I just want to live a good life

Chapter 354: The Betrayer

Su Nuan never expected that she would hear a piece of old gossip in Xia Lian's study, which was quite explosive.

Before the queen married the emperor, she had a relationship with Xun Yu.

At that time, the emperor was only a prince, but he was the successor chosen by the late emperor. In order to marry into the royal family, the queen's family asked the late emperor for a marriage and forcibly separated the queen and Xun Yu.

However, their relationship was very secretive and not many people knew about it, except for those close to them. No one else knew about it, not even the current emperor. In addition, the queen gave birth to Mu Yunting not long after her marriage, so no one mentioned the matter again.

It's just old gossip. One of the people involved is dead, so there's nothing much to dig up.

But after listening to it, Su Nuan had two questions. The first one was how did her father know about the Queen and Xun Yu’s secret?

As soon as the question was asked, Xia Lian's face turned red and he hesitated, "Although it is a secret, it is not unknown. I know what is strange."

With many years of experience, Su Nuan smelled something unusual. "Dad said that no one knew about it except those close to them. Is Dad close to them? I haven't heard that Dad has any friendship with the Xun family. Could it be..."

"General, this is bad. They've found us."

The guard's shout interrupted Su Nuan's words, and from the sound of it, it seemed that he had encountered a difficult situation.

Xia Lian stopped the man and asked, "Why are you so flustered? Who came to your house and scared you like this?"

"It's the prince."

Xia Lian rushed out in a flash, so fast that Su Nuan could only see him disappear in a flash.

"The guards of the mansion." The guard shouted loudly behind Xia Lian.

Su Nuan gave the guard a thumbs up and praised, "You found a great opportunity."

The guard didn't understand and looked at Su Nuan with a bewildered look.

Su Nuan shook her head helplessly, not knowing which talented person had put this noisy guy at the gate.

He didn't know if his father would come back and teach him a lesson, so he kindly reminded him, "Go find someone to take over your shift, and don't get close to the general today."

After saying this, Su Nuan prepared to return to the inner courtyard. Most of the people who came from the Prince's Mansion were here to talk about her third brother. Su Nuan didn't want Mu Yunting to know that she had returned to the General's Mansion, so she deliberately avoided him.

But after taking a few steps, he heard the sound of fighting ahead, mixed with Xia Lian's curses.

Su Nuan hurried forward.

Then, she saw a surprising scene in front of Chongwu Hall.

A dozen servants holding lanterns formed a circle in front of the open space in front of Chongwu Hall. Three people were fighting in the circle. One of them was Ye Xiaobai, and Su Nuan recognized the other two as Falcon and Liefeng.

"What are you doing?"

Su Nuan asked loudly.

Hearing Su Nuan's voice, Falcon and the others were surprised and delighted, "My Lady Concubine, His Highness asked us to protect you."

"You lost the people you were protecting, and you still have the nerve to talk about protection."

Xia Lian interrupted from the side.

Falcon and the other man were so ashamed that they slowed down their movements, but Ye Xiaobai had no intention of stopping. He took advantage of the two men's distraction and punched each of them.

"Xiaobai, stop it."

Su Nuan drank it.

After a successful attack, Ye Xiaobai was about to press on with his victory, but was stopped in disappointment.

Although the two Falcons were beaten, they did not continue to pester her. They quickly came to Su Nuan and called her "Concubine" with joy on their faces.

Su Nuan felt complicated as she looked at the two of them. There was no doubt about their loyalty to her, but they were still Mu Yunting's people. Mu Yunting originally sent these two people to his side not only for protection but also for surveillance.

Now it is self-evident what his purpose is in sending these two people to her side. How could she fulfill his wish?

"Go back, I don't need your protection."

"Where does the Concubine want us to go back to?"

Falcon asked.

"Of course it's the Prince's Mansion."

"There is no place for the two of us in the Crown Prince's Mansion, unless the Concubine is willing to take us back with her."

"what do you mean?"

"What this means is that from now on, the two of us will no longer obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but only the orders of the Concubine."

Su Nuan raised her eyebrows slightly, and then asked: "If I am no longer the prince's concubine in the future, will you still listen to me?"

Although he was a little confused, Falcon still gave an affirmative answer, "I am loyal to the Concubine, and your status has nothing to do with me."

"Oh, so you guys listen to me in everything?"

"Yes."

"What if I ask you to assassinate the prince?"

Falcon and Liefeng looked at each other in astonishment, and they were once again full of admiration for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness had guessed the question about the Concubine correctly, and he had even taught them the answer.

The two tried hard to suppress the corners of their mouths that curled up, and answered in unison: "It's up to the Queen Concubine to order."

Now it was Su Nuan's turn to be shocked. These two were Mu Yunting's secret guards who had followed him for many years. When they were asked to assassinate Mu Yunting, they did not hesitate at all. Is it so easy to betray their master?

She subconsciously looked at Ye Xiaobai, who was looking at Falcon and the other man with disdain.

Su Nuan was also a little disgusted. Although Mu Yunting was a scumbag, he was a good master. They betrayed him so easily, which was somewhat unacceptable.

She doesn't dare to keep such a person around!

After thinking for a moment, Su Nuan said, "Go ahead. I don't need your protection. If you can't go back to the Prince's Mansion, go anywhere you want. Just don't follow me."

Falcon and Liefeng were stunned. They had clearly answered according to the answers taught by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so why did the Concubine still not keep them?

"Didn't you hear me? Let you go."

Xia Lian waved his hand, and several guards approached Falcon and his companion with sticks in their hands.

Naturally, the two men would not take these guards seriously, but they could not take any more action. The concubine would not keep them, so they had to leave the general's mansion first and make other plans later.

So the two of them were unwillingly driven out by the security guards.

It was impossible to return to the Prince's Mansion. When they came out, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave an order in person that they were not allowed to go back unless they were with Concubine Xia.

After much deliberation, the two decided to wait outside the general's mansion and wait for Concubine Xia.

So the two of them returned to the rooftop of the two-story building where they had been hiding before.

But when I went back, I found Ye Yin sitting on the roof.

"Did you go to see Concubine Xia?"

As soon as they met, Ye Yin asked them.

"Yes."

Falcon replied.

"Concubine Xia didn't keep you?"

"Yes."

It’s a bit heartbreaking, Falcon continued.

"Tell me everything Concubine Xia said, word for word."

So Falcon recounted exactly what had happened in the general's mansion, word for word.

After hearing this, Ye Yin seemed very satisfied. He asked the two men to continue guarding the general's mansion and Concubine Xia, and then left.

Two streets away, Ye Yin fell on the shaft of a carriage.

"How to say?"

Mu Yunting's cold voice came from the carriage.

Ye Yin repeated Falcon's words.

"I knew she wouldn't keep them. How could she tolerate someone who betrayed me so easily?"

Even through the carriage curtains, Ye Yin could feel the joy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when he said this.

Ye Yin sighed softly, thinking to himself, is there a possibility that Empress Xia didn't want to keep them just because she didn't like people who betrayed their master?

Poor Falcon and Liefeng, they only wanted to follow Concubine Xia, but they didn't expect to be severely used by His Highness. They don't know if they can regain Concubine Xia's trust in the future.