After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 863 - 859: Taking the Blame

Watching Su Jin and Xingxing walk ahead, a group of Hidden Guards and guards glanced at each other.

Xie Jingchen felt exhausted.

He hoped a little that Su Jin wanted to come along because she didn’t want to be separated from him.

Now it seemed obvious she was here for the pastries.

After Su Jin walked over a hundred steps and switched to another street, she spotted the pastry shop Xingxing had mentioned.

Hmm.

It was even more exaggerated than Xingxing had described.

The line was so long it spanned half the street.

Su Jin walked from the end of the line to the front and said, "How delicious can these pastries be?"

Su Jin stopped, and a woman next to her, perhaps tired from waiting in line, volunteered, "Miss, you must be from out of town, right?"

Su Jin nodded slightly.

The woman smiled and said, "The pastries from this shop are famous."

Su Jin remained silent, and Xingxing curiously asked, "How famous?"

The woman said, "Do you know the newly acknowledged Princess Jin Ning by the Emperor?"

A certain princess, "...."

A certain princess’s maid, "...."

Of course they knew, very well indeed.

Su Jin had a bad premonition rising in her heart as she listened to the woman say, "When Princess Jin Ning passed through our town, she even went to the Zhao Mansion just to taste these pastries."

Su Jin, "...."

Sure enough, she knew it wouldn’t be anything good.

Why is she so eager to die?

She looked at Xingxing, a small fire flickering in her eyes.

Why didn’t you tell me about this?!

If she had known it was such a shameful matter, she wouldn’t have come even if you beat her to death.

Xingxing looked innocent.

They used to be bandits, robbery was as normal as could be.

Su Jin held her forehead and turned to leave.

Xingxing trotted along behind her.

Xie Jingchen had black lines all over his forehead.

Just how much does she like the pastries from this shop?

Su Jin asked Xingxing, "So what exactly happened? Tell me everything clearly."

Xingxing didn’t think there was much to say, but since Su Jin wanted to hear, she started narrating from when they entered the town to when they left it.

They traveled from Qingyun Mountain to the Capital City, tasting the local specialties along the way.

They stayed at the biggest inn, which had good dishes but the pastries were quite average.

The waiter mentioned that the pastries from this shop were delicious, so they came to buy some out of boredom.

At that time, there were over ten people waiting outside the pastry shop, and they lined up at the end.

By the time it was their turn, most of the pastries were sold out, including the ones the waiter recommended.

The pastry chef who made those particular pastries had been invited to the Zhao Mansion for Landlord Zhao’s birthday celebration.

They only planned to rest in the town for an hour before moving on.

Since the Zhao Mansion wasn’t far, the eager-to-try Su Jin led Xingxing there to rob some.

They didn’t want anything else, just a plate of each type of pastry.

Even though it was a robbery, Su Jin and Xingxing seemed harmless; people didn’t take them seriously at all.

When they heard they were bandits from Qingyun Mountain, they were terrified.

The Zhao Mansion was afraid of being targeted by bandits, so they quickly offered money, but Su Jin only wanted the pastries.

The servant presented the pastries with both hands, just as Marquis Dongxiang arrived.

In the end, they didn’t get to taste the pastries, and Su Jin was taken away by Marquis Dongxiang.

They had just been offered amnesty and conferment; raiding towns on the way to the Capital would bring about gossip, so Su Jin was not allowed to take their pastries.

However, the story of the Qingyun Mountain bandits robbing for pastries spread, making that pastry shop famous.

Later on, after Su Jin was acknowledged as a princess by the Emperor and Consort Yun, the fame of the pastries grew even more.

Apart from a few specialty items, the prices at this pastry shop had always been reasonable, and even after becoming famous, they only increased by 20%.

The common folk could afford to try them too. After all, if a noble princess coveted them so much she’d rob for them, who wouldn’t want to taste them?

Especially those passing through the town couldn’t miss them.

Since Su Jin’s lineage was recognized, the shop’s business had been booming.

Xie Jingchen admired Su Jin.

Every shop associated with her flourished.

The Beauty Pavilion and the pharmacy were thriving, burning incense bundles as offerings greatly improved the incense business.

When she ate noodles, noodle stands saw an upswing in business.

When she bought coal, coal sellers were immensely grateful to her.

Even just trying to eat some pastries without succeeding improved the pastry shop’s business tremendously.

Before Su Jin arrived at the town, the Hidden Guard had already arranged their lodgings.

When Su Jin entered the small courtyard, the guards had already bought the pastries.

They bought every available item from the shop.

Su Jin tasted each one and found them to be quite good.

Xie Jingchen ordered someone to find Princess Fuqing, searching diligently within fifty miles of the town.

In fact, government officials had already searched several times but couldn’t find her.

Xie Jingchen instructed them to search again.

Xie Jingchen personally led people to search.

Su Jin, feeling tired, took a nap in the small courtyard.

The next day, after breakfast, Xie Jingchen continued his search.

Su Jin was bored, so she took Xingxing out shopping.

This town couldn’t compare to the Capital City, but it was still quite lively with everything one might need.

Su Jin, eating a candy gourd, joked and laughed with Xingxing as several children played tag. One of them accidentally ran into Su Jin’s arms.

The little boy, dressed in a brocade robe, apologized repeatedly.

When he looked up and saw Su Jin, his little brows furrowed tightly.

Then he looked at Xingxing, and his face showed anger, "It’s you guys?!"

Xingxing recognized him too and said happily, "It’s you."

Compared to Xingxing’s joy, the little boy’s anger was hard to ignore. His playmates came over and asked, "What’s wrong?"

The little boy pointed at Su Jin and said, "A few months ago, it was because of these two I got ten lashes from my dad and was grounded for a month!"

Su Jin was a bit confused.

She looked at Xingxing.

Xingxing shook her head, "I don’t know."

The little boy glared at Xingxing and Su Jin, a fire sparking in his eyes, "You say you don’t know, but you asked me for directions to my home."

"Out of kindness, I showed you the way, and you went to rob my house!"

Su Jin, "...."

Xingxing, "...."

This was a bit awkward.

From the anger on his face, Su Jin felt his grievance.

Several guards almost injured themselves stifling their laughter.

This young master must have used up a lot of luck, otherwise, he couldn’t have suffered such injustice.

The little boy truly felt aggrieved, "You two really caused me a lot of trouble!"

Su Jin felt a headache coming on; she was wrongly accused. She said, "How about I explain it to your parents?"

The little boy was a bit surprised and wary, "Aren’t you a princess now? Are you going to rob my house again?"

Su Jin, "...."

"I won’t rob," Su Jin said.

The little boy looked at her, his eyes bright, "Really?"

"Really, really."

"Can I ask you a favor then?" The little boy looked at Su Jin with hopeful eyes.

Su Jin raised an eyebrow, "What favor?"

The little boy quickly said, "A few months ago, my elder brother broke his leg riding a horse. Your medical skill is amazing, can you help treat his leg?"

This matter had made the little boy quite unhappy for the past few months.

Mr. Zhao’s leg was broken, and common doctors couldn’t treat it; Su Jin’s medical skill was renowned.

They used to be bandits and even robbed the Zhao family. Although nothing was lost, the Zhao family servants were ready with sticks back then.

That set a rivalry between them.

The Zhao family wanted to ask for help but didn’t dare.

Later, Su Jin rose to princess status.

The Zhao family dared not visit her, who would dare to trouble a princess to treat their son?

But Mr. Zhao was the hope of the Zhao family; thinking of Su Jin, the family expressed their anger towards Young Master Zhao.

If it weren’t for him, Su Jin and her group might not have found the Zhao Mansion.

After all, he was the legitimate heir of the Zhao family. Their anger wasn’t excessive but being grounded was enough for Young Master Zhao to bear a grudge against Su Jin and Xingxing.