After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 773 - 771: Accident

There are very few people in the entire Imperial Palace who have the courage to confront Su Jin; you can count them on one hand.

These people are all in Yongning Palace, except for Princess Shouning.

Add to that, outside the palace, there is Prince NanAn who attracts Princess Shouning’s attention, making it easy to guess it’s her.

Speaking of Princess Shouning’s obsession with Prince NanAn, even Su Jin is somewhat moved.

It’s just a pity—

Princess Shouning is in enemy territory, and Prince NanAn is already engaged, making their affection unrequited.

Prince NanAn doesn’t like her. If she insists on marrying him, even if she succeeds, she will end up just like another Princess Nanzhang.

With the lessons of the past, why can’t she learn from them?

The carriage was lost, so the little eunuch quickly found another carriage.

This carriage was stopped by the guards at the gate.

Upon lifting the curtain, they saw it was Su Jin.

The guards, "..."

Not daring to delay, the guards rushed to report to Eunuch Fu about the stolen carriage of Princess Consort Zhenbei.

Upon hearing about it, the Emperor was furious.

His daughter’s visits to the palace were rare, and now her carriage was stolen within the palace?!

The Emperor ordered Eunuch Fu to investigate who was so audacious.

If found, they would not be spared lightly.

To trace the lost carriage, we must start from half an hour ago. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Su Jin was summoned to the palace by the Empress Dowager, and the little eunuch quickly reported the news to Princess Shouning.

Princess Shouning hurriedly headed towards Yongning Palace to watch the commotion.

Just as she got halfway, someone outside the palace delivered a message to her.

The Heir of Duke Chong used the guise of having the embroideress fit the gown for the legitimate daughter of Nanyang Marquis Mansion to kidnap her, using it to coerce Prince NanAn into meeting.

Hearing this, Princess Shouning knew it was bad news and was eager to leave the palace.

The palace maid stopped her in every possible way, saying, "Princess, don’t worry. Prince NanAn is blessed and won’t be in trouble."

The palace maid’s persuasion was not heard by Princess Shouning at all.

She had to leave the palace!

But how easy is it for a princess to leave the palace?

Should she hold a knife to her own neck to force the guards to let her through?

If she really did that, her honor as a princess would be swept away, not to mention that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager would not easily forgive her.

This path was not viable, and the other paths were too slow.

By the time she left the palace, Prince NanAn would be long gone.

Princess Shouning was so anxious she was pacing back and forth.

Usually, the more anxious you are, the more chaotic it becomes. But amidst the chaos, she really thought of a good way to escape from the palace.

She sneaked with her palace maid to where the carriages were parked, just as the Hidden Guard had temporarily stepped away, and the two quietly slipped into a carriage, calling on a trusted little eunuch to drive them out.

No one dared to stop the carriage of Princess Consort Zhenbei.

They left the palace without obstruction.

After exiting the palace, Su Jin did not return to the Prince’s Mansion directly but wandered the streets.

She felt she had given Princess Duanhui and the Empress Dowager a hard punch, gaining not only satisfaction but also earning twenty thousand taels.

Since there was nothing to do at the mansion, she might as well browse the streets to kill time.

Xie Jingchen accompanied her all the way.

Xingxing followed behind carrying things.

The Hidden Guard was absent.

For failing to guard properly and letting the carriage be stolen, he had to retrieve the carriage to make amends.

Su Jin strolled from the street’s beginning to its end, buying everything she fancied.

In the distance, there was Jinyu Pavilion.

Princess Fuqing, accompanied by her maid, picked out some jewelry.

Her mood was quite cheerful.

The moment she stepped out and saw Su Jin choosing jewelry and holding up two pairs of earrings asking Xie Jingchen which looked better, Princess Fuqing’s good mood vanished instantly.

The maid following behind couldn’t stop saying it was unfortunate.

It had been hard enough to persuade the Princess Consort to let the princess go out for a walk to cheer up. She had tried hard to make the princess happy, but just as the princess was in a bit better mood, she bumped into Princess Consort Zhenbei and her husband showing their affection openly.

The maid glanced at her lady’s expression.

It was indeed worse than the mood before going out.

She’s like a haunting shadow indeed.

"Princess...," the maid called softly, feeling distressed.

"Return to the palace!" Princess Fuqing squeezed the words out from between her teeth.

Unlike Princess Duanhui, Princess Jiuling didn’t have a separate Princess Mansion.

Since she was married to Nanliang, she couldn’t stay long in Daqi, and the Emperor couldn’t grant her a separate estate.

In her previous two returns to the capital, Princess Jiuling was accompanied by Prince Jing and stayed at the Palace.

This time was no different.

Originally, Xie Jingchen was to escort them back to the capital and handle their affairs in the Palace to ensure their well-being in Daqi.

But that "Brother Chen" from Princess Fuqing was shouted in front of the Emperor and all officials.

Princess Jiuling had also hinted to the Emperor about marrying Princess Fuqing to Xie Jingchen.

How could the Emperor possibly give Xie Jingchen and Princess Fuqing such an opportunity to interact?

Wouldn’t that cause trouble for his daughter?

The Emperor decisively entrusted the safety of the Palace to the Eldest Prince.

Su Jin was entirely absorbed in her shopping, not noticing Princess Fuqing at all, and Xie Jingchen simply didn’t care.

Xingxing made a face, infuriating Princess Fuqing and her maid half to death.

...

In the palace, Eunuch Fu was investigating who stole Su Jin’s carriage.

When this matter reached the Empress’s ears.

A tremor passed through the Empress’s heart.

Previously, when the Empress Dowager of Yongning Palace summoned Princess Consort Zhenbei, she didn’t see Shouning; could it be her who took the carriage?

The more the Empress thought, the more unsettled she became, asking the palace maid, "Where is the princess?"

"This servant doesn’t know," the palace maid replied.

"Shall I go to Fengyang Palace and ask?"

Feeling uneasy, the Empress went to Fengyang Palace herself.

Seeing the Empress arrive, the palace maids and eunuchs quickly knelt down to pay their respects.

Not seeing Princess Shouning, the Empress asked, "Where is the princess?"

The palace attendants were a bit dumbfounded.

Looking up at the Empress, a palace maid said, "The Empress Dowager has summoned the Princess Consort Zhenbei, and the princess went to watch the excitement but hasn’t returned yet."

The Empress’s heart sank.

Her daughter never went to Yongning Palace at all; could it be she really stole Princess Consort Zhenbei’s carriage to sneak out of the palace?

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became.

Her eyelids twitched wildly, and her heart pounded as if something big were about to happen.

"Hurry, send people out of the palace to bring the princess back to me!"

...

After shopping one street, Su Jin moved to another street.

When she was tired and ready to return to the mansion, the Hidden Guard rode over hurriedly, pulling on the reins, urgently saying, "Princess Consort, Princess Shouning is in trouble. You must quickly save her."

Su Jin’s eyebrows tightened.

Xie Jingchen held Su Jin and mounted the horse.

The Hidden Guard led the way, riding directly away on horseback.

Poor Xingxing put the things into the carriage, and when she turned around, she couldn’t see anyone anymore.

She only caught sight of the two rapidly disappearing figures, gone in the blink of an eye.

Xingxing, "..."

Don’t leave her behind, ah ah ah.

Xingxing climbed into the carriage, urging the little eunuch, "Quick, catch up with them."

The little eunuch, "..."

How could a carriage catch up with a horse?

Yet, he dared not disobey Xingxing’s instructions.

Xie Jingchen took Su Jin, running forward, the Hidden Guard explaining the situation as they rode.

The incident started from when he went to find the carriage.

In the Capital City, many nobles have luxurious carriages.

With the crowded streets, people barely noticed a single carriage.

The Hidden Guard inquired from one to another, attracting the attention of Chu Shun and the Heir of Marquis Beining.

They jumped down from the restaurant, asking the Hidden Guard what he was looking for.

The Hidden Guard told them truthfully.

Chu Shun didn’t know where Su Jin’s carriage went, but the Heir of Marquis Beining did, "When I came, my sister-in-law’s carriage was heading over there. I wanted to say hello, but the carriage was too fast."

The direction pointed by the Heir of Marquis Beining was outward from the city.

The Hidden Guard chased after it.

Chu Shun and his companions, having nothing to do, followed along.

After inquiring all the way, the carriage had indeed left the city.

The Hidden Guard and Chu Shun tracked the carriage’s wheel tracks to a cliff.

Nie Yao was hanging from a tree growing on the cliff.

Princess Shouning had been pierced through the chest by the Heir of Duke Chong’s sword...