I just want to live a good life

Chapter 176 Helping to Deliver the Declaration of War

Today, the General's Mansion finally changed from the dullness of the past few days and became lively.

The family sat together and listened to Su Nuan talk about his life in prison over the past few days.

It was originally an unpleasant thing, but in Su Nuan's mouth, the prison life in these days was so colorful that everyone laughed constantly.

"Little sister, you are really amazing. If it were me, I would cry to death in there."

Sister-in-law Yu said with a look of fear.

"Yes, our little sister is unique in the imperial city in terms of courage. I'm afraid even the young masters of the noble families can't catch up with her."

Second sister-in-law Nie echoed this.

Madam Xia smiled and said, "No matter how brave Yan'er is, she is not as brave as the third brother. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hadn't sent someone to stop him, who knows what kind of trouble he would have caused."

"My courage was given by my mother. Without her tacit consent, I would never have dared to jailbreak."

Su Nuan was stunned by what the mother and son said. She thought that the prison break was Xia Changze's own idea, but she didn't expect that he even got the support of Mrs. Xia. Do these mother and son know the consequences of this matter?

"Mom, jailbreaking is no small matter. If my third brother really did it, it would be like poking a hole in the sky. Even Dad would be implicated."

"What's the harm in implicating him? He didn't care that his daughter was thrown into prison. He hid in the military camp like a turtle. What kind of hero is he!"

No one responded to Madam Xia's scolding of General Xia. Although Su Nuan felt that her scolding was reasonable, she still spoke well of General Xia: "The emperor must have said something to Daddy, and Daddy had no choice."

"Your father listens to the emperor too much, and he can't even tell right from wrong."

"Mom, be careful with your words."

"What are you afraid of? There's no one else in my house. Which one of you can go out and report me?"

Although Mrs. Xia said this, she did not dare to be too presumptuous and the topic was quickly brought to an end.

"Little sister, was that person really Ye Yin last night?"

Xia Changze's eyes were shining when he asked this question.

Ye Yin had been to the General's Mansion with the Crown Prince before, but he was a low-key person. The last time he came, he was dressed like a servant, and no one thought he was the famous Ye Yin.

"Yeah, what does Third Brother want to do?"

Su Nuan looked at Xia Changze warily, as if she was chasing a star. She was really afraid that he would ask her to help get Ye Yin's autograph or something.

"I want to spar with him!"

"What?"

"Let's spar. Ye Yin is the best martial artist in our Nanzhao country. I wonder how many martial artists dream of sparring with him."

"Is it so exaggerated?"

Su Nuan knew that Ye Yin was a martial arts expert, but she didn’t expect that he was also so popular. Even her own brothers were his little fans.

"Little sister, how about you help me arrange a competition with him?"

"Third brother, this is not good. After all, he is the guard of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How can I send him around casually?"

"I'm not asking you to send someone else, but just help me deliver a declaration of war."

"Are you sure you can beat him?"

Su Nuan had seen Xia Changze in action and knew that he was very skilled, but she didn't believe that he could defeat Ye Yin.

"Not sure."

Xia Changze answered readily.

"Then you want to challenge them, aren't you just asking for trouble?"

This was a very impolite remark. Xia Changze hit Su Nuan hard on the head and said, "What do you know? It's not shameful to lose in a fight with Ye Yin."

"That's true, but there's no benefit for him to fight with you. If he wins, it's a given. If he loses, it's a shame. Why would he do such a stupid thing?"

"Little sister, am I still your real brother? Why wouldn't you help me deliver the letter of war?"

It's not that difficult to just send a declaration of war. Su Nuan just didn't understand his behavior of seeking a fight and teased him a few times.

She readily agreed to Xia Changze's request.

The subsequent topic revolved around the UBS building for a while.

When talking about Su Nuan, he became very excited and talked nonstop.

After saying that, he asked Chunliu to take out the gifts he brought for everyone.

This time when she came back, she brought jewelry for the women of the Xia family, all of which were marked with the UBS logo. She even designed Mrs. Xia's headwear herself.

Xia Lian had made great military achievements, and his two sons had also made many military exploits in recent years. The emperor gave them many rewards, but Xia Lian used all the money to provide pensions to the wounded soldiers, and no one in the family was good at business, so they had not saved any money over the years.

So although the general's mansion looks prosperous from the outside, life there is actually very simple.

The women in the family could not afford the jewelry from Ruiyin Building. Before this, Yu used up all her belongings to buy a silver hairpin from Ruiyin Building. Later, she fell seriously ill because of this hairpin.

And that silver hairpin was just the lowest-end jewelry in the UBS building.

The jewelry that Su Nuan gave to everyone this time were all high-end jewelry, which would be sold on the third floor of the UBS building.

The last time she came back to borrow money, the three thousand taels were saved by the whole family by tightening their belts. These three thousand taels were much more important than Mu Yunting's ten thousand taels.

She was a grateful person. She returned the three thousand taels of silver as soon as she made money. This time, the jewelry was a thank you gift.

The women of the Xia family had never seen such beautiful jewelry before, and they couldn't let go of the things Su Nuan gave them.

"Little sister, how much silver do all these things cost?"

"The hairpin in my sister-in-law's hand can be sold for five hundred taels of silver in the UBS building."

"What? This is too expensive!"

"Then it would be better to exchange the money and make some decent clothes for Rui'er and your elder brother."

Yu said distressedly.

"Sister-in-law, you are wrong. Brother and Rui should dress better when they are young, but you have to dress up too."

“But this is too expensive.”

"This is a gift from me, and you don't have to spend any money on it."

Su Nuan said as she inserted her hairpin into Yu's bun, "Besides, we have to find a way to earn money. We can't afford good things just by living on the salary from father and brothers. Sisters-in-law should also find a way to earn some money."

After hearing this, Yu and Nie looked at each other in surprise.

Nie was quick-witted and was the first to understand Su Nuan's meaning. She said, "Little sister, do you want us to learn how to open a shop?"

Su Nuan nodded.

Before the two daughters-in-law spoke, Madam Xia was not happy. "Your two sisters-in-law still have to stay at home to take care of their husbands and children. Don't force them to do those messy things."

"How can this be such a mess?"

Su Nuan disagreed with this statement, "The jewelry in mother's hand is what I earned from running the shop. Our general's mansion is also famous in the imperial city, but look at the income of this family. What else does it have besides the rent? You can't put the burden of the family on father and two brothers. Their military achievements are all earned at the risk of their lives."