[{"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-516":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},1458236,1906,"Chapter 516: Anger","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-516",516,"\u003Cp>If it were someone else, Lady Yongcheng wouldn’t be too worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the one the Heir of Uncle Yongcheng provoked was Su Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was someone even Princess Shouning dared to bring back to the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hornets wreaked havoc, affecting the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and even the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Qingyun Mountain isn’t a bandit lair, the aura of the Princess Consort Zhenbei is no ruse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fearless and daring, there are truly few like her in the Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yongcheng tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, as her eyelids twitched incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the curfew and the closed city gates, she would have rushed out of the city overnight to salvage the situation for the Heir of Uncle Yongcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a night of restless turning, as dawn broke, she got up and hurriedly got onto a carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the city gate, she waited for a quarter-hour before it opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yongcheng was the first to leave the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She galloped all the way to the other courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servants in the other courtyard were not yet awake, yawning as they opened the door, \"Who is it, knocking so early in the morning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon opening the door and seeing Lady Yongcheng’s anxious expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the servant’s drowsiness was immediately dispelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma... Madam, why are you here?\" the servant nervously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid beside Lady Yongcheng quickly asked, \"Is the Young Master in the other courtyard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant was bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Young Master hasn’t come to the other courtyard,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yongcheng’s brows knitted into a tight knot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he not be here?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to look at the servant, who was the driver of the carriage yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, \"Yesterday, the Young Master personally said he was coming here, I dare not deceive Madam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yongcheng trembled with anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone, go out and find him!\" Her voice nearly shattered with tremors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant dared not delay and had all the maids and servants in the courtyard go out to search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yongcheng waited in the other courtyard, exhausted by her sleepless night and worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Political Discussion Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, the Emperor and ministers attended the morning court, discussing state affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today was unlike any other day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The court was noticeably emptier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Prince, Prince, Marquis Dongxiang, Marquis Jibei, and the two Masters from Jibei Marquis Mansion were all absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor sat on the Dragon Chair, his brows furrowed tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this... have they all agreed to take leave together?\" The Emperor wore an expression of displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single trusted minister was present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from a few like Prince NanAn, most were from Duke Chong’s faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it still necessary to discuss state affairs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the Emperor, if his views were unsupported by ministers, even the presence of the Supreme Emperor would be in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minister stepped forward to report that none of the absent nobles had submitted leave requests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor’s frown deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No leave requests were submitted, yet they were absent—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just Marquis Dongxiang, it wouldn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was habitually late to morning courts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Old Prince and Marquis Jibei were exemplary in observing rules; could they have been led astray by Marquis Dongxiang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This clearly wasn’t possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Marquis Dongxiang’s reinstatement, he had seldom been late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, his tardiness was merely to better obscure his former bandit identity, a mere smokescreen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor looked towards the Third Master of Prince Zhenbei Mansion, \"Why didn’t the Old Prince attend court?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Master was somewhat awkward; he had no idea what had happened but knew that Xie Jingchen and Su Jin went to the Great Buddha Temple to pray and hadn’t returned overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Old Prince wouldn’t skip court just because two young folks hadn’t returned overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Master shook his head, \"Your servant does not know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Useless fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words spun inside the Emperor’s throat, but he held back from cursing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An emperor could not lay out obscenities casually, especially not before the court ministers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After briefly discussing affairs, the Emperor dismissed the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the Imperial Study, the Emperor threw the memorials onto the Dragon Desk, saying, \"Have Marquis Dongxiang come rolling into the palace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Fu’s heart trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt something must have happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he dispatched a trusted little eunuch to deliver the message to Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquis Dongxiang had been worried all night and was in a foul mood. Hearing the little eunuch relay the Emperor’s exact words, his anger flared, \"Tell the Emperor to come rolling out of the palace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s rare enough for the Emperor to command ministers to roll in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a minister to tell the Emperor to roll out, now that has never happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquis Dongxiang’s words left the little eunuch stunned for a while, unable to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doubted whether he had misheard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dared not ask again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquis Dongxiang was in such a temper, and if he misspoke, wouldn’t he be ripped apart on the spot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch stepped back, asking a servant of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, \"Why is the Marquis in such a foul mood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant sighed, \"Our young miss and son-in-law have both gone missing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would be so bold and fearless to abduct not only the Heir of Prince Zhenbei but also dare to kidnap the Princess Consort?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to commend that person for their audacity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder both Marquis Dongxiang and Prince Zhenbei didn’t attend morning court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One is the jewel of Marquis Dongxiang’s eye, the other Prince Zhenbei’s beloved son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their children’s disappearance, coupled with no urgent court matters, missing court for a day or two isn’t significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that their concurrent absence alarmed the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch rode swiftly back to the palace, heading straight for the Imperial Study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor wasn’t in the Imperial Study; Eunuch Fu was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch approached, and Eunuch Fu asked, \"Why didn’t Marquis Dongxiang come to the palace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuch said, \"The Heir of Prince Zhenbei and the Princess Consort have both gone missing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Fu, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marquis Dongxiang is worried and angry. When the Emperor told him to roll into the palace, he said the Emperor should roll out of the palace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eunuch Fu, should I report this truthfully to the Emperor later?\" the little eunuch asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Fu was about to say that if you aren’t afraid of death, you should report it, when he felt a wave of anger directed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor had already heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor’s face darkened to the color of a pot bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half from anger at Marquis Dongxiang, and half from worry over Su Jin and Xie Jingchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daring to commit an abduction right under the Emperor’s domain, truly borrowing courage from the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the true culprit is found, they must not be spared lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquis Dongxiang and the Old Prince didn’t attend the court because they feared that if they did, the kidnappers might send a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they attended in worry, they couldn’t focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, every day in court is a battle of wits with Duke Chong’s faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquis Dongxiang has a fiery temper; ordinarily, he could control it, but flaring up in court might lead to a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after waiting repeatedly, still no message arrived, driving Marquis Dongxiang’s explosive temper and turning his eyes blood-red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the servant of Uncle Yongcheng Mansion searched around the Capital, going back and forth for half a day without finding any trace of the Heir of Uncle Yongcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until they found a golden hairpin in the vines by a side path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant instantly recognized it as worn on Su Jin’s head by mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servants looked toward another path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces changed in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The end of this path is a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servants ran forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, they saw a man lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in brocade attire, the servant who recognized the brocade robe’s legs turned weak because that sword was too conspicuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servants turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heir was the only son of Uncle Yongcheng Mansion!\u003C\u002Fp>",1370,"2026-06-06T02:20:04.016Z",1,"novelbin.me","4cbc0a55281b29f8721a9734eb2474024159158f8aa23455798860e40b5deab5","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-517","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-515",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-cover.jpg"]