After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 477: Chiyu
Peony Garden.
Princess Nanzhang sat on the Arhat Couch, anxiously awaiting.
Mrs. Zhao stood by her side.
A small maid stepped forward and whispered a few words into Mrs. Zhao’s ear.
Mrs. Zhao’s expression changed slightly.
Princess Nanzhang asked impatiently, "Why hasn’t the Prince come yet?"
The little maid quickly withdrew.
Mrs. Zhao looked at Princess Nanzhang, hesitating to speak.
Princess Nanzhang couldn’t stand it, and said impatiently, "Speak your mind."
"The... the Prince went to Qingqiu Garden," Mrs. Zhao’s voice was unsteady.
"The ancient zither was also sent there."
Almost immediately.
Princess Nanzhang’s face twisted with anger.
She had waited all day, only to be greeted with such humiliation?!
The maids outside the courtyard all knew that the zither had been given to Lady Chi by the Prince.
Upon hearing the crashing and hysterical yelling from the room, the maids stayed far away to avoid collateral damage.
Collateral damage...
Chi...
"By the way, what’s Lady Chi’s name?" the little maid asked.
"I think she’s called Chi Yu."
"..."
The next morning, Su Jin awoke from her slumber.
Xingxing couldn’t wait to share the gossip about the zither with Su Jin.
Su Jin listened, utterly surprised.
The Prince had actually given the zither to Lady Chi; it was too strange.
"Miss, can you guess what Lady Chi’s name is?" Xingxing’s eyes sparkled.
"What’s it called?" Su Jin took the bait.
"Chi Yu," Xingxing replied.
"..."
"Even I know that saying about ’collateral damage to Chi Yu.’ It’s hard to believe Lady Chi has such an unfortunate name," Xingxing sighed.
"Her parents must have really disliked her."
"..."
This name wasn’t randomly chosen.
The name bears the parents’ high hopes.
Named Chi Yu, it seems like they were wishing misfortune on Lady Chi.
Lady Chi certainly lived up to expectations, what with being disfigured and mute.
Xingxing thought Lady Chi was just too unlucky, while Su Jin suggested, "Perhaps it’s a pseudonym."
Su Jin’s intuition told her it was a false name.
Perhaps it was precisely because of the saying, ’collateral damage to Chi Yu.’
Lady Chi, embroiled in scandal, used Chi Yu as a self-deprecating joke.
Su Jin lost in thought, while Xingxing had already moved on to other topics.
"Today is the tenth day, if Princess Nanzhang can’t find the person who picked up the Third Madam’s family silver note, she’ll have to give up the household authority," Xingxing said excitedly.
She’s been waiting for this day for ten days straight.
Her anxious nature was almost about to explode with impatience.
Seeing Xingxing’s eager expression, Su Jin couldn’t help but tap her forehead.
Is it necessary to be this impatient?
These days, although Princess Nanzhang has been investigating the missing purse issue and stirring up a lot of noise, Su Jin didn’t feel any urgency from Princess Nanzhang.
Everyone knew that the ten thousand taels were a fabrication.
No matter how much noise there was, it was just a formality.
Princess Nanzhang would definitely find a maid to take the blame.
How could Princess Nanzhang possibly let the household authority slip from her grasp?
Su Jin wouldn’t miss such a good opportunity either.
If it falls into her hands, how could she not proceed to dig the pits and bury whom she needs?
Halfway through breakfast, the maid to take the blame appeared.
Su Jin eagerly put down her bowl and chopsticks, ready to go watch the commotion.
Xie Jingchen looked at her and said, "Why are you in such a hurry to go?"
"It’s not too late to finish breakfast first."
Su Jin listened to Xie Jingchen and sat back down to continue eating.
By the time they finished eating, it was too late.
The scapegoat maid had already died by smashing her head.
Su Jin and Xingxing both stared at Xie Jingchen with wide eyes.
"You have to watch the drama while it’s fresh," Su Jin’s eyes twinkled.
Xie Jingchen, "..."
Xingxing looked at Su Jin and said, "The maid is dead, what should we do now?"
"We’ll just have to go see what happened," Su Jin said.
Xingxing thought there was nothing more to see.
The maid was dead.
So it became a case with no evidence left.
Leaving Agarwood Pavilion, halfway there, Su Jin already knew how Princess Nanzhang orchestrated the maid to take the blame.
Early in the morning, that "scapegoat maid" got up, sneaked out to a tree in the garden, and dug out the brocade box buried beneath.
She took a look and then carefully hid it away.
Who would have thought this scene was witnessed by a little maid.
The little maid reported it to Mrs. Zhao.
Mrs. Zhao led people to dig out the brocade box, which contained a purse.
Inside the purse was precisely the ten thousand taels silver note.
The plan was flawless, and with the scapegoat maid feeling guilty, she dashed her head to death.
The charge of not returning the found purse was thus pinned on her firmly.
Princess Nanzhang found the purse, so of course, she didn’t have to give up her household authority.
When Su Jin arrived at Peony Garden, she saw Third Madam entering from afar.
When she entered the courtyard, Mrs. Zhao was handing the purse to Third Madam for inspection, "Third Madam, see if this purse is the one from your brother-in-law’s family."
Third Madam took the purse, examined it, and said, "I can’t tell. Knowing that Sister-in-law’s purse was found, I’ve already sent someone to fetch her."
The acting was so convincing, if Su Jin didn’t know it was a setup, she might have believed it herself.
Just after greeting, a maid came in to report that Madam Fang had arrived.
Third Madam’s family name was Fang, her father being the Grand Scholar of the Imperial Study, with a Secondary Second Rank.
Madam Fang entered, wiping the sweat from her forehead with an embroidered handkerchief.
Third Madam laughed, "Sister-in-law arrived faster than I expected."
"You sent a maid to tell me the purse was found. I was so eager yet afraid of disappointment that I rushed over in the middle of breakfast," Madam Fang said.
She went up to pay her respects to Princess Nanzhang.
Mrs. Zhao handed the purse to Madam Fang for inspection.
Madam Fang exclaimed with joy, "Isn’t this my purse?"
Su Jin rolled her eyes.
This was a whole troupe of movie queens putting on an act.
As a newbie, she felt a bit self-conscious and dared not make a rookie mistake.
But she absolutely couldn’t miss such a good opportunity to gain experience.
Su Jin looked at Madam Fang and asked, "When did Madam Fang lose her purse?"
It was known that Madam Fang had lost her purse, but no one knew the exact timing.
Madam Fang glanced at Su Jin and said, "It’s been three years since I lost the purse."
"To find it after three years, lost and found, I really don’t know how to thank Prince Zhenbei Mansion."
Su Jin looked at the purse in Madam Fang’s hand and asked, "Are you sure it was lost three years ago?"
"Why does the Princess Consort ask?" Third Madam inquired displeasedly.
Su Jin pointed to the purse in Madam Fang’s hand, saying, "This type of embroidery thread has only been sold since the second half of last year."
Third Madam’s face froze.
Madam Fang recalled the rumors around town.
Anyone who opposed Princess Consort Zhenbei would have bad luck.
She inevitably felt a bit panicked.
Third Madam had asked for a purse and she had her maid pick one out without paying attention to the thread that would give it away.
Not knowing how to navigate the situation, Third Madam looked to Princess Nanzhang.
After all, the household authority wasn’t hers, so it was Princess Nanzhang who should be more anxious.
Princess Nanzhang was annoyed at Third Madam for not handling it well and looked at Su Jin saying, "If you’re inexperienced, don’t go around showing off, a place like Capital City can’t be compared to a small town at the foot of Qingyun Mountain."
"Besides, the best goods in the Capital shops are supplied to noble families first, before being displayed for sale."
Su Jin, "..."
She was just making up a story.
She didn’t expect Princess Nanzhang to seriously explain it to her.
Go ahead and keep fooling me.
I believe you.
