[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as":3,"chapter-after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-374":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1458067,1906,"Chapter 374: Entering the Palace","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-374",374,"\u003Cp>The man brought Su Yang and the others back intending to use them as hostages, to coerce Marquis Dongxiang if necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the man underestimated Duke Chong’s ruthlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innocents should not suffer, yet he wanted to make Marquis Dongxiang’s son atone for his father’s sins, and the man was helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant helped Su Yang and the others change out of women’s clothing into ordinary attire, then sent them into the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ninth Prince fell into the water because he was bored and playing on the rockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Ninth Prince was young and couldn’t play with the eunuchs, the Empress suggested finding a few little eunuchs of similar age to accompany him, and the Emperor agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was difficult to find young kids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many eunuchs, and it would take ruthless parents to sell their children into the palace, to be beaten and scolded, truly a last resort with no other option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even after a few days, they couldn’t find suitable candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, after the Ninth Prince fell into the water and got sick, there was no rush to find companions immediately, allowing for a slow selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, three arrived all at once, just the right age, relieving the urgent need in the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why are they unconscious?\" the eunuch receiving them asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been handling this for years, yet had never seen anyone brought in unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a final act, one slash and there’s no going back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two were thin and emaciated, connected with the palace, but this smallest one had tender skin and a rosy complexion; clearly from wealth or aristocracy. Could such a person be subjected to a casual slash?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch wanted to ask clearly, but the delivering servant said, \"Some things shouldn’t be asked; just take them in and receive them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tone was obviously backed by strong connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant didn’t even know whom he was delivering; accustomed to draping Duke Chong’s flag when stepping out, it made things easier and brought benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing they were from Duke Chong’s Mansion, the little eunuch didn’t dare ask more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They paid double the price and quickly brought the people into the palace, waiting for cleansing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang and the others were carried into the Cleansing Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his young age, Su Yang had the best physical strength. Uncomfortable being carried, the pain in his neck from a blow woke him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing himself being carried into a room where an old eunuch was wiping tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang was truly frightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just joked on the street that if he didn’t strive, he’d become food on someone’s chopping board, unaware it would come true so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only been lazy for a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even sleeping in the broken temple, he still practiced his stances every morning, never forgetting for a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang was placed on the table, and he cried out, \"Let go of me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re already here; calling out is too late,\" the old eunuch said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a good-looking child, yet the parents are so ruthless,\" the old eunuch sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother isn’t ruthless! Let me go, and I’ll give you money!\" Young Master Su shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old eunuch was stunned for a moment, and the other little eunuchs urged, \"Stop dawdling and get on with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang was bound and shouted in fear, \"Wait! Let’s talk this through first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever you have to say, say it later,\" the little eunuch said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t turn down money! Missing this chance might not come again!\" Su Yang shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have silver on me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s talk money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang felt aggrieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father often heard these words when robbing; those kneeling and begging said them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he hadn’t knelt, pleading was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch considered it; indeed, it made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No reason to turn down money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out to search, \"Where’s the silver?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang belatedly realized he’d been knocked out; the money must be gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no money, no matter; he still had the jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s something more valuable in my shoe,\" Young Master Su said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch searched his shoe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, he pulled out a jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the pendant, the old eunuch’s face turned paper white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For palace elders, few wouldn’t recognize this pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Emperor’s personal pendant, worn for over a decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did it end up on this child?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this your jade pendant?\" the old eunuch asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s my sister’s,\" Young Master Su said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’s your sister?\" the old eunuch asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My sister is the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion,\" Young Master Su replied truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Emperor’s pendant, surely they’ll fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old eunuch’s hand shook, nearly dropping the pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two eunuchs turned pale in fright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh dear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They nearly... harmed Marquis Dongxiang’s youngest son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, release him,\" the old eunuch shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little eunuch scrambled to release him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another little eunuch pulled him aside, whispering, \"Did you forget who had him sent here? Letting him go, we might not survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Releasing him, Duke Chong wouldn’t spare them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not releasing, Marquis Dongxiang certainly wouldn’t spare them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What seemed a boon turned out to be a life-threatening charge on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What to do now?\" the two eunuchs fretted like ants on a hot stove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old eunuch looked at the jade pendant, Su Yang sat on the table watching him, and said, \"Is it that difficult?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old eunuch smiled wryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After struggling for years in the palace, he’d faced numerous difficult situations, long since accustomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old eunuch returned the pendant to Su Yang, \"Child, go home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But leaving the Cleansing Room, he looked at the towering palace walls and asked, \"Is this the Imperial Palace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" the old eunuch replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was planning to visit the palace!\" Su Yang exclaimed happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t expect I’d already be here. I won’t leave immediately; I’ll play for a few days,\" Su Yang decided firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old eunuch gave a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This child doesn’t know what he nearly went through?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch suggested, \"How about sending him to the Nine Emperors Palace? He’s so young, wandering in the harem is fine, and we might avert disaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That might be a perfect solution,\" the old eunuch said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang looked around and asked, \"Where are the other two with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch said, \"Over there, not awake yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang went over, patted their faces, waking them up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is this?\" the little beggar asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Imperial Palace,\" Su Yang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imperial Palace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did we enter the Imperial Palace?\" the little beggar asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were sold into the palace, and they stole all my money,\" Su Yang said angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he knew who it was, he’d hang them for three days and nights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang was young, unaware of what entering the palace meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older ones understood and felt beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s leave the palace quickly,\" the little beggar said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang said, \"You go ahead, I want to play in the palace for a few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little beggar said, \"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the palace a place to play?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing could risk life itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking they had no money, only begging to survive, Su Yang relented, looking at the little eunuch, \"Lend me some money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch said, \"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they familiar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s their first meeting today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never been borrowed money from by a stranger on first meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But faced with Su Yang’s extended hand, the little eunuch dared not refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a bandit from Qingyun Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money lent was a one-way transaction, never to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch pulled out his ten taels of silver, reluctantly handing them to Su Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lending some money was one thing; it’s like resolving disaster with money, but risking life was another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When gods fight, little devils suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yang handed it to the little beggar, \"You go out first; I’ll find you after I leave the palace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The palace is very dangerous,\" the little beggar said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch thought: It’s dangerous for others, not him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion entering the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She caused trouble every entry into the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Emperor feared her visits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke Chong not only hated Marquis Dongxiang, he wasn’t fond of the Emperor either; why else send Marquis Dongxiang’s son to ruin the palace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May the palace withstand it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1430,"2026-06-06T02:19:46.083Z",1,"novelbin.me","225e4715ea302365d94129a981639d7b4aff8f2325c3163507819af3988cf41d","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-375","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-173",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-cover.jpg"]