

"Because something happened to the young lady!"

"What's up with her?"

Dong Qing looked around and made sure that there was no one else in the room, then he lowered his voice and said, "The young lady is pregnant!"

"What?" Su Nuan was shocked. Getting pregnant before marriage was a big deal in her era, let alone here. How could Xia Qingyao have the guts to do such a thing?

"The eldest lady refused to say whose child it was. The general wanted to marry her to Lao Qi and send her back to her hometown in Danzhou."

"Who is Lao Qi?" Su Nuan asked.

Dong Qing replied, "He is a centurion under the general. I heard he is blind in one eye."

Su Nuan felt a chill. How much did General Xia dislike his eldest daughter? Even if she had done something wrong, he shouldn't treat her like this!

Although Xia Qingyao refused to say whose baby she was carrying, one could guess from a glance that it was Mu Yunshu's.

"Madam asked the second young lady to go back because she wanted her to persuade the general not to marry the eldest young lady to Lao Qi."

Su Nuan sighed softly, feeling somewhat helpless. She didn't want to get involved in such matters, especially when it involved Mu Yunshu, but since Madam Xia had invited her, she couldn't refuse.

"Wait for me, I'll change my clothes."

Su Nuan said this and went back to the inner room. She picked out a dress that looked more luxurious and put it on.

When she returned to the general's mansion, she had to dress decently, otherwise the whole family would feel sorry for her.

Perhaps because he saw that she was not in any danger recently, Ye Yin stopped being a coachman. The one driving Su Nuan's carriage was a coachman he had never seen before, named Zhao Zong.

More than half an hour later, Su Nuan and Bi Tao appeared in the general's mansion.

Dongqing took the two of them to Mrs. Xia's room.

In the room, Mrs. Xia was looking worried. When she saw Su Nuan coming in, she hurriedly came forward and held Su Nuan's hand.

"Yan'er, it's great that you're back. Dongqing has already told you about Yao'er's matter, right?"

"I told you."

"Then help your mother persuade your father not to let Yao'er marry Lao Qi. That will force Yao'er to death."

"Can you listen if I go to Daddy?"

"You are of noble status now, and your father will give you some face. I dare not tell anyone about this. If it gets out, Yaoer will really have no way to live as a human being."

Su Nuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll give it a try."

With Mrs. Xia's expectations, Su Nuan came to Xia Lian's study.

I knocked on the door twice, and an irritable voice came from inside, "Didn't I tell you that I won't see anyone!"

Just from the sound, one could tell that the person inside was angry. Su Nuan didn't want to offend Xia Lian, so she wanted to turn around and leave, but when she thought of Madam Xia's pitiful appearance, she couldn't bear it.

Besides, Xia Qingyao is not an unforgivable bad person. She is just a little girl who is blinded by love.

She saw from her original body's memory that this sister used to love her very much.

Thinking of this, Su Nuan raised her hand and knocked on the door again, and said loudly: "Daddy, it's me, I'm Yan'er."

After a moment of silence, three words came from the door: "Come in!"

Su Nuan pushed open the door and walked in.

"My daughter greets my father." Su Nuan bowed to Xia Lian.

Xia Lian said in a deep voice: "As the Crown Prince's concubine, you shouldn't be doing this kind of etiquette. How can I, as a subject, not be able to bear it!"

"No matter who I am, I am your daughter. It is only natural for a daughter to show respect to her father. You deserve it!"

"..."

"If Daddy thinks it's inappropriate, then from now on I will only show respect to you in the General's Mansion."

"Ah." Xia Lian sighed and stopped worrying about the courtesy. "Did you hear something when you came back at this time?"

Su Nuan did not deny it and nodded lightly.

"If you are here to persuade me, then you don't have to say anything."

"Dad, I'm not going to persuade you, I just want to ask you one thing."

"What's the matter?" Xia Lian asked.

"Sister is Daddy's biological daughter?"

Xia Lian frowned upon hearing this and said unhappily, "You were so polite to me just now, why are you saying such nonsense to me now!"

"Is this nonsense? This is the truth! If sister is daddy's biological daughter, why would daddy treat her like this?"

"How can I treat her after she did such a shameless thing?" Xia Lian shouted angrily.

Su Nuan felt like she was lighting a powder keg, but given her current status, Xia Lian would not do anything to her no matter how angry he was, so she said boldly: "I know my sister did something wrong, but she is just an ignorant girl trapped in love. If anyone should be blamed, it should be the person who seduced her. How can Daddy vent his anger on my sister alone? After all, my sister is also a pitiful person."

"I also want to find the bastard who seduced her, but she refuses to tell me who that person is. At this time, she is still protecting that bastard. Do you still want me to pity her?"

Su Nuan sighed, "If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't dare to tell you about your father's hot temper!"

"..."

Xia Lian puffed his beard and glared, as if he wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth several times and ultimately did not say anything.

Su Nuan saw this and felt happy in her heart. She thought that if she didn't have the status of the Crown Prince's concubine, Xia Lian would have started cursing at her long ago.

"Dad, think about it, what is the best outcome of this kind of thing?"

"Of course it's that bastard who's willing to marry Yao'er."

"Yes. But if Dad goes to settle the score with that bastard, what if he denies it?"

Xia Lian's face turned cold, and he said, "If he dares not to admit it, I will kill him!"

"If you kill him and make it known to everyone, my sister will die."

"..."

This was obviously not the result Xia Lian wanted.

Su Nuan continued, "If Daddy can calm down his anger for a while and think of a good solution, maybe he can help my sister marry the man of her dreams."

Xia Lian thought for a moment and asked Su Nuan: "Do you have any good ideas?"

Just as Su Nuan was about to speak, a servant suddenly rushed into the study and shouted, "General, it's bad, the young lady has hanged herself!"