After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 756 - 754: Guessing

Su Jin spoke in a low voice.

Xie Jingchen responded quietly as well.

But they couldn’t escape the sharp ears of Prince NanAn.

Princess Fuqing’s obviously affectionate gaze towards Xie Jingchen, along with her calling him "Brother Chen," was enough to give him goosebumps.

Prince NanAn wanted to see how Su Jin would react with jealousy.

Knowing Su Jin’s temper, if she saw him flirting outside, he predicted that Xie Jingchen wouldn’t have a good outcome.

He just didn’t expect Xie Jingchen to be so obedient.

When told to make a sound, he actually did make a sound.

Unable to hold back, he ended up spitting tea onto his own father’s back.

Prince NanAn wanted to die.

Prince NanAn wanted to kill his own son.

This was probably the first time they ever agreed on something.

Prince NanAn hurriedly put down the teacup and quickly wiped his father’s back, but leaning forward made him dizzy.

Prince NanAn looked at him with disdain.

He thought maybe his son had changed his ways and stopped drinking, but hadn’t expected him to spray tea in public; he might as well have stuck to drinking.

Hmm.

Prince NanAn hadn’t stopped drinking; it was Su Jin who wouldn’t let him drink.

At the banquet, women would drink a little fruit wine, while he, a grown man, could only drink tea.

Prince NanAn felt frustrated.

Princess Shouning sat there, her eyes constantly glancing this way.

She certainly didn’t miss the sight of Prince NanAn spitting tea.

It’s no wonder he was the one she had her eyes on; even when spitting tea, he did it so gracefully.

Both Su Jin and Xie Jingchen knew perfectly well why Prince NanAn had spit tea.

Su Jin glared fiercely at Xie Jingchen.

Though he held her hand, Xie Jingchen was in an exceptionally good mood while Su Jin tried to pull her hand away to no avail.

Seeing the laughter in his eyes, Su Jin grew angrier, "How can you still laugh?!"

Xie Jingchen looked at her and said, "It’s rare to see my wife jealous. It makes me happy."

Jealous?

Su Jin rolled her eyes hard.

Would she get jealous?

Would she need to be jealous over a Princess from Nanliang?

As Su Jin gazed at Xie Jingchen, outsiders would have thought they were lovingly gazing at each other, unwilling to part even for a moment.

But those nearby knew it was nothing of the sort.

Su Jin smiled and asked, "Daqi hasn’t had an example of a woman divorcing her husband, right?"

Xie Jingchen, "....."

Xie Jingchen clearly understood the meaning behind Su Jin’s words.

As Marquis Dongxiang often said —

If there is no precedent, then set a new one.

"Let’s leave that precedent for someone else; I won’t give you that opportunity," said Xie Jingchen.

The two whispered to each other, and to outsiders, it seemed they were sharing secrets.

Su Jin and Xie Jingchen’s public displays of affection were known all over town.

So, in the grand hall, when they seemed all lovey-dovey, no one paid much attention.

Princess Fuqing glanced over several times, tugging on her embroidered handkerchief, unable to believe that such a cold and reticent person could ever smile so joyfully!

On the journey back to the Capital, she hadn’t seen him smile once for over half a month!

She thought he might never smile at all!

At this moment —

Princess Chengxian stood up to perform a dance to entertain the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager’s dreary mood improved slightly, saying, "Alright."

Princess Chengxian went to change into her dancing outfit and began her elegant dance.

Her movements were breathtaking, like an ethereal beauty.

After she finished dancing, Princess Fuqing also stood up, looking at the Emperor and saying, "Uncle, Fuqing wishes to perform a dance for you too."

Apparently, she planned to compete thoroughly.

Her boldness in standing up after Princess Chengxian’s performance showed her confidence.

She wouldn’t dare embarrass the Emperor.

She changed into her dance attire.

She performed a dance from Daqi.

Hmm.

As Su Jin had predicted, she danced better than Princess Chengxian.

The Emperor praised, "You’ve at least grasped seventy percent of our Imperial Sister’s skills."

Princess Jiuling smiled, "Brother, you keep praising Fuqing, and I fear she might grow complacent and stop progressing."

"Mother, Fuqing won’t get complacent," said Princess Fuqing.

Hmm.

She wouldn’t become complacent, but she would act spoiled.

Princess Chengxian sat back down angrily, feeling utterly overshadowed was truly unpleasant.

The Empress Dowager didn’t stay long and soon, using tiredness as an excuse, had Nanny Li support her back to Yongning Palace.

Princess Duanhui couldn’t leave, since the banquet was ostensibly held in her honor.

Officially, it was under the guise of welcoming her, but in reality, it was a reception for Princess Jiuling, which fueled her anger.

Even before coming back, while still at her post, Princess Duanhui knew that the power of Duke Chong and the Empress Dowager was diminishing. She just didn’t expect to witness it firsthand upon her return...

No!

She experienced it personally!

She forced herself to smile stiffly through the banquet until it ended.

After the banquet, Princess Duanhui went to see the Empress Dowager at Yongning Palace.

Princess Chengxian and Princess YiAn complained back and forth, provoking the Empress Dowager’s anger to the peak.

Fearing for the Empress Dowager’s health due to anger, Princess Duanhui said, "Why don’t you take a walk in the Imperial Garden, and don’t make any trouble."

The two stood up and took their leave.

Once they left, Princess Duanhui said, "How did Jiuling come back from Nanliang?"

"If she just came back, so be it, but how did she also bring the most cherished daughter of Prince Jing?"

The Empress Dowager furrowed her brows, "I know about her escape from Prince Jing’s Mansion in Nanliang." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Princess Fuqing being Prince Jing’s most beloved daughter, bringing her back to the Capital was likely to use her as a hostage."

Yet Duke Chong was so confident that Princess Jiuling wouldn’t return to the Capital City.

Not only did she return, but returned at such a convenient time!

Causing embarrassment to the Empress Dowager and her daughter!

"How did she avoid Duke Chong’s surveillance and return to the Capital City unnoticed?"

"The timing of her return is just right. She probably arrived in the Capital yesterday," said the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager looked disappointed, losing faith in Duke Chong for missing opportunities repeatedly.

But that very statement reminded Princess Duanhui of something.

She stared at the Empress Dowager, startling her, "What is it?"

"Maybe... maybe she exploited my campaign to return to the Capital," said Princess Duanhui, spine chilled.

The Empress Dowager frowned deeply.

How could she have used your campaign?

Princess Duanhui only had a suspicion, with no solid evidence.

But her intuition told her that she wasn’t wrong.

Four days ago, their party stopped at a postal station. Early the next morning, when preparing to head back to the Capital, the local county official hurried over to curry favor, presenting her with two large boxes of items.

Brocade, silk, everything was there.

All along the journey back to the Capital, Princess Duanhui received gifts to the point where her hands were full.

In a rush to return to the Capital, she didn’t look too closely and just loaded the two cartloads of things.

There were so many things, and eager to hurry back, they didn’t open the boxes along the way to check for anything suspicious.

The gifts from a minor official, there shouldn’t have been anything wrong.

Everything went smoothly until they entered the Capital, when one of the two carts had an issue.

The driver claimed the wheel was cracked and needed repair before they could continue.

They moved the two boxes to another cart and then drove the troubled cart aside.

After the cart was driven away, it didn’t return to the mansion.

Yesterday evening, the steward sent someone to look around, and he reported back saying that the servant had the audacity to escape.

Now it seemed, this was no mere coincidence; it was almost certain that Princess Jiuling and Princess Fuqing hid inside the boxes.

Only her cart wouldn’t be inspected or suspected by Duke Chong’s people!