[{"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-475":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},1458195,1906,"Chapter 475: Overthinking","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-475",475,"\u003Cp>In the early morning, the mist enveloped Qingqiu Garden like a light veil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ray of light appeared at the horizon, dispersing the mist, and shone on the little maid on the steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique woke up, moved slightly, and leaned against the still-sleeping Caiju, startling herself awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the two maids realize that they had actually slept outside overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the commotion from last night, both maids blushed with embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has the Prince left?\" Caiju asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know,\" Xique replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two maids tiptoed up, leaned against the door, but couldn’t see anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wished to push the door open and go in but lacked the courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You push me, I push you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, neither went in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince had left; it would not be too late to enter once Lady Chi awoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Prince hadn’t left, they risked disturbing his sleep and getting punished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two maids returned inside to freshen up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they were unaware that as they talked outside, the Prince had just woken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every hour the Prince wakes up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a long-formed habit from attending early court and training troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, waking up with a soft body in his arms made the Prince exceptionally alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slightly turned his head and saw a face full of scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could be shocked by the scars on her face, he noticed the whip marks on Lady Chi’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shocking sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lady Chi had been using the ointment Su Jin gave her, which had lightened the scars significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But being this close, their breaths intertwined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi’s facial scars were clear to the Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even knowing from Caiju about the whip marks on Lady Chi’s body, he couldn’t help but be stunned by the severity of her injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the battlefield, he’s witnessed all sorts of brutality during two armies’ clashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he had never seen a woman so severely injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smooth skin accentuated the glaring whip marks even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bleeding marks make one shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the shock from Lady Chi’s injuries, the Prince fleetingly wondered how he ended up holding Lady Chi in his arms?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a long time, all the Prince could recall was going to Peony Garden, mistaking Princess Nanzhang, and getting slapped by her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Peony Garden, he was drawn by a piano sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened afterward, he could not remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince rubbed his temples, feeling a bit groggy, and lifted the covers to get out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as soon as he moved his arm, Lady Chi awoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the Prince’s focus was on Lady Chi’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lady Chi, worried about the scars on her face being seen by the Prince, hid herself under the blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince felt that he must have been bewitched by those eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lady Chi hidden under the blanket and knowing she couldn’t speak, the Prince said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got off the bed, picked up the brocade robe lying on the floor, and put it on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once properly dressed, the Prince looked back at the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Lady Chi was watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when he turned around, he saw nothing, only her long black hair exposed from under the blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi had been in the mansion for over a decade, and the Prince had met her only a handful of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince never imagined a day he’d be so entangled with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t recall anything from last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Prince would not shirk his responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Lady Chi was his to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince took the jade pendant from his waist, placed it on the table, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingqiu Garden, being remote and with the early hour, had only a few sleepy maids lazily sweeping fallen leaves in the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some, even hugging their brooms, dozed against rockeries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was how it always was, but this time they were startled by the Prince’s passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Prince ignored them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Prince leave, a few young maids gathered, patting their chests in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why was the Prince in the inner courtyard?\" one of the young maids asked, still scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Prince entered Peony Garden last night,\" another maid replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in Qingqiu Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Prince left, Xique and Caiju entered the house with a copper basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi leaned against the pillow, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xique congratulated Lady Chi, and Caiju was also happy for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After so many years in Prince Zhenbei Mansion, Lady Chi finally received the Prince’s affection; it was truly something to celebrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two maids were genuinely happy for Lady Chi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing Lady Chi’s face, Xique and Caiju exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe they were happy too soon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the darkness last night, the Prince couldn’t see clearly and thus favored their Madam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the Prince was awake, he was surely frightened by Madam’s disfigured face; otherwise, why would Madam be unhappy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this joyful matter was not something to be spread around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Prince protected Lady Chi, it would be fine; if not, considering Princess Nanzhang’s intolerance, wouldn’t she steamroll over Qingqiu Garden from top to bottom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lady Chi was not young anymore, what if she got pregnant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Prince disliked Lady Chi’s face, he wouldn’t despise his own flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Qingqiu Garden had a young master or mistress, it would be some guarantee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Lady Chi, wherever they went, others would ignore Xique, knowing less than those like Caiju who served in the outer courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting Princess Nanzhang know the Prince favored Lady Chi, the first thing she’d do for sure is send a bowl of abortion soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would go the baby boy or girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Chi gestured for water to bathe; Xique and Caiju didn’t understand until she wrote it down on paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Peony Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Nanzhang woke up a bit late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having tossed and turned half the night unable to sleep, she woke up later than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Zhao had already started arranging the day’s affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young maid came running over, whispered something into Mrs. Zhao’s ear, \"The Prince only returned to the outer courtyard this morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Zhao was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returned to the inner courtyard in the morning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where had the Prince been staying the whole night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinarily, Mrs. Zhao wouldn’t be worried, but she had given the Prince plenty of medicine last night, a dose sufficient to mistake any maid for his desired one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Physician mentioned that the medicine would not only cause hallucinations but also aphrodisiac effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shouldn’t be confused with aphrodisiacs, to generalize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One simply induced desire, while the other triggered deeper yearning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go find out where the Prince stayed last night,\" Mrs. Zhao instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young maid was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Princess Nanzhang, only Lady Chi resided in the back courtyard of the Prince’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not staying with Princess Nanzhang, could he have stayed at Qingqiu Garden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young maid went out to inquire, but no one knew where the Prince had stayed the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first place anyone saw the Prince was in the garden, but who knew where he had passed through to return through the garden to the outer courtyard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to gather more information, the young maid headed to Qingqiu Garden to ask Caiju if the Prince had stayed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caiju looked at the young maid, \"Doesn’t the Prince always stay in the outer courtyard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young maid rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mere question implied that the Prince hadn’t stayed at Qingqiu Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, the Prince had never visited Lady Chi in all her years at the Mansion; if he had favored her now, she wouldn’t be this unhappy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caiju wanted to ask more, but the young maid lifted her chin, strutting away like a victorious rooster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young maid returned and truthfully reported her findings to Mrs. Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Zhao also thought it unlikely that the Prince had stayed at Qingqiu Garden. The Prince had left the Peony Garden late at night, unlikely encountering any maid; perhaps he merely dozed off somewhere. Maybe she was overthinking.\u003C\u002Fp>",1366,"2026-06-06T02:19:46.083Z",1,"novelbin.me","44005bf17817dd978c69e6d56f9c6ffbe16d840f95d92592a3f3fc7cfda46820","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-476","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-474",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-cover.jpg"]