After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 469 Experience

No one responded.

The biological mother of the Young Master was the apple of the Prince’s eye and a thorn in the side of their Commandery Princess.

The more the Prince cared, the more the Commandery Princess hated her.

This topic was something even Mrs. Zhao dared not touch with a single word, let alone the young maids.

There was silence for a moment.

A young maid moved closer and said, "Commandery Princess, earlier when I was returning from the South Courtyard, I saw the maid from Qingqiu Garden crying and looking for Lady Chi, saying Lady Chi seemed to be missing."

Missing?

How could a living person go missing?

"Why wasn’t this reported earlier?" Mrs. Zhao’s voice turned cold.

"At that time, the Commandery Princess had already retired, and I was afraid to report it and trouble the Commandery Princess," the maid said with a trembling voice.

As the head lady, if a concubine goes missing, one cannot avoid sending someone to search.

If not informed, and the people from Qingqiu Garden did not report it, if the Prince blamed them, ignorance would be no excuse.

Mrs. Zhao looked at Princess Nanzhang suspiciously, "Is the Prince’s commotion really about looking for Lady Chi?"

"Send someone to check," Princess Nanzhang ordered.

Several maids took lights and went out. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Very soon, the maids returned.

"Why are you back?" Mrs. Zhao asked.

"Chief Steward Li told us to return, saying they had enough people," the maid replied.

"Lady Chi is not missing; she has already retired for the night."

Princess Nanzhang’s face was as cold as frost.

Sending her maids back, were they afraid something would fall into her hands?

She was really curious about what the invaluable treasure was that had gone missing!

It was dark and there were many maids.

Two young maids slipped in, like drops in the sea, unnoticed.

The two young maids, eager for merit, searched meticulously.

Yet, after bending over searching all night, their waists couldn’t straighten, they had neither found the lost item, nor did they learn what exactly was lost.

The sky gradually began to brighten.

The maids and servants were exhausted.

One maid, unable to bear it, looked at Chief Steward Li and said, "We’ve turned this area upside down and haven’t found the jade pendant or the purse. Should we continue searching?"

Chief Steward Li did not want to keep searching either.

At his age, having stayed up all night, his eyelids could barely stay open.

But that purse was wanted by the Prince, did the Prince not know it’s inconvenient to search for things at night?

"Search once more, if we really can’t find it, then we’ll head back," Chief Steward Li said.

...

Agarwood Pavilion, inner room.

Su Jin awoke, called out twice, but did not see Xingxing come into the room.

She frowned slightly.

Where did this maid run off to?

"Xingxing," Su Jin called out again.

Outside, Bi Zhu ran in and said, "Heir’s wife, Sister Xingxing went to the garden to look for something and hasn’t returned yet."

"She lost something?" Su Jin asked casually.

"It was the Prince who lost something, Chief Steward Li led people to search all night without finding it," Bi Zhu replied.

"After Sister Xingxing found out, she took the maids to the garden to search."

Su Jin was speechless.

Chief Steward Li led people to search in the garden all night without finding anything.

And Xingxing took maids to search again, could she find it?

But thinking of Qingyun Mountain’s luck, it was indeed uncertain.

Su Jin lifted the quilt and got out of bed, Bi Zhu came over to attend to her.

Xingxing was worried Su Jin might wake up early, and not be around, so she asked Bi Zhu to cover for her.

Just as Bi Zhu helped Su Jin put on her dress, Xingxing rushed back, panting, her face flush.

"Did you find it?" Su Jin asked.

Xingxing shook her head, "Didn’t find it."

"Too many people are helping the Prince search, the garden is nearly ruined."

"...."

Xingxing washed her hands and came over to help Su Jin comb her hair.

But even though Xingxing had returned, there were still plenty of maids at the Agarwood Pavilion helping the Prince look for things.

Xie Jingchen was not there, so Xingxing kept Su Jin company as she ate.

After filling her stomach, Su Jin went out, preparing to go to the bamboo house in the backyard.

Just as she was about to step down the stairs, a maid carrying a tray walked in from over there.

On the tray sat an intricately carved brocade box.

Xingxing blinked and exclaimed joyfully, "Did someone send you another reward, Miss?"

The maid approached, and curtsied, "Brocade Workshop has sent the silk threads."

"Oh, it’s what I bought," Xingxing said with a little disappointment.

Yesterday she delivered the pills back to the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, and after returning, bought silk threads for Lady Chi.

But there were two types of thread missing, and a few others were not bought in sufficient quantity.

Lady Chi had purchased only the finest silk threads.

Silk threads from the Brocade Workshop in the Capital City were the best.

Xingxing had paid for them and asked Brocade Workshop to deliver them to Prince Zhenbei Mansion once they arrived.

Xingxing opened the brocade box, inside the silk threads were neatly arranged, pleasing to the eye.

Xingxing looked at Su Jin.

Su Jin smiled, "Send it to Lady Chi."

Qingqiu Garden.

Xingxing carried a bundle and the brocade box as she walked in.

She didn’t see anyone but heard voices, "Lu Qiao, be careful."

Xingxing looked over and saw Xique and Caiju supporting Lu Qiao as she tried to climb a tree.

Lu Qiao clung tightly to the trunk, but couldn’t climb up.

Xingxing walked over and said, "What are you doing?"

Xique turned her head, and Lu Qiao, who had struggled to climb up a little, slid down again.

Xique looked at Xingxing and pointed up the tree, "There’s a purse up there."

"Is it the Prince’s purse?" Xingxing blurted out.

"...."

Xique’s mouth twitched.

Xingxing realized her mistake, "The Prince’s purse hardly seems likely to be hanging in Qingqiu Garden’s tree."

"Whose purse is it then?" she asked.

"Don’t know, we just wanted to take it down and have a look," Xique said.

Xique glanced around, deciding not to ask if there was a ladder, as it would pierce the heart.

In Qingqiu Garden, there wasn’t a single ladder, not even a bamboo pole to be found.

The purse was inexplicably hanging on the tree, Xique didn’t dare borrow a ladder lest Princess Nanzhang took the opportunity to create trouble, accusing them of stealing her lady’s things, with no explanation possible.

No choice, the maids thought of climbing the tree, but after stepping around for half a day, they still couldn’t get up the tree.

Xingxing handed the brocade box and bundle to Xique, rolled up her sleeves, and began to climb the tree.

Growing up on Qingyun Mountain, who doesn’t know how to climb a tree?

This tree was easier than those on Qingyun Mountain, not a challenge for her.

Xingxing climbed up.

Halfway up, she felt like crying.

With all the good food recently, she’d gotten quite chubby and couldn’t hold on.

Xingxing exerted all her might to climb up, fearing falling would be too embarrassing.

Standing on the trunk, Xingxing hugged the tree to catch her breath and took off the purse, looking it over.

The purse was embroidered with ink bamboo, vivid and lifelike.

This purse looked somewhat familiar.

"Come down quickly," Xique prompted.

Holding the purse, Xingxing cautiously hugged the trunk and slid down.

Tearing sound.

Her dress caught on a branch, tearing as she slid down.

Xingxing’s heart ached.

The purse, although pretty, wasn’t worth as much as her dress.

As she glared at the purse, Xingxing suddenly realized.

She had seen the Prince wearing this purse before.

Could it really be the Prince’s?

But how could the Prince’s purse end up hanging in a tree in Qingqiu Garden?

Could the Prince have been secretly watching Lady Chi?

How could the Prince be such a person?

Afraid of damaging the Prince’s purse, Xingxing tossed it to Xique.

But Xique missed it and it fell to the ground.

Xingxing’s heart skipped a beat, hoping it hadn’t been damaged.

Xique picked it up and opened the purse immediately.

Then the maids frowned tightly.

Inside the purse, there was another purse.

But this purse—

Was so ugly, it was beyond words.

Xique had never seen such an ugly purse before.

Hmm, never imagined a purse could be this ugly.

Xingxing kept silent.

She wouldn’t admit the purse her master made was even uglier than this one.

Such knowledge she wanted no part of.

And not only was it ugly, the purse was also a bit torn.

Xique opened the purse and saw a lock of black hair inside.