I just want to live a good life

Chapter 568 Truly Vanished

These two questions were quickly answered.

Based on Zhou Jin's description, Su Nuan drew a portrait.

Halfway through the portrait drawing, Su Nuan already had a clear idea of ​​what to do.

"My lord, you are amazing! The drawing is exactly the same as that person's."

Su Nuan was very confident in her drawing skills, but she knew she couldn't draw a character exactly like someone else's based solely on their description.

As for why I was able to draw it so realistically this time, there's no other reason than familiarity with it.

This person tried to kill her just a few days ago; he was the fake Xun Zheng who considered her a thorn in his side and is now imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's jail.

If she was the mastermind behind it all, then it makes sense.

Princess Guang'an had always known of her existence and harbored deep hatred for her. It was impossible for the fake Xun Zheng not to have noticed. Given his character, it was impossible for him not to take action against Princess Guang'an. However, such a despicable tactic of deceiving people's feelings was truly insidious.

With the first question answered, the second question was also simple. Based on Zhou Jin's narration, Su Nuan sorted out the matter and roughly understood the whole story.

On the day Zhou Jin's affair with the Princess of Guang'an was exposed, the Prince of Guang'an was about to kill Zhou Jin on the spot, but was interrupted by the sudden visit of the Crown Prince, who temporarily imprisoned Zhou Jin.

Later, the incident of the princess hanging herself occurred, and after all the commotion, the Prince of Guang'an's attention was focused on the princess, and he temporarily forgot about Zhou Jin.

After that day, the princess kept arguing with him about divorce. The two negotiated for two days and finally settled the matter. Whether this included Zhou Jin's life or death is unknown. In any case, on the day the princess died, Zhou Jin was secretly released from the palace. He was afraid of being caught and taken back by the Prince of Guang'an, so he left the city without lingering for a moment. He hid outside the city for two days and refused to leave. In fact, he wanted to go into the city to find his employer and get the money. He was unwilling to give up after doing the job without getting the money.

That's why Hunter Wind and Falcon were able to capture him so quickly.

According to Zhou Jin's description, the person who let him go was a woman who looked like a maid.

Su Nuan asked one last question, "Did that woman say anything when she let you out?"

"She didn't say anything, she just told the little man to run quickly."

Hesitant and stammering words suggest he's hiding something. Su Nuan said coldly, "Do you know the consequences of lying to me?"

"I...I didn't..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Jin's arm was suddenly tugged, and a sharp pain shot through his shoulder. He cried out in pain, and cold sweat instantly covered his forehead.

One arm was dislocated.

The one who made the move was Liefeng, who had captured him. Liefeng stared at him with sharp eyes and said coldly, "You must answer the master's questions truthfully. If you dare to hide anything again, I will break this arm of yours."

"Please spare my life, please spare my life!"

Zhou Jin knelt on the ground, clutching her arms. Her face was deathly pale, whether from pain or fear, and tears and snot streamed down her face.

Su Nuan shook her head and murmured, "Your face makes it really hard to be ruthless."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jin was secretly delighted, but Lie Feng felt a pang of anxiety. Of course, he could tell that this person looked like His Highness the Crown Prince. He had just taught this person a lesson because he couldn't stand the person's petty behavior despite having a face that resembled His Highness's. But could the Consort's words be meant to be reproachful?

Su Nuan was completely unaware of Lie Feng's ulterior motives. She looked up at him and said, "First, peel off his mask so he doesn't lie with that face on. I feel sorry for him."

"Please spare my life, sir! I dare not do it again, I dare not do it again..."

Liefeng had long disliked this kid. He reached to his waist and pulled out a small dagger. The blade was sharp and gleamed coldly, making Zhou Jin tremble like a leaf.

Just as the dagger was about to touch Zhou Jin's cheek, he suddenly straightened up, raised his head, and said loudly, "The princess told me to wait for her at Jing'an Temple outside the city."

Su Nuan waved to Lie Feng, who then put away his dagger and stepped aside.

Things went pretty much as she expected. The Princess of Guang'an had fallen in love with Zhou Jin and planned to be with Zhou Jin after separating from the Prince of Guang'an. So she had no reason to hang herself when they were about to divorce. Her death could only have been caused by someone. Could that person be the Prince of Guang'an?

Before she could investigate this matter, bad news caught her off guard—Xia Zhuowen had disappeared.

This time they've truly disappeared without a trace.

It was only then that Su Nuan realized that the secret guards had already found Xia Zhuowen, but had not rescued him in order to lure out the mastermind.

According to Mu Yunting's plan, the operation was supposed to be completed two days ago, and all the spies from Nanzhao would be wiped out. However, things went wrong during the operation. The spies were all captured, but Xia Zhuowen disappeared.

The secret guards interrogated the Fanli people who had been watching over Xia Zhuowen overnight, but they couldn't explain where Xia Zhuowen had gone either. They said that in the chaos when he was arrested, he simply disappeared.

Mu Yunting could no longer hide this matter, because Madam Xia came to ask about the situation every day. After all, he had patted his chest and guaranteed that he would be able to find the person in three days. Now five days had passed, and Madam Xia was naturally anxious because she had not yet seen her grandson.

Mu Yunting told Su Nuan the whole story.

This was the first time Su Nuan had ever lost her temper with the Crown Prince.

"Using a child as bait, are you a devil? Have you ever thought about whether this child will be afraid in the hands of strangers, what will happen if he/she gets hungry, whether he/she will have water to drink, or whether he/she will be beaten? You are going to be a father yourself. If your child were suffering outside, how would you feel?"

Mu Yunting's lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything.

"Don't talk to me about grand principles of family and country. It is us adults who protect our family and country. If we can't even protect a child, we are not qualified to talk about protecting our family and country, let alone being the masters of this family and country."

After saying that, Su Nuan turned and left, leaving Mu Yunting alone, feeling both guilty and remorseful.

On this day, two major events occurred at the Crown Prince's residence: His Highness the Crown Prince secretly left with his guards, and the Crown Prince's concubine, Lady Xia, returned to the General's residence.

One went to find the child, and the other went to comfort the family.

Su Nuan was prepared to face the reproaches from Madam Xia and her sister-in-law, but the two of them just silently shed tears and said nothing.

This hurt Su Nuan even more than being blamed; she didn't know how to comfort the two of them.

Finally, Madam Xia patted her hand and comforted her, saying, "You don't need to worry. Since Fan Liren is using Zhuo Wen to threaten your father and your elder brother, he won't harm him before that."

That's the logic, but everyone knows perfectly well that those two won't be blackmailed.

Su Nuan couldn't bear to see her mother and sister-in-law comfort her instead, so after saying a few words, she made an excuse to leave the General's Mansion.

On the carriage back to the Crown Prince's residence, Su Nuan sat alone in the carriage, while Lie Feng and Lie Ying sat on either side of the carriage shaft.

Halfway there, Falcon suddenly said to Su Nuan, "Your Majesty, we have a tail following us."