I just want to live a good life

Chapter 239 Scheming Woman

"My Lady Concubine, it's very windy here. Can I get you a cloak?"

It is late autumn, and there is nothing much to see in the garden except a few blooming chrysanthemums. Only the cool breeze makes people feel refreshed.

Su Nuan was sitting in a wheelchair and couldn't move. She felt a little cold from the wind, so she agreed to let the maid go and get her a cloak.

The maid also left.

Su Nuan looked up and saw a black chrysanthemum in full bloom in front of her. She controlled the wheelchair towards the black chrysanthemum.

Suddenly, her hands felt light, and someone came to help her push the wheelchair.

Thinking that it was the maid who had returned, Su Nuan didn't say anything, but after taking two steps, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

The maid went to get the cloak, but where was it?

If I didn't get it, shouldn't I tell her?

The most important thing is that Su Nuan smelled a faint fragrance, which should be the smell of precious spices.

The masters and mistresses, young masters and young ladies of aristocratic families all like to use their favorite spices to make their clothes smell fragrant. Mu Yunting likes a spice that smells close to grass, and Su Nuan can smell a fresh scent of grass and trees on him. Although she herself is not keen on spices, because she likes to grow flowers, Chun Liu and others like to use flower petals to fumigate her clothes.

The person behind me smells of spices, a smell that men are used to.

Su Nuan quickly looked back and saw Prince Guang'an leisurely pushing her wheelchair forward.

She said, "Stop."

Prince Guang'an smiled and said, "Isn't Concubine Xia going to enjoy the flowers? I see that you are not able to move around easily, so I will help you."

"No need. Prince Guang'an should know how to avoid suspicion."

This man's smile is even more charming than Mu Yunshu's.

Everyone loves beauty, let alone someone like Su Nuan who has no resistance to beauty. She looked at King Guang'an's smile for a while longer.

"You say you want to avoid suspicion, but your eyes are always staring at me." Prince Guang'an smiled contemptuously.

Su Nuan was angry and spoke without restraint: "A peacock spreads its tail to be seen by others. I am just showing my support to Prince Guang'an!"

Prince Guang'an looked Su Nuan up and down, his eyes full of amusement.

"I never thought the prince's taste would change to this after not seeing him for a few years!"

"How could that be? Your Highness has always had a light taste."

"Back then, the person who could make the prince's heart flutter was a person of extraordinary beauty and fame in the imperial city. It's really surprising that he would like a woman like you now."

"Doesn't that just prove that I'm excellent?"

Su Nuan said this without blushing or feeling nervous.

Prince Guang'an probably didn't expect Su Nuan to say such a thing. He was stunned for a moment and said, "I didn't expect Concubine Xia to be such a humorous person."

"Is Prince Guang'an also here to enjoy the flowers?"

"I was just passing by and saw Concubine Xia was having difficulty moving, so I came over to help."

"I'm fine here. I don't need any help. Please do as you please, Prince Guang'an."

This was a way of driving someone away. Prince Guang'an was a little unhappy, but more of a disbelieving person. No woman had ever taken the initiative to drive him away.

As soon as those women saw him, they couldn't wait to glue their eyes to him. Even the concubines in the emperor's harem were no exception. They stared at him endlessly as soon as they arrived at the palace banquet. Otherwise, how could he not be favored by the emperor and be driven out to his fiefdom so early.

But this woman was clearly staring at him just now, why is she trying to chase him away now? Is she playing hard to get?

Yes, that must be the case.

This woman is so scheming, no wonder she has bewitched the prince.

Prince Guang'an was originally just curious about the prince's concubine. At the banquet, he couldn't take a close look at her because of their identities. When he met her in the garden, he came forward to take a look, but found that she was a scheming woman. He felt disgusted with her at that moment.

"Since Concubine Xia said so, I will do as you wish."

After saying this, Prince Guang'an turned and left.

What does "as I wish" mean? Su Nuan felt puzzled.

It was just a small episode, so she didn't take it to heart and continued to drive the wheelchair towards Mo Ju.

On the other side, Prince Guang'an returned to the banquet, and a secret guard walked up to Mu Yunting and whispered a few words in his ear.

After listening to this, Mu Yunting glanced at Prince Guang'an seemingly unintentionally.

His uncle was still the same, looking down on all women but always trying to get close to pretty women. It was no wonder that his father hated him, now he hated him too.

Prince Guang'an didn't notice Mu Yunting's look of disgust at all. He was still thinking about how to make Concubine Xia expose her attractive and scheming nature in front of the Crown Prince.

"The prince should live in my palace when he comes to Xiaomian County. Wouldn't it be unfair to him to live in a small courtyard of the Yu family? It would have been fine if I didn't know before, but now that I know, I must not let the prince suffer outside."

By keeping her in his own palace, there would be a chance that Concubine Xia would be exposed and the prince would see her true colors.

Mu Yunting doesn't want to live with Prince Guang'an.

"No need for that. I appreciate Uncle Wang's kindness."

As they were talking, a little kid about six or seven years old ran into the banquet room crying.

"Daddy, Daddy, someone is bullying me."

Then Mrs. May came in, dragging a child with her.

"Master, this matter cannot be blamed on Brother Yuan."

Master Mei frowned and scolded, "You don't know the rules. What kind of occasion is this? You bring your child here to make trouble."

Madam Mei pursed her lips and muttered, "Young Master Yu ran up here on his own. I didn't bring him here."

Just now the maid came to report that her son had beaten Young Master Yu, so she ran to deal with it immediately. However, Young Master Yu was too delicate and started crying and making a fuss just because he had a little scratch on the back of his hand.

The servant beside him was even more relentless and insisted that his son apologize to Young Master Yu.

But her son was also injured, his face was scratched and blood was oozing out.

How could the mother bear to blame her son when she saw the look on his face? She quickly took out her handkerchief and wiped the blood off his face.

In just a short while, the young master of the Yu family ran to the banquet hall crying and protesting his injustice.

Mrs. Mei was afraid that her master would punish her son without asking any questions, so she pulled her son along without giving it much thought.

"Dad, look, Mei Siyuan hit me and broke my hand."

Mr. Yu had a son in his old age and doted on him very much. When he saw his son running towards him crying, his heart was wrenched. When he saw the scratched skin on the back of his hand, he felt extremely heartbroken.

"Master Mei, is this how you treat guests? My child was injured in your house, you have to give me an explanation today."

"What kind of explanation does Lord Yu want?" Mei Changli asked with a frown.

"Your son injured someone and should be punished."

"Master Yu, this is just a joke between children, why do you take it seriously?"

"Master Mei is wrong. Children need to be educated from a young age. If you allow them to beat others without discipline, they will kill people and set fires when they grow up."

Su Nuan heard Lord Yu's words when she was pushed into the banquet room. She couldn't help but complain in her heart that Lord Yu was making a fuss out of nothing.

It's just that it's not convenient for others to intervene and say more about this matter. I have just accepted the gift from the Yu family. I have both the advantage of being grateful and the disadvantage of being fed. Naturally, I can't speak rashly.

What's more, if Mei Changli, as the governor of a county, can't even remember his own son, how can he protect the people of this county?

Return to Mu Yunting and prepare to wait and see what happens.

"I think Lord Yu's words make sense. Lord Mei should really discipline his son and give Lord Yu an explanation."

As soon as Prince Guang'an opened his mouth, Su Nuan noticed that the atmosphere in the banquet room was wrong.

This is not about dealing with problems between children. It is clearly Lord Yu taking advantage of a little conflict among the children to cause trouble for the county magistrate.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, she heard Mei Runian say on the boat that someone in Xiaomian County was deliberately targeting Lord Mei and wanted to force Lord Mei out of Xiaomian County.

Unexpectedly, these people included Lord Yu and Prince Guang'an.

No wonder the Yu family would spare no effort to help me. They wanted to use me to show their favor to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Su Nuan couldn't help but look at Mu Yunting, who was drinking tea. The mist obscured his sharp eyes. Su Nuan suddenly realized that she had never understood the other side of this man, the side that was hard to see through.