I just want to live a good life

Chapter 167 Today is not a good day

There is a long road from the Imperial Study to the Yongshou Palace.

Su Nuan wished this road could be longer.

No matter how reluctant she was, Su Nuan tried hard to force a smile.

The Queen Mother was very surprised by her sudden request to see her, and she said, "Why are you coming to the palace at this time instead of staying in the Prince's Mansion to take care of your family affairs?"

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, the Emperor has summoned me to the palace to meet him. I would like to take this opportunity to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

"Why did the emperor invite you to the palace?"

Su Nuan rolled her eyes and replied, "Replying to the Queen Mother, the Emperor summoned me to discuss whether to take Concubine Dong into the palace."

"Is there any need to discuss this? Of course, Jingshu should be allowed to enter the mansion." The Queen Mother said without thinking.

"But the Crown Prince is missing right now, and we don't know what he means. It would be a bad idea to make a decision for him rashly."

"What's wrong with that? The marriage was decided by the Emperor himself. Even if the Crown Prince is not here, the marriage cannot be cancelled."

"this......"

"What? I will issue an order to let Jingshu enter the Crown Prince's Mansion as soon as possible."

Then Su Nuan watched helplessly as the Queen Mother ordered the eunuch in charge to go to the Marquis Zhongyuan's Mansion to announce the decree.

The mission was completed so smoothly that Su Nuan couldn’t believe it.

After the eunuch in charge took the order and left, the Queen Mother said to Su Nuan, "Okay, you have also invited An, go back to the mansion quickly, Jingshu will be sent in later, and you will be needed to assist her."

Well, he's already suppressing her before he even enters the mansion!

Su Nuan held her breath.

The tasks assigned by the Emperor had been completed, and an expulsion order had been issued. She did not want to stay any longer, so she said goodbye to the Empress Dowager and left the palace.

When she stepped out of the palace gate, she couldn't help but look back. The huge palace always made her feel depressed. She didn't like it here, she really didn't like it.

"Concubine Xia, shall we go back home?"

Su Nuan sat in the carriage and thought for a long time, and finally nodded.

On the way, Su Nuan asked Falcon through a car curtain: "Do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be in danger?"

"It shouldn't happen. With Lord Ye Yin here, he can protect His Highness and get him away safely even with thousands of troops."

"Where will they go then?"

"I don't know. Maybe he has already returned home by now."

"hope so."

After being busy for most of the day, she was tired and hungry. She had to face Dong Jingshu when she returned home, which gave her a headache just thinking about it.

Su Nuan leaned tiredly against the carriage and fell asleep unknowingly.

On the other side, Mu Yunting, who had been missing for most of the day, was looking for someone in a village outside the imperial city.

"Your Highness, we have looked for him, but he is not here."

"Impossible! I saw him enter this village with my own eyes. I will find him today even if I have to dig up the whole village."

"But Your Highness, today is your big day. If you are not here, the mansion will definitely be in chaos. Concubine Xia may not be able to handle it alone."

Mu Yunting clenched his fists anxiously, then relaxed them, and then clenched them again, repeating this several times before saying, "Ye Yin, you should know what is more important to me at this moment. For so many years I thought she was dead, but now someone comes to tell me that she is not dead. I must catch this person and find out whether it is true or not."

"Your Highness, are you sure that the jade pendant that person is holding is Miss Xun's?"

"I gave that jade pendant to Zheng."

"So even if he is lying, he might be the last person to see Miss Xun." After saying this, Ye Yin called on the secret guards to continue searching the village.

"Master, the prince and his men are still in the village. Do you want me to go out and lead them away?"

"No, let them search. They can't find this place. It would be bad if you lead them away. Tell me again what happened when you met the prince today."

"Yes"

......

"Concubine Xia, we're here."

Falcon's voice woke Su Nuan from her dream. She sat in the carriage in a daze, recalling the dream she had just had.

The stunningly beautiful woman stood in front of her and easily restrained her with one hand.

"He's pretty, but he's too much of a troublemaker. With that kind of personality, he'll never fall in love with you. Just keep him safe for me, and don't let other women covet him. Of course, you can't do that either."

"who are you?"

"You don't need to know who I am. Just be yourself and you will live longer."

After the woman finished speaking, she continued drawing circles in front of her eyes with her other hand. She felt her eyelids become unusually heavy.

"Forget what happened tonight and go home."

"Concubine Xia, what's wrong with you?"

Falcon lifted the car curtain and looked at Su Nuan.

"Oh, I'm fine."

Following the opened curtain, Su Nuan saw a sedan chair carried by eight people coming towards them, followed by a horse-drawn carriage.

The sedan chair was bright red, and the bearers were all wearing festive red clothes.

What is coming will eventually come. Su Nuan took a deep breath and slowly got off the carriage.

She timed it perfectly, and when she stepped out of the carriage, the sedan had already stopped in front of her carriage.

A person got off the carriage behind the sedan chair. Su Nuan looked up and saw that the person was Bi Tao.

Bi Tao didn't seem to expect that she would meet Su Nuan at the gate of the Prince's Mansion. She was stunned for a moment before she lowered her head and walked up to her.

"Miss."

Bitao's gentle call seemed to bring the two of them back to the past.

Su Nuan didn’t know if it was because she was too tired today, but she felt a little dazed.

After a moment, she calmed herself down and said quietly, "You are the concubine of the son of the Zhongyuan Marquis. Don't make a mistake about your identity."

Bi Tao shrank back and looked at Su Nuan with aggrieved eyes, as if she wanted to speak but didn't dare.

I guess life in the Zhongyuan Marquis’ Mansion is not easy.

"Okay, let's get down to business. The Marquis of Zhongyuan Mansion didn't ask you to come here to reminisce about the past."

Hearing Su Nuan say this, Bi Tao sobbed twice and put away her pitiful expression, and said: "My Lady Concubine, the Marquis and the Prince asked me to take the young lady to the Prince's Mansion."

"I see. She lives in Furong Courtyard. Please send her there."

After saying that, Su Nuan took a step toward entering the mansion.

"Is Concubine Xia so intolerant of our young lady? Before we even get married, Concubine Xia is leaving us hanging here."

The person who spoke was a woman standing next to the sedan chair. Judging from her tone, she should be Dong Jingshu's maid.

Su Nuan narrowed her eyes at the woman and asked unhappily, "Who are you?"

Today is really not a good day. I don’t know if those old guys in the Imperial Observatory are deliberately against her and specially picked a day that is unlucky for her. Why do everyone want to bully her?

It would be fine if it was the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, but this little maid dared to challenge her.

Marquis Zhongyuan is also a fool. Why send Bitao when there are so many people to deliver the mission? Isn't this asking her to be taught a lesson?

"I am Pan Tao, the maid of my concubine Dong."

After the maid introduced herself, Su Nuan almost couldn't hold back. Who was so talented to give this Tiger Girl such a name? Aren't they afraid of attracting a bunch of monkeys?