I just want to live a good life

Su Nuan brought Meixiang and followed Cai Ya to the place where the maids lived in the Prince's Mansion.

Her arrival surprised and frightened the maids.

Cai Ya whispered a few names into Su Nuan's ear, all of whom were the people who had just said bad things about Ying Shu.

Su Nuan called a few people over and said straight to the point, "Who among you saw Ying Shu seduce His Highness?"

Several people didn't dare to reply.

"Tell me, did anyone of you see it with your own eyes?" There was no hint of blame in Su Nuan's tone, but rather excitement of hearing gossip.

Seeing that the others were still silent, she continued, "The first person to speak out will receive a reward."

Upon hearing this, several maids looked at each other, and finally a brave one stood up and said, "Madam Concubine, we didn't see it with our own eyes. We just heard it from others."

Su Nuan took out a piece of silver from her purse without hesitation, put it into the hand of the maid, and asked with a smile: "Who told you that?"

The maid tightly grasped the silver and replied, "We all heard it from Sister Cherry."

"Cherry?" Su Nuan asked, "Is that the Cherry that is always with Lu Zhu?"

"Yes, that's her."

This made Su Nuan suspect that this matter was related to Lu Zhu. The Cherry Sister mentioned by the maid was Lu Zhu's good sister. She had no grudges against her, and it was even more impossible for her to have any grudges against Ying Shu. It was unreasonable for her to make up such a rumor to humiliate Ying Shu.

If it was Lu Zhu, it would be much more reasonable, because on the surface, Ying Shu seemed to have the best of both worlds, but Ying Shu was brought back to the Prince's Mansion by her, the concubine. In the eyes of everyone in the Prince's Mansion, Ying Shu was Su Nuan's man. If Ying Shu had problems with his character, it would be Su Nuan's fault for employing the wrong person. Some people might even say that everything Ying Shu did was instructed by Su Nuan.

Moreover, this rumor is very vicious. If it reaches Mu Yunting's ears, Mu Yunting will pay attention to Ying Shu. Then there will be two possibilities. One is that he will feel disgusted with Ying Shu and thus be dissatisfied with Su Nuan for bringing Ying Shu back to the Prince's Mansion; the other is that he really likes Ying Shu, and then Su Nuan will have a "rival in love".

How could Su Nuan let Lu Zhu's plan come true?

What she had to do now was to appease Ying Shu first, so she waved to several maids and asked them to follow her to see Ying Shu.

Several maids were confused and followed Su Nuan to the guest room.

At this time, Ying Shu was still tied up tightly with ropes. When Su Nuan saw him, she saw tear marks on his face.

Su Nuan quickly asked Cai Ya to untie him.

"My Lady, my injuries are almost healed. Please let me go."

Ying Shu came to Su Nuan and pleaded.

Su Nuan looked at Ying Shu's aggrieved expression, and a thought popped up in her mind unconsciously: How would Mu Yunting react when he saw this scene?

As she was thinking about it, she suddenly realized something was wrong. She shook her head vigorously to get rid of the terrible thought from her mind.

"Don't worry, Cai Ya told me everything that happened. It's just that you, an ignorant maid, gossiped about it. Don't take it to heart."

Su Nuan comforted Ying Shu, and at the same time turned to look at the maids and said, "Why don't you guys come and apologize? If Master Ying really leaves today, then you should all leave the Prince's Mansion as well."

After hearing this, several people were shocked at first, and then they rushed to say "sorry" to Ying Shu.

"Mr. Ying, you are a magnanimous person. Don't bother with us."

"Yes, yes, Master Ying, if you are still angry with us, just scold us."

"..."

Seeing Ying Shu surrounded and unable to move, Su Nuan was sure that she didn't need to persuade him anymore as he couldn't leave today, so she called Meixiang and left quietly.

The two of them came to the garden. In summer, this garden is the most popular place, with green trees and shade. Whenever the servants and maids in the mansion have nothing to do, they like to come here in groups of three or four to escape the heat.

jjhj Today was no exception. As soon as Su Nuan stepped into the garden, she heard people chattering and laughing.

She found a conspicuous place to sit down, and then asked Meixiang to find Cherry.

Not long after, Meixiang brought Cherry to Su Nuan.

"My Lady, do you have any instructions for me to come here?"

Cherry asked Su Nuan.

Su Nuan said coldly: "You told others that you saw Ying Shu hooking up with me, is that true?"

Yingtao's face turned pale, and she replied, "My Lady Concubine, please understand. I have never said such a thing."

"You still dare to be stubborn, Meixiang, slap me in the face!"

Su Nuan gathered all her strength and said the word "slap" so loudly that half of the people in the garden could hear it.

Meixiang has been with Su Nuan for such a long time, but this is the first time she has seen her with such momentum. She was stunned for a moment before she remembered to follow Su Nuan's orders.

She walked up to Cherry aggressively and slapped her in the face with her arm.

The slap came quickly and hard. When Cherry came to her senses, there was a clear palm print on half of her face.

"My Lady Concubine, I am innocent." Yingtao knelt on the ground, covering her face. "I never said that Ying Shu was having an affair with you."

"So what did you say? Did you say that I hooked up with Ying Shu?"

"You evil slave, you dared to slander me, why don't you dare to admit it now? Do you want me to find a few people to confront you before you admit it?"

"If I don't punish you, this evil slave, today, you will all treat me as if I were made of clay and easy to bully."

"Meixiang, keep beating her until she admits her mistake."

Su Nuan finished speaking in one breath, glanced around, and found that there were already a lot of people gathered around.

Today she wanted to establish her authority in front of these people and let them know who was the mistress here.

When Meixiang heard the order, she swung her arm and slapped Yingtao several times, making her dizzy.

After being slapped more than a dozen times, Yingtao covered her face and begged for mercy, "My Lady Concubine, please stop hitting me. I know I was wrong."

Su Nuan raised her hand to signal Mei Xiang to stop, and asked Ying Tao sternly: "Why did you say those slanderous words about me?"

"I deserve to die. I was blinded by greed. Please forgive me, my lady concubine!"

"Did you say those words yourself, or were you instructed to say them by others?"

"This matter was done by me alone, and has nothing to do with others."

Su Nuan snorted coldly, "You are a righteous man. Since you are willing to take on the responsibility, I will oblige you."

"Meixiang, go find Steward Ding and ask him to drive this evil slave out of the Prince's Mansion."

"My Lady Concubine, you can't chase me away. I am your Highness's maid."

"I can't control you as your Highness's maid, can I?"

Soon, Manager Ding brought people to the garden and forcibly drove Cherry out.

Mu Yunting was sitting on a rockery not far away, looking over here.

Ye Yin sat beside him and whispered, "The Concubine is really becoming more and more like the mistress of the house."

Mu Yunting remained silent, but a faint smile appeared on his face.