I just want to live a good life

"My Lady Concubine, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has asked me to take you back to the palace."

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Song bowed to Su Nuan and said.

"what?"

Su Nuan was a little confused. She felt as if her intelligence had been reduced in the past few days since she traveled through time. There were many things she couldn’t understand, and many situations she couldn’t figure out.

Why did Mu Yunting send someone to pick her up? Did he know that she had crashed the carriage? But how did he know?

"My lady, please get in the carriage!"

"Why does he want you to pick me up?" Su Nuan asked.

"Reporting to the Concubine, I don't know."

Su Nuan turned to the five people behind her and asked, "Did anyone of you tell on me?"

The five of them shook their heads when they heard this.

Su Nuan got on the carriage with a nervous mood. She felt a little strange in her heart because the carriage was still filled with the special smell of Mu Yunting's body.

Knowing that it was the prince's carriage, Baozhu and Meixiang dared not get in the carriage no matter what. They would rather walk back behind the carriage.

Chunliu and Bitao didn't have so many concerns and followed Su Nuan into the carriage.

On the way back, Bitao whispered mysteriously in Su Nuan's ear the news she heard in the general's mansion.

After Su Nuan and Xia Changze entered Chongwu Hall, Chunliu and Bitao went to the general's mansion to chat with the maids they were familiar with.

During this conversation, Bitao got to know some information.

Recently, people in the general's mansion have been spreading two things: one is that on the night of the general's birthday banquet, the eldest lady did something shameful because she was drugged by Cui Shaoyuan; the other is that the person Cui Shaoyuan really wanted to meet that night was the second lady, Xia Qingyan.

These two things have spread in the general's mansion since Cui Shaoyuan's death.

No one knew where the first thing came from, but the second thing was spread from Aunt Cui.

Aunt Cui suspected that the Xia family forced Cui Shaoyuan to death in order to protect Xia Qingyan's reputation. In order to appease Aunt Cui, Mrs. Xia gave her the old house of the Xia family.

I have to say that these news about Bitao are quite explosive.

Su Nuan was able to confirm that neither of the two things being spread in the General's Mansion were true.

She guessed that the rumor that the eldest lady had been drugged by Cui Shaoyuan probably came from the Xia family, and it was most likely spread by Xia Qingyao herself.

Rumors become true as they spread. Once people believe them, Xia Qingyao turns from a frivolous woman into a victim. The difference between these two roles is self-evident for a woman. The former is condemned by everyone, while the latter is pitied by everyone.

But how did Cui Shaoyuan come up with the idea of ​​meeting Xia Qingyan? Did Aunt Cui hear something from someone, or did she make it up herself in order to blackmail the Xia family?

If it was the latter, it wouldn't be a big deal, but if it was the former, it's worth investigating. Who would use Aunt Cui's mouth to spread rumors? What's their purpose?

These questions made Su Nuan ponder all the way, and she forgot to think about the fact that Mu Yunting sent a carriage to pick her up.

It was not until the carriage stopped at the gate of the Prince's Mansion that Su Nuan rubbed her temples in pain. Her intuition told her that no matter what the reason was, Mu Yunting asked someone to pick her up, it was not a good thing.

I returned to Duiyueju with a nervous mood.

A tall figure stood in the bare courtyard, extremely conspicuous. This man was none other than Crown Prince Mu Yunting.

"Shouldn't you come to me and thank me first when you come back?"

As soon as they met, Mu Yunting spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Su Nuan thought to herself that this person was really awkward. "Is there any point in picking this when you are already standing here? Besides, you just sent someone to pick me up. How dare you come all the way here to ask for a thank you for something like this?"

However, after two days of eating radishes, Su Nuan knew that Mu Yunting was a vengeful person. She didn't dare to act rashly. She tried to force a smile and said, "I am grateful to His Highness in my heart, but I dare not forget His Highness's rules. I am afraid that if I rashly go to His Highness, he will be unhappy."

"I haven't seen you for two days and you've learned to speak." Mu Yunting turned his head away proudly, leaving only the side profile to Su Nuan.

Su Nuan secretly rolled her eyes and lowered her head in silence.

"Since you still remember my rules, you shouldn't do anything out of control outside. However, considering that this is your first offense, I will confine you to Duiyueju for half a month as a small punishment and a big warning."

"Why are you punishing me? What did I do wrong?" Su Nuan asked dissatisfiedly.

Mu Yunting said calmly: "You hurt Mr. Cheng's daughter, and you still have the nerve to ask me why I punished you?"

"How did you know? Did you send someone to follow me?"

Mu Yunting said disdainfully: "There aren't that many idle people in the Prince's Mansion. Cheng Ansu sent someone to report that she was safe. She said that she only had some minor injuries and asked you not to worry about it."

This Cheng Ansu is definitely a green tea! Su Nuan was depressed, but she didn't say much. In the end, it was her own fault for being impulsive. She also thought it was useless to complain to Mu Yunting. If he was willing to protect her, he wouldn't have come over to punish her and ground her.

However, she remembered Cheng Ansu, and after hearing some rumors about Xia Qingyao today, she had a new understanding of the rich ladies here.

It’s not that easy to live a good life here!

Su Nuan sighed unconsciously.

This voice caused Mu Yunting to look at her with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

The two looked at each other in silence for a moment, and Su Nuan said, "Your Highness, do you have anything else to say?"

What this actually means is "It's okay, you can go now."

Of course Mu Yunting could hear the hidden meaning in her words. Apart from his father, the emperor, there was probably no one else in the entire Nanzhao Kingdom who dared to speak to him like this.

Being as proud as he is, he naturally wouldn't stay any longer after hearing this.

After leaving Duiyueju, Mu Yunting called Ye Yin.

"Are your people sure that Xia Qingyan shouted 'Make way for Miss Cheng' before she drove her horse into the Cheng family's carriage?"

Ye Yin replied without hesitation: "Yes, the concubine shouted very loudly at that time, and they could hear it clearly even though they were hiding at the alley."

Mu Yunting smiled and said, "She is really brave. She even dared to provoke Cheng Ansu, that troublesome woman."

"Your Highness, will Miss Cheng make use of this incident to make something of it this time?" Ye Yin asked worriedly.

"It's okay. I'm just going to complain to the Empress Dowager. It's just a little trick of a woman."

"Will the Queen Mother punish the Concubine?"

"No, I will go to the palace to discuss matters with my father this afternoon. I will also visit my grandmother and mention this matter to her. I don't think she will refuse my respect for a distant relative."

Ye Yin was slightly stunned when he heard this, and didn't say anything else.

"Ding Fu is not here, so you can go to the Prime Minister's Mansion for him." Mu Yunting continued, "Go to Yao Tai to get some medicine for treating injuries and send it over. Tell him it's from me, and remember to give it to Cheng Ji in person."

"Then what do I want to say to Master Cheng when I go to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Nothing to say." Mu Yunting sighed and said, "Ye Yin, you have been following me for almost ten years, how can you still ask such a question? You really should learn the way of dealing with the world from Ding Fu."

"My subordinates are stupid."

After Ye Yin finished speaking, he took the order and left.

Mu Yunting looked at his back and muttered, "This woman got into trouble outside and asked me to clean up after her. Isn't it too light to punish her to be grounded for half a month?"