I just want to live a good life

Chapter 164 Stealing the Spotlight

In order to verify whether the Queen Mother likes Su Nuan's gift, Mu Yunting decided to accompany Su Nuan into the palace.

But Su Nuan had no intention of delivering it herself.

"Everyone knows that it is good to please the Imperial Grandmother, so why don't you do it?"

"I don't need it, I don't like it, it's useless."

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"They try to please the Queen Mother because they need something from her, but I rely on myself for everything, so I don't need that.

I was born an ordinary person and I like to live a simple life. I don't like those intrigues, deceptions and flattery.

The Queen Mother has never liked me, and ordinary flattery is unlikely to change her opinion of me, so my flattery is useless."

"Are you unwilling to please her for my sake?"

"Then I might as well just please you directly."

At least it's pleasing to the eye, Su Nuan thought.

With the two of them interrupting each other, Mu Yunting forgot about the yellow gem.

Autumn outing should also include the traveling part.

After eating and drinking, Su Nuan took Mu Yunting to go hiking.

After traveling here for so long, she has yet to truly appreciate the beautiful scenery here. The reason she chose Buyi Mountain today is because the mountain is high enough, and by climbing to the top of the mountain she can have a panoramic view of the entire imperial city.

Su Nuan has the habit of exercising every day. She is in good enough physical condition that climbing mountains is not difficult at all.

And every time she climbed a certain distance, she would choose a place to rest, looking at the scenery while eating the various snacks prepared for her by Lady Wang.

Climbing this mountain is very enjoyable.

It was already evening when they reached the top of the mountain. Su Nuan found a flat stone and pulled Mu Yunting to sit on it.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the two of them. Watching the sunset with the one you love, a romantic atmosphere spreads on the top of the mountain.

After watching the sunset, they looked forward to the sunrise, but Su Nuan had not prepared anything for spending the night in the mountains. Spending the night in the mountains on an autumn night is no joke, so the group had to go down the mountain overnight.

The secret guards are well-trained, so there will be no danger along the way with them.

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After dealing with the matter of UBS Building, Su Nuan will focus all her energy on the industries of the Prince's Mansion. After all, she has an annual salary of ten thousand taels.

Of the 17 shopkeepers who had previously given up their leases on Zhusheng Street, seven were finally willing to stay and become second-in-command. Su Nuan arranged these seven people into the seven shops that suffered the most losses.

After signing the contract, Su Nuan asked Manager Ding to personally send these people to the shop.

It was not until then that the seven people knew Su Nuan's true identity.

As Dong Jingshu's wedding day draws closer, Peng Jian comes to ask for a meeting.

"Concubine Xia, our Ministry of Rites has made some new adjustments to the procedures for marrying Concubine Dong. Please review them."

Before meeting Dong Jingshu, Su Nuan did want to embarrass her at the wedding to avenge her for framing her, but now she has changed her mind. There are many ways to take revenge, and there is no need to leave room for others to use any evidence against her.

"No need to review it, and there is no need to change the process. Just follow the one you showed me before."

"Ah? That's not right."

"Master Peng, what do you mean? Last time I asked you to change it and you said it was inappropriate. This time I don't let you change it and you still say it's inappropriate. Aren't you teasing me?"

Who is playing tricks on whom? Peng Jian wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Concubine Xia, last time——"

"Sir Peng, I have thought carefully these past two days and feel that matters like royal weddings and receptions are best handled by the Ministry of Rites. I should cooperate with the Ministry of Rites to handle all matters in the palace. Just pretend that I didn't say anything last time and follow the process you did the first time."

"But--"

"If you say 'but' again, Master Peng, you're slapping me in the face. Let's do it. Come on, send Master Peng away."

Peng Jian only said two complete sentences before he was sent out of the Prince's Mansion. Feeling aggrieved, he didn't want to talk to Concubine Xia anymore. He wanted to go and reason with the Crown Prince.

After seeing Peng Jian off, Su Nuan went back to draw the design in a happy mood.

Shopkeeper Chen sent someone to say that many people came looking for new jewelry in the past two days, and some even paid a high price to make reservations.

Thinking about the high prices that the several sets of jewelry she designed were sold for, Su Nuan became very motivated.

Time flies when you are working hard, and in the blink of an eye it is the day to marry Dong Jingshu.

Early that morning, Chunliu, Meixiang and Baozhu helped Su Nuan dress up.

"Do I need to make this happen at someone else's wedding?"

"Of course I will use it, otherwise I will be outdone."

"Is this more interesting?"

The three girls said in unison: "Interesting."

Su Nuan had no choice but to let the three men torment her.

"Madam, you just don't like to dress up. Look at this, you are no less beautiful than Miss Dong."

"Mei Xiang, you are wrong. What do you mean inferior to Miss Dong? She is obviously much more beautiful than her."

"Yes, yes, yes, our queen is much more beautiful than her. Today we will beat the bride."

"It's a bit unkind to steal the limelight at someone else's wedding!" Su Nuan said.

"She's already fighting with you for the prince's throne, why are you still being kind to her?"

"If she doesn't come to snatch it, someone else will. I can't be hard on every woman who wants to marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Why not? Madam, this man is meant to be snatched away. You said that your Highness has fallen in love with you, but you don't keep a closer eye on him. What will you do if half of His Highness's favor is taken away from you in the future?"

Su Nuan didn't want to discuss the issue anymore, but the three people kept pestering her, and even Madam Wang got involved.

"My lady, I think they are right. Although I have never been married, I saw my mother keep a close eye on my father when I was a child. My father has been good to my mother all his life and has never messed with other women. My mother said that you have to keep a close eye on your man.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cannot have only you as his woman, he can only favor you!"

Su Nuan felt more and more sad after being talked about. Didn't she want to be liked? But that was impossible. The other person had a white moonlight hidden in his heart. Even though the person was dead, a dead white moonlight was scary. She didn't even have a chance to compete with him.

"Okay, okay, it's almost time, I have to go out to entertain the guests." Su Nuan felt that she would be depressed if she listened to these women talk any more, so she found an excuse to slip away.

"Wait a minute, you haven't even put on your headdress yet." Chun Liu pushed her back to the chair and said, "Madam, why don't you think of making yourself a set of jewelry? Look at this jewelry box, there's not even a decent set of jewelry. How shabby it would be to go out like this!"

Su Nuan also regretted that if she had known she would have to face such a situation, she should have kept a decent set of jewelry.

I silently made up my mind to design the most beautiful set of jewelry for myself.

But it's too late to say anything now, I can only go out to entertain the guests in this plain way.