I just want to live a good life

Chapter 288 Punished

"Xia Qingyan, I really underestimated you! You actually have the ability to coax the prince to do this for you!"

Su Nuan frowned when she heard this. The prince did something extraordinary for him, which was to take many of the emperor's jewelry. It seemed that the queen knew about this.

Could it be that Hongxiao just went to the emperor's storehouse to get jewelry?

The old emperor was indeed quite capable. With just a few casual words he pushed himself into this situation.

Should I argue with the Queen?

Su Nuan gave herself a negative answer, because there was no point in arguing. The queen now hated her so much that it was useless to say anything to her.

"Xia Qingyan has behaved improperly. I will punish you to reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors for three months. You are not allowed to leave the Prince's Mansion without my order."

The emperor and the empress are such great parents. When their own son makes a mistake, they don’t punish him, but instead punish their daughter-in-law.

The last time he married Dong Jingshu, he was thrown into jail because of Mu Yunting's sudden disappearance. Today, he was under house arrest again because of Mu Yunting's willfulness.

Su Nuan is so angry!

She reasonably suspected that this family was bullying her, including Mu Yunting.

What do you mean by covering up for him? As a prince with such doting parents, what needs to be done secretly? As long as he opens his mouth, the emperor will definitely agree!

Su Nuan was led out of Fengyi Palace by Hong Xiao, and then allowed the young eunuch to lead her to the palace gate.

Falcon was standing there waiting anxiously, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Su Nuan.

Before leaving, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specifically told him to take good care of Concubine Xia. He didn't know what it meant to take good care of her. Anyway, he would protect Concubine Xia closely whenever she went out. However, the rules of the palace prevented him from entering, so he could only stand outside and worry.

Now that he saw Concubine Xia coming out, Falcon felt that he had made a big deal out of nothing. What kind of danger could there be in this palace? Even if someone disliked Concubine Xia and wanted to do something bad to her, the Emperor and the Empress were there. They couldn't let anyone bully Concubine Xia, who was the Crown Prince's treasure.

Su Nuan and Chun Liu got on the carriage, and Chun Liu spoke in shock: "My queen, have you offended both the emperor and the queen?"

Su Nuan replied gloomily: "Probably!"

"What should I do?"

"What should I do? It's not like I've been grounded before, what's the big deal!"

"This, this, of course, house arrest is not a big deal, but will your house arrest affect your status in the palace? The Queen has kept Concubine Dong. Will she take this opportunity to hand over the power of the family to Concubine Dong? Just now, the Queen even wanted to take away the Ruiyin Building."

"With His Royal Highness here, the Queen won't stretch her hand so far."

"But His Highness is not in the palace now. If the Queen knew..."

"Then watch your mouth and don't tell anyone about this, or we'll be in trouble for the rest of our lives!"

"what?"

Chunliu seemed to find it difficult to accept this fact.

Isn't Su Nuan the same?

She didn't want to offend the emperor and the empress, but she was a little greedy. If she had agreed to the emperor's request to exchange a reward for half of the jewelry in the imperial study that day, perhaps things would not be like this today.

But there is no medicine for regret in this world. Even if she offers half of the jewelry to the emperor with both hands, it will not change anything.

"My queen, do you really want to give the UBS Building to the Second Prince?"

Su Nuan replied without even thinking: "How is that possible!"

"But if you don't give up the UBS building, will the Queen continue to cause trouble for you?"

"Probably so."

"What should I do?"

"Let's see what Mu Yunyi says first."

"What if the Second Prince also competes with you for it?"

"That'll be easy."

"what?"

Su Nuan did not continue to answer Chun Liu's questions, but instead ordered Falcon to turn the carriage around and go to the Ministry of Justice prison.

Before being confined to her room, she wanted to see her third brother and tell Lord Shen a few words.

What happened in the palace had not yet been reported to the Ministry of Justice, so Su Nuan's arrival seemed normal.

Lord Shen was handling official business, so Su Nuan went to see Xia Changze first.

After a few days of recuperation, his complexion became rosier and he looked more energetic.

I was very happy to see Su Nuan.

The brother and sister chatted for a while. Su Nuan did not intend to tell the other party that she was under house arrest. She just called Cai Ya aside before leaving and told him to take good care of Xia Changze and report any news back to the Prince's Mansion as soon as possible.

After leaving the cell, Su Nuan found Lord Shen and got straight to the point: "Lord Shen, is there any progress in my third brother's case?"

"To be honest with Concubine Xia, Young Master Xia's case is a bit troublesome. I have already found most of the people who gathered at the gate of Zuixianju that day. They all said the same thing, and they all pointed out that Young Master Xia was the murderer. Moreover, no one noticed the person Young Master Xia mentioned who left against the crowd."

Su Nuan knew that investigating the case would take time, and she came only to ask about the progress, so she was not surprised by Lord Shen's words.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord Shen."

"It is my duty to handle the case. Moreover, this case is supervised by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself, so I will do my best."

What Su Nuan wanted was exactly what Lord Shen said. She knew that she, the prince's concubine, was nothing in front of him, the Minister of Justice. Only the importance of the prince was enough to make him focus on the case. Therefore, the fact that she was targeted by the emperor and the empress and was confined would not affect the Ministry of Justice's handling of her third brother's case.

"Anyway, Xia Qingyan will remember your kindness."

After saying that, Su Nuan prepared to go home.

"Concubine Xia, I have something I would like to ask you."

"what's up?"

"Your Highness, how do you want to deal with the two prisoners Concubine Xia brought from Xiaomian County?"

"Yu Zhiqiu and Mei Runian?"

"That's exactly them."

Su Nuan thought for a moment and said, "Can I meet these two people?"