[{"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-457":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},1458177,1906,"Chapter 457 Punishment Kneeling","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-457",457,"\u003Cp>Agarwood Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After having lunch, Su Jin felt a bit weary, so she lay down on the Imperial Concubine’s Couch for a nap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was sleeping soundly, she was shaken awake by Xingxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss, wake up,\" Xingxing said urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin groggily woke up and asked, \"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Chi is being punished by Princess Nanzhang to kneel in the Peony Garden,\" Xingxing said, utterly anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this weather, just walking outside is unbearable, let alone kneeling on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden chill ran through Su Jin, and she became instantly alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing shook her head, \"I don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little maid only informed her about this issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weather was too hot, and the maids were reluctant to move around, so the news wasn’t very timely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin got up from the Imperial Concubine’s Couch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go, take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Agarwood Pavilion to Peony Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Su Jin tried to walk under the shade, but she was still dizzy from the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primarily because she was wearing too many layers of clothing, at least three layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The embroidered shoes on her feet weren’t breathable either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Peony Garden, there were no maids or old women sweeping fallen leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Lady Chi and Xique were kneeling on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from just seeing their backs, one could feel their agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing squatted down and touched the bluestone ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could fry an egg on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin walked over and asked, \"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi couldn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sweat was pouring down like rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique’s lips were cracked, and she was almost about to faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing sought water from the maids, but no one responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing knew where the Peony Garden’s well was and ran over to draw water herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maids wouldn’t let Xingxing do whatever she wanted in the Peony Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ran over to snatch the water bucket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing was strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maids couldn’t win the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xingxing was a well-mannered and considerate maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through the struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She released her grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid fell backward with the wooden bucket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She fell sprawling on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blistering ground, baked by the sun, made the little maid howl in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique looked at Su Jin and, with difficulty, managed to tell Su Jin what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is what happened —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour ago, Xique and Lady Chi were staying inside the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Nanzhang suddenly called for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked where Lady Chi’s silver notes came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing said Lady Chi had given Su Jin money to buy ointment, and that was why the Old Prince made Princess Nanzhang compensate Lady Chi five thousand taels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Prince spoke, so Princess Nanzhang dared not disobey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just compensating with reputation and silver notes, Princess Nanzhang couldn’t swallow this humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weather was hot, and it agitated her until her teeth ached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a concubine possibly have ten thousand taels of silver notes on them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is absolutely impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This money must have an improper source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or it was fictitious, and Su Jin purposely said so to brush her off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, Lady Chi was merely a concubine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xie Jingchen and Su Jin had ointment to give Lady Chi but not to honor her, spreading the word would invite ridicule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they found themselves a good excuse, saying Lady Chi’s ointment was bought with money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Princess Nanzhang speculated like this, the angrier she got. If she didn’t teach Su Jin a lesson, her role as the lady-in-charge would be a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Third Madam came to see Princess Nanzhang, mentioning those ten thousand taels of silver notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few years ago, Third Madam’s brother and sister-in-law came to the Prince Mansion to visit her and lost a purse, which contained exactly ten thousand taels of silver notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter was briefly mentioned and then forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could prove that Third Madam’s brother and sister-in-law truly lost ten thousand taels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the matter were exposed, it could show the Prince Zhenbei Mansion’s lack of integrity, as returning lost money is a virtue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A concubine couldn’t possibly have ten thousand taels on her; the only possibility was that the silver notes were something she found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the owner came looking, naturally, she’d have to return it to the original owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Nanzhang asked Lady Chi to inquire where the silver notes came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she couldn’t say, they’d assume she found them and make her hand them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi couldn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Nanzhang had the maids bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, so she could write it down clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi refused to write.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their resolve, Princess Nanzhang had them dragged out to kneel on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just Xique by Lady Chi’s side, they couldn’t resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, they had been kneeling for two periods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin didn’t expect this trouble to be something she and Xingxing had brought upon Lady Chi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She helped Lady Chi up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Nanzhang and Third Madam came out, saying coldly, \"I am still the lady-in-charge of the Prince Zhenbei Mansion, and disciplining a concubine is not something for the Heir’s wife to interfere in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t Su Jin’s place as a daughter-in-law to discipline a concubine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she intervened anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter arose because of her, and she had the responsibility to resolve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin looked at Princess Nanzhang and said, \"The ten thousand taels of silver notes are now in my possession. Does the Commandery Princess feel I shouldn’t intervene?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they were indeed found, does the Commandery Princess not intend for me to hand them over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, the Prince hasn’t ordained the Commandery Princess as the Princess Consort, so the Heir’s wife doesn’t even call her mother,\" Third Madam added fuel to the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin was not afraid of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t you also not call the eldest sister-in-law, Third Aunt?\" Su Jin retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin turned and helped Lady Chi up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such provocation caused Princess Nanzhang’s face to darken ominously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Insolence!\" she said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Zhao quickly ordered people to block Su Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin sneered, \"Who says a concubine can’t have ten thousand taels of silver notes?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the silver notes were lost, no one said a word, but now knowing that Lady Chi has ten thousand taels, suddenly someone lost money. Isn’t that too coincidental!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Chi scarcely leaves Qingqiu Garden a few times a year, much less during visitor-receiving times; Third Aunt’s brother and sister-in-law wouldn’t be wandering around the Prince Mansion. They only went to places with people and with company.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To say the purse was picked up by Lady Chi is far-fetched. If you were to say your family left the purse in Qingqiu Garden, it might be more believable,\" Su Jin remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Madam was so furious her face turned green, \"You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin could not be bothered to talk with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously it was theft; now it was blatant robbery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let them rob if they want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they used such underhanded tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so lowly that she was ashamed to live under the same roof as them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Nanzhang coldly said, \"A concubine who is disfigured and mute, where would she have so many silver notes on her?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Su Jin was also curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she wouldn’t be so aggressive and relentless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin turned back to look at Lady Chi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi raised her hand and signaled a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever she wanted to say, Su Jin surely couldn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mistress requests pen, ink, paper, and an inkstone,\" Xique said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid quickly brought them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi wrote a few words: They are from Nanliang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Madam mocked, \"Seems like Lady Chi had a prestigious background in Nanliang, otherwise how could she bring ten thousand taels of silver notes to the Daqi Dynasty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Aunt indeed has a keen eye,\" Su Jin applauded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without a prestigious background, how could she write such beautiful characters?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Madam, \"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1349,"2026-06-06T02:19:46.083Z",1,"novelbin.me","099b273685aae500996e438ca5503db82d722255782c04d8d83cf7deab042d7b","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-458","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-456",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-cover.jpg"]