[{"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-470":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},1458190,1906,"Chapter 470 Awkward","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-470",470,"\u003Cp>The maids were all stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t expect the purse they had been toying with for half a day contained a lock of black hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing guessed that the hair belonged to their young master’s real mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xique and the others didn’t think so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince was impossible to come to Qingqiu Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this purse definitely wasn’t the Prince’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only two possibilities for the purse hanging on a tree in Qingqiu Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either it was placed there to smear Lady Chi, accusing her of having an affair and giving the Prince a green hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or it was hung there to curse Lady Chi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the maids, influenced by the old women in the mansion, unanimously thought it was the second possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they began to curse loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could someone be so malicious? Our lady cannot even speak, and they are cursing her to die,\" Xique said angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caiju and Lu Qiao assisted Xique with the scolding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing was also led astray by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bewildered, she wondered if she might have remembered incorrectly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this purse not belong to the Prince?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi came out of the house and saw the maids gathered under the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam is here,\" Caiju said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique quickly hid the purse behind her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her action of hiding the item did not escape Lady Chi’s notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique understood Lady Chi’s intention and took out the purse, choking up as she said, \"I don’t know who cursed you, Madam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi’s eyes fixed intensely on the purse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears gradually welled up, blurring her vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was more familiar with that purse than she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first purse she had ever made in her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was ashamed to display it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he had treasured it to this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pavilion ten miles away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bade him farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said that when they met again, she would give him the most beautiful purse in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, even if the gift was ugly, the sentiment was profound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it was from her, it was the most beautiful in the world, worth cherishing for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really had kept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kept it for nineteen years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi felt a sourness in her nose, and tears could no longer be held back, sliding down her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shabby purse had made their Madam cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique puffed up her cheeks with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go burn it right away,\" she said, ready to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi raised her hand to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi gestured something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... this purse...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caiju gave Xique a push, \"What did Madam say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam said the purse is the Prince’s,\" Xique whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing’s small face was full of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique held only a lousy purse in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The delicate one was in Lu Qiao’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi actually recognized this shabby purse as the Prince’s?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she not rarely leave Qingqiu Garden and seldom see the Prince?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing sensed something was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Lady Chi knew too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi gestured to ask Xique where the purse was found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique raised her hand and pointed to the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi looked at the tree, her eyebrows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could it have been found on the tree?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maids told her the Prince had lost a jade pendant and a purse, and the servants had searched all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be the jade pendant she found that day was also something the Prince had dropped in Qingqiu Garden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique restored the purse and then looked at Xingxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique was timid and didn’t dare to take the purse to the Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to courage, there was no maid in Prince Zhenbei Mansion braver than Xingxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take it to the Prince,\" Xingxing took the purse and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing curtsied and took her leave, Xique saw her out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, Xingxing asked, \"Did Lady Chi not take her medicine? Why can’t she speak?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just about to ask Xingxing about this, but Xingxing beat her to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the Heir’s wife who is treating Lady Chi, she should know very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting a few words, Xingxing left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still maids looking for things in the garden, but much fewer than in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too hot, and after taking a chance, if the maids felt it was hopeless, they wouldn’t look further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing held the purse as she headed toward the outer courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just reached outside the study when the Prince returned from court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A servant stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have something?\" the servant asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to see the Prince,\" Xingxing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant looked at the approaching Prince, \"Prince, the Heir’s wife’s maid is looking for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned and saw the Prince approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Li followed behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince entered the study, Chief Steward Li said, \"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing followed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Prince sat down, he asked Xingxing what she wanted from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing took out the purse from her arms, \"Is this purse yours, Prince?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked towards Chief Steward Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Steward Li felt his face sting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had led people searching all night and couldn’t find the purse, how come it was in the Heir’s wife’s maid’s hands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did you find the purse?\" Chief Steward Li asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The purse was hanging on a tree in Qingqiu Garden,\" Xingxing replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was discovered by a maid in Qingqiu Garden, but I climbed up to take it down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Steward Li, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Steward Li truly wanted to punch himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he have to ask that additional question?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This maid was too honest, wasn’t she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t she know how to speak more tactfully?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he didn’t look at the Prince, he could feel the Prince’s embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dignified Prince, hanging around on a tree in a concubine’s courtyard and being discovered was a blow to the Prince’s dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke, the study was eerily quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing looked at the Prince, then at Chief Steward Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t sense there was anything wrong with the words she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When asked, of course, she would speak the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being deceitful to the Prince also earned beatings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing placed the purse on the desk, her face showing an expectant expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Steward Li immediately recognized the expression as hoping for a reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This maid—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he have the urge to reward her with a beating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Steward Li led Xingxing outside by the arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing was a bit dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wasn’t there supposed to be a handsome reward?\" Xingxing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were any other maid, Chief Steward Li would really have struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heir’s wife’s maid was someone he couldn’t afford to provoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On behalf of the Prince, he rewarded Xingxing ten taels of silver. Xingxing specifically requested broken silver, fearing Xique and the others would have trouble splitting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Steward Li asked Xingxing, \"Did your fellows see what’s in the purse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing nodded lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Steward Li, curious about the purse’s contents, did not ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing too much was not a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not leak any information; otherwise, there will be severe punishment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing nodded repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing, happy with the reward, stepped outside, no one noticed a figure flash past the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xingxing departed, a maid quietly followed her, watching her enter Qingqiu Garden, she turned and headed toward Peony Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peony Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Nanzhang lay listlessly on the Imperial Concubine’s Couch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was trying to find a way to rescue Xie Jinyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her daughter had been confined for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commandery Princess, it seems the Prince’s lost item has been found,\" a maid said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1315,"2026-06-06T02:19:46.083Z",1,"novelbin.me","23e9df4ee74b27f1c886de2070bb8e078e4d234fed002e4b943d3261be029269","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-471","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-469",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-cover.jpg"]