I just want to live a good life

Chapter 463 Make up a reason

Going to Liao Xinyi to feel her pulse was just Su Nuan's excuse. Now that she had successfully stayed in the general's mansion and had sent her mother away, she naturally didn't need to go to Liao Xinyi.

She first went to find the servant whom she had sent to find Chu Qi during the day.

Chu Qi had been arranged by the servant to stay in the guest room of the general's mansion.

Su Nuan hurried to the guest room to find Chu Qi.

When Chu Qi heard that he was asked to catch a "fox spirit", he shook his head like a rattle.

"Concubine Xia, please forgive me. I am timid."

Chu Qi said pitifully.

Su Nuan rolled her eyes at him and said, "How can a grown man talk about being timid?"

"If the other party was a human, it would be fine, but this is a vixen, so it's normal for me to be afraid."

"Are you stupid? There is no such thing as a vixen in this world. It's just a name for a 'wild woman'. Why do you take it seriously?"

"The Third Young Master is looking for a wild woman?"

Chu Qi's eyes, which had just been timid due to fear, were now bright and sharp.

Su Nuan recognized his look, it was the look ignited by the fire of gossip.

With this kind of look, I'm not afraid that he will refuse me again.

So, Su Nuan told Chu Qi about her plan.

The two of them studied a few more details, and only left the guest room happily when Su Nuan felt that the matter was foolproof.

On the other side, the servant sent by Madam Xia to invite the prince had already arrived at the prince's mansion. With his status, it was impossible for him to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he just asked someone to deliver the message and waited for a reply at the door.

I don't know how long it was after, but just when the servant thought that his mission had failed and that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not go with him to the General's Mansion, he saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walking out of the door with a stern face.

Someone was already leading a horse to the door. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked a few steps to the horse, lifted his long legs and sat astride the horse. Then he whipped the horsewhip and rode away.

The servant who was left aside was stunned for a moment. Did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go to the General's Mansion? It didn't look like that!

We must quickly pass the news back to the General's Mansion, so that the Second Miss won't wait any longer.

The servant came to his senses and trotted all the way to the general's mansion.

Su Nuan returned to her yard happily. When she pushed the door open, she bumped into a person head-on. This person had a fresh scent, and Su Nuan was very familiar with him.

Why is he here?

Could it be that my mother really sent me here?

The moment Su Nuan looked up, there was confusion in her eyes.

The person in front of him had a cold and aloof look on his face.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but this person was clearly standing in front of me, but Su Nuan felt as if there was a gap between them.

"Madam Xia sent someone to tell me that you will stay at the General's Mansion and hope that I can come with you."

Who hopes? Mu Yunting did not explain, because he was not sure whether this message was from Madam Xia or his concubine Xia.

His words were ambiguous, and he also had a testing intention.

As long as the person in front of him didn't deny it, he would think that it was her idea to invite him to the general's mansion, and all the unpleasantness between them would be forgotten.

After saying this, Mu Yunting stared at Su Nuan, afraid of missing any expression on her face.

Su Nuan certainly didn't expect Mu Yunting to have such twists and turns in his mind. Her first reaction after hearing his words was: It's over! He misunderstood. Now he is probably laughing at me in his heart for playing tricks on him.

Although she had foreseen such a misunderstanding, Su Nuan had not figured out a way to deal with it at the time. She simply denied that it was not her who asked him to come, and that it was her mother's idea to bring the two of them together. This seemed too deliberate and could easily make things worse.

But I was unwilling to let him misunderstand me like this without saying anything.

After thinking it over and over again, Su Nuan gave up struggling.

Let it be a misunderstanding. At most, Mu Yunting looked down on me. It’s not like I haven’t been looked down upon before.

Besides, it won’t be long before such misunderstandings no longer occur.

Thinking of this, Su Nuan sighed silently and said frankly: "I have a reason to stay at the General's Mansion tonight, so I'm sorry to ask Your Highness to stay here with me for one night."

Hearing this, Mu Yunting's eyes flashed, and a barely perceptible hint of joy crept up his eyebrows.

He tightened his hands behind his back, suppressed the joy in his heart, and then asked in a deep voice: "What is your reason for staying overnight?"

Su Nuan glanced at Mu Yunting with complicated eyes, thinking that it was fine if she was looked down upon, but was she going to let her third brother be looked down upon as well? No, he must not tell Mu Yunting about his secret meeting with someone.

I can only make up a reason.

"I'm homesick."

This reason sounded a bit fake, but Su Nuan couldn't think of any other reason.

She guessed that Mu Yunting would say, "You go to the general's mansion every day, and you still miss home?"

She had already organized her answer and was waiting for Mu Yunting to ask questions.

But Mu Yunting said, "If you miss home, stay for two more days. I can accompany you."

This sentence shocked Su Nuan even more than when Mu Yunting first appeared.

He looked at Mu Yunting in astonishment, not knowing what to say, and finally could only squeeze out the two words "thank you" dryly.

"Between you and me, there's no need to say thank you."

After saying that, Mu Yunting turned back into the house and said to Su Nuan, "Don't stand at the door stupidly. It's cold outside."

Seeing him look so natural, as if he had returned to his Lanyue Pavilion, Su Nuan's mouth twitched twice, but in the end she didn't say anything and followed him into the house obediently.