[{"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-878":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},1458548,1906,"Chapter 878 - 874: Foreshadowing","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-878",878,"\u003Cp>Su Jin was truly backing off; she was afraid that each time she turned back to see Mrs. Tang, she’d be urged again, making it impossible to have a proper chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this wasn’t the first time Su Jin had made such a promise, and Mrs. Tang didn’t believe her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Tang glanced at Xingxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing had been by Marquis Dongxiang’s and Mrs. Tang’s side since childhood. When they gave her a look, Xingxing always accurately understood and complied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin accompanied Mrs. Tang for a stroll in the Prince Mansion Garden, and Xingxing dashed to the backyard to deliver a message to Xie Jingchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, Xie Jingchen was drinking tea, when Xingxing rushed into the bamboo house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen and the Hidden Guard both thought something big had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Xingxing blurted out, \"Sir, Madam wants you and Miss to have a baby early.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Mrs. Tang’s look, after twisting through several layers, it became a straight path leading to Xingxing, like an unstoppable carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Guard nearly choked on his saliva, saying, \"Why not tell the Heir’s wife?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss agreed, but Madam doesn’t believe her,\" Xingxing replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam is really urgent, Sir hurry up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen’s forehead was lined with black lines as they cascaded down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message delivered, Xingxing was fine and ran back to serve Su Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before going back, she made a stop at the small kitchen and grabbed two meat buns; Su Jin just thought she was hungry and went looking for food, without suspecting anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Su Jin saw Mrs. Tang off and headed back to the backyard of Agarwood Pavilion, just in time to see Xie Jingchen leap over the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Guard did not follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin casually asked, \"Where is he off to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Young Master went to see the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice,\" the Hidden Guard replied with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s he going to see him for?\" Su Jin failed to grasp the underlying meaning of the statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Young Master went to him for....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, there was no continuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin became even more confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is there something unspeakable about seeing the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then Xingxing suddenly realized, \"Did Sir go to retrieve the secret recipe Miss originally gave to the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Guard nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Xie Jingchen had intended to send the Hidden Guard to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Guard refused to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have a wife, and he felt unwilling to go ask about such matters; he wouldn’t do it even under threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen was left without a choice, so he had to go himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin was momentarily caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she realized, she wished the heavens would strike her down with a bolt of lightning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had created the formula. Why not just ask her directly?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking it over, it’s clearly about mistrust, preferring to ask an outsider rather than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he wasn’t in a hurry, but today, out of the blue, he turned this peculiar, making Su Jin suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Xingxing and asked, \"Did your Sir have a mishap with his medication?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir didn’t take any medication; he was just frightened, Madam urged him to hurry and have a baby with Miss,\" Xingxing replied earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother didn’t even see him,\" said Su Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I passed on the message for Madam,\" Xingxing smiled, her eyes squinting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp blade seemed to fly straight toward Su Jin’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin instantly felt she couldn’t catch her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She accounted for everything but overlooked Xingxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that she omitted her; she simply hadn’t thought of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t heard a single word between her mother and Xingxing, yet a message was still conveyed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin felt her face thin with shame, considering that now her face was practically lost at the Ministry of Justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin, exhausted, returned to the bamboo house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the wall, Xie Jingchen waited for a while. Not seeing the Hidden Guard come out, he mounted his horse and rode through the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t visit the Ministry of Justice nor the Zhao Family, just roamed around the streets once, then flipped back over the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the bamboo house, Su Jin was lying on a small couch, and through the open window, she saw Xie Jingchen walking over. She picked up a book, pretending not to know anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Xie Jingchen didn’t enter; instead, he went to the study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin had just let out a breath when Bi Zhu came to deliver a message, \"Heir’s wife, Young Master asks you to come to the study.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin furrowed her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is he up to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing by the bamboo house without coming in, yet calling her to the study, what does he mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin flipped a page of the book, while Bi Zhu eagerly watched her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to resist the curiosity, Su Jin set down the book and got up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the study, Xie Jingchen was sitting, toying with a paperweight in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin approached and asked, \"Why did you call for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen waved to dismiss Xingxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the sound of the door closing, Xie Jingchen looked at Su Jin, speaking earnestly, \"Just now, the third master of the Duke Xingguo Mansion asked me for a copy of the secret recipe you once taught the Lady of the Ministry of Justice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What third master of Duke Xingguo Mansion asking for a recipe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this is testing if she’ll deceive him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though fully aware of his small scheme, she must pretend not to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin secretly rolled her eyes, dipped ink with the brush, and began writing on paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xie Jingchen looked it over, he said, \"So that’s how it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin furrowed her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does it sound like he doesn’t actually know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin stared at Xie Jingchen, her eyes narrowing dangerously, \"Did you not go to the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen glanced at Su Jin without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin leaned on the table, not letting him escape, \"I want the truth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen looked at Su Jin, \"Do you really want the truth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Candor between spouses is basic,\" Su Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen then spoke the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a face as handsome as a demonic god and a voice as rich as wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to him speak is usually an enjoyment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time is an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Xie Jingchen speaks the truth, the truest thoughts from his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truth to the point of absurdity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, \"I intended to go, but it felt too embarrassing, so after wandering around, I decided returning to fool you was better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin, \"...!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing is more hurtful than brutal honesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She now feels like a mouthful of blood might gush out any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin glared at Xie Jingchen, \"Other than this time, how many other times have you fooled me?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asking this, Su Jin felt humiliated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being tricked and not realizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen thought for a moment, \"Three times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin, \"...!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve fooled me so many times; I’ve never fooled you!\" Su Jin retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen had black lines across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying she hasn’t fooled him while fooling him all along; how can anyone be like her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mother asked you to get pregnant early, and you agreed?\" Xie Jingchen asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without smiling, Xie Jingchen looks striking; but when he smiles, he’s absolutely captivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin’s mind blanked for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took her a while to come to her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon realization, Su Jin felt like dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darn it, all that talking was merely setup for this line?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing had passed the message along; if she denied it now, wouldn’t it be outright fooling him, slapping her own face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should she slap her own face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agreed, so what?!\" Su Jin gritted her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen wrapped his long arm around her and pulled Su Jin to sit in his lap, saying, \"I was slacking earlier, tonight I’ll definitely give it my all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin, \"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh dear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t outplay him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1390,"2026-06-06T02:20:08.300Z",1,"novelbin.me","4b630a61af7dc171adf29ac4c62c77f1cb07e0fc2d8a4b15c5ee02788947987f","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-879","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-877",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-cover.jpg"]