I just want to live a good life

Chapter 390 Enthusiastic Mr. Shen

"Did His Royal Highness tell me what he wants from me?"

"Your Highness didn't say it, but Your Highness is going to have a banquet at Duke Chen's mansion tonight. I guess Your Highness wants to take the Queen to the mansion with him."

"Oh, then it's nothing important. Go tell His Highness that I have something important to do and tell him not to wait for me."

"My Lady, what is more important than His Highness?"

Falcon asked.

"It's a matter of life and death. Do you think it's important?"

"It's important. Your Majesty, please let someone else do the job of delivering the letter. I have to stay here to protect your safety."

"Alright."

Su Nuan thought for a moment and said.

Falcon has the badge of the Prince's Palace Secret Guard on him, so it is convenient for him to go anywhere.

Su Nuan prepared to find a servant to go to the prince's villa to deliver a message.

But on second thought, it’s not a good idea. If the servants see my third brother recuperating in the villa, they will definitely come back and tell my mother, and then my mother will be worried.

Forget it, if Mu Yunting can’t see anyone, he will go to the banquet by himself.

"Let's go to the Dali Temple."

"Why did your Majesty go to the Dali Temple?"

Falcon asked, confused.

Before Su Nuan could answer, Xiao Bai spoke first: "No wonder the lady doesn't want you. You talk so much, and someone who doesn't know would think you are the master!"

Falcon blushed at what he said.

"My lady, that's not what I meant. It's just that you have never had any history with the Dali Temple, and I am curious."

Su Nuan certainly wouldn't bother about such a small matter, "It's okay, I'll tell you later even if you don't ask, let's talk while we walk."

So Xiaobai drove the cart, the falcon squatted on the other side of the shaft, and Su Nuan sat near the curtain and whispered a task to the falcon.

The carriage went all the way to the Dali Temple. Su Nuan sat in the carriage without moving, and Falcon entered the Dali Temple alone.

Once the badge of the Prince's Mansion was issued, there would be no obstruction.

After seeing this scene, Su Nuan felt that her decision to bring the falcon was a wise one.

Falcon came out not long after he went in, jogging all the way to see Su Nuan.

"My lady, the Hao Yuan you are looking for is not dead. He was supposed to be executed in the autumn, but he stole the family heirloom brush washer of the Duke of Qing. When he couldn't find the brush washer, the Duke of Qing came to the Dali Temple every day to make trouble, and he would not let him die no matter what."

"This Duke Qing is a very nice person!" Su Nuan couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's go to the Ministry of Justice."

This time Falcon learned his lesson and didn't ask why he went to the Ministry of Justice.

But when he got on the carriage, he still squatted in front of the curtain.

Su Nuan did not disappoint him. As soon as she got in the car, she told him the purpose of going to the Ministry of Justice.

She wanted Lord Shen to bring Hao Yuan to the Ministry of Justice.

Falcon could also do this, but Su Nuan still had something to ask Lord Shen, so she went to see Lord Shen in person.

When Lord Shen heard that Concubine Xia had arrived, he came out to greet her in person.

After a few pleasantries, Su Nuan got down to business.

She wanted to bring Hao Yuan to the Ministry of Justice so that she could meet him without anyone knowing.

There are still some details I want him to recall about the wooden box he stole from Cheng Ji's house.

As soon as she told Lord Shen her idea, he patted his chest and promised to get things done for her.

Hao Yuan's reputation as a master thief was not just boasted, he was a real thief. Many dignitaries in the imperial city had been robbed by him, and many of them had come to Lord Shen to ask him to help catch people.

As long as someone comes to the Ministry of Justice to report a case, Lord Shen can bring Hao Yuan to the Ministry for interrogation.

"Don't worry, Concubine Xia. The officials will be able to bring the person to the Ministry of Justice at the latest. As soon as the person arrives, I will send someone to invite you. Just go back and wait for news."

She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Su Nuan always felt that Lord Shen was a little too enthusiastic towards her.

"Master Shen, I have something else I want to ask you."

"Concubine Xia, you are too polite. What do you want to ask? If you have anything to ask, just ask directly. I will tell you everything I know."

Just now she suspected that it might be an illusion, but now Su Nuan is sure that Lord Shen is much more enthusiastic towards her than before.

She guessed that this was probably due to Mrs. Shen's efforts.

That day at the Prince Consort's Mansion, she and Madam Shen hit it off immediately and had a great chat. Madam Shen must have said a lot of good things about her in front of Lord Shen.

Little did she know that what Madam Shen said were not nice things. She and Lord Shen and his wife spent an entire night lying in bed discussing who the Crown Prince favored the most. In the end, they both agreed that it had to be Concubine Xia.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is about to marry a wife, no one can guarantee that the wife will be able to successfully ascend to the throne in the future. After the Crown Prince ascends the throne, who he will make the queen depends on his preference.

So the couple placed their hopes on Concubine Xia.

Su Nuan adjusted to Lord Shen's attitude a little before asking, "Lord Shen, can you find the jailer who worked in the Ministry of Justice's prison eight years ago?"

"Can I ask Concubine Xia why she is looking for those jailers?"

"A friend's sister came to the Ministry of Justice to visit prisoners eight years ago, and then her whereabouts are unknown. I want to see if any prison guards have seen my friend's sister."

"There are not many jailers left in the Ministry of Justice from eight years ago. I wonder if anyone has seen the woman Concubine Xia mentioned. I will have someone call them and you can ask them in person."

After a while, the jailer was brought to Su Nuan.

There are six people in total, the oldest of whom looks no older than 30 years old. Eight years ago, these people were still young boys, and it is unknown whether they can get in touch with the important criminals of the Xun family.

Su Nuan simply explained that she wanted them to remember a woman.

She couldn't say that the woman looked like the young lady of the Xun family at that time, but appearance was an issue that she couldn't avoid, so she asked for paper and pen, and started painting on the spot, sketching a picture of a beauty with just a few strokes.

This woman was painted with reference to Xun Zheng. She looks more childish than Xun Zheng. Su Nuan thinks that her painting is about 80% similar to the original.

Several jailers had never seen Xun Zheng, and when they saw the portrait they just praised Su Nuan for her good painting.

Lord Shen had met Xun Zheng before, and as soon as he saw Su Nuan's portrait, he knew that the person she was looking for was related to the Xun family.

He immediately thought of what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had asked him to investigate a few days ago.

His Highness said that the matter should be kept secret. I wonder if that includes keeping it secret from Concubine Xia. Now it seems that Concubine Xia must have noticed something. This must be told to His Highness the Crown Prince later. Concubine Xia noticed it herself, he was not the one who said something nosy.

The six people stood around the portrait and looked at it for a long time, but none of them had any impression of it.

The result was as expected. The Xun family case was framed by Cheng Ji. All the people involved in the case were transferred afterwards. The jailers who had contact with the Xun family also left the Ministry of Justice for various reasons. The remaining few people were new recruits at that time. They had never come into contact with the Xun family, so naturally they could not recognize the people in the portrait.

"I have never seen a woman who looks like this, but eight years ago I saw a woman in a cloak in the Ministry of Justice. I didn't see her face, so I don't know if she is the one Concubine Xia is looking for."

"Why did you mention her if you didn't see her face?"

Su Nuan asked.