I just want to live a good life

Chapter 553 A Place to Save Money

When Prince Muchen of Yongping was working as an aide to Xiao Duo, he had met Xiao Qionghua, the Holy Maiden of Fanli Kingdom and the youngest daughter of Prince Fanli, several times.

At that time, Mu Chen, who was in his early twenties, had a very good appearance. Xiao Qionghua was attracted to him almost at first sight. The girl's thoughts could not be hidden at all. Mu Chen soon discovered that Xiao Qionghua was fond of him, and even tried to seduce her. Soon, the two of them were secretly having an affair.

Later, when Muchen was imprisoned by the rebels and tortured, Xiao Qionghua mobilized all the people she could to rescue him. After rescuing him, Xiao Qionghua was left with only a few loyal bodyguards. Fanli could no longer accommodate her, so she could only follow Muchen to Nanzhao. However, what she never expected was that Muchen secretly ran away alone while she was resting.

When Xiao Qionghua was completely desperate, she found out that she was pregnant. This child was later named Ying Shu.

After the child was born, Xiao Qionghua named him Xiao Shu, meaning that she unilaterally forgave Mu Chen because of this child. At that time, she did not know that the man who stirred up trouble in Fanli was actually the Prince of Yongping of Nanzhao Kingdom.

When little Xiao Shu was one year old, someone said that they had seen Muchen in Jiangnan. Xiao Qionghua handed little Xiao Shu over to one of her maids, Ying Rong, without saying a word, and took Liuyin to Jiangnan to look for Muchen.

As soon as Xiao Qionghua left, something happened to Ying Rong. She was harassed by a scoundrel who insisted on marrying her as a concubine. In the end, she was rescued by Xun Yu who was passing by.

Like master, like servant. Ying Rong fell in love with Xun Yu at first sight. Because Ying Rong looked somewhat like Xun Yu's unrequited lover, Xun Yu took her back to the imperial city and raised her outside.

Xiao Shu's name was changed to Ying Shu, and he was later adopted as his son by Xun Yu, who had no children. This is why Ying Shu was raised in the Xun family but did not have the surname Xun, because Lord Xun knew from the beginning that Ying Shu was not his son.

Seven years later, Liu Yin found Ying Rong in the imperial city and discovered Xiao Chen's true identity by chance. By then, Xiao Qionghua had died of depression after searching for Xiao Chen again and again without success.

After Liuyin discovered that Prince Yongping was the person they had been looking for, she wanted to contact Prince Yongping as soon as possible. However, Prince Yongping wanted to kill her to silence her, and mistakenly thought Ying Rong was the person who contacted him. This led to the scene where Aunt Ying was killed, which Su Nuan saw.

After finding out the truth, Su Nuan hated Prince Yongping even more. This man was such a despicable scumbag.

Of course, the most important thing for her now is not to condemn Prince Yongping, but how to escape.

The carriage carrying them drove until dawn and stopped in front of a farmhouse.

Su Nuanxin said that Liuyin probably didn't have much money, so the only places he could find were places where he could save money.

Su Nuan felt uneasy looking at his sinister eyes and said directly to Liu Yin, "Don't let him in. I feel uncomfortable when he's around."

"Concubine Xia, you can't be so cruel. It's freezing outside. Where can I go? Don't forget that I risked my life to protect you yesterday."

After saying this, Zhao Zong shook the wound on his arm, which was left when he fought with Yongping King's killer.

"You saved me, why did you save me? Isn't it so that your master can use me? If you really want to save me, let me go now!" After saying that, Su Nuan turned to Liu Yin, "Let him go. It's either him or me in this room."

She didn't believe that Zhao Zong had nowhere to go. Even if he really had nowhere to go, what did it have to do with her? The way this man looked at her was like a hungry wolf seeing meat bones, extremely dangerous.

Liuyin gave Zhao Zong a look, and the latter stayed outside the door unwillingly.

"Are you satisfied? You stay here for the next three days. As long as Ying Shu brings Mu Chen's head, I will ensure that you are safe."

"If he brings Prince Yongping's head, will you really release me as promised?"

Liuyin smiled but said nothing.

Damn it, Su Nuan cursed in her heart. She really wanted to give this woman a beating, but in the end she suppressed her anger and started looking around.

We can't wait for people to rescue us now. Mu Yunting might be able to find the hut he found yesterday within three days, but now that he has moved here, the chances of him finding it are very slim.

In three days, if Ying Shu really goes to kill Prince Yongping, his life will be ruined.

What Liuyin wanted to see was the father and son killing each other, and she absolutely could not let that happen.

This farmhouse has its own entrance and is located in a forest. All the leaves have fallen off, and Su Nuan can't recognize what kind of tree it is. Judging from its shape, she can only tell that it is a fruit tree.

In other words, they were in a fruit forest, which reminded Su Nuan of the big house where she lived after being abducted out of the city by Zhao Zong and others last time. That house was located in a peach forest.

Thinking of this, she had an idea and found a small stool in the yard and stepped on it. Then she looked into the distance and saw a house faintly in the woods.

So this orchard is the orchard she was thinking of?

The exposed areas can be used from a different angle. Mu Yunting certainly wouldn't have thought that these people would come here again, so it's safe and saves money here.

Seeing Su Nuan's actions, Liu Yin smiled contemptuously and said, "It's useless to know where this is. No one would think I hid you here. Besides, there are sentries everywhere in this forest. You will be discovered as soon as you step in. Although they won't take your life, I don't care if they do anything to you."

Su Nuan rolled her eyes at Liu Yin and didn't say anything. This woman really wasn't pretending anymore, so she had to be more careful.

Knowing where she was, Su Nuan felt relieved. This place was not far from the imperial city, and as long as she escaped, she could return to the city quickly.

She calmly got off the stool and walked towards the house.

This farmhouse is obviously much better than the thatched cottage in the valley. It has three mud-brick houses and a kitchen.

Su Nuan entered the kitchen first and found water in the vat, food in the cabinet, and oil, salt, sauce and vinegar on the stove.

She hadn't eaten a single grain of rice since yesterday noon, and she was already feeling dizzy from hunger.

In her current situation, she doesn't expect anyone to cook for her, so she has to make her own way to feed herself.

Rolling up her sleeves, Su Nuan started cooking.

Although he had been pampered for a while, his cooking skills were still there. Soon a bowl of noodles was out of the pot, and Su Nuan squatted in the kitchen to finish it.

The two people who saw her tinkering in the kitchen for half a day were waiting to get a share of the food. They didn't realize something was wrong until she came out of the kitchen empty-handed.

Zhao Zong pushed Su Nuan aside and entered the kitchen. He was furious when he saw the half-burned firewood in the stove, the remaining soup in the pot, the scattered noodles on the table, and the empty noodle bag thrown on the ground.

Su Nuan is not a sloppy person. She usually cleans up whatever she uses, but she did it on purpose today.

"Are you a pig? You ate half a bag of noodles in one meal."

Zhao Zong rushed out and questioned Su Nuan.

"What's wrong? I feel bad eating some of your noodles, you stingy guy."

"Is that just a little bit of noodles? That's enough for us to eat for three days, and you ate it all in one meal."

"I'm pregnant and I have a big appetite. I was hungry all day yesterday. Can you blame me for eating a little more today? The only thing you should blame is that you didn't prepare enough."

Su Nuan argued with Zhao Zong with her neck stiffened, but in her heart she was silently calculating how many people would eat half a bag of noodles in three days.