After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 630: Desolation

However, whether Lady Chi is the Nanliang Hengyang Princess or not is no longer important.

No matter who she is, as long as she is the beloved of the Prince and occupies the position of Princess Consort, she is someone that Princess Nanzhang must get rid of.

Her gaze swept to the brocade box, "Are there any Gu Worms left?"

Old Madam Duke Chong knew what she wanted the Gu Worms for.

But Duke Chong’s Mansion had no other Gu Worms to give her.

The guard only brought back two Disguise Pills and two Gu Worms in total.

One was used on the Old Madam.

One was wasted on the fake King Beimo.

While they were chatting, Duke Chong came in.

His face was ashen, clearly not bringing good news.

When Old Madam Duke Chong saw him, she said, "What’s happened now?"

Duke Chong said, "Prince Zhenbei actually ignored the Prince Zhenbei Mansion’s reputation and disclosed everything about the fake Old Madam, and also said that before the fake Old Madam’s mouth was sealed, she confessed that the Empress Dowager and you instructed her actions."

Old Madam Duke Chong’s expression changed.

Princess Nanzhang frowned, "The fake Old Madam didn’t confess."

Duke Chong looked at her, "Are you sure she didn’t confess?"

Princess Nanzhang fell silent.

She couldn’t be sure about this.

Because she couldn’t even enter the courtyard, only those trusted by the Prince could be in the courtyard.

So whether the fake Old Madam confessed or not, no one knew.

"Fortunately, it was just a confession without a signed statement, but Prince Zhenbei openly revealed it, which will inevitably have a significant impact on the Empress Dowager’s reputation," Duke Chong said, distressed.

It’s said that family scandals shouldn’t spread, but Prince Zhenbei seemed afraid others wouldn’t know, he disclosed everything outright.

The Emperor has already agreed to find the mastermind behind it and punish them severely.

If the Prince Zhenbei Mansion indeed found evidence, the Empress Dowager might not escape.

The Empress Dowager’s anger at this point need not be mentioned; the Prince went to see the Old Prince after the court session.

The Prince had revealed the matter of the fake Old Madam without consulting the Old Prince beforehand.

The Old Prince looked at him, "Why so impulsive? What you’re doing is stirring the pot."

"It’s not easy to investigate something from over thirty years ago now, and with the fake Old Madam’s mouth sealed, I had no way to start."

"I can only make the Empress Dowager and Old Madam Duke Chong mess themselves up," the Prince said.

No matter whether it’s said or not, the Prince would still investigate the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager also knew that the Prince Zhenbei Mansion was suspecting her.

Everyone knew it well, so why not just speak frankly?

The Prince’s words in the court today could be considered a public declaration of war against the Empress Dowager.

He is now the Prince Zhenbei holding significant military power.

Countless court ministers wanted to curry favor with him.

Whoever knows something about the past and provides a clue would earn significant favor with his Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

"Does Father blame me for not considering your face?" the Prince asked, lowering his eyes.

The Old Prince let out a bitter laugh, "In this life, I’ve stood tall, ashamed of no one, except your mother."

"Father need not blame yourself too much; Mrs. Wang accompanied Mother the longest, even she could be kept in the dark, let alone you?" the Prince said.

About this, the Prince didn’t blame the Old Prince.

Or, he didn’t have the face to blame the Old Prince for anything.

The fake Old Madam was by his side for over thirty years, and the Old Prince didn’t realize she was fake.

The real Nanliang Hengyang Princess was by his side for over ten years, and the Prince didn’t realize she was real either.

These days, the Prince had reflected on many things.

Both he and the Old Prince didn’t like to meddle with the affairs of the inner court.

The Old Prince trusted the Old Madam too much, while he simply didn’t care about the inner family affairs, which led to the chaos in the Prince Mansion.

If it weren’t for Chenchen marrying the Heir’s wife, having accidentally antagonized Elder Yong Cheng’s Mansion and step by step forcing the Old Madam’s true colors to be revealed, none of this would have happened.

Just as he thought of Su Jin, there was a knock on the door from outside.

"Come in," the Prince said.

The door creaked open.

Mrs. Wang came in.

Hongxiu followed right behind.

Mrs. Wang was holding two account books in her arms.

Once inside, Mrs. Wang didn’t know what to say out of embarrassment.

The Prince saw them and asked, "What’s going on?"

Not knowing how to explain, Hongxiu quickly said, "The Heir’s wife kicked Mrs. Wang out of the Agarwood Pavilion, telling us to follow the Princess Consort in the future, and to help her manage the embroidery room."

Mrs. Wang was left speechless.

Truly, she had never seen a Heir’s wife who disliked managing the household so much.

She had been beside the fake Old Madam for many years, seeing and hearing countless schemes to seize the right of household management, even the Third Madam had used many petty tricks behind the scenes to compete for it.

Yet when it came to the Heir’s wife, she didn’t even want the embroidery room management right that was handed to her.

The Prince laughed, "It’s true that the Princess Consort needs someone trustworthy by her side. With Mrs. Wang helping to care for the Princess Consort, I’m also at ease."

"From now on, follow the Princess Consort."

Mrs. Wang and Hongxiu curtsied and withdrew, carrying the account books to greet the Princess Consort.

The Princess Consort was moved to know Su Jin sent Mrs. Wang and Hongxiu to her for use.

Mrs. Wang had previously served by the fake Old Madam’s side, having much influence in the mansion; with her by her side, the Princess Consort could better fulfill the role of Princess Zhenbei.

A Princess Consort without even a housekeeper looked rather unprofessional.

While Xique and Caiju were loyal, they were still young, unlike Xingxing who had an innate bandit aura and couldn’t hold down the fort.

Mrs. Wang’s arrival at Qingzheng Court made Xique and the others very happy.

With the housekeeping power still in Princess Nanzhang’s hands, most of the mansion’s people acted according to her mood. Even as maids of the Princess Consort, when they went out, many little maids still acted perfunctorily towards them.

The Princess Consort was pregnant, and with the old incident of the Old Madam being replaced, they didn’t dare report it to the Prince.

Now that Mrs. Wang was there, no little maid or old woman dared to disrespect her.

Agarwood Pavilion, backyard.

Su Jin was reclining on a small couch, eating fruit.

Xingxing propped her chin with her hand and said, "Miss, you’ve sent Mrs. Wang and Hongxiu away, and the backyard suddenly feels so quiet."

"I also couldn’t bear to see Mrs. Wang leave, but the Princess Consort needs her more," Su Jin said wistfully.

"It’s clear that you didn’t want to look at those account books and couldn’t toss them to the Princess Consort, so you sent Mrs. Wang as well," honest Xingxing wouldn’t let Su Jin off the hook easily.

Su Jin, "..."

When did this maid evolve into the worm in her belly?

Or did she make it so obvious?

Xingxing sighed, "Well, it’s one thing to send Mrs. Wang away, but at least you could have kept Hongxiu."

"Hongxiu and Mrs. Wang are as close as mother and daughter; how could I bear to separate them," Su Jin said.

To this, Xingxing had no argument.

Fortunately, the Prince Mansion was not overly large, making it easy to meet, especially since Su Jin nearly never missed paying respects to the Princess Consort every day.

Outside the Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

Prince NanAn and his companions stopped their horses at the foot of the wall.

The four of them climbed over the wall into the Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

They looked around furtively, with no one coming to drive them away.

After the Prince Zhenbei Mansion shut its doors to guests, they were worried something had happened to Xie Jingchen and Su Jin, so they decided to sneak in and have a look.

As soon as they entered the Prince Zhenbei Mansion, the Hidden Guards appeared.

Only then did they realize that all these years, their comings and goings had been watched under someone’s very nose.

They weren’t stopped simply because no one intended to, not because the Prince Zhenbei Mansion had lax security.