After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 708 Promissory Note

Duke Chong stepped back into the study, and Manager Wang said, "Madam is at the Young Master’s place, asking for the Duke to see them after returning to the mansion."

Duke Chong then went to the room of the Heir of Duke Chong.

Inside, a maid handed the medicine to the Heir of Duke Chong.

The Heir of Duke Chong refused to drink it and threw it away.

This was the third bowl of decoction he had thrown today.

When Duke Chong entered, the shattered medicine bowl landed at his feet and stopped at his official boots.

"What are you so angry about?" Duke Chong asked.

The Duchess looked at him and said, "The Duke finally returned. The ointment prepared by the Princess Consort Zhenbei is all used up, and Honghong isn’t getting any better with other medicines."

The Heir of Duke Chong had run out of ointment for seven or eight days.

Su Jin’s ointment had pain-relieving properties.

The Heir of Duke Chong hadn’t slept well for a few days without the ointment.

He didn’t like lying in bed like a cripple.

He wanted to stand up.

He wanted revenge!

He wanted Prince NanAn to pay back ten times for the pain of his broken leg!

He had been bedridden for so long, but not only did Duke Chong’s Mansion fail to do anything to Prince NanAn, even the grandmother who adored him was imprisoned. The Heir of Duke Chong was not willing to accept this.

Duke Chong looked at him, "Without the ointment, you’ll just have to stay in bed for an additional month or two."

It’s not about the buns, it’s about pride.

To make him beg for a bit of ointment, Duke Chong couldn’t bring himself to do it.

The Duchess couldn’t bear to see her son suffer.

She looked at Duke Chong and said, "The Princess Consort Zhenbei hasn’t sent anyone to demand the money for the ointment, but even if Honghong doesn’t use it, we’ll likely have to pay her in the end."

By then, wouldn’t she be so angry she’d die?!

Duke Chong’s face darkened.

No need to guess, they would definitely do that.

The eldest young lady of Duke Chong’s Mansion, Shangguan Feng’er, came in and said, "Mother, I’ll go to the Prince Zhenbei Mansion to get the ointment later."

The Duchess had a maid fetch money for her.

Shangguan Feng’er said, "No need, I have money."

"Where did you get ten thousand taels?" the Duchess asked.

When the Duchess asked, Shangguan Feng’er refused to say.

The Heir of Duke Chong felt touched and said, "Big Brother didn’t dote on you for nothing."

Then—

Shangguan Feng’er went to the Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

Agarwood Pavilion.

Xingxing stepped into the courtyard.

She happened to see two little eunuchs coming out.

Seeing Xingxing, the two little eunuchs greeted her, "Greetings, Miss Xingxing."

"What did you deliver to my lady today?" Xingxing asked curiously. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"We delivered tribute pears today," the little eunuch replied.

"Miss Xingxing is busy, so we’ll head back to the palace now."

As the only maid by the Princess’s side, the little eunuchs tried their best to ingratiate themselves with her.

Xingxing returned to the house to find Su Jin peeling fruit.

She was peeling a nectarine.

The room was filled with a basket of snow-white tribute pears, looking crisp and juicy with a sweet aroma.

Su Jin felt a headache coming on.

The Emperor wasn’t known to send things like this.

Basket after basket being delivered.

The nectarines sent a few days ago still weren’t finished, and now the tribute pears had arrived.

They even sent a few winter melons in between.

Whoever suggested this idea to the Emperor must have thought capturing a daughter’s heart meant capturing her stomach.

Poor her, her stomach was about to burst.

Su Jin glanced sideways and saw Xingxing eyeing the tribute pears excitedly.

The Emperor sure knew what Xingxing liked.

"Why are you back so late?" Su Jin asked, biting into the nectarine.

Xingxing hurriedly told Su Jin about the matchmaking attempts aimed at the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.

Meanwhile, the little eunuchs returned to the palace after delivering the tribute pears, heading to the Imperial Study to report back to the Emperor.

Eunuch Fu glanced at the Emperor and asked, "Did the Princess Consort Zhenbei say anything?"

"Nothing besides thanking the Emperor," replied one of the little eunuchs.

Another one said, "But as we were leaving, we heard the Princess Consort Zhenbei commenting that the Ya pears were rather big."

"It seems the snow pears presented this year are indeed quite good," Eunuch Fu laughed.

"Reward them," the Emperor said.

...

Peony Garden.

Princess Nanzhang had just awakened from a nap when a maid reported about the Emperor sending Su Jin tribute pears.

The maid glanced at the table, and Princess Nanzhang saw the tribute pears on it.

Those were sent by Su Jin’s maid.

Jealousy surged within Princess Nanzhang, twisting her face.

Occasionally being awarded tributes.

When in history has an Emperor spoiled his daughter like this?!

And she’s not even his daughter!

Princess Nanzhang couldn’t understand why, if the Emperor dotes on the Princess Consort Zhenbei so, he hadn’t bestowed upon her the title of Princess!

What’s worse is that when the Emperor sends something, he sends a lot.

Su Jin can’t finish it all, so she’ll end up sending some here and there.

Even though Princess Nanzhang is a concubine, she is still a Commandery Princess.

It’s not plausible not to send her some.

Since there are plenty of fruits, Su Jin wouldn’t mind sharing a bit with her.

Thus, every time there were royal fruits, Su Jin would have someone send a portion to Peony Garden.

These royal fruits were something Princess Nanzhang didn’t like at all.

Consuming them left her upset!

But these tributes were bestowed by the Emperor to Su Jin.

Su Jin giving her some was a kind gesture; Princess Nanzhang dared not discard them, nor give them to the maids, let alone let them spoil. If word got out, it would be considered disrespect towards the Emperor.

These tributes she had to eat herself, or let Xie Jinyu or Xie Jingchuan eat them.

Every bite she took only made her more envious.

Clearly, these fruits were meant to quell the body, but to Princess Nanzhang, they were aggravating.

She shifted her gaze away, out of sight, out of mind.

The maid didn’t know what she was thinking; she only knew that the fruits sent by the Princess Consort always ended up eaten, so she assumed Princess Nanzhang liked them.

Thus, they were washed and laid out on the table.

Outside, a maid came in and said, "Commandery Princess, the eldest young lady from Duke Chong’s Mansion is here."

Why was she here?

"Let her in," Princess Nanzhang said.

Soon, Shangguan Feng’er arrived.

Knowing she was here specifically to deliver money to Su Jin, Princess Nanzhang’s mood worsened.

She had Xie Jinyu accompany Shangguan Feng’er to Agarwood Pavilion.

Su Jin, bored, was feeding the fish in the backyard. Hearing Shangguan Feng’er came for the ointment, she went back to the front courtyard.

Seeing Su Jin, neither of them could muster a smile no matter how hard they tried.

But as Su Jin approached, Xie Jinyu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, cousin Shangguan is here to give you the silver note."

The maid behind Shangguan Feng’er handed over the silver note.

She handed it to Su Jin.

Su Jin accepted it and casually handed it to Xingxing.

Xingxing held the silver note, her smile showing her teeth.

Out of habit, she held the silver note up to the light.

Soon after, she frowned slightly.

Su Jin instructed Xingxing to fetch the ointment.

Xingxing whispered something into Su Jin’s ear.

Su Jin softly spoke a couple of sentences.

Xingxing placed the silver note down and ran to the backyard.

Bi Zhu brought in tea, serving each one with a cup.

Soon, Xingxing returned with the ointment and a tray.

The tray held writing utensils.

Xie Jinyu asked, "What’s this for?"

Su Jin smiled and said, "Charging you ten thousand taels, of course, there’s got to be a written note. If I don’t give you the ointment, you can use this note to accuse me."

Xie Jinyu said, "Sister-in-law, there’s no need for that."

But drawing up a written note was beneficial for Duke Chong’s Mansion, so Shangguan Feng’er didn’t refuse.

Su Jin wrote out the note.

After pressing her thumb on it, she gave it to Shangguan Feng’er.

Shangguan Feng’er pressed her thumb on one, and then, as Xingxing moved it a bit, she pressed her thumb on another.

Once done, Shangguan Feng’er, not wanting to linger, took the ointment and the pressed-thumbs note and left.