I just want to live a good life

Chapter 117 Staying Overnight

Returning to Duiyueju and seeing her cozy courtyard, Su Nuan completely relaxed.

"Miss, you are finally back!"

Chun Liu was as excited as ever. Su Nuan was afraid that she would jump on her and give her a bear hug the next moment, so she even took a step back to keep a safe distance from her.

"Miss, where have you been? His Highness has been looking for you all over the imperial city. There are rumors that you were kidnapped by bandits. Is that true? Did His Highness make things difficult for you?"

Chun Liu asked this series of questions. If it were any other time, Su Nuan would feel annoyed, but today she felt touched.

"I'm fine, where did they go?"

"Baozhu is in the flower garden, and Bitao is following Meixiang to pick osmanthus flowers."

Su Nuan said softly, "Chun Liu, you are one year older than me, right? Do you still remember the fire in the old Xia family house?"

"Miss, you forgot that when I was serving the Madam, we had already moved into the General's Mansion. I didn't personally experience the fire in the old mansion, I only heard about it from a maid named Li in the mansion."

Su Nuan was a little disappointed that she couldn't provide any useful information as she was not an eyewitness.

"Miss, why do you want to ask this?"

"Nothing, I just heard that someone was burned in the fire, and I want to see how that person is doing now."

"Miss, are you talking about Master Zhou Zhe?"

"You know him?"

Su Nuan asked in surprise.

But on second thought, it didn't make sense. Zhou Zhe had already left when Chun Liu entered the Xia family. She must have just heard about him.

So he asked anxiously, "Did Nanny Li say this too? What else did Nanny Li say about Zhou Zhe?"

Chun Liu thought for a moment and replied, "Nothing much, Nanny Li just kept saying it was a pity for Master Zhou."

"What's a pity?"

"It's a pity that he could have been the son-in-law of the Xia family, but it was destroyed by a fire."

Son-in-law of the Xia family!

Su Nuan frowned.

Xia Lian has only two daughters. If he wants to be the son-in-law of the Xia family, he has to marry one of the two sisters to Zhou Zhe.

"Tell me clearly, what is it like to be the son-in-law of the Xia family?"

Seeing Su Nuan's gossipy face, Chun Liu did not doubt it and replied, "Of course it's you, Miss! You are the apple of the eye of the general and his wife. They feel uneasy about marrying you to anyone, so it would be best to have a son-in-law. That way, they won't be afraid of you getting bullied by your in-laws after you get married."

It's hard to say who will be mad at whom given Xia Qingyan's personality!

Su Nuan complained in her heart.

"I heard that Mr. Zhou is very handsome and has passed the imperial examination at a young age. If he hadn't been burned, he might have even passed the imperial examination."

"Who passed the imperial examination?"

As soon as Chunliu finished speaking, Bitao's voice came from outside the door, and then a pale pink figure walked in.

Su Nuan looked at her intently. Bi Tao's pretty face was made even more delicate by the pink dress.

"Miss?"

When she saw Su Nuan clearly, Bi Tao's face changed. She put down the small basket of flowers in her hand and threw herself into Su Nuan's arms.

Su Nuan’s worries just now came true, but the character was changed.

"Miss, you're finally back. I was so scared! If you go out next time, you must take me with you. At the very least, I can take the beating for you."

As she spoke, Bitao actually started to cry in Su Nuan's arms.

Su Nuan pushed Bi Tao away without leaving a trace, and said with a smile: "Look how powerful you are, you even took the beating for me and ate delicious food for me. I heard that you picked osmanthus flowers, let's make some osmanthus cakes!"

Meixiang was surprised and said, "You and Bitao really have a good understanding, Concubine. When we were picking osmanthus flowers, Bitao said she wanted to make some osmanthus cakes."

"Yes, yes, who am I? I have been serving the young lady since I was a child. I know that when the young lady comes back and sees the osmanthus tree full of osmanthus flowers, she will definitely want to eat osmanthus cake."

Bitao said this with a proud look on her face.

They chatted for a while and then got busy under Su Nuan's command.

Soon, bursts of fragrance wafted from the small courtyard of Duiyueju.

In the evening, Baozhu brought back a night-blooming cereus from the flower garden. A bud that was about to bloom attracted everyone's attention.

Su Nuan had lived for two lifetimes but had never seen the Epiphyllum bloom with her own eyes. She was very excited to see the Epiphyllum in Baozhu's hands.

After hearing Baozhu say that the Epiphyllum would bloom within an hour, Su Nuan hurriedly asked a few people to prepare tea and snacks, intending to hold a tea party in her small Duiyue Residence, eating and chatting while waiting to appreciate the flowers blooming.

Everything was ready, and several people sat down around the stone table with great interest.

"My Lady, I heard that when the prince came back, Lu Zhu followed him into the study room and didn't come out until an hour later. When she came out, she was helped out by someone."

Meixiang poured tea for Su Nuan while speaking, her face full of anger.

"Was you beaten?" Su Nuan asked casually.

Meixiang hesitated for a moment and replied, "I heard that Meixiang was very happy when she came out of the study."

"Is there such a thing?"

He was helped out with a happy look on his face. Judging from how much Lu Zhu coveted Mu Yunting, did she succeed?

Su Nuan was a little bit unbelieving.

"This little slut really deserves a good lesson." Chun Liu said viciously.

"Yes, yes!" Bi Tao said, "Young lady's position in the mansion is now stable. Can't she handle Lu Zhu? If she is not taught a lesson, she will lose her ability."

Su Nuan smiled bitterly in her heart. She was still not sure what happened between Mu Yunting and Lu Zhu. Even if they really had an affair, she was not in the position to teach Lu Zhu a lesson!

With this little episode, the process of waiting for the night-blooming cereus to bloom becomes less relaxing and pleasant.

Su Nuan kept playing with the teacup in her hand, emptying her mind again and again.

Until Manager Ding sent someone to pass on the message that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would stay at Duiyueju that night.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, shaking the entire Duiyue Residence and even the entire Prince's Mansion.