I just want to live a good life

Chapter 313 Different

The uneasy feeling I had before disappeared the moment I stepped into the palace.

Su Nuan is such a person. She gets nervous easily when encountering big things, but she can calm down when facing them.

After calming down and thinking about what happened today, I had some ideas.

Glancing at the man leading the way, Su Nuan quickly caught up with him and walked side by side with him, while asking, "Commander Wei, why did my father summon me to the palace?"

After asking, he turned his head to observe Wei Zhe.

This is her habit. When asking people questions, she always likes to observe the changes in their expressions to judge whether the person is telling the truth or a lie.

Unfortunately, Wei Zhe did not give her the chance to observe herself. He paused and fell behind her, and replied in a deep voice with four words, "I don't know."

Su Nuan was not discouraged and continued to ask: "When the emperor asked you to summon me, were you happy or angry?"

Afraid that Wei Zhe would be perfunctory again, he compensated by saying, "Commander Wei, please don't say that you can't tell the emperor's mood."

"My duty is to protect your majesty, which does not include guessing your majesty's mind."

After saying that, Wei Zhe deliberately took a few quick steps, passed Su Nuan, and continued to lead the way.

Su Nuan pursed her lips.

Wei Zhe looked adamant and it would be a waste of time to ask him any more questions.

The two of them walked through the long corridor and headed towards the deep palace.

At this moment, in a small courtyard in the south city, Ying Shu was pacing in the room.

"Sir, Concubine Xia went to Liangyi Zhai today."

Fusheng followed behind Ying Shu and spoke in a low voice.

Ying Shu paused and remained silent for a long time without saying anything.

Finally, Fusheng couldn't hold back his anger and said, "How about I ask someone to look for Song Qi?"

"No need. If he wants to hide, you won't be able to find him."

"Where's the eldest lady?"

"Keep an eye on her and remember who she associates with."

Fusheng said "yes" and then said, "Sir, there is still no news from the Ministry of Justice. Wang Cen is being watched too closely and our people cannot get close to him."

Ying Shu was silent again.

Fusheng continued, "Master Wang, this move was arranged by the master a long time ago. If you want to know anything, you can ask the eldest lady."

"I just want to know whether he is a willing or forced pawn."

As he said this, Ying Shu let out a long sigh.

"It has already happened, why bother about it. Besides, Lord Wang has received so much favor from the master, and in order to give justice to the Xun family, whether he does it voluntarily or under duress, it is what he should do."

Ying Shu turned and looked at Fusheng.

The latter felt uncomfortable being looked at by him and lowered his head.

Ying Shu said slowly: "Go down, I don't need anyone to serve me here."

Fusheng retreated immediately.

After a long while, Ying Shu murmured, "It's different!"

Su Nuan followed Wei Zhe and saw Chongxiao Palace, which was the place where banquets were held in the imperial palace.

The way I dress is obviously out of place in this palace.

"Um, Commander Wei, did we go to the wrong place? Why is my father summoning me to Chongxiao Palace?"

"You're right." Wei Zhe paused and continued, "Today, His Majesty is hosting a banquet in Chongxiao Palace to welcome the envoys from Fanli, and has ordered Concubine Xia to attend the banquet as the Crown Prince's concubine."

"what?"

Su Nuan was terrified.

Dressing up as a servant to attend the palace banquet, and as the prince's concubine, this is an unprecedented and unparalleled feat that will surely leave a mark in history books.

But Su Nuan didn't want to.

She didn't even dare to think about what the consequences would be if she appeared at the palace banquet like this.

No matter what the reason, you will become the target of public criticism.

Is this another way the Emperor is taking revenge on her for refusing to return the jewelry?

This shouldn't happen. After all, she is the prince's concubine. If she makes a fool of herself in such an occasion, it will bring shame to the royal family. No matter how petty the emperor is, he would not frame her like this.

If not the emperor, then who could it be?

Su Nuan's gaze fell on Wei Zhe. She had no grudge against him, so he had no reason to harm her. But what if he was just an accomplice of someone else?

Who is it?

As they got closer and closer to Chongxiao Palace, Su Nuan no longer had time to think about who wanted to harm her. She was thinking about how to deal with the current situation.

In short, she couldn't enter Chongxiao Palace like this.

There is only one solution now, which is to find some clothes to change.

Thinking of this, Su Nuan slowed down.

Looking up and around, there is a palace wall separating the concubines from the palace, and you will definitely find clothes there.

At this time, Su Nuan was only a hundred steps away from the palace wall, but the view here was wide and she would be discovered if she was not careful.

She didn't dare run there rashly, and the palace wall was so high that she couldn't jump over it.

So, while Wei Zhe was not paying attention, Su Nuan slipped back the way she came. She had been to the palace only a few times, but she had a good memory. She had just passed a fork in the road, and now she only needed to go back and choose a new road to get rid of Wei Zhe.

At first, Su Nuan didn't dare to run. She just walked backwards with light steps. When she found that Wei Zhe didn't react, she stopped worrying and turned around and ran away.

She didn't slow down until she reached the fork in the road and successfully turned in another direction.

At this time, Wei Zhe also came to the gate of Chongxiao Palace, but he did not go in. Instead, he went around the gate of Chongxiao Palace and walked towards the imperial study.

In the imperial study, the Emperor was reviewing a memorial, while His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was sitting upright on a small couch, flipping through the memorial that the Emperor had reviewed.

This is what the father and son did when Mu Yunting had just learned to read. One reviewed memorials while the other learned to review memorials. When the emperor encountered something he didn't understand, the emperor would patiently explain it to him.

However, this kind of relationship became less and less common after Mu Yunting became an adult, especially after he moved out of the palace.

The Emperor was enjoying this kind of father-son time, but the Crown Prince was a little restless.

An hour ago, the emperor sent someone to pick up Xia Qingyan from the Prince's Mansion and asked her to attend tonight's banquet as the hostess of the Prince's Mansion.

But an hour had passed and there was still no sign of her, and Mu Yunting felt a little uneasy.

"Is there anything wrong with Mei Changli's memorial? You've been holding it for almost an hour."

The emperor's voice was full of joking. It would have been fine if his son was not smart, but once he was smart, he would treat him like the apple of his eye. It made his old father feel jealous just watching this.

Mu Yunting put down the memorial in his hand and replied calmly: "No, I just thought Mei Changli's handwriting was good, so I couldn't help but look at it for a while longer."

"I heard that you sent Mei Changli's son to the Ministry of Justice. What did he do wrong?"

"Nothing, just an attempt to murder my concubine."

"Oh?" The emperor put down the pen in his hand and continued, "Although Xia Qingyan is not a nice girl, she is my daughter-in-law after all. Mei Changli dared to hurt her. I must punish him and fine him one month's salary."

Mu Yunting's mouth twitched. He fined her one month's salary. He was probably afraid that people would not know that the emperor looked down on his daughter-in-law.

"No need, Yan'er has decided not to pursue this matter."

"Nonsense, this is not something she can take lightly."

Mu Yunting said unhappily, "Father, is this month's salary not a joke?"

"You bastard, a woman has got you all crazy."

The emperor had just started to scold when Wei Zhe came outside asking for a meeting.