[{"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-542":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},1458262,1906,"Chapter 542: Interrogation","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-542",542,"\u003Cp>Returning to the Agarwood Pavilion, Su Jin went directly to the backyard to continue preparing the ointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t only Old Madam Li who needed it, but also Lady Chi’s anti-abortion pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin got so busy she lost track of the hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Xingxing occasionally ran outside to check if the Young Master had returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the Prince Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince rode back from the military camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he dismounted, Manager Li approached and said, \"Prince, the Young Master has been waiting for you in the study for half a day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were something urgent, he would have come directly to the military camp. Why wait for him in the study?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With doubt, the Prince went to the study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing the door open, he saw Xie Jingchen sitting at the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the desk were two paintings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince’s brows knotted tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had hidden the paintings so carefully, how did he manage to find them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen stood up, staring unblinkingly at the Prince, \"Father, are you still going to hide it from me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knowing this does you no good,\" the Prince said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As a son, I have the right to know who my birth mother is,\" Xie Jingchen replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, it wasn’t just about his birth mother but also the mother of Young Master Zhao from the Nanliang Right Minister’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince reached for the paintings, but Xie Jingchen held them down and asked, \"Is my mother from Nanliang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mother has passed away; who she was is not important,\" the Prince stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother is still alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Zhao came to the Capital City for no other reason than to find the person in the painting, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Right Minister of Nanliang said the person in the painting is still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince removed Xie Jingchen’s hand, rolled up the painting, and said, \"The Right Minister of Nanliang had Young Master Zhao bring the painting to Daqi to find me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If your mother were in Daqi, in the Capital, why wouldn’t she come to find me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One sentence rendered Xie Jingchen speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his mother were still alive and she was in the Daqi Capital, would she not come to see her son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen looked at the Prince and asked, \"Who exactly is my mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a question the Prince had no desire to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things are better left unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more you know, the more troubled you become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nanliang Donglin Prince Mansion was exterminated, annihilating nine generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, the Emperor of Nanliang accused the Donglin Prince Mansion of conspiring with the enemy and destroyed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Donglin Prince Mansion was wronged, and its grievance has not been redressed to this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any descendants of the Donglin Prince Mansion were still alive and sought to clear its name, having a Daqi grandson would only exacerbate matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Chenchen—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager and Princess Nanzhang have been eyeing the title of the Prince Zhenbei Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the truth about Chenchen’s birth mother being from Nanliang gets out, the Empress Dowager is bound to team up with Duke Chong to force a change in the Princely Heir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever Chenchen’s birth mother is, he is still his son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince didn’t want the issue of Xie Jingchen’s parentage to affect his future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xie Jingchen was unaware of these concerns weighing on the Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t preoccupied with power and status; he just wanted to know who his birth mother was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a young age, he didn’t even know what his mother looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she was deceased, as a son, shouldn’t he pay his respects at her grave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen was persistent, but with the Prince refusing to speak, he was at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Father forcing me to go to Nanliang to investigate personally?\" Xie Jingchen finally asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one understood their son better than the Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Xie Jingchen declared, he would certainly do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince conceded a bit, saying, \"When the people I sent to Nanliang return, I’ll tell you who your mother is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen didn’t press further because he knew this was the Prince’s limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the jade pendant?\" Xie Jingchen asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The jade pendant was taken to Nanliang by the Hidden Guard,\" the Prince replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Guard was cautious; given the lengthy journey to Nanliang, simply claiming to be sent by Xie Jingchen might not earn Zhao Xu’s trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince had thought of the jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xu might not recognize it as belonging to the Donglin Prince, but the Prime Minister of Nanliang certainly would.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Guard fooled the Prince, and the Prince believed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid someone might mention the jade pendant in front of Xie Jingchen and that he would ask for it, the Prince had no choice but to have Master Liu craft a fake one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To obfuscate the truth, he smashed the real pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the deception was still uncovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing more to learn, Xie Jingchen left the study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he left, the Prince sat at the desk and unfurled the painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the painting, waves of pain throbbed in the Prince’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen would not obediently wait for the Hidden Guard to return; he would definitely find ways to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Backyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen stepped back toward the bamboo house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing happened to see him and said, \"Madam, the Young Master is back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, let me finish what I’m doing first, then I’ll go,\" Su Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam, hurry up,\" Xingxing urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t she being a bit too nosy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t she have some awareness of being a maid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite her inner thoughts, Su Jin picked up her pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After half a cup of tea’s work, Su Jin stopped and hurriedly left the bamboo house to find Xie Jingchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pace slowed upon entering the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xie Jingchen painting, Su Jin’s brows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t he a bit too leisurely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Approaching closer and seeing he was copying that discovered painting, Su Jin looked at him and said, \"The Prince didn’t say anything, did he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin was left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince was really skilled at keeping secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen painted quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In half a cup of tea’s time, the painting was finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin looked it over; it was identical to the one hidden in the Prince’s study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such an exceptionally beautiful mother, it was only natural for the son to be similarly striking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen put the brush down. Su Jin looked at him and asked, \"Are you planning to take the portrait to Nanliang to find your mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just for paying respects, his mother’s tablet was in the Zhenbei Prince Mansion’s ancestral hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing was a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Zhao brought the portrait to Daqi to find his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Young Master was taking the portrait to Nanliang to find his mother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t they the same mother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Zhao already reached the Capital; why doesn’t the Young Master just look in the Capital?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen didn’t doubt the Prince’s claim that his birth mother had passed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For his mother, the Prince only granted Princess Nanzhang the position of a concubine; had she been alive, the Prince would have found her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen only wanted to know who his birth mother was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was Zhao Xu’s relationship to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin, looking at the painting, thoughtfully said, \"Your mother knew both the Prince and the Right Minister of Nanliang; her identity must be extraordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t Lady Chi also from Nanliang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps she has seen your mother too,\" Su Jin speculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lady Chi could provide them with answers, Xie Jingchen wouldn’t have to send people to Nanliang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More accurately, Xie Jingchen wouldn’t have to go himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen frankly had no one he could use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His people were all given by the Prince and the Old Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evident the Prince didn’t want him to know his origins; even if the Hidden Guard reported back, it might not be the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Xie Jingchen spoke, Xingxing’s eyes lit up, and she said, \"Madam has just made anti-abortion pills for Lady Chi, we can take the opportunity to ask her while delivering the medicine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1402,"2026-06-06T02:20:04.016Z",1,"novelbin.me","23006a083e4f5fe350d5007efa7dd43ad8af6b1b733942e46ca11e4a6fd4fa5a","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-543","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-541",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-cover.jpg"]