I just want to live a good life

Chapter 105 Stay safe

After coming out of the palace, Su Nuan felt even worse.

In the stuffy carriage, not a single breath of air could get in. A thin layer of sweat stuck to the gauze dress, making it sticky and annoying.

"Zhao Zong, go to Zhusheng Street."

The driver Zhao Zong looked up at the sky and said with a curled lip, "My Lady Concubine, it's not appropriate to go to Zhusheng Street at this time. It will be dark when we return to the Prince's Mansion."

Su Nuan frowned and said angrily: "Since when have you been able to tell me what to do?"

Seeing Su Nuan was angry, Zhao Zong didn't dare to say anything else. He waved the whip and slowly urged the horse forward.

As the lights came on, Mu Yunting returned to the Prince's Mansion, exhausted. He quickly changed into clean clothes and headed to the Moon Viewing Tower.

"Your Highness really loves to watch the moon in Moon Viewing Tower! He came all the way back to watch the moon!"

"No, Your Highness, doesn't it always happen that you admire the moon on the 15th? Today is not the 15th, and the moon is not full yet!"

"Yes, what happened, Your Highness?"

"Who knows!"

Two servants were whispering downstairs in Wangyue Tower.

Lu Zhu came over with tea in his hand and glared at the two of them as he passed by.

The two servants were so frightened that they immediately fell silent.

Lu Zhu walked up to the Moon Watching Tower with lotus steps. When she saw Mu Yunting, she said softly, "Your Highness, have a cup of tea to moisten your throat first."

Mu Yunting reached out and took a cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp. His tired expression eased a lot.

"Why did your highness suddenly return home? Has the construction of the imperial mausoleum been completed?"

"not yet."

Mu Yunting seemed to be in a good mood and was not at all unhappy about Lu Zhu's overstepping of authority.

"Then why did His Highness come back today..."

"This is none of your business, go down."

Even if he was in a good mood, Mu Yunting did not intend to continue answering Lu Zhu's questions. He interrupted her rudely and sent her away.

Although tonight is not a full moon night, it is the concubine's birthday. According to etiquette, there is no celebration for the concubine's birthday, but Mu Yunting hurried back to the Prince's Mansion just to celebrate her birthday in person.

He prepared a special gift for her.

After a while, Ye Yin climbed up to the Moon-Watching Tower.

"Your Highness, the Concubine is not at home. She has not returned since she was summoned to the palace by the Queen Mother today!"

"The palace gates have been closed for a long time. It is impossible for the Empress Dowager to let her stay in the palace. Didn't the guards who followed her come back to report the news?"

"No. Liefeng and Lieying were sent to track down Xunwang last night. Today, the only person who went out with the concubine was a coachman."

Hearing this, Mu Yunting's face suddenly changed, "Is there no one in my Crown Prince's Mansion? There is no one to protect the concubine when she travels."

Before he finished speaking, he had already left the Moon Watching Tower.

Ye Yin followed closely behind, "Your Highness, will the concubine return to the general's mansion?"

"Send someone to ask." Mu Yunting paused and continued, "Send someone to Zhusheng Street to check. She might have gone there."

"Yes."

Half an hour later, Ye Yin hurriedly pushed open the door of Mu Yunting's study.

"Your Highness, something has happened. The Concubine is missing!"

"What do you mean missing? Explain clearly."

"There was news in the palace that the Concubine had left the palace at 3 p.m., and I had people search all the places where the Concubine might have gone, but they couldn't find her."

Mu Yunting's brows knitted together. After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Send out all the secret guards. They must find clues for me within two hours."

Ye Yin took the order and prepared to leave the study.

"Wait." Mu Yunting stopped Ye Yin and said, "I'll go myself."

Here, Mu Yunting and his secret guards were busy looking for Su Nuan, who was currently tied up in a manor outside the imperial city.

"Zhao Zong, wake up."

Su Nuan tried to wake up the driver who had fainted on the ground. This man was really useless. He was so scared that he fainted as soon as the two were kidnapped.

But Su Nuan was sure that he was pretending because he grinned when he was thrown to the ground just now.

"Stop pretending and get up. If you don't find a way to leave here, we're both going to die here soon."

Hearing that he was going to die, Zhao Zong suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from the ground. He looked around first, and after making sure that no one was in the room, he looked up at Su Nuan and said resentfully, "My Lady Concubine, which evil spirit have you offended? Why are you trying to kill us? I am innocent. I have old people and young children at home. If I die, how will they live?"

If Su Nuan hadn't been tied to a chair and unable to move, she would have really wanted to kick this guy unconscious.

"Keep your voice down. Do you want to call those masked men in again?"

After hearing this, Zhao Zong finally calmed down, and at the same time, he looked out the door like a frightened rabbit.

"What are you standing there for? Come and help me untie the rope."

Su Nuan was almost dying of anxiety. She swore that after escaping today, she would ask Manager Ding to find her a new driver.

Zhao Zong tiptoed to Su Nuan and bent over to help her untie the rope, but he couldn't do it after trying for a long time.

"Hurry up, the masked man may come back at any time!" Su Nuan urged.

"My Lady, I have never seen this knot tied before, and I don't know how to untie it."

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door.

Su Nuan's expression changed, and she whispered, "Someone is coming, go back and pretend to faint first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Zong quickly returned to where he had been lying, assumed the same posture, and closed his eyes.

If Su Nuan hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that he had such agile skills.

With a creaking sound, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a masked man in brocade clothes walked in. One of his legs was disabled, and he dragged slightly when he walked, but he seemed to be trying his best to hide it, and each step he took was extremely slow.

"Miss Xia, how are you?"

The man spoke, his shrill voice made people feel extremely uncomfortable.

But from his words, it can be heard that he and the original body Xia Qingyan are old acquaintances.

Su Nuan searched her original body's memory, trying to find information about this person, but perhaps because this person was wearing a mask, her search yielded nothing.

"Who are you?" Su Nuan asked.

"Miss Xia actually forgot about me. It's really sad!"

Su Nuan rolled her eyes at the man and thought that he must be sick. He wore a mask and didn't dare to show his true face, but he blamed others for not recognizing him.

"From what you said, I should recognize you. If we are old acquaintances, why are you still wearing a mask?"

As soon as these words came out, Su Nuan could clearly feel the mood of the man in front of her change. He clenched his fists and exuded a gloomy aura.

Did he say something wrong? Is the mask a taboo for him?

Su Nuan's mind was working rapidly. Judging from the other party's posture, she was afraid that today would not end well. She couldn't think of anyone who would come to save her. She had originally placed her hopes on Liefeng and Falcon, but she had been tied up for such a long time and no one had come to rescue her. Most likely, these two people did not follow her at all today.

"Miss Xia, do you want to see what I look like under this mask?"

The man's sinister voice sounded, and Su Nuan was startled. Her intuition told her that it would be better not to look. Unfortunately, before she could say no, the man's hand had already covered the mask. The next moment, the mask was lifted, revealing a horrible face.