The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly-Chapter 1119 - 424: My Husband Is a Supporting Character (End)

Chapter 1119: Chapter 424: My Husband Is a Supporting Character (End)

Upon leaving the Imperial Palace, Zhou Jin was still in a bewildered, muddled state.

He boarded the carriage like a ghost, with the sound of the wheels grinding against the stone pavement ringing in his ears, and his mind was a mess.

"He Tian," this woman was too extraordinary.

How did she manage to find the Hulu Royal Court across the vast grasslands?

Could she be a natural-born military genius?

But... the ’He Tian’ he used to know was a completely different person.

A woman who only knew about love, who only followed him around, had suddenly transformed into a battle-hardened commander.

Zhou Jin could hardly believe it.

Yet the facts were unmistakable, as were the war reports from the Northwest and Liu Sheng’s secret folders that he had seen with his own eyes.

"He Tian" had indeed crushed the main force of the Hulu Royal Court, ambushing and killing tens of thousands of Hulu cavalry.

The threat to the Northwest of Dayuan had also been temporarily resolved by "He Tian"!

But, still Zhou Jin felt like he was dreaming, his heart filled with jealousy and discontent.

A voice deep within him kept saying: all these honors and achievements should have been yours!

Although there was no evidence, Zhou Jin had a premonition that he had lost something very important.

Was it those illustrious military achievements in pacifying the Northwest?!

Zhou Jin’s muddled brain finally attained some clarity, and as he thought of these things, his hand couldn’t help but tremble.

Something truly had slipped out of his grasp!

Suddenly, the carriage came to a halt, and the guards outside, somewhat awkwardly, said: "My lord, it seems to be Consort He ahead!"

When Zhou Jin heard this, he seemed to realize something, and his expression suddenly became very ugly.

With a swift motion, Zhou Jin lifted the carriage curtain, straining to see through the small window.

By the roadside not far away, He Shu, dressed in a moon-white coat and skirt, was smiling slightly, speaking with a man whose back seemed familiar.

They weren’t too intimately engaged, but in Zhou Jin’s eyes, the scene was ambiguous.

"What a pair of adulterers!"

Zhou Jin was filled with anger and was about to jump out of the carriage.

Yet, just then, the man turned around, revealing a familiar face.

"Fourth brother?"

Zhou Jin’s pupils shrunk.

At this moment, although burning with jealousy, he hadn’t completely lost his mind.

Over the past month, the Fourth Prince had been in the limelight. The Imperial Merchant under his command developed a strong liquor.

It was said to be disinfectant and was well-received on the battlefield in the Northwest.

The Emperor was pleased, praising the Fourth Prince’s capability.

The Fourth Prince had clearly become a rising star, second only to the Crown Prince and Third Prince.

And as for the Crown Prince, he began to fall ill as winter set in.

Though the strong liquor brought down his fever, it was unceasingly high.

In a mere half-month, he lost a significant amount of weight.

The Imperial Physicians responsible for the Crown Prince’s care were all fearful, and even without examining him, one could tell from their anxiety that the Crown Prince’s condition was dire.

If the Crown Prince were to die, the Third Prince and Fourth Prince would be the most formidable contenders for the Crown Prince’s position.

Moreover, the Fourth Prince was more popular than the Third Prince—not being the son of the Favored Consort, but raised by the Step Concubine, and possessing considerable talent!

Indeed, even if the Fourth Prince weren’t the strongest contender, Zhou Jin dared not directly confront him just for being Prince Qin.

Catching adulterers would be out of the question!

Moreover, what adultery?

The Fourth Prince and He Shu were just talking under the public eye, without any physical contact, certainly not caught in bed together.

A simple "just family, happened to meet and chat" could easily refute all suspicions.

Zhou Jin: ...

He felt suppressed, as if he’d swallowed a fly, consumed with disgust.

Yes, it seemed there was nothing improper between the two, but Zhou Jin had a premonition, something unclear between the Fourth Prince and He Shu!

The Fourth Prince couldn’t be provoked, and Zhou Jin dared not do so.

He Shu was different; she was his woman, albeit a concubine, and he had both the reason and authority to punish her!

Clenching his fists tightly, Zhou Jin lowered the carriage curtain, forcing himself not to look at the scene outside that filled him with rage.

In the evening, He Shu returned from outside. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

As soon as she stepped into her small courtyard, before she even started up the steps to the main house, a teacup came flying out from inside.

"Watch out, concubine!"

Sujin, He Shu’s personal maid, saw something flying her way, and hurriedly pulled He Shu aside.

He Shu noticed as well, and following Sujin’s lead, the two of them hastily stepped aside, narrowly dodging the teacup.